Midlife Crisis

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functioning. Middle adulthood can be a very positive experience. On the other hand, developmental issues associated with middle adulthood can be stressful. Understanding stressors experienced during middle adulthood is the key to effectively serving this age group.

Tasks:

Research evidence suggests that the midlife crisis is not a typical aspect of development. However, most people can provide anecdotal evidence of someone who has experienced such a crisis. Review the professional literature—articles from peer-reviewed journals and relevant textbooks—and answer the following questions:

What stressors during middle adulthood might contribute to such a crisis?

How might an individual’s multicultural identities affect the stressors experienced during middle adulthood?

What types of preventative or protective behaviors could prevent the individual from experiencing a developmental crisis?

200 words

Psychology/Lifespan Assignment

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Write a 4- to 5-page review paper of the strange situation described in:

Ainsworth, M. S., & Bell, S .M. (1970). Attachment, exploration, and separation: Illustrated by the behavior of one-year-olds in a strange situation. Child Development , 41(1), 49–67.

Review papers typically follow the following structure:

  • Agreement or disagreement with the authors’ main position
  • Summary of the main points and details of the experiment
  • Support from the article or your text for your agreement or disagreement with the authors’ position
  • Suggestion of at least two different interventions that can be used to help children develop healthy attachments

In this article, the authors explain their specific view of how infants and caregivers establish attachment. They also explain the function of this attachment to future development. Build your arguments around these main points. Use the article, the Readings from your text, and any other primary sources that seem appropriate to supporting your ideas.

The Assignment should:

  • Follow Assignment directions (review grading rubric for best results).
  • Use correct APA formatting per the APA Publication Manual, 6th Edition.
  • Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English.
  • Be written in Standard American English and be clear, specific, and error-free. If needed, be sure to use the Writing Center for help.

Your review paper should include:

  • Title Page.
  • Abstract
  • Main Body of the paper (4–5 pages).
  • Reference Page.

Compare and contrast these models.

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  • Bloom’s taxonomy.
  • Facione’s core critical thinking skills.
  • Paul and Elder’s elements of thought.

Compare and contrast these models.

  • What do you see as their strengths and weaknesses?
  • What do they share in common?
  • What does synthesize mean within the context of Bloom’s taxonomy and Granello’s 2001 article, “Promoting Cognitive Complexity in Graduate Written Work”?
  • How could you imagine using each model as a practitioner-scholar working in your specialization?
  • Give an example of how you would use each model to evaluate some content in one of the articles you located for your research project.

Describe the successful termination of the client relationship.

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THERE ARE TWO ASSIGNMENTS DUE BY THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT

 

Assignment #1

Write a 500-750-word paper addressing the following:

  1. What is the most      significant information you learned about the skills required to be an      effective counselor? Were there any skills that surprised you as you      worked through the course?
  2. What are your      strengths as a potential counselor? These could be attending or      communication skills, attitudes or behaviors that will be an asset in the      counseling role.
  3. What skills do      you think will be most difficult for you? What might be your      handicaps as a counselor?
  4. What are some      specific actions you will take to prepare yourself for your future      practicum experience?
  5. Review your text      regarding consultant-counselor and the additional reading on the topic.      Explain the role of consultant-counselor. Do you see yourself acting in      this role? Why or why not?

Here is our text book:

Egan, G. (2014) The skilled helper: A problem management and opportunity development approach to helping. Belmont, C.A. Brooks/Cole.

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

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Assignment #2

In a 250-500-word essay, hypothetically terminate the counseling relationship with a client who has experienced trauma and abuse in the past and has now seen you, the counselor, for 8 months regarding this trauma.

  1. Describe the      successful termination of the client relationship.
  2. Discuss      strategies for helping the client to maintain change post-termination.

Include at least one scholarly reference in your paper.

You can also Use our text book :

Egan, G. (2014) The skilled helper: A problem management and opportunity development approach to helping. Belmont, C.A. Brooks/Cole.

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

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.