Describe how altered states of consciousness related to sleep, psychoactive drugs, or meditation and hypnosis affect individuals with the disorder.

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Some psychologists specialize in the study and treatment of psychological disorders, such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, eating disorders, and anxiety disorders. For your presentation, research and explain various elements that influence physical and mental health and behavior.

Create a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation on one of the following psychological disorders:

  • Depression
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Anorexia nervosa
  • Antisocial personality disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Borderline personality disorder

Include the following:

  • Describe the general behaviors associated with the disorder.
  • Explain how biological influences play a role.
  • Are there biological reasons an individual may exhibit behaviors related to the disorder? Explain your answer.
  • Describe how altered states of consciousness related to sleep, psychoactive drugs, or meditation and hypnosis affect individuals with the disorder.
  • Describe how the disorder could affect memory.
  • Provide a brief description of any biological influences on the memory of individuals with this disorder.
  • Are there any memory distortions commonly involved with the disorder?
  • Select two personality theories. Compare the theories, describing each theory’s application to the disorder.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of at least two therapies used to treat the disorder.

Developmental psychology seeks to address various aspects of human development, including physical, cognitive, social, moral, and personality development.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper discussing the influences on physical and cognitive development.

Select one of the stages of development below as the focus of your paper.

  • Infancy: from birth to 1 year
  • Early childhood: from 1-6 years
  • Middle childhood: from 6-12 years
  • Adolescence: from 12-18 years
  • Early adulthood: from 18-40 years
  • Middle adulthood: from 40-60 years
  • Late adulthood: from 60+ years

Address the following in relation to the selected stage:

  • What factors affect physical development? Consider hereditary and environmental influences. Provide examples.
  • What factors affect cognitive development? Consider hereditary and environmental influences. Provide examples.
  • What factors affect social, moral, and personality development? Describe the factors by explaining at least two theoretical perspectives associated with social, moral, and personality development.

Remembering, Feeling, and Thinking Worksheet

Part I: Motivation, Emotion, and Behavior

Explain the relationships between motivation, emotion, and behavior. How does emotion affect motivation? Provide an example of a specific behavior, and the motivators and emotions that can be behind that behavior. Your response must be at least 300 words.

Part II: Theories of Emotion

Summarize the major theories of emotion. Identify which theory you think is the most valid. What makes this theory more valid to you than the others? Identify which theory of emotion you think is the least valid. What makes this theory less valid to you than the others? Your response must be at least 300 words.

Part III: Thinking, Intelligence, and Creativity

Describe thinking, intelligence, and creativity. How are thinking, intelligence, and creativity related? Does one’s creativity illustrate anything about his or her thinking processes or level of intelligence? Why or why not? Your response must be at least 300 words.


Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing an informal learning experience you have had. You may describe, for example, how you became afraid of heights, why a particular food or smell moves you emotionally, or why you dislike elevators. The experience must be concrete and can be singular or an experience that occurred over a longer period.

Describe the experience by applying learning theories from this week’s readings to the steps involved. Include the following:

  • Identify what you learned from the experience.
  • Describe how your learning could have occurred through classical conditioning. Identify the unconditioned stimulus, the unconditioned response, the conditioned stimulus, and the conditioned response.
  • Explain how your learning could have occurred through operant conditioning. Describe the behavior, consequence, and reinforcement. Indicate the schedule of reinforcement, if applicable.
  • Address how your learning could have occurred through cognitive-social learning.
  • Conclude by comparing classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and cognitive-social learning.
 
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