Select “SO Journal Title/Source” in the drop-down menu next to the publication’s name Click the Search button

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The biopsychosocial model of health psychology incorporates biological, psychological and social factors to evaluate health-related behaviors and utilization of healthcare services.  Our text reading this week focuses on stress and its relation to physical illness and psychological responses and coping.  Using the Ashford Library, access the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5) using the instructions in the required resources section for this week and select one of the disorders in the section titled:  “Trauma- and Stressor-related Disorders.”  You will research your selected disorder in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine publication. The instructions below will assist you in your search:

  • Go to the Ashford University Library (either via the link in the left navigation or the Student Portal)
  • Click the “Advanced Search>>” link under the FindIt@AU search box
  • Enter the name of the disorder you selected from the DSM-5 into the first text box
  • Select “SU Subject Terms” in the drop-down menu next to your disorder
  • Enter Annals of Behavioral Medicine in the second box
  • Select “SO Journal Title/Source” in the drop-down menu next to the publication’s name
  • Click the Search button
  • Click “Relevance” and choose “Date Newest”

Read and discuss one or more articles published within the last five years in the journal listed above. If you are unable to find a current article in this publication that focuses on your selected disorder, choose another disorder or email the instructor for guidance.

Maintaining a focus on Health Psychology and utilizing the biopsychosocial perspective, explain the stress-related condition and your research of it from the standpoint of the biopsychosocial model focusing on both the related biological and psychosocial aspects. Evaluate and comment on behaviors related to the disorder. Distinguish between the health care services options for this disorder that are available to patients. Assess the information presented in the literature and describe how psychological methods and principles help patients manage and cope with this disorder. Your discussion should be a minimum of 300 words, and include appropriate citations from the referenced article and DSM-5, as well as any additional resources you choose to include in your discussion.  Provide all resources as references in APA format.

You may submit the assignment as either a Word document with a list of 10 brief descriptions, or as a PowerPoint with a slide for each timeline item. 

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Week One Readings

Read Chapter 1 in your textbook Understanding Psychology.

Historical & Research Timeline

Due: Week Two
Points: 50Using your text as a starting point (Chapter 1: The Growth of Psychology) along with credible websites if needed, create a timeline of items important to understanding the development of psychology.  On your timeline include a combination of significant events, key figures, theories, instrumental research studies, and trends. Include the dates/years (approximate ranges are fine). Within your timeline include coverage of several early and contemporary primary schools of thought (i.e. psychodynamic psychology, behaviorism, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, etc.).

  • The timeline needs to have 10+ items with brief descriptions (clearly indicate each item by numbering).
  • You may submit the assignment as either a Word document with a list of 10 brief descriptions, or as a PowerPoint with a slide for each timeline item.

Click here to view and download the grading rubric.

so ive to write this psy research papper in APA format with 6 pages long, a cover page, a reference page with 5 to 8 references. No personal opinions- use a minimun of one citation per paragraph in the discussion

 

the project must include (do not add extras)

Introduction (1 paragraph)

discussion- based on referenced material ( 5 pages total )

-Background ( 1 page)

– subtheme 1  ( 2 pages- create a appropriate header name)

– subtheme 2 ( 2 pages- create a appropriate header name )

summary ( 1 paragraph)

 

and must have a last page with the worked citted in apa format

 

the searches have to be from the attachment im sending below

 

my theme is about parenting sistems, authoritative and authoritarium

Students may select any relevant current event from the news, citing the description of the event from an internet news source. The paper will include three major components:

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Current Event Paper Assignment # 2

Topic:  Mood Disorders

I NEED THE PLAGIARISM REPORT

This assignment will involve the selection a current event from the news and applying it to a concept or subject from the course textbook, Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding, 4th edition (Maddux & Winstead, 2016). Papers must be a minimum of 5 pages in length. Your submission should be double-spaced with 1 inch margins on all sides of each page and should be free of spelling and grammar errors. It must include source crediting of any materials used in APA format, including source citations in the body of your paper and in a Reference list attached to the end.  Students may select any subject from the textbook, as long as they are able to (a) thoroughly describe the selected concept and  (b) make a sound case for why it relates to the selected current event. (Mood Disorders)

Students may select any relevant current event from the news, citing the description of the event from an internet news source.

The paper will include three major components:

1. Selection and description of the current event

2. Selection and description of the textbook concept

3. Integration and synthesis of the textbook concept with the selected current event

Your paper  will be submitted as an attachment though the classroom Assignments page.  When your paper is attached it is automatically submitted to Turnitin.com. NO PLAGIARISM

What recommendations would you make to improve the goal system to increase productivity and job satisfaction for this position?

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Prepare a 1,750- to 2,100-word assessment focusing on a selected job or department in your company in regard to the related system of goal-setting, performance evaluation, and workplace rewards that affect productivity and job satisfaction. Address the following:

 

  • Identify the position’s current major components, tasks, or responsibilities. Does the job allow any self-management or sense of choice? Does the position cultivate a sense of intrinsic motivation?

 

  • Briefly discuss current company-wide rewards, such as bonus plans or profit-sharing, and one-to-one rewards, such as praise or recognition. Examine and evaluate if these rewards are effective in motivating behavior for this position.

 

  • Identify how goals are used at your company with regard to the position. Consider what kinds of goals are set, how the goals are set, and if the goal system is effective for this position.

 

Part Two

 

Prepare a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation based on Part One. Address the various ways a position could be redesigned to increase job satisfaction and productivity. The proposed modification can be made to the position or department, or to the company’s broader system of goal-setting, performance evaluation, and workplace rewards. Include the following:

 

  • Explore the various job redesign approaches to revise the position.

 

  • Describe the position’s major components, tasks, or responsibilities after it has been redesigned.

 

  • What recommendations would you make to improve your company’s reward system with regard to this position?

 

  • What recommendations would you make to improve the goal system to increase productivity and job satisfaction for this position?

 

  • Recommend an implementation plan for bringing the redesigned position into the organization. Consider factors that might affect an employee’s intrinsic or extrinsic motivation.

 

Include at least three to five sources.

 

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

 

 

  • The paper is clear and organized; major points are supported by details, examples, or analysis.
  • The tone aligns with the assignment’s purpose and is geared toward the appropriate audience.
  • The paper provides relevant and sufficient background on the topic.
  • The paper is logical, flows, and reviews the major points

 

 

  • The assignment file is presentable and functional.
  • Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct.

The paper—including the title page, reference page, tables, and any appendices—is consistent with APA guidelines.