Explain the psychological and social issues a person may face during the transition to puberty.

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Part 1:

The onset of puberty marks a significant change in a person’s life biologically, psychologically, and socially. There are some myths regarding puberty that may skew its realities. Describe some of the myths and realities of puberty.

  • Explain the psychological and social issues a person may face during the transition to puberty.
  • Define adolescence from the psychological, and social or emotional perspectives.
  • Explain some of the emotional changes that may occur at the onset of adolescence and as the individual mature through adolescence.

Justify your answers with appropriate reasoning and research from your text and course readings. Comment on the postings of at least two peers, and provide an analysis of each peer’s postings while also suggesting specific additions or clarifications for improving the discussion question response.

Part 2:

The transition into adulthood may differ depending on cultural traditions and rites of passage from adolescence to adulthood. The transition into adulthood is also a time for relationships and romance from a normative perspective.

  • Describe at least two unique rites of passage to adulthood on the basis of ethnic or cultural variations.
  • Explain the concepts of pluralism and assimilation and describe how they affect the rites of passage of individuals.
  • Describe different attachment styles.
  • Explain attachment style do you feel would be most effective in forming lasting relationships?
  • Describe the different types of attraction.
  • Explain the type of attraction do you feel would be most effective in establishing lasting relationships?

How Does Natural Selection Explain The Development Of Personality?

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· Using the theory of evolution, discuss your understanding of this theory. How does natural selection explain the development of personality? What emotional responses and social behaviors are derived from natural selection?

· Develop a treatment technique that you would apply with a client using the genetic and biological theories of personality development. How do you think this would help your clients achieve their treatment goals? After reviewing at least two students’ treatment techniques, how would you be able to implement this technique with your own clients?

· Combine the theory developed by Eysenck with the other theories related to genetic and biological aspects of personality development. What are the benefits of these theories?

The Practice Of Clinical Psychology Worksheet

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The Practice of Clinical Psychology Worksheet

 

Answer the following questions. Your response to each question must be at least 150 words in length and include references

 

 

1.     What are at least two ethical issues associated with clinical psychology? Provide an example of a situation that could be ethical but illegal. Explain your response.

 

2.     What are at least two legal issues associated with clinical psychology?  Provide an example of a situation that could be legal but unethical.  Explain your response.

 

3.     Define professional boundaries, boundary crossings, and boundary violations. What effects do boundaries have on the therapeutic relationship?

 

 

4.     What are at least two cultural limitations associated with assessment and treatment? In your response, discuss the use or misuse of assessment instruments, therapy techniques, research results, or any other facet of clinical practice that could have potentially harmful, culture-specific implications.

 

Compare declarative and procedural knowledge and make connections to conditional knowledge

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Week 4: Perspectives on Learning

 

Introduction

 

So far in this course, you have examined the many ways in which individuals develop, and you have considered multiple influences on learning, including culture and community. Essential also to understanding the psychology of education is the study of theories of learning, which include cognitive, behavioral, and social-cognitive theories.

 

This week, you will begin looking at learning as a process and consider these various schools of thought as well as explore the constructivist approach, which is vital to experiential and meaningful learning.

 

Learning Objectives

 

A student will:

 

  • Compare declarative and procedural knowledge and make connections to conditional knowledge
  • Describe metacognition and how it can be used to enhance learning
  • Explain and analyze constructivist principles
  • Compare cognitive and behavioral views on learning
  • Explain how researching and summarizing articles broadens and deepens the perspective of educational psychology

 

 

 

 

Learning Resources

 

Required Resources

 

  • Course Text: Educational Psychology
    • Chapter 7, “Behavioral Views of Learning” (pp. 243-263)
    • Chapter 8, “Cognitive Views of Learning” (pp. 280-315)
    • Chapter 9, “Complex Cognitive Processes” (pp. 316-328)
    • Chapter 10, “Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation” (pp. 346-366)

 

Optional Resources

 

 

  • PowerPoint Presentation: Behavioral vs. Cognitive Views of Learning
    http://psych.fullerton.edu/navarick/behavcog.ppt#258,3
  • Web site: Constructivism
    http://carbon.ucdenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism.html
  • Web site: Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning
    http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index.html

 

  • Content Review

  • Directions:

    • Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
    • Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
    • Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your instructor can see which question you are responding to.
    1. Motivating students to learn requires an understanding of individual students as well as of strategies and approaches to enhance motivation. Describe the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, using specific examples of each. Then, explain two or more of the possible implications of using each approach.
    2. Motivation or lack of motivation is often dependent upon one’s beliefs and patterns. Compare the concepts of self-efficacy and learned helplessness, describing a specific example of each. Be sure to explain how self-efficacy and learned helplessness might affect children’s motivation to learn.
    3. As Chapter 14 of your course text states, published tests and exams, including high-stakes tests, are relatively new, as they were created in the 20th century (Woolfolk, 2013, p. 548). Explain why parents need to be knowledgeable about testing, and based on what you have been learning, summarize at least two “indicators of effectiveness” under the “Assessment of Young Children” section of the NAEYC Position Statement: Early Childhood Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation that apply to assessing children of any age.