Category: Psychology

Describe and explain psychological phenomena in terms of biological processes or mechanisms;Can we make rational and logical decisions independent of emotional influence, particularly regarding social issues and/or moral judgements?

Aristotle argued that human is a rational being that makes human distinct from other animals. Can we make rational and logical decisions independent of emotional influence, particularly regarding social issues and/or moral judgements? Support your answers with neurobiological understanding of emotions and rational thinking.

Section I. General Instruction
Students are required to come up with a statement that is related to the topic of interest. The goals of this essay are to enable writers to:
1) Describe and explain psychological phenomena in terms of biological processes or mechanisms;

2) Analyze and evaluate the topic of interest with the support of empirical findings;

3) Arrive at a sound conclusion through integration of ideas and knowledge with logical arguments;

4) illustrate critical analysis of the topic through key insights and observations;

5) Use everyday examples to illustrate the phenomena and the arguments;

6) Write a well-structured essay where the conventions of academic writing (e.g. citations, referencing, languages) are followed meticulously.

 

Explain your diagram by providing an overview of the theory and constructs chosen, and justify your selected constructs through evidence-based literature.

Public Health – Health Behavior Model

Explain your diagram by providing an overview of the theory and constructs chosen, and justify your selected constructs through evidence-based literature. The theoretical framework or conceptual framework will utilize constructs to illustrate the barriers connected to the health issue and health behavior.

 

What are your personal experiences with regard to school counseling that you had prior to or preparing for or exploring careers ? What you do differently or the same ?

Discussion

1. What are your personal experiences with regard to school counseling that you had prior to or preparing for or exploring careers ? What you do differently or the same ?

2. How can the role of school counselor enhance well-being through career readiness ?

Talk about your counseling style. Especially discuss how cultural competence impacts your counseling style. How could your personal counseling affect ethical conduct ? How could your counselees be affected ?

Discussion

1.Discuss how cultural competence impacts your counseling style. How could your personal counseling affect ethical conduct ? How could your counselees be affected ?

2. Discuss how ethical conduct is important when school counselor’s scope of practice limits and/or prohibits counseling based on mental illness.School counselor’s scope of practice prohibits diagnoses counselees for a possible mental disorder. However , you may recognize symptoms of mental illness .

Validity and Reliability stated by the author (include if they cite any issues with reliability or validity)?Would you use this measure? Why or why not?

Choose 1 risk assessment and answer the following questions:
Risk assessments:
Risk assessment for violence within populations of those with serious mental illness.
Violence risk assessment of offenders who are facing capital punishment (death penalty).

1) Name of the assessment.

2) Purpose of the assessment and a brief description. (Use your book, library materials, or the publishers website to help you)

3) Validity and Reliability stated by the author (include if they cite any issues with reliability or validity)?

4) Find an article about the assessment (not by the test authors) and what they report about the assessment (include any potential issues they found).

5) Would you use this measure? Why or why not?

Book : Conroy, M. A. & Murrie, D.C. (2007). Forensic assessment of violence risk:
A guide for risk assessment and risk management. New York, NY:
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

What do you think an expert’s attire says about them? Do you think it may affect their testimony in any way?Describe some tactics that an expert may use to defend their experience, especially if their experience may be limited in a particular area.

Expert Testimony: Voir Dire, Defending Qualifications, & Preparation for Court

Answer the following questions separately:
1. What do you think an expert’s attire says about them? Do you think it may affect their testimony in any way?

2. Describe some tactics that an expert may use to defend their experience, especially if their experience may be limited in a particular area.

How might it feel to do this exercise first as a child in a family session with a playful family therapist guiding the process, then in an individual session?

Discussion

In your discussion post, share the following with other learners:

How easy or difficult was this exercise?

What came to you as you were doing this exercise? (you say something about the development of my family dynamics)

How might it feel to do this exercise first as a child in a family session with a playful family therapist guiding the process, then in an individual session? (you can say playful for a child to process his/her family personally)

What did you like or dislike about this process?

How do Adlerian counsellors use clients’ early recollections as part of the lifestyle assessment?How can clients in counselling benefit from the application of Jung’s theory of psychological types?

Psychodynamic Approaches

Answer the following three short-answer questions (250 words for each answer, approximately 750 words per assignment):

Select one of the five postulates of contemporary psychodynamic theory identified by Westen (1998) in his comprehensive article on the scientific legacy of Sigmund Freud. Briefly, explain the importance of that postulate and its implications for the practice of psychodynamic counselling.

How do Adlerian counsellors use clients’ early recollections as part of the lifestyle assessment?

How can clients in counselling benefit from the application of Jung’s theory of psychological types?

Are they attitudes, beliefs, values, and/or behaviors?List several factors or dimensions you would deem important to collect information about when first sitting down with a couple presenting for services. How might those couple dimensions be assessed or measured?

Discussions

After reading Cordova and Scott (2001), reflect on what you believe are crucial components of a satisfying, stable, and intimate couple relationship.

Are they attitudes, beliefs, values, and/or behaviors? ( note that people’s beliefs and values do not necessarily correspond with their behaviors.)

List several factors or dimensions you would deem important to collect information about when first sitting down with a couple presenting for services. How might those couple dimensions be assessed or measured?

Online Therapy and Your Practice

Therapy via video is rapidly becoming important for the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. Reflect on your web search for “online therapy” and “telementalhealth.”

How this professional shift to online therapy might impact you professionally.