Category: Psychology

What is the Future of Community Psychology? (550 words).

Summarize these articles. (200-250 words per article).

Brun, J-P., & Martel, J. (2005). Three Levels of Action to prevent work-related mental health problems. Université Laval, Québec: Chair in Occupational Health and Safety Management.

Luijten, N. (2010). When do the advantages of preventive healthcare overcome the disadvantages? Retrieved from http://arno.uvt.nl/show.cgi?fid=121670

Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a professional blueprint for your work in the field of community psychology (CP). The blueprint is a professional statement that provides a foundation and framework for professional growth in a body of knowledge and practice that is evolving and changing. The blueprint combines knowledge—what you will learn about CP—with your professional goals, insights, beliefs, and practices. This framework will help guide your work in fostering strong communities.
The project is divided into two milestones that scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three and Five. The final submission is in Module Seven.
This project will assess your mastery with respect to the following course outcomes:
•Evaluate the central concepts of community psychology to determine the relevant and applied nature of the concepts to professional practice
•Illustrate the connections between social issues and community support systems with the creation of policies and interventions for individual andcommunity development
•Engage in research to promote theories for social change that are applicable and beneficial to the community
•Apply the concepts of community psychology to real-world scenarios based on an analysis of community issues

Prompt
The professional blueprint is a structured paper that includes a number of specific elements that link your expanding knowledge of CP with your professional goals and interests. The blueprint should synthesize the lectures, assigned resources, annotated bibliography articles, and additional resources into a framework for your professional growth in the field.
Note: You will be creating an annotated bibliography throughout the course modules. The work you do in each of the modules should directly relate to this project. You should use the resources that you collect in your annotated bibliography to inform your project.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
1.GoalsWrite a brief, one-page statement explaining your professional goals and career interests, particularly as they relate to CP.
2.Overview
Write a two-page response to the following questions:
a.What is CP?
b.How did it start?
c.Are the conditions that gave rise to it still present?
3.ApplicationWrite a two-page response to the following questions:
a.What conditions or issues in CP are most pertinent to your professional goals and career interests?
b.How will CP add to your understanding of how to respond to these conditions or issues?
4.The Future of CPWrite a two-page response that explains your vision for the future of CP. Include specific examples to illustrate key points.
5.Key ConceptsWrite a two-page response that identifies and analyzes at least five key concepts in CP. Reference course resources, articles, and professional experienceas appropriate.

6.Stakeholder PerceptionsWrite a two-page response to the following questions:
a.Are the concepts identified readily agreed upon or contentious?
b.How are the concepts understood by different stakeholder groups (police, educators, business owners, taxpayers, and so on) in the community?Provide specific examples to support your position.
7.Systems View
Write a two-page response to the following questions:
a.As a systems thinker, how do various agencies and their goals interact in the community? Pick two agencies and demonstrate how their goals,missions, and outcomes support the community.
b.Does your community have any interagency associations that coordinate planning and social change efforts? For example, does the communityhave a human service association such as United Way? (These efforts may deal with prevention, crisis response, building community resilience,and so on.)
8.Your Role in the System
Write a two-page response to the following questions:
a.In your current role, what system are you part of?
b.What specific ideas and issues drive that system? (Example: the benefits of elder day-care services or of youth diversion courts.)
c.As part of the system, how do these issues impact you?
Note: If you are not currently working in this field, answer based on your intended position in the future.
9.Topic of Interest
Write a two-page response to a question of your choice that highlights your professional and career interests—a particular idea, concept, or theory thatyou would like to study further.

