Although the Final Project is not due until Day 7 of Week 10, you should become familiar with the project requirements and have them in mind as you proceed through the course.

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Final Project  10 pages (title page and reference page not include)-Please see attachment as well.

Forensic Mental Health Assessment:  A Casebook https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/waldenu/reader.action?docID=241493

 

For your Final Project, you will examine three case scenarios from Heilbrun, Marczyk, & DeMatteo’s Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook in which each case scenario represents a different type of offender (i.e., mentally disordered offender, sex offender, violent offender, family violence offender, female offender, white-collar criminal, cybercriminal, or terrorist). You will apply a specific theoretical approach to the criminal behaviors displayed in each case. You also will analyze the degree to which developmental risk factors and correlates of criminal behavior influence the criminal behavior that the offender exhibits. Finally, you will evaluate whether or not the offender in each case scenario is a criminal.

Note: Although assessment is an integral step in the tasks you complete in this Final Project, for the purposes of this course and Final Project, you will not assess the offenders in the case scenarios you select.

Your Final Project shall be presented as follows:

  • A 10 page  (not including references, title page, or abstract), double-spaced, APA-formatted paper

The Final Project must include:

  • A minimum of seven references (in addition to any course readings that you may wish to reference). Please be aware that websites such as Wikipedia will not be accepted as scholarly references. (Please consult the Walden University Library’s instructions for evaluating research resources, which includes a link to criteria for evaluating resources.)
  • A brief of each of the three case scenarios you selected
  • A description of each of the criminal behaviors exhibited by the offender in each case scenario
  • An analysis of how you might apply a specific biological, psychological, or sociological theory or approach to understanding and explaining each of the criminal behaviors. Be sure to select a different theory or approach for each behavior you discuss.
  • A description of the correlates and developmental risk factors that influence the specific criminal behaviors
  • An analysis of how each correlate and developmental risk factor influences the specific criminal behaviors
  • An answer to the question “Is this person a criminal?” with an analysis of why or why not

Your Final Project will be graded on a 20-point scale and is worth 4% of your final grade.

By Day 7 of Week 10

Although the Final Project is not due until Day 7 of Week 10, you should become familiar with the project requirements and have them in mind as you proceed through the course.

The Final Project will be evaluated according to all four indicators in the Assignment and Final Project Writing Rubric, which is located in the Course Info area. Be sure that the Final Project is written using APA format. Information on scholarly writing may be found in the APA Publication Manual and at the Walden Writing Center website. Also see “Policies on Academic Honesty,” in Walden University Policies and Information, in the Guidelines and Policies area.

Which of the following statements regarding adolescent suicide is not true?

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20 PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS

 

1. According to _______ approaches to motivation, each person strives to maintain a certain level of

stimulation and activity.

A. arousal

B. instinct

C. drive-reduction

D. homeostasis

 

2. Which of the following statements regarding human sexuality is most accurate?

A. Regarding premarital sex, the double standard applies to both men and women.

B. Only a minority of people engage in sex fantasies during actual intercourse.

C. Masturbation is an infrequent but not uncommon cause of sexual dysfunctions.

D. In females, estrogen production is a direct result of ovulation.

 

3. Sternberg’s concept of practical intelligence is most directly related to

A. overall success in living.

B. multiple intelligences.

C. information processing.

D. emotional intelligence.

 

4. Which statement about anorexia nervosa is true?

A. Typically, the lives of anorexics center on sex.

B. Anorexics almost never starve to death, although they may die from other disorders.

C. Sufferers are usually males between the ages of 12 and 40.

D. People with this disorder may well be attractive and successful.

 

5. Carol is most likely to reject the _________ theory of aging because she pictures the body as a machine

that stops working properly as the parts wear out.

A. wear-and-tear

B. genetic preprogramming

C. activity

D. disengagement

 

6. If you agree with B.F. Skinner as to the nature of personality, you would also agree that

A. human personality is largely shaped through observational learning.

B. traits like sociability arise from unconscious wishes to be liked by others.

C. personality is shaped by people’s thoughts, feelings, expectations, and values.

D. humans are infinitely changeable because they can learn new behavior patterns.

 

7. In the Binet IQ test, an IQ score is equal to MA divided by CA times 100. In this formula, “MA” is to

mental age as “CA” is to

A. calculated ability.

B. cognitive age.

C. common age.

D. chronological age.

 

8. If you support the idea that physiological arousal and the experience of an associated emotion will occur

simultaneously, you’ll agree with the

A. biological emotion-activation theory.

B. James-Lange theory of emotion.

C. Schachter-Singer theory of emotion.

D. Cannon-Bard theory of emotion.

 

9. In the research conducted by Hans Eysenck, factor analysis was used to identify ________ basic

personality dimensions. Of these, the tendency to distort reality was labeled:

A. five; conscientiousness

B. three; extraversion

C. five; neuroticism.

D. three; psychoticism

 

10. Having been attacked and bitten by a German shepherd, Sam reacts with fear on spotting any large

dog. According to recent developments in brain research the linking role of the _________ is paramount in

the recall of this sort of fear-evoking stimulus.

