Category: Psychology

Explain Erikson’s suggestion that we face specific psychosocial dilemmas or “crises” at each stage of development and how the resolution of these dilemma can lead to healthy development—or vice versa. Briefly describe each of his 8 stages and a brief critical summary of his theory.

Development paper

Write a 2 page synopsis on ONE of the following topics:

1. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

Include a general summary of Piaget’s point of view regarding childhood intelligence
and then list his four stages of development, along with a brief explanation of each.

Summarize with a critique of his theory.

2. Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development

Explain Erikson’s suggestion that we face specific psychosocial dilemmas or “crises” at
each stage of development and how the resolution of these dilemma can lead to
healthy development—or vice versa. Briefly describe each of his 8 stages and a brief
critical summary of his theory.

3. Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development

Lawrence Kohlberg expanded on the earlier work of cognitive theorist Jean Piaget to
explain the moral development of children, which he believed follows a series of stages.
Kohlberg defined three levels of moral development: pre-conventional, conventional,
and post-conventional. Each level has two distinct stages. Describe these levels and
stages and critique his approach to explaining moral development.

Discuss the issues associated with people who have not been diagnosed with clinical depression yet use antidepressants to enhance their mood.Do social environments dictate our moods? Should clinicians account for social expectations and the recreational use of drugs when they prescribe mood enhancers?

Here are the Questions for Chapter 13:

1. Discuss the issues associated with people who have not been diagnosed with clinical depression yet use antidepressants to enhance their mood.

2. Do social environments dictate our moods? Should clinicians account for social expectations and the recreational use of drugs when they prescribe mood enhancers?

 Reflect on and critically evaluate the skills, qualities and ethical stance which trainee counsellors bring to interactions and relationships. Discuss a broad overview of both the historical development of counselling theory and its contemporary issues and debates.

Portfolio

This portfolio is comprised of 3 entries

1. A written 350-word enquiry informed by self-directed independent reading: Prepare a well-considered definition of counselling which examines some of the matters that distinguish ethical counselling interactions from other ways of helping.
Reading: First steps in counselling (Sanders) chapter 2 p.13

2. A written 650-word enquiry informed by self-directed independent reading: Provide a well-considered resume of what you understand to be the important social and historical origins of counselling theory, and of its contemporary issues and debates.
Reading: First steps in counselling (Sanders) chapter 4a, p.51

3. A written 1000-word enquiry informed by self-directed independent reading: Reflect on and critically evaluate the skills, qualities and ethical stance which counsellors bring to interactions and relationships.
Reading: First steps in counselling (Sanders) chapter 8, p.183
BACP ethical framework

Discuss a broad overview of both the historical development of counselling theory and its contemporary issues and debates.

Understand the importance of the therapeutic relationship, and of the need to clarify the roles, boundaries and contracting issues which support and enhance ethical counselling interactions.

Reflect on and critically evaluate the skills, qualities and ethical stance which trainee counsellors bring to interactions and relationships.

 Explain how you will gather the evidence needed to support your claim. Describe challenges you may face in supporting your claim and persuading others to do so. Hint: some of the challenges may be thinking errors.

 Use your best organizational and writing skills to summarize all of your work related to the topic beginning with your choice of a potentially controversial topic in Week 1.

Explain the claim (conclusion or argument) you would like to make regarding this topic. Moving forward, what action would you like to take and/or encourage others to take?

Describe the additional evidence you need in order to support your claim.

Explain how you will gather the evidence needed to support your claim.

Describe challenges you may face in supporting your claim and persuading others to do so. Hint: some of the challenges may be thinking errors.

What is the disorder and its symptoms?What is the therapy technique?How will the therapy technique help the client with a specific disorder?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

The paper should answer the following questions:

1.What is the disorder and its symptoms?
2.What are the risks of the disorder?
3.How does someone get the disorder?
4.What is the therapy technique?
5.How will the therapy technique help the client with a specific disorder?

This paper will require five (5) peer-reviewed sources ( APA citations).

What is the major research question addressed by the authors?,Are the authors testing a particular theory or hypothesis? If so, describe the theory.,

The review should begin with an introduction of the article. Next, you should concisely summarize the article. Consider Answering the following questions when writing the summary:

(1) What is the major research question addressed by the authors?,

(2) Are the authors testing a particular theory or hypothesis? If so, describe the theory.,

(3) Who were the participants?,

(4) How was the research conducted? (In your own words, describe the research methods involved in the study),

(5) What were the results?,

(6) Were the authors hypotheses supported? (You will typically find this in the Discussion section of the article),

(7) Did the authors mention any limitations to the study, and (8) Did the authors describe any future research as a result of the current findings?

How applicable was the study conducted? For example, how will the study’s findings be relevant in your future career as an educator?

 

How was the dedication of women such as Margaret Washburn, and Maria Montessori demonstrated? What kinds of things did they do to break down barriers? What were their successes?

SQ 4

Everyone answer the following:
If you had been a woman selecting a field of study during the early days of psychology, would you have chosen to pursue the field? Why or why not? If you had to pick, what area would you have chosen to work in, given the choices available?

Then, select ONE of the following questions to answer as well:

1. How was the dedication of women such as Margaret Washburn, and Maria Montessori demonstrated? What kinds of things did they do to break down barriers? What were their successes?

2. In what ways did Anna Freud, Karen Horney, and Melanie Klein differ in their views of feminine psychology and aspects of psychoanalytical psychology? How might Mary Ainsworth’s work on mother-infant relationships compare/contrast to the other womens’ findings?