Category: Psychology

Week 4 Discussion Topic:
Getting a Job After Graduation
The following is a list of skills that employers look for when hiring new employees:
Reading and writing skills
Problem-solving skills
Career-related work experience
Data analysis skills
Computer skills
Communication and interpersonal skills
Psychological knowledge
Self-management
Information acquisition and use
Adaptability
(Helms & Rogers, 2023, p.100-101)
From this lengthy list:
What are the three skills that you feel are the most important?
Why do you believe that these are more important than some of the other skills on this list? What steps can a person take to strengthen these skills as they prepare for their future career?
What steps do you plan to take to further build these skills in your own life?
To post to the discussion, click on Week 4 Discussion Forum above, then Create Thread.

The assignment is to answer these 2 questions in 140-words each and using at least 1 peer-reviewed scholarly resources and links need to be cited in proper APA format:
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Question#1(140 words using at least 1 scholarly resource): Examine the “Homosexuality Identity Formation” Concentrate on content that explains the stages of identity development for gay and lesbian individuals. **How do you think identity development impacts the mental health of LGBTQ individuals? How can knowing the stage of identity development of a client help a behavioral health professional?
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Question #2(140-words using at least 1 scholarly resource): Review “A Meta-Analysis of Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help” (attached). Concentrate on the Introduction and the Comments. **According to this research how do men and women differ in seeking professional help, how is this impacted by culture? Is there any reason this should change, and how could that happen?

Reports must review one scholarly research article
Each research report will include a summary of the research and a separate section about student insights and thoughts about the research that was presented. (Template below.)A written review and critique of the research article to include the following (NOTE: any paper not meeting the minimum requirements will receive no credit!)
A summary (required minimum of 500-650 words) of the research in which you briefly describe the hypotheses, methodology, and basic findings – this should be in your own words.
A critique and discussion (required minimum of 250-350 words) of the significance of the research findings. This is a chance for you to “show off” your psychology skills by adding personal insight and thoughts about the research that was presented. For instance, one might discuss how the research might apply in another situation or context, discuss how the research helped them understand an event that happened in their own lives, or critique the study and its conclusions by providing arguments in support or against the research.
Your paper MUST be a total of at least 750 words total (Summary + Critique/Discussion, this does not include header and article information). If your paper is less than this 750 words, you will NOT receive credit. No exceptions.
Article Summaries should be written in your own words, students should paraphrase and avoid using direct quotes. Papers exceeding above 25% similarity on their submissions may not receive credit.
This is the template:
Your Information
Name (first and last):
Red ID:
Date:
PSY 101 Professor:
Article Information
Author(s):
Date of Publication:
Name of Journal:
Title of Article:
Article Summary: required minimum of 500-650 words
Article Summary goes here
Critique and Discussion: required minimum of 250-350 words
Critique and Discussion goes here
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For this assignment, you are tasked with creating a visual representation that depicts a villain and the
reasons why they do what they do.
By the Friday deadline, share your work with the class in the Unit 6 Assignment Forum. By the
Sunday deadline, review your classmates’ work and provide at least one reply.
Instructions:
You can choose how you would like to create your visual representation of the villain – perhaps by
making a simple graph or chart in a Word document, creating a PowerPoint slide, or using an
infographic. Whichever way you decide to create it, your visual representation must include the
following:
• Choose any villainous character from popular culture (TV, movies, etc.) and one (1)
negative/aggressive behavior that they often engage in.
• Using scholarly material from this week’s readings, conclude why you think this character
behaves in a manner that hurts other people.
• Identify how the evolutionary, cultural, and gender-based theories of aggression may be seen
in this villain.
• Identify how the social situation and social learning may have influenced your chosen villain.
Requirements:
• Provide at least one (1) peer response that elaborates on your classmate’s ideas with further
comment or observation, presents a relevant new idea or viewpoint for consideration, and
raises a question, or politely offers an alternative perspective.
• Include at least two (2) reference citations in correct APA style.
PSY301 – Social Psychology
Unit 6 Assignment Forum: What Makes a Villain?
Copyright 2022 Post University, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
• Post the assignment and your response to the Assignment Forum by the due dates listed