Instructions 

People affected by alcohol and substance abuse
• A description of the vulnerable population (and why they need assistance in your community.
• A description of the health service needs of the vulnerable population you have chosen to serve
with your program.
• In order to support the need for the service you propose, cite statistical data obtained from your
county health department, state health department, and organizations or agencies who serve the
vulnerable population.
• A description of your proposed community service or program; include the specific service(s)

provided and one continuum of care level (prevention, treatment, or long-term care). Explain how
the selected service(s) and the continuum of care will impact the chosen population.
• Discuss the social and cultural norms of your vulnerable population and how these play a role
in the need for the services offered by your program. Describe how the vulnerable population
experiences the health care system. Analyze methods your program can use to overcome social
and cultural differences.
• Identify two or more community organizations or agencies with which you can partner in order
to implement your program. Explain how these organizations can help you implement the
services you offer and the continuum of care offered by the potential partnering agencies.
Explain which services these organizations will provide to your clientele that are not covered by
your program.
• Analyze at least four potential funding sources for your program, one of which must be from a
state funded agency, one of which must be from a federally funded agency and the remaining
two can be not-for-profit or for-profit business sources. Explain what factors must be met in order
to receive funding from your sources.
Be detailed and convincing in describing the above elements. An APA formatted Final Paper
The Final Paper:
• Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.

• Must document all sources in APA style,
• Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style

Statistical Analysis in Psychology 

As a mental health professional in the new era, consider how the appropriate application of
statistical analysis can be used to understand real-world issues and issues in behavioral science,
and to make informed decision making. As a mental health professional, you are expected to
remain current on field research and to apply the new knowledge within your work.
For this assignment, complete the following:
Select an area of interest within statistical or research psychology.
Use the library to locate one peer-reviewed journal article in your area of interest that uses the
interpretation of statistical analysis to study an issue that is important in individual, organizational, or social contexts. Select an article that uses quantitative (not qualitative)
analyses to address an important individual, organizational, or social issue.
Write a 2–3-page paper in which you will provide a critical analysis of the article. The criteria that
will be used to assess your paper are listed below. Follow the directions listed below each
criterion.
Criterion 1: Explain an issue explored through quantitative research in a peer-reviewed journal
article.
In your words, explain the issue that the study was undertaken to address and why it is important
in individual, organizational, or social contexts.
Criterion 2: Evaluate research that proposes solutions based on interpretation of statistical
analyses.
Explain and evaluate the research methodology, including the following:
Relevance and clarity of the research questions and hypotheses.
Methods of sampling and gathering data.
Methods of statistical analyses.
Evaluate areas of strength and areas of weakness in the study design and research process.
Criterion 3: Assess conclusions based on interpretation and selection of supporting statistical
analyses.
Explain and evaluate how the statistical analyses support the conclusions, or if the support is not
conclusive.
Was the null hypothesis rejected or did the author (or authors) fail to reject the null hypothesis?
Optional: Propose alternative experimental methods or hypotheses that could be used to investigate the study’s issue.
Criterion 4: Write clearly and concisely, with correct spelling, grammar, and logical organization,
and with respect for readers.
Try to write in the clearest, most concise, and direct way.
Check spelling, grammar, punctuation, and organization.
Explain the meaning of statistical terms in plain language.
Communicate in a manner that respects the dignity, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and
individual uniqueness of a diverse audience.
Criterion 5: Apply APA guidelines.
You may wish to use the APA Paper Template (given in the Resources) to increase your
understanding of APA style and format, a key component of academic writing.

Signature Assignment Instruction 

Read the Instructions Carefully

In this course, we reviewed the Foundation of Applied Psychology,
which included looking at Clinical and Counseling Psychology,
Educational Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Health Psychology,
Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, and Career
Choices in Psychology.
In your Signature Assignment, you will select one of the following
applied psychology topics and write an 6-8 page research paper that
includes at least 6-8 resources from the Touro Library. You may select
one of these topics to research or suggest another topic of your
choice as long as it relates to applied psychology.

