TIMELINE OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

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The goal of this assignment is to illustrate some of the important events throughout history which have shaped the development of abnormal psychology as a field of study. When creating your timeline, please remember to place your events in chronological order with time-frames included.

Create a timeline that displays the development of abnormal psychology. Include at least five to seven main milestones. Include a time-frame for each milestone Put the milestones discussed in chronological order Include a small paragraph (3 sentences minimum) about each milestone summarizing and discussing the importance of this event. Cite all of your information. Be sure to include citations and a reference page. (Feel free to use the sample timelines attached to this message as a template or to give you ideas for formatting)

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Question 1;Explain and discuss Leahey’s (2013) claim that “Descrates dug a hole” (p. 147) for psychology

question2; Using the lecture material, explain the difference between primary and secondary properties. Do you agree that secondary properties exist only in the mind?

3Experimental ResearchThe effects of an antidepressant medication on reducing symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder in males and females, ages 18 – 25, who have been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and live in Pinellas County, Florida

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What are the features of quasi-experimental variables and designs? Under what conditions would this type of approach be appropriate?

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PCN-540 Topic 5: Short Answer Questions

Directions: Provide short answers of 100-150 words each for the following questions/statements. Do not exceed 200 words for your response. Use the textbook, and any other scholarly resources to support your responses. Include at least two to three peer-reviewed journal articles beyond the textbook and course readings.

1. What are the features of quasi-experimental variables and designs? Under what conditions would this type of approach be appropriate? Provide at least one example in your response.

2. What is the primary role and function of action research as applied to counseling psychology?

References……Conduct a well research on the topic.

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– I: ‘dug a hole’ metaphor- Leahey’s suggesting that Descartes did not have a positive. Psychology fell into a hole, ‘hole’ demonstrates the struggle to progress in psychology. – II: problems identified by Leahey: how the mind or soul and body interact; Problem of interaction. “location problem of the mind”, Problem of the other minds and problem of homunculus – Problems identified by lecturer: Impossibility of science of psychology Problem of interaction Problem of representationism, idealism and the slide into solipsism, reification of consciousness, consciousness transparent to itself. – Explain and discuss- why are problems supposed to be problems?

– Discuss: are problems really problems for psychology?

word count:500

Why is it important to learn statistics in the study of Psychology?

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Why is it important to learn statistics in the study of Psychology?

Compare the criteria of the scientific method with everyday decision-making. In what ways is the scientific method superior? Is it inferior in any way? Can it blind us into thinking it is the only way to gather and interpret data? From your research or experience, provide an example to support your answer, and respond substantively to at least two of your classmates’ responses.

A student named Lisa (who you will be taking statistics with) conducted a survey. In her sample, 83% of mothers employed outside the home would rather be home raising children. She concluded that “the statistical analyses prove that most working women would rather be at home.” What are the statistical issues with this conclusion?

please provide scholarly references

2Select a film or book and review it as an Abnormal Psychology student, not just a movie-watcher or reader. You will provide a summary of the selected movie/book and discuss it from a psychological perspective. You should explain and discuss the mental illness depicted in the film/book. Based on your knowledge from class and your text, determine if it accurately depicts the disorder identified or if it is flawed. Be sure to discuss the observable behaviors that support this diagnosis.
Your paper must be typed, double-spaced and 1-2 pages long (i.e., no less than 1 page, but no more than 2 pages long). The font size should be Times New Roman, 12 point, 1″ margins. You can choose the film or book but if you don’t want to I can choose it for you. If you decide to choose one, please let me approve it first. Quality and punctuality is very important. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Review a serial killer from the U.S. in the last 50 years that has been or was diagnosed with one of the personality disorders described in the chapter.

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Abnormal Psychology
Question 1
Serial Killers
The United States has been home to some of the most famous and vicious serial killers in the history of mankind. Many of our most recent serial killers have well documented cases.
Review a serial killer from the U.S. in the last 50 years that has been or was diagnosed with one of the personality disorders described in the chapter.
In your 1-2 paragraph discussion you will identify the serial killer, provide the personality disorder, and provide historical descriptions of his/her behaviors that support that diagnosis. You will also provide a brief summary of the diagnostic criteria for that diagnosis.
Following your 1-2 paragraph description you will need to discuss your opinion on whether or not psychological treatment should be made available for these types of criminals. Why or why not?
Question 2
After reading chapter 9 and watching the video “Are the Voices in the Genes—Schizophrenia”, Write a 1 page paper looking at the genetic factors involved in schizophrenia.
Specifically, discuss the findings of family studies, twin studies and adoption studies and what they suggest about the genetic component of schizophrenia.
Introduction to Sociology II
Question 3
Science and the American Public
In 500 words, answer the following four questions using the information from Chapters 8 and 14 along with your own research on science education in your community and in the United States.

