Respond to at least one of your colleagues in the discussion forum before creating your assignment submission.

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Prior to beginning work on this assignment, it is recommended that you read Chapter 1 in Turning Points in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Initial Assessment, Boundaries, Money, Disruptions and Suicidal Crises and Chapters 1, 2, and 4 in The Psychiatric Interview: Evaluation and Diagnosis.

Respond to at least one of your colleagues in the discussion forum before creating your assignment submission.

For this assignment, you will take on the role of a mental health professional providing a consultation to a colleague. Your colleague in this case happens to be a licensed clinical psychologist. Carefully review the PSY645 Fictional Mental Health Consultation Scenario (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. which provides information on your colleague’s patient and specific questions your colleague has posed to you as a consultant. Once you have reviewed the scenario, research a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles in the Ashford University Library related to the situation(s) presented in the scenario and how these have been approached and treated in previous cases.

Write an evaluation of the patient’s symptoms and presenting problems within the context of one theoretical orientation (e.g., psychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, etc.). Summarize views of these symptoms and presenting problems within the context of at least one historical perspective and two theoretical orientations different from the one used in your evaluation (e.g.:, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, integrative) in order to provide alternative viewpoints. To conclude, justify the use of diagnostic manuals and handbooks besides the DSM-5 that might be used to assess this prospective patient.

Define Schein’s three behavioral profile roles during team entry and identify how the profiles are demonstrated in the case. Explain your answer.

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Write a paper (1,500-1,750 words) in which you address the following based on the information provided in the “West Coast Transit Case Study” resource.

  1. Define the three criteria for evaluating effective team/group work (as stated in the reading this week) and analyze whether the “team” assembled by Bernie Hollis and Pete Denson is effective or not.
  2. Provide a review of each of Tuckman’s five stages of group formation and identify what stage(s) are evident in the case. Explain your answer.
  3. Define Schein’s three behavioral profile roles during team entry and identify how the profiles are demonstrated in the case. Explain your answer.
  4. Was the communication among the participants in the case effective or not? Justify your answer (this is not just an opinion).
  5. The Organizational Behavior textbook describes two main types of conflict. Define them and then describe the type (s) of conflict that are evident in the case.
  6. Propose how Denson should manage the conflict in this case using one direct conflict management and one indirect conflict management approach? Explain your response.
  7. Identify one specific task leadership activity and one specific maintenance activity that should be encouraged. Identify the most significant disruptive behavior that should be discouraged.
  8. Identify the most obvious individual motivational problems experienced by Jing, Mahonney, and Tanney. How should Denson motivate each person? Be sure to provide a specific motivational suggestion for each person based on that person’s motivational needs. Ensure that at you have at least one suggestions from each of the motivational theories/techniques (content theories, process theories, and reinforcement strategies).

Use at least two academic resources as references for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Explain the concepts of voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. Provide for the required mental states of murder as defined by the legal system.

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Prepare an 18-20-slide (not including the title and reference slides) PowerPoint presentation on the topic of murder.

  1. Explanation of the different forms of murder, including: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, abandoned heart, intent to cause grievous bodily harm resulting in death, felony murder rule.
  2. Explain the concepts of voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter.
  3. Provide for the required mental states of murder as defined by the legal system.
  4. Differentiate psychopathological theories that might explain murder.

Speaker notes of 150-200 words for each slide must be included.
Use scholarly resources to support your explanations on each slide.

  1. Please ensure there are 18-20 slides in your presentation (the title and reference slides are not included in this number).
  2. You must have speaker notes for each slide. Each speaker note must contain 150-200 words.
  3. Please ensure that you provide scholarly resources in the speaker notes section to support your statements. Failure to include scholarly resources in the notes section will result in a high LopesWrite score.
  4. Each slide should contain bullet points of what you will be presenting in the speaker note. Try to refrain from using large blocks of texts or long sentences in your slides. If you use sentences within a slide, you must offer scholarly resources within the slide to support your statements.
  5. To be clear, scholarly resources to endorse your statements must be provided in the slides and speaker notes.
  6. You may use images in your slides to reinforce and complement your work. However, the use of images is not mandatory.
  7. You must respond to all the questions in the assignment.
  8. Your last slide should be your reference slide listing all the scholarly resources you used in the slides and notes.

Conduct independent research for resources and references to support your paper. Provide a reference list and in-text citations, in APA format, for all of your resources.

