Explain the nonconstructive behaviors of Dan, Marie, and Peter that contribute to the family’s dysfunction. 

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This is your second session with the Robertsons. Dan appears to be resistant to family counseling; he refuses to accept responsibility for his choices that have caused so many family problems. Dan states, “If I have a drug or alcohol problem, it’s because of them. She won’t clean the house and he’s failing school. I don’t have the problem. They do.” Dan leaves the session. Marie states, “He expects the house to be clean, but most days I don’t even feel like getting out of bed. I just want to sleep.” Peter states, “He’s always nagging me about the Fs on my report card, but no one helps me with my homework so I don’t even try anymore.”

In your report of the session, you will describe the following:

  • How will you engage Marie and Peter even though Dan is not ready to participate?
  • Explain the nonconstructive behaviors of Dan, Marie, and Peter that contribute to the family’s dysfunction.
  • Identify the appropriate interventions for family recovery. Method Section (5-6 pages)For Week 8, you write the “Method Section” of your Project dealing with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory (attached is the original paper with research questions). Consider research methodologies and designs appropriate to solve your research problem. Then decide which research paradigm, i.e., qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methodology, you plan to use in your study. In addition, describe your strategies for data collection and analysis. Below are key areas you need to address to complete the Methods Section. (Attached is a more depth explanation: READ ATTACHMENT PLEASE)
    • Participants (1 pages): 
    • Procedures (1 pages): Procedures For Recruitment, Participation, and Data Collection (students      collecting their own data)
    • Measures/Instrumentation (2 pages): Instrumentation and      Operationalization of Constructs 
    • Data Analysis Plan (1 pages)

    Following the APA format and the Final Project Template, prepare the “Method Section” that describes the methodology used to test your hypotheses. This should include (a) participants, (b) procedures, (c) measures and/or instruments, and (d) data analysis plan.

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4-6 pages

Explain the origins of attitudes such as through classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning, and heredity

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Ad Analysis:  we will explore attitudes and persuasion. This assignment requires you to apply the elaboration likelihood model to critique three ads. If possible, you may attach the ad or send a link to the ad. Otherwise, provide a detailed description of the ads. You will also create your own ad. The instructions for this assignment will be found in the module.

 

about the mod. for the assignment:

Attitudes and Persuasion Objectives :  you should be able to: ▪ Explain the origins of attitudes such as through classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning, and heredity. ▪ Apply the Elaboration Likelihood Model. ▪ Describe factors that influence attitude-behavior consistency. ▪ Evaluate Festinger’s Cognitive Dissonance Theory. ▪ Explain how advertisements are influenced by culture. ▪ Discuss gender differences in persuasion.

Perspective

Advertising: What works?

In this module, we will examine the development of attitudes as well as persuasion, the process of changing attitudes.

Each year, companies spend millions of dollars to have their ad shown during the Super Bowl. In fact, some people watch the Super Bowl just to see how outrageous these commercials are. Every day we are faced with countless numbers of commercials, billboards, etc. In fact, we may also face pressure from our families and friends to change our attitudes.

So, what works best in advertising? What catches your eye and makes you want to purchase a product or even change your attitude toward a political figure. Let’s look at one quite popular approach in advertising, the use of sex-based advertisements.

Kant’s theory focuses on RESPECT FOR PERSONS.  Explain how this respect works and why Kant thinks this is a central moral principle.

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OK, Kant is HARD to understand.  But the reading is pretty short and the slides are pretty helpful.  So, I’m hoping you can piece enough of his ideas together to answer one (or more) of the following questions.  Please make sure your responses are substantial in length and detail.

1. “Act only on that maxim that you can, at the same time, will to be a universal law”.  This is Kant’s CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE.  Explain what this means, in your own words, focusing on how this becomes a way of setting up MORAL LAWS for people to follow.

2. Kant’s theory focuses on RESPECT FOR PERSONS.  Explain how this respect works and why Kant thinks this is a central moral principle.

3. How does AUTONOMY factor into Kant’s moral theory, and what role does it play in his ethical theory.

4. There are several objections to Kant’s view in the text (165-170).  Pick one and explain it, in your own words, and try to clarify how this objection works and what Kant might say in response.

5. A practical example: Kant very famously said that you can NEVER lie.  The Categorical Imperative forbids lying in ANY case or circumstance.  Imagine a scenario: your neighbor, Lisa, rushes to your door, frantic.  She says an axe murderer is looking for kill her.  She asks you to hide her in your home, and you do.  A few minutes later, a man with an axe knocks on your door and asks, calmly, “is Lisa here?  I need to see her!”  He has asked you a direct (Yes/No) question.  You have to decide whether to lie or tell the truth.  Kant seems to think you MUST tell the truth here.  How do you reply?  Why?
Pick 1 out of the 5 topics on Kant in 200 or more

Analyze two recommended treatments for the client and explain why they would be recommended (one or both of these treatments should come from a current peer-reviewed journal article).

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The DSM is a classification manual used by professionals in the field of psychology. For this assignment, you will diagnose three clients. The vignettes for each client, “Case Study Vignettes,” are located in resources. For each client, indicate:

  • The diagnosis, discussing each criterion the client fits and does not fit for that diagnosis from the DSM-5 (which you should cite).

