Psychology

Professional Development Paper InstructionsProfessional Development Paper (APA style, 5-8 pages).You are to provide an overview on issues related to your own professional development. You simply use resources already presented in this course (take a good look at the readings located in the Articles section, specifically the Professional Identity Development article), you do not need to conduct additional research. Simply use what you have learned in this course and reference readings from the course.Although the nature of this paper is personal, remember to maintain a professional/academic tone in your writing.How will you develop yourself as a professional in the field of counseling? What are your values? How may they interfere with or promote your own ethical behavior? What will you do that will deepen your level of professionalism and understanding your role as a counselor? How will you maintain a healthy professional and personal life? Be specific. Give details and integrate information learned in this course into the paper. Organize your paper well and remember to use APA format and citations.

Select a risky behavior that emerges in middle childhood to adolescence and use development theories to explain different aspects of those behaviors.Risky BehaviorsResearch a behavior that represents risky behaviors as children emerge from middle childhood to adolescence. Discuss the individual, cultural, and environmental contexts that help professionals understand the emergence of specific behaviors. Discuss developmental theories that can help explain the adaptive and maladaptive aspects of those behaviors.

Word Journal – Select one concept or theory from Chapter 5 and one concept or theory from Chapter 6 and summarize each concept or theory using one word. Please include the page#.Next, explain in a short paragraph why you selected the word to describe the concept or theory you selected from each of the 2 chapters.Your final work would be the word you selected and a short paragraph explaining why you selected the word to describe the concept or theory for each of the 2 chapters (two short paragraphs).Chapter 5 : Vygotsky theoryChapter 6: Freud’s psychoanalytic theory

Assignment BackgroundCase studies provide an opportunity to apply the ethical frameworks to real business decisions. Working through an ethical reasoning framework will not only introduce students to a process of applying these ethical theories to real-life circumstance, the opportunity to practice this framework will increase the likelihood that students are comfortable leveraging this framework in their careers as business leaders.Assignment PurposeThis case study is intended to provide students with an introduction to the application of an ethical reasoning framework to a real-world business decision. This directions for this cast study are the same as for WEEK 4’s case study, but this case is more complex and will require a bit more consideration to work through.Assignment RequirementsRead the (Black) Marketing “Primo” in RohandaPreview the document case.Organize your thoughts into the Ethical Reasoning Framework, below:The Factual AnalysisWhat are the facts of the case (for us, the business facts) that makes this an interesting situation? You are simply trying to make observations about the important business features of the case.Resist the temptation to think about your final recommendation here! You are using both your imagination and your knowledge of the institution of business to explore the facts of this situation first.The Rationalization AnalysisThis analysis consists of thinking about the actual or potential rationalizations that you (or the person making the decision) may have. Sometimes I think of them as “moral excuses.” They are things you tell yourself that shut down real moral thinking.Refer to the Ethical Reasoning Framework for explanations of the following rationalizations:ObedienceConformityFutilityHurrEnds justify the meansFixationMaterialityLoyaltyRelativismAction AnalysisIdentify three possible courses of action, then rank them as “bad, good and best.”Your recommendations should include an explanation of which, if any, of the rationalizations are valid.

on these weekly assignments, you are expected to write a 600 word self-reflection paper on what you have learned from the weekly readings, lectures and activities.

Faith Based Agencies[WLO: 2] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4]Prior to beginning work on this journal, watch Faith Based Initiative /Social Service and Congregational Research Part 1 (Links to an external site.) and Faith Based Initiative /Social Service Research Part 2 (Links to an external site.).Pick a particular case study discussed in Chapter 12 and explain why the faith-based intervention was successful. Determine what conditions would cause a human service professional to integrate faith-based interventions into the counseling strategy. It is wise to stay abreast of what services are available in your area; locate 5 faith-based agencies in your area or region and explain briefly what they do and for which populations. Your Learning Activity should consist of approximately 350 to 500 words.

