Category: Psychology

Assignment Purpose

This assignment gives you the opportunity to develop expertise on a specific mental disorder by conducting in-depth research. You will examine the disorder from multiple perspectivesclinical, theoretical, critical, and practicalto deepen your understanding of how we conceptualize and treat psychopathology in counseling practice.

Instructions

Select one disorder from the DSM-5-TR to study in depth. Your paper should address all four sections below. Use current scholarly research (peer-reviewed journals) to support your analysis throughout.

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Requirements

• Length: 8-9 pages of content (title page and references do not count toward page length)
• Format: APA 7th edition (including title page, running head, in-text citations, and references)
• Sources: Minimum of 7 scholarly sources (peer-reviewed journal articles)

Text book Maddux, J. E., & Winstead, B. A. (Eds.). (2025). Psychopathology: Foundations for

• a contemporary understanding (6th ed.)
• Must include the DSM-5-TR
• Writing: Graduate-level writing with clear organization, proper grammar, and professional tone

Paper Sections

Section 1: Clinical Overview

Provide a comprehensive clinical picture of the disorder:

• DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria: Include all criteria, specifiers, and severity indicators
• Prevalence and demographics: Who is most commonly diagnosed? What are the prevalence rates?
• Onset and course: When does this disorder typically begin? How does it progress over time?
• Comorbidity and differential diagnosis: What other disorders commonly co-occur? What disorders might be confused with this one and why?

Section 2: Etiology & Contributing Factors

Examine what research tells us about the causes and contributing factors:

• Biological factors: Genetics, neurobiology, brain structure/function, medical conditions
• Psychological factors: Cognitive patterns, personality traits, trauma history, developmental experiences
• Social/environmental factors: Family dynamics, socioeconomic stress, discrimination, cultural context, systemic factors
• Theoretical models: What are the current theories or frameworks for understanding this disorder?

Section 3: Critical Analysis

This is the heart of your paper. This section requires you to go beyond describing the disorder and engage in thoughtful analysis about the social, political, and systemic contexts of diagnosis. Think critically about the diagnosis itself:

• How might sociopolitical factors (such as systemic oppression, poverty, trauma, or marginalization) contribute to the development of this disorder OR be mistaken for symptoms of this disorder?
• What are current controversies or debates in the field about this diagnosis?
• What are the limitations of the DSM framework for understanding this disorder?
• How might diagnostic biases related to gender, race, class, or other identities influence who gets diagnosed?
• What power dynamics should counselors be aware of when working with clients with this diagnosis?

Section 4: Treatment & Clinical Implications

Apply your research to clinical practice:

• What are the evidence-based treatment approaches for this disorder?
• What assessment tools or considerations are important?
• What practical recommendations would you offer to counselors working with clients with this disorder?
• What important considerations should counselors keep in mind when working with diverse client populations with this diagnosis?

Requirements

• Length: 8-9 pages of content (title page and references do not count toward page length)
• Format: APA 7th edition (including title page, running head, in-text citations, and references)
• Sources: Minimum of 7 scholarly sources (peer-reviewed journal articles)
• Must include the DSM-5-TR
• Writing: Graduate-level writing with clear organization, proper grammar, and professional tone

Create a PowerPoint digital toolkit for behavior analysts focused on culture, cultural humility, and ethical responsibilities. This toolkit will include direct resources (articles, podcasts, videos, et cetera) and serve as a practical guide for professionals. All links to additional resources should be clickable and lead directly to the intended source. Each link should function properly, without leading to error pages, and the content should be accessible to viewers without restrictions. Additionally, each slide should feature a unique source. Please do not reuse the same link across multiple slides. Every slide should include a different resource to provide a broader range of information and avoid duplication

Create a PowerPoint Presentation using the Cultural Humility in Practice: Digital Resource Toolkit I added the template USE TEMPLATE DO NOT CHANGE THE FORMAT PLEASE WORK INSIDE THE TRMPLATE

I NEED 2 Resources: behavior analytic scholarly or professional resources published within the last 10 years.

I PROVIDED 1 SCHOLARY SOURCE PLEASE FIND THE 2ND ONE

PLEASE , Find an additional behavior analytic research article from a peer-reviewed journal.

A scholarly resource is a credible, evidence-based publication authored by experts and often peer-reviewed, such as journal articles, academic books, professional podcasts, or dissertations

Slide 1: Title Slide:

Title of the presentation.

Your name.

Date.

University.

Instructor name.

Slide 2: Introduction:

Brief overview of the toolkit’s purpose and importance.

Slide 3: Describe Culture from a Behavioral Perspective:

Include a detailed description of culture from a behavioral perspective, with more than one example and support your description with a recent behavior-analytic scholarly source using APA-style in-text citations.

Note: Culture is different from cultural humility. Make sure to focus on the definition of culture in this section.

Consider how behavior analysis would explain culture and the behavior of those group members.

