Who are the major proponents (theorists past or current) of your chosen dynamic and how did they reach these conclusions?

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Reflect on the family dynamics that were prevalent in your own home (such as your temperament, gender, placement in the sibling group, parent’s life stage, marital quality of parents, traditions, and expectations). Based on this reflection, respond to the following:

  • Looking back at your own experiences and influences, which dynamic would you say had the biggest impact on your own development during childhood and adolescence and the role that you played in your own family? Give reasons for your answer.
  • Think about your role in the context of your family. How is it explained by the various family dynamics such as your temperament, gender, placement in the sibling group, parent’s life stage, marital quality of parents, traditions, expectations, and so on?
  • Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research your findings further. Incorporate information from at least two of these academic sources to support your statements and ideas in your response to the following:
    • How does your biggest impact align with the research?
    • Who are the major proponents (theorists past or current) of your chosen dynamic and how did they reach these conclusions?
  • Ask two adults what or who had the most impact on them. Compare this data with your experience and your research about prominent dynamics.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Be sure to include separate title and reference pages. Apply APA standards to citation of sources, including use of in-text citations and full references. Academic sources could include your textbook, required readings for this module, or academic journal articles found in the Argosy University online library.

Are Sally’s current special education services consistent with the inclusion model? Why? Why not?

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Scenario: Sally is a 3rd grade student with an identified specific learning disability in the academic areas of reading comprehension and math reasoning. Sally requires a resource level of support whereby she spends the majority of her school day within her general education 3rd grade classroom. Sally spends at least 20% of her school day receiving specialized instruction in the areas of reading comprehension and math reasoning (i.e., the academic areas where her disability manifests itself). Sally’s specialized instruction may include small group instruction with the special education teacher outside or inside of her classroom.
Based on what you have learned about inclusion:

  1. Are Sally’s current special education services consistent with the inclusion model? Why? Why not?
  2. What should Sally’s general education 3rd grade teacher do to help fully include her within the 3rd grade classroom?

Make sure you answer BOTH questions. Again, in the first few sentences answer if this is consistent with inclusion. Then support why or why not. The second question should be comprehensive with specific ideas.

:   The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities to create a comprehensive Annotated Bibliography, which is nothing more than a detailed research paper outline.The Annotated Bibliographymust have at a minimum three (3) sub-sections with at least one (1) Peer Reviewed – Academic Journal Article sources for each sub-section that helps explain something about the chosen psychology topic of interest. Upon successful completion of this assignment, students will have gained a practical understanding of how to create an effective outline that directs their research and writing of a Research Paper in the Behavioural Sciences. 

Whether acquiring new knowledge, or adding to the existing body of knowledge Psychologists employ scientific principles and methodologies in their search for the underlying causal mechanisms.  There is a mistaken belief among some that Psychology is a manufactured discipline that only reflects common sense observations of the researcher—as opposed to real scientific empirical evidence typically associated with the Natural Sciences. However, Psychology is one of several the Behavioural Sciences (e.g., Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology) with a rich history and a huge volume of credible scientific research that is validated by fellow Behavioural Science researchers; it is not simply based on the interpretation or personal opinion of the individual.

Assignment:  Students must select a single topic that is of interest to them from the list of twelve (12) psychology topic questions provided by your instructor.  The Annotated Bibliography(i.e., the detailed research paper outline) is intended to teach students essential research paper writing skills that will help them answer the Research Question. 

Your Annotated Bibliographies must have: 

•     An Introductory Paragraph tells the reader what the paper will be about by:

•     Three (3) Sub-sections with at least one (1) Academic – Peer Reviewed Reference (i.e., an academic source from an Academic Journal) in each sub-section.

•     A very brief Conclusion that summarizes why this information is important to understand.

•     Provide a Reference page that lists all academic sources used in the correct APA format by alphabetical order by surname as prescribed by the APA (6th Ed.) Publishing Manual.

It is also important that your Annotated Bibliography is well-organized and flows together with continuity between the sections.

