Submit a 2- to 4-page paper for which you articulate a position on eating disorders in adolescent girls from diverse racial and cultural experiences.

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To prepare for this assignment:

  • Review Chapter 9 in your course text, Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences. Consider the strengths and limitations of using correlational data, in general, and as it relates to research in forensic psychology or in forensic settings.
  • Review the article, “Forensic Psychology: An Empirical Review of Experimental Research.” Focus on the strengths and limitations of empirical and correlational design.
  • Using the Walden Library, select and review two research articles covering different topic areas, both of which use a correlational design.
  • Think about the strengths and limitations of the correlational design used in each of the two research articles you chose.

The assignment (1–3 pages):

  • Briefly describe each of the studies in the two research articles you selected. Include a description of the results of the studies and the correlational relationship reported.
  • Explain the strengths and limitations of using a correlational design in each of the studies.
  • Be sure to address the following in your assignment:
    • Discuss correlation and what it means.
    • Summarize 2 articles and how they utilized a correlation approach.
    • Discuss the strengths of the correlation approach in the articles.
    • Discuss the weaknesses of the correlation approach in the articles(Cultures idealizing thinness, pressure from peers to fit in, and constant images of bodily perfection shown by mass media, along with additional physiological and psychological factors, can combine to create the perfect storm for adolescents struggling with eating disorders. For this Assignment, choose one peer-reviewed research study about eating disorders that focuses on a minority group of adolescents. Consider connections between physiological development, adolescence, and eating disorders.)

      Submit a 2- to 4-page paper for which you articulate a position on eating disorders in adolescent girls from diverse racial and cultural experiences. Explain how the position is related to the biological and/or physiological development as well as psychological development of adolescent girls. Further, explain how such findings can inform evidence-based social work practice. Please use the Learning Resources and the research study you identified to support your answer.

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      Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

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Compare characteristics of the terrorist to the characteristics summarized in the articles found in the Learning Resources: Borum (2014): “Vulnerabilities and propensities” of extremists such as “attitudes, dispositions, inclinations, and intentions (p. 286)”

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Research that has focused on the psychological characteristics of terrorists or the conditions or environments that seem to foster terrorism is in its very early stages. Studies that have examined terrorists and their characteristics have only recently begun to be published by psychologists in the past 5 to 7 years or so. If you are interested in this intriguing subspecialty, there are plenty of opportunities to develop this field of study. This Discussion post provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of how forensic psychology can contribute to the study of terrorists. Select a terrorist and analyze him or her according to the ways in which other psychology professionals have analyzed terrorists.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources, particularly the articles about features of terrorists and the websites that provide information about individual terrorists.
  • Select an individual terrorist and gather information about him or her on the Internet.

Post 

  • Give a brief definition of terrorism, focusing on how it is differentiated from other acts of violence.
  • Identify a specific terrorist and summarize the types of terrorist acts he or she has allegedly engaged in.
  • Compare characteristics of the terrorist to the characteristics summarized in the articles found in the Learning Resources:
    Borum (2014): “Vulnerabilities and propensities” of extremists such as “attitudes, dispositions, inclinations, and intentions (p. 286)”
    McCauley, et al. (2013): “Grievance, depression, personal crisis, and learned weapon use outside of the military (p. 1)”
    Nizami, et al. (2014): “Historical, geopolitical, anthropological and psychosocial factors and forces (p. 335)”
  • Briefly explain the role of the forensic psychology professional in identifying potential terrorists.

https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/09/world/meast/top-10-terrorists/

https://www.fbi.gov.

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists

http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/240/html

https://www.dni.gov/index.php/nctc-home#sarin

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Explain how parenting styles can impact the social, cognitive, and emotional development in Early Childhood

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Be sure to review the theories of Piaget, Vygotsky, and Erikson.

Step 2 Research and read.

Research and read an article about one or more of the “major developmental theories

Step 3 Read this case study.

Vlad is 12 years old and has just changed schools because his parents moved again. He did not do well in his previous five schools. Now he is living next door to his uncle, who likes him a lot and is teaching him about car engines and computers. In his new school, he is becoming a good student. His teachers are surprised but pleased. He is even helping his younger brother with his studies.

Step 4 Explain Vlad’s changes using ideas from two theorists.

Using the information you have gathered, write about how two of the major theorists would explain Vlad’s changes in a one-page report. After using the theorists’ ideas, briefly add any ideas you might have about Vlad’s changes. Why do you think he has improved in school?

: In one page paper, explain the four types of parenting styles.

