Category: Psychology


  • Case Presentation Assignment Instructions   Overview   The purpose of the Case Presentation assignments is to give you experience with applying theoretical principles of child and adolescent psychopathology to real-world situations. An additional aim is to practice building a logical rationale for ascribing diagnoses using available information. A final goal is to foster critical thinking…

  • So many diseases can be prevented if you assess your risk factors and consult your medical professional early on. Visit the Washington University School of Medicine’s Siteman Cancer Center website (Direct Link: https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/ydr/?ScreenControl=YDRGeneral&ScreenName=YDRHome.htm) to assess your risk of the following diseases:    Cancer  Diabetes  Heart Disease  Osteoporosis  Stroke   1.…

  • Learning to Manage Stress for Optimum Health   Please read the Psychology Discussion requirements fully, then read Read pages 419 – 422   Coon et al. (2022) mentions the relationship between stress and health and the importance of learning positive measures to ensure our physical and mental well-being. Coon et al. (2022) explain a stressor…

  • Assignment 2 – Applying psychology to my life   Over the past three weeks, you have been exposed to many concepts, theories, and terms related to psychology. Now is the time to make personal application to the concepts. This personal application of concepts learned is one of the things that makes psychology such an interesting…

  • Assignment 1 – Sex Education in Schools   Please read the Psychology Discussion Requirements fully, then Read pages 364 – 366 in your text.   People have vastly different opinions on the role and responsibility of schools to provide sex education. Teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases are real problems facing our adolescent population. In…

  • Is your goal to work in a helping profession or do you work in a helping profession now? Describe why your goal profession or current profession is meaningful to you. One of your programmatic course themes is self-care. Which of the strategies for self-care from the article Recognizing Compassion Fatigue in the Helping Professions are…

  • Counseling Field 1. Explain why the counseling field aligns with your personal philosophy. 2. Justify your choice to enter the counseling field and relates your response to the topic “Early Emerging Adulthood”. 3. Describe whether the  ACA Code of Ethics PDF  shaped your personal choice to enter the field of counseling. 4. Assess personal characteristics…

  • For Milestone Two, produce a document containing the rough outline using the template provided in your learning environment. You are expected to address the first four elements (title page, case study abstract, detailed case study description, and ethical conflict). Remember that you will use instructor feedback to further revise this milestone, which contains moving pieces…

  • Background   Essentialism is the belief that certain categories (e.g., psychological disorders) have a true nature that people cannot directly observe. Meanwhile, social constructionism states that cultures construct categories, such as psychological disorders.   Instructions   Choose an “essentialist” or “social constructionist” point of view and write a reflection paper in which you explain and…

  • Overview: You should have brief notes within each column for the following developmental theories on how they apply to different aspects of the lifespan. · Ecological Systems Theory   · Psychoanalytic Theory   · Behaviorism Theory   Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:   I. Identify the characteristics of each theory.   II.…