Trauma Case Study

Question #1 Review the Trauma Case Study.  Does Maryam demonstrate diagnostic criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or Acute Stress Disorder?  Justify your answer. Trauma Case Study Reason for Referral Maryam is a 17-year-old Caucasian female university student who was referred to your agency by her physician Dr. Jaffee. Maryam presented in her doctor’s office complaining […]

Compare and contrast how the benefits of imagery on the learning and performance of sport skills are explained by the psycho-neuromuscular hypothesis, symbolic learning theory, and the bio-informational models.

Part I: Compare and contrast how the benefits of imagery on the learning and performance of sport skills are explained by the psycho-neuromuscular hypothesis, symbolic learning theory, and the bio-informational models. Provide examples from sport and/or cite research to support your response. Follow APA guidelines for writing and citing sources. Part II: Imagine that you […]

Female adolescent sexuality has long been a cause of concern for parents. In the United States, female adolescents are given a mix of messages.

Adolescence: Sexuality Female adolescent sexuality has long been a cause of concern for parents. In the United States, female adolescents are given a mix of messages. On one hand, they see media stars their age expressing their sexuality by wearing skimpy clothing and acting provocatively. On the other hand, parents may discourage their developing sexuality […]

Conducting a Practice Counseling Session

Assignment: Conducting a Practice Counseling Session As a clinical mental health counselor, you consciously use certain skills, such as open-ended questions, paraphrasing, reflection of feeling, and summarizing, to demonstrate to the client that you heard, understood, and empathized with what he or she said. These skills help to initiate rapport with the client, creating a […]

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.  Psychologists utilize the scientific method to test their ideas.  There are many different types of research studies.

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.  Psychologists utilize the scientific method to test their ideas.  There are many different types of research studies.  In this interactive learning activity, your original post will explain the basic precepts of scientific approaches to the study of psychology; your responses will focus on descriptive and […]

Discussion: The Aging Process

As individuals grow older, they experience biological changes, but how they experience these changes varies considerably. Senescence, or the process of aging, “affects different people, and various parts of the body, at different rates” (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2016, p. 658). What factors affect the aging process? Why do some individuals appear to age faster than […]

End-Of-Life Care And Social Work Practice

The death of an elderly individual may occur in a variety of settings and circumstances. For example, an individual may die painlessly at home surrounded by the support of many loved ones, or an individual may suffer severe pain for months before dying in a health facility with little social support. In addition, it is […]

ental health care is a primary concern to social workers, who are the main providers of care to populations with mental health diagnoses. The system that provides services to individuals with mental health issues is often criticized for being reactive and only responding when individuals are in crisis.

Mental health care is a primary concern to social workers, who are the main providers of care to populations with mental health diagnoses. The system that provides services to individuals with mental health issues is often criticized for being reactive and only responding when individuals are in crisis. Crisis response is not designed to provide […]

Discussion 2: Emerging Issues In Mental Health Care

Like so many areas of practice in social work, mental health is dynamic and ever-evolving. Research continues to provide new information about how the brain functions, the role of genetics in mental health, and evidence to support new possibilities for treatment. Keeping up with these developments might seem impossible. However, being aware of and responsive […]

Spontaneous Emotion Regulation and Attentional Control Emotion

Research Critique The article by(Morillas-Romero et al., 2015) entitled the “Spontaneous Emotion Regulation and Attentional Control Emotion” is a well-structured research paper featuring the key fundamentals of an academic study paper,  as discussed below. Firstly, the purpose of the research question,  is to determine whether self-reported attention control (AC) and the attentional network functioning would […]

different states of consciousness that you have experienced in the past 24 hours

Psychologists have discovered that human beings experience several different states of consciousness during the course of a day. For example, people have times when they are especially alert and times when they are awake but not alert, often called “daydreaming.” Also, while people are asleep, they experience different stages of sleep, each characterized by different […]

Sexual Therapy Worksheet

PCN-530 Topic 6: Sexual Therapy Worksheet Directions: The table below contains multiple approaches to sexual therapy. Be sure to cite any information included in the table. An example has been provided for you. Provide the founders, main concepts, and goal(s) of each therapy. Therapy Founder Main Concepts Goal Example: Brief Strategic Therapy Shoham and Rohrbaugh (Fauchier […]