The monitoring of services to a client is important for many reasons. What are some of the reasons that the state and federal government require monitoring of services? What do you, as a clinician, see as a good reason to monitor services and keep case notes?
What advice would you give to a researcher to put personal beliefs aside and remain objective and ethical? Example: A researcher has a younger brother serving in the Army in Iraq, and the family is extremely proud of the brother's patriotism. Sadly, the brother was recently killed when the army vehicle he was in was bombed. A
Can you give me an example of a statement that a sexuality counselor could make in a counseling session that a client might interpret as inappropriate or offensive and explain why? Then explain when, if ever, it might be appropriate to use slang in sexuality counseling sessions.
The treatment of mental illness is to define a particular disorder. In 1952, the APA published DSM. This manual attempted to classify disorders based on a standardized set of symptoms. Over the years, the manual has been revised with the DSM-IV-TR (text revision, 2000) being the latest one. The purpose of a classification system
Can you explain the features of Multiple Baseline Design and situations in which the design would be effective or ineffective?
Can you help me understand the importance of reliability and validity in psychological assessment and compare and contrast the difference between validity and reliability in standardized testing? Please also give me an example of internal validity, external validity, and reliability. Also, why are they both important in standard
What are two theories of lifespan development and how do they relate to psychology? How does the environment and heredity relate to lifespan development and how do they interact to produce individual differences in development?
I am having issues understanding this problem. Jackie has been afraid of dogs since she was a toddler. When she was three years old, she was playing in her front yard when a neighbor's dog came up to her and bit her hand. The bite required a trip to the pediatrician and several stitches. Twenty years later, she can remember e
Locate a current article (no older than 5 years) that concerns the concept of ethical decision-making. Read the article and post a short summary of its main points. Do not forget to include reference information for your article so your classmates can find it if they are interested in reading the material. Make sure your citatio
B) You have been seeing a client in therapy for about one year to deal with issues having to do with relationships. The client has had difficulty with relationships in the past. During the course of your therapy with her, the client meets someone, falls in love, and is planning a wedding. She comes into her session very exci
Can you provide me an example of a response in which you identify and self-assess your current research mindset and skills?
Define the terms "conscious" and "nonconscious" and explain in your own words what you think the statement, "conscious awareness is the processing of thought through language. How does language/literacy impact learning in the brain? How does language/literacy support the process of learning. Give an example of what you mean.
Please help with the following problem. Provide a reference to go along with the solution. Critique Freud's structural theory of the mind (i.e. id, ego, superego), and explain how these concepts influence motivation.
Critique Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and explain why you either agree or disagree with it.
Please define of the following terms in your own words: philosophy of science, paradigm, epistemology, and ontology (please do not define with a personal philosophy of your discipline i.e. philosophy of education). What is the distinction between and among these terms, and explain why are these terms important for researchers to
What is psychopharmacology? What are some positive aspects related to psychopharmacology? What are some drawbacks?
Can you tell me what requirements you need to meet to work in your area of interest and obtain an ABA certification in Michigan?
The warden at a prison where you work has discovered that parole decisions made by a panel of interviewers often turn out to be wrong, with released prisoners often committing crimes and retained prisoners often demonstrating model behavior. The warden asks the prison psychologist to make a recommendation regarding whether parol
-Discuss the similarities and differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods. -Discuss at least 2 drawbacks of using qualitative methods and mixed-method designs.
Attached to this post is a Research Plan Overview. After reading the Research Plan Overview, locate a published research study (either quantitative or qualitative). Please state the name of the study. While reading your chosen study, locate the elements in the study that correlate with a standard research plan that is attached t
Reflect on your thoughts about the book The Schopenhauer Cure and how you think this book can played a role in your professional career.
The role of drugs as part of youth culture and what are the system linkages between the juvenile justice and adolescent treatment system? What clinical and programmatic issues are involved in the planning for substance abuse treatment of juvenile offenders? And what factors are involved in engaging hard to reach and hard to reac
-What are some challenges that may arise in group counseling? -How will these create anxiety to a new therapist? and -What group counseling approaches or techniques provide the most help in dealing with these challenges?
Please explain how a psychologist's subjectivity and biases may affect their conception of the mental state and health of patients, and how this may affect the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Could you please do an "objective" conversational response toward this person discussion on neobehaviorsm. This person will explain how Hull's and Tolman's views amended previous S-R theory resulting in neobehaviorsm. In their own words, they will summarize a research study that supports the neobehaviorism approach. 1) Do
What is the cultural influence on substances abuse among adolescents? What may be some dimensions of cultural impact among adolescent treatment and prevention of substance abuse? What types of cultural groups can adolescents belong to that may influence their attitudes and behavior towards substance use? How can the explana
What are the major underlying assumptions of physiological psychology? What effect do these assumptions have on psychology?
How would one define 'Identity' and what is the significance of it during the early stages of adulthood? Describe Marcia's Four Statuses of Identify.
Provide a brief overview of an alternative treatment design and discuss its use in behavior modification research. In addition, discuss what types of situations the design would work best for or not work for.
Create a dialogue of your own that illustrates how you might counsel a client who is in different stages of change according to the transtheoretical model (TTM) for career development (e.g., Precontemplation) and dealing with drug addiction (e.g., Action). Apply the four principles of Motivational Interviewing in your scenari