What are main issues that the client is presenting, and what additional information would you want to find out? What theoretical approach/es would you choose to follow with the client and critically evaluate your choice. How would you evaluate that the approach/es you follow works for the client?

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Assessed case study – Counseling

Think about your own personal reaction to the assessment. Imagine that you are a counselor who has been given this assessment and try to answer the questions below based on the weekly PowerPoints and reading you have done so far, in order to address the following questions:

Answer the following questions:

1. What are main issues that the client is presenting, and what additional information would you want to find out?

2. What theoretical approach/es would you choose to follow with the client and critically evaluate your choice.

3. How would you evaluate that the approach/es you follow works for the client?

Does music positively correlate to sports endurance? If yes, are there specific types of music, and what are the degrees of correlation between the type of music listened to while participating in sports activity?

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Music, Sports, and Endurance

Does music positively correlate to sports endurance? If yes, are there specific types of music, and what are the degrees of correlation between the type of music listened to while participating in sports activity?

Explain the diathesis-stress (aka vulnerability- stress) model of psychopathology. In your response, make sure to identify and define all the possible diatheses/vulnerabilities that can contribute to psychopathology (in general).

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Diathesis-Stress (aka vulnerability- stress) Model of Psychopathology

Explain the diathesis-stress (aka vulnerability- stress) model of psychopathology. In your response, make sure to identify and define all the possible diatheses/vulnerabilities that can contribute to psychopathology (in general). Then, pick one psychological disorder and describe the diathesis-stress model for that disorder. Show full knowledge and mature critical analysis of the readings you selected.All sources need to peer-reviewed and must be retrieved through PsycInfo index and/or through PubMed.Using a few quotes to show support for your ideas is acceptable. Excessive or inappropriate use of quotes is not acceptable.

How does social media effect body dysmorphia and the ever changing unrealistic beauty standard

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Effect of social media on body dysmorphia

How does social media effect body dysmorphia and the ever changing unrealistic beauty standard

Identify who you are applying theories of personality to and explain why. Describe how components of a personality theory of your choice relate to your subject. Describe how components of a second personality theory of your choice relate to your subject.

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PSY 328 Project One Template

For this project, you will write a theory application paper; you will apply theories of personality to yourself, someone you know, or someone you have read about in a biography or autobiography. Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.

1. Identify who you are applying theories of personality to and explain why. Your response should be about 3 to 5 sentences in length.

2. Describe how components of a personality theory of your choice relate to your subject. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length and include the following:
A. Components of personality theory, including but not limited to traits, behaviors, motives, or defense mechanisms
B. Multiple components from the theory applied to your subject with examples (i.e., behaviors that exemplify the concepts)
C. Citations when you are describing the theory

3. Describe how components of a second personality theory of your choice relate to your subject. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length and include the following:
A. Components of personality theory, including but not limited to traits, behaviors, motives, or defense mechanisms
B. Multiple components from the theory applied to your subject with examples (i.e., behaviors that exemplify the concepts)
C. Citations when you are describing the theory

4. Describe the limitations of each of the two theories you related to your subject. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length and include at least one limitation for each theory.

5. Explain why taking a holistic approach and applying multiple theories to a subject is better than applying only one. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length.

Now read Chapter 13 of your text. Next, complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.

• Explain to what extent you value flexibility in yourself. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.

• Describe your most common responses to stressors. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.

• Based on the results of your Big Five Personality Test and your own personal reflection, on a scale of low, mixed, or high, describe how you would rate your stress tolerance using the traits of hardiness, optimism, and dispositional optimism. Your response should be about 4 to 6 sentences in length.

• Describe how you struggle with traits that negatively affect the coping process. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.

• Describe the strategies you use when you find yourself experiencing cognitive distortions. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.

• Describe the applications of adjustment and coping you see in your experiences in the workplace, at school, or in your relationships with others. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.

Describe early childhood. Describe middle childhood. Discuss the transition from early childhood to middle childhood in healthy developing children.

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Summative Assessment: Early and Middle Childhood Paper

Assignment Content

Imagine you’ve been asked to help a group of new elementary school teachers better understand the developmental changes from early childhood to middle childhood.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on the expected developmental changes children experience when transitioning between early and middle childhood. Your paper will be part of the training materials new elementary school teachers receive in the summer before they start teaching. Address the following:

Describe early childhood.
Describe middle childhood.
Discuss the transition from early childhood to middle childhood in healthy developing children. Include a discussion and examples of the following:

  • Physical changes
  • Neurological changes
  • Cognitive changes
  • Moral changes
  • Social changes

Many traits in psychology are correlated with each other. How can behavioural genetic designs (e.g., twin and molecular methods) help us understand trait relationships and what could they tell us in the future?

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Final Term Essay Question (2000 word limit):

Many traits in psychology are correlated with each other. How can behavioural genetic designs (e.g., twin and molecular methods) help us understand trait relationships and what
could they tell us in the future?

How can childhood sexual abuse affect a child’s mental, social, and physical health as they grow older?

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Childhood sexual abuse

How can childhood sexual abuse affect a child’s mental, social, and physical health as they grow older?

Describe any unhealthy family roles exhibited by Marge’s husband in the media. Explain what roles her children have assumed when dealing with Marge’s addiction.

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Unhealthy Family Roles in Addiction Recovery

Describe any unhealthy family roles exhibited by Marge’s husband in the media. Explain what roles her children have assumed when dealing with Marge’s addiction.

Provide evidence regarding the concepts/issues you addressed, the extent to which you contributed and your level of understanding/ application of knowledge and communication skills.

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Stress and well being

Firstly, you will need to lead a group seminar where you each present the key ideas around your case study client discussed in Task 1 and discuss these case studies as a wider group. You may wish to complete a small handout (which can be used as evidence for study skills) to use within this group-based seminar.

Secondly, you will then take part in a group discussion where need to outline at least two models of stress and apply to your individuals’ experiences of stress. You must include an evaluation of the models ensuring you have a balanced argument that you support with academic research.

Lastly your group discussion you need to outline at least two measures of stress and apply to how this can be used to measure your individuals’ stress. You must include an evaluation of the measures ensuring you have a balanced argument that you support with academic research and can apply to whether this may be an effective measure for your client.

• You will need to bring to the discussion a prepared set of notes (800 words) where you outline the points you intend to make within the discussion. These notes are to aid your discussion and need to be written in a format appropriate for this. They must be submitted as evidence of your preparation and fully referenced.

• Your lecturer will also complete an observation form during the discussion. This will provide evidence regarding the concepts/issues you addressed, the extent to which you contributed and your level of understanding/ application of knowledge and communication skills.