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Category: Psychology

  • OCD Evaluation

    Topic

    OCD Evaluation

    Instructions

    Part 1: Ask ChatGPT (or another FAU sanctioned AI see ) to write 10 open-ended questions that you would ask the young man from the film Living with OCD a documentary”.

    Part 2: Provide a critical evaluation of the effectiveness of each question in terms of diagnosing and helping the patient. Minimum of 5 sentences each, per question.

    Living with OCD – A Documentary

    (Eric Medina, 2011)

    Requirements: N/A

  • Hiring Decision and Self Reflections

    writing a paper thats 3 pages long with two sections hiring decision and self reflections

  • Developmental Psychology and Gerontology

    write a discussion post with at least 500 words on the topic option: Examine how moral and social development evolve as we age. What factors influence these changes, and how do they manifest in different life stages? Provide relevant examples to support your discussion. Assignments should be original with no AI detectable. I will provide the textbooks used for the class.

    Requirements:

  • Discussion 3-1 Co-Sleeping and SIDS

    Child-rearing presents as a set of culturally bound practices that can complement or conflict with research and health promotional practices. The practice of co-sleeping and the risk reduction practices for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) have become conflictual in recent years. In preparation for this discussion, review the website and article provided in the Module Three Reading and Resources for information on each side of this argument. You may locate resources on this topic on your own. In your initial post for this discussion, formulate a research-supported position on co-sleeping regarding risks versus benefits. Should co-sleeping be discouraged? Are there specific developmental advantages supported by research for co-sleeping? What are the cultural considerations for co-sleeping practices? Are the risks for co-sleeping (either social, emotional, or health-related) significantly supported by research to take a position against co-sleeping? Consider what you would advise as a professional in the promotion of optimal development.

  • Psychology Question

    2 pages per reflection paper with case study. For Reflection paper Answer the questions based on the readings Nichols, M. P., & Davis, S. D. (2020). The essentials of family therapy, 7th ed. Hoboken, NJ: Pearson:

    What aspects of Structural Family Therapy had an impact on your thinking clinically, personally, and/or theoretically? What dimensions do you agree or disagree with as a future counselor? What could you foresee incorporating into your own life as well and into your counseling career? What is still left unanswered that would encourage you to pursue further clarification?

    For Case study use MRI Systemic Approach Interventions and answer the questions 1-2 Paragraph:

    • Develop one specific intervention or directive aligned with your model.
    • Be concrete (what exactly would the therapist say or assign?).
    • What is the intended systemic impact?

    Case Vignette: The Ramirez Family

    The Ramirez family presents for therapy due to concerns about 15-year-old Sofia, who has recently refused to attend school. Over the past three months, Sofia has complained of stomachaches in the mornings and becomes tearful or irritable when pressured to go to school. She has missed 18 days this semester.

    Family Members

    1. Elena (Mother, 44): Describes herself as very close to Sofia. She checks in with her frequently throughout the day via text and often allows Sofia to stay home when she appears distressed. Elena reports experiencing anxiety when she was younger and says she doesnt want Sofia to suffer like I did.
    2. Carlos (Father, 47): Works long hours. He reports frustration with the situation and believes Sofia is avoiding responsibility. He thinks Elena is too soft and that Sofia needs firmer discipline. Arguments between Carlos and Elena about parenting have increased.
    3. Mateo (Son, 12): Quiet during sessions. When asked about the school refusal, he shrugs and says, Its always about Sofia anyway. His grades have recently dropped.
    4. Sofia (daughter, 15): Reports feeling overwhelmed at school but struggles to identify a clear reason. Denies bullying. Becomes tearful when discussing school. Often withdraws when her parents argue about her attendance.

    Presenting Concerns

    Sofia reports feeling overwhelmed at school but cannot clearly explain why. She denies bullying. When Sofia stays home, Elena rearranges her work schedule to be with her. Carlos often withdraws from the conflict, spending more time in the garage or at work. Parental disagreements escalate the night before school days. Family dinners have become tense; discussions often center on Sofias attendance. The extended family (grandmother) tells Elena she must protect Sofia from stress.