Consider the ADDRESSING model (Conners & Capell, 2021) for examples of cultural groups.

Provide one behavior analytic resource in addition to the scholarly source related to culture from a behavior analytic perspective (for example, blog, website, YouTube video, another article).

Slide 4: Importance of Incorporating Culture:

Discuss the importance of incorporating culture as part of a clients/participants context in applied practice and support your discussion with a recent behavior-analytic scholarly source using APA-style in-text citations.

Provide three specific examples of how analysts can incorporate culture in their practices.

Consider intake, assessment, intervention/treatment, materials, and trainings

Provide one behavior analytic resource in addition to the scholarly source related to incorporating culture into practice (for example, blog, website, YouTube video, article).

Slide 5: Describe Cultural Humility:

Include a detailed description of cultural humility and support your description with a recent behavior-analytic scholarly source using APA-style in-text citations.

Discuss three or more potential benefits of adopting culturally humble approaches in applied practice.

Provide three or more examples of what may happen if a humble approach is not used.

Provide one additional behavior analytic resource in addition to the scholarly source related to cultural humility for example, blogs, websites, videos, continuing education, articles).

Slide 6: Skills for Cultural Humility:

Discuss and explain three or more specific skills needed to adopt culturally humble approaches and support your discussion with a recent behavior-analytic scholarly source using APA-style in-text citations.

Describe ways to develop and maintain those skills, supporting your discussion with several examples and recent research.

Provide one behavior analytic resource in addition to the scholarly source to aid with developing self-awareness and other skills needed to be culturally humble (for example, self-assessments, blogs, websites, YouTube videos, articles).

Slide 7: Culturally Humble Responses:

Consider the statements from a marginalized group expressing concerns about ABA practices.

“We feel like the ABA techniques don’t respect our family’s traditions and values. It seems like we’re being asked to change too much about who we are and how we interact with our child. Our cultural practices are very important to us, and we want any intervention to respect and include these practices.”

I’m worried that the ABA strategies aren’t considering my child’s unique cultural background and identity. It feels like their individuality is being overlooked, and the focus is just on changing behaviors without understanding the cultural context. We want our child to feel proud of their heritage and not feel like they have to fit into different norms that don’t match our family’s values.

The current ABA approach feels very rigid and doesn’t seem to consider our family’s way of doing things. We’re concerned that it’s not the right fit for us because it doesn’t allow for flexibility or consideration of our cultural customs. We want to work with professionals who understand and respect our cultural background and can adapt their methods to better suit our family’s needs.

Offer three supporting examples of culturally humble responses in action based on these statements.

Include how you would verbally respond and what actions you could take in practice to address such statements within the context of the marginalized group.

Provide one behavior analytic resource to help behavior analysts support individuals and their families in such instances (for example, blog, website, YouTube video, article).

Slide 7: Conclusion:

Summarize the key points of the toolkit.

Emphasize the importance of cultural humility in behavior analysis.

Slide 7:References:

List all the behavior analytic scholarly resources used in the presentation in APA format.

You do not need to include the additional resources on the references page since they are just for extra guidance and not directly used as supporting research.

For each reference, provide a 2-3 sentence summary explaining the main point of the source and its relevance to the toolkit.

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Make sure to follow instructions and Rubric

This is a 400 word post

then followed by 2 replies 250 word each

Requires a minimum of two (2) scholarly sources within the last 10 years

Please make sure sources/references are professional APA 7th edition (not student)

I need it by Friday 12 pm please, if sooner, that would be great

Once post is received, I can send you the 2 posts to reply to

Please don’t plagiarize or use AI, professors do check

Please include a report that the paper is AI-free and not plagiarized.

For this assignment, you will write a two-page paper exploring and applying the American Psychological Associations Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (

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For this assignment you should:

• Select and summarize one General Principle and one Section.
• Connect the Principle/Section to your internship experience. Explore how it is applied or not applied at your organization.
• Compose at two typed pages.

Please work on step 2 and I have attached step 1 that you made for refresher.

Submit a written response addressing each question. Written submissions should be a minimum of one pages, typed and double-spaced, (approximately 250-500 words). Reflect on the content covered in Module 2: Conception, Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn. This reflection should focus on how the information and theories discussed in this module relate to your own life experiences and interests. In your reflection, discuss the following: Reflect on how the information and theories you learned about in this module relate to your own experiences and development and/or the experiences and development of someone you know. For example, can you identify experiences in your own life that align with what you learned? Can you think of any experiences from your observations of others that can be connected to this module’s content? How do these experiences support or challenge what you learned? Reflect on how this module’s content aligns with your interests in psychology or related fields. How might the content youve learned about in this module inform your future studies or career? Are there particular aspects of prenatal development that you find especially intriguing? Discuss how you might apply this knowledge in practical settings, such as in your interactions with children, in educational environments, or in your own research project