Discussion Board: Unit 2

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This discussion board is three-part: Brain Development, Attachment, & Toddler Development.

• Be sure to read any attached articles, handouts, or watch any videos.
• Be sure to FULLY answer each question with thoughtfulness and depth.
• You must reply to at least TWO other posts. 
• Keep your answers organized with the same organization that they are presented with (use headings & numbering)
• As always, be respectful with your replies. 

Brain Development:

Read the article:

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1. What are some of the modern practices that could be potentially harmful? (From the article) Why do you think these practices could be harmful?
2. What are some of the evolutionary parenting practices that could help babys brain? Why are these practices helpful? What have these practices been linked to? (Use the points from the article to help you answer)

Read the article:

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3. What is so unique about the human brain? (Use the points from the article to help you answer)

4. What can happen to the human brain that is in a constant state of terror (what can it lead to)? (Use the points from the article to help you answer)

5. How does this affect adulthood? (Use the points from the article to help you answer)

Attachment:

1. Look back on your lecture notes & chapter readings: 
2. Is there a critical period for attachment? If so, when is it? How do we know there is or isnt one? (Cite the textbook page number)
3. What can parents/caregivers do to foster a healthy attachment in infancy?(Cite the textbook page number &/or an internet source)
4. What can parents/caregivers do to foster a healthy attachment in toddlerhood (Cite the textbook page number &/or an internet source)
5. What is the magic ratio for healthy attachment? What does this ratio mean? Does this only apply to infants & toddlers? (Cite an internet source)
6. What is earned attachment? How does this apply to adulthood? (Cite an internet source)
7. Print the attachment questionnaire & complete it. Either attach the completed questionnaire to your post OR attach it to a Canvas message to me separately (if you do not want your personal answers to be posted)  

Toddler Development:

Read the articles:

1. What are the four reasons? (Cite the article & page number)
2. How does brain development play a role in toddler meltdowns (tantrums)? (Cite the article & page number)
3. What can parents/caregivers do help toddlers with intense emotions? (Cite the article & page number)
4. Why is emotional learning so important? (Cite the article & page number)
5. What is emotion bridging?” (Cite the article & page number)
6. What can emotion bridging do to help families? (Cite the article & page number)

1. Describe a leader you have experienced, including the context (e.g., industry type, leader title, your role) of the experience.

2. Explain what specific leadership style the leader applied using information from the text.  Be specific by describing leadership characteristics and behavior, as well as outcomes.  Use examples to support your claims.

You must use information from the text and TWO journal research article to support your claims for this initial post. Do NOT recycle articles across posts.

Respond to the DQ in 175 words:

1. Describe the clinical aspects of generalized anxiety disorders. How are anxiety disorders treated?

Write a 400 word paper discussing one of the following disorder: (Introduction and conclusion is NOT needed) PLEASE cite and reference and have a ref page 

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Discuss the following with regard to your selected disorder:

Causes and symptoms

Biological and social ramifications

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Materials:

Select a stress disorder, anxiety disorder, conduct disorder, or ADHD from the Film List document.

Use the Research Analysis document 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 as well as discuss the research about intervention strategies for the disorder by completing the following:

Evaluate three peer reviewed research studies using the Research Analysis document.

Conceptualize the disorder using one of the psychological perspectives listed in the text.

Discuss the treatments or interventions that have been shown to be the most effective for your selected disorder. Why are they effective?

Cite at least five peer-reviewed sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

1. A description of the principles of social work values and ethics
2. An explanation of how the principles of social work values and ethics might relate to your agency learning agreement throughout your field education experience
3.  Refer to the topics covered in this week’s resources and incorporate them into your blog. 

Please answer the following questions:

What are your thoughts about Racial Profiling?

What about the concept that people from other cultures often see us differently from how we see ourselves?

Punctuation Principle and Uncertainty Principle (include these principles in each answer)

Review both resources provided below in addition to the assigned readings for this week.

1- Reflect on 2 key differences between the UK and US Health systems. 

2-What are key opportunities related to advocacy and politics interventions that can be taken by advanced practice nurses to improve our current health system?

The goal of this assignment is to conduct a community mental health needs and resources assessment that also familiarizes you with the overall mental health needs in your community. Having assessed the most pressing local mental health needs, you will focus on one of the major identified issues involving a specific, marginalized population and evaluate what services are offered and by what organizations. 

