Your paper should summarize fundamental issues, questions, and controversies and provide a general overview of the topic. It should also elaborate on your understanding of the brain processes that are revealed through imaging research in schizophrenia. To accomplish this, you will have to use research articles to illustrate relevant points. You must use two peer-reviewed scientific articles and they must be recent, i.e., have appeared in […]

On January 17, 1989, a gunman opened fire on the Cleveland Elementary School playground in Stockton, California, killing five children and wounding 30. Many of the students were children of Cambodian immigrants, and crisis workers soon discovered that established crisis intervention strategies did not fit well with the patriarchal structure of the Southeast Asian families. For example, it was not a cultural norm to talk […]

Unit IV Essay Describe an important problem faced by society today (e.g., income inequality, gun violence, online privacy). Provide your own analysis by asking—and answering—a relevant question from at least three domains of thinking. In your answers, apply at least three intellectual standards and explain why they are important in this context. Also, explain why each question is either a question of fact, preference, or […]

This week’s discussion touched on changes in perception regarding psychopathology in response to shifts in societal attitudes toward specific behaviors. Now, let us look critically at treatments in general. A number of treatments for currently diagnosable disorders have been discontinued, such as trepanning and lobotomies, because they were discredited and are now considered crude and/or barbaric. A number of disorders have been completely removed from […]

According to Feenstra (2013):“Social psychologists investigate how people view themselves and others, how they interact with and influence others, and how people act when part of a group. Given the amount of time spent thinking about and interacting with other  people, it follows that much of our lives are spent with the subject matter of social psychology.”(p.xix) This is a formal research paper and must […]

Review the following by providing a definition and an example of each: Operant conditioning The Law of Effect Positive reinforcement Negative reinforcement Punishment Fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement Variable ratio schedule of reinforcement Operant shaping Operant extinction Finally, briefly discuss how operant conditioning contributes to successful adaptation by animals and humans to the demands of their environments (a few well thought out sentences should do […]

Treatments for mental disorder vary depending on the theory behind the mental disorder, research of various therapies, and the efficacy (success) of the treatments against the disorder. The biological approach to mental disorders is often associated with the medical model, which includes the use of medications to treat and/or manage the symptoms related to a particular mental disorder. Genetic factors have been a significant part […]

 Respond to the bulleted questions below.  This statement gives you an opportunity to 1) describe your aptitude for the profession of social work, 2) explain how your qualifications and goals fit with the mission and goals of the School of Social Work, and 3) demonstrate your thinking, writing, and communication skills.  How and when did you decide on social work as a career?  How […]

Watch the video, The Brain and Violence: Secrets of Your Mind. In your paper, discuss the role that brain damage, abnormalities in brain structure, and disturbances in brain chemistry may play in criminal behavior. Support your discussion with two to three scholarly articles from the Ashford University Library that discuss the role of brain dysfunction and neuropsychological deficits in criminal behavior. Could criminal behavior be solely […]

Verbatim Transcript of (3) Sessions (27 points – 9 points each) The student will additionally provide a typed copy of a 7-10 minute portion of each of the three sessions. The “script” should be a verbatim copy of what is on the videotape (including the “ums,” “ahs”, etc.). Be sure to identify both the “client” and “student” in each script. Each of the six script […]