Category: Psychology

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Review Video: Reference: Pash, P. (2018, May 30). Psychopathology is relatable. [Video]. YouTube. Psychopathology Is Relatable

Provide a review of the video and how learning about this subject provides significance to the field of Psychology or a subfield of psychology.

Grading:

To complete the discussion post for full credit, follow the instructions below:

A minimum of one complete paragraph for your answer.

Note: a paragraph is a writing structure that requires a minimum of five complete sentences.

These five or more sentences should represent a valid knowledge of the topic.

Use APA 7th Citations and Formatting Examples

The Discussion also requires a Comment or Reply to a classmate’s Discussion.

This Comment or Reply requires a minimum of three complete sentences.

It is not only about the number of sentences, but the valid knowledge of the topic represented throughout the paragraph (Discussion) and/or the three sentences (Comment or Reply). And we are talking about “university student’s sentences” not “Mary is a girl or Tom is a boy” kind of sentences…

These three sentences should represent a valid knowledge of the other student’s Discussion.

Note: Sentences just expressing your opinion and/or perception of your classmate’s Discussion, and/or complimenting your classmate do not count for points, i.e., “I love what you wrote about…”; “You did a great job…”; “I agree with you”…

Not complying with all the above requirements will decrease the score for the Discussion.

For this assignment, you will create a practice plan that will prepare you to take your place as a clinical mental health counselor who serves a selected population in your community. Completing this assignment will require you to think about the context in which you will someday serve clientsthe historical context, the network of mental health services currently available to clients in your community, and the labor market context that may influence your selected area of practice. This assignment will also invite you to envision yourself participating in a professional organization that supports clinical mental health counselors and the counseling profession.

Instructions

Note: Use the to complete this assignment.

1. Begin the assignment with the section labeled Historical Background. In this section:
   • Identify a population whom you would like to counsel someday (for example, children, teens, seniors, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with a particular disability or disorder). Provide reasons why you think you would find this area of counseling rewarding.
   • Concisely summarize key factors pertinent to the history and development of this area of clinical mental health counseling, including key events that have influenced counseling services available for this population.
2. The next section is Network and Practice:
   • Conduct an Internet search of all agencies that offer mental health services for your selected population in your community. Describe the network of mental health counseling services available for a client from your selected population across the continuum of care, considering inpatient, outpatient, partial treatment, and aftercare options.
   • Identify a potential professional niche for yourself within this network of services. Review information available in O*Net’s Summary Report for: 21-1014.00 – Mental Health Counselors, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (Fourth Edition) (DOT), and the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), found on the reading list. Analyze the skills, educational requirements, and average earnings of a counselor working in your area of interest in your state.
3. The next section is Supervision and Consultation:
   • Until you are fully licensed, you are required to work under the supervision of an experienced mental health professional. After reviewing the 2014 and the requirements for your state, describe plans for receiving clinical supervision to help you make ethical and legal decisions on the job.
   • After licensure, the professional counselor has the right to consult with a colleague on any case, particularly when there is the potential for serious or foreseeable harm to the client or others. Describe resources in your professional community with whom you could engage in case consultation. Identify practices you would use so that your case consultation would meet ethical and legal requirements.
4. The next section is Professional Organizations:
   • In this section, identify several national, state, regional, or special interest professional organizations that will support your practice as a professional counselor. Describe several ways in which you will benefit from affiliation with these professional counseling organizations.
5. In the last section Appendix A: Professional Counseling Disclosure Statement:
   • Prepare a hypothetical Professional Counseling Disclosure Statement that would meet ethical and legal standards for practice for you to work with an individual in your chosen private counseling setting, after you are fully licensed in your state. Include disclosure of the certifications, licenses, and credentials that you would need to acquire, as well as professional organization memberships that would support your area of expertise.

Review the rubric to make sure you understand how this assignment will be graded.

