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    Mentally incapacitated and involuntarily committed.

    Making someone live a life they do not feel like living is inhumane. Making them spend the rest of it in a mental institution is even more inhumane. If this patient were released and allowed to do what he wanted, should we stop him or fault him? How do we best support him without locking him up?

    Carl rogers Outline

    I am working on Carl Roger's life, contributions and theories. I need help to start this process by guiding me and providing an outline?

    Ethics and psychology, short answer

    What role do ethics play in the field of psychology? Do you believe that there is a difference between an individualâ??s personal ethics and their professional ethics?

    Skinner's Behaviorism example

    Thoroughly peruse the extensive website for the Los Horcones community at http://www.loshorcones.org/index_eng.html. 1.Identify the basic tenets of Skinner's Radical Behaviorism in this community. Is there any evidence that Los Horcones employs a Token Economy when dealing with undesirable behavior (behavior/personality disor

    Democracy of Ancient Athens vs. N. America

    How was the democracy of Ancient Athens comparable to the modern United States? Why did Plato and Aristotle express concerns about democracy as a form of government? Were their concerns justified Follow these instructions: Use citations in your text to indicate from which print source your information came. I ref

    Impressions about cultural groups influencing socialization

    Interview of a woman whose background is unfamiliar to me, i.e. who is either not Caucasian or heterosexual to respond. As a woman, describe your impressions about how your cultural group has influenced your socialization and opportunities as a woman. Share any experiences of prejudice, especially gender prejudice. How di

    Psycotherapy Intervention Problem

    Give two reasons why it is important for a psychotherapist to understand the client's strenghs and challenges. If any explain any diversity considerations and how these considerations would influence how a psychotherapist would proceed with the client. Explain how the psychotherapist would assess the client's readiness to change

    Mnemonics in learning

    Mnemonics In The News Use the Internet, University Library, or other resources to locate a current article that discusses the use of mnemonics in learning. Read the article. Provide a short summary of the article's main points. Include your insights relative to the article and your experience with using mnemonics a

    Factors in Serial Learning

    What factors impact serial learning? Which one of these factors has the greatest impact? Why? What has been your experience with serial learning?

    Group communication

    O Choose one video that you will use to discuss the relationship between group member diversity and communication style. What diversity existed in the group? How did this affect the group members' communication styles? Was diversity a hindrance to communication? Come up with two communication methods that could have been used to

    Discussion about group communication is briefly provided.

    Need help discussing these questions: 1. Describe a situation where a group encountered problems in working together. What was done to resolve the problem? What should have been done to encourage better facilitation among group members? 2. Why is it important to understand the cultural dimensions of group members? How d

    Feedback about groupthink

    Answer the following questions and include references. 1. Is there a difference between a group and a team? If so, what is it? If not, why not? 2. What is groupthink? How can a group avoid groupthink?

    Dual diagnosis

    What do you consider to be the key challenges in making a dual diagnosis? What guidelines might you use to deal with those challenges? Also, how do you think a dual diagnosis is affected by racial and ethnic factors? Provide the rationale for your response based on scientific evidence from a professional literature.

    Erikson's Psychosocial Theory

    Given that people are living longer now than when Erikson developed psychosocial theory, how would you adapt his theory to address older age groups?

    Theoretical unification

    Do you think that theoretical unification within the field of psychology is feasible? Why or why not?

    Article Review

    Pay attention to the literature review. Notice how the sources are integrated to provide adequate support for statements, and that paragraphs contain more than just one source of information. That is true integration of material and demonstrates critical thinking of previous research. Notice the use of transitional sentences eve

    Strategies of critical thinking

    Identify 3 of the 9 strategies that you will use to develop your critical thinking skills. Describe how you will use each strategy, give specific examples.

    Acheive stages of development

    Do we all successfully achieve each stage? What happens if a person fails to successfully overcome one or more of the stages in his/her development?