Psychology

Identify at least two common types of child behavior problems during middle childhood and how should parents address these issues?

1. Explain neurotransmission at the synapse: detail the roles played by the pre-synaptic cell, neurotransmitter(s), and the post-synaptic cell. Answer how antidepressant medications known as “SSRIs” alter neurotransmission. 2. Choose a drug of abuse. Explain how it affects the pharmacology of the body to produce its effects. Neuroscience: 3. Describe the brain’s limbic system. List the principal organs which comprise this system, and their function. Explain in detail how limbic system dysfunction affects the behavior, cognition, and/or social functioning of an adolescent or adult client. 4. The frontal lobe and the pre-frontal cortex perform what kinds of functions in the brain? How can affective or behavioral dysregulation be explained by damage to the frontal lobe and/or pre-frontal cortex? 5. How does trauma affect the brain? Summarize relevant neurobiological information essential for counselors to know regarding trauma and/or its treatment.

Does viewing violence in the media impact aggression? Explain why or why not. Discuss the bystander effect and describe the five decision points in helping behavior. (Be sure to use examples to explain each of the five decision points rather than just listing the five decision points.) Which of the five decision points is most likely to impact you helping another person? must include a citation from this textbook in addition to two other scholarly sources: Ciccarelli, S. & White J. – “Psychology”:

Movie Assignment: You should choose a movie that falls into one of the following categories: drama, comedy, action/adventure, family, documentary, biographical, fiction, science fiction, or animation. Please do not choose a film that is labeled as horror or thriller. Write a 4 page paper that addresses each bullet point in the following prompt. Use resources and concepts, you learned from the course abnormal psychology to support your explanations and arguments. Prompt Write an introductory section that identifies the name, genre, and overall theme of the film. Describe accurate examples of the psychopathology of one of the main characters. Describe how these examples might influence practitioners’, clients’, and the general publics’ beliefs about psychopathology. Summarize how screenwriters and filmmakers could exercise responsibility in addressing misconceptions and false beliefs. Please write your paper in the APA format. As part of your research, must use at least three credible, outside sources and cite them using APA format as well. Requirements: A minimum of 4 pages or 1000-1500 words excluding the title page and references is required. Use APA format. Times New Roman 12 pt font, double spaced with 1″ margins. Title and reference pages are required. Include an introduction and conclusion. An abstract is not required. Use support from at least three reputable sources (other than course materials) written within the last five years.

Describe an experiment to test a hypothesis about some aspect of social behavior in which you are interested. In your description, indicate the independent and dependent variables, and explain the purpose of random assignment and other procedures to assure the validity of the experiment. Indicate the confounding variables that random assignment would control, as well as those that it would not. Indicate how you would control confounding variables not controlled by random assignment, such as experimenter effects. Discuss the mundane and experimental realism of your study, and any practical or ethical issues with the experiment. Why must experiments be replicated? Explain why a correlational study could not determine if one variable caused the other, and why only an experiment can do so. What would be the alternative explanations for a correlation of the independent and dependent variables that you proposed in the absence of doing an experiment?

Interview a divorced or remarried person. Ask how the individual’s definition of love changedRemarriage After Divorce as she or he went through the following phases: dating, engagement, marriage, marital dissolution and divorce, singlehood, and remarriage. Tod to this exercise well, spent about 45 to 60 minutes with the person in order to get a good understanding of what happened in the marriage and why. Support the individual’s responses with information found in our text and one additional outside source.

In your own words describe the key characteristics of each of the five approaches to qualitative research—also sometimes referred to as qualitative “research designs”– including but not limited to: historical background and purpose, types of research question(s) each approach tends to focus on, common methods and procedures, and recognized challenges or limitations. For each approach, compare it to at least one of the other qualitative design as a way to contrast differing approaches. Present your response in the form of a table, PowerPoint presentation, or a model/figure/diagram. Try to embed the response in your post; if you cannot do this, upload it as an attachment. Note that translating information in multiple forms, such as a figure or table–or something other than a text-based presentation structured in paragraphs—can promote lateral learning and serve as a way to strengthen memory encoding. Be sure to draw on the assigned readings or other authoritative sources on qualitative research to support your post; follow APA 6th in-text citation and reference style.

This is a research paper with multiple sections to it including the theoretical introduction, methods section and results and discussion along with reference page. Experiment topic/ IV/DV- Due July 12th In your submission, you need to briefly describe the topic of the experiment and the dependent and independent variables. You will also need to include the APA citations and abstracts for the sources for your experiment. The sources can be found using Google Scholar and should be relevant to the topic of your experiment. Intro needed by July 14th The Intro should be approximately 2-3 pages and follow APA format. We expect the Intros from groups with multiple members to be longer than from those who are working individually. Guidelines for APA format can be found here, which includes a sample paper. The proper format for the Intro should include: Double-spaced, 12pt, Times New Roman font The title of the paper centered at the beginning of the section A running head and page number located at the top of the page (This should be inserted as a Header in Word) In-text citations for any research you reference (Instructions for Citations) When you write the Introduction section, you should answer the following questions: – What is the problem under investigation? – Describe the topic your experiment/paper will examine. – What does past research say about your topic? – PARAPHRASE the findings from the research articles you submitted previously and any additional relevant articles. DO NOT USE DIRECT QUOTES. Remember to provide an in-text citation if you reference or describe anything that is not your own work. – What is the purpose of the experiment? – What was the experimental task? – Briefly summarize the experiment in 1-2 sentences. – What were the independent and dependent variables in the experiment? – What was your hypothesis and the rationale for it? – Provide rationale for your hypothesis based on the research you referenced. Later section details will be provided as we go.

After reading and reviewing the chapter, answer the following discussion question. You must post before you can see the posts of others. After your post, reply to two peers. In your reply, explain why you agree or disagree with the post contents. In other words, add support to your peer’s arguments or explain why you disagree. Make sure to include relevant points of your answer and make sure that your information is correctly cited Discussion Question: Describe the concept of cognitive dissonance. Include an example of cognitive dissonance and explain how it can impact a person’s positive self-perception.

This is a research paper with multiple sections to it including the theoretical introduction, methods section and results and discussion along with reference page. Experiment topic/ IV/DV- Due July 12th In your submission, you need to briefly describe the topic of the experiment and the dependent and independent variables. You will also need to include the APA citations and abstracts for the sources for your experiment. The sources can be found using Google Scholar and should be relevant to the topic of your experiment. Intro needed by July 14th The Intro should be approximately 2-3 pages and follow APA format. We expect the Intros from groups with multiple members to be longer than from those who are working individually. Guidelines for APA format can be found here, which includes a sample paper. The proper format for the Intro should include: Double-spaced, 12pt, Times New Roman font The title of the paper centered at the beginning of the section A running head and page number located at the top of the page (This should be inserted as a Header in Word) In-text citations for any research you reference (Instructions for Citations) When you write the Introduction section, you should answer the following questions: – What is the problem under investigation? – Describe the topic your experiment/paper will examine. – What does past research say about your topic? – PARAPHRASE the findings from the research articles you submitted previously and any additional relevant articles. DO NOT USE DIRECT QUOTES. Remember to provide an in-text citation if you reference or describe anything that is not your own work. – What is the purpose of the experiment? – What was the experimental task? – Briefly summarize the experiment in 1-2 sentences. – What were the independent and dependent variables in the experiment? – What was your hypothesis and the rationale for it? – Provide rationale for your hypothesis based on the research you referenced. Later section details will be provided as we go.