Submission Requirements

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Write coherently to support central ideas, with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
• Length of paper: 45 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page. (Do not include an abstract.)
• References: Use at least four different resources. These can come from assigned unit readings, peer-reviewed journals, or other scholarly resources.
• APA formatting: Follow current APA guidelines for style and formatting, as well as for citing your resources in the body of your paper and on the References page. See .
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

For this assignment, you will create a practice plan that will prepare you to take your place as a clinical mental health counselor who serves a selected population in your community. Completing this assignment will require you to think about the context in which you will someday serve clientsthe historical context, the network of mental health services currently available to clients in your community, and the labor market context that may influence your selected area of practice. This assignment will also invite you to envision yourself participating in a professional organization that supports clinical mental health counselors and the counseling profession.

Instructions

Note: Use the to complete this assignment.

1. Begin the assignment with the section labeled Historical Background. In this section:
   • Identify a population whom you would like to counsel someday (for example, children, teens, seniors, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with a particular disability or disorder). Provide reasons why you think you would find this area of counseling rewarding.
   • Concisely summarize key factors pertinent to the history and development of this area of clinical mental health counseling, including key events that have influenced counseling services available for this population.
2. The next section is Network and Practice:
   • Conduct an Internet search of all agencies that offer mental health services for your selected population in your community. Describe the network of mental health counseling services available for a client from your selected population across the continuum of care, considering inpatient, outpatient, partial treatment, and aftercare options.
   • Identify a potential professional niche for yourself within this network of services. Review information available in O*Net’s Summary Report for: 21-1014.00 – Mental Health Counselors, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (Fourth Edition) (DOT), and the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), found on the reading list. Analyze the skills, educational requirements, and average earnings of a counselor working in your area of interest in your state.
3. The next section is Supervision and Consultation:
   • Until you are fully licensed, you are required to work under the supervision of an experienced mental health professional. After reviewing the 2014 and the requirements for your state, describe plans for receiving clinical supervision to help you make ethical and legal decisions on the job.
   • After licensure, the professional counselor has the right to consult with a colleague on any case, particularly when there is the potential for serious or foreseeable harm to the client or others. Describe resources in your professional community with whom you could engage in case consultation. Identify practices you would use so that your case consultation would meet ethical and legal requirements.
4. The next section is Professional Organizations:
   • In this section, identify several national, state, regional, or special interest professional organizations that will support your practice as a professional counselor. Describe several ways in which you will benefit from affiliation with these professional counseling organizations.
5. In the last section Appendix A: Professional Counseling Disclosure Statement:
   • Prepare a hypothetical Professional Counseling Disclosure Statement that would meet ethical and legal standards for practice for you to work with an individual in your chosen private counseling setting, after you are fully licensed in your state. Include disclosure of the certifications, licenses, and credentials that you would need to acquire, as well as professional organization memberships that would support your area of expertise.

Review the rubric to make sure you understand how this assignment will be graded.

Submission Requirements

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Write coherently to support central ideas, with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
• Length of paper: 45 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page. (Do not include an abstract.)
• References: Use at least four different resources. These can come from assigned unit readings, peer-reviewed journals, or other scholarly resources.
• APA formatting: Follow current APA guidelines for style and formatting, as well as for citing your resources in the body of your paper and on the References page. See .
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Assignment 1

Your Assignment

Instructions. Please select one of the 3 following ethical scenarios listed below and write a paper to address the following:

(1) Why this is or is not an ethical dilemma,

(2) What are 1-3 of the BACB ethical codes (including code numbers) that apply to the situation,

(3) The steps or process you would recommend implementing based on the BACB Ethics code to address and resolve the issue, and

(4) Your personal reflection or reaction to the scenario.

Ethical Scenario I picked up:

“The supervisor of your ABA professional practice, who is a BCBA, instructs you to bill for twice as many hours per week compared to what you are actually providing. Her rationale is that your organization is having financial difficulties and cannot survive without this additional income. Explain how you would address this situation in accordance with the assignment instructions and the BACB Ethics Code.”

