Benchmark – Major Psychological Movements

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Understanding the theoretical foundations, influential theorists, and demarcation of the three major movements of psychology is essential to having a fundamental knowledge of the discipline. Psychoanalysis; behaviorism; and humanistic, transpersonal, and existential psychology (HTE) are recognized as the three primary movements of psychology.  As such, they provide a rich history of human science and form the basis for understanding human experience and the human condition as a whole. In this assignment, you will address this history, synthesize the theories, and consider applications of the theories.

General Requirements:

  • To foster retention of foundational theories in psychology, this assignment requires the incorporation of information from this course and previous courses regarding psychological theories and their applications. Refer to PSY-802, Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Theory and PSY-803, Behaviorism to assist with this assignment.
  • This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
  • Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
  • Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for specific guidelines related to doctoral level writing. The Manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and academic grammar and usage.
  • This assignment requires that at least ten scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included. Scholarly works encountered in prior doctoral courses may be used in this assignment.
  • You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Directions:

Write a paper (2,250-2,500 words) that demonstrates your understanding of the primary movements in psychology – psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and humanistic, transpersonal, and existential psychology (HTE). Your paper should provide a historical perspective for each of the movements, showcase your understanding of the key components of each, and suggest a synthesis and application of the theories. Include the following in your paper:

  1. An overall historical context of all three movements. (Benchmarks C.2.1:  Discuss the history and development of the theories of Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and   Humanistic/Transpersonal/Existential (HTE) Psychology)
  2. A rationale for why each movement is/was considered essential to understanding human behavior and experiences.
  3. An analysis of psychoanalysis/psychodynamic theory. What were the primary tenets and perspectives of the theories? Who were the key theorists? How did their work lead them to new ideas including Neo-Freudianism?
  4. An analysis of behaviorism. What were the theoretical underpinnings of the movement? What were the primary tenets and concepts of the movement? Why were these tenets and concepts important? Who were the key theorists?
  5. An analysis of humanistic, transpersonal, and existential psychology (HTE). From what cultural and historical contexts did the movement emerge? What were the primary tenets and concepts of the movement? Why were these tenets and concepts important? How do these tenets and concepts differ across the movement? Who were the key theorists?
  6. A synthesis of these movements. How did these movements enhance the understanding of human behavior, growth, and potential? (Benchmarks C.2.2:  Synthesize the theories of Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and HTE Psychology)
  7. An evaluation of the applications of the theories that were the basis for each of these movements. To what extent has the application of these theories enhanced treatments in mental health and the helping professions? (Benchmarks C.2.3:  Evaluate the common applications of Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and HTE Psychology)
  8. A statement of next steps. What comes next in the development of psychological approaches to understanding human behavior and experience

Health promotion

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Research and prepare a community-level strategic plan that addresses a key public health issue. Potential topics may include: Using prenatal and infancy home visits to prevent child abuse and neglect Preventing falls in the elderly Reducing population salt intake Reducing tobacco use among adults Preventing risky sexual behavior among youth and young adults Reducing drug experimentation among young adults Include the following in your paper: Introduction: Provide an overview of the community health issue as described in Part A with identified causes and influences, including knowledge gaps. Detail the prevalence of the issue inside and outside the United States. Describe potential monetary costs associated with the issue in the United States. You must include data as part of your introduction (images, charts, graphs, etc., may be included as well as written data). Describe advance practice roles and management​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ strategies that affect change at the community level. Identify key community and social resources that negatively and positively affect the selected issue. Identify changes or enhancements in community-related services for your selected topic. Develop a strategic plan that could decrease the prevalence of your selected topic.The goals for this plan needs to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound. Include how your plan takes into consideration health literacy, socioeconomic factors, and cultural differences. Conclusion: A summary of the goals and challenges An assessment of the outlook for action/progress Appendix A: Include your community assessment from Week 3 as Appendix A. Your paper should be 3–5 pages in length (not including the cover or reference pages). Use APA throughout. Include 2–3 scholarly sources that are carefully selected and appropriate to the topic. References should be current—no more than four yea​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​rs old.
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Confidence that a contract can and will be enforced

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Confidence that a contract can and will be enforced is part of the foundation for establishing commerce in a society. If you enter into a contract and the other party breaches that contract, you can take them to court to enforce the terms of the contract. Treaties are contracts between countries. However, treaties are often broken, and there is little the offended country can do short of going to war. Although there are “World Courts” they have little enforcement power. Should there be a World Court that has real power to enforce Treaties?
 
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Probation administrator in a large metropolitan county

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Please consider if you are a probation administrator in a large metropolitan county. You have been increasingly concerned over the past decade about the trend toward surveillance and monitoring of probationers, and the lack of support for rehabilitative programs like substance abuse and vocational training. There are more and more rules being passed down about the need to do urine tests for drug use, and a “zero tolerance” once someone tests dirty. Probation revocation rates are going up dramatically. While you agree that probationers that fail to meet their responsibilities should be revoked and sent to prison, you think the current reactive approach doesn’t put enough emphasis on helping offenders, and many who are trying but have relatively small failures end up being sent to prison. You believe we need a more balanced approach to supervising probationers. How would you do this? What type of public message would you create about rehabilitative programs? How would you try to sell the need for these programs to your politically- sensitive leadership?
 
 
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