A. visual cortex

B. amygdala

C. hippocampus

D. left temporal lobe

 

11. In Piaget’s model of cognitive development, a child’s tendency to view the world entirely from his or

her own perspective is referred to as

A. egocentric thought.

B. the concrete operational stage.

C. the sensorimotor stage.

D. metacognition.

 

12. Which of the following statements regarding adolescent suicide is not true?

A. Male suicide rates are five times higher than those for females.

B. Females attempt suicide more often than males.

C. Suicide is the leading cause of death among adolescents.

D. Suicide is normally associated with depression.

 

13. The original purpose in constructing the MMPI-2 was

A. identifying psychological disorders.

B. screening job applicants.

C. screening college applicants.

D. identifying a client’s optimal choices among occupations.

 

14. To formulate a general definition of emotion, it will be most accurate to say that

A. an emotion is a specific reaction to a perceived change in a situation.

B. emotions are feelings that have both physiological and cognitive elements.

C. emotions are adaptive physiological responses to feelings.

D. emotion is a feeling state evoked by an expressed behavior.

 

15. According to your textbook’s treatment of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, a focus on rewards

and punishment in respect to a moral dilemma is characteristic of

A. children who haven’t grasped the principle of object constancy.

B. children who haven’t reached the conventional stage of moral development.

C. adolescents who have reached the conventional level of moral development.

D. adolescents who have reached the formal operational stage of moral development.

 

16. You maintain that physical changes in late adulthood are largely related to built-in time limits to cell

reproduction. It’s safe to say that you endorse the _______ theory of aging.

A. disengagement

B. genetic preprogramming

C. amyloid precursor

D. wear-and-tear

 

17. During middle adulthood, the most clearly marked biological change is related to

A. memory loss.

B. weight loss.

C. the so-called midlife transition.

D. reproductive capabilities.

 

18. According to Erik Erikson, generativity-versus-stagnation is the typical challenge of

A. adolescence.

B. early adulthood.

C. old age.

D. middle adulthood.

End of exam

 

19. As discussed in your textbook, which statement best illustrates fluid intelligence?

A. Alex recalls the wiring pattern and deftly reconnects the power lead to the battery.

B. Gavin the spy quickly memorizes the 12-digit code.

C. Dylan scribbles tdraft of a poem onto the back of an envelope.

D. Caldwell critically evaluates the likely causes of kidney stones.

 

20. I show you a picture of an adult figure hovering over a sleeping child. I ask you to tell me a story about

what you think is happening. Which kind of projective test am I using?

A. Thematic Apperception Test

B. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

C. Rorschach test

D. Behavioral assessment test

For the second paragraph is for fun, what type of cognitive style  do you typically rely  on? Provide an example of where you used one  style, the other, or both?

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Purpose: The goal of this assignment is to  start  thinking about your cognitive world. It is useful to consider new   perspectives and how they might affect our understanding of our   environment or ourselves. For this chapter, I want you to think about   how you use (or don’t use) mental Imagery in your every day life.

Task: The book has a section on “Individual   difference in mental imagery” (if you have the 9th edition, you may  need  to contact a friend who has the 10th to read this short section).  It  describes different cognitive styles when it comes to the way may execute a mental images. However, it also cautions you to not treat these as distinct categories, everybody can probably do a mixture of both styles.

  1. For paragraph 1 for this discussion, I want you to explain in your  own words what are the Visualizers vs Verbalizers which are the two  cognitive styles used in mental imagery. How does this  relate to or  support propositional codes and analog codes?
  2. For the second paragraph is for fun, what type of cognitive style  do you typically rely  on? Provide an example of where you used one  style, the other, or both?  Or think think of an example where you  struggled forming mental images.

Formatting: Short written response. Please write in   complete sentences. Minimum 2 paragraphs (1 per question), though it  can  be longer.  You can share resources or links that you find relevant  in  your response. You can even comment on other students’ ideas, but  it is  not required for this discussion.

Select four research articles to review. Include at least one applied research article and one basic research article. Be sure to apply the scientific method to evaluate the evidence presented in the selected articles.

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Part1- Due Thursday Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Jill is conducting an experiment on the effects of story themes (traditional vs. non-traditional) on memory for story details. She is paying participants $5 to complete a research protocol that takes about 40 minutes. Prior to beginning the protocol, participants sign a consent form. Jill is present during this time to answer questions and clarify areas of concern. Sarah reads the consent form, agrees to participate and begins the protocol. After about 12 minutes, she gets up and tells Jill that she ‘has to go.’ She says she is sorry but she cannot complete the protocol. Jill offers her an additional $10 to stay in the study and complete the required tasks.

Is Jill’s behavior ethical? Why or why not? Use the relevant section of the APA Code of Ethics to justify your response.

Part2-Search for research articles from peer-reviewed publications in the University Library. Examples of peer-reviewed publications are listed in Table 2.1 in Chapter 2 of Methods in Behavioral Research.

Select four research articles to review. Include at least one applied research article and one basic research article. Be sure to apply the scientific method to evaluate the evidence presented in the selected articles. Use these articles as a framework for completing the questionnaire.

Write a 100- to 500-word answer to each of the following questions:

PART I:

  • What is the purpose of each of the sections in a typical research article?
  • What are the steps to critically evaluate research articles and how does the scientific method help you do this?

PART II:

  • What is the importance of research in behavioral sciences?
  • What is the relationship between applied research and basic research? Provide an example from your selected studies, of how each contributes to the body of knowledge.
  • What ethical issues can you identify in the selected articles? How were the issues addressed or neglected?

PART III:

  • Identify three possible research topics that you might want to explore further as you go through this course.
  • List appropriate sources, including databases that you might use when exploring these topics.

Cite the articles using a reference page.

Format your answers according to APA guidelines.

Reference

Chapter 1 and 2