Ethics is a central concept to any career in psychology

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ETHICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY

Resources

  • Attributes and Evaluation of Discussion Contributions.
  • Professional Communications and Writing Guide.
  • Graduate Psychology Discussion Rubric.
  • Ethics Case Studies by Specialization [PDF].

Ethics is a central concept to any career in psychology. As you noticed in the case studies, ethical issues are sometimes unclear, and solutions to ethical dilemmas are often difficult to determine. As a professional in psychology, it is important to know how to identify an ethical issue, think through possible solutions, and find the resources necessary to guide your choices.

As you probably observed from the unit studies, you will not be conducting actual research for this course, but instead gathering information from a professional in psychology. In this discussion, share your insights about ethical principles in psychology.

For this discussion, respond to the following questions:

  • What do you see as the ethical issue or issues involved in the case study you reviewed? Cite the relevant elements within the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct to support your analysis.
  • What steps would you take to attempt to resolve the issue?
  • How can you apply the principles from the readings from Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional coursepack to the case study you chose?
  • How does this issue as well as the other standards in the APA code relate to your future career in psychology?
  • What is the difference between conducting research in the field of psychology and the informational interview you will conduct for this course?
  • What ethical principles are most applicable to your professional interview?
  • What will you do to ensure you adhere to ethical principles while conducting your interview?

If you have any trouble understanding ethical principles for information gathering or locating a person to interview, use this discussion to receive support from your peers and instructor to work through your challenges.

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  You are in the market for a new car and think you would like to own a Saab

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APA format.  400 word minimum.

 

1.  You are in the market for a new car and think you would like to own a Saab.  According to research reported by Richard Nisbett and his associates, which of the following would be most likely to influence your decision?

a.         television commercials for Saab that are both informative and emotionally appealing.

b.         print ads for Saab that are primarily informative.

c.          hearing about the huge repair bills a neighbor’s sister had on her Saab.

d.         a high ranking made by Consumer Reports based on a sample of 75,000 miles of testing.

Why is this the best answer and what might explain this influence?

2.  McAlister’s field experiment was successful in helping seventh-graders resist peer pressure to smoke cigarettes.  What did his strategy teach students to do that proved effective?

3. Drawing on laboratory research conducted by Berkowitz, Phillips tested the “modeling of aggression” hypothesis.  What did Phillips’ data indicate?

4.  Under what circumstance are you persuaded by an argument from a peer or an associate in your life?  Specifically, what are the things that they may do to increase your tendency to listen to their argument and what things should exist before you take action on their advice?

5.  In general, how successful are obvious attempts to persuade?  Summarize one piece of research that supports the notions that direct efforts to persuade are effective, and one that indicated that such direct efforts are relatively ineffective.

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on patterns of thinking, with decreased attention on patterns of behavior and emotional components of relationships

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Application: Applying Cognitive-Behaviorial Therapy

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on patterns of thinking, with decreased attention on patterns of behavior and emotional components of relationships. Researchers have given an enormous amount of attention to CBT and its application to a variety of individual mental health concerns, but they also have appropriated it for working with couples and, more recently, with families. Many systems purists argue that CBT is an individual-oriented theory that lacks systemic concepts necessary to conceptualize family or couple issues. In the end, you will have to make the decision as a marriage, couple, and family counselor as to whether CBT can address the relational demands of clinical work with couples and families.

Choose one video from this week’s Learning Resources to review. As you begin to formulate a theory-based treatment plan, consider how you would maintain focus on the cognitive-behavioral realm of the couples and/or families, yet attend to the emotional dynamics present in the video.

The assignment (2–3 pages)

Based on the theory demonstrated in the video you chose (cognitive-behavioral therapy with either a couple or family):

  • Define the problem.
  • Formulate a treatment plan including short- and long-term goals.
  • Describe two theory-based interventions you would use and justify your selection.
  • Explain one anticipated outcome of each.

Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.

 

Learning Resources

This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of this week’s assigned Learning Resources. To view this week’s embedded media resources, please use the streaming media players below.

Required Resources

Media

Note: To access this week’s required library videos, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

CBT:

  • Video: Allyn & Bacon. (Publisher). (2002). Cognitive-behavioral child therapy [Motion picture]. [With Bruce Masek]. United States: Psychotherapy.net. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Video: Allyn & Bacon. (Publisher). (2000). Couples therapy for addictions: A cognitive-behavioral approach [Motion picture]. [With Barbara McCrady]. United States: Psychotherapy.net. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Gottman:

  • Video: Gottman, J. M., & Gottman, J. S. (Producers). (2009). Gottman couples therapy: A new research-based approach: Our research methods. United States: The Gottman Institute.

    Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.Accessible player –Downloads–Download Transcript

  • Video: Gottman, J. M., & Gottman, J. S. (Producers). (2009). Gottman couples therapy: A new research-based approach: Our research methods: The sound relationship house. United States: The Gottman Institute.

    Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 29 minutes.Accessible player –Downloads–Download Transcript

Readings

  • Course Text: Gurman, A. S., Lebow, J. L., & Snyder, D.  (2015). Clinical handbook of couple therapy (5th ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
    • Chapter 2, “Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy”
    • Chapter 5, “Gottman Method Couple Therapy”
  • Course Text: Theory-Based Treatment Planning for Marriage and Family Therapists
    • Chapter 9, “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy”
  • Article: Driver, J. L., & Gottman, J. M. (2004). Daily marital interactions and positive affect during marital conflict among newlywed couples. Family Process, 43(3), 301–314. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Article: Gottman, J. M., & Driver, J. L. (2005). Dysfunctional marital conflict and everyday marital interaction. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 43(3/4), 63–77. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Article: Smith, G. B., & Schwebel, A. I. (1995). Using a cognitive-behavioral family model in conjunction with systems and behavioral family therapy models. American Journal of FamilyTherapy, 23(3), 203–212. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Handout

  • Gottman Method Couple Therapy

Optional Resources

Readings

  • Book: Bitter, J. R., Long, L. L., & Young, M.E. (2010). Introduction to marriage, couple, and family counseling. Mason, OH: Cengage.
    • Chapter 13, “Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy”
  • Book: Gottman, J. M., & Silver, N. (1999). The seven principles for making marriage work. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press.
  • Book: Gottman, J. S. (Ed.). (2004). The marriage clinic casebook. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Co.

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Offer alternative common treatments for the disorders.

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Respond on two different days who selected different treatments and factors than you, in the following ways:

Offer alternative common treatments for the disorders.

Share insight on how the factor you selected impacts the treatment of alterations of digestive function

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

IBS is a symptom-based disease and results in altered bowel habits and abdominal pain.  While there are no specific biomarkers for the disease, it is believed the gut immune response, altered gut microflora, brain-gut axis factor, gut neuroendocrine cell function factor, epigenetic, and genetic susceptibility factors all seem to play a role.  The diagnostic criteria would be a determination of at least three days per month in the last three months with two or more of these additional symptoms; symptoms improve with defecation, change in frequency of stool, change in the appearance of the stool, and onset greater than six months before diagnosis.  The syndrome may be diarrhea-predominant, constipation-predominant, or alterations between the two.  Symptoms include bloating, gas, and nausea.  Relief can typically occur upon defecation.  Treatment for IBS is fiber, laxatives, antispasmodics, antidiarrheals, low-dose anti-depressants, prosecretory drugs, serotonin antagonist or agonists, and analgesics.  Additionally, alternative therapies, including probiotics, yoga, acupuncture, and dietary interventions, may be prescribed (Huether & McCance, 2017).

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Like IBS, IBD also appears to be symptom based.  Symptoms are based on months, not days or weeks.  Recurrent episodes of diarrhea containing blood, mucous, and white cells alert the practitioner of a potential IBD diagnosis.  If the stool samples are negative for microbial pathogens, an IBD diagnosis is likely.  Exacerbations and remissions are a trait associated with IBD.  Gastrointestinal infection and smoking appear to be contributing factors.  IBD is broken down into two forms known as Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC).  Crohn’s disease may occur anywhere in the GI tract from mouth to anus, while UC is limited to the colonic mucosa (Hammer & McPhee, 2019).  Treatment for IBD is aimed at reducing the inflammation.  Treatment may include anti-inflammatory drugs, immune system suppressors, antibiotics, pain relievers, anti-diarrheal, iron supplements, vitamin D, and calcium supplements (Mayo Clinic, 2019).

Different Patient Factors in IBS and IBD

IBS is more prevalent in women by up to three times more likely.  North America has a 12% prevalence.  IBS sufferers are likely to have depression, reduced quality of life, and anxiety.  There does not appear to be a gender factor for IBD. However, there are environmental factors and genetic links (Hammer & McPhee, 2019).  Ashkenazi Jewish decent seem to have the highest hereditary factor (Mayo Clinic, 2019).

References

Hammer, G. D., & McPhee, S. J. (2019). Pathophysiology of disease: An introduction to clinical medicine (8th  ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

Huether, S. E., & McCance, K. L. (2017). Understanding pathophysiology (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Mayo Clinic. (2019). Inflammatory bowel disease.  Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/inflammatory-bowel-disease/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353320