Psychology

After you have completed the readings,  post your initial response to the following discussion. Your post should respond to all parts of the topic(s) in complete sentences and should extend the discussion of the group by including original thoughts or ideas with support from multiple academic outside sources and/or course materials, correctly using APA style, both in-text and complete reference at the end of the post. After you have submitted your initial post, review other posts, and respond to multiple classmates. Your response to other classmates should ask follow-up questions or provide additional ideas that expand on the topic. Be sure to post your responses over multiple days throughout the unit week as this helps promote a real discussion. Refer to your Discussion Board Rubric for a specific grading explanation. Selecting the Appropriate Intervention Strategy Describe why the articulation of a hypothesis is essential in the development of an effective program. Examine how a hypothesis is different from a hunch. Describe the differences. Describe what the statements,  “hypothesis is a series of ends/means statement” and “program evaluation begins with the development of a hypothesis” mean. Describe how you actually develop both the lower and higher level statements in the hypothesis. *** FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS GIVEN*** ***350 MINIMUM WORDS NOT INCLUDING RESOURCE PAGE*** *** I DO NOT NEED A COVER PAGE JUST RESOURCES*** For more information on Intervention Strategy read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_intervention

Why is there a  rise in suicides and what are the contributing factors. For more information on Suicides read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide

This week you have learned about common Dermatology disorders in Adult and Geriatric patients. For the purpose of this discussion select one of the following Dermatology and provide the following in your initial post: Common Signs and symptoms seen Screening assessment tools Recommended diagnostic tests (if any) Treatment plans both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic based on current clinical practice guidelines Dermatology: Herpes Zoster Melanoma Tinea For more information on Dermatology Disorder read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatology

Review the vignette of Brett located in the Topic 5 materials, and then provide a DSM diagnosis. Based on your cultural background/worldview, what is your perspective on the nature of psychotic disorders? Briefly review the biblical narrative in Mark 5:1-20. How would you help a psychotic individual who presents to your treatment center and insists that the etiology of his disorder is spiritual in nature and not biochemical? Review Mercer’s article and identify two or three recommendations/practices you find relevant in this source as pertaining to a clinician that considers treating Brett. https://bible.org/seriespage/9-gerasene-demoniac-mark-51-20 For more information on The Vignette read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vignette

Final Paper You will need to find 4 articles located in scholarly journals. Scholarly journal articles are also referred as primary source peer-reviewed articles. A scholarly journal article can be found in the South University Online Library. To find more information regarding utilizing the South University Library and accessing scholarly journal articles click on Library Guide. What cannot be used for this assignment are web pages, magazines, newspapers, textbooks, and other books. Finally, current research for our purposes is an article that was published within the last 5 to 6 years. Remember this is a course on human development so when looking for articles make sure they are related to the subject matter covered in the course. To help in your search here are some of the major areas we covered in this course (these are meant as a guide, not specific topics to find). Major developmental theories across the lifespan Nature of geographic, gender, social, cognitive, emotional, and developmental factors during each period of development Developmental factors that impact one another. Historical and current trends in development Current trends which may differentially impact the future development of populations in the United States Social, and diversity issues related to developmental psychology With the major areas above in mind, focus on at least two of the following age groups: Childhood Adolescence Adulthood Older Adults First, give an overview of each article, including Write a 2-paragraph summary for each article. Write a 1-2 paragraph analysis and evaluation for each article found. Make sure to integrate course material in that analysis Then, write a summary (1-2 pages) integrating what was learned from the articles reviewed on the chosen age groups as seen from the life-span perspective. Cover the following in that summary: What similarities did you find in the types of research and what was being studied? What differences did you find? Based on your course readings, what developmental theories did you find that were applicable? Explain how the life-span perspective may provide a way of better understanding the research reviewed. For more information on Human Growth read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_development

The short answer (just a few lines): Describe the process of myelination and give examples to show how it varies in the timing of completion across parts of the brain For more information on Myelination read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelin

Young Adulthood begins with the individual being on the verge of attaining several major life tasks.  By the end of the Young Adulthood period, the individual should have successfully attained: Work: Higher Education, Obtaining a Job, Developing a sense of work ethic and your place in the workforce Independent Living: Dorm-life, Find an apartment, buy a home, merge finances with marriage, support spouse and children Marriage: Form intimate relationships, make a commitment, find a life-partner Child Rearing: bearing and raising children What happens to the development of the Young Adult if these life tasks are not attained?  Include a discussion of how the development will be affected by not attaining these life tasks with respect to the developmental theorists discusses in your class notes and text (K.Warner Schae, Erikson, Levinson, and Sternberg).  Also, include a discussion of current economic or societal reasons as to why Young Adults may not be achieving these life tasks?  Use APA citations for all resources used; including your course text.   3 pages For more information on Young Adulthood read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_adult_(psychology)

Psychology Course Topic: Gratitude and Mental Health, the Importance of Civility Assignment:  Write a literature review proposal based on civility, and the importance of saying thank you.  Design an experiment that shows the importance of gratitude and how it affects the mental health of individuals  Needs 5 paragraph introduction, 2 paragraphs of literature review. Complete the literature review outline.  *Guidance: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~applegab/EMR640/litrevw.pdf Length: 4 pages, APA format, requires 3-4 scholarly peer-reviewed references, use subheadings. For more information on the Importance of Civility read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civility

 During admission, we complete our patient risk assessment and a physical plant risk assessment. our safety committee must provide ongoing staff training to ensure awareness of potential risks on units, Installation of products that reduce risk in all patient areas, and routine inspections of inpatient. our psychiatric units to ensure safety levels are maintained. The care and safety of psychiatric patients at risk of harm to themselves or others, and the staff providing care are our primary concerns. A ligature risk (point) may include anything which could be used to create a sustainable attachment point such as a cord, rope, or other material for the purpose of hanging or strangulation. Also, the staff should monitor shower rails, coat hooks, pipes and radiators, window and door frames, ceiling fittings, handles, hinges, and closures. Common ligature points and ligatures are doors, hooks/handles, windows frames, belts, sheets, towels, and shoelaces. Staff finds any ligatures risk immediately reported to the supervisor. The general members are in the group include MHTA, Nursing administer, risk management team, safety officer. Any concerns raised by workers or supervisors; the correction plan is taken immediately. The safety committee meeting will take place every two weeks. The safety committee must publish once a month report to our department heads. The nursing administrator provides information to each ward If any concerns or any issues to address and followed by in-service to each employee. They are responsible for planning, placing, and frequent education sections. They should understand the issues and applicable to daily life and working environment. For more information on Physical Plant, Risk read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk

Traumatic Brain Injury Research paper of 6-7 pages (approximately 1600-1750 words) e. Just needed assistance in organizing the paper. Must be able to run the final product on Grammarly and Turnitin.  For more information on Brain Injury read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Injury