Psychologists and those working in the helping professions should learn to recognize their own cultural biases in order to benefit the client as well as the a part of the diverse populations and backgrounds of the many people around them. The American Psychological Association (APA) developed the g...
Discuss the differences between mandatory ethics and aspirational ethics. What are the differences between principle ethics and virtue ethics? Which type of ethics are represented in the APA Ethics Code?
Scaling questions are used in Motivational interviewing (MI), a counseling approach that helps a client to become more internally motivated to make a change. It MI is commonly associated with addiction treatment, but is also useful in motivating medical patients to adhere to medication, exercise, a...
Mindfulness is a technique that is used for many disorders such as anxiety, OCD, and depression. However, anyone who utilizes the technique can benefit from it. But what exactly is mindfulness and why has it become more widely recognized lately? This posting will deal with this and similar questions...
Ideas and references are generated in this solution to discuss gender and ethnic differences surrounding happiness. It offers diverse definitions of happiness, the varied importance of happiness between different groups, and then determines what seems to make different people happy.
Provide a brief description of the counseling theory that most resonates with you and explain why. Then, explain how you might apply this theory to a group within your specialization (e.g., career counseling, addictions counseling, forensic counseling).
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I need to prepare a lecture to an undergraduate classroom. In the lecture I need to explain how happiness is measured and defined by positive psychologists and how happiness relates to well-being and positive emotions. In addition t...
Articulate your understanding of research design and its relationship to a research problem, research questions, research methods, and other aspects of conducting research. 3 pages
This posting will deal with how to effectively induce a state of trance once the client feels calm and comfortable. The act of counting down from 10 to 1 while providing suggestions at the same time only helps the client delve deeper and deeper into a state of relaxation and comfort to help achieve ...
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is viewed as a beneficial adjunct treatment modality if done correctly and the client is willing to go along with the therapist's treatment protocol. This technique can also be done in the privacy of one's home by oneself by simply clenching and releasing various ...
Analyze one general perspectives on a particular way that divorce may impact families.
Provide specific examples to support your analysis, either from experience, observation, or the media.
Compare the perspectives and defend the perspective you believe to be most sound.
A brief analysis of two issues (abuse, addiction, divorce, etc.) affecting families is embedded here. Compare the ways that each issue could potentially impact the family, using some outside articles.
I need to illustrate how people create growth and find meaning out of trauma and suffering.
I need help in setting up a mock case study of a client who is a survivor of a traumatic event and who has overcome the experience, and is now demonstrating resilience and overall wellbeing.
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Are you feeling tense? Any anxiety? Do you simply want to be able to relax? This positing will cover a word by word script that a hypnotist or trained therapist can use to help their clients feel very comfortable, relaxed, and both physically and mentally at rest.
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William is a 44-year old project manager for a large commercial construction firm. He started out as a gifted carpenter who greatly enjoyed designing and building custom furniture. However, a...
Just like a well-prepared actor might have a "bag of tricks" of acting techniques from which to pull if one technique for achieving an outcome falls short, a well-prepared counselor will have a thorough understanding of a variety of theories and models and how they might be applied in practice, with...
Select and review an episode of a television show or a film depicting a character that represents a psychology professional.
Using the readings, analyze the selected episode or film and complete the following:
Describe the character and the character's role in the television show or film. Cite...
Include the following details and descriptions in your report from the graph given.
• Subject (or subjects).
• Setting.
• Baseline.
• Treatments.
• Appropriate dependent behavior to be targeted for habit breaking.
• Self-monitoring procedure.
• Awareness training.
• Impleme...
Much has been written on the self-perceived ability of individuals to change the nature of their lives (Rotter, 1990; Judge & Bono, 2001). While many psychologists interpret ideas such as "locus of control" and "self-efficacy" as individually variable personality characteristics, they may actually r...
Over the past 16 years, only two building permits for new housing construction have been issued in Sedgwick County, Colorado. This is consistent with the depopulation (particularly of younger persons) and economic diminution that is attributed to a declining rainfall since the 1970s. These are quant...
Chad is a 22-year old man with mild intellectual disability. He has good verbal abilities and can easily carry on a conversation and understand complex directions. Chad works in a factory. He does his job well, but he has been caught stealing from other workers' lockers. The problem occurs during wo...
Identify some strategies you might implement to promote generalization for a client withalzheimer's who like to go outdoor without supervision based on procedures for changing his behavior
Describe at least two procedures that could use to promote generalization of the reduction in a child cursing when participating on softball days. Be sure to identify the type of strategy that each fit.
ACA Code of Ethics
Various associations including APA and ACA have their own legal and ethical guidelines. In addition, states have their specific codes of conduct for counselors, psychologists, and other mental health professionals. In this Discussion, you will examine the guidelines in your own...
Provide an example where a problem behavior was decreased by the contingent application of an aversive activity or positive punishment procedure. Now, replace the positive punishment with a negative punishment procedure and compare and contrast the two procedures identified. Which would yield the mo...
At this stage in your study of human psychology, you might be wondering, "Since I can often recognize what I consider to be abnormal behavior, why is it so difficult to define?" As you found in this week's assigned reading, some of the issues involved in distinguishing abnormal from normal behavior ...
Identify why it is important to use differential reinforcement in conjunction with antecedent control procedures when you want to increase a desirable behavior. Provide an example
Compare and contrast two different theoretical orientations in regards to their strengths and weaknesses towards the type of counseling you may want to do.