Describe the stressful situation and explain how it affects you

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Identify a major stressor in your life. Please choose one that you are comfortable sharing with the class. If others are involved, please disguise their identities to protect their privacy. Describe the stressful situation and explain how it affects you. You should discuss as many of the following as possible: Emotions, self-esteem, relationships, work performance, health. Create a realistic and practical step-by-step strategy for coping with this stressful situation. Using information from your readings, explain why that strategy should be effective.

Discuss the symptoms and development of mood disorders with focus on the biological and social-cognitive perspectives

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according to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 18% of American adults experience anxiety disorders in a typical year. About 9.5% have the symptoms of mood disorders (Note that an individual can be simultaneously diagnosed with both types). There are many possible explanations for the high prevalence of both disorders, but whatever the cause, these two categories affect a very large part of the population and thus are of great concern. As you create your discussion post, consider the following:

What do we know about the causes and progression of these disorders?

What do theory and research tell us about the causes of these disorders and possible means of prevention?

By the end of this discussion, you will be able to:

Discuss the symptoms and development of mood disorders with focus on the biological and social-cognitive perspectives

Describe the symptoms and likely causes of the most common anxiety disorders

Complete the following:

Briefly share the plot of a book, movie, or television show in which the main character(s) presented one of the psychological disorders discussed in this module. Describe the behaviors displayed by the character(s) that are symptomatic of the disorder. Did the character(s) seek professional help from a psychiatrist, psychologist, or counselor? What coping strategies were used? What caused the character(s) to develop the disorder and in your opinion, which therapeutic approach do you feel would be the most beneficial treatment for your character(s)? Why?

Culturally Diverse and Emic Approaches to Assessment and Intervention

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ASSIGNMENT 6: Culturally Diverse and Emic Approaches to Assessment and Intervention (Final Project Part 4)
Use the population that you have selected for your paper to discuss how culturally deficient or genetically deficient models (choose one) of assessment or intervention have contributed to human service professionals inadvertently undermining the progress, growth, or development of their clients. Provide an example of an emic assessment and an example emic intervention that has been developed to leverage the strengths and/or support the needs of the population. Provide at least one peer-reviewed journal article to support or elaborate on your answer. Your 1-1.5 pages paper will be evaluated using standards below:

APA Style

In-text Citations

Reference Page

Organization

Organization

Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation

How would you design the study using a correlational design?

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Imagine you were conducting research on the relationship between academic performance (e.g., better grades) and different levels of loudness of music (interval scale) while studying.

The independent variable would dB levels of music; the dependent variable would be academic performance. Please elaborate on the following:

How would you design the study using a correlational design?

How would you design the study using a quasi-experimental design?

How would you design the study using an experimental design?

All written assignments should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

What steps of the human resources cycle does the company handle well?

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“Labeling and Mental Disorders” Please respond to the following:

From the e-Activity, identify the major advantages and disadvantages of labeling a person with a mental disorder. Next, describe how culture can influence our perceptions of mental disorders. Justify your response.
Week 9 Explore Activity Attachment

PART 1

Think about how human resources are handled at the company you work for, or one you have worked for in the past. In the discussion thread, comment on the following questions:

What steps of the human resources cycle does the company handle well? Why?
What steps of the human resources cycle are handled poorly? Why?

Identifying an opportunity for growth in the midst of a crisis can be a challenge for both the person in the crisis and the professional providing therapeutic services.

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Identifying an opportunity for growth in the midst of a crisis can be a challenge for both the person in the crisis and the professional providing therapeutic services. However, the treatment provider has the privilege and responsibility to intervene and influence the schemata of the person in the identified crisis. Identify a developmental, situational, or subjective (existential) crisis, the potential dangers (described in the literature), the opportunity for growth (types: mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, volitional), and the common treatment interventions (identified in the literature) that are used to intervene with said crisis.

Post should be at least 250 words required to use at least 2 peer-reviewed journal articles sources for post. Current APA formatting is required for all citations.

Textbook Chp 1

Kanel, K. (2015). A guide to crisis intervention (5th ed.). New York, NY: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 9781285739908.

In your own words, briefly describe each step and knowledge.

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The perceptual process can be described in seven basic steps, plus knowledge.

In your own words, briefly describe each step and knowledge.

Consider the flow of information. At what point in the process does sensation occur? Is there a distinct and identifiable point where sensation ends and perception begins? Is the point between sensation and perception located at the same place for all people? Explain.

Discuss the interaction during this process. For example, how can perception alter sensation? How do you think attention and interest factor into this process?

