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    Abnormal Psychology

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    Summary

    First Question: Is everyone who commits a crime mentally ill? Why or why not? Second Questions: Should mentally ill people be held responsible for their actions? If so, when? If not, why?

    Management Feedback

    1. As a manager you must motivate your employees to work very hard. Which motivation theory would you use to guide your actions? Why? 2. What is the ¿law of effect?¿ What are some examples of this law? 3. What impact do goals have on behavior? What types of goals will lead to the highest level of performance? Why?

    Developmental Tasks For Middle-Aged Adults According to Robert Havighurst

    Developmental psychologist Robert Havighurst stated that the developmental tasks for middle-aged adults are threefold: (a) managing a household, (b) child rearing, and (c) managing a career. Drawing on principles you have learned in this course, how might middle-aged adults accomplish these tasks?

    Self-actualization

    Can people reach self-actualization? Why or why not? Please be sure to cite to support for your response.

    Two Pitfalls Identifying Psychotherapeutic Issues

    What are two pitfalls related to identifying psychotherapeutic issues and gathering relevant client information that can preclude a therapists from really hearing and understanding the client from his or her perspective? Explain how to avoid the pitfalls.

    Stereotypical Notions of Males or Females

    As a divorced Caucasian female in her late forties, what would you find hardest to deal with when working with a person of the opposite sex? Would you admit to holding on to some stereotypical notions of males or females? Please explain at least one of the stereotypes in detail. If none, explain how you would have avoided gender

    Change in mental illness treatment

    What is the difference between the ways in which we treat and care for mentally ill patients in the present day and how they were treated 100 years ago? Why do these differences exist? What is the sociocultural theoretical model? How does it relate to the development of the field of abnormal psychology?

    Link between homelessness and psychosis?

    Question 1: Is there a relationship between psychosis and homelessness? Explain your answer. Question 2: What are the signs of childhood depression? It can be misdiagnosed, please explain.

    Dissonance-arousing circumstances and Reactance Theory

    1. Describe the Reactance Theory and explain why people sometimes do precisely the opposite of what they are told to do. 2. What are two specific situations or ways of behavior that illustrate dissonance-arousing circumstances? Explain and define cognitive dissonance.

    Ethics

    What is the difference between professional ethics and personal ethics? Give Two (2) examples of each.

    Motivation

    1: How does the quality of leadership impact employee motivation? 2: How can we as managers/ employees recognize which of Cathcartâ??s (1999) seven inherent values a staff member most identifies with? How might understanding this theory impact your work setting? 3: Which theory of motivation and emotion is the most app

    Licensed mental health providers in abnormal psychology

    Identifying two licensed professionals in the field of abnormal psychology such as psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and pastoral counselors and examine how these professionals utilize the concepts of abnormal psychology.

    Euthanasia or physician assisted suicide

    Compare and contrast physician-assisted suicide with euthanasia. Do you believe in a "right" to die? Please also discuss or analysis about the following concepts: - Passive euthanasia - Involuntary enthanasia, nonvoluntary euthanasia, or voluntary euthanasia And your thought.

    Ethnic backgrounds

    If you are a Native American or Asian-American, how would you describe the general attitude toward those with your racial or ethnic background? Do you feel discriminated against because of your race or ethnic background? If so, provide examples of how this behavior manifests. If not, explain why you believe you are not discr

    Organizational Psychologist

    What does a practicing organizational psychologist do? How does this compare with what a research organizational psychologist does? Organizations often consider on-staff organizational psychologists as a cost with no revenue return. What can organizational psychologists do to demonstrate their value to organizational leader

    Human motivation in the workplace

    1. -- What factors should be considered when setting a goal? (e.g., organizationâ??s needs, time, resources, employee sophistication, and the job need.) Explain your thoughts. 2. -- What is the impact of goal setting on employee motivation? How have you experienced or observed goal setting in action? 3. -- When people

    Discuss: Intrinsic Motivators and Extrinsic Rewards

    Please discuss the following: 1. How can intrinsic motivators and extrinsic rewards blend to maximize productivity? 2. How can you integrate rewards given at all levels of an organization into a company-wide reward system?

    Hospice and Pallative Care

    I'm looking for information on hospice and palliative care, as well as the implications for home care and social support. What is the single most important challenge for contemporary hospice and palliative care providers? If you were given the opportunity, would you consider using any of the levels of hospice for yourself or a

    Racial and Ethnic Background

    What have you learned about a person's racial or ethnic background and values from interaction with them, and how do they perceive their place in society and explain why you believe this to be the case.

    What is the definition of feminist?

    Can you help me to get started with the definitions of the terms feminist and feminism? Summarize these definitions to come up with definitions that correctly define both and write about what have you learned about the perceptions of feminism.

    Workplace Motivation

    Examine how various motivational strategies affect productivity in a selected workplace of your own or one with which you are very familiar. Include an explanation of organizational efforts to improve performance, employees' resistance to increasing productivity, and the management's philosophy of motivation and its practices.

    Comparison of personality disorders

    Question 1: Are anxiety disorders over-treated with medication? Explain your answer. Question 2: What is obsessive-compulsive disorder? How can this disorder be managed? Reference Hansell, J. & Damour, L. (2008). Abnormal psychology (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.