Category: Psychology

Part 1: In thinking about this unit, what are your thoughts on the following below:

1.) Any issues you need help with in regard to the Literature Review section? How has your experience been thus far in completing this part of the project in THIS unit specifically?

2.) Any issues you need help with in regard to the Gathering Data and Gathering Analysis and Interpretation sections? How has your experience been thus far in completing these parts of the project in THIS unit specifically? Textbooks:

1. Stringer, E. T., & Aragon, A. O. (2020). Action research (5th ed.). Sage Publications.

2. Pan, M. L. (2013). Preparing Literature Reviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (4th Ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing. Part2: LITERATURE REVIEW

(6-8 pages MINIMUM – this page minimum does not include the cover, abstract, or references pages, which are required as well)

In the fourth section of your report, you should include information about the case study that would be helpful in working with this family. Please include information from:

– Primary sources, secondary sources, professional literature, office reports, practice literature, or other information as applicable. You must include at least 6 peer reviewed and/or scholarly articles in your paper. Please use the library at Post or the virtual library as necessary. Online sources are acceptable but Wikipedia is not allowed as it is not an empirically validated source. Empirically validated sources are scholarly journals or sources that are research based. For example, People magazine and the New York Times are not considered scholarly or peer reviewed.

– Please provide information that supports the 1) need for an action research project for this case and 2) information to support any parts of the case study in regard to diagnosis or treatment models, etc.

– If your literature review involves statistical and numerical data, please remember to provide any relevant occurrences, comparisons, trends/history, central tendencies, distribution scores, or correlations necessary (see pages 81-82).

– Examples could be: What does the research say about single parent homes and violence rates? What does the research say about truancy and dropout rates? What does the research say about cultural factors in regard to spanking? Perhaps asking yourself a question about the case could help foster areas to include in the literature review.

– Please utilize the syllabus for this course to better understand the exact instructions for this written assignment.

– Assignments should be written in the format of the most current edition of the APA manual.

– Each paper must be submitted via Blackboard and emailed copies will not be accepted.

– Policies in regard to turning work in late also apply to these assignments.

– Each paper must be double spaced with size 12 Times New Roman font and 1 inch margins on all sides. Please use complete sentences, appropriate grammar, spelling, and references.

– You will also be required to use in-text references in your work in accordance with APA style to avoid plagiarism. Information to help with your writing is provided under the APA resources section of the course information tab.

– Plagiarism detection software will be used to scan each paper and any paper that is determined to have academic integrity issues will earn a score of 0 automatically. In preparing your submissions, please avoid using any information that you have previously submitted for credit in this or any other course for credit (self-plagiarism). This is not allowable according to the university and APA. Please see the information on the course information section of the course for more detailed information.

• Due Thursday by 11:59pm
• Points 100
• Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
• Available Feb 18 at 12am – Feb 26 at 11:59pm

Instructions: Answer all questions using systems thinking, incorporating shared lived experiences and analogies. Define new terminology where applicable. Provide real-world or personal analogies to illustrate your understanding.

Section 1: Central Nervous System Structures (30 points)

Objective: Use new terminology to explain major structures in the central nervous system through analogy and shared experiences.

1. Neural Network City: Imagine the central nervous system as a city. Identify at least three major structures (e.g., cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem) and describe their function using city components. (e.g., The brainstem is like the transportation hub that regulates traffic flow.) (10 points)
2. Personal Experience Connection: Describe a time when you experienced heightened sensory input, motor coordination, or memory recall. Explain which CNS structures were involved and how they worked together using proper terminology. (10 points)
3. Analogy Creation: The spinal cord is to the brain as _______ is to _______. Explain your analogy in detail. (10 points)

Section 2: Organization of Cortex (35 points)

Objective: Discuss the importance of cortical organization using systems thinking and real-world analogies.

1. Cortical Hierarchy & Experience: The cortex has different specialized areas (e.g., sensory, motor, association). Compare this to an experience in school, work, or a community setting where organization and specialization were essential. (10 points)
2. Functional Organization Challenge: Imagine a malfunction in cortical organization (e.g., damage to the motor cortex or sensory misprocessing). Describe how this would affect daily life using an analogy (e.g., Its like a factory where workers lose their roles). (15 points)
3. Plasticity and Adaptation: Neuroplasticity allows the brain to adapt to damage or learning experiences. Share an example from your own life or historical examples where adaptation led to success. Relate this to cortical reorganization. (10 points)

Section 3: Neurodevelopment (35 points)

Objective: Explain key stages of neurodevelopment using lived experiences and systems thinking.

