Clinical Psychology

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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.

1. 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.

2. 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.

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.

Explain the three claims that make up divine command theory, providing examples when necessary to explain. (See p. 94).

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All the answers will be in the book :

 

 

     Louis P. Pojman, How Should We Live?: An Introduction to Ethics
 (Belmont, California: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2005).

 

Instructions: Read the pages in the Pojman book that discuss Divine Command Theory (pp. 93–98) and then answer the following questions.

1. Explain the three claims that make up divine command theory, providing examples when necessary to explain. (See p. 94).

2. Explain the autonomy thesis (p.94), and the argument that is presented by the theist against this thesis (p. 97, specifically the response offered by Craig).

3. On p. 98, Pojman claims that “religious ethics will be more likely to advocate strong altruism, whereas secular codes will emphasize reciprocal altruism.” Why does Pojman conclude this from his discussion of Divine command theory? IN other words, what reasons in the paragraphs leading up to this claim on page 98 does Pojman give for thinking that this claim is true?

4. On pages 98–103 Pojman presents a series of reasons as to why religion might be beneficial to ethics. Choose one of the 6 reasons Pojman provides and analyze it. That is, explain it concisely in your own words, and then explain why you agree or disagree with the claims made.

Do you agree with New London’s reasoning about being “too bright”?

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Option #1: New London Case Study

Read the City of New London, Connecticut, Police Department in Chapter 5 of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. In a well-written paper, answer the following questions:

  • Do you agree with New London’s reasoning about being “too bright”?
  • Do you agree with the judge’s decision that it was not discriminatory to not hire people who are highly intelligent? Why or why not?
  • How would you have determined the cognitive ability requirements for this job?

Adhere to the following standards:

  • Your paper should be two to four pages in length, not including the title or references pages.

Must be cited from my book. I will give log in info.

Changing Socially Significant Behavior Through Behavior Modification

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Minimum of 350 words with references. Please read carefully and respond with references.

 

Before behavior analysts can choose behaviors to target or programs to put in place to address behaviors, they must first complete a behavior assessment. For this Discussion question:

1.    First state and define the five phases of behavior assessment.

2.    Pick two of the five phases and discuss in your own words:

a. What a behavior analyst is supposed to do during the phase

b. Why it is included in behavior assessment

One of the main goals of ABA is to modify and change behaviors that are detrimental to an individual’s growth, development, and/or functioning. You have already practiced defining target behaviors. Now you will work on deciding the appropriate behavior to target. For this part of the Discussion, identify a socially significant behavior and discuss the following:

3. Why is this particular behavior socially significant?

4. How is the presence of this behavior detrimental to your client’s life?

5. How does eliminating this behavior help to improve your client’s life?