Paper requirements:

1. Approximately 3-pages in length, including the scenario you selected listed at the beginning of the paper, and NOT including your title and reference pages.
2. Written in APA format (**See link to APA publication style in the course site resources.)
3. Submitted as a Word document using Times New Roman 12 font.
4. Include an appropriate heading on the first page (i.e., College, Program name, Title of Paper, Assignment no., Your Name, and Date) and references to support methods or procedures used.
5. Include a citation of the current ethics code in your references. *Please use this link to download the current ethics code:

Please be sure to save your work using the naming convention:

Student last name, first name, ABA 507 Assignment 1

If you have utilized AI to assist you in any way in completing the assignment, please be sure to complete and submit the with your assignment submission (as per the and ).

Ethical Codes that I picked up and could be applied:

Section 1: Responsibility as a Professional:

Fundamentally, behavior analysts not only need to be honest and truthful in settings where they are conducting ABA activities, but behavior analysts need to promote honesty and truthfulness in general.

1.13: Coercive and exploitation relationships: behavior analysts do not abuse their power or authority by coercing or exploiting persons over whom they have authority

Section 2: Responsibility in Practice:

2.06 Accuracy in Service Billing and Reporting: Behavior Analysts identify their services accurately and include all required information on reports, bills, invoices, requests for reimbursement and receipts. They do not implement or bill non-behavioral services under an authorization or contract for behavioral services. If inaccuracies in reporting or billing are discovered, they inform all relevant parties (e.g. organizations, licensure board, funders), correct the inaccuracy in a timely manner, and document all actions taken in this circumstance and the evaluated outcomes.

For the behavior analyst, setting fees for services is often dictated by the third payor parties through established rate scales which are communicated through published and contractual agreements. In the United States, where the majority of services are paid by a third-party payor (health insurance), the families do not pay the behavior analyst or the organization directly. The behavior analyst or the company bills the insurance or third-party payer directly.

Section 3: Responsibility to Clients and stakeholders

3.01: Responsibility to clients: Behavior analysts act in the best interests of clients, taking appropriate steps to support clients rights, maximize benefits, and do no harm. They are also knowledgeable about and comply with applicable laws and regulations related to mandated reporting requirements.

References You can use :

Bailey, J. S., & Burch, M. R. (2016). Ethics for behavior analysts. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Behavior Analyst Certification Board. (2020).

Shillingsburg, PhD, BCBA-D, A. (2006). Retrieved May 2, 2022

Brodhead, M.T., Cox, D.J., & Quigley, S.P. (2018). Practical Ethics for Effective Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Elsevier, Academic Press. U.K. & U.S. IBSN: 9780128140994

Beirne, A., & Sadavoy, J. A. (2021). Understanding Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis: Practical Applications Second Edition. Routledge. ISBN: 9781032041353

Sush, D., & Najdowski, A. (2021). A Workbook of Ethical Case Scenarios in Applied Behavior Analysis (2nd Edition). Elsevier Science. ISBN: 9780323986250

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1 Young children give emotions to objects like thunder or the sun because of animism, a part of Piagets preoperational stage where children believe nonliving things have feelings and intentions.

2 Overcontrol means hiding or suppressing emotions, causing shy or withdrawn behavior. Undercontrol means poor emotional regulation, causing tantrums, aggression, or impulsive actions.

3 Seriation is the ability to arrange objects in order, such as shortest to tallest. It shows logical thinking during the concrete operational stage because children can compare and organize objects correctly.

So, when we talk about IQ tests, we’re basically comparing how well someone does on a test to others who are the same age. The score we get shows how our cognitive abilities, like being able to reason, remember things, and solve problems, stack up against the average for people our age. It’s a way to measure how we’re doing compared to our peers.

5Adolescents face challenges by:

Standing out: developing individuality

Fitting in: gaining peer acceptance

Measuring up: comparing abilities to others

Taking hold: becoming independent and planning for the future

6 Hypothetical-deductive reasoning is the ability to think scientifically by forming hypotheses and testing solutions logically, which develops in Piagets formal operational stage.