Analyze a Dream!
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Learning Objective
Analyze a dream
Instructions
Read and summarize the Chapter 5 section on Dreaming (include 5 facts you didn’t know before). 1/2 page
What are the different theories regarding why we dream? Summarize The Science Behind Dreaming – Scientific AmericanLinks to an external site.
Analyze a vivid dream (or part of one) you have previously had (or research a case example if you don’t remember one).
Describe the manifest part of the dream (setting/ house? ocean? forest? describe the mood/feelings experienced, what objects/people/things did you see/experience, what happened? etc.) in 1-2 paragraphs.
Use online dream interpretation websites (cite them) to help you interpret the possible meanings of the dream. According to the website_______ being chased in a dream could mean 3 things…. (1-2 paragraphs)
Now make some connections with what is being processed in your unconscious (dreaming) life with your actual lived life (awake). Can dreams help us understand our current situation we are in or an unresolved “issue” we need to face/explore?
What possible symbolic meanings (latent underlying interpretation of those settings/feelings/objects) Being chased? What could you be running from in waking life (responsibility, emotions, etc))? (1 paragraph)
Does your dream analysis actually fit or give insight into your unconscious? (1 paragraph)
Read and respond to 2 other students.
Luana Ferreira
10:09pmMay 13 at 10:09pmAccording to Freud’s psychodynamic approach, Dreams symbolize unconscious wishes and he believed that analysis of dream symbols could uncover hidden desires. They could be distinguished between Manifest content ( dream’s surface content) na latent content ( deeper true meaning). Even though dreams have been analyzed for a really long time, there is still no proof that dreams provide opportunities for problem-solving or advice for life difficulties. The cognitive theory of dreaming states that we can understand our dreams by applying the same logic of our conscious thoughts. Dreams are essentially subconscious cognitive processing, arguing that there is a continuity between waking thoughts and dreams. The theory argues that dreams should be viewed as a “mental simulation that is very similar in content to our everyday waking thoughts” (King 2017).
Greeks and Romans were convinced that dreams had certain prophetic powers. Freud and Jung believed that dreams had psychological importance. One theory is the activation-synthesis hypothesis, which states that dreams don’t actually mean anything, they are merely electrical brain impulses that pull random thoughts and imagery from our memories. Recent research states that dreams are more associated with our memories. “Our dream stories essentially try to strip the emotion out of a certain experience by creating a memory of it.” (Sander 2011).
I constantly have dreams where I’m being chased. Usually, it’s my old house in Brazil, and I’m driving a car and there is a man walking behind it, and somehow catching up with the car. It’s not as occurrent but it mostly happens when I’m stressed or overwhelmed with school or work. According to the dream dictionary, dreams where you are being chased usually represent “some sort of inner conflict that we are unable to face that remains unconscious.” It can also mean ” repressed ideas, weaknesses, desires, instincts, or shortcomings.”
https://www.dreamdictionary.org/common/chase-dreams/Links to an external site.

