Clinical Assessment Scenario Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter‚ Clara‚ to see Dr. Mason‚ a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason‚ but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums‚ during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and eating patterns have changed‚ and she no longer wants to
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Personality Reflection Of the many ways that exist to classify and conceptualize individual differences‚ some are obvious and somewhat visible‚ such as gender‚ race‚ language‚ origin and / or social background. Other forms‚ perhaps not as visible‚ are nonetheless influential distinctions such as culture or personality. The personality‚ like many things in life can be difficult to explain‚ is what makes every human being different‚ unique and exceptional. Today‚ the personality is an issue around
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According to Erikson‚ there are eight stages of life. They are infancy‚ early childhood‚ childhood (play age)‚ childhood (school age)‚ adolescents and young adulthood. I just turned 34 this month and I know psychologically that I am in the adulthood portion of my life. Over the years I have caught myself asking questions like; who am I? And how do I fit myself into society? I would say over 10 years ago I began the sixth stage of my life‚ intimacy versus isolation. When I finished high school I thought
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Hypothesis Testing Hypothesis Testing In today’s world of statistical research there is a multitude of ways to make new discoveries and formulate new ideas; one way to accomplish this is for researchers to have inquiring minds that need to have their questions answered. To do this they must develop their hypothesis. Then researchers can develop a verbal and numerical hypothesis in which they will be able to test this hypothesis. In patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Case Study How would you rate Mike and Marty on the Big Five personality traits? I think Mike and Marty are complete opposites from each other. On the personality traits I rate them for the same traits but opposite sides. For example both have neuroticism‚ but Marty is stable‚ calm but insecure when Mike is tense‚ anxious but secure. I would also rate them both for conscientiousness Marty being careful‚ disciplined and organized but Mike being the opposite‚ careless‚ impulsive and disorganized
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix F Autism and Mental Retardation Respond to the following: 1. List the primary features of autism. The primary features are emotional and social reciprocity. This includes characteristics such as seeming indifferent to physical care and loving emotional interests which others provide to an autistic individual‚ verbal and other communication and language impairments and inability to use and to speak. Additional characteristics in autism include a lack
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Case Study 1: Schizoid Personality Disorder. Josephine is a 47-year-old single woman. The hardest times of the year for Josephine’s family are holidays and family gatherings; Josephine never seems to enjoy herself. She seldom smiles‚ laughs‚ or reacts to people and events around her. She remains detached and often goes into a room and plays video games or watches television by herself‚ even when the rest of the family is eating. Her family members say that she is rude and do not want her around
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Notes 10/22/13 3:58 PM Notes Research Methods Descriptive research methods Research methods that yield descriptions of behavior rather than causal explanations Naturalistic Observation Laboratory Observation Case Studies Surveys Interviews Questionnaires Naturalistic observation A research method in which the researcher observes and records behavior in its natural setting‚ without attempting to influence or control it Advantages Gives the opportunity to study behavior in normal
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The motivation theory that I am in most agreement with would be the Diversity view point. We as humans are motivated by a variety of different things; every individual is unique and has different goals‚ purposes‚ perspectives and ways of life for one another. This means that one person’s drive for victory and success will be different from another. The Diversity view makes me believe that it is impossible for individuals to have a small set of basic motivations and needs within their human behavior
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix E Suicide Respond to the following based on the information in the “Suicide Rates by Age Group” article: 1. What has been the trend in suicide rates over the past few years? The study indicates that suicide rates are declining. One reason could be the attention that has been given to antidepressants which may cause suicidal tendencies. Newer drugs are currently on the market that may decrease this side effect. 2. What part of the
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