With your understanding of sexual development among adolescents from the California Healthy Youth Act, discuss the content you plan to share with parents at this informational session. Your response should include at least 3 areas that are specified in the California Healthy Youth Act that will be part of the curriculum and an explanation of why […]
Read the article and discuss the author’s purpose and assertions. Provide examples in your responses. How has the practice of psychotherapy changed over the years? How do you think the field of psychotherapy should proceed in the future? What are
This week’s discussion was specially created to help you analyze concepts and knowledge (course learning goal #5) as well as to identify your own personal beliefs and values in the context of cognitive psychology (course learning goal #6). Please share what you understand about concepts. What are some ways we organize concepts? How do concepts contribute […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Robert Johnson, a 55-year-old man, is married with two adult children and five grandchildren. He is the assistant president of a large bank. In the first session, he tells you that it is becoming more difficult for him to hide his homosexuality. He has kept his homosexuality a secret his entire life. He knew he […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
