Explain why getting 8 hours of sleep leads to a higher quality of sleep than 4 hours of sleep (besides 8 hours being twice as long as 4 hours).

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Summarize the sleep cycle.

Explain why getting 8 hours of sleep leads to a higher quality of sleep than 4 hours of sleep (besides 8 hours being twice as long as 4 hours). In your answer, be sure to summarize the sleep cycle.

(To earn full points, your answer should include a summary of the sleep cycle and the differences in the first few hours of sleep compared to the last few hours of sleep).

Discuss at least 2 reasons research is suggesting for young adults still living at home.

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Psychology discussion question

Boomerang and failure-to-launch are key terms used to describe young adults living at home. Boomerang has been connected to young adults who left home for a period only to return. This return could be for several reasons, including but not limited to continued education, divorce, or loss or lack of employment. Failure-to-launch is connected to young adults who have never left home. Both types of young adults benefit from the comfort of their parents’ homes, but their return or delay has a negative and some positive outcomes.

Discuss at least 2 reasons research is suggesting for young adults still living at home. This new phenomenon—young adults still living in their parents’ home well into their late 20’s to early 30’s—is proposed to be a result of many different reasons. Upon reading Boomerang Families and Failure-to-Launch: Commentary on Adult Children Living at Home (Burn & Szoeke, 2016), discuss the impact of coresidence with parents.

Clearly state the facts of the scenario. Do not provide innuendos, assumptions, hypotheses, or suspicions. Correctly and clearly identify the problem(s) in the scenario.

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BENCHMARK ETHICAL VIGNETTE PAPER ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

OVERVIEW

Knowing these standards, laws, and regulations are imperative to a counselor’s practice  standards. This assignment helps you become familiar with the ethical decision-making model,  ASCA Ethical Standards/ACA Code of Ethics, state laws, regulations, and federal laws. You will  learn how to apply both ethical standards and laws to common ethical scenarios.

INSTRUCTIONS
Your paper must be in current APA format (title page, abstract, introduction, conclusion,  reference page, etc.). The body of your paper must be 3-5 pages and your paper must include at  least 4 scholarly references published within the last 5 years. Citations for the ASCA Ethical  Standards, ACA Code of Ethics and your state code of ethics must be included and count  towards the 4 required scholarly references. Note that the title page and reference page do not  count toward the required page length. Your paper must be well-thought-out and demonstrate   critical thinking. Also, all references must be from professional sources (professional academic  journals and professional texts; no informal websites; no materials from courses within the  degree program).

Step 1: Choose one watch item (A Helpful Receptionist or Can You be Liable) from the  assigned module to complete this assignment.

Step 2: Now that the scenario presented has happened to you, read the Practitioner’s Guide to  Ethical Decision-Making. Read each step carefully. For this assignment, pay specific  attention to steps 1-4 of the ethical decision-making model as this will become the  headings for your paper as outlined in step 4 below. Step into the shoes of the counselor  (as though you are the counselor in the scenario you watched).

Step 3: Read, the remaining assignment instructions in its entirety. Then, watch the selected  watch item again while taking copious notes to identify the problem.

Step 4: Divide your paper into the following required headings and answer the questions below  in 1st person:

Identify the problem
 Clearly state the facts of the scenario. Do not provide innuendos, assumptions,  hypotheses, or suspicions.
 Correctly and clearly identify the problem(s) in the scenario.
 Answer the questions: “Is this problem an ethical, legal, professional, clinical, or

https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/ethics/practioner-39-s-guide-to-ethical-decision-making.pdf

Looking at chapters 27 and 28 from your Oxford Handbook, explain Relational Buddhism.

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Positive Psychology Discussion Post

  • Looking at chapters 27 and 28 from your Oxford Handbook, explain Relational Buddhism.
  • Next, using at a minimum, the concepts of Dependent Origination, Monkey Mind, and dukka, explain what various nations are doing now to increase each others’ suffering (think Syria, South America, presidential elections, etc.).
  • Then, explain a few concepts they could try to reduce suffering.
  • Talk about what you have been doing or will be doing next week to make sure you are reducing your own suffering.

Please support your answer with in-text citations and references to the resources. Minimum word requirement is 1000 words.

How have you seen your goals change over time? What is your hoped for possible self and feared possible self? What does research say about the possible self we can become and the link between our possible selves and how we create meaning?

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Life Stages in Emerging Adulthood

Think of your life from a biopsychosocial framework, as introduced on pages 7-8 in chapter 1, as you consider the following.

Chapter 10 in our textbook says the following about life stories:

“McAdams’s research indicates people in Western societies begin forming their life story during late adolescence and emerging adulthood, but its roots lie in one’s earliest attachments in infancy. As in Erikson’s theory, adolescence marks the full initiation into forming an identity; a coherent life story begins. In emerging and established adulthood, it is continued and refined through intimacy, and from midlife and beyond it is refashioned in the wake of generativity and integrity, as well as other major and minor life changes.

