What is the comorbidity of this disorder (Comorbidity refers to dual diagnoses as many disorders are frequently associated with additional disorders in one patient)

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(1)  Diagnose A Character Assignment Part I (2 pages)

Here is your opportunity to play psychologist. Your task in part one of this assignment is to diagnose a lead character in a movie. Following the directions below, write and submit a 2 page assessment of your character.

1. Choose and view one of the movies listed below.

2. Briefly summarize the movie in your paper.

3. Choose one of the characters to diagnose and briefly discuss why you chose that particular character.

4. Next discuss what disorder(s) you think your character has. Why do you feel that your diagnosis is correct? (i.e. what are some of the character’s presenting symptoms)

5. Last, do you feel that the movie accurately portrayed your character’s disorder?

Here is your list of movies to choose from:

A Beautiful Mind

Analyze This or Analyze That

As Good As It Gets

Fisher King

Girl Interrupted

Identity

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Primal Fear

Sling Blade

Spellbound (the Hitchcock one)

Sybil

Three Faces of Eve

What About Bob

When a Man Loves a Woman

 

2. Diagnose a Character Part II (2 pages)

Now that you have diagnosed your character it is time to learn more about your diagnosis. Your task is to research your character’s disorder and write 2 pages paper discussing what you have learned about this disorder. (If you diagnosed your character with more than one disorder, pick the disorder that interested you the most and write about just that one).

What to include in your discussion:

1. What axis of the DSM IV does this disorder fall under?

2. What are the diagnostic criteria (symptoms) of this disorder

3. Are there any known “causes” for this disorder?

4. What type of complications can occur for people with this disorder?

5. What is the typical age of onset?

6. What is the comorbidity of this disorder (Comorbidity refers to dual diagnoses as many disorders are frequently associated with additional disorders in one patient)

7. What is the familial pattern of this disorder? (Does this disorder tend to be biologically inherited)

8. How is this disorder treated?

9. Anything else that you find interesting and wish to include in your report. J

Here are a few places that may help you start your research. (Don’t forget to run an individual search on your particular disorder that you chose in addition to these sites. You may be amazed at what you can learn, especially from support groups and such.)

http://www.mentalhealth.com/

http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html

http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_index.php?idx=26

Discuss how the seven stages of grieving can be applied to losses through divorce, moving from one place to another, or the amputation of a limb (arm or leg).

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As we come to the end of your course, it is important to discuss the impact of grief and loss on those who have experienced loss in their life. Grief is a normal part of experiencing death and is experienced in many forms. It is critical to understand the symptoms and available support to help someone in this process.

  • Discuss how the seven stages of grieving can be applied to losses through divorce, moving from one place to another, or the amputation of a limb (arm or leg).
  • Describe the four necessary tasks of mourning. What are some of the practical steps one can take in accomplishing each of these tasks?
  • What might cause children to react differently to the death of a grandparent?
  • What “losses” are especially difficult in the death of a spouse and identify one community resource available to grieving families in your community?

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your peers.  Use a minimum of one scholarly source found at the Ashford Library or Google Scholar, to critically examine the procedure that you have selected and its results.  Offer a substantial response to at least two other posts written by members of the class.  Be sure that you cite scientific evidence to support your views. A minimum of 250 -300 words should be used for each response to other posts.

Why is it important to know the amount of shared variance when interpreting both the significance and the meaningfulness of a correlation coefficient?

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Complete Parts A, B, and C below.

 

Part A

 

Some questions in Part A require that you access data from Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics. This data is available on the student website under the Student Text Resources link.

 

1.     Use the following data to answer Questions 1a and 1b.

 

Total no. of problems correct (out of a possible 20) Attitude toward test taking (out of a possible 100)
17 94
13 73
12 59
15 80
16 93
14 85
16 66
16 79
18 77
19 91

 

a.     Compute the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient by hand and show all your work.

b.    Construct a scatterplot for these 10 values by hand. Based on the scatterplot, would you predict the correlation to be direct or indirect? Why?