7 Adolescents act differently in different situations as they explore identity. A false self happens when they pretend to be someone they are not to gain approval, such as acting differently around friends.

8 Cliques are small groups of close friends who interact regularly. Crowds are larger social groups based on reputation or shared interests, like athletes or artists.

9 The teenager following parents expectations without exploring options is in identity foreclosure. The teenager exploring identities without deciding is in identity moratorium.

10 Forming a strong identity helps adolescents build confidence, relationships, goals, and personal values. Identity confusion can lead to insecurity, poor decision-making, and difficulty with relationships and future plans.

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topic : Stepping Outside of Comfort Zones Through Travel: Identity, Faith, and Life Purpose

Traveling outside of ones comfort zone reflects many of the central themes explored throughout this capstone seminar because it challenges individuals to grow emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually. Throughout the semester, the Creative Syllabus emphasized ideas such as travel, rebirth, perspective, personal alchemy, and embracing the unknown as important parts of becoming the emerging future self. Rather than viewing travel only as movement between places, this course encouraged students to see travel as a metaphor for life itself: a journey filled with uncertainty, transformation, reflection, and self-discovery. Stepping outside familiar environments often forces individuals to confront fears, rethink assumptions, and become more aware of who they are and what gives their life meaning.

One experience that shaped my understanding of these themes was traveling alone to Japan and South Korea. Before the trip, I was nervous about being completely outside of my comfort zone and so far away from home. However, the experience became meaningful because it forced me to embrace uncertainty instead of avoiding it. Throughout the seminar, we discussed the importance of embracing the unknown both in education and in life. Being in unfamiliar countries where I could not rely on normal routines pushed me to become more independent, adaptable, and reflective. Although it was uncomfortable at times, it helped me realize that personal growth often begins when people move beyond environments that feel completely safe or predictable.

This idea connects directly to LMUs mission of encouraging learning in all its forms and developing the whole personmind, body, and soul. Throughout the course, education was framed not simply as preparation for a career, but as preparation for living thoughtfully and meaningfully. Travel contributes to this kind of education because it teaches lessons that cannot always be learned inside a classroom. Experiencing unfamiliar cultures, perspectives, and ways of life broadens awareness and encourages reflection about identity, purpose, and relationships with others.

These ideas also connect to positive psychology and personality psychology. Positive psychology focuses on flourishing, resilience, and meaning, while personality psychology explores identity and personal growth. Research suggests that unfamiliar and challenging experiences contribute to self-expansion, meaning individuals grow psychologically by broadening their perspectives and experiences (Aron & Aron, 1996). Similarly, Zimmermann and Neyer (2013) found that intercultural experiences contribute to increased openness and personality development. Travel therefore becomes more than recreation; it becomes a process of identity formation and self-development.

The course theme of personal alchemy also strongly relates to this process. Throughout life, people continuously transform through experiences, reflection, and challenges. Gabriel Garca Mrquezs statement that life forces [human beings] time and again to give birth to themselves reflects this idea of continual rebirth and transformation. Travel often accelerates this process because unfamiliar situations require individuals to adapt and reflect more deeply about themselves and their values.

Many of these themes are reflected in The Alchemist. Santiagos journey begins when he leaves behind familiarity in search of his Personal Legend. Although he experiences fear and uncertainty, these challenges ultimately shape his understanding of himself and the world. The alchemist explains that There is only one way to learn Its through action. This quote reflects one of the central lessons of both the novel and this seminar: meaningful understanding comes through lived experience rather than remaining comfortable. Similarly, The Little Prince emphasizes the importance of perspective and emotional understanding. The foxs statement that One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes reinforces the idea that deeper meaning often exists beneath surface-level appearances. Travel encourages this deeper understanding because it exposes individuals to different cultures, perspectives, and ways of living.

