Psychology

Students will conduct research and critically analyze a chosen issue that particularly impacts ethnic and racial, or multicultural children and families. For example, issues may be related to single parenting homes, poverty, incarceration, teen pregnancy, foster care, adoption, family preservation, unemployment, education, addictions, housing, or homelessness, The research should address the prevalence of the issue, the effects on families and children, cultural implications (why this issue particularly affects racial, ethnic, and multicultural families), the role of the professional social worker in addressing the issue, current intervention techniques, and implications for the social work profession. The research paper should be 6-8 well-written pages.

 In a multi-paragraph essay, first describe your physiological, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive reactions to the stressor of taking exams, and then discuss two strategies (emotional, behavioral, or cognitive) that you might use to cope more effectively. Be sure to include details from class materials, readings, and research to support your discussion. 

Prepare a 1,000 -word response to the questions that follow this case study: Steve recently joined a church. Church doctrine required that members reveal any personal indiscretions to the leaders of the church. Steve disclosed some of his personal indiscretions to the leaders of the church. After his disclosures, these leaders informed Steve that they intended to tell other members of the church about his indiscretions because they thought the church leaders might help him overcome his problems. Steve was dismayed that this personal information might be disclosed. He told the church leaders about his intention to leave the church rather than have his problems disclosed. The church leaders informed him that their next step was to tell the members of the church, his neighbors, and his employer about his problems by using social media, including posting his information on Facebook, Twitter, and the church’s online chatroom. This case study is an example of the balance between First Amendment rights and freedom of religion. Based on this case study, examine Steve’s rights in terms of libel and the invasion of privacy torts by addressing the following issues and questions: Is there precedence for using social media in libel cases? Which of the four privacy torts are involved with regard to this case? Is this a case of libel? Does the expectation of privacy apply to the facts in the case? Discuss the defenses to the tort of libel and the privacy torts regarding Steve’s lawsuit. Is there a legal difference in disclosing personal indiscretions to church elders, to members of the church, or to members of the public? Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

The activity provides an opportunity for students to develop a description of a child with a communicative disorder and to explain how would you meet the needs of that child in their classroom. Students chose one communicative disorder from below.   Please read Chapter  13. Use the Internet to search for your choice of disorder or textbook or journal article. 1.    Language Disorder                         2.   Articulation Disorder   3.   Fluency Disorder                         4.     Cognitive Impairment Write a general description of the child who does not use the child’s real name or parents. Include the following information:  1.   Age and Gender of the Child   2.   Reason for Referral 3.   Background (city/town/mother/grandmother, etc…) 4.   Family (culture/home language of child/work)   5.  health and Development 6.    School  7.   Standardize Assessment (hypothetical if you do not have test results) 8.   Intervention Planning Students takes a look at the searches below they are related to language case study examples:   speech pathology case study example, language development case study example, a case study of a child with communication disorder, and case study- speech and language delay. For more information read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_disorder