What      did you find when you researched science education in your community?;
What      are common controversies in science and health education in the United      States?;
Is the      teaching of scientific theories, such as evolution, restricted and if so,      why do you think this is so?;
What      is the social impact of restricting scientific education and limiting the      information students receive about evolution, time dating of the earth,      fossil records, human sexual functioning, and so forth?

Question 4
This week you will be creating the outline for your final.
For the final in this course, you will create a photographic essay to illustrate a social problem, summarize and discuss that social problem using sociological concepts and one sociological perspective, and research two different social movements devoted to solving or alleviating this social problem.
Your outline should include the following information:
Review the Photo Essays that are presented throughout your text. What photo essays are did you like and/or are considering modeling for your own Photo Essay?
Choose a social problem of interest and important to you.
Ideas you are thinking about for the creation of your own Photo Essay that illustrates the social problem.
You can use Microsoft Word and Google Images to copy and paste images into a word document.
Write a brief description of the social problem. What 4-6 social concepts are you going to highlight?
What perspective are you going to use (structural-functionalism, conflict, or symbolic interactionist)? How would this sociological perspective examine and explain the social problem?
Research two different organizations or social movement devoted to solving or alleviating this social problem. What two organizations are you going to use?
Question 5
Crime in the Media
Spend 1-2 days noting images of crime in the media on television and/or in movies. Watch the nightly news, television programs, movies, and read newspaper articles (online or in print). Keep a journal of what types of crimes are reported, discussed or shown, who are the perpetrators of the crime (gender, race, ethnicity, age, social class), who are the victims of the crime (gender, race, ethnicity, age, social class), and how is the crime handled by law enforcement. Note the overall message about crime in society that you receive from these images.
Go to the website for the Bureau of Justice Statistics at www.bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov. Click on the subheading, “Crime Type,” at the left side of the page. Read through the summaries for each crime type, noting major themes and trends.
Write a 500 word essay describing your findings from the media analysis and comparing these media images with the information you found on the website for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Be sure to discuss, differences between media images about crime and realities based on national statistics. What information from the website surprised you? What is your overall reaction about this information? Why do you think the media portrays crime as increasing, when national numbers show that violent crime has been decreasing since 1994?
Question 6
Final
For the final in this course, you will create a photographic essay to illustrate a social problem, summarize and discuss that social problem using sociological concepts and one sociological perspective, and research two different social movements devoted to solving or alleviating this social problem. Final Directions:
Review the Photo Essays that are presented throughout your text.
Choose a social problem of interest and important to you. Create your own Photo Essay that illustrates the social problem.
In at least 400 words summarize and discuss the social problem using sociological concepts discussed in the text.
In at least 400 words analyze the social problem using one of the sociological perspectives (structural-functionalism, conflict, or symbolic interactionist) presented in the text. How would this sociological perspective examine and explain the social problem?
Research two different organizations or social movement devoted to solving or alleviating this social problem. In at least 400 words compare and contrast the methods or strategies these organizations use to address the social problem and your evaluation of these methods.
Turn in a document that includes the photo essay, summary of the social problems, analysis using the sociological perspective, and evaluation of organizations that address this social problem. Document should be approximately 1000 words plus the Photo Essay.

Psychology is a field that requires?curiosity. We wonder about humans and their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and then try to figure out what’s going on