Your paper must be 10-12 pages (not including title page, abstract, or reference page; however, these are required as well). You must use current APA style (write in third person) and integrate references to at least 10 recent and relevant sources. Ideally, include both June & Black and Scott & Wolfe in a meaningful way. You may use scholarly journal articles, but your most important sources will be (local and state) government reports, census data, hospital records research, news reports, information from CDC and DHHS, and professional organizations. Sources cited must be specific and relevant to your immediate locality. Include the following content, using appropriate headings: 

1. Introduction of your community: Describe its location, populations, demographics, and relevant trends, etc.

2. Local needs assessment: Articulate the overall, big picture of your communitys mental health needs and at-risk populations. Be sure to give clear attribution to your sources.

3. Identification of a specific population or issue: Explain why you chose to focus on this particular group. 

4. Local resources assessment: Identify the specific organizations that work with this specific population/ issue. Include government, for-profit, and nonprofit organizations in your analysis. How are these organizations addressing this specific need in the community? Your goal is to briefly describe what they do, not to evaluate their effectiveness. 

5. Personal reflection: Reflect on how this project has changed your view of your community and/or aided you in better understanding your community. You may use first person in this section.

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Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resources on your own before you bid. Main references come from Neukrug, E. S., & Fawcett, R. C. (2015) and/or Encyclopedia of Counseling (2017). You need to have scholarly support for any claim of fact or recommendation regarding treatment. APA format also requires headings. Use the prompt each week to guide your heading titles and organize the content of your initial post under the appropriate headings. Remember to use scholarly research from peer-reviewed articles that are current. Please follow the instructions to get full credit for the discussion. I need this completed by 01/22/20 at 6pm. 

DISCUSSION POSTS— For your Main discussion posts, I require that all posts be a MINIMUM of 250 words. The main post must contain a minimum of two (2) different references from a peer-reviewed journal or scholarly book or scholarly website. It is a good idea to use your Learning Resources each week. Wikipedia does not count as a scholarly website since the information is not validated.

Discussion – Week 9

Selecting Assessments

The Alexander Street Videos include many selections that cover specific issues, diagnoses, and treatments. Consider the population that you hope to work with as a counselor, such as at-risk youth, or people with anxiety. Use the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) and the Alexander Street Videos (AVON in the Walden Library) to find out more about these topics and appropriate assessments.

To Prepare:

• The Walden Library has licensed a collection of videos from publisher Alexander Street, which includes many relevant to counseling and therapy. To access these videos:
  • Access the Walden Library and select Databases A-Z on the home page.
  • Then select Academic Video Online (AVON)
  • The next screen is the home  page for Alexander Street Videos
• Search for assessments on topics such as depression, suicide risk, and other topics. Find videos of assessments that correspond to these topics of interest. I chose depression in teens
• As you review these videos, and through your search of the MMY, think about the population that you hope to work with as a counselor. Consider which assessments would be appropriate to use with this population.

By Day 3 of Week 9

Post your reflection. Also, describe:

• The population you hope to work with as a future counselor (At-risk youth)
• Three assessments that you think you will use the most with your population
• Explain why you would use these assessments

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. Identify current relevant literature to support your work.

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Required Resources

Neukrug, E. S., & Fawcett, R. C. (2015). Chapter 10: Career and occupational assessment: Interest inventories, multiple aptitude, and special aptitude tests. In The essentials of testing and assessment: A practical guide for counselors, social workers, and psychologists (pp. 221-244). Stamford, CN: Cengage Learning.

Neukrug, E. S., & Fawcett, R. C. (2015). Figure 10.2 Strong interest inventory profile sheet for basic interest scales. In The essentials of testing and assessment: A practical guide for counselors, social workers, and psychologists (pp. 226-227). Stamford, CN: Cengage Learning.

Required Media

Alexander Street Videos (n.d.). Retrieved from the Walden Library resources.

Eric Marciano (Author), Eric Marciano (Director), Jill Feyer (Producer), Eric Marciano (Producer), (2010). Teen Depression. Falls Church, VA: Landmark Media. [Streaming Video]. Retrieved from video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/teen-depression database

The primary goal of this literature review is to integrate concepts from four different content domains within the larger field of psychology. The four content domains should be chosen from previous coursework in this program. In this paper, students will review the findings in the individual empirical articles, organize the research in a meaningful way, evaluate the reliability, validity, and generalizability of the research findings, and present an integrated synthesis of the research that sheds new light on the topics within and across the four domains.