In the Palm Beach State/Florida Atlantic University Online Library, go to online academic database. Find a recent research article from a scholarly journal in the field of psychology. It must have been published less than 12 years ago. Be sure to select an article for which the full-text is available. Actual journals for which full-text is available include Advances in Cognitive Psychology, British Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Positive Psychology, Issues in Forensic Psychology, Journal of Psychology, among many others. Note: Do not use newspaper or magazine articles or Websites such as Wikipedia to complete this assignment. Visit Palm Beach State University’s guidelines against plagiarism. Your selected article must meet all of the stated criteria or your assignment will not be accepted. Before proceeding, please ensure that your selected article meets the following criteria: • Full-text is available in online database • Is a scholarly journal article in the field of sociology • Was published less than 12 years ago. Get a sense of what the article is about by reading some key sections. Begin by reading the Abstract of the article. Subsequently, read the Introduction and the discussion sections. Flip through the paper and look at any figures or tables. Read as much of the paper as practical; get as much out of it as you can. Write a paper of at least 2000 words in which you: 1. Identify your selected article, using a proper APA-style reference. See examples at the end of this assignment. 2. Describe what type of article it is and how you can tell. For example, is it a primarily a review of existing research, a report of new research, or an analysis of a professional issue? Describe how you can you tell. If it is a research article, identify the type of research involved. 2. Summarize what you have learned about the content of the article. Be sure to include the main purpose of the article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported. 3. Explain how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Then, identify the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook. 4. Explain why this article is different and similar from articles in non-scholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers. How to properly cite your article Author list (Year of publication) Title of article. Name of Journal, Volume number, page numbers. Examples Houston, D. M., McKee, K. J., Wilson, J. (2000). Attributional style, efficacy, and the enhancement of well-being among housebound older people. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 22, 309-317. Iudicello, J. E., Woods, S. P., Scott, J. C., Cherner, M., Heaton, R. K., Atkinson, J. H., Grant, I. (2010) Longer term improvement in neurocognitive functioning and affective distress among methamphetamine users who achieve stable abstinence. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32, 708-718. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: • At least five pages long (2000 words). • Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: • Identify key concepts that provide a foundation for the study of adjustment. • Summarize the major psychological perspectives. • Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology. • Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper writing mechanics. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 350 Assignment 1: Exploration of a Professional Journal Article in Psychology Criteria Unacceptable Below 60% F Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. Identify your selected article, using a proper APA-style reference. Weight: 5% Did not submit or incompletely identified your selected article using a proper APA-style reference. Insufficiently identified your selected article using a proper APA-style reference. Partially identified your selected article using a proper APA-style reference. Satisfactorily identified your selected article using a proper APA-style reference. Thoroughly identified your selected article using a proper APA-style reference. 2. Describe what type of article it is and how you can tell. For example, is it a primarily a review of existing research, a report of new research, or an analysis of a professional issue? If it is a research article, identify the type of research involved Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely described the type of article it i; did not submit or incompletely described how you can tell. Did not submit or incompletely identified the type of research involved, if applicable. Insufficiently described the type of article it is; insufficiently described how you can tell. Insufficiently identified the type of research involved, if applicable. Partially described the type of article it is; partially described how you can tell. Partially identified the type of research involved, if applicable. Satisfactorily described the type of article it is; satisfactorily described how you can tell. Satisfactorily identified the type of research involved, if applicable. Thoroughly described the type of article it is; thoroughly described how you can tell. Thoroughly identified the type of research involved, if applicable. 3. Summarize, in a paragraph or two, what you have learned about the content of the article. Be sure to include the main purpose of the article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported. Did not submit or incompletely summarized what you have learned about the content of the article. Did not submit or incompletely included the main purpose of the Insufficiently summarized what you have learned about the content of the article. Insufficiently included the main purpose of the article, the Partially summarized what you have learned about the content of the article. Partially included the main purpose of the article, the Satisfactorily summarized what you have learned about the content of the article. Satisfactorily included the main purpose of the article, Thoroughly summarized what you have learned about the content of the article. Thoroughly included the main purpose of the article, Weight: 25% article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported. major findings, and how the major findings are supported. major findings, and how the major findings are supported. the major findings, and how the major findings are supported. the major findings, and how the major findings are supported. 4. Explain how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Then, identify the correspondingchapter(s) from your textbook. Weight 25% Did not submit or incompletely explained how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Did not submit or incompletely identified the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook. Insufficiently addressed this criterion. explained how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Insufficiently identified the corresponding chapter(s) fromyour textbook.. Partially explained how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Partially identified the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook. Satisfactorily explained how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Did not submit or incompletely identified the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook.. Thoroughly explained how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Thoroughly identified the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook. 5. Explain why this article is different and similar from articles in non-scholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers. Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely explained why this article is different and similar from articles in nonscholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers. Insufficiently explained why this article is different and similar from articles in nonscholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers. Partially explained why this article is different and similar from articles in nonscholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers. Satisfactorily explained why this article is different and similar from articles in nonscholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers. Thoroughly explained why this article is different and similar from articles in nonscholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers. 6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% More than 8 errors present 7-8 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present