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Psychology is a field that requires?curiosity. We wonder about humans and their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and then try to figure out what’s going on. In this 4-part “I’ve Always Wondered” Project, you get to (eventually) answer one of those questions you’ve always had about humans.
For this assignment, you will:
PART 1) Ask 2 questions + reference relevant sections of your textbook
FIRST: Be curious and?ask two college-level questions about human behavior and/or mental processes.?Make sure these questions are focused on topics you are interested in, as you will be working with one of these questions for the rest of the quarter.
College-level questions ARE open-ended, debatable, and require critical thinking. They are NOT definitional (ex. What is a neuron?) or closed-ended (can be answered with a single word or phrase,?or with a YES or NO answer: ex. Does yoga relieve stress?). Please make sure to?consider this as you choose how to word your questions.
Having trouble coming up with research questions? Feeling new to the field of psychology and are not sure where to start? Skim through your textbook for topics that interest you, and check out the following websites?for some topics to base your research question on:
http://psychology.about.com/od/psychologywriting/tp/psychology-paper-topics.htm?(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
https://explorable.com/psychology?(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
THEN:?For each research question, locate information in your textbook that could help you answer your question. For help, refer to the subject index at the back of the book. Some topics will be easier to find than others, so if you’re having trouble with this, feel free to email me.
For each research question you have posed, list which?pages in your textbook will help you answer your research question AND provide 3-4 sentences explaining why this section of the textbook is relevant to your question (i.e. demonstrate that you have actually read this section by highlighting some specific details from the textbook).??
Your post should look like this:
Research Question # 1:?
Textbook pages and relevance to question:
Research Question #2:
Textbook pages and relevance to question:
PART 2) After posing your questions, you will: Read your peers’ questions and reply to at least 1 person who does not yet have a reply. Please start your post with the person’s name. In your reply,?you must either 1) try to improve the wording of at least one of their research questions or 2) provide an additional section from the textbook that might be helpful and explain why. Attempts to improve the question might be editing to be open-ended, narrowing the topic, helping to be more critical, etc.?You can also “like” other people’s questions if you want to!
Some example questions:
1) How do babies learn language?
2) Why can some people use drugs without any addiction issues while other people become dependent upon those substances?
3) Why do we dream?
4) How do we become prejudiced, and how can we reduce prejudice?

text book:?

Myers,D. G.,& DeWall,C.N. (2016).Exploring psychology in modules (10th Edition). New York, NY:Worth Publishers.

consider contextualization by evaluating the fundamental and far-reaching role of culture.

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One of the central premises of social psychology is the power of the situation. The very definition of social psychology reflects this, pointing out the influence of others on thoughts, feelings, and actions.  In this discussion, we will consider contextualization by evaluating the fundamental and far-reaching role of culture.

To inform your thinking on this topic, begin by reading “Toward a Psychological Science for a Cultural Species” (Heine & Norenzayan, 2006), “Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Applied Social Psychological Research” (Ross, 2004), and “Reflections on the Stanford Prison Experiment: Genesis, Rransformations, Consequences” (Zimbardo, Maslach, & Haney, 2000).

Then, locate a peer-reviewed empirical article (see Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources) describing a research study that examines a psychological phenomenon from a cultural perspective.  Discuss the research, considering the various elements of a critical review (see Using a Scientific Journal Article to Write a Critical Review) with reference to/explanation of the more broad social-pychological domain (social thinking, social relations, social influence).  Appraise the role of culture in our psychological understanding of this phenomenon.  Assess the relevance of one “lesson” of applied psychology (Ross, 2004) to your selected study.

Your initial post should be 500-1000 words in length and must contain a minimum of one scholarly, peer-reviewed reference, in addition to required course resources as applicable.  Additional credible references are encouraged.

Explain the manner in which evolutionary psychology influenced the cognitive revolution

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Explain the manner in which evolutionary psychology influenced the cognitive revolutionIntroduce and explain the important people in the coming together of the field of evolutionary psychology and the cognitive revolution and present the roles each of them played in this important milestone.

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Assignment 8 Begin Final Research Paper.
This assignment MUST be typed in APA style, and must be written at graduate level English.

Prepare a comprehensive Final Research Paper in which you choose an area of research that is relevant and pertinent to the current diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in accordance to the DSM-5. Your topic must include current perspectives in diagnosis, assessment and treatment, including an integrative discussion of traditional psychological research and neuroscience.

Select a minimum of eight (8) current research articles taken from scholarly journals (online or hard copy) on your selected topic. You are encouraged to utilize the Calsouthern Library to access evidence-based resources. You may use the bibliography located under Resources in your course syllabus.

Do not use the course text or other texts for this assignment.
This is a research-based paper.
Research must be no more than 3-5 years old.

