Entries by Daphne Hanson

Strategies for addressing career development

1.a. Super’s theory is very complex. Explain the basics of the theory as if you were educating a 15-year-old seeking career advice. 1.b. What are some Ethical and culturally relevant strategies for addressing career development with clients who live in poverty? How could you help advocate for change regarding the equal opportunity for those who […]

Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy

Compare and contrast Existential Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, and Gestalt Therapy. Address the similarities and differences in these therapy approaches’ theory of personality, theory of psychopathology, theory of therapeutic process, and therapeutic content, and discuss how all three can be combined for treatment.   Reference: Corey, G. (2017). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th […]

The function of the prefrontal cortex

How do excessive dopamine receptors play a role in the function of the prefrontal cortex in adult schizophrenia patients affecting their working memory and executive function? Give evidence to support studies done on rats or humans using each working memory and executive function with reference.

Positive effect of active coping

A study examined lower life satisfaction, active coping, and cardiovascular disease risk factors (diastolic and systolic blood pressure, body mass index, and circumferences) in older African Americans over the phases of an 18-month church-based intervention, using a quasi-experimental design. Participants (n = 89) were 45 years of age and older from six churches (three treatments, […]

Patriarchal perspective on relationship violence

You have been asked to participate in a radio show about relationship violence. You know that one of the other guests is an ardent supporter of the patriarchal perspective on relationship violence.  In preparation for the show, you want to make sure you understand her perspective and the critique you will make about the patriarchal […]

The importance of ethics in forensic psychology

Read the ethics complaint via the three module resource documents—an evaluation, the complaint, and the ethics board’s decision. Would you be able to identify the ethical problems? And more importantly, would you understand how to avoid committing them in the first place? In a post to this discussion topic, answer these questions: What does this […]

Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy

How can one conduct an effective study of Integrative Behavioural Couples Therapy? Group of answer choices Train therapists in the community to deliver Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy in a laboratory-based study, and compare treatment outcomes to those obtained with graduate-level therapists.   Bring couples into the lab to receive treatment from graduate-level supervised therapists and […]

What did a longitudinal study of extramarital sex

What did a longitudinal study of extramarital sex by Previti and Amato (2004) suggest is most accurate about the causal link between infidelity and relationship dissatisfaction? Group of answer choices When a couple of experiences infidelity, they are more likely to then have communication problems such as demand withdrawal.   Spouses who are more depressed […]