6-2 Project One

Competencies

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

  • Describe the various components of the mind from perception to knowledge
  • Evaluate approaches to cognitive research

Scenario

The mind is a series of processes that all work together. One or more of these processes can become compromised due to factors such as age or neurological conditions, but there are intervention strategies that can mitigate these declines and promote a greater quality of life. Cognition clinics that serve varied populations with distinct needs are being established all across the United States and abroad. The goal of these clinics is to improve clients’ memory, attention, and other cognitive abilities using principles from cognitive psychology and related fields. For example, a clinic may help school-age children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or other attention disorders; middle-aged veterans who are potentially dealing with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); and the elderly, particularly those experiencing age-related memory loss and attention deficits.

To best serve these populations, virtual cognition clinics are being created to address the needs of individuals who might not otherwise have access. With a combination of creativity and evidenced-based practices, these virtual clinics have the potential to reach a much broader range of patients in need. Imagine that you are part of a team working at a cognition clinic that is either virtual or in-person.

For this project, due in Module Six, you will create a cognition clinic brochure for prospective clients and their families that describes the services your clinic offers to help enhance memory or attention, along with summaries of current research in the field to educate potential clients on the value of those services. As you create your brochure, consider your audience. Write using nonscientific terms, be clear and concise, and include content based on researched best practices. Include in-text citations and a References section, but write in your own words and do not use direct quotations.

In your Project One milestone, which was due in Module Four, you selected the target population for your clinic and its focus on either short-term/working memory, long-term memory, or attention. You also identified primary sources to help you complete this project. Be sure to incorporate any instructor feedback on the analysis of your sources before beginning work on your project.

Directions

Based on the research in your Project One Milestone assignment, pick two strategies that you would use to help enhance cognition in your chosen population. Create your brochure using the Project One Template. In the project template, you must address each of the rubric criteria listed below in about 500 to 750 words total.

  1. Create an overview of your clinic’s program.
  2. Describe the needs of your target population. Include details of the cognitive processes that might be interrupted and how interventions can help the population’s quality of life.
  3. Summarize the current research in the field that has informed your evidence-based cognitive interventions.
  4. For your first evidence-based cognitive intervention, describe the methods and techniques used and how the results of the research showed effectiveness. Be sure to include why or how the results are relevant to your target population in your response.
  5. For your second evidence-based cognitive intervention, describe the methods and techniques used and how the results of research showed effectiveness. Be sure to include why or how the results are relevant to your target population in your response.
  6. For one of the interventions above, describe how a cognitive theory supports the use of that intervention.

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Cognition Clinic Brochure
Submit your completed Project One Template. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

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PROF SCRIPT WK 9 Discussions

Discussion 1: The Impact of the Digital Age on Eating Disorders

In your readings, the authors discuss the prevalence of pro-eating disorder websites (sites that assist the client in sustaining unhealthy behaviors related to an eating disorder) and their impact on the health of individuals living with an eating disorder. The authors also discuss recovery websites that promote treatment strategies for those struggling with an eating disorder. In clinical practice, social workers need to be aware of the different resources available to clients living with an eating disorder that would affect the recovery process.

For this Discussion, read this week’s Resources. Then search the Internet for a website that promotes strategies to sustain pro-eating disorders. Finally, identify a recovery website.

• Post an analysis of how the website you selected affects behaviors listed in the DSM-5 criteria for eating disorders.

• Then analyze the strategies the recovery website suggests for addressing the problematic behaviors and the related self-perceptions of the individuals living with an eating disorder.

• Include the URLs for the websites in your discussion.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

References (use 3 or more)

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.

Verstuyf, J., Vansteenkiste, M., Soenens, B., Boone, L., & Mouratidis A. (2013). Daily ups and downs in women’s binge eating symptoms: The role of basic psychological needs, general self-control, and emotional eating. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 32(3), 335–361.

McGee, B. J., Hewitt, P. L., Sherry, S. B., Parkin, M., & Flett, G. L. (2005). Perfectionistic self-presentation, body image, and eating disorder symptoms. Body Image, 2, 29–40.

Peebles, R., Wilson, J. L., Litt, I. F., Hardy, K. K., Lock, J. D., Mann, J. R., & Borzekowski, D. (2012). Disordered eating in a digital age: Eating behaviors, health, and quality of life in users of websites with pro-eating disorder content. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 14(5), 305–320.

Stice, E., Marti, C., & Rohde, P. P. (2013). Incidence, impairment, and course of the proposed DSM-5 eating disorder diagnoses in an 8-year prospective community study of young women. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122(2), 445–457.

