Category: Psychology


  • A psychologist is seeing a client in therapy. The client tells him she can no longer pay for sessions. You have been struggling to deal with the paperwork imposed by managed care and by your billing. You suggest that the client can work for you two days per week instead of paying for sessions. ·…

  • Social work assessment of families must take into account not only the individual members but the functioning of the family as a whole. For example: How is an adolescent’s mental health issue affecting their siblings and the power dynamic within the household? How has a parent’s sudden unemployment influenced the socioemotional health of the children?…

  • Darla is a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling student working at her practicum site. Mike is a practicum student assigned to the same practicum site as Darla. Both Darla and Mike report directly to the same site supervisor. About halfway through the practicum, Darla realizes that many of the clients assigned to…

  • Q1. What is the characteristic (diagnostic) features of homicidal cut-throat? (5 Points) Q2. Why is it important to perform an autopsy on the driver(s) in a motor-vehicle collision (5 points) Required: Utilize proper APA formatting for your paper: Times New Roman 12 pt or Calibri 11 pt font, reference list with credible sources, 1” margins,…

  • In your opinion, should minors have access to smartphones? Consider the many facets of this question and weigh the positives of smartphones with the negatives, including both long-term and short-term effects. These could include such long-term effects as impacts on our ability for introspection, or short-term effects that include distraction and anxiety. Be specific in…

  • According to the behaviorists Watson and Skinner, we could never know what is really going on in the mind. However, that is the focus of cognitive psychology. Do you think we can really understand the mind? Why or why not? What do you see as your biggest cognitive strength and why? To get you started,…

  • Imagine you, the student, are the professor for this course. Drawing from the information presented in Units I-VI, create an 8-slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes communicating the most important aspects of research methods. Be sure to cover the following points: Schematize philosophical assumptions, research worldviews, research methodologies, research traditions, and research designs. Diagram differences…

  • Operational Definitions Think about certain terms used in the field of psychology, for example, “anxiety.” If you ask someone what it means to be anxious, he/she may respond with “isolation and avoiding contact with others.” Someone else may respond with “getting butterflies in the stomach.” Yet a third person may respond with “sweating heavily and…

  • Module 7: Theory focused on culture Think about the Leininger’s Culture Care and Universality Theory and Model How can you define this theory? How can you apply this theory in your practice? What were the barriers that you faced daily due to the cultural discrepancy? Remember to review the academic expectations for your submission. Submission…

  • All of the following are Myths about Childhood Suicide. Choose one of these myths and provide an argument that supports the inaccuracy of these false statements. Support your argument with empirical literature as to why these are not true? What other myths have you heard regarding child and adolescent suicide? Why do these not add…