Quiz 2 Ch. 15: PP 467-70; 471-73; 474-77; and 480-83 Ch. 16: PP. 497-501; 505-510. Chapter 15-Health Psychology * Health psychology: a field that explores how biological‚ psychological‚ and social/environmental factors interact to influence physical health * Factors that affect health (they all interact with each other): * Biological factors (genetic makeup‚ age‚ gender) influence on our susceptibility to disease * Environmental factors
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variable and dependent variable as well as which participants make up the experimental group and which make up the control group. Remember: Independent Variable = What the investigator manipulates; the particular treatment or condition the investigator is most interested in the effects of Dependent Variable = What is measured or observed; the "data" collected in the experiment Experimental Group = Those participants exposed to the independent
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Caroline’s approach is an example of A) pseudoscience. B) the scientific method. C) the psychoanalytic model. D) the biopsychological model. 2. The term pseudoscience refers to A) the scientific study of psychology and related phenomena. B) hypotheses that have been rejected through observation and testing. C) ideas that are presented as science but in fact do not use the basic principles of scientific thinking procedure.
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In Treatment Synopsis Jake and Amy April 26‚ 2013 Rapport/Strengths/Resources/Client Systems/Barriers/Diversity: Paul (therapist) and Laura (client) seem to have a good rapport with each other. Effective Communication Skills/Social Work Skills (goals/clarification/redirecting/confronting/tasks/reviewing & evaluating/termination): As far as effective communication skills‚ clarifying and redirecting‚ Paul is continually “steering” Laura and the conversation. Social Work Knowledge (Diversity/Social
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Safety and Comfort Essay The purpose of this essay is to devise a plan of care for a patient. The plan must be in relation to an actual or potential problem as identified under the Activities of Living (ALs) using the Roper Logan and Tierney model of nursing. For this a patient has been selected after meeting with them in a ward setting in the geographical area. Adequate verbal consent defined by Kozier et al (2008) as ‘an informed decision making process’ has been obtained from the patient
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PSYCH Chapter One: Psychology and Scientific Thinking What is Psychology? Psychology is the scientific study of the mind‚ brain‚ and behavior. As a discipline‚ psychology spans many levels of analysis. Biological social influences Attachment Need to examine ALL of them: genetic/neurochemical/physiological and mental/behavioral/social level Depression at differing levels of Explanation Molecular level>Neurochemical>Neurological/physiological>Mental>Behavioral>Social Challenging
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Robert Luke Benson Mr. Lowe Composition 1 June‚ 7 2013 The Silent Treatment Trying out for Chain Lightning was one of the harder things I have done in my life. I showed up to try out for one of the top ten ultimate teams in the nation the summer of my senior year of high school not expecting much at all. I ended up making the team‚ probably not for my speed or disc skills‚ but more than likely for my ability to keep cool. When I was trying out people kept looking down on me as if I didn’t belong
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situations-not only for overcoming their phobia or fear. Another advantage of CBT is that they focus on the client’s goal rather than imposing the therapist’s goal when aiming to treat their health condition. Furthermore‚ if a client receives this treatment for a phobia‚ they may find that it helped to overcome their fear compared to a medication that they used. The medication that they may have used at first may have stopped them from feeling scared or anxious but after they have stopped taking the
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Chapter 1 1. Correct Psychology is the study of behavior andYour answer: mental processes. 2. Correct The processes involved in learning‚ memory‚ sensation‚ perception‚ and cognition are investigated by which type of psychologists?Your answer: experimental 3. Correct The scientific method isYour answer: an approach to gaining knowledge that relies on collecting data and hypothesis testing. 4. Correct Which of the following is NOT one of the enduring issues in psychology?Your answer: the Chicken-Egg
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2.4. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)…………. 8 3. Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders……………………………. 9 4. Treatment…………………………………………………….. 10 4.1. Psychotherapy……………………………………. 11 4.2. Pharmacological treatments……………………. 12 5. Causes of Anxiety Disorders........................................... 13
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