Williams, D. E., Kirkpatrick-Sanchez, S. E., Christie Dunn, J., & Borden-Karasack, D. (2009). The clinical management and prevention of pica: A retrospective follow-up of 41 individuals with intellectual disabilities and pica. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22(2), 210–215.

Discussion 2: Societal Influences on Eating Disorders

In your readings this week, the authors point to the fact that eating disorders may likely be underreported. This is partially due to society’s expectations around body image. The media consistently portrays the very thin body type as glamorous and desirable. This message is ubiquitous in society.

For this Discussion, find a picture that exists in the media (i.e., magazines, store fronts, billboards) that you believe projects a statement about body image. Take a photograph of the picture and scan it as one of the following file types: *.bmp, *.gif, *.jpg, *.jpeg, or *.png.

• Post the picture to the Discussion board. Then analyze whether the creators of this picture intending to target a particular group or gender?

• What statement is the image projecting?

• How might the picture reflect society’s expectation about and influence on body image?

• How might you change the picture to reflect a different image?

Note: Photos must be acceptable for a professional/classroom environment. Please respect the sensitivities of your colleagues by only posting appropriate pictures.

References (use 3 or more)

Discussion 3:

Developing Political Strategies

In this week’s resources, you explore the stories of Susana and the Bradley and Levy families. They are all in situations that need social work intervention and advocacy. What political strategies would you use to enact policies developed to assist these individuals?

In this Discussion, you develop political strategies to address one aspect of the situation(s) and problem(s) facing Susana, and members of the Bradley and Levy families.

To Prepare: Read and review Chapter 11 in your text. Read “Social Work Policy: Children and Adolescents,” “Social Policy and Advocacy: Violence Prevention” and “Working with Families: The Levy Family”in this week’s resources for this week. View the Bradley Episode 7 in the media for this week.

Post an explanation of the political strategies you would use to address one aspect of the situations/problems facing Susana and members of the Bradley and Levy families. Explain why you selected that strategy.

Be sure to support your post with specific references to this week’s resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.

References (use 3 or more)

Jansson, B. S. (2018). Becoming an effective policy advocate: From policy practice to social justice (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series.

• Chapter 11, “Developing Political Strategy and Putting It into Action in the Policy-Enacting Task” (pp. 372-419)

Plummer, S.-B, Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Concentration year.Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

• “Social Work Policy: Children and Adolescents. The Case of Susanna” (pp. 57–60)

• “Social Policy and Advocacy: Violence Prevention” (pp. 53–55)

McNutt, J. (2011). Is social work advocacy worth the cost? Issues and barriers to an economic analysis of social work political practice. Research on Social Work Practice, 21(4), 397–403. doi:10.1177/1049731510386624.

Sherraden, M. S., Slosar, B., & Sherraden, M. (2002). Innovation in social policy: Collaborative policy advocacy. Social Work, 47(3), 209–221

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PSYCH Case Study Project—Brain and Behavior; Sensation and Perception

Last week you submitted the first part of your case study, which involved writing an introductory paragraph about your chosen individual and finding an article in the Walden library to support your analysis of that person. You are now ready for the next phase of your Final Project.

This week you will continue working on your project by applying the concepts you learned in Week 2 (Brain and Behavior; Sensation and Perception) and Week 3 (Learning and Memory) to your chosen case study.

Your Assignment submission this week should include:

1. What you wrote about your chosen individual that you submitted in Week 2.

2. An explanation of how the concepts from the three major course topics apply to your chosen individual. Be sure to include information from the readings about brain and behavior, sensation and perception, learning and memory.

Incorporate any feedback your Instructor provided to the summary of your individual last week. Your submission this week should be 3 to 5 pages in length.

Refer to the Interactive Case Study media, Final Project Example document, and Final Project Template to guide your work. You will find these in this Week’s Learning Resources. Please remember that the Final Project Example document is just an exampleYou may not copy any text from this document for use in your own project. All writing in your project must be your own original work.

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our Assignment will be graded on the components below. Remember to refer to the required textbook readings from last week and this week to guide you. Also, each section needs source integration to support your comments. For more specific details refer to the Assignment Rubric located in the Course Information area.

· Paragraph summarizing individual (5 points)

· Application of information about Neuroscience and Behavior to your chosen individual (20 points) For example, what are some possible brain-based causes for your individual’s behavior?

· Application of information about Sensation and Perception to your chosen individual (20 points) For example, how is your individual experiencing the world through their five senses?

· Application of information about Learning and Memory to your chosen individual (20 points) For example, what examples of classical or operant conditioning do you see in your individual’s life?

· Quality of writing (15 points)

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SOCW-6111-Responses Wk 7

RESPONSE 1

Respond to at least two colleagues and suggest alternate ways the intern might overcome barriers.