Your paper must be 10-12 pages plus a title and reference page

Assignment Outcomes:
Analyze the physical, cognitive, social and personality aspects of abnormal psychology and implications across the life span
Examine the major diagnostic domains and specific criteria associated with DSM-5 disorders. Evaluate legal and ethical issues in mental health treatment
Develop an awareness of diversity and cross-cultural perspectives in abnormal psychology.
Explore available treatment and interdisciplinary services for community members experiencing mental health disorders.
Identify the barriers associated with seeking and receiving therapeutic services. Demonstrate ethical behavior in the use of technology

The Role of the Forensic Psychology Professional in Capital Punishment SentencingMr. Fryer has a long history of psychiatric hospitalizations related to his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.

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Assignment 1: Case Study AnalysisCase Study: The Role of the Forensic Psychology Professional in Capital Punishment SentencingMr. Fryer has a long history of psychiatric hospitalizations related to his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. His delusions revolve around the belief in uniformed spies who have been sent to execute him. He reports auditory and visual hallucinations when not on his medication. He was arrested for trespassing after he was found sleeping in the delivery shed of a warehouse.During his stay in jail he was put on antipsychotic medications and he was released with time served after spending fifty-four days in the jail. Upon his release he returned to live on the streets and stopped taking his medications. While sleeping on a park’s bench he was assaulted by several youths who hit and kicked him. Although his assailants left him on the ground with no serious injuries Mr. Fryer was convinced that the juveniles who assaulted him were spies who would return to assassinate him.He found a seventeen-inch pipe to use as a defensive weapon and fearing for his life he hid in the shadows the remainder of the evening. In the morning he saw two uniformed youths approaching him. A twelve-year-old boy and his fourteen-year-old brother were on their way to a Boy Scout meeting. Mr. Fryer ran up behind the boys and started swinging the pipe wildly screaming they would never take him alive. He struck the twelve-year-old boy on the head causing him severe brain trauma. The fourteen-year-old boy was able to flee but only after receiving a blow on the face. Mr. Fryer returned to the twelve-year-old boy and bludgeoned him to death.He was still hitting the lifeless body when the police arrived. As soon as the police car pulled up he dropped the pipe and sat in silence as he was subdued. He was determined by the court to be not competent to stand trial and was committed to a state hospital for restoration of competence. After eight months of pharmacological treatment he was determined by the court to be competent to stand trial and was subsequently tried and convicted of capital murder.The following are the mitigating circumstances in this case:The following are the aggravating circumstances in this case:Tasks:Respond to the following points in a minimum of 250 words:

Typifies the traditional research paper that students complete while finishing a degree in psychology

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Typifies the traditional research paper that students complete while finishing a degree in psychology. Each student will submit a paper of approximately 8-12 pages in length (double-spaced in American Psychological Association Publication Manual format) on a topic related to the course.When developing your topics, please identify a very specific area to research, as topics that are very broad do not allow the student ample time to discuss the issue in depth. If there is an area of the field in which you are interested and are having difficulty developing a research paper topic, please discuss the issue with your instructor. (I was thinking about writing about Antisocial personality disorder.)It is expected that this research paper will constitute an original work on your part, using relevant citations from the professional literature, thoughtfully developing a thesis statement, and providing a logical conclusion. As such, this paper should be in such a form as to permit submission to a local, regional, or national psychological conference.

2Psychology Research CareersImagine you are an academic advisor and you are working at a booth at a University fair. You want to explain the career possibilities and real world usefulness of research in psychology.Post your talking points, of at least 250 words including the following:Highlights careers in psychology that utilize research in psychologyAt least one example of a study, taken from a peer-reviewed source that addresses real world issues.

Describe what it is like to advance the field of psychology in America

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Imagine you are Francis Sumner or Mary Calkins. Describe what it is like to advance the field of psychology in America. Reflect on the major issues facing women/minorities in the 19th and 20th centuries, using examples from your textbook.In your reflection, consider the theories, concepts, and/or strategies presented with insightful and supported viewpoints, including accurate accounts, critical analysis, and scholarly or professional application of the topic area. Reflection papers can take on more of a creative aspect than formal academic essays, but remember to include factual information along with appropriate citations and referencing as you go.Your essay should be a minimum of two pages in length; in addition to the two pages of content, include a title page and a reference page. You are required to use at least one source.Be sure to consider the following as you compose your reflection paper:? The introduction should engage the reader, clearly present the essays thesis, and provide a summary of the main points that clarify your point of view.? The organization of the paper should clearly present logically arranged points.? Your writing should be clear and concise with no spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.? The number of sources should meet or exceed the expressed assignment requirements, and the sources should be peer-reviewed or academic in nature.? APA formatting guidelines should be used for reference entries and in-text citations.