Category: Psychology

(1)Read the two research articles provided to you. One article will be a
qualitative research example and the other will be a quantitative research example.
(2) Write a critique on one of the articles. Use the template below for your submission. Five sections
have been identified. These include the introduction, review of the literature, methodology,
findings, and conclusions.
(3) Review the grading rubric. Pay close attention to the Exceeds Criteria if you want all points.
(4) VERY IMPORTANT – Be sure to cover the required components. There is no need for a
wordy document. Organize your thoughts and be concise and to the point. instructions, template, and guide attached

This is a response to discussion post. Response prompt(s) (please bold if possible),
Respond by Day 6 to at least one of your colleagues’ postings. Respond in one or more of the following ways:
Ask a probing question.
Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
Offer and support an opinion.
Validate an idea with your own experience.
Make a suggestion.
Expand on your colleague’s posting
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CLASSMATES POSTING:
“The two principles selected for this discussion are Fidelity and Responsibility and Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity from the American Psychological Association (2003) Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct.
Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility:
The APA (2003) noted that Fidelity and Responsibility (FR) re related to the honest relationships and professional standards which professions need to adhere to, The APA (2003) continued to state that this includes transparency in the professional’s role within the community and throughout the research. According to the APA (2003) this includes the responsibility to avoid conflict in relationships that could lead to exploitation and/or harm of an individual or group. The APA (2003) stated that his is done through consultation with other professionals and groups. Simply stated this means that there are checks and balances with other professionals to insure the utmost ethical treatment of individuals and/or groups. The APA (2003) also reported that each professional is responsible for reporting any known unethical behavior of others. The APA (2003) further noted that psychologists give a portion of their time to research for little to no profit.
Principle E: Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity:
The APA (2003) reported that in relation to Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity (RPRD) psychologists must respect individual’s and group’s dignity and right to privacy. The APA (2003) noted that this is especially true for those who have impairments related to autonomous decision making. Walden University, LLC (2009) described two such groups as those who are incarcerated and those who have intellectual impairments. The APA (2003) also reported the need to take other factors into consideration such as culture, role, gender, religion, and other factors. The APA (2003) reported that psychologist’s work on eliminating their own bias for these factors to ethically conduct research.  
Prediction of how the two ethical principles might be revised in the future. Why these principles might be revised.
Due to changes in life and technology there will always be a need to update and revise the codes of ethics. For example, with FR we might eventually have to redefine what a conflictual relationship might be. 20 Years ago relationships were generally defined as meeting and knowing someone in real life. Today there are many cyber relationships through social media and other platforms. This means that any individual can be in contact with or have formed an opinion of hundreds of distant individuals. A psychologist could have a preconceived opinion of an individual and/group based on their cyber profile. While this may or may not be an accurate opinion it could lead to bias in the research or treatment of the individual or group.
This could be similar for RPRD as the researchers might have an erroneous view of individuals or groups based on social media. In both cases it could also infringe on the individual’s or group’s ability to consent to research as they may have an incorrect view, positive or negative, about the researcher that gives them a bias to consent to be part of the research program.
Another area of revision might be to update the specific needs of minors and those who are governed by guardianship. Young and Kenny (2022) noted that these individuals are consented to the research by guardians and might not fully understand the harm that can be done. For example, Young and Kenny (2022) reported that a guardian might see the subject of bullying as less traumatic than the subject of suicide. This does not consider that the minor or individual under guardianship might view these as equally traumatizing and suffer from harm related to the research.
What the revision might look like and why.
Because of the issues with minors and those under guardianship Young and Kenny (2022) suggested adding 5 other elements to the code of ethics including consideration and symptom testing to make sure that individuals are not being triggered or taking on symptoms of trauma. As it related to technology some revisions might include guidelines for professions related not only to their professional presence but also to their personal profiles. One such issue, certain details have been changed for confidentiality, an individual called for therapeutic services with an issue that was disturbing socially. The clinician who took the call later posted on her social media that others should stay away from tis person and stated the person’s name. At that time social media was relatively new. There were no guidelines related to it. The employer, however, was made aware of the post actions were taken due to the breach of confidentiality. The clinician did not feel that she had done anything wrong as it was her private page.
In these cases revisions might take the form of adding specific guidelines or actual laws to help enforce the ethical treatment within research. Vulnerable areas addressed in this discussion are minors, those who are under guardianship, and technology. These areas need to be constantly monitored and revised as they are ever changing.        
References
American Psychological Association. (2003). Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Links to an external site. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspxLinks to an external site..
Walden University, LLC. (Executive Producer). (2009). Understanding Forensic Psychology Research: Ethics. Baltimore: Author.
Young, G. & Kenny, M. C. (2022). Focusing the APA Ethics Code to Include Development: Applications to Abuse. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. Sep2022, p1-14. “

