Psychology

Practitioners and scholars of psychology are provided numerous options when seeking information related to professional development, networking, research resources, academic and career guidance, community involvement, and much more. The purpose of this assignment is to research and report on the professional psychological associations listed with their corresponding websites below to gain an understanding of the […]

In the Palm Beach State/Florida Atlantic University Online Library, go to online academic database. Find a recent research article from a scholarly journal in the field of psychology. It must have been published less than 12 years ago. Be sure to select an article for which the full-text is available. Actual journals for which full-text […]

In operant conditioning, what are the 4 aspects of shaping behavior (consequences) and give an example of each that might occur in a healthcare setting For more information read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaping_(psychology)         So much stress and so little time? We’ve got you covered. Get your paper proofread, edited or written from scratch […]

Read about gene-by-environment effects (also called gene x environment or G X E) in the Champagne and Mashoodh (2009) article. The particular example you will examine is epigenetic programming due to variations in maternal care. Specifically, in rodent models, it was found that maternal behavior such as carefully licking and grooming the pups was tied […]

Review the vignettes located in the Topic 5 materials and then diagnose Robin and Becky with a psychotic disorder. What are the justifications for your diagnosis? Include differential diagnoses that were considered and discarded min 150 words and at least one in-text citations  For more information on Psychotic Disorder read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis       […]

Internal validity in a research study is the extent to which changes in the dependent variable can confidently be attributed to the influence of the independent variable rather than to possible confounding variables. In other words, was it really the independent variable that had an effect on the dependent variable, or did something else cause […]

Gloria is a recent college graduate and a single mom to 16-year-old Gary. Gloria and Gary used to be close. But recently, Gloria has noticed that Gary is only focused on what his friends think about him. Gary recently snuck out of his bedroom window and went to a party when he was supposed to […]

What distinguishes an “objective classification system” from traditional approaches to incarcerated individual classification? Describe the various methods for classifying incarcerated individuals and identify the characteristics that are evaluated in each method.  Which do you believe is the fairest, least fair, and why.         So much stress and so little time? We’ve got […]

Though the philosophy and values surrounding couple and family counseling emphasize prevention and wellness, awareness of diagnosis is important when interacting with other mental health professionals who may view mental health issues through the medical model. The DSM-5, the primary diagnostic system/manual used in the United States by such professionals, identifies and describes individual mental health […]

Discussion 1 Probability is about mathematically determining how likely an event is to happen. Probability can be applied to many different aspects of our lives and help us make informed decisions. Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Discuss the concept of probability, including the notion of an experiment, outcomes, and sample […]