Psychology Essay Assignment

Your Assignment

Read the section titled “Dreams – A Royal Road?” on pages 172 -174 in your text.  This section discusses theories on dreams, the history of dream interpretation, the most common characteristics of dreams, and the meaning of dreams.

Check out these websites:

· Freud Museum: Dream Analysis-You may have to click on “Discover Psychoanalysis” then scroll down to “The Interpretation of Dreams” or you can past the following link into your web browser. (Direct Link: https://www.freud.org.uk/learn/discover-psychoanalysis/the-interpretation-of-dreams/)

· Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychology: Becoming The Dream – A Gestalt Approach (Direct Link: https://iahip.org/inside-out/issue-12-spring-1993/becoming-the-dream-a-gestalt-approach)

· Sigmund Freud’s Book “Dream Analysis” Free download – Full Text  (Direct Link: https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Interpretation_of_Dreams.html?id=EXREAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false)

· An Introduction to Fritz Perls Dream Interpretation Techniques  Free download – Full Text (Direct Link: (http://www.gestaltannarbor.org/Reading_Room/Perls%20Dream%20Interpretation.pdf)

 

For this week’s Journal entry, answer the following questions. Be sure to include factual, properly cited information in your post.

Write about a dream that really made an impact on you.  It can be a recurring dream, a scary dream, a happy dream, or an especially vivid dream.  What do these websites say about the interpretation of your dream?  Do you feel these interpretations are accurate?  What do you think is the meaning behind this dream? 

Directions:

1. Write at least 200 words about this topic.  Post your word count at the end of your journal.

2. Make sure to cite a source in your journal article using APA style.  The source may be your text or any other source you research.

Ethical And Cross-Cultural Standards

Final Project Guidelines: Test Report

For your Final Project, you complete a psychological assessment project consisting of two parts. First, you design an original testing instrument. Then, instead of gathering data on your own test, you are provided with a set of test data to analyze. You compile the description of your test and the results of your analysis of the provided dataset into a 5- to 7-page APA Results Section report.

Your Project report (your APA Results Section) must include:

· Your construct, test specifications, and test items

· Statistical analysis on dataset provided (MoneyData.sav — found in the Week 2 Resources), including analysis of factor analysis, classical statistics, and reliability and validity measures

Your Final Project will be graded on a 20-point scale and is worth 30% of your final grade.

The Final Project is due by Day 7 of Week 10. Although the Final Project is not due until Week 10, you should become familiar with the project requirements and have them in mind as you proceed through the course. Many of the Discussions, Application Assignments, and Knowledge Assessments are building blocks for your Final Project.

The Final Project will be evaluated according to all four indicators in the Application Assignment and Final Paper Writing Rubric 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 Manual and at the Walden Writing Center website. Also see the “Academic Integrity” and “Guidelines and Policies” areas on the left navigation bar.

Discussion: Developing Political Strategies- Week 9

In this week’s resources, you explore the stories of Susana and the Bradley family. They are all in situations that need social work intervention and advocacy. What political strategies would you use to enact policies developed to assist these individuals?

In this Discussion, you develop political strategies to address one aspect of the situation(s) and problem(s) facing Susana and members of the Bradley family.

To Prepare: Read and review Chapter 11 in your text. Read “Social Work Policy: Children and Adolescents” and “Social Policy and Advocacy: Violence Prevention”. View the Bradley Episode 7 in the media for this week.

By Day 3

Post an explanation of the political strategies you would use to address one aspect of the situations/problems facing Susana and members of the Bradley family. Explain why you selected that strategy.

Bradley Family Episode 7

Bradley Family Episode 7 Program Transcript

MALE SPEAKER: I have some great news. They’ve dropped the charges against you. Tiffany, that’s wonderful!

TIFFANY: Yeah, it is. Why did they? Drop the charges, I mean.

MALE SPEAKER: The state just passed a new law that’s like New York’s Safe Harbor for Exploited Children Act. That means that the courts here no longer see you as a criminal. They see you as a victim, just like we’ve been trying to tell them. Because you’re under age, they agree with us that you were forced against your will to do what you did.

TIFFANY: Prostitution.

MALE SPEAKER: Right. It means that the law understands that young people like you, girls, boys, you don’t deserve jail time or retention. You need help and services. So that’ll get you off the street.

OK. Before you were upset that they were treating you like a criminal. But they’re not anymore. You’re free. What’s wrong?

TIFFANY: John T.

MALE SPEAKER: The man who used to be your pimp?

TIFFANY: I just found out that he got busted.

MALE SPEAKER: Ah.

TIFFANY: He’s going to be suspicious that he got arrested the same time that I got let out. He’s going to think that I snitched on him, but I didn’t.

MALE SPEAKER: We should think about getting you some police protection. No sense taking any chances.

Bradley Family Episode 7 Additional Content Attribution

MUSIC: Music by Clean Cuts

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Bradley Family Episode 7

Original Art and Photography Provided By: Brian Kline and Nico Danks

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History And Evolution Of Freudian Theory

Using the outline from Topic 2 as a starting point along with instructor feedback from the outline submission, write a paper (1,500‐1,750 words) in which you discuss the history and evolution of Freudian theory. Include the following in your paper:

  1. A discussion of the history of and concepts originating in the first 10 years of Freudian theory. This is based on your first major heading and the related subtopics and details of your Topic 2 outline.
  2. A discussion of the concept and history of Freudian psycho‐sexual development. This is based on your second major heading and the related subtopics and details of your Topic 2 outline.
  3. A discussion of the concept and development of Freud’s structural model.
  4. A discussion of how Freudian theory aligns or contrasts with elements of culture and the Christian worldview.
  5. A discussion of how the contrasts identified above highlighted problems with Freudian theory leading to the development of Neo‐Freudian theories and a further evolution of the field of psychology.