Write an essay about “Anxiety” a mental health disorder and how has it affected you personally and the impact anxiety has with activities of daily living. Can be written in first person. No apa format or references required. Double space.
Assessment Description
For this assignment, conduct research on the career path you plan to pursue which is a Mental Health Specialist or Counselor, and develop a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following:
1. Professional Organizations – Find a minimum of three professional organizations that may help you get into your desired career field.
2. Volunteer Opportunities – Identify volunteer opportunities related to the field you are pursuing that would help you confirm the field is right for you.
3. Interview – Interview someone in the professional field you are pursuing.
4. Program of Study Requirements for Masters – Provide a brief summary of the requirements needed to complete your program of study.
5. Career Search Information –
Additional Requirements:
1. Presentation should be 10 slides in length. This includes a title/introduction slide and a reference slide.
2. Speaker notes that expand upon the content of your slides are required.
3. The content presented in your PPT must be supported by a minimum of three to four credible sources.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines
Presbycusis is a condition affecting the hearing of many adults. There are a variety of causes, including damage to structures of the middle and inner ear. The result is loss of hearing—not complete deafness, but difficulty in detecting certain sounds within the normal range of hearing. Use each numbered item as a required subheading in your paper. Students should preview the grading rubric before beginning the assignment.
Include the following Bolded headings in your paper to organize your content and ensure all required content is clearly included
1. Explain how normal hearing occurs. Include in your discussion the following points:
-How is sound transmitted from the environment outside the body to the inner ear? What structures are involved, and how do they transmit sound?
-What happens in the inner ear (cochlea) when sound waves are converted to neural signals? How is sound frequency (pitch) processed?
2. Next, summarize the causes of presbycusis and explain how they will interfere with the normal processing of sound as outlined above.
-Discuss one source of presbycusis involving a problem with the outer/middle ear.
-Discuss one source of presbycusis involving a problem with the inner ear.
3. Finally, describe what it might be like to have presbycusis. Include the following points:
-If you have normal hearing now, how would your ability to converse with others be affected?
-What activities that you now enjoy would be limited by this condition?
-How would such a condition affect your work life?
The paper should include:
Be a minimum of 3.5 and a maximum of 4.5 full pages, size 12 font Times New Roman, double spaced (both within and between paragraphs and headings) with 1 inch margins, NOT including the Title and References pages.
A title page
Include the sub headings of: “Introduction”, “How Normal Hearing Occurs”, “Causes of Presbycusis”, “Having Presbycusis”, and “Conclusions”.
Introductory paragraph ending in a clear thesis statement
Several well-developed (standard 5-7 sentences) body paragraphs that explore the assignment questions in detail
A summary and conclusions paragraph
Three references, two of which cannot be from the class readings.
Be sure to submit your project in one Word document in APA 7th ed. format and attach it below.
Case Study Assignment Template
Client Concerns
| Symptoms | Behaviors | Stressors |
| (Examples) Sadness | Trouble sleeping | Parents’ divorce |
| Fatigue | ||
| No appetite | ||
| Hopelessness |
Client Concerns: Using a table as in the example above, identify and list the client’s symptoms and any other key issues/concerns noted. (Modify the chart size as needed.) For example, these may include biological, psychological, social, and/or spiritual problems. If symptoms/behaviors overlap, you only need to list them once.
Assessment
Give a short (3-5 sentences) overview of the assessment, what it would help you learn about the client, and why you chose it over other assessments.
Diagnostic Impression
Provide the primary diagnostic impression based upon the DSM-5. Include the ICD-10 code and full name of each diagnosis.
Signs and Symptoms
| DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria: disorder name and code number | Client’s Signs/Reported Symptoms: |
| Criterion A: | |
| Criterion B: | |
| Criterion C: | |
| Criterion D: | |
| Criterion E: | |
| Criterion F: |
Other DSM-5 Conditions Considered
List other DSM-5 conditions you considered and the process you went through to decide they were not the correct diagnosis.
Developmental Theories and/or Systemic Factors
Discuss theories of normal and abnormal development and/or systemic and environmental factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior.
Multicultural and/or Social Justice Considerations
Discuss multicultural or social justice considerations that went into your diagnostic thought process.
Treatment Recommendations
Key Issues for Treatment
Recommendations for Individual Counseling
Identify two treatment recommendations for individual counseling based on the 2-3 key issues you identified. You will need to cite these recommendations using peer-reviewed journal articles, focusing on the treatments a counselor would provide. Medication or referral to another type of therapy may be a recommendation, but since these are case management, they do not count towards the two required recommendations and should not be the primary recommendations listed.
Specific Considerations
You will need to provide one paragraph (total) responding to the questions that correspond with case study.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
You are required to write up an APA formatted research report in an area of cognitive psychology. You will be provided with the data file for this – you do not need to collect any further data.
