Assignments

Respond to the following questions in 175 to 260 words each: What makes the psychoanalytic-social perspective of personality unique? What are the main components of each of the psychoanalytic-social personality theories? What are some of the main differences between theories? Choose one of the psychoanalytic-social personality theories, and apply it to your own life. Explain…

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper discussing the relationship between criminological theory and statistical data. Focus on how statistical data can be used to support or refute criminological theory. Discuss the pros and the cons. Include at least two peer reviewed references. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to…

Scenario Abby is a 20-year-old female college student. For at least the last 3 months, Abby has experienced ongoing anxiety and worry without a specific cause for these feelings. She has been restless and has noticed that her muscles feel tense and that these symptoms are beginning to affect her behavior in a way that…

Many people believe that superstitions are absolutely true. This often causes them to believe and act in ways that are out of the norm either to avoid a negative outcome or to bring about a positive outcome. However, the origins of all superstitions lie in operant conditioning (for example, wearing the same shirt worn during…

Read the “Jed Assessment Case Study” and imagine that Jed is your client. Complete the relapse prevention plan worksheet by developing a relapse prevention plan for Jed. Use third person (i.e., Jed will or the client will) and assume that the two of you have formulated the plan together. APA style is not required but…

Throughout the course, you have studied and written about a number of counseling theories that are used as the basis for the counseling profession. In this paper, choose a theory and compare it against each of the following three theories: Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) Solution-focused Psychoanalysis Choose a theory that you have studied in this…

Discuss Baltes’ theory on the gains and losses in middle adulthood. Elaborate on the processes of growth, maintenance, and regulation of loss that can be adaptive for development at this stage. Describe how age-graded changes and history-graded changes help to explain development during this stage.

In 500 words, consider how to counsel suffering clients: The class lectures, Entwistle, and McMinn text books all discuss the concept of suffering and factors guiding how we counsel those who are suffering.  In fact, a careful reading of the Reading & Study materials indicates numerous concepts and principles that we could apply as we…

Create a concept map using Microsoft® Word or another similar program. (This is a diagram in which you show what the concepts are (names in boxes) and how they are connected (i.e., with lines, arrow). Include the following in your concept map: Illustrate how the components of the memory system interrelate. Illustrate the implications of…

Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Diversity Identity Self-Evaluation and select one option to complete the assignment. You can choose from the following options: Option 1: Diversity Identity Self-Evaluation Paper Option 2: Diversity Identity Self-Evaluation Presentation Option 3: Diversity Identity Self-Evaluation Brochure Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Read the Heinz dilemma (http://www.simplypsychology.org/kohlberg.html), and consider what you would do if you were in his place. Write down your answer and the reasons behind it. How would your answer fit in Kohlberg’s stages? Are there other responses that Kohlberg would consider “more moral”? If so, how do you feel about this? Do you think…

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read Chapters 3, 4, and 17 in DSM-5 Made Easy: The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis; Cases 18, 19, and 20 from Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology; and Chapter 1 in Psychopathology: History, Diagnosis, and Empirical Foundations. It is recommended that you read Chapter 1 in Turning Points…