Discussion: Intelligence On March 12, 2009, a former chief of the New York Stock Exchange pled guilty to one of the largest financial frauds in history. Bernie Madoff, founder of his own financial firm and active philanthropist, had been swindling thousands of private investors -many of whom were close friends -out of billions of dollars. … Read more
CASE STUDY: Rose, is 59 years old, female, Caucasian, divorced, Catholic. She has a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. She lives alone and the only member of her family who will contact Rose, is her mother, Brenda. Brenda does not believe the diagnosis and tells her daughter to pull herself together as there is no … Read more
Design a conceptualization scheme according to the case’s Functional Analytical Psychotherapy according to the following areas: problems in daily life, relevant history, problem in the session, cognitive concepts, objectives in daily life and objectives in session. It will relate the steps of conceptualization according to functional analytical psychotherapy Note: 3 pages only
Discussion 2: Decision Making Would you flip a coin for the chance of winning two dollars? What if you were given a dollar and offered the chance to flip a coin to either gain a second dollar or lose the first? Which wager seems more appealing—the first or the second? Far more people choose the … Read more
1. Does psychoanalysis overestimate the importance of sex? How far-reaching are the effects of sex on human life? 2. Are people the age of your parents (or professors) still growing and changing? In what ways? Do you see psychological differences, for example, between people the age of your parents and people the age of your … Read more
.In this discussion we will explore cultural variations in the birth experience. For instance, kangaroo care, which is described in the text, was first initiated by two South American neonatologists to involve parents in the care of their preterm children and to decrease some of the stress associated with an infant needing neonatal intensive care. … Read more
This second written assignment is a four-part exercise comprised of the following sections: Ethical Question Introduction Explanation of the Ethical Theory Application of the Ethical Theory For sections (1) and (2) revise and expand on what you did in the first assignment. Sections (3) and (4) are new. The main purpose of this doc … Read more
Overview Over the past several weeks, Jamal has discovered that abnormal behavior can be the result of a genetic predisposition, an inappropriate fit between a behavior and its context, or our inability to adapt to the changing demands of our environment. Likewise, Jamal now understands how our exposure to messaging can significantly influence our perception … Read more
With graduation on the near horizon, Jamal is excited about completing his psychology degree. He is anticipating a highlight of his academic journey; the Psychology Department has asked Jamal and a few of his peers to engage in a panel presentation that will spotlight their knowledge on a topic relevant to abnormal psychology. Jamal … Read more