 

Assignment Questions and Classic Psychology Papers

1. Does peer pressure influence young people to engage in risqué behaviours (i.e., unprotected sex, chronic alcohol or substance abuse, etc…)?
2. Does participating in interactive violent video games cause young people to act out more violently in real life?
3. Are children raised in large families any more alike than children born and raised in any other home?
4. Why do some young people watch another young person being beaten or raped and do nothing to assist that victim?
5. Is it possible to reliably detect deception when someone is lying simply by watching their facial expressions?
6. Are people who carry personal weapons for protection (i.e., pepper spray, Tasers, handguns, etc…) more likely to behave more aggressively?
7. Why do women seem have more ‘nightmare’ type of dreams than men do?
8. Why is it important to have first responders (i.e., police, paramedics, emergency nurses) prepare their own statements (and/or notes) as soon as practicable?
9. How would psychologists likely explain the use of violent interrogation techniques (i.e., torture, waterboarding, etc…) used against Al Qaeda prisoners by soldiers?
10. Are there more cases of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hypertension Disorder) today, or is this simply a convenient label schools use for those children who are not well behaved?
11. Are the pre-game rituals many athletes practice (e.g., hockey and baseball players, etc…) nothing more than superstitious behaviours and self-fulfilling prophesies?
12. Why is the debate concerning the influence of birth order as a measure of intellectual capacity and personality becoming less relevant in society as time goes on?
13. Why do people who seem to be normal and healthy individuals abuse the aged and vulnerable people with our society?

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS

1.      Write an Introductory Paragraph…

—Introducing the topic by beginning with a strong Thesis Statement that captures the reader’s interest,

—Presenting the overall question that you intend to be answer,  —Discussing why it is an important question to answer, and 

—Briefly lists the three (3) sub-sections that the paper will discuss.

2.      Create detailed research paper outline that has three (3) Sub-sections …

—Students must Introduce the topic of the sub-section,

—Explain how this issue connects to the overall discussion (i.e., the research question), 

—Provide at least one (1) Academic Peer Reviewed Source (i.e., an academic source from an Academic Journal) for each sub-section,

—Discuss why this is an appropriate reference to use, 

—Explain how this academic source helps answer the research question, and

—Provide a brief summary that explains why the author is a subject matter expert (e.g., the nature of their previous and current research history, their personal credentials, and/or the nature of the academic journal they published in).  

3.      Provide a very brief Conclusion 

—This conclusion summarizes why this information is important to understand.

4.      Provide a Reference page…

—List all academic sources used in the correct APA format by alphabetical order by surname as prescribed by the APA (6th Ed.) Publishing Manual.

 

This is a research based Annotated Bibliography…

This is not an opinion paper…!!!

Therefore, all statements in your assignment must be backed up by research…

Your paper is due on November 6th, 2015 no later than 11:59pm (mid-night).

NO late papers… will be accepted after the due date/time…

You are required to submit your assignment in two (2) formats: 

•       Electronic copy to your instructor onCANVAS – Assignment Drop Box, and… 

•       Electronic copy to www.turnitin.com utilizing the instruction from your instructor

Weight:                20% of your final grade – (Graded out of 100 points…)

•       Please refer to the assignment Marking Rubric (found on pages 5 & 6) for details

Considerations:          Please ensure your proof read and edit your paper

•       Read it out loud to yourself to hear all your mistakes, and 

•       Let it sit for 24-hours – and then read it again…

SUGGESTED READINGS:

1. Asch, S. E. (1955). Opinions and societal pressure. Scientific American, 193, 31-35. Retrieved from:

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/terrace/w1001/readings/asch.pdf
2. Bandura, A., Ross, D., & Ross, S. A. (1961). Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 63, 575-582. Retrieved from:

http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Bandura/bobo.htm
3. Bouchard, T., Lykken, D., McGue, M., Segal, N., & Tellegen, A. (1990). Sources of human psychological differences: The Minnesota study of twins reared apart. Science, 250, 223-229. Retrieved from:

http://www.psych.umn.edu/courses/spring05/hicksb/psy3135/bouchard_1990.pdf
4. Darley, J. M., & Latané B. (1968). Bystander intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8. 377-383. Retrieved from: http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/templates/student_resources/0155060678_rathus/ps/ps19.ht ml
5. Ekman, P., & Friesen, W. V. (1971). Constants across cultures in the face and emotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 17, 124-129. Retrieved from: http://www.paulekman.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/02/Constants-Across-Cultures-In-The-Face-And-Emotion.pdf
6. Ellis, D. P., Weinir, P, & Miller III, L., (1971). Does the trigger pull the finger? An Experimental Test of Weapons as Aggression—Eliciting Stimili. Sociometry, 34, 453-465. Retrieved from:

http://www.jstor.org/pss/2786192
7. Hobson, J. A., & McCarley, R. W. (1977). The brain as a dream-state generator: An activation-synthesis hypothesis of the dream process. American Journal of Psychiatry, 134, 1335-1348. Retrieved from: http://www.psychology.uiowa.edu/faculty/blumberg/Course_Docs/Seminar.2008/Readings/Hobson.Mc

Carley.pdf
8. Loftus, E. F. (1975). Leading questions and the eyewitness report. Cognitive Psychology, 7, 560-572.

