Changes in the teenage brain have become a hot topic in the media. Please share one example of a teenager featured in the media (LINK PLEASE!) and discuss the potential role brain development played in shaping their actions. How do cognitive changes contribute to decision-making during adolescence, in general?
For this Discussion, in your Initial Post you will share with your classmates your observations from your research on Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology as subspecialties and career options. Please be sure to address EACH subspecialties in your response to each question. Points will be deducted if both subspecialties are not clearly and separately addressed.…
Attraction between intimate partners can be attributed to a wide range of personal qualities. People choose to have partners, or not, at different times in their lives for a variety of reasons. As a counselor, you may be expected to work with clients who have attraction preferences, sexual behaviors, or comfort levels with nontraditional relationships…
Although childhood depression is prevalent, many parents are reluctant to seek psychological disorder treatment for their children. Answer the following questions: -What are the common symptoms of childhood depression? -Why might parents feel that these symptoms are not problematic or are simply “normal” childhood behaviors? -If your friend’s child suffered from depression, what advice would…
Explain three circumstances where a researcher would choose a longitudinal study over a cross-sectional study. Identify two advantages and two disadvantages of a longitudinal study and a cross-sectional study, giving examples of each. Then, provide a specific example of a question that could be addressed with a longitudinal study and explain why that developmental design…
Post an explanation of whether psychotherapy has a biological basis. Explain how culture, religion, and socioeconomics might influence one’s perspective on the value of psychotherapy treatments. Describe how legal and ethical considerations for group and family therapy differ from those for individual therapy, and explain how these differences might impact your therapeutic approaches for clients…
Basically, you are to provide an overview on issues related to your own professional development. You simply use resources already presented in this course (take a good look at the Professional Identity Article under the Content Tab), you do not need to conduct additional research. Simply use what you have learned in this course and…
In many realms of medicine, objective diagnoses can be made: A clavicula is broken. An infection is present. TSH levels meet the diagnostic criteria for hypothyroidism. Psychiatry, on the other hand, deals with psychological phenomena and behaviors. Can these, too, be “defined objectively and by scientific criteria (Gergen, 1985), or are they social constructions?” (Boland,…
Classical conditioning is a form of associative learning, learning produced by the pairing of stimuli and responses in time and place. It contributes to likes and dislikes, emotional reactions, and reflex-like responses to things. Below, explain the situation being described in terms of classical conditioning. For each description, identify or suggest the US, UR, CS,…
Week 1 Objectives After successful completion of this week’s module, the student will be able to: · Identify the differences in the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics, other appropriate codes of ethics, and state Licensed Professional Counselor Rules and Regulations. · Identify and describe one’s values in comparing and contrasting to what is expected…