Category: Psychology

What are the consequences of stigmatizing mental illness? What can you do as a college student to reduce stigma in mental illness?

Reflection journal

Have you ever been feeling sad, and someone tells you to get over it? Have you ever been anxious, and someone tells you to just stop worrying? Have you ever been labelled depressed, bipolar, psycho? Have you ever been told your emotions were a phase? That if you tried harder, it would improve?

Discuss what stigma is
Many believe that stigma surrounding mental health is “socially constructed”. Discuss what that means, and why you think it may exist. You may need to do a little research

Discuss in what ways are mental illnesses stigmatized. Provide specific examples.

Go to This is “My Brave” and select one of the stories of people overcoming stigma and being successful despite their mental illness and watch.

What are the consequences of stigmatizing mental illness? What can you do as a college student to reduce stigma in mental illness?

Watch: Kenadie Cobbin-Richardson performs, “I Can’t Breathe”

What was the Descartes and Hobbes vie on the mind-body problem.How did their work influence others (describe others).

Chapter 2

Contrast the various positions taken by René Descartes and Thomas Hobbes on the mind-body problem. How did they help psychology move forward? 1. Who is Descartes/ what did he do

2. Who is Hobbes/ what did he do.

3. What was the Descartes and Hobbes vie on the mind-body problem.

4. How did their work influence others (describe others).

Identify gaps in your current understandings of gender and important questions that face the field of gender psychology as we move forward.

Discussion post

Identify gaps in your current understandings of gender and important questions that face the field of gender psychology as we move forward. Apply those gaps and understanding to real life circumstances and predict how that will look in the future. Propose actions to “fix” any identified problems.

Use for citation:
Bosson, J. K., Buckner, C. E., & Vandello, J. A. (2021). The Psychology of Sex and Gender (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc

What are three physical changes that happen to teen brains that make it difficult for someone like Gary to weigh risk and reward? Use your Soomo webtext to paraphrase how teen brain changes affect decision-making. Remember to provide an in-text citation for the ideas that you paraphrase.

Smarter Decision Making through Psychology
Question 1:

What are three physical changes that happen to teen brains that make it difficult for someone like Gary to weigh risk and reward? Use your Soomo webtext to paraphrase how teen brain changes affect decision-making. Remember to provide an in-text citation for the ideas that you paraphrase.

Question 2:

In addition to their brains changing, teens change socially. What do teens wrestle with as they develop socially? Why may Gary value his peers more than his mom? Use your Soomo webtext to paraphrase how teens develop socially and how this would influence Gary’s decision. Remember to provide an in-text citation for the ideas you paraphrase.

Question 3:

What are two specific strategies or pieces of advice that you would recommend that Gloria can offer to help her son to make better decisions? Write a paragraph that offers advice that would help Gloria with her son’s development as he improves his decision-making skills.

Question 4:

Place yourself in Gloria’s shoes. How do you think Gloria is feeling? How can understanding her feelings help you offer constructive advice? Write a paragraph where you describe how you think Gloria is feeling and explain why understanding her feelings allows you to offer more effective advice.

How did they use the literature to support the statements made? Do you agree with the argument? Why, or why not? What insights did your colleague include which you had not considered? What might you suggest your colleague consider which was not included?

Evaluate and describe the quality of your colleague’s argument. How did they use the literature to support the statements made? Do you agree with the argument? Why, or why not? What insights did your colleague include which you had not considered? What might you suggest your colleague consider which was not included?

Analyze and explain the pharmacological aspects of the drug as they relate to the following: neurotransmitters affected, receptors, route of administration, half-life, doses, side effects, drug interactions, contraindications, and other important facets of the drug.

Analyze and explain the pharmacological aspects of the drug as they relate to the following: neurotransmitters affected, receptors, route of administration, half-life, doses, side effects, drug interactions, contraindications, and other important facets of the drug.

Explain these aspects of the drug in terms of the psychiatric disorders indicated for the drug and the issue(s) associated with that use. If there is no accepted therapeutic use for the drug, evaluate and describe the actions of the drug with regard to the abuse process.

What was significant at various points in your life (preschool, elementary school, high school, etc.)? What events have most influenced and impacted you? What influences do you feel have been the strongest, and why? What are your most vivid memories of childhood?

General psychology course project

What was significant at various points in your life (preschool, elementary school, high school, etc.)? What events have most influenced and impacted you? What influences do you feel have been the strongest, and why? What are your most vivid memories of childhood? What accomplishments and struggles have you experienced as a young adult or up to this point? How have you changed and how have you remained stable at this point in your life?