Purpose: One of my goals in this course is to introduce students to ideas that can potentially change the way that they view their life or the world. Positive psychology and Stress and Health Psychology both addresses how social support and a sense of belonging in a community are associated with good health, happiness, and longevity. Social support and community connectedness are also essential in all Blue Zone areas. This assignment is also tied to Psychology 2510-Learning Outcome #7, Students will be able to apply psychological principles to change their lives, organizations, or communities in positive ways. A goal of this assignment is for you to compare your lifestyle with the Blue Zones lifestyle and to make any necessary changes that would lead to a healthier, happier, or longer life.
Task: Your task is to answer the following questions based on the work of Dan Buettner. Buettner pioneered the idea that there are 5 blue zones or countries where people tend to live the healthiest and the longest in the world. The average age is about 100 years old!
To begin, your task is to: (1) Do a Google search: blue zones project//.gov (2) then click on: Blue Zones NCBI (NCBI means National Center for Biotechnology Information which is a part of the United States Library of Medicine (NLM) which is a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)). (3) Read the article, “Blue Zones: Lessons from the World’s Longest Lived.” (4) Finally, answer the following questions with a 4-6 complete sentence response for each question. Each question is worth 4 points. Please number the questions with your response.
1. Who is Dan Buettner and specifically name the five Blue Zones? 2. Identify four factors that the Blue Zones have in common? Refer to the Power 9. Please number and explain.
3. Do Blue Zones drink coffee? (Refer to Google: bluezones.com) Please explain.
4. In keeping with a Blue Zone lifestyle, identify two areas in your life that you could improve and how you will improve them towards the Blue Zones philosophy. 5. What gives you a sense of purpose? You may have to think about this carefully if you have never thought about this before.
6. Do you have any daily rituals, explain? If not, name and explain one that you could adopt.
7. The Blue Zones make time to Down shift. What is your most effective strategy for managing stress? If you do not have one, name and explain one of the Blue Zones stress management strategies that you could adopt.
8. Name and explain two things that you feel grateful for, and which contribute to your happiness. Are these things part of the Blue Zones philosophy? 9. Go to https://www.bluezones.com/recipe/Name the recipe and explain why it is part of the Blue Zones and copy and paste the recipe.
10. People move naturally in the Blue Zones. Take a 20-minute walk or bike ride outside your neighborhood or park (or look from your window if you are not able to walk or bike ride) and notice something from nature that makes you feel calm. Upload a picture (or give a description of the object) and where it was found.
Criteria for Success: Your assignment will be graded based on the following criteria: (a) Do you have a 4-6 complete sentence response for each question that is free of spelling and grammar errors? (b) Is your posting a good integration of the content and ideas from the Blue Zones document? (c) Did you provide an answer to all the questions that are clear to the reader?

Please follow instructions, for the journals please refer to the instructions above
1- Please, go to the link above to access FNU database link
https://proxy.lirn.net/FLNatlUniv
2- Add the school name: Florida National University, then click on the LIRN portal below
3- Next, enter the school User Name: 24439
4- and the school password: onlinelibrary39
5- Then scroll down and search for the psychology group/category
6- Next, go to ProQuest Central or Psychology Database to search for your topic in the search bar
7- Finally you will be able to choose three journals of all the available articles
8- Go to “Cite” to find the reference information for the article you are reviewing

Type a 2-3 page essay reflecting on and answering some specific questions about Aronson’s arguments.
Chapter 1 Question: In Dr. Micco’s class, he draws a crude diagram to show how “aging” is viewed as a process of decline. In this graph, one axis is “age” and according to Dr.
Micco, the other axis is “anything” and “everything” (Aronson, 2019, p.6). But, with Aronson’s new concept of “elderhood,” how might this model change and what might
be missing to indicate the changes that come with aging? (What else might be on the yaxis?)
2. Chapter 5 Question: First, why is she chilled and upset by his conclusion? Second, what
is his conclusion revealing about meaning of chronological age and old age in medicine?

I need help with interpreting the validity scales, clinical scales and all other subscales on this report and putting into a narrative report. I believe the diagnosis for this client is adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct. Please let me know if you think otherwise.
The Word doc I attached is what I have done so far. Everything in red is what I have added regarding my the client William. Everything in blue is the example provided to us from a previous case study. We should be following that example. The William S interpretations are what I have gather from my textbook and resources provided.
I need this by Friday afternoon. Please let me know if you can or cannot do this ASAP. I can send pictures of pages from textbook if needed.

Immediately after the suicide of one of its students, a rural school has contacted you to develop interventions to reduce the risk of copycat suicides. You are concerned that by focusing on the suicide, you may increase the possibility of a contagion. In order to avoid this, you must research available information on copycat or cluster suicides.
For your Signature Assignment, complete the following and compile into a single report:
Provide the school a summary of the research on the potential for contagion to ensure that nothing the school does contributes to a suicide cluster. Include a list of specific do’s and don’ts for the school.
Develop a press release avoiding any statements that may encourage anyone to consider suicide.
Write a letter to the parents with an overview of the school’s concerns, information on suicide risk factors, and discussions parents may consider having with their children.
Finally, determine how you will encourage those students who are concerned to take advantage of the available help. This can be in the form of a poster, handout, or announcement.