Topic : Social anxiety in adolescence in Australia 4500 words for essay and 250 words absract  Abtract, title oage and reference list required   Structure The report that you produce should be divided into four different sections that should: 1.    Introduce the aims of the report and clearly establish the parameters (what will be discussed). 2.    Provide a detailed overview of the chosen social issue. 3.    Provide a detailed overview of the chosen positive psychology principle(s). 4.    Provide a detailed description of a PROPOSED positive psychology based intervention and/or program designed to help reduce the negative impact of the chosen social issue. ( this is something made up, could be a program at school for teenagers for example) More details on what you should include in each of the sections are provided below. Section 1: Introduction In this section, you should provide an introduction to the report that outlines the broad aim(s) of the report, as well as the parameters (what the report will contain). It should be made very clear to the audience as to the exact purpose of the report and the aim(s) and scope should be articulated clearly and accurately. The overall aim for Section 1 is to provide an introduction to the report and make it clear to the audience what will be contained within the report. In this case, the audience will be health professionals. The suggested word count for this section is between 500–750 words. Section 2: Overview of chosen social issue In Section 2 you should introduce the chosen social issue that will form the focus of the report. You should provide a clear description of what the social issue is and the effect that it has individually and more broadly on society. In doing so, consider both the historical and current impact (i.e. internet addiction would not have been an issue historically. You should include any relevant statistics and/or information pertaining to epidemiology, including causes and contributing factors (e.g. who is at risk?). Remember when describing trends and stating figures for statistics to use formal sources and not websites such as Wikipedia. You should additionally include an evaluation of current approaches to treatment and intervention (e.g. medical treatments, psychological treatments, broader interventions and programs). You should not include any intervention and/or treatment that is based on your proposed intervention. This will be covered in Section 3. Instead, the focus here should be on existing efforts to address the chosen social issue. The aim of Section 2 is to provide a thorough overview of the chosen social issue and to help illustrate to the audience that it is a significant problem that needs further attention. The suggested word count for this section is approximately between 1000–1200 words. Section 3: Introduction and integration of positive psychology In this section you should broadly and briefly introduce the discipline of positive psychology with a specific focus on what positive psychology is and how it may be applied to improve the wellbeing of people in general (e.g. how it might be used in counselling). Having provided a general introduction, you should then describe the aspect(s) of positive psychology that will form the basis of your intervention (e.g. meditation and mindfulness, religion and spirituality, flow, signature strengths, broadening of emotions). You should provide a clear and accurate description, including integration of relevant theory as applicable. You should also provide a brief literature review that helps outline the efficacy of the chosen positive psychology aspect for the purposes of treatment and/or interventions. Where possible, the literature should focus on your chosen social trend, but in the absence of relevant literature, you can focus more broadly. You should make sure you critically evaluate the literature. The overall aim of Section 3 is to introduce positive psychology as an approach to helping people and to review the current literature on a specific aspect of positive psychology. The suggested word count for this section is 1500 words. Section 4: Intervention proposal In the final section of the report you should provide a detailed description of your proposed intervention. You should provide sufficient detail on the intervention focusing on the what, who, how, where, when, and why. ·       What the intervention is: o   Make sure you provide a clear, thorough description of the intervention and include a rationale. ·       Who it is aimed at: o   Is the intervention aimed at individuals experiencing the targeted social issue (e.g. drug users, obese individuals) or does it also capture a broader audience (e.g. educators, family members)? Make sure it is clear as to who would be the ideal candidate for the intervention. ·       How the intervention would work: o   Describe clearly the processes and mechanisms involved for your chosen intervention (e.g. if you choose meditation as a technique, how would it work? Would surveys, questionnaires and/or clinical interviews be involved?). Also include how you would know it worked (i.e. what criteria would you use to measure success for the intervention?). ·       When it would be implemented: o   This should essentially focus on timing; would the intervention run daily? Weekly? Monthly? Once off? Would it be available at all times or would access be restricted? ·       Where it would be implemented: o   Would the intervention be in person? Online? Would it be run in a community setting? A school setting? ·       Why you have chosen this approach: o   This is an important aspect of this Section, as you must provide a justification for the approach you have taken. In doing so, you evaluate other alternatives you considered and the limitations to these. The overall aim of Section 4 is to provide a detailed overview of your proposed intervention.The suggested word count for this section is between 1500–2000 words.  Other sections You should also include within your report: ·       An abstract (no more than 250 words). ·       A table of contents. ·       A conclusion. ·       A reference list. Please note: The word count does not include these sections. You are to draw from current peer-reviewed research and publications and your work should conform to APA requirements. For more details see: our written report will be assessed using the following marking criteria: 1.    Title page, table of contents, and abstract. 2.    Organisation, APA style, and format. 3.    Section 1: Introduction. 4.    Section 2: Overview of chosen social issue. 5.    Section 3: Introduction and integration of positive psychology. 6.    Section 4: Intervention proposal. 7.    Presentation and style.