Paramount in these life stories is the changing personal identity reflected in the emotions conveyed in the story (e.g., tragedy, hope, successes, challenges). In addition, motivations change and are reflected in the person’s repeated attempts to attain goals over time.

In McAdams’ approach, the two most common goal themes are agency (reflecting power, achievement, and autonomy) and communion (reflecting love, intimacy, and a sense of belonging). Finally, life stories incorporate and reflect one’s beliefs and values, or the ideology a person uses to set the context for actions (Kail and Cavanaugh, 2023, p. 349).

How have you seen your goals change over time? Yes. What is your hoped for possible self (that I reach a place in life that I am able to live stress free and free of financial burden) and feared possible self( I never lose motivation and forget my goals)? What does research say about the possible self we can become and the link between our possible selves and how we create meaning?

Directions:
Write at least 300 words on this topic using 2 resources for your research.
Save and name your assignment ”Week 3 Research Assignment”, then save to your computer. This document will then be uploaded by clicking on “Browse my Computer”.
Make sure to cite your sources in your assignment.

Using an online search, select a graduate school program that is interesting to you. Briefly (1-2 paragraphs) summarize the main characteristics of the program you chose.

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Mercer Family and Marriage counseling

Skills: This assignment is designed to help you develop the following skills:

Writing
Finding and identifying relevant information
Articulating career goals
Connecting personal goals and experiences to characteristics of graduate programs
Knowledge: This assignment will also help you become more familiar with the following topics:

Requirements for graduate school admission
Appropriate post-baccalaureate educational paths
Task: Using an online search, select a graduate school program that is interesting to you. It doesn’t have to be related to psychology, but should reflect something that you could see yourself doing. Look at the information about this program, such as but not limited to the main goal of the program, admission requirements, degree requirements (meaning what you have to do to complete this degree), and accreditation.

Briefly (1-2 paragraphs) summarize the main characteristics of the program you chose. Please don’t simply cut and paste information from the school’s website; put things in your own words.
Use the information you learned about the program along with your own knowledge about your goals and characteristics to write a personal statement that you could use if you applied for this program. Your personal statement should include the following information (you might find it useful to structure this as a 3-paragraph essay, with one paragraph for each of the types of information mentioned below):
Your professional goals and what made you decide to pursue them
Your undergraduate and other experiences (including research, internships, and relevant jobs) that are related to your career objectives and goals
Why you’re a good fit for this specific program, including not only the characteristics of the program that appeal to you but also what you believe you can contribute to the program

Note: If you’re planning to apply to a graduate program that asks for something different than this, please feel free to modify your personal statement so you meet those requirements; the goal here is for you to produce something you could actually use.

Those where the instructions the teacher gave me. If you have any questions please let me know.

Evaluate how your own cultural identities or other factors may possibly influence you to have any biases in relation to others with different cultural identities. Analyze the implications your cultural identifications may have on your professional relationships.

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Hays ADDRESSING Model Template

COMPLETE ALL AREAS OF THIS TABLE FOR YOUR ASSESSMENT

An example of a partially completed table is provided on the next page.
Cultural Group (according to the ADDRESSING model)
How You Identify
Implications for your work. Consider where you have privilege, and what groups might be easy or difficult to work with.
A. Age (and generational influences). Generation Z, 22 years old. Feel very comfortable with my age working with old and young people.
D. Disability (developmental). None  
D. Disability (acquired). None  
R. Religion and spiritual identity. Catholic  
E. . Hispanic/ Latino  
S. Socioeconomic status. Middle Class  
S. Sexual orientation. Heterosexual. Comfortable working with people despite their sexual identity.
I. Indigenous heritage. None  
N. National origin. Cuba My first language is Spanish, sometimes it makes it difficult for me.
G. Gender. Female  

 

After filling out the table above, review your entries. Then use the space below and respond to the following:

Based on your entries to the table above, evaluate three areas where you have privilege and three areas where you do not (this is also part of the first discussion in this course). Provide examples of each.

Evaluate how your own cultural identities or other factors may possibly influence you to have any biases in relation to others with different cultural identities.

Analyze the implications your cultural identifications may have on your professional relationships.

 

 

 

 

 

Do veterans who are looking for work have insufficient access to the resources that are available to them? Is there a connection between access to mental health and the inability of veterans to obtain work in the civilian workforce?

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Veterans and work

Complete an 8-page APA-style paper.

The focus of questions is listed. They are discussing Veterans and work. It has to have a few resources as well, feel free to search yourself. APA 7th ed style

MAIN DETAILS: National attention and funding are being directed toward assisting the economic success of America’s military veterans. Veterans frequently face numerous challenges living outside the military environment. This is especially true for disabled veterans. We would like to investigate, through research, the factors that have contributed to the difficulties faced by veterans of wartime who have transitioned back into civilian life, with a particular focus on those who have been disabled as a result of their service in the armed forces. Our goal is to determine the factors that contribute to the formidable job obstacles faced by veterans. As the two of us eventually would like to look for employment with the Veterans Administration in the future, this is a topic that can help us better understand the disabled veteran population and the challenges they experience when it comes to finding work.

