History and development of clinical mental health counseling.

Ethics, and Legal Standards 1.       Values can be found in the individual, ethics in groups or organizations, and laws in larger societies.  What other differences are there between values, ethics, and laws? Why are there ethics for counselors? Depending on your program of study, which codes of ethics will you abide by and why? How […]

major depressive disorder

Week 2A Select one of the mood disorders—major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, cyclothymic disorder, or bipolar disorder—from the Film List. Use the Research Analysis to complete this assignment. Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that discusses research-based interventions to treat psychopathology. Review and differentiate the characteristics of the selected disorder and discuss the research about intervention strategies for the […]

Discuss any other concerns about the web developer/consultant’s strategies

due in 24 hours/ no plag Details: A local shelter that receives funding from the National Institute of Health and Mental Health is upgrading its website. Along with several upgrades to the website, the web developer/consultant makes a suggestion that the shelter add a testimonial page where local citizens can describe their positive interactions with […]

Applying Bowenian and Structural Theories

Week 2 Application No Plagiarism please! Application: Applying Bowenian and Structural Theories Theory-based treatment planning, the type you will use throughout this course, is informed and guided by your theoretical orientation. Incorporating your theoretical orientation into treatment planning will help you set goals and choose treatment techniques and interventions appropriate for the client(s) you serve […]

Do you know that gender bias occurs in the treatment of psychological disorders?

Discussion Assignment Part 1 We would all agree that there is some level of stress in everyone’s life. The stress response may be quite similar for each of us; however, there are distinct differences in the way women and men experience and respond to stress. In your exploration of these concepts, respond to the following: […]

Do women and men have different coping styles for stress?

Debates on Coping Stress Lazarus’s cognitive approach suggests that the way you cope with stress is based on your mental process of how you interpret and appraise a stressful situation in which the level of appraisal determines the level of stress and the unique coping strategies used (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). According to Lazarus, there […]

Examine the assumptions and limitations of the statistical study.

PSY 325 – Week 2 Assignment – Inferential Statistics Article Critique Inferential Statistics Article Critique Read the article “Differential Effects of a Body Image Exposure Session on Smoking Urge Between Physically Active and Sedentary Female Smokers,”and identify the research questions and/or hypotheses as they are stated. Consider the following questions: What are the variables (sample […]

Why should we be careful not to gender-type mental disorders?

Discussion Assignment Part 1 Depression, anxiety, somatic symptoms, and high rates of comorbidity are significantly related to interconnected and co-occurrent risk factors, such as gender-based roles, stressors, and negative life experiences and events (World Health Organization, n.d.). In this discussion, review the research on treatment differences in genders. In your discussion, address the following: How […]