Practice Plan For this assignment, you will create a practice plan that will prepare you to take your place as a clinical mental health counselor who serves a selected population in your community. Completing this assignment will require you to think about the context in which you will someday serve clients—the historical context, the network of mental health services currently available to clients in your community, and the labor market context that may influence your selected area of practice. This assignment will also invite you to envision yourself participating in a professional organization that supports clinical mental health counselors and the counseling profession. This is your paper’s introduction (one paragraph). An effective introduction prepares the reader by identifying the purpose of the paper and providing the organization of the paper.  In the body of your paper, indent the first line of each paragraph. Double-space throughout (with no extra spaces between paragraphs), and use 12-point Times New Roman. For the purposes of this assessment, simply replace this text with a brief paragraph in your own words stating what this paper will cover, thus causing the reader as to what will follow. Historical Background Identify and describe a population whom you would like to counsel someday (for example, children, teens, seniors, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with a particular disability or disorder). Provide reasons why you think you would find this area of counseling rewarding. When providing these personal reasons, it is acceptable to use the first-person voice.  In another paragraph, concisely summarize the history and development of clinical mental health counseling, including key events that have influenced counseling services available for this population. This section should be about one page and should be in a third-person voice. Network and Practice Describe the network of mental health counseling services available for a client from your selected population, based on your Internet search of all agencies that offer mental health services for your selected population in your community. Include services that are available across the continuum of care, including inpatient, outpatient, partial treatment and aftercare options.   In a second paragraph, identify a potential professional niche for yourself within this network of services. Offer your review of information available in O*Net, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), and the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH). Analyze the skills, educational requirements, and average earnings of a counselor in your state. Supervision and Consultation Describe a plan for receiving post-masters clinical supervision that meets ethical requirements of the American Counseling Association and legal requirements in your state, referencing specific points in the ethical and legal codes. Cite the codes as you describe your plan, and include the codes in the References section of your paper.  Next, describe resources in your professional community with whom you could engage in case consultation. Identify practices you would use so that your case consultation would meet ethical and legal requirements. Cite specific ethical or legal codes that will guide you when you need to seek consultation about a case.  Professional Organizations In this section, identify several national, state, regional, or special interest professional organizations that will support your practice as a professional counselor. Describe several ways in which you will benefit from affiliation with these professional counseling organizations.   Conclusion Provide a brief conclusion for your paper.  Mention that your Professional Counseling Disclosure Statement is presented in Appendix A.  References [Here, include the sources that you cited, using hanging indentation. The references below provide example citations for an article, book, and website. See your course syllabus, as well, for examples of how to cite the assigned and optional resources you have used.] Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of the article. Title of Periodical, volume # (issue #), xx–xx. Erford, B. T. (2018). Orientation to the counseling profession: Advocacy, ethics, and essential professional foundations (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Pearson. Mental Health America. (2019, January).  Position statement 63: Participation in mental health planning, advisory and governance boards. Retrieved from http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/positions/advisory-boards Appendix A  Professional Counselor Disclosure Statement Present a polished draft of your Professional Counselor Disclosure Statement here.  For purposes of this assessment, you may assume that you are a fully licensed counselor with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Design your Statement so that it is clear and succinct.  It must include your certifications, licenses, and educational credentials, as well as your professional memberships that support an area of expertise. Include additional information that will allow you to meet ethical and legal standards for disclosing essential information to clients who are beginning counseling in your care. 

Practitioners and scholars of psychology are provided numerous options when seeking information related to professional development, networking, research resources, academic and career guidance, community involvement, and much more. The purpose of this assignment is to research and report on the professional psychological associations listed with their corresponding websites below to gain an understanding of the mission and benefits of each. The associations to review include: American Psychological Association (APA) http://www.apa.org American Counseling Association (ACA) http://www.counseling.org American School Counseling Association (ASCA) www.schoolcounselor.org Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) http://www.siop.org American Psychology and Law Society http://www.ap-ls.org In an 8 to 10-page paper, provide a 1.5-page review of each professional association identified above, using each association’s name as an APA heading, addressing the following: Summarize the purpose, function, and mission of each association. Discuss the ways in which each association meets the stated mission, highlighting major initiatives and activities. Highlight the member benefits and resources available to the public by each association.Close your work with a brief statement of your thoughts on the value of professional associations for students, early career, and experienced professionals in psychology. Include a minimum 8 to 10 pages, not including the required APA formatted title and reference pages; submit APA style in-text citations throughout the work as well. The basic parts of a paper should also be included; these are the opening, introduction section, with a precise thesis statement, the body of the paper with clear, discernable headings formatted to APA style levels of heading where appropriate, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and summarizes the major points of the entire paper.

