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Abnormal Psychology


Could you please do an "objective" conversational response toward this person discussion on neobehaviorsm. This person will explain how Hull's and Tolman's views amended previous S-R theory resulting in neobehaviorsm. In their own words, they will summarize a research study that supports the neobehaviorism approach. 1) Do

Cultural Influence and Adolescent Substance Abuse

What is the cultural influence on substances abuse among adolescents? What may be some dimensions of cultural impact among adolescent treatment and prevention of substance abuse? What types of cultural groups can adolescents belong to that may influence their attitudes and behavior towards substance use? How can the explana

Sample Dialouge: Counseling following the TTM Model

Create a dialogue of your own that illustrates how you might counsel a client who is in different stages of change according to the transtheoretical model (TTM) for career development (e.g., Precontemplation) and dealing with drug addiction (e.g., Action). Apply the four principles of Motivational Interviewing in your scenari

Challenges in Childhood Development

1.) Help Identify and discuss at least two key changes in childhood development from each of the following categories: Physical Changes Emotional/Personality Changes Cognitive Changes Social Changes 2.) In what ways that we can nurture the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive develop

How to write a methods section for research

What is the Methods section of psychological study comprised of? What would each subject describe? The examples provided display subjects such as education, criminal justice, inmates, prisoners, teaching, moral development, research methods, research studies, adult education, philosophy, and a method of research towards the rein

Leading a Group.

Which of the listed are the 3 most important qualities to have as a group leader: (Respect, empathy, genuineness, concreteness, self-disclosure, spontaneity, flexibility, confidence). -How will this qualities aid the success of the group? -How will this qualities affect how members of the group will view the group leader?

U.S. Military Culture and the Impact on Children and Adolescents

Analyze specific issues and topics related to U.S. Military culture and the impact of war on children and adolescents. Culture means being in the context affected by war and deployment in one's family. For example, discuss how growing up in a military family during war affects family system dynamics and other social systems

Learned Helplessness

Locate one scholarly, peer-reviewed source that was published within the past five on the topic of learned helplessness. 1) Based on the information from the article, explain how the principle of learned helplessness can apply in situations where domestic violence occurs. 2) How can early childhood experiences impact t

Marriage and Family Counselling: Scenario

You are a therapist seeing a couple as your client. Individually, each party often calls you between sessions to tell you information about the other. You saw the husband for one session alone and he revealed having an ongoing affair and asks you to keep it secret. You saw the wife for one session and she revealed that she wants

Group Cohesiveness Techniques

How can a counselor use the techniques from an Adlerian approach to maximize group cohesiveness in the early stages of group development? How can a counselor use the techniques from a person-centered approach to maximize group cohesiveness in the early stages of group development? Why is group cohesiveness so important?

Lifespan Development: Infancy through adulthood

Describe the biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional processes that make-up human development. Explain how these processes collectively influence human development as we grow from infancy to adulthood.

Minimum HIPAA Requirements

Describe miminum HIPAA requirements for a small clinic. Discuss how you think psychologists get involved with fraudent practices.

Experimental versus Quasi-Experimental Designs

Discuss the major differences between experimental and quasi-experimental designs. Be sure to address the relationship of variable manipulation to each of these designs and the different types of manipulations that may be used. What dictates the design (i.e., experimental versus quasi-experimental) and the type of manipulation u

Antecedent Control Strategy

Dr. Drake, a dentist was concerned that many of his patients did not floss their teeth regularly and were therefore at risk for gum disease. Dr. Drake devised a plan to get her patients to floss everyday. Every time patients came in for a check up or cleaning, Dr. Drake showed them awful pictures of people with gum disease and p

Research Method Psychology

4. A________ is a subset of the _________ A. population; sample B. population; random sample C. sample; population D. none of the above 5. The first step in the research process is to A. review the literature on your topic B. develop a research plan C. Find a problem or question to examine D. consider the relevant

Therapeutic Factors as Self-Disclosures Group Members

Discuss one or two of the therapeutic factors such as: self-disclosure of the group member or group leader, confrontation, cohesion and universality, hope, willingness to risk and to trust, caring and acceptance, power, catharsis, the cognitive component, commitment to change and humor. Identify which factors you believe to be t

The Laws of Association

The British Associations, sitting in their armchairs several centuries ago, identified a number of laws of association, of which the most important were contiguity, frequency, and intensity. In research, several principles have been shown to affect the strength of association between stimuli. 1) Based on life experience

Cultural Scenario for Perspective

Case: Maria is the daughter of Mexican immigrant parents. Her firm religious beliefs greatly influences her decision to stay in her marriage in spite of her husband's infidelity. Other group members press her to leave her husband by pointing out that she is financially independent and implying that her religious beliefs are "ol

Mixed Methods Research Design and Methods

To what extent is mixed methods research simply taking half a quantitative plan and half of a qualitative plan and putting them together? What are the challenges to using a mixed methods strategy of inquiry?

Principles of Classical Conditioning (Blocking Effect)

The focus of this assignment: Locate a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article. This article must be an original research project published within the past five to six years. The study should illustrate one of the following conditioning principles: Blocking. a).Summarize the research design b).Procedures c).Results