Select one of the clients and in a separate, final section of the paper, complete the following:

  • Analyze two recommended treatments for the client and explain why they would be recommended (one or both of these treatments should come from a current peer-reviewed journal article).
  • Support your analysis with a peer-reviewed journal article about the diagnosis you chose for this client.
  • How well does the article’s discussion of the diagnosis compare to the behaviors the client displays?
  • As a professional in the field of psychology, how would you use the information from the article to inform your professional behavior?
Additional Requirements

For this assignment, you are expected to meet the following requirements:

  • Title page: Include your name, course, date, and instructor.
  • Reference: DSM-5, textbook, two or more peer-reviewed journal articles.
  • Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (sixth edition) style and formatting.
  • Length of paper: 5–6 typed, double-spaced pages.
  • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
  • Submit your paper to the assignment area for grading.

Case Study Vignettes

Anxiety, Trauma, Stressor, and Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders

1. Fred

Fred was raised in Houston. His father and mother were both successful realtors. He is the middle of three brothers, who remain close. He remembers, “We never wanted for anything.” Fred was an A student in high school and college and a top athlete. He completed medical school and now practices as an anesthesiologist at a local hospital.

Fred experienced some emotional distress a number of years ago as he considered coming out and letting his family know he is homosexual. His father initially struggled with the news but came to accept it. Fred’s father is quite amiable towards Fred’s partner. Fred’s oldest brother was nonplussed by the news. Fred and his partner are welcomed in his brother’s home. Fred’s mother’s response was “I don’t believe it. Please never mention this again.” The youngest brother’s response was to accuse Fred of hurting mom.

Fred has again been experiencing emotional distress this past year as he and his partner discuss the idea of either marrying or having a commitment ceremony. Fred is certain that he wants to do this but struggles with the question of what to tell family members and whether to even invite his mother and youngest brother.

In this context Fred complains of daily panic attacks. These generally occur when he is getting ready for work or near the end of the work day. The panic attacks started several weeks after Fred was robbed at gunpoint at a subway station. This occurred four months ago. He stated he does not think he was particularly affected by the attack but wonders because the panic attacks started soon after. Following the attack, Fred decided he is not going to use the subway anymore because it is too dangerous. Fred has been commuting by bicycle even though it is often difficult to negotiate the city streets by bike.

Fred reports that there is no mental illness that he is aware of in his immediate family. He strongly suspects that his mother’s father was an alcoholic because he remembers his grandfather smelling of alcohol during his (Fred’s) childhood and because his mother refuses to have any alcohol in her home.

2. Phil

Phil is 20. He comes in because he is “stressed” now that he is not working. Phil reports that his first job was at a restaurant, but he quit because it was “too messy.” After work he would shower for hours to get the food smells out of his hair. Even after showering he would feel greasy and dirty. He next found work at a clothing store. Phil reports that he was initially very well regarded by his boss at the clothing store at which he worked. He worked hard, always making sure displays were orderly and the clothes were perfectly folded and arranged in order by size. His boss so appreciated the attention that he took with the displays that she made him the assistant manager and put him in charge of the other employees. She was relieved that she had a second in command so that she could leave the store under his supervision.

However, the boss soon became frustrated with Phil. He did little to help manage the employees or problem-solve difficulties. He did not seem able to field customer complaints. He did a poor job on some of the managerial tasks assigned to him. But he did continue to neatly fold the clothes and arrange them by size, even after the boss told him he should delegate this to another employee so he could focus on his role. After several warnings about this, Phil was eventually terminated.

Phil reported he had been married for a year but his wife left him because she found him controlling. He is not sure what this means but notes that they often argued because he got frustrated that she did not put things away where they belonged. She would especially get upset because he would try to clean up the kitchen when she was cooking, so “things wouldn’t get too messy.”

3. Stacey

Stacey is 35 years old and lives alone.  Stacey was married when she was 20 and was married for 4 years. The couple did not have any children. Stacey’s mother describes that Stacey was shy when she was little and tended to play alone with her dolls and stuffed animals. She had a brother who was ten years older than her. The family lived in the country and had a lot of pets and other animals, such as horses and chickens. Stacey loved the animals and was good at helping to care for them.

Stacey had a close childhood friend named Anna who she met in the first grade. The two girls would sometimes get to play at each other’s houses and sometimes would spend the night. When they were in the fourth grade, Anna’s family moved out of state. Stacey was small for her age and wore glasses. She became a target for other kids to make fun.

Following Stacey’s divorce, she became more reclusive. Stacey’s former husband, Chad, was critical of Stacey and left because in his words she “was a doormat with no personality.” She currently maintains a job as a cashier at a local grocery store. She has worked there for seven years and her employers are happy with her performance. She is highly accurate and efficient at her job. When she is off of work, she tends to stay home alone with her pets.

Four years ago Stacey enrolled in college thinking she might like to become a nurse. Several of her classes required her to give presentations in front of the class, and Stacey described that she was “paralyzed with fear” in thinking about public speaking. She was afraid she would not be able to get through her speech and that her classmates and teachers would make fun of her. She dropped those classes, and therefore was unable to move forward in her education.

Stacey says that she is content with her job and with living alone with her pets. She has three dogs, two cats, and several birds. All of the pets came to her through a pet rescue agency.  She states that pets are accepting and loving and don’t criticize.