Read about gene-by-environment effects (also called gene x environment or G X E) in the Champagne and Mashoodh (2009) article. The particular example you will examine is epigenetic programming due to variations in maternal care. Specifically, in rodent models, it was found that maternal behavior such as carefully licking and grooming the pups was tied to a decreased stress response and lower levels of exploration fear in the pups. Mothers that displayed low levels of pup licking and grooming had adult offspring with a heightened stress response. This study provided evidence that epigenetic changes can underlie the long-term impact of early life experiences. For this Discussion, consider the personal and social implications of gene x environment interactions. Also, consider other gene x environment interactions future research will be most likely to discover based on your introduction to this new topic.Explain how epigenetics provides a new perspective on the nature versus nurture debate. Also, reference the Champagne and Mashoodh (2009) article, and provide an explanation of how the rat-nurturing example can further explain human parental behavior. In addition, explain the broader social implications of this type of research. Finally, share your prediction of and rationale for what other gene x environment interactions future research may discover.

Internal validity in a research study is the extent to which changes in the dependent variable can confidently be attributed to the influence of the independent variable rather than to possible confounding variables. In other words, was it really the independent variable that had an effect on the dependent variable, or did something else cause the effect? For example, presume that an instructor wants to try a new reading efficiency strategy to improve the reading comprehension of college students in an online course. The instructor divides the class into two equal groups. One group (the experimental group) reads a passage using the new reading strategy taught by the instructor. The other group (the control group) reads the same passage but is not exposed to the new strategy. Next, both groups of students complete a reading comprehension test. The assumption is that if the group exposed to the new reading strategy scored higher than the other group, the new reading strategy is effective. What else could explain the difference in scores? Is it possible that the students enrolled in the group that learned the new strategy already had high reading comprehension skills? What if this group already knew more about the information in the reading passage? Could the instructor have inadvertently biased the study because he taught the new reading strategy, and he selected the reading passages that both groups read? Possible situations, or reasons, that could interfere with obtaining accurate results are called confounds and could be a threat to the internal validity of a study. It is important to keep in mind though, that the presence of a possible confounding variable in a study does not necessarily mean it is responsible for obtained results. Rather, the independent variable (e.g., the reading intervention) may have actually had an effect on the dependent variable (the test results).In this Discussion, you will examine possible confounding variable(s) in research studies from your course textbook and apply a methodology for addressing and/or eliminating the possible confound(s).To prepare: Read Chapter 12 in your course text.   Stangor, C. (2015). Research methods for the behavioral sciences (5th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. Chapter 12, “Experimental Control and Internal Validity” Chapter 13, “External Validity” Read the “Thinking Critically About Research” scenarios (a—i) in Chapter 12, pages 256–258. Choose the scenario that most interests you. Note: Before selecting a scenario, view the Discussion 4 Forum to see if any colleagues have already posted. If so, select a letter that has not yet been chosen. All nine (a–i) letters should be addressed before a student repeats a letter. For your chosen scenario, determine the possible confounding variable(s) (there may be more than one), and consider how they might be eliminated using research designs presented in the readings (e.g., 2×2 factorial design).  (choose any scenario besides D, I, and H)Note: You can assume that random assignment took care of any potential differences in the groups; therefore, group differences are not a potential confound. With these thoughts in mind: By Day 3Indicate the letter of the scenario you selected in the “Subject” field of your post. You should be addressing a scenario different from those posted unless your colleagues have already addressed all nine scenarios. Identify and explain the possible confounding variable(s) (e.g., demand characteristics, placebo effect) in your chosen scenario. Drawing from the Learning Resources this week, explain a specific research design (e.g., 2×2 factorial design, repeated measures design) the researcher(s) could use to control for confounding variables. Note: Be sure to support the responses within your Discussion post, and in your colleague reply, with evidence from the assigned Learning Resources. For more information read this: https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/Confounding_variables