1. Developmental Timeline: The stages of neurodevelopment (neurogenesis, migration, differentiation, synaptogenesis, pruning, myelination) are like growing up. Compare each stage to a life experience, childhood development, or community-building process. (15 points)
2. Critical Periods: Describe a time in your life when you learned something critical (e.g., language, music, sports). How does this relate to the concept of sensitive periods in neurodevelopment? (10 points)
3. Group Process Analogy: Imagine a group project or team forming over time. How does this resemble neurodevelopment from embryo to adulthood? (10 points)

Bonus Question (5 points):

Describe a situation where your brain had to quickly adapt to unexpected stimuli (e.g., catching a falling object, reacting to an emergency). Identify which brain structures were involved and explain their roles using a sports or survival analogy.

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As we age, our sensory abilities change in predictable ways. Unfortunately, during our geriatric years, much of the change in sensation is associated with a decrement or loss in ability. With old age, our senses become less acute, and we have trouble discriminating between subtle differences and sensing details. For example, our sense of smell decreases, and this partially contributes to the loss of taste.

Answer the following questions:

• What is the normal range of human hearing, and how does this range change with age? Why is it that younger people can hear high-pitched ringtones but older people cannot? How is this used to the advantage of younger people (e.g., when choosing cell phone ringtones)?
• What happens to the human eye as a person gets older? Consider what happens to the ability to perceive images at different distances when the lens becomes more rigid. How might a person with myopia benefit from changes with time?
• How do the changes in smell and taste interact? Discuss the different types of taste. Are there any specific tastes that are relatively preserved with age? Do food preferences change with one’s ability to taste different things? How does this impact food choice? This should be written in APA format, include in-text citation and references. One reference I prefer is: Kalat, J.W. (2023). Biological Psychology (14th ed). This can be single spaced. due 2/26/2026 by 10:30 pm eastern time.

Disorders and Treatment

Each disorder or injury on the topic list in Week 1 Assignment 3 involves some process of brain damage or chemical alteration. When a person is diagnosed with such a disorder, the focus is to find an effective treatment. The ideal treatment for a disorder or injury would involve a medicine that would stop or reverse the process that is causing damage or reset the chemical imbalance. In some cases, that is possible, such as when a person who has epilepsy is given a drug that stops the seizures. In other cases, such as with Alzheimer’s disease, the drug treatment involves symptom management because there is no effective way of slowing the brain damage that is occurring.

Assignment Specifics

Your goal for this assignment will be to research and find at least one medicine that is used for treatment or symptom management for your selected disorder or injury. Regardless of whether your treatment is a cure or a method of symptom management, you need to determine how the medicine works. Note that you do not need to be able to describe the specific mechanisms; however, you should be able to state the process in simplistic terms. For example, you might find that the medication does not alter the process of cell damage; however, it enables the neurotransmitters in the cells that remain to be used more effectively. After establishing how the treatment works, determine how effective the treatment is and how long the treatment will last. Will the person have to take the medicine for the rest of his or her life, or is it given during a brief time period? In some cases, the timing of medication application must be considered, for example, a clot-dissolving drug given in the early stages of clot formation in an ischemic stroke is more effective and leads to a better prognosis than when the drug is given later in the process.

This should be written on AUTISM DISORDER in APA format. Include in-text citation and references. You can use an outside source, but also use my textbook source, which is Kalat, J.W. (2023). Biological Psychology (14th ed). This should be double-spaced and 3 pages.

i need you to do this assignment based off the chapter im sending you. do not use ai . use simple words to explain do not use fancy vocabulary or i will make u redo it.make paragraphs short does not need to be long at all

3-2-1 Activity:

1. Three (One Paragraph)

Following the reading, record three big ideas learned from the chapter.

2. Two (One paragraph per quote)

Next, record two quotes that resonate with you and explain why.

3. One (One Paragraph)

Then record one question, comment or concern about the material.