Retrieved from: https://webfiles.uci.edu/eloftus/CognitivePsychology75.pdf
9. Milgram, S. (1963). Behavioral study of obedience. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67, 371-

378. Retrieved from:

http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/templates/student_resources/0155060678_rathus/ps/ps01.ht ml
10. Rosenhan, D. L. (1973). On being sane in insane places. Science, 179, 250-258. Retrieved from:

http://cooley.libarts.wsu.edu/soc3611/Documents/Being_Sane_in_Insane_Places.pdf
11. Skinner, B. F. (1948). Superstition in the pigeon. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 38, 168-172.

Retrieved from: http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Skinner/Pigeon/
12. Zajonc, R. B., & Markus, G. B. (1975). Birth order and intellectual development. Psychological Review, 82,

74-88. Found only in: the Buchanan Reference Library or office of your Instructor…
13. Zimbardo, P. G., Haney, C., Banks, W. C., & Jaffe, D., (1972). Stanford Prison Experiment. Stanford, CA: Philip G. Zimbardo, Inc.

 

As a Forensic Case Manager, Laurel is sent to you to conduct an intake in order to start the assessment process. During that appointment, she relays to you the information mentioned in the vignette.

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RA: Vignette Analysis: Design Interventions

 

An important part of the skills you will develop in this course is the ability to design appropriate interventions, and that includes designing an assessment strategy appropriate to the particular client treated. In this assignment, you will create an assessment strategy based on the information provided in the vignette. This assignment is to be completed individually.

 

Click here to study the vignette. (Vignette attatched)

 

Tasks:

 

As a Forensic Case Manager, Laurel is sent to you to conduct an intake in order to start the assessment process. During that appointment, she relays to you the information mentioned in the vignette. Using the information found in the vignette, provide a preliminary diagnosis of the client according to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM) criteria.

 

Create a  2 to 3 page paper describing the assessment tools you will use. In your paper, include the following:

 

  • A description of the steps you will take to build rapport with Laurel and help her feel comfortable in confiding in you. Consider the work of Carl Rogers Person Centered Theory; the work of Insoo Kim Berg Solution-Focused Brief Theory (SFBT); and Crisis Theory to help inform your rapport building with Laurel.
  • A description of what methods you will use to continue with the assessment process, knowing this may take three to four visits. Be specific if you are considering using any instruments or questionnaires. Explain the rationale for using each method and indicate what information you expect to find by using them.
  • Given the information you know at this point, what would be your provisional diagnosis of Laurel?
    • Look at a diagnosis for this exercise.
    • You may consider rule-outs. Any diagnosis you give should have an explanation of the criteria or symptoms supporting your choice.

Click here to access the template. (Template attatched).

Describe the situation and the individual’s behavior in the case scenario. Analyze the possible explanations for the individual’s behavior using attribution theory.

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Have you ever behaved in a way that went against a belief or value that you have? Why did this happen? What influenced your behavior in that moment? When we understand our own reasons for going against our beliefs or values, we are better able to understand how this may happen with offenders. This assignment asks you to apply attribution theory and cognitive dissonance theory to a situation in which this type of behavior may occur with offenders, and how that may influence their rehabilitative process.

Create a brief case scenario of a situation in which an offender made a decision to engage in a behavior that violated his or her values, beliefs, attitudes, or morals.

Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you analyze your case scenario. Include the following:

  • Describe the situation and the individual’s behavior in the case scenario.
  • Analyze the possible explanations for the individual’s behavior using attribution theory.
  • Describe the relationship between behavior and attitudes in this situation.
  • Explain how cognitive dissonance theory applies to this situation, and how it may influence recidivism.
  • Describe how this offender’s attitude and behavior may influence the efficacy of the support services delivered.

Include at least three references.

Include detailed speaker notes for each slide.

Format any citations in your presentation according to APA guidelines.