 

2.     Rank the following correlation coefficients on strength of their relationship (list the weakest first):

 

+.71
+.36
–.45
.47
–.62

 

3.     Use IBM® SPSS® software to determine the correlation between hours of studying and grade point average for these honor students. Why is the correlation so low?

 

Hours of studying GPA
23 3.95
12 3.90
15 4.00
14 3.76
16 3.97
21 3.89
14 3.66
11 3.91
18 3.80
9 3.89

 

4.     Look at the following table. What type of correlation coefficient would you use to examine the relationship between ethnicity (defined as different categories) and political affiliation? How about club membership (yes or no) and high school GPA? Explain why you selected the answers you did.

 

Level of Measurement and Examples
Variable X Variable Y Type of correlation Correlation being computed
Nominal (voting preference, such as Republican or Democrat) Nominal (gender, such as male or female) Phi coefficient The correlation between voting preference and gender
Nominal (social class, such as high, medium, or low) Ordinal (rank in high school graduating class) Rank biserial coefficient The correlation between social class and rank in high school
Nominal (family configuration, such as intact or single parent) Interval (grade point average) Point biserial The correlation between family configuration and grade point average
Ordinal (height converted to rank) Ordinal (weight converted to rank) Spearman rank correlation coefficient The correlation between height and weight
Interval (number of problems solved) Interval (age in years) Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient The correlation between number of problems solved and the age in years

 

5.     When two variables are correlated (such as strength and running speed), it also means that they are associated with one another. But if they are associated with one another, then why does one not cause the other?

 

6.     Given the following information, use Table B.4 in Appendix B of Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics to determine whether the correlations are significant and how you would interpret the results.

 

a.     The correlation between speed and strength for 20 women is .567. Test these results at the .01 level using a one-tailed test.

b.    The correlation between the number correct on a math test and the time it takes to complete the test is –.45. Test whether this correlation is significant for 80 children at the .05 level of significance. Choose either a one- or a two-tailed test and justify your choice.

c.     The correlation between number of friends and grade point average (GPA) for 50 adolescents is .37. Is this significant at the .05 level for a two-tailed test?

 

7.     Use the data in Ch. 15 Data Set 3 to answer the questions below. Do this one manually or use IBM® SPSS® software.

 

a.     Compute the correlation between income and level of education.

b.    Test for the significance of the correlation.

c.     What argument can you make to support the conclusion that lower levels of education cause low income?

 

8.     Use the following data set to answer the questions. Do this one manually.

 

a.     Compute the correlation between age in months and number of words known.

b.    Test for the significance of the correlation at the .05 level of significance.

c.     Recall what you learned in Ch. 5 of Salkind (2011) about correlation coefficients and interpret this correlation.

 

Age in months Number of words known
12 6
15 8
9 4
7 5
18 14
24 18
15 7
16 6
21 12
15 17

 

9.     How does linear regression differ from analysis of variance?

 

10.  Betsy is interested in predicting how many 75-year-olds will develop Alzheimer’s disease and is using level of education and general physical health graded on a scale from 1 to 10 as predictors. But she is interested in using other predictor variables as well. Answer the following questions.

 

a.     What criteria should she use in the selection of other predictors? Why?

b.    Name two other predictors that you think might be related to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

c.     With the four predictor variables (level of education, general physical health, and the two new ones that you name), draw out what the model of the regression equation would look like.

 

11.  Joe Coach was curious to know if the average number of games won in a year predicts Super Bowl performance (win or lose). The x variable was the average number of games won during the past 10 seasons. The y variable was whether the team ever won the Super Bowl during the past 10 seasons. Refer to the following data set:

 

Team Average no. of wins over 10 years Bowl? (1 = yes and 0 = no)
Savannah Sharks 12 1
Pittsburgh Pelicans 11 0
Williamstown Warriors 15 0
Bennington Bruisers 12 1
Atlanta Angels 13 1
Trenton Terrors 16 0
Virginia Vipers 15 1
Charleston Crooners 9 0
Harrisburg Heathens 8 0
Eaton Energizers 12 1

 

a.     How would you assess the usefulness of the average number of wins as a predictor of whether a team ever won a Super Bowl?

b.    What’s the advantage of being able to use a categorical variable (such as 1 or 0) as a dependent variable?

c.     What other variables might you use to predict the dependent variable, and why would you choose them?