  • Explain how parenting styles can impact the social, cognitive, and emotional development in Early Childhood
  • Explain why understanding each of parenting styles can be helpful in a clinical setting.
  • Discuss which parenting style may be identified in a “mandatory reporting” case.
  • Include whether or not you think the most common parenting style has changed over the last decade.  Explain your answer.

Provide 3-5 reference to support your stance.

Based on this referral information, what would be the three tests you would include in a standard battery for screening purposes that include neurological concerns?

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In this unit, you are introduced to the clinical psychology, counseling psychology, and neuropsychology branches of psychology. While these three specialty areas share overlap with goals for clients and the tools they employ in the process of assessment, they each have unique content knowledge and skill they acquired through training and provide differentiated roles and services. Subsequently, the referring concern and the needs of an individual will likely indicate which professional may be best suited to complete the assessment.

In Units 6 through 9, you have studied different applications of tests and measurements in a variety of settings and specialty areas. Regardless of the specialization, it is likely that at some time, a psychologist will have a client with one of the referral concerns including possible neurological problems. In this unit, you read about psychologists using a standard battery to gather information on an individual from a variety of tests and instruments as a means of screening for a neurological deficit. A minimum amount of testing for an adequate neuropsychological screening includes an intelligence test, a personality test, and a perceptual, motor, or memory test.

In this discussion, you will refer to the following case study to answer the questions in Part 1 and Part 2 of this activity.

Andy was referred to you, a psychologist.

  • Name: Andrew “Andy” Davis.
  • Age: 6 years, 0 months.
  • Mother: Emily Davis, single parent.
  • Sibling: Molly.
  • Recent changes: Relocation to a smaller house, father abandoned family.
  • Referral concerns (reported by mother): Frequent intense imaginative play, significantly reduced social interactions, talks to self in his room, destroys toys (for example, rips arms of dolls), falls frequently, and concerns that he fell down stairs (with no open head injury) at the new house (that is, Andy reported falling down and off staircase railing).

Part 1

Based on this referral information, what would be the three tests you would include in a standard battery for screening purposes that include neurological concerns? You may use, as a guide, the same test list that was provided to you in Unit 2. You are allowed to choose tests outside of those on the list. This task will allow you to review tests covered in earlier units of this course, as well as some that are introduced in this unit. However, remember to address a minimum of three recommended areas of assessment for a screening of this type. Be sure to take into consideration age range appropriate for the tests and instruments you select. Then, provide an explanation for using each instrument and how it connects to your working hypothesis on Andy and his mother’s concerns.

Part 2

You complete your evaluation using the three (or more) tests in your standard battery and obtain signs signaling that a more thorough neuropsychological evaluation is recommended. Subsequently, Andy is referred to Dr. Woody Pride, a neuropsychologist. Dr. Pride decides to administer Andy the Brief Neuropsychological Cognitive Examination (BNCE) published by WPS since it can be administered in one sitting and reports that it minimizes reading skills to complete it.

Based on this information from Dr. Pride, and after conducting your own research on this test selection, determine if this is an appropriate test to obtain additional data on Andy regarding neuropsychological concerns. If it is appropriate, then state that and provide your rationale for supporting this as a test selection. If it is not appropriate, then state that and provide your rationale for rejecting this as a test selection. Finally, regardless if you find the BNCE appropriate or not for Andy and the referring concerns, identify a second neuropsychological test that would be highly recommended for its use with Andy (you may select one from the list provided you in Unit 2, or another neuropsychological test battery).

As a test user, identify any AERA standards regarding The Rights and Responsibilities of Test Users, which are implicated in this case study of Andy Davis.

Response Guidelines

Respond to the posts of at least two other learners.

  • Building Your Case for Final Decision on a Test

    Your fourth and last course assignment, Final Analysis of a Selected Test, is due by the end of this unit. This assignment is designed to be a synthesis and evaluation of your research on the test you selected for the course project. Do not merely copy and paste your previous papers from Units 2, 5, and 7.

    An important, if not a necessary skill, as a professional is to be able to take data, interpret them, synthesize multiple sources of information, and write concise but complete summaries, interpretations, and recommendations. During this unit, you will likely continue to work on drafts of this final assignment, which will need to address all of the elements in the Code for selecting a test.

    For this discussion, you will share with your classmates and discuss some of the strategies you are using to create such summaries and evaluations of your data and information on your selected test. Additionally, indicate which of the elements of the Code (that is, Element 1 through 9) was the easiest to locate information on in regard to your selected test, and which of the elements of the Code was the most difficult to locate in the literature.

    Response Guidelines

    Respond to the post of at least one other learner.