The Creative Syllabus also emphasized the importance of perspective and having new eyes. Marcel Proust argued that true discovery comes not simply from visiting new places, but from learning to see differently. Traveling alone to Japan and South Korea allowed me to experience this idea personally because it changed the way I viewed both myself and the world around me. Ultimately, this capstone seminar emphasizes that growth often requires uncertainty, reflection, and openness to change. Traveling outside of comfort zones reflects these themes by demonstrating how unfamiliar experiences can shape identity, strengthen perspective, and contribute to the lifelong process of becoming.

Reflective Essay Pt 1: Identity, Positionality, and Psychological Science

Weight: 2.5% | Due: Week 1 May 8 | Format: You choose

Purpose

In this assignment, students will explore their personal identities and lived experiences

in relation to psychology, critically examining how their positionality may influence their

understanding of human behavior, research, and psychological practice. Students will

consider how intersections of gender, race, (dis)ability, sexual orientation, language,

citizenship status, socioeconomic status, education, and other identities shape both

their worldview and their approach to psychological knowledge.

The purpose of this assignment is to practice self-reflection and thinking while making

connections between personal positionality and perspectives on psychological

science. This foundational exercise will prepare students to critically engage with

issues of representation, bias, and diversity throughout the course.

THERE IS NO WRONG WAY TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT!

Task

Your task is to compose an essay that responds to the essential questions below. To

complete this assignment, focus on yourself and your own experiences. You can use

any format to structure your responses, including but not limited to:

Written essay

Letter to yourself, a future psychologist, or a peer

Spoken essay (with transcript)

Poetry or creative writing

Mixed media: combining text with artwork, photography, etc.

Any form of artwork!

You don’t need to cite outside sources unless you’ve identified a quote or concept that

is particularly meaningful to you. There is no “right” answer to these questions!

Essential Questions:

How do you define psychological well-being, mental health, or “normal” human

behavior? What personal experiences or cultural backgrounds influence these

definitions?

What identities or lived experiences have shaped your understanding of human

behavior and psychological processes? Consider both visible and invisible

aspects of your identity.

How might your positionality influence what psychological research questions

you find important or interesting? What populations or phenomena do you think

deserve more attention in psychological science?

Reflecting on your educational journey, what voices, perspectives, or ways of

knowing have been emphasized or marginalized in your learning about

psychology? How has this shaped your understanding of the field?

What is your relationship to psychological research and practice? Do you see

yourself as someone who could be a researcher, practitioner, or advocate? What

experiences inform this perspective?

How do you think psychology as a field could better serve diverse communities?

What changes do you think are needed?

Note: Essays should not be a list of responses to the questions above. Instead, write

an organized essay that uses these questions as guides to explore your relationship to

psychological science and diversity.

Criteria:

We will evaluate this essay based on the authenticity of your voice and demonstrated

effort to make connections between your personal experiences, identities, and your

understanding of psychological science and diversity issues.

This is a low-to-medium stakes assignment designed to help you prepare for

foundational discussions about diversity, representation, and critical perspectives in

psychological science.

Reflective Essay Pt 2

Weight: 2.5% | Due: Week 6 June 10| Format: You choose

At the end of the semester, students will return to this essay and complete a

follow-up reflection that examines how their perspectives have evolved throughout the

course.

Task for Final Reflection:

1. Evaluate your original essay and reflect on your initial responses

2. Add a new section that addresses:

How has your understanding of psychological science and diversity

changed since the beginning of the semester?

What course readings, discussions, or community-based project

experiences most influenced your thinking?

How do you now answer the original essential questions? What has

shifted?

What new questions about psychology, diversity, and representation have

emerged for you?

How might these insights influence your future academic, professional, or

personal decisions?

Format Options:

Add a new section to your original document

Write a dialogue between your “beginning-of-semester” and “end-of-semester”

selves

Create a comparative analysis highlighting changes in your thinking

Use any creative format that effectively demonstrates your growth and learning

Submission: Your final document should include both your original essay (unchanged)

and your new reflection This comparative reflection will serve as a capstone to your

learning journey and help you synthesize the critical perspectives you’ve developed

throughout the course.