Attention is a cognitive function that plays a central role in almost everything we do throughout the day. Based on this week’s readings, discuss the area/aspect of attention that you think is most important for or most influential on cognition. For example, when is vigilance or divided attention important for cognitive processing? Or how can […]

PSYCHOLOGY WRITERS ONLY**   A simple way to remember the stages of group therapy is as follows: form, storm, norm, perform, and adjourn. For its members, a therapy group begins with the group’s first gathering (form). Early meetings are frequently accompanied by some level of conflict (storm) as members learn to work together and establish […]

PSYC 420 Essay Topics   Essay 1 – Module/Week 2: Topic: Epistemology Define epistemology and describe the 3 models of how certain we are that our perceptions mirror reality. Which position do you hold, and why? What are the different methods of knowing (see Entwistle chapter 5)? What are the limitations of these (or any) methods of knowing? What […]

Part 1*** We reviewed the Key Family Processes in Family Resilience.  Read this week’s journal article by Hackbarth, M., Pavkov, T., Wetchler, J., & Flannery, M. (2012) and compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the elements of resiliency depicted by the families in the article with the key elements addressed in the readings. Remember […]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read both “Limitations to Evidence-Based Practice” and “Rationale and Standards of Evidence-Based Practice,”and listen to the Case Studies in Non-evidence Based Treatment Part One. For your initial post, you will choose one of the case studies from this week’s audio file selection on which to base your remarks. Based […]