Topic: Swearing and Pain Threshold
Historically, it was considered that swearing served no adaptive function and could only be bad for us. Humans are equipped with an array of cognitive biases and distortions which promote us to think and behave more efficiently, but not necessarily more accurately. Psychologists at one time believed that swearing served only to make us feel worse through a cognitive distortion known as catastrophising; we would perceive the situation to be the worst possible outcome and swearing would reinforce feelings of helplessness. However, swearing is such a common response – in particular to a painful stimulus – that presuming it to be completely maladaptive does not really make sense.
In this research report, you are exploring the potentially beneficial role of swearing in increasing one’s pain tolerance. The logic behind this is that, if swearing in response to pain is so common, perhaps it serves to reduce pain sensitivity. You have conducted a research study pre-lockdown – thankfully! So you have all of your data already collected.
What you did:
You did something a bit like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MDW1zgwOhw
Specifically, you had 40 participants who took part in the ice water challenge.
You expect that participants will be able to hold their hand in ice water for longer in the swearing condition than the neutral condition. You expect that those with a high daily swearing frequency will be able to hold their hand in ice water for longer than those with a low daily swearing frequency. You expect that those who swear more will hold their hands in ice water for even longer when swearing than when saying a neutral word – something you do not expect to see in low frequency swearers.
You expect to see the same results when looking at the second dependent variable, the subjective measure of pain threshold. Specifically, you expect to see lower pain ratings in the swearing condition; lower pain ratings among high frequency swearers; and you expect to see lower pain ratings among high frequency swearers in the swearing condition in particular.
Writing the report – a brief reminder:
Remember this should be written in APA format – see information on Canvas for a starting point, and look online for more information if you need it.
Page 1: Cover page (name, title, word count)
Page 2: Abstract
Page 3: Introduction: review the literature appropriately; develop a coherent rationale, finishing with your hypotheses.
Then: method (participants; materials; design; procedure): describe each of these sections clearly and succinctly
Results; use the appropriate step by step guide to help you analyse the data if you need help (you should have 2 analyses – 1 on each dependent variable)
Discussion: fully discuss your results – start with a brief recap of the aims and whether or not the hypotheses were supported. Then interpret your results and discuss them as though they are true, reliable, and valid. THEN go on to pick them apart and critique your methods, procedure, the literature etc. as you see fit.
New page: References
Appendices if relevant (it is unlikely you will need to include anything here)
LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSED:
Note that to pass the assessment, all learning outcomes must be met.
Commonsense Myths and Misconceptions
Here, then, is the reading assignment:
• Ok, this one is not really “reading,: but watch the Kassin video at
• Read “Confessing to Crime, but Innocent, from the New York Times. You can find it at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/us/14confess.html.
• Next, Chapter Four of Minds on Trial, about the Guilford Four. (https://portal-us.willolabs.com/shelf/846/95c23245971afacd375f89bc8579ab7f1c856338/10431/CvfpMS/) Login info is email: *** Password is: ***
• Finally, read “Commonsense evidence: Commonsense Myths and Misconceptions,” by Saul Kassin.
Discussion
Pick one question to respond to.
1. What factors led the Guilford Four to confess? Which of those factors can be applied to false confessions in general?
2. What is “memory distrust syndrome”?
3. Differentiate between the three types of false confessions.
Note: If you reseach this on the internet, you will find these types go by various names. For the sake of consistency, I would like to use “voluntary,” “coerced-compliant,” and “coerced internalized.”
4. What are some safeguards against false confessions? Which safeguard is most effective, and why do you think that is the case?
5. Identify and discuss one of the “commonsense” myths or misconceptions cited by Kassin.
What are your experience/perception of Muslim and Arab American culture? Where do a majority of your perceptions about these groups come from?
Review the literature for sleep guidelines and provide an overview.
Explain how neuro activity changes when there is a lack of sleep and how it can impact mental health.
Describe hypnotics effect on brain activity and identify common pharmacologic agents.
Provide a sleep management plan and how the APRN can monitor it.
This week we have learned that different people have different reactions to various life circumstances. After reviewing our resources, especially the article on the predictors of PTSD, for your reaction paper I want you to write up a case study for Alex. Alex is twenty two years old and is about to be deployed over seas to serve our country.
In your Case Study:
Choose a stance; either Alex winds up with PTSD from the experience or Alex does not.
Be sure to include background information about Alex (from both before deployment and after returning home) that suggests why Alex is likely to either avoid or succumb to this disorder.
Your case study should be 2-3 pages in length and will be graded on how well the information provided adheres to the different risk and resilience factors detailed in this week’s readings and resources.
This week we have discussed the individual differences in responses to stressful situations. After reviewing the resources for the week, propose a solution to reducing the amount of stress that individuals have in our society. Make sure to include a rationale for why your solution would reduce the amount of stress and identify the type of people or stressful situations that your solution is likely to reduce stress for.
Our team has experienced writers that follow all the codes used in professionalism when writing academic essays. We focus our services on satisfied clients. Through critical attention to detail, our writers abide by all the instructions given by clients. Additionally, the paper format is done according to the dictates of the client in respect to the set academic style. We are proud of completing outstanding top-quality papers.