Capstone Project Required Content OverviewThe first section of the paper is the Introduction (1–2 paragraphs). You will need to create an introduction for the paper that explains what the paper will be about. YThe second section of the paper is entitled Problem Statement (1­–2 pages).The third section of the paper is the Literature Review (4–6 pages).The fourth section of the paper is Causes and Effects (2–3 pages).The fifth section of the paper is Problem Solution (2–3 pages).The final section is a Conclusion (1 page). You will need to write a conclusion summarizing the Capstone Project and bringing the paper to a close.You will need to bridge the sections with transition statements so that the paper reads as a whole and not several separate papers. Review your citations for correct APA format throughout.When completing your final project, be sure to use section headings for each required part: Introduction, Problem Statement, Literature Review, Causes and Effects, Problem Solution, Conclusion, and References. All papers need to have a title page. A running head is optional. Correct APA format is required throughout and for the References page.

Hypothesis testing is based on the idea that if there is enough of a difference between your experimental sample and the comparison distribution, you can see the research supports your hypothesis.Describe an experiment in which you would expect there to be a very small difference between the experimental sample and the comparison distribution. How small of a difference could there be for you to still be okay with rejecting the null hypothesis?

Psychology 315: Psychology and the Mass MediaWritten AssignmentAssignment Option A: The Power of AdvertisingYou will select either Assignment Option A or Assignment Option B for the WrittenAssignment. Read through both topics and give some thought to each one before you decidewhich one you will do. Before you begin, please review the Assignment Manual for additionalinformation on formatting and APA style. Please review information about academic honesty.Note that student assignments may be subject to screening with plagiarism detection software.Instructions1. Review the course textbooks and any external sources on the topic of persuasiontechniques used in advertising. Consult the “Library Services” section of the StudentManual for information on obtaining library materials to help you with this part of yourassignment.2. Select 10 advertisements or commercials that illustrate persuasion techniques that arediscussed in the course. Select as wide a range of techniques as is possible.3. Write a report that includes the following:a. An introduction that describes the rationale and purpose of the project, and thestructure of this project.b. The method used to collect data; for example, how the advertisements orcommercials are selected.c. For each advertisement or commercial, describe the persuasion technique used.Explain how a particular persuasion technique or techniques are used in the ad.For example, some advertisements capitalize on fear while others appeal to expertadvice. Keep in mind that the persuasive appeal is not limited to written words,but includes how the product is displayed visually. Remember to attach theadvertisements or a recording of the commercials, or computer screen shots of theadvertisements or the website addresses with your assignment.d. A brief discussion of the effectiveness of each of these techniques, taking intoconsideration the target population.e. A brief conclusion and a description of the limitations of this project.4. Write a 100- to 150-word summary (the abstract) of your course project.

Resource Analysis on Substance Use and Abuse[WLO: 2] [CLO: 2]Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Prevention Programs in U.S. Schools: A Descriptive Summary, School-Level Correlates of Adolescent Tobacco, Alcohol, and Marijuana Use, and Sobriety Studies: Recovery High Schools Show Success in Helping Students Overcome Substance Abuse.Identify and analyze one resource that provides information regarding services for dealing with and treating substance use and abuse in youth or adolescence. Write a paper which discusses the availability of the services, the requirements for accessing those services, and the human service professionals involved in the service setting.Proper APA Style format (7th ed.) is required (see the Writing Center’s Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.)for assistance). If you choose to expand beyond the resource located for this assignment and utilize supporting materials, then the use of two peer-reviewed, scholarly journal articles is also a requirement.Watch the YouTube video What Is Benchmarking? (Links to an external site.) Benchmark the service chosen against these standards.In your paper,Discuss the availability of the services, the requirements for accessing those services, and the human service professionals involved in the service setting.Outline any detailed information the source provides about services and professionals involved in services.Describe the type of information there is on the requirement for accessing services.Explain any information provided about the number of people served and the demographics of people.Conclude if the available service is adequate for treating the needs of this particular population to be served.Defend why or why not.Determine what other professionals might need to be involved in the service setting to make the service more effective.The Resource Analysis on Substance Use and Abuse paperMust be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paper (bold and with a space between the title and the rest of the information)Student’s name, followed by institution name (“University of Arizona Global Campus”)Course name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedFor further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.)tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List