If Latisha asked your opinion of why she is so emotionally “connected” to Earl, what would you tell her on the basis of what you have learned about emotional dependency and family relationships?

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Discussion Question

Latisha and Earl have been dating for almost a year. But Latisha is having second thoughts about the relationship. For some time she has been feeling that she is taking more responsibility than Earl in keeping the relationship going. Whenever Earl has a hangover from partying too much the night before, she always calls in sick for him or runs to the store to get what he wants. He treats her poorly most of the time, yet she still is reluctant to get out of this relationship.

If Latisha asked your opinion of why she is so emotionally “connected” to Earl, what would you tell her on the basis of what you have learned about emotional dependency and family relationships?

Review the skills most valued by employers. Note the finding that most college graduates lacked many of these skills.

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Enhancing Your Employability

You will need to develop two sets of skills to enhance your employability—hard skills and soft skills.

Hard skills include career-specific techniques, knowledge, and experience related to the tasks you will perform on the job. For example, to become a psychologist, you would need to develop hard skills such as knowledge of counseling theories, the ability to administer psychological tests, and the ability to diagnose mental illnesses.

Soft skills, on the other hand, are the skills you need to succeed interpersonally in any job. They are behaviors and attitudes that help you communicate effectively with others, either verbally or nonverbally. These have also been referred to as signs of emotional intelligence, people skills, or interpersonal skills.

In 2006, a consortium of four organizations conducted a survey of four hundred employers to determine which skills they most valued in recently hired employees. The employers listed soft skills as more desirable than hard skills. The employers listed the following skills as the most important (Conference Board et al., 2006): “professionalism/work ethic, oral and written communications, and teamwork/collaboration.” View a list of applied skills.

Review the skills most valued by employers. Note the finding that most college graduates lacked many of these skills.

Tasks

In the Discussion Area, address the following:

Select at least three skills you believe you have demonstrated well in school or at work and provide illustrative examples of situations in which you have demonstrated the skills.

Select three skills you believe you need to acquire in order to further develop. Provide examples of situations in which you might have demonstrated weakness in those areas. Provide specific details when describing each of the situations. Cover the following:

How do you think you can improve your skills in those three areas?

Are there any specific steps you can take to increase your aptitude in those particular areas?

Using Lee’s (2013) framework, evaluate his model for strengths and weaknesses with individuals with a disability or from diverse backgrounds

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Special Populations Intervention Paper

Arguably, there is no single career counseling theory that would work for every group. Personal differences, environment, and choice are just a few of the variables that add to the complexity of career-related decisions. Throughout the years, researchers have continued to improve on earlier theories as new, more inclusive approaches to counseling are presented. As Niles and Harris-Bowlsbey (2017) note, “In an extensive study of occupational population trends within the U.S. labor force, Byars-Winston et al. (2015) found that despite growing demographic diversity in the overall U.S. population, the labor force continues to reveal racialized and gendered disparities” (p. 99).

Despite legislation aimed at protecting their rights, Americans with disabilities unfortunately have not fared any better. Results show that many women, racial/ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender individuals regularly experience discriminatory practices in the career process. Thus, traditional approaches have been found to be inadequate and/or inappropriate for assisting members of such diverse groups in their career development. According to Lee (2013), “The past two decades have seen a growing realization that career counseling services often do not have broad applicability across the range of cultural backgrounds represented by clients” (p. 7). Thus, the values inherent in career counseling and those of culturally diverse clients often come into conflict during the career exploration and decision process. Lee (2013) provided a conceptual framework to ensure that clients from culturally diverse backgrounds have access to competent career services.

Using Lee’s (2013) framework, evaluate his model for strengths and weaknesses with individuals with a disability or from diverse backgrounds (select your own population) (i.e., women, minorities, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (GLBTQ), individuals who identify English as a second language, youth and elderly, and those from various cultural backgrounds). Then, select one of the career theories discussed earlier in this course and compare and contrast it to Lee’s (2013) proposed theory. Are there any theories, such as the social cognitive career theory, gender identity theories, etc. that might provide more applicable approaches to career counseling with individuals with diverse backgrounds? If the theory could be modified, what component would you add? Include a critique regarding how the added component would strengthen or weaken the modified theory. Would the added component benefit individuals from both diverse backgrounds and with a disability?

Your paper should be a minimum of 750- to 2450 words (5-7 pages), not including your title and references pages.

Use a minimum of five scholarly sources in addition to the course text within the paper.