• Intelligence Testing
• Group Testing
• Drug Rehabilitation
• Work Effectiveness
• Worker Motivation
• Emotion Training
• Vocational Testing
• Morale Boosting
• Performance Under Stress
• Psychological Warfare
• Emotional Intelligence
• Forgiveness
• Conflict Resolution
  Your Signature assignment must discuss the following topics:
  (1) Why is your topic of interest related to the field of applied
  psychology?
  (2) Identify at least 2 psychology theories that helps explain your
  research topic
  (3) How is your topic being measured or evaluated in the field of
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  psychology?
  (4) What does the current research results suggest with respect to
  your topic?, and (5) Share your specific personal experiences or case
  examples of your topic in everyday life.
  Writing Guidelines for Signature Assignment:
  You must use proper psychology terminology in this essay. Do not
  exceed 8 pages in this assignment, excluding title and references
  pages.
  The Signature Assignment must be written in APA style format (ex.
  double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in 12-point Times New
  Roman).
  Essays should be proofread for spelling and grammar mistakes.
  Writing Resources (Use as Needed):
  APA Style. Retrieved from http://apastyle.apa.org/.
  APA Style Guides, Retrieved from
  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
  If you do not turn in your Signature Assignment before the deadline,
  points may be deducted from your score for tardiness. If you
  anticipate a problem turning in your assignment on time, please
  contact your instructor immediately to avoid a failing grade for nonsubmission.

ADHD (Signature Assignment about ADHD) 

This assignment is very step by step, it literally tells you section by section to answer and format the case study.
For your signature assignment, you are to write hypothetical case study of one person with a disability or disorder, from birth through end-of-life. The purpose of this assignment is to show your understanding of the lifespan developmental issues of someone with a disorder. Choose a different disorder than the one you covered for your case assignment. You may choose to study an individual with a disorder that develops in childhood (e.g. autism), or an individual that develops a disorder later in life. Use readings from modules 1-8 and your own research to back up your case study with facts and theoretical perspectives. Make sure to cite all of your sources.

Because everyone has individual differences, you do not need to outline every possible developmental trajectory of the disorder. This is the point of doing a case study – you need only envision the individual development of one person. It is possible that the individual you are studying does not show developmental problems in some stages. If this is the case, outline your case’s normal development for the age range. The following is a sample outline for the paper- in the files attached.

You should use a minimum of 5-8 academic sources in your Signature Assignment.

Pronoun Use: when writing academic papers, do not use “I,” “you,” “we,” or other personal pronouns. When doing academic writing, we do not want your opinion – we want to know what the experts say about the topic you are researching. Do not use contractions such as “don’t” or “isn’t” – all contractions should be written out, like “do not” or “is not.”

“Use readings from modules 1-8 and your own research to back up your case study with facts and theoretical perspectives. Make sure to cite all of your sources.”

I will forward you some articles to use- and of course your own you must use too.

Journal Questions
Address the following question areas in your reflective journal

Lived experiences of mental health problems (800 words) 

1. Choose one mental health problem (e.g. schizophrenia, anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder) and outline the prevalence, main symptoms, risk factors and therapeutic interventions commonly used. (500 words)
2. Drawing on the sessions given by the people who talked to the class about their experiences of mental illness, and the experiences described in the SANE and Off the Rails DVDs shown in, discuss the following: individual reactions to the onset of mental illness; self-management strategies; and potential sources of support. (300 words)

Analyzing Harry Potter from a psychological perspective. Carl Jung developed the idea of
archetypes, and you could apply those to the characters. Joseph Campbell developed the Hero’s journey idea using these archetypes. You can tie into Sigmund Freud and apply some of his theories to the characters. You can also tie into more modern psychology and how adolescents often have some mental health conditions come out, and how a support system can help them.