  • Do veterans who are looking for work have insufficient access to the resources that are available to them?
  • Is there a connection between access to mental health and the inability of veterans to obtain work in the civilian workforce?

Use at least 7 scholarly peer-reviewed sources for the paper.

 

Explain your view of the impact of genetics and environment on the development of personality. Discuss how understanding personality theory can help you to be successful in your career.

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

Explain your view of the impact of genetics and environment on the development of personality.
Discuss how understanding personality theory can help you to be successful in your career.
Describe the four tools used for assessing personality outlined in Section 1.5 of your text.
Discuss how your personality developmental journey impacted these initial assumptions about personality development.

 

How will the client directly benefit from this intervention? How will the stakeholders benefit from the client’s success with this intervention? Describe how your intervention is conceptually consistent with behavioral principles, based on scientific evidence, and based on assessment results.

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Analyzing Risks and Benefits

For this week’s assignment, you will play the role of an experienced Board-Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) who is working for a new company.

As an experienced BCaBA, you are asked to evaluate a case scenario and the possible ethical considerations. You need to weigh the risks and benefits of an intervention given the severity of the client’s behaviors.

Scenario

Ali is a 5-year-old child diagnosed with autism that engages in several problem behaviors in the classroom setting. The current classroom includes one teacher, a teacher’s assistant, and a paraprofessional with 12 students in the class. This is a self-contained classroom, and all of the students in the classroom have various needs. Ali’s most severe problem behavior includes self-injurious behavior of hitting herself in the forehead. This behavior is often mild in magnitude but sometimes more forceful to the point that it leaves a mark. Currently, the behavior occurs about 15 times per day. Ali’s parents are concerned that this behavior may be causing headaches and other pain. You want to get together the team of stakeholders to involve them in the decision making. You also want to rule out any medical issues so you consult the parent about asking the doctor about the headaches. You ask for consent to speak with the other individuals on the team.

After observing the behavior, you notice that the behavior mostly occurs during group lessons or when the teacher is not attending to Ali. Parents also notice that when they are talking or on the phone, the behavior occurs. The function of the self-injurious behavior is hypothesized to be attention.

The current recommendation for a behavior intervention is that a Differential Reinforcement of Other behaviors (DRO) procedure be implemented for the absence of head hitting. First, interresponse time data will need to be collected to determine the interval schedule. Before proceeding, you want to weigh the risks and benefits of implementing this procedure since Ali’s behavior is self-injurious. Since the function is hypothesized to be attention-seeking, you wonder if extinction combined with reinforcement (DRO) is the best procure. Discuss the risks and benefits of implementing a DRO procedure for the absence of head hitting.

Assignment Directions

Once you have read the case scenario above, use the Unit 7 Assignment Template to complete this assignment. You will be asked to do the following:

Summarize the case scenario.

What is the target behavior? Respond in 2 – 3 words.
Is it dangerous to the client or others? Respond in 2 – 3 words.

Summarize the relevant codes and explain the relevance of these codes to the given case.
⦁ 2.14 Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Behavior-Change Interventions
⦁ 2.15 Minimizing Risk of Behavior-Change Interventions.

Summarize how you have weighed the risks and benefits of this case. Be sure to include all of the following:

⦁ How will the client directly benefit from this intervention? Respond in 2 – 3 words.
⦁ How will the stakeholders benefit from the client’s success with this intervention? Respond in 2 – 3 words.
⦁ Describe how your intervention is conceptually consistent with behavioral principles, based on scientific evidence, and based on assessment results. Respond in 2 – 3 words.
⦁ Explain how you have prioritized positive reinforcement procedures. Respond in 2 – 3 words.
⦁ Summarize the steps you have taken to best meet the diverse needs, context, and resources of the client and stakeholders. Respond in 2 – 3 words.
– What is the risk to the client? Respond in 2 – 3 words.
-Is there any risk to others in the setting? (Consider parents, classmates, the behavior analyst (BA), and any other stakeholders) Respond in 2 – 3 words.
-Are there sufficient personnel or mediators to implement the intervention? Respond in 2 – 3 words.
-Have they been or will they be trained? Respond in 2 – 3 words.
-Is the setting appropriate for the treatment? Respond in 2 – 3 words.
-Is the behavior analyst (BA) experienced in the treatment of this type of case? Respond in 2 – 3 words.

⦁ Summarize the steps you have taken to consider the design and implementation of behavior-change interventions to produce outcomes likely to maintain under naturalistic conditions.
* How will the client come into contact with new reinforcers? Respond in 2 – 3 words.
* Will the client have sufficient opportunities to practice this new skill? Respond in 2 – 3 words.
* Provide a brief statement of how you will evaluate and document the effectiveness of your intervention. Respond in 2 – 3 words.
* Provide a brief statement of your conditions for modification or discontinuing ineffective intervention. Respond in 2 – 3 words.

– Provide a one paragraph summary that includes:
⦁ The potential risks
⦁ The potential benefits
⦁ An explanation of how the benefits outweigh risks