1. When I was four years old my mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. My life changed completely after her diagnosis. My dad abandoned us. We could no longer afford to live by ourselves‚ since my mother could not work. She was disabled from her neck down. Immediately‚ she was hospitalized. A medical social worker carefully explained her disease so that we could better understand it. She was kind and patient with our Spanish only speaking family. Due to my mother’s health we were compelled
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Week 7 assignment March 11‚ 2012 PSY/201 IQ Test 1) Did you feel the results were accurate? No‚ I don’t feel the test was accurate‚ the reason I feel the test is not accurate is because to me a person’s intelligence cannot be measured by stupid questions. Not everyone can do well on test‚ especially if the test is being timed and I am one of those people. 2) Was the test biased in any way? I feel measuring some one’s IQ can be considered biased. The reason I feel
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I would perform psychodynamic testing to look for “any unconscious conflicts she may be experiencing” (Chapter 3‚ page 68). This could help in getting to know what she may have experienced in the past and how to make her feel less traumatized by getting to the root of her personal conflicts. Chapter 3‚ page 68‚ also states that “Behavior and Cognitive assessment methods could help reveal specific dysfunctional behavior and cognitions.” Even though we have been told that she acts out in certain
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Psy/480 Week 5 portion 1: Prescription Privileges Some of the current changes that can be seen in regards to prescription privileges include changes in the ways that physicians and mental health professionals are able to prescribe medications to their patients. According to Brenda Smith of the APA (2012)‚ currently patients receive their medications for psychological conditions by a physician usually without having been evaluated by a mental health practitioner according to the CDC. The trend
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PSY240 College Material Appendix F Brain Studies This activity will increase your understanding of the different methods used to study the brain. All of these methods can be found in the readings from this week. Directions: You will see some of the methods for studying the brain listed in this table. In the spaces provided detail what the method is (i.e. define it)‚ why you would have it done (what disorders or other reasons would a doctor order the test‚ and how it was discovered or developed
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Associate Level Material Appendix J Quoting‚ Summarizing‚ and Paraphrasing Sources Summarize: Be brief. Reflect key facts or ideas. Help readers understand context. Do not insert personal views. Write in your own words‚ except for quotations. Create an APA-formatted parenthetical citation for this summary. Insert the APA article reference. Drug abuse plays a key part in numerous social tribulations. Drugs abuse can escort to drugged driving‚ violence‚ stress‚ child abuse‚ homelessness
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PSY 460 Summary#3- Visual Imagery The research study measured whether music therapy along side with visual imagery would decrease chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea-vomiting in patients going through chemotherapy. Researchers Karagozoglu‚ Tekayasar and Yilmaz (2013) sampled forty participants in the study‚ participants were provided with a document where they dispelled personal information‚ the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory‚ a visual scale and a form to evaluation for nausea
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Goal Selection Carol L. Martin PSY 220 11/04/2012 Dr. Enabulele Goal Selection The Matching Hypothesis Personal Goals as Windows to Well-Being matching hypothesis suggests that the degree of person-goal fit determines the effect of goal progress and goal achievement on well-being. Pursuit of goals that express or fulfill (i.e.‚ “match”) an individual’s needs‚ values‚ motives‚ or self-conception is more likely to increase well-being than pursuit of goals that do not fit or match with the
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Associate Level Material Appendix F Access Control Policy Student Name: Patricia Manter University of Phoenix IT/244 Intro to IT Security Instructor’s Name: Kevin Swinson Date: June 24‚ 2012 Access Control Policy Due in Week Seven: Outline the Access Control Policy. Describe how access control methodologies work to secure information systems 1 Authentication Describe how and why authentication credentials are used to identify and control
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Week 7 Ecosystems and Environment Organisms and Their Environment CLICK link below to hear a Science Course Mentor provide an overview to this section‚ “Organisms and their Environment”: http://wgu.connectpro.acrobat.com/p35559917/ Use Chapter 21‚ Conceptual Integrated Science‚ to address the following items in your notes: 1. What are abiotic and biotic factors? ABIOTIC is non living things such as temperature‚ precipitation ponds‚ rocks‚ sunlight and so forth. Abiotic also includes BIOTIC
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