Assignment 1: LASA 2: Final Project: Final Research Paper Submit your final research paper to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox by Monday, February 22, 2016. It should include a cover page, abstract, intro/lit review, method section, results (simply report what statistics you propose to use), discussion section, and reference page. Your final paper should be […]

1. Discuss antipsychotic drugs, and mention a few typical side effects. Briefly explain electroconvulsive therapy and neurosurgery.   2. List and explain the four basic techniques of Freudian psychoanalysis.   3. Briefly discuss two examples of each of the following categories of therapy: behavior, cognitive/cognitive-behavioral, and humanisticexperiential.   ** Three doublespaced pages APA format

The most common childhood disorders tend to fall into one of two categories: behavioral disorders or emotional disorders. This assignment will focus on the behavioral disorders of childhood, which include the following: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) Conduct disorder (CD) In this assignment, you will gain a better understanding of the similarities and […]

Imagine that you have traveled back in time to interview one of the theorists who followed Freud (Anna Freud, Klein, Kohut, Jung, Adler, or Horney). If you asked this person the question, “Tell me how your approach and your understanding of human nature differs from that of Sigmund Freud”, how do you think they would respond? Tell […]

Refer to the “Intervention Series #38 Anthony” video located in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Write a 1,050-to 1,400-word integrative paper that explores how Anthony’s addiction affects his life, his family’s life, and the community he lives in. Include at least two peer-reviewed scholarly articles that support your discussion or arguments. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Submit to […]

Do a little research to find a specific topic and learn about explanations on both sides. Consider what you think might best explain the observed facts of the case.   Write: Explain the topic you chose and why it is interesting or controversial. Present good arguments on more than one side of the issue (e.g. […]

Assignment 1: Discussion—Pros and Cons of Diagnosing Children One of the great controversies in the field of psychology relates to how we define normal and abnormal behavior. There is general agreement with the official definitions of abnormal behavior; that is, abnormal behavior is severe or maladaptive enough to need diagnosis and psychological or psychiatric treatment. […]

RESPONSE PAPER: ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY Carl Jung considered the development of our personality to be a process of individuation in which we need to integrate certain archetypal parts ourselves to become whole: the shadow, the persona, the anima and animus.He moved away from Freud’s medical model of neurosis to a holistic model of the psyche. This […]

Watch the Ted Talk by Jeffery Arnett who claims that there is a new ‘developmental’ stage he calls ‘Emerging Adulthood’. Answer the following questions in a reply on this discussion: 1. Do you believe that he is correct in saying that now in Western Developed Countries there is a new developmental stage? Why or why […]

For this week’s assignment, you are to compose a research essay that discusses ways to assess personalities, including the theories of Freud, Jung, and Skinner. You must include an explanation of Freud’s model of personality, Jung’s Neo-Freudian psychoanalytic theory, and Skinner’s learning theory. Describe which theory you think is most credible and the theory that […]