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Develop a 3–4 page research paper based on a selected case study related to reproductive choices. Since the processes of reproduction and birth represent one of the potential biological outcomes of heterosexual activity, it is important to examine the biological foundations of human sexuality. This includes knowledge of fertilization and early development, including some of the most recent findings. There is more than a litany of birth control methods; this assessment offers a sound basis for understanding the issues to be weighed in personal decision making about contraception and abortion, which continue to generate debate and controversy.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 1: Apply psychological theories to topics in human sexuality.
    • Apply psychological theories to a case study in human sexuality.
  • Competency 2: Apply scholarly research findings to topics in human sexuality.
    • Apply scholarly research findings to a case study in human sexuality.
  • Competency 3: Explain how ethics inform professional behavior in the field of human sexuality.
    • Explain how ethics inform professional behavior in the field of human sexuality.
  • Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
    • Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a psychology professional.
    • Use APA format and style.

APA Resources

Because this is a psychology course, you need to format this assessment according to APA guidelines. Additional resources about APA can be found in the Research Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom. Use the resources to guide your work as needed.

  • American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. Available from the bookstore.
  • APA Paper Template [DOCX].

Required Resources

The following resource is required to complete the assessment.

Suggested Resources

The resources provided here are optional and support the assessment. They provide helpful information about the topics. You may use other resources of your choice to prepare for this assessment; however, you will need to ensure that they are appropriate, credible, and valid. The PSYC-FP2800 – Introduction to Human Sexuality Library Guide can help direct your research. The Supplemental Resources and Research Resources, both linked from the left navigation menu in your courseroom, provide additional resources to help support you.

Human Sexuality and Reproductive Choices
  • Kelly, G. F. (2015). Sexuality today (11th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Available from the bookstore.
    • Chapter 10, “Reproduction, Reproductive Technology, and Birthing,” pages 250–280.
    • Chapter 11, “Decision Making About Pregnancy and Parenthood,” pages 281–313.
Examples of Applied Research Related to Reproduction

These resources provide examples of current research on the topic of reproduction.

Ethics

Use this resource to examine the ethical standards that guide professional behavior as they relate to the issues and concepts identified in the human sexuality case study you select for your assessment.

Assessment Instructions:

Develop a light research paper based on case studies provided in the Human Sexuality Case Studies: Sexuality Confronts Social Policy interactive media piece (linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading). Read the case studies and select one on which to base your paper. Try to choose the case study that you feel best applies to the requirements for your paper, which are provided in the instructions below.

Use your selected scenario to write a 3–4 page paper in which you complete the following:

  • Identify and describe a concept (or concepts) and the general perspective or approach to human sexuality that the concept falls under (such as gender theories, instinct theory, psychodynamic, or developmental) using correct terminology from the course. If the concept or perspective is closely associated with the writings of a particular theorist (such as Freud, Kinsey, Masters and Johnson, and so on), then provide that information. Explain how the concept fits the case study.
  • Select a minimum of two scholarly sources that support your explanation of how the concept fits the case study. Connect what you have learned in your research by integrating and combining information from your source articles with the case study.
  • Examine and explain how ethical standards guide professional behavior as they relate to the issues and concepts identified in the selected human sexuality case study. You must state the specific ethical standard that relates to the topic or issue highlighted in the case study and explain how this ethical standard guides professional behavior.

Note: Do not restate the case study within your paper; you should only identify and refer to the selected case study as needed to illustrate your points.

Your paper should follow a logical structure and be evidence based. Use the MEAL plan to help guide the organization of your paper.

  • Main Idea: Present the main point or idea that you are making about your chosen concept related to reproduction, contraception, and abortion.
  • Evidence: What does the research say? Support your statements with evidence from the literature.
  • Application: Summarize the main ideas from articles related to your chosen case study. Apply concepts that relate directly or indirectly to your main point. Make explicit links between source articles and your paper.
  • Link: Integrate and combine information from your source articles with your main point or idea.

Conduct independent research for resources and references to support your paper. Provide a reference list and in-text citations, in APA format, for all of your resources. You may cite texts and authors from the suggested resources as well as any additional reputable resources you find on your own.

If you wish, you may use the APA Paper Template (linked in the Resources under the APA Resources heading) to complete your paper. In addition, you are urged to use the resources in Capella University’s Writing Center to help you develop clear and effective writing. In the Writing Center, you will be able to receive feedback on your writing, use writing resources, discover new writing strategies, and explore different ways to draft, revise, edit, and proofread your own work.

Additional Requirements

  • Written Communication: Ensure that your writing is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • APA Formatting: Format resources and in-text citations according to current APA style.
  • Number of Resources: Use a minimum of two scholarly resources.
  • Length: The research paper should be 3–4 pages in content length. Include a separate title page and a separate references page.
  • Font and Font Size: Times New Roman, 12 point, double-spaced. Use Microsoft Word.