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August 3rd module

Choose three of the five questions below. For each question chosen, write an essay response of 250-300 words. In your response, be sure to refer to specific concepts from the readings, lecture notes, and/or discussions, and use these concepts to support your points. Please state the question prior to your answer. Choose a social problem, and explain how the […]

Lin Discussion1 week 8

Professional Requirements in Psychology Resources Attributes and Evaluation of Discussion Contributions. Professional Communications and Writing Guide. Graduate Psychology Discussion Rubric. As you probably gathered from your exploration in the unit studies, professions in psychology carry a wide range of requirements and responsibilities ranging from professional credentialing, academic preparation, training, licensure, and more. Understanding the full […]

Due 9/18/19 Making a Differential Diagnosis Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please read Chapter 1: Differential Diagnosis Step by Step in DSM-5: Handbook of Differential Diagnosis and revi

Due 9/18/19 Making a Differential Diagnosis Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please read Chapter 1: Differential Diagnosis Step by Step in DSM-5: Handbook of Differential Diagnosis and review the same case study you used to write your Weeks One and Two discussion forums and Week Three Assignment. For this assignment, you will create […]

Developmental Analysis: Part 1 Instructions Childhood – Adolescence You will use developmental theories and concepts to analyze your own developmental processes focusing on childhood and adolescence.

Developmental Analysis: Part 1 Instructions Childhood – Adolescence You will use developmental theories and concepts to analyze your own developmental processes focusing on childhood and adolescence. Use a variety in your sentence structure and wording. You should not use direct quotes, but rather summarize and paraphrase insight from your sources. You will use your textbook […]

QUESTION 1: Discuss the effectiveness of psychotherapies in the treatment of mental health problems.For doing this, please choose one specific diagnostic category, i.e. major derpresssive disorder or

QUESTION 1: Discuss the effectiveness of psychotherapies in the treatment of mental health problems. For doing this, please choose one specific diagnostic category, i.e. major derpresssive disorder or shizophrenia, that we have covered in this term in this course. Review the literature, and discuss the findings of two outcome studies that assess the effectiveness of […]

Treating Psychotic Disorders There are two major types of antipsychotic medication, both of which manage the positive symptoms of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, including hallucinations

 Treating Psychotic Disorders There are two major types of antipsychotic medication, both of which manage the positive symptoms of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, including hallucinations and delusions. Typical antipsychoticsare older drugs, such as chlorpromazine and haloperidol. Typical antipsychotics tend to be highly effective, yet they often have severe side effects. Older clients are more […]

For this assignment, you will reflect on the different sociological theories and concepts you learned in this course. You will use critical thinking to evaluate those concepts and apply them to your w

For this assignment, you will reflect on the different sociological theories and concepts you learned in this course. You will use critical thinking to evaluate those concepts and apply them to your work, home, and/or community life. You may draw from the readings, videos, lectures, discussions, and assignments to help you construct your paper. Write […]

 There are 3 specific questions this week. Please number your responses in your discussion:(1) Is addiction an individual or family problem? Please discuss your rationale for your response. (2) Discu

 There are 3 specific questions this week. Please number your responses in your discussion:(1) Is addiction an individual or family problem? Please discuss your rationale for your response. (2) Discuss your understanding of how intimacy is affected by growing up in a substance abusing home (if you have it, reference the recommended Woititz book). (3) […]

POST 1: Choose a topic that relates to creating babies, caring for them (and Mom) prenatally and/or the birthing process. Here are some examples, but I am sure you can think of others: conception, gen

POST 1: Choose a topic that relates to creating babies, caring for them (and Mom) prenatally and/or the birthing process. Here are some examples, but I am sure you can think of others: conception, genetic counseling, prenatal care (for Mom), birthing, hospitals, midwives, obstetricians, doulas, anesthesiology during birth, episiotomies, circumcisions…  I think you get the picture! […]

Nineteen fifty-seven was a watershed year in linguistics. Both B. F. Skinner’s Verbal Behavior and Noam Chomsky’s Syntactic Structures were published that year. These books, written by the respect

Nineteen fifty-seven was a watershed year in linguistics. Both B. F. Skinner’s Verbal Behavior and Noam Chomsky’s Syntactic Structures were published that year. These books, written by the respective pioneers of the behaviorist and linguistic approaches, placed the source of language development at opposing ends of the spectrum and have provided decades of academic debate. […]