Utilize the major developmental theories you have become familiar with from readings and content from Lesson 6. Pretend you are the author of a “Ask a Student” column for a blog on developmental concerns. You can play the expert and give advice grounded in the theory and research from Lesson 6. Explain in your answers…
1. How many abductions of children, by one of their parents, occur in the United States annually? A. 2,500 B. 33,400 C. 203,900 D. 654,200 2. What is NOT a quality that forensic psychologists have identified as something that will increase the risk of abduction? A. Parents with strong ties to their children B. Parents…
· Talk about the fact that Greek male athletes competed nude versus today -imagine how that would play out with modern television… · Discuss the sheer scope of the modern games with so many nations versus the smaller number of Greek cities · Are the Olympics today more about ‘the athletes’ or the ‘nations’? Women…
Recent history illustrates that bullying is a growing problem among today’s youth in the United States. Amanda Todd, for example, was only fifteen (15) years old when she committed suicide after being bullied by her peers for over a year. Watch the video titled “Amanda Todd’s Story: Struggling, Bullying, Suicidal, Self-harm” (8 min 55 s)….
It is imperative for psychology students to learn how to create informed consent and debriefing forms that adequately state the purpose of studies to the participants in an ethical manner. In your capstone class, it is an expectation that you have a created a consent and debriefing form for your research proposal. It will be…
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.