5.1 What are special considerations around confidentiality within an adolescent/child’s group?  How would you approach these in a group of adolescents or children?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.b. Dynamics associated with group process and development. This discussion question meets the following NASAC Standard:

93) Understand the concepts of “process” and “content,” and shift the focus of the group when such an intervention will help the group move toward its goals.

5.2   You are leading a group of adolescents referred because of school, behavior, and/or   substance use. Describe an opening exercise and a trust-building exercise you might use with this group. Explain your choice.

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.b. Dynamics associated with group process and development.   This discussion question meets the following NASAC Standard:

 

92) Facilitate group growth within the established ground rules, and precipitate movement toward group and individual goals by using methods consistent with group type.

6.1  What form of resistive behavior (or difficult behavior displayed by a group member) would you find most problematic in one of your groups and why? How might you work in a therapeutic way with such a member’s behavior?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.f. Types of groups and other considerations that affect conducting groups in varied settings.

6.2  While conducting a group for adults struggling with addiction, one of the participants has come to the last three groups late. Explain how you might deal with this client’s tardiness.

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.c. Therapeutic factors and how they contribute to group effectiveness.

7.1  Under what circumstances might it be beneficial to design a group in which both children and their parents would participate? What special issues might arise in such a group, and how would you manage them?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.g. Ethical and culturally relevant strategies for designing and facilitating groups.

7.2  Now that you have read about therapeutic techniques and procedures, choose two techniques that you would most likely use and explain why. Choose one that you are least likely to use and explain why.

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.f. Types of groups and other considerations that affect conducting groups in varied settings.

8.1 When developing and implementing an adult support group, the following important guidelines should be considered: how the group is organized, how the format of each group session is structured, and what the short-and long-term outcomes of the group are. Consider the following three adult support groups: an HIV/AIDS support group, grief group for elderly, and a domestic violence support group. What similarities do you see, and how do these similarities suggest guidelines for developing these groups?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standards:  2.F.6.a. Theoretical foundations of group counseling and group work.  2.F.6.f. Types of groups and other considerations that affect conducting groups in varied settings.

This discussion question meets the following NASAC Standards:

89) Describe, select, and appropriately use strategies from accepted and culturally appropriate models for group counseling with addicted or substance abusing clients.

93) Understand the concepts of “process” and “content,” and shift the focus of the group when such an intervention will help the group move toward its goals.

8.2 At some point in your career, you may be asked to design and implement a group for involuntary clients, such as domestic violence perpetrators, drunk drivers, substance users, abusive parents, or prison inmates. What are your thoughts and feelings about working with mandated group participants?

Describe fully. How would you approach counseling differently with them than with voluntary participants?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.f. Types of groups and other considerations that affect conducting groups in varied settings.

Each questions needs to be answered with 150-200 words and have to have a cite in the answer.  Explain below

Question.

answer    “Cite”

Question

answer    “Cite”

and so on

Using the textbook, answer the questions below.

1. Which theories propose that development is largely determined by how well people resolve the conflicts that they face at different ages?   

☐ learning

☐ psychodynamic

☐ cognitive

☐ systems

2. Which is the proper order of Piaget’s stages?   

☐ preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor

☐ concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor, preoperational

☐ formal operational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational

☐ sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

3. In general, _________ forces include all internal perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and personality factors that affect development.   

☐ biological

☐ psychological

☐ sociocultural

☐ life-cycle

4. Two-year-old Luke lines up behind peers after seeing them make a line. Luke is demonstrating learning by _________.   

☐ operant conditioning

☐ reinforcement

☐ preoperational thinking

☐ imitation or observation

5. Towanda notices that her 2-year-old child has made a huge leap in language ability. As far as language ability is concerned, Towanda would probably most agree with the ________ point of view.   

☐ environmental

☐ universal development

☐ genetic

☐ discontinuity

6. Describe what is meant by biological forces as a part of human development    

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7. Why are theories used in developmental psychology?

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8. In the table below, match the theories of human development with the appropriate description.
 

 

 

 

 

___.

Focuses on how heredity shapes human development.

 

___.

An individual’s development is influenced by a broad set of biological and environmental factors that continually interact as development unfolds across time.

 

___.

Children and adults observe their own behavior and the behavior of others as well as the consequences of those behaviors.

 

___.

Emphasizes the significance of learning from others who are more advanced in their knowledge.

 

___.

Social interactions with others shape the development of personality.

 

___.

The development of thinking and problem solving becomes more sophisticated as individuals move throughout each stage.

 

Heredity and Environment
Using your textbook, answer the questions below.

9. Define the term: genes

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10. Which condition involves an extra chromosome?

☐ Down syndrome

☐ sickle-cell disease

☐ Huntington’s disease

☐ phenylketonuria

11. Click HERE to watch the video and answer the questions below:

a. What is epigenetics?
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b. Provide an example of an environmental factor that can affect how genes are expressed.
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Prenatal Development and Childbirth
Using your textbook, answer the questions below.

12. How can a mother’s poor nutrition and unhealthy diet affect the development of the human embryo and fetus? Be specific. (Example: not consuming enough iron while pregnant can lead to premature delivery. Please do not use this example.)

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13. During prenatal development, the ________ will become the digestive system.

☐ germ disc

☐ ectoderm

☐ mesoderm

☐ endoderm

14. Explain the critical periods in prenatal development in the table below.

 

Critical periods in   prenatal development

Explanation

 

Period of the Zygote (Weeks 1-2)

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Period of the Embryo (Week 3-8)

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Period of the Fetus (Weeks 9-38)

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15. How can a mother’s use of tobacco, alcohol, or drugs affect the development of the human embryo and fetus? Be specific.

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16. When couples cannot conceive a child naturally, some turn to in vitro fertilization. In this process, ________.

☐ a doctor injects sperm cells directly into the fallopian tube

☐ a surrogate mother carries the baby to term

☐ sperm cells and egg cells are mixed in a petri dish

☐ a sex therapist teaches the couple relaxation strategies to reduce stress

17. During which period of prenatal development would exposure to teratogens most likely cause defects to major body structures?

☐ implantation

☐ zygote

☐ embryo

☐ fetus

18. Exposure to DES during pregnancy has been linked to ________.

☐ high rates of miscarriage

☐ memory problems

☐ effects decades after the drug was taken

☐ low birth weight in females and later fertility problems

Reflection 
Reflect on what you have learned this week to help you respond to the question below.  You may choose to respond in writing or by recording a video!

19. From this week’s resources, we know that both biology and the environment affect development. If you had to choose, based on what you’ve learned this week, would you say biology or the environment affect human development more? Why? Please explain.

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