The result of a successful integrative literature review may be a significant contribution to a particular body of knowledge and, consequently, to research and practice. Therefore, before writing this literature review, substantive new research must be conducted via the Internet and within the Ashford University Library for each of the four chosen domains. A minimum of six sources must be included for each of the four domains. Although content from literature reviews completed in prior courses within this program may be included, it may not constitute the total research for the individual domains addressed within this assignment. No more than four sources from previous literature reviews completed in this program may be utilized for this integrative review.

The headings listed below must be used within the paper to delineate the sections of content. These sections include the following: a clear introduction that provides a general review and organizes the research in a meaningful way; a discussion in which the evidence is presented through analysis, critique, and synthesis; and a conclusion in which the discussion is drawn together in a meaningful way, the claims of the introduction are brought to a logical closure, and new research is proposed.

Introduction

• Provide a conceptual framework for the review.
• Describe how the review will be organized. The questions below may be used to guide this section.
  • What are the guiding theories within the domains?
  • How are the domains connected?
  • Are there competing points of view across the domains?
  • Why is the integration of these domains important?
  • What is the history of these domains?
  • What are the related theories or findings?
• Describe how the literature was identified, analyzed, and synthesized.
• How and why was the literature chosen?
• What is your claim or thesis statement?

Discussion

• Provide the analysis, critique, and synthesis for the review.

Analysis

• Examine the main ideas and relationships presented in the literature across the four domains.
• Integrate concepts from the four different content domains within the larger field of psychology.
• What claim(s) can be made in the introduction?
• What evidence supports the claim(s) made in the introduction?

Critique

• Evaluate the reliability, validity, and generalizability of the chosen research findings.
• How well does the literature represent the issues across the four domains?
• Identify the strengths and the key contributions of the literature.
• What, if any, deficiencies exist within the literature?
• Have the authors omitted any key points and/or arguments?
• What, if any, inaccuracies have been identified in the literature?
• What evidence runs contrary to the claims proposed in the introduction, and how might these be reconciled with the claims presented?
• Explain how the APAs Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct might influence the reliability and/or generalizability of the chosen findings.
• Did the ethical issues influence the outcomes of the research?
• Were ethical considerations different across the domains?

Synthesis

• Integrate existing ideas with new ideas to create new knowledge and new perspectives.
• Describe the research that has previously been done across these domains, as well as any controversies or alternate opinions that currently exist.
• Relate the evidence presented to the major conclusions being made.
• Construct clear and concise arguments using evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to posit new relationships and perspectives on the topics within the domains.

Conclusion

• Provide a conclusion and present potential future considerations.
• State your final conclusion(s).
• Synthesize the findings described in the discussion into a succinct summary.
• What questions remain?
• What are the possible implications of your argument for existing theories and for everyday life?
• Are there novel theories and/or testable hypothesizes for future research?
• What do the overarching implications of the studies show?
• Where should the research go from this point to further the understanding of these domains and the greater study of psychology?

The Integrative Literature Review

• Must be 20 to 30 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Students name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructors name
  • Date submitted
• 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 use at least 24 peer-reviewed sources, including a minimum of 20 from the Ashford University Library.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference list that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

 Addictions come in many forms and almost always involve a complex three-way interaction between the person, the object of the addiction (e.g., drugs, gambling, chocolate), and the societal context of the addiction. This complex interaction raises a controversial social question: Is addiction always a bad thing? Although there is often a significant amount of social stigma attached to addictions, and popular media often focuses on the treatment and prevention of addiction, there may also be associated positive qualities of addictive substances and behaviors. 

 Initial post will be written on a specific substance that has addictive potential (e.g., alcohol, cocaine, ibogaine, marijuana, ayahuasca, MDMA) of your choice. 

For this discussion, you must explain both the positive and negative potential of addiction to your chosen substance or behavior. Therefore, you must choose a substance or behavior that presents both positive and negative potential outcomes.

Research your substance or behavior providing at least two peer-reviewed resources to support any claims made. In your post, construct clear and concise arguments using evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to create a brief scenario or example of a situation in which your chosen addiction provides both positive and negative potential outcomes for a subject. Integrate concepts developed from different content domains to support your arguments. Evaluate and comment on the reliability and generalizability of the specific articles and research findings you have chosen to support your arguments. Explain how the APAs Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct might be used to guide your decisions as a psychology professional if you were assigned to consult with the subject in the situation you have created.