    Observed Interaction in Session

    When Sofia becomes tearful while describing school, Elena moves closer and puts her arm around her. Carlos leans back, crosses his arms, and looks away. If Carlos challenges Sofia (Youre fine. Just go.), Elena quickly intervenes (Shes trying!). Sofia then becomes quieter and looks down.

    When the therapist asks Mateo how this affects him, Elena answers for him.

    Requirements: 2-3

  • Understanding the InTasc Standards

    Below is the assignment overview

    Assignment: Understanding the InTASC Standards

    Overview

    The Understanding the InTASC Standards assignment is designed to help you become familiar with the professional standards that guide effective teaching practice. The Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) standards describe what teachers should know and be able to do in order to support student learning, development, and ethical practice.

    Through this assignment, you will analyze the standards, reflect on their significance, and begin to connect them to your own emerging identity as a professional educator.

    Purpose

    This assignment supports your development as a reflective practitioner by helping you:

    • Understand the expectations of the teaching profession
    • Connect theory from educational psychology to professional standards
    • Reflect on how these standards will inform your future teaching practice

    Assignment Tasks

    You are required to complete two components:

    Part I: Written Reflection

    Write a reflection paper that addresses the following:

    • Provide a brief overview of the InTASC standards
    • Identify two to three standards that you believe are most critical for beginning teachers
    • Explain why you selected these standards and how they connect to concepts discussed in this course (e.g., learner development, learning environments, ethical practice)
    • Reflect on how these standards will guide your growth as a future educator

    Your reflection should be clear, thoughtful, and grounded in course concepts.

    Part II: Visual Representation

    Create a visual representation that illustrates how the InTASC standards are interconnected. This may be presented as:

    • A concept map
    • An infographic
    • A chart or diagram

    The visual should clearly show relationships among the standards and demonstrate your understanding of how they work together to support effective teaching.

    Submission Requirements

    • Written reflection must be typed and submitted as a Word document or PDF
    • Visual representation may be embedded in the document or uploaded as a separate file
    • All components must be submitted through Blackboard
    • Assignments submitted via email will not be accepted

    Requirements: 2-3 Pages

  • Recommend an Eating Disorders or Obesity Prevention Program

    Your Signature Assignment represents the culmination of your learning for the course. It allows you to apply the theories and concepts related to identifying at-risk populations for eating disorders or obesity and propose an awareness and prevention program.

    Instructions

    This week, imagine you work at a wellness center on a university campus. You are assigned the task of proposing a program to the wellness director on campus, to help prevent eating disorders or obesity in students who are identified as at risk for an eating disorder/obesity based on a preoccupation with weight and body shape / BMI. Please target your program to either men or women. If you have another target population that you would be interested in researching for this proposal, please contact your instructor to discuss alternative options.

    Be sure your proposal covers the following:

    • Discuss eating disorders / obesity within the target population.
    • Include assessment of prevention programs.
    • Include identification of at-risk populations.
    • Address recruitment of at-risk populations.
    • Include a sample advertisement for this program that could be used on the university website or Facebook page.
    • Include a workshop outline.Specific features of your prevention program such as behavior modification
    • Location
    • Length
    • Activities
    • Discuss how this program may need to be adjusted to work with other populations.

    Length: 12-15 pages, not including title and reference pages

    Resources: Include a minimum of 7 – 10 scholarly resources, some of which you may have located as part of previous assignments. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

    American Psychiatric Association. (2023). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders (4th ed.).

    Fairburn, C. G. (2008). Cognitive behavior therapy and eating disorders. Guilford Press.

    Hay, P., Mitchison, D., & Collado, A. E. (2017). Prevalence and burden of eating disorders: Current population estimates. Current Psychiatry Reports, 19(6), 41.

    Lock, J., & Le Grange, D. (2015). Family-based treatment: Where are we and where should we be going? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 48(6), 721733.

    Treasure, J., Duarte, T. A., & Schmidt, U. (2020). Eating disorders. The Lancet, 395(10227), 899911.

    American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text rev.; DSM-5-TR). American Psychiatric Publishing.

