Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the PSY650 Week Three Treatment Plan  and Case 9: Bulimia Nervosa in Gorenstein and Comer (2014). Please also read the Waller, Gray, Hinrichsen, Mounford, Lawson, and Patient (2014) “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa and Atypical Bulimic Nervosa: Effectiveness in Clinical Settings,”Halmi (2013) “Perplexities of Treatment Resistance in Eating Disorders,” and DeJesse and Zelman (2013) “Promoting Optimal Collaboration […]

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. These official definitions are contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of […]

Read “Topic 1: Vargas Case Study” and imagine that you are going to conduct a first interview with this family. Write a 700word paper that addresses the following: 1.Discuss how you would build alliance with this family. 2.Develop some hypothesis about the family patterns that you believe are maintaining the problem. 3.Conclude by outlining your expectations for each phase of treatment (rapport building, assessment and […]

 For this discussion forum, imagine you are 85 years old and either living in NYC on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, or living in New Orleans on Sunday, August 28, 2005. In either case, you are a frail elder who doesn’t own a car. What special challenges did you face on that day?  A frail elder is a senior adult in poor health typically with co-morbidity, […]

 Nationalism was one of the popular movements during the Romantic period. Nationalism refers to composing music about one’s home country, such as patriotic music, music based on folk tales, and music based on events or famous places. So far in this course, the United States has not been mentioned as a source of art music. Czech composer Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904) came to the United States […]

Review the following media (linked in the Resources): •The Vignette of Marcus  Based on the information presented, address the following questions using headings to match content in each: 1.Which mental disorder would you consider to describe what is problematic for Marcus? 2.List the specific criteria from the DSM-5 that you believe Marcus meets, given the information you currently know about him. Be sure to review […]

Understanding the theoretical foundations, influential theorists, and demarcation of the three major movements of psychology is essential to having a fundamental knowledge of the discipline. Psychoanalysis; behaviorism; and humanistic, transpersonal, and existential psychology (HTE) are recognized as the three primary movements of psychology.  As such, they provide a rich history of human science and form the basis for understanding human experience and the human condition […]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the required textbook chapters and articles for this week and view the video on Functional Behavioral Assessment (Links to an external site.) by Dr. Tim Lewis.For this discussion, you will take on the role of the private psychologist being asked to re-evaluate a client. Carefully review the ABS 300 Week One Assessment Scenario. In your initial post, […]

In the Abstract: ADD 2 Sentences and Not more. You need to address as a result of your Research What Was the Social Implications? Who will it impact and How. You can only write two sentences regarding the SI and not more. I Must see the words SI or you will  not score any points and if you write more than 2 sentences you will […]

Constructing a budget requires time and attention to detail. This section of the grant proposal should include the narrative or justification and the financial details associated with funding the project. While the tabulated costs address the financial requirements associated with the budget, the narrative or justification should explain anything that is not apparent in the itemized budget. Be careful not to get redundant with the […]