explain how and when you might use the DSM-5 in your practice and the ways you can circumvent its limitations.

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The DSM-5 states that the “DSM-5 is designed to better fill the needs of clinicians, patients, families, and researchers for a clear and concise description of each mental disorder organized by explicit diagnostic criteria, supplemented, when appropriate, by dimensional measures that cross diagnostic boundaries, and a brief digest of information about the diagnosis, risk factors, associated features, research advances, and various expressions of the disorder” (p. 5). You will be using these diagnostic descriptions and categories throughout this course in order to make diagnoses, and you will continue to refer to them as a mental health professional. In this Assignment, you will look at a general overview of the DSM.

To prepare:

  • Review this week’s readings in the DSM-5.
  • Keep in mind the stated purpose of the DSM.
  • Consider the organization of the classifications and any possible biases with respect to the position of certain disorders.
  • Note whether or not the classifications are easy to follow and the appendices easy to navigate.
  • Consider potential strengths and limitations of the DSM-5.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 4 an explanation of what you perceive to be two strengths and two limitations of the DSM-5 and why you consider each as such. Also, explain how and when you might use the DSM-5 in your practice and the ways you can circumvent its limitations.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

Then select one theory (self-efficacy or self-regulation) and explain how that theory might be applied to complete your graduate degree. Be specific and provide examples.

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PART1- Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Nature and Nurture

In cognition, one of the major areas of discussion is the influence of nature and nurture. What is the concept of nature–nurture? Why is it important in the study of cognition?

PART2- Create a news release for your community to discuss the effects of aging on cognitive development. Your article should be 750 to 1,000 words. Address the following:

  • Evaluate the effects of aging on cognitive development.
  • Provide two examples of scholarly research that support the points in your news release.

PART3-  Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation lecture for your class in which you address the following:

  • Describe the history of cognitive psychology.
  • Explain how and why psychometric studies are used to study cognitive psychology.
  • Discuss the benefits of research in psychometrics.

PART4-

Include at least two scholarly articles and speaker notes with your presentation.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

References: https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781319208462/pageid/39

https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781319208462/pageid/62

 

How do you judge your ability to accomplish a goal? The concept of self-efficacy refers to beliefs you possess regarding your own capabilities to complete a task successfully. For example, some artists might rate themselves as having a high self-efficacy for painting, but having a low self-efficacy for writing. In most instances, before initiating actions and engaging in behaviors leading to goal attainment, individuals assess the amount of time and effort they are willing to spend in its pursuit. Because human beings tend to choose the road of least resistance, especially when they anticipate difficulties along the way, self-efficacy theory helps them assess their capabilities to reach personal and professional goals successfully.

By practicing principles posited by self-regulation theory, human beings are able to monitor and adjust their behaviors in order to reach personal and professional goals. The ability to choose behaviors likely to lead to goal attainment and reject behaviors likely to lead to goal failure provides individuals with effective self-management skills.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 4 a brief explanation of how self-efficacy theory (personal goal setting) contributes to self-regulation theory. Then select one theory (self-efficacy or self-regulation) and explain how that theory might be applied to complete your graduate degree. Be specific and provide examples.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

Discuss what type of approach you chose (e.g. qualitative, quantitative, or both) and evaluate why you chose this approach.

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Scientific Methods-AUTISM

In Week 1, you used the scientific method to design research studies (basic and applied). Now you will select one of them (either the basic or the applied one) and build upon it using the skills you have developed since then. You are going to write the ‘introduction and background’ and the ‘method’ section of your study. Make sure that you review peer reviewed articles so that you can model your sections after those in peer reviewed journal articles. The background section of your study should be supported by at least 10 peer reviewed journal articles. Be sure to also specify your experimental and null hypothesis. In the method section, you will need to identify the methods of data collection, the participants, and the procedure for your study.  

At the conclusion of these two sections you need to write a rationale for your study that includes the following:

  • Analyze the types of sources used and how these choices may affect results.
  • Justify why your chosen methods of data collection are the optimal choice.
  • Discuss what type of approach you chose (e.g. qualitative, quantitative, or both) and evaluate why you chose this approach.

Submission Details

  • Please provide your answers in a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document.
  • Support your responses with examples.
  • Cite any sources in APA format.

. Did you find anything about your Social Media Presence that you would not want a future employer to know about? Explain fully.  (or if you don’t have any accounts at all, then discuss why you do not have any social media accounts)

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Social Media Self-Assessment

Answer the following questions and submit as a .doc  .docx  .pdf  or .txt file type.

1.  What social media accounts do you have?

Facebook

Linked In

Twitter

Instagram

Snapchat story

Others?

2.  Over the course of this semester,  take note of how many times you posted words, pictures, jokes, gifs, memes and/or cartoons that included:

  • Controversial statements
  • Negative remarks
  • Use of obscenity
  • Sexual content
  • Criticism of past present or future workplaces
  • Comments about disliking your job/colleagues/supervisors/clients/customers  or anything associated or that would be relevant to your job
  • Drug or alcohol use
  • Any behavior that breaks the law
  • Any behavior that breaks social norms
  • Sexy, skimpy or revealing clothing or lack of clothing
  • Sexual, suggestive, inappropriate or aggressive postures, body positions, poses and facial expressions or hand gestures
  • Inappropriate content or remarks

3. Note how may incidents you have in which you liked or shared or followed any of these: 

  • Someone’s controversial post, meme, gif, picture or cartoon
  • Someone’s negative remarks
  • Someone’s post, meme, gif, picture or carton that included obscenity
  • Someone’s post, meme, gif, picture or carton that included sexual content
  • Someone’s post, meme, gif, picture or carton that included criticism of work or workplaces
  • Someone’s comments about disliking their job/colleagues/supervisors/clients/customers 
  • Someone’s post, meme, gif, picture or carton that included drug or alcohol use
  • Someone’s post that involves behavior that breaks the law
  • Someone’s post of behavior, joke, meme, gif, picture or cartoon that breaks social norms
  • Someone’s post of inappropriate content or remarks

4. Did you find anything about your Social Media Presence that you would not want a future employer to know about? Explain fully.  (or if you don’t have any accounts at all, then discuss why you do not have any social media accounts)

5. Why is it a good idea to have a clean Social Media Presence?  Explain. (If you don’t have any social media accounts, discuss why it is a good idea for all people to have a clean Social Media presence)

6. Summarize your thoughts about what you found and about your Social Media Presence in general. (If you don’t have any social media accounts, discuss the top 3 three ways you think Social Media can hurt someone and the top 3 ways it can help someone in relation to applying for jobs.)