    Rubino, F., Puhl, R. M., Cummings, D. E., Eckel, R. H., Ryan, D. H., Mechanick, J. I., Nadglowski, J., Salas, X. R., Schauer, P. R., Twenefour, D., Apovian, C. M., Aronne, L. J., Batterham, R. L., Berthoud, H.-R., Boza, C., Busetto, L., Dicker, D., De Groot, M., Eisenberg, D., … Dixon, J. B. (2020). Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity. Nature Medicine, 26(4), 485497.

    Puhl, R. M., Lessard, L. M., & Himmelstein, M. S. (2020). Reducing weight stigma: What works? American Psychologist, 75(2), 227229. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000530

    Powell-Wiley, T. M., Poirier, P., Burke, L. E., Desprs, J.-P., Gordon-Larsen, P., Lavie, C. J., Lear, S. A., Ndumele, C. E., Neeland, I. J., Sanders, P., St-Onge, M.-P., & American Heart Association Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. (2021). Obesity and cardiovascular disease: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 143(21), e984e1010.

    Wharton, S., Lau, D. C. W., Vallis, M., Sharma, A. M., Biertho, L., Campbell-Scherer, D., Adamo, K., Alberga, A., Bell, R., Boul, N., Boyling, E., Brown, J., Calam, B., Clarke, C., Crowshoe, L., Divalentino, D., Forhan, M., Freedhoff, Y., Gagner, M., … Rueda-Clausen, C. F. (2020). Obesity in adults: A clinical practice guideline. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 192(31), E875E891. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.191707

    Wilding, J. P. H., Batterham, R. L., Calanna, S., Davies, M., Van Gaal, L. F., Lingvay, I., McGowan, B. M., Rosenstock, J., Tran, M. T. D., Wadden, T. A., Wharton, S., Yokote, K., Zeuthen, N., & Kushner, R. F. (2021). Once-weekly semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity. New England Journal of Medicine, 384(11), 9891002.

    Bray, G. A., Kim, K. K., & Wilding, J. P. H. (2017). Obesity: A chronic relapsing progressive disease process. Obesity Reviews, 18(7), 715723.

    Garvey, W. T., et al. (2016). AACE/ACE clinical practice guidelines for obesity. Endocrine Practice, 22(Suppl. 3), 1203.

    Jensen, M. D., et al. (2014). Management of overweight and obesity in adults. Circulation, 129(25), S102S138.

    Puhl, R. M., & Heuer, C. A. (2010). Obesity stigma. Obesity, 18(8), 15281534.

    Wadden, T. A., & Bray, G. A. (2018). Handbook of obesity treatment (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.

    Jastreboff, A. M., Aronne, L. J., Ahmad, N. N., Wharton, S., Connery, L., Alves, B., Kiyosue, A., Zhang, S., Liu, B., Bunck, M. C., & Stefanski, A. (2022). Tirzepatide once weekly for the treatment of obesity. New England Journal of Medicine, 387(3), 205216.

  • Discussion

    In the face of complex health decisions, most people draw on their social network to provide advice, confirmation, and support (Pescosolido, 1992; Strain, 1990). These social ties constitute the lay referral system, a term that Eliot Freidson (1960) coined to describe family members, friends, and neighbors who assist individuals in interpreting bodily changes and deciding on a course of action. Discuss the following question in 200 words.

    • What are the beliefs about illnesses that lead some people to use the lay referral system instead of formal treatment?

    Textbook: Taylor, Shelley and Stanton, Annette. (2021). Health Psychology. McGraw Hill. Eleventh Edition.

    Requirements: 200 words

  • The Impact of Death Anxiety on Mental Health

    The research paper must consist of (6) pages total, which includes the cover and reference pages. Three (3) peer-reviewed journal articles, scientific studies associated with the discussion. The reference page must include at least 4 references in APA format, 12-point font, 1-inch margins. In the paper, define and thoroughly explain a theory.

  • 6.2 Critical Thinking Question: Middle Age Adult

    As a middle age adult, hypothetically, reflect on your employability skills, identify your own career strategy and relate it to the job market. (I NEED THIS INFORMAL/SOUNDING PERSONAL AS POSSIBLE PLEASE)