From Salkind (2011). Copyright © 2012 SAGE. All Rights Reserved. Adapted with permission.

 

Part B

Some questions in Part B require that you access data from Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh. This data is available on the student website under the Student Text Resources link. The data for this exercise is in the data file named Lesson 33 Exercise File 1.

 

Peter was interested in determining if children who hit a bobo doll more frequently would display more or less aggressive behavior on the playground. He was given permission to observe 10 boys in a nursery school classroom. Each boy was encouraged to hit a bobo doll for 5 minutes. The number of times each boy struck the bobo doll was recorded (bobo). Next, Peter observed the boys on the playground for an hour and recorded the number of times each boy struck a classmate (peer).

 

1.     Conduct a linear regression to predict the number of times a boy would strike a classmate from the number of times the boy hit a bobo doll. From the output, identify the following:

 

a.     Slope associated with the predictor

b.    Additive constant for the regression equation

c.     Mean number of times they struck a classmate

d.    Correlation between the number of times they hit the bobo doll and the number of times they struck a classmate

e.     Standard error of estimate

 

From Green & Salkind (2011). Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. All Rights Reserved. Adapted with permission.

 

Part C

 

Complete the questions below. Be specific and provide examples when relevant.

 

Cite any sources consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Question Answer
Draw a scatterplot of each of the following:

 

·        A strong positive correlation

·        A strong negative correlation

·        A weak positive correlation

·        A weak negative correlation

 

Give a realistic example of each.
What is the coefficient of determination? What is the coefficient of alienation? Why is it important to know the amount of shared variance when interpreting both the significance and the meaningfulness of a correlation coefficient?
If a researcher wanted to predict how well a student might do in college, what variables do you think he or she might examine? What statistical procedure would he or she use?
What is the meaning of the p value of a correlation coefficient?

 

 

Create an outline for the “Marginalized Group Career Counseling Essay” in Topic 8. Include at least four required scholarly references for the paper in your outline.

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Create an outline for the “Marginalized Group Career Counseling Essay” in Topic 8.

Include at least four required scholarly references for the paper in your outline.

Refer to “Four Main Components for Effective Outlines,” located on the Purdue OWL website for help in completing your assignment.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/01/  see below:

Four Main Components for Effective Outlines

Parallelism—

Each heading and subheading should preserve parallel structure. If the first heading is a verb, the second heading should be a verb. Example:

  1. CHOOSE DESIRED COLLEGES
  2. PREPARE APPLICATION

(“Choose” and “Prepare” are both verbs. The present tense of the verb is usually the preferred form for an outline.)

Coordination—

All the information contained in Heading 1 should have the same significance as the information contained in Heading 2. The same goes for the subheadings (which should be less significant than the headings). Example:

I. VISIT AND EVALUATE COLLEGE CAMPUSES

  1. VISIT AND EVALUATE COLLEGE WEBSITES
    1. Note important statistics
    2. Look for interesting classes

(Campus and websites visits are equally significant. They are part of the main tasks you would need to do. Finding statistics and classes found on college websites are parts of the process involved in carrying out the main heading topics.)

Subordination—

The information in the headings should be more general, while the information in the subheadings should be more specific. Example:

I. DESCRIBE AN INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE

  1. Favorite high school teacher
  2. Grandparent

(A favorite teacher and grandparent are specific examples from the generalized category of influential people in your life.)

Division—

Each heading should be divided into 2 or more parts. Example:

I. COMPILE RÉSUMÉ

  1. List relevant coursework
  2. List work experience
  3. List volunteer experience

(The heading “Compile Résumé” is divided into 3 parts.)

Technically, there is no limit to the number of subdivisions for your headings; however, if you seem to have a lot, it may be useful to see if some of the parts can be combined.