Watch and referrence video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ
Examine the psychological dynamics of a growth mindset as it applies to professional development.
Respond to these questions in 3-5 sentences each. Use at least one other scholarly resource to support ideas for each question (in addition to video reference)
Describe how a growth (versus fixed) mindset affects professional development.
Describe why understanding the difference between “the tyranny of now” and “the power of yet” is critical to professional development.
Describe what potential strategies could be used to promote the development of a growth mindset environment in the professional setting.
Describe how professional growth mindset environments can promote communication and collaboration.
Describe how you would apply Dweck’s assertions in your efforts to lead others.

Assignment Instructions:
1. Select a subject (person at least 3 years old) who you know well enough to complete a developmental assessment. 2. Collect and provide a brief overview of the subject’s biographical information, including information such as their age, gender, family structure and living environment, education or employment setting, family socio-economic status, religious affiliation, ethnicity, or cultural elements etc. 3. Identify and report the subject’s current age period of development per textbook based on their chronological age. • Early Childhood; Middle Childhood; Late Childhood; Adolescence; Emerging Adulthood, Early Adulthood; Middle Adulthood; Late Adulthood
4. Thoroughly review the theories, skill concepts, and established norms and milestones from the course material that are relevant to the subject’s current age period. 5. Select several topics in each of the three developmental domains (physical, cognitive, and psychosocial) that you find interesting and relevant to the individual.
6. Describe and compare information about the subject’s functioning in your selected topic areas to cited normative information.
7. Assess the subject to determine if they have met or not met the developmental expectations according to the textbook and other associated course materials. Ensure the inclusion of various theoretical perspectives discussed in the course material.
8. Identify and suggest measures to assist in the healthy development of an unmet or delayed topic area discussed in the paper. Or if no areas of development are found to be unmet or delayed, suggest measures to maintain or further strengthen an already achieved topic area. The suggested measures to assist or maintain need to include clear reasoning supported by normative information – i.e. include a statement regarding why the measure to assist would likely help address the particular developmental objective. Assignment Requirements: The minimum length of the paper is 4 pages (not including the title or reference pages). The typical length required to cover all the rubric area thoroughly is 4-6 pages. Utilize the course textbook as the main cited reference and use at least one other resource. The additional reference should be scholastic and published within the last 5 years. Adhere to all APA style guidelines, such as cover and reference page formatting, spacing, font size, margins, page numbers, and in text citation formatting. The quality and effectiveness of your writing is important. Please use professional/scholarly language that follows basic grammar and punctuation rules and maintains accurate spelling. Please avoid overly casual or conversational language.

This video is long so the assignment is worth more points than usual. Write a 2-3 page paper on the following information.
Watch the following video and answer the questions that follow.
13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix – Bing video
1) How were Civil Rights activists portrayed in the media?
2) What was the War on drugs? How did it affect Whites and Blacks differently? Explain
3) How did politicians characterize the Black Panthers? Why do you think they did this?
4) What happened to incarceration rates as a result of the War on Drugs? What do you think would happen if we put all the money spent on incarceration on education instead?
5) What is ALEC? How does for profit prisons affect incarceration rates? Is there any reason to lower incarceration rates if corporations are benefitting from it?
6) What can be done to solve the problem of the prison industrial complex?

Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to assist students to comprehend the social and cultural lens within the therapeutic process. It is important for counsellors to understand the aspects of social and cultural issues within a responsive and just manner in the therapy session with a client.
Instructions
This assignment is structured to allow the student to be the client. As the student is the client, write from a client’s perspective, using first person pronoun where applicable, throughout the whole paper, the expectation is for the student to recognize what the experience is like and the value of what a trained counsellor brings to the experience: understanding the professional counsellor in this assignment will be your reading materials as they inform you of your topic and therapeutic relationship. The assignment is to promote the student’s understanding of social and cultural aspects and their impact in understanding human thinking and behaviour.
Structure
Required components: The assignment is to be a five-page paper consisting of a title page, brief introduction (purpose statement and brief scenario, page three is one page dedicated to writing the social factors presented and the counsellor’s building of the therapeutic relationship, the fourth page is one page dedicated to the writing of the cultural/just factors presented and the counsellor’s building of the therapeutic relationship. One page, or more, of references with a minimum of six references within the past seven years.
Length of Assignment: The text body of paper (i.e., not including references, title page,) should be three double-spaced typed pages, Times New Roman font size: 12 or APA 7th ed).
Format: Please, format your assignment in Word Doc (files with extension .doc or .docx), or Rich Text Format (files with extension .rtf). No PDF’s.
References: six minimum within the last seven years.
Imagine that you are the client returning for your next session and presenting the same issue 
(i did work-life blanace) as you did in assignment #1. Your introduction will now include more information to inform your session of social and cultural experiences supporting your issue and those factors you will describe and discuss.
** Please be mindful not to over-disclose. Do not select anything that personally elicits strong emotional responsiveness, such as addiction, substance abuse, significant grief/loss, trauma (i.e., violent incidents, abuse, sexual assault, etc). **
See the diagram to explain what is meant by factors!
What did the counsellor identify as social factors of the primary focus selected by you? (a minimum of three factors)
How did the counsellor build the therapeutic session for you to disclose and be respected? (a minimum of two concepts)
What did the counsellor identify as culturally/just aspects of the primary focus selected by you? (a minimum of three factors)
How did the counsellor build the therapeutic session for you to disclose and be respected? (a minimum of two concepts)
Support your assessment with literature from your readings.
No conclusion is required for this assignment.
What do we mean by Social and Culturally/Just Factors:
Social factors are issues related to peer relations, social impacts on you as the client, and other relationships and their impact.
Cultural factors are gender, ethnicity/race issues that shape a family/family heritage, traditions such as faith, expressions of dress, community, or social norms. 
**The issue that I’m focusing this paper around is work-life balance.

I have to reflect my thoughts about psychology. Using Ted talk from Ben Ambridge Connect your initial understanding of psychology. 

Assume that you have been asked to deliver a presentation to an upper-level clinical psychology college class on the topic of the brain and psychopathology. Begin by selecting a disorder that has been identified in psychological research and addresses the following as you prepare your lecture:
Explain the symptoms related to the selected disorder based on your research findings.
Present common diagnoses related to the disorder (Hint: Use the DSM-5-TR here). Assess the literature to explain these diagnoses.
Identify portions of the brain that might be involved in the disorder and explain why.
Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists and should cite material appropriately.
Support your presentation with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.
Length: 10-15 slides (with a separate reference slide) 
Notes Length: 200-350 words for each slide
Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate. 
Save the file as PPT with the correct course code information. 
Freitas-Silva, L. R., & Ortega, F. (2016). Biological determination of mental disorders: A discussion based on recent hypotheses from neuroscience. Cadernos de Saude Publica, 32 (8).
Patterson, M. W., Mann, F. D., Grotzinger, A. D., Tackett, J. L., Tucker-Drob, E. M., & Harden, K. P. (2018). Genetic and environmental influences on internalizing psychopathology across age and pubertal development. Developmental Psychology, 54 (10), 1928–1939.
American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.) (DSM-5-TR). American Psychiatric Association.
Review this resource to complete this week’s assignment.

compare and contrast Piaget’s cognitive development and information-processing accounts of cognition for school-age children. Ensure you use an official USC cover page and appropriate APA in-text citations an

Read Mark Manson’s article here: https://markmanson.net/question (Links to an external site.). In 1-2 paragraphs, answer:
1. What is something that you may have thought you wanted in the past, but it turns out you wanted “the reward and not the struggle” (as Manson puts it). – going to nursing school 2. How would you answer Mark Manson’s question: What is the pain that you want to sustain? How do you know this is the struggle you desire? Is this a struggle you enjoy?