Need assistance with examining and analyzing your assumptions and values of certain aspects of the therapeutic process by answering the following: -View of human nature--"Discuss how you view human nature. Do you see humans as pleasure seeking, as generally good natured, or as tabulae rasae? -View of pathology--"Do you vi
Briefly describe the multiaxial approach of the DSM IV TR. Debate the advantages and disadvantages of having a classification system to diagnose abnormal behavior.
What does it mean to be emotionally intelligent? What particular skills or abilities would an emotionally skilled individual possess? Explain. Conversely, what would characterize an emotionally UNintelligent person? What are some of the problems that this person would face?
Provide a description of what you would advocate for and how you would do so. Be specific. Describe and explain strategies you would use and how you would use them. Then, using your example, explain why it is important for mental health counselors to be advocates.
A description of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender clients. Describe at least two techniques and/or skills that you would use when working with clients from that group or culture. Finally, explain challenges you might encounter as you examine your own values, biases, and attitudes about this group or culture and how you wo
If you could re-write history, what would you like to have seen as the development process of IQ testing? Why?
Some scholars hypothesize that perfect pitch is an inherited trait that must be nurtured and developed in order to survive. What other perceptual abilities may have an inherited and a learned component? Please provide three or four examples with explanation as to why.
What is the difference between legal standards, ethical standards, and best practices? Please give examples of each.
Chinese Culture and Latin Culture and the Male gender, identify these cultures. Explain the socialization, gender beliefs and behaviors, and self-concept that a person of the gender you selected would receive/develop in each of the Chinese culture and Latin culture Explain how the socialization, gender beliefs and behaviors, an
Sleep and Immunity. Discuss the role of sleep in immune function and health.
1) In own opinion, briefly explain why is important for organizations to have a strategies for conflict resolution in the workplace? 2) Is it the responsibility of management to implement ways to resolve conflict in the workplace? 3) If there is no conflict resolution in place, how does a career minded person learn effect
Choose a historical period in the history of abnormal behavior that interested you the most. Provide a substantial overview of the period, and explain your interest in it. How did this period influence the perception of abnormal behavior in today's society?
What would the trait theories postulate about people with low self-esteem? How would the trait-theory perspective describe low self-esteem in the words of one of its theoretical models?
1. In your own words, discuss why you think promoting personal wellness in an organization is important? 2. Please discuss why you think promoting cultural diversity in the workplace is important.
What is the difference between confidentiality and privilege? Please give an example of each.
-Discuss how a Rogerian perspective would explain the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of people with low self-esteem. -According to the Rogerian perspective what are the causes for low self-esteem? -How does this theoretical orientation suggests a means to assist people in overcoming their sense of low self-esteem?
Using the attaached Kirschenbaum and Jourdan article, "The Current Status of Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach, these areas are examined: -What are the similarities and differences between the person-centered approach and other, more outcomes-based approaches. -Describes why the person-centered approach may
Example: In our daily lives, we often conduct little experiments to detect cause-and-effect connections. If you are interested in gardening, for example, you might try adding plant food to one bed of flowers but not another and then ask the question: Does the use of plant food (the independent variable) affect the size of the f
Obtain an article on a psychology topic - one article from a scholarly journal and one from a popular media source such as Psychology Today and other similar journals. Think about the differences you find between the scholarly article and the article from the popular media source. How do the styles differ? Is one more reliabl
Review the client's comments and statements in the script for a mock role-play session (See Attachment). Complete the counselor's sections of the script by replying only with empathic responses.
After reading the Theories in Action: Person-Centered Counseling role-play (see attachment). In what specific ways, verbally and non-verbally, did the counselor in the person-centered role-play convey empathy? Describe how you could see that he was "being" with the client and creating the therapeutic environment. If you were wor
Provide an explanation of the difference between intelligence and achievement. Then briefly describe the two environmental and/or biological influences you selected. Explain the effects of each influence on intelligence and achievement. Be specific and provide examples from resources.
Describe the information-gathering strategies you learned about in this course and how they would be useful to you as a clinician doing the assessment report. Which assessment strategies are most comfortable for you to use and which do you see as challenging? Explain why.
What is the definition of competence? What role does competence play in professional practice?
State and describe the four methods of determining reliability? Give a situation for each reliability method where you would anticipate each of these methods would work best.
Theoretical Orientation Of the theories related to mental health counseling, which theoretical orientation do you find yourself MOST aligned with at this point in your professional development? (Person-Centered, Existential, Adelerian, Gestalt) How does this theoretical approach align with your personal and professional va
Please explain appropriate use of proxemics and haptics in a counseling session with an African American (black) client (and the counselor is white).
What are some of the reasons that boundary issues are so difficult for individuals in the field of psychology?
It is common for beginning counselors to acknowledge they are good listeners. This trait is often cited as a reason for pursuing a career as a counselor. What do you know about the relationship between being a good listener and employing empathy? In other words, what have you learned about the therapeutic process and building ra
Explain briefly the relationship between psychology and environmental preservation.