Chapter 8, Case 2 Fiona is a 29-year-old woman who works in a medical factory making medical equipment. She lives with her husband and in-laws. Over the last week, she has been more isolative, saying strange things to her husband, and not sleeping due to unidentified fearfulness. The only stressor that her husband can identify … Read more
Chapter 5, Case 2 Helen is a 45-year-old African American female who separated two months ago from her husband of 25 years after he had an extramarital affair. In addition to running the household and managing 18-year-old fraternal twins, she works part-time at a local dry cleaning business. Helen started experiencing increased anxiety, lack of … Read more
Starting with the precursor substance tyrosine, draw three diagrams showing how the various enzymes convert this substance to serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine. Identify and briefly describe each chemical step required to create each neurotransmitter. Submission Instructions: Your diagrams must be HAND-DRAWN Scan your diagrams and submit them as an attachment of an image file … Read more
List the trade name of Alprazolam (include generic name). Upload a picture of the selected food or drug (optional) List one FDA approved use and one off-label use for the selected drug List one drug or herb that potentiates the identified drug. Explain the identified drug’s half-life. Explain the importance of knowing about the … Read more
To Prepare: Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide about assessing and diagnosing psychotic disorders. Consider whether experiences of psychosis-related symptoms are always indicative of a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Think about alternative diagnoses for psychosis-related symptoms. Download the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Template, which you will use to complete this Assignment. … Read more
Given your review and understanding of McAdams and Pals’s articulation of A New Big Five, map a personality across the dimensions of dispositional traits, characteristic adaptation, context and a life story telling [note evolutionary design is NOT included]. The ‘big five’ of the individul is determined by you, as is the context that the individual … Read more
Biopsychology/Sensation and Perception Instructions Take a moment to review the parts of the brain and respond to the following questions: Which part of the brain is responsible for problem-solving? Which part of the brain is responsible for processing memories? Which part of the brain processes emotion? What is the most unusual concept about sensation and perception … Read more
Movie Do a short synopsis of the movie Give an initial diagnosis for this character in the movie Then you must list what diagnoses one would need to rule out as one continues to work with this character as a client. Then you must provide a tentative treatment plan utilizing Empirically Validated Treatment (EVT) or … Read more
1. Where do gender roles come from? How big an impact does personality play? 2. Are sex differences in children more a result of personality or situational factors, in your opinion?
1. What does Watson say about Personality and free will? In your opinion, how much of our personality is set by “learned, unconcious habits” and reactions? 2. In your experience, how much of personality and behavior is the result of observation of others and their reactions? (Social Learning Theory)