Directions:
You will write a literary analysis paper in which you create an argument about a literary work or
works, or an author or authors contributions and influences. You can explore some or all of the
following in depth: an author’s life, works, themes, symbols, characters, etc. You may also
compare/contrast two works, or two different forms of one work (book vs. movie version). Many
people argue that a certain author or genre should be taught in K-12. The most important thing to
remember is that you will be making an argument. This is not a report.
As quoted from Purdue: “Literature is an art form, and as such it is meant to move, inspire or
even outrage its readers. If you have a lot of options, choose something that appeals to you,
even if you cannot justify your choice.”
Your research paper will allow you to delve into a topic related to literature in a more
comprehensive manner than your previous essays. You will conduct research to help you
present your information and argument.
Content:
1. Your paper will need to be 8-10 double-spaced pages, in 12 point font. It should reach the bottom of the 8th page, not counting the header or title or Works Cited page.
2. Your paper will need to include the basic elements of an essay (introduction, body paragraphs,
and a conclusion).
3. You will need to use at least five sources from the Library. You can use additional sources, but
should mostly rely on the library articles.
*Even if you do not quote a source in your paper, you should still include it in your “Works Cited
and Consulted” page.
4. You will need to develop and present a thesis/ argument.
5. You will be expected to show depth of thought, complete analysis of your sources, and correct
grammar and structure.
Examples of past ideas:
An argument that an author’s works helped influence a future genre (such as Poe influencing
Stephen King, gothic inspiring horror, etc.)
An argument that an author’s works created social change (such as Perkin’s Gilman exposing
the poor medical approaches to Post-Partum Depression, or the writers of the Harlem
Renaissance influencing the Civil Rights Movement).
An argument about how the landscapes and environments within an author’s works shapes their
writing (such as Mark Twain in Mississippi and Virginia City, or Kit Carson).
An examination of films that have been adapted from books, and how the medium and context
change or maintain the crucial elements of the book (such as the movie adaptation of the graphic
novel V for Vendetta)

Introduction to Abnormal Behavior
Psychologists agree that mental disorders are serious debilitating illnesses that affect the brain
and one’s ability to function daily. However, defining the term mental illness has its challenges.
The psychology field has multiple definitions of the term mental illness, but psychologists tend to
agree that mental illness affects a person’s thinking (cognition), behavior and emotional state.
According to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual-5 (DSM-5; 2013), mental illness is defined by the
four criteria.

According to Durand and Barlow (2019), psychological disorder is a dysfunction associated with
distress or impairment in functioning that is not atypical or a culturally expected response.
However, defining and differentiating abnormal behavior from that of normal behavior can
present some difficulties. For instance, consider that depending upon a society’s mores and
norms, what is considered normal in one society may not be considered normal in another.
Another example is trying to determine a person’s level of dysfunction; it can include not
functioning normally in one or more areas such as cognition, emotion, and behavior. The
individual who cries a lot or the teenager that binge eats may be showing emotional dysfunction.
The individual must be showing personal distress for the behavior to be considered abnormal as
well; yet, how should a person’s level of distress be identified?
References:
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
(5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Durand, M. V., & Barlow, D. H. (2019). Essentials of abnormal psychology. (8th ed.). Mason, OH:
Thomson Wadsworth.
To prepare for this week’s Discussion Board, review the following video in addition to this week’s
assigned Reading:

Using the university online library, locate two articles, (articles are attached for writer) one discussing
structuralism and one discussing functionalism. Compare and contrast what you learned from the
textbook or study guide (guide is attached) with the information you found in your chosen
articles. For example, does finding an analysis from a functional perspective make the concept
clearer to you? Does reading more about Titchener’s background convince you that structuralism
is a more solid methodology?
Be sure to include a summary of the major tenets of both schools of thought in your discussion.

Your essay should be a minimum of two pages in length; in addition to the two pages of content,
include a title page and a reference page. You are required to use your textbook and at least two
other sources.
Please consider the following as you compose your article critique:
The article should be clearly related to the course topics.
You should identify the significant points of the article, and explain how the article relates to the
course concepts.
You should present a thorough analysis and strong argument to support your interpretation of the
course concepts.
The organization of the paper should clearly present logically arranged points.
Your writing should be clear and concise with no spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.
The number of sources should meet or exceed any expressed assignment requirements, and the
sources should be peer-reviewed or academic in nature.
APA formatting guidelines should be used for reference entries and in-text citations.