Colleague 1: Tiffany

Geller, and Greenberg, write about how therapist and clients should have a working relationship to  successfully help social workers connect with their clients,  in their article Challenges to Therapeutic Presence Geller and Greenbery claim “therapists must be aware of and work through the potential barriers to relational therapeutic presence. A level of intimacy with the moment is needed for therapists to go deeper through the levels of therapeutic presence, which can be scary and make one feel vulnerable”(Geller, Greenberg, 2012).

It is important to identify the internal and external barriers of social worker and client so a more trusting and strong relationship can form between social worker and client. A client needs to feel comfortable with his/her social worker so they can open up to the client more and will more in likely tell more about their troubles and life. A barrier could be dual relationships. Social worker could be sending off bad vibes by her body language, expressions she is making on her face as client is talking or telling their story. Social worker may have a different belief on a topic her client is having trouble with, social worker could be prejudice to certain aspects of the clients problems.

Some barriers between the social worker and client in the Petrakis family case was culture, ethics, religion, and values. The age differences between social worker and client. The intern needs to learn as much about her clients culture as she can. Social worker needs to find out what barriers not to cross with her client. Client needs to only suggest and make it clear she is not informing client what she needs to do but only giving a suggestion. Social worker should never use a tone other than a soft tone with her clients. Social worker needs the support of a supervisor when issues like age come up so she can address this concern of the clients better. Social workers can only suggest a plan of action for their clients they can’t tell the client what to do that is an ethical issue. Social workers have to be cautious how they approach clients in these areas because you can shut down the trust of your clients.

 

References

Geller, S. M., & Greenberg, L. S. (2012). Challenges to therapeutic presence. In S. M. Geller & L. S. Greenberg, Therapeutic presence: A mindful approach to effective therapy (pp. 143-159).

http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1037/13485-008

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014a). Sessions: case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

The Petrakis Family (pp. 20–22)

Colleague 2: Tina

elf-Reflection and Awareness

As social workers, we learn from the beginning that rapport is the most important thing in the first stages of engagement.  Social workers must be in tune with their internal and external barriers to meet their standards and the client’s standards in the engagement, intervention, and evaluation process with the client.  Having our barriers intact it helps us reframe from any setbacks of miscommunication or misinterpretation that the client may feel.

In the case of Helen, she asks the intern how old she is, this to me is that Helen is questioning if the intern can handle all of this information that Helen is discussing with her, meaning is the intern intelligent enough or emotionally enough to handle this situation because she seems young.  The intern struggles with this engagement process with Helen, as it is can be countertransference’s, trust issues, that Helen is feeling (Geller, 2012).  Helen shared with the intern that it was the intern’s idea for Helen son Alec to move into his grandmother’s home, and saying it is the interns fault for telling her to have Alec move in there ( Laureate Education (Producer),, 2013c).  Now Helen is upset because Alec has stooled from his grandmother and she doesn’t want the police involved (Plummer, 1204a).   According to the NASW (2016) that social workers are required to report issues to authorities when it is in harms of another, therefor the intern ethically should report these issues of Alec steeling from Magda to the correct authorizes (NASW, 2016).

The intern is defensive toward Helen saying she didn’t tell her to have Alec move in with Magda.  What the intern should have done was trusted in the system and shared with Helen that sorry that she feels that way and that this is a challenging time for her and her family and begin to work through those challenges.  The intern should or could have also turned to the supervisor staff because of being a student and had the supervisor sit in on the conversation with her and Helen to help guide the session and treatment plan along (Geller, 2012).  I feel that the intern could have empowered Helen more in this situation, feeling that Helen and the intern didn’t start off on a good rapport that this is a challenging case, finding those boundaries and overcoming them barriers will help build a better rapport with the intern and Helen (McTighe, 2011).

References

Laureate Education (Producer),. (2013c). Petrakis family: Episode 3 [Video file].Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Geller, S. M. (2012). Challenges to therapeutic presence. In Therapeutic presence: A mindful approach to effective therapy . Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 143-159.

RESPONSE 2

Respond to at least two colleagues who suggested a different strategy and suggest different approaches to working with Helen.

Colleague 1: Tiffany

As Helen’s social worker I would remind Helen that I am here to help her and try to change her quality of life to be better. I would ask Helen how could I assist her better and reassure Helen I am not in anyway informing her what to do but only suggesting ideas that may help her. I would advise Helen she is in control of what decisions she makes and I will support her decision. I would also talk with my supervisor to get her advice on how to handle this case and get reassured for my own well-being since I am an intern.

The accusations Helen is making towards her social worker would make me feel uncomfortable and I would be upset. I would feel I was to blame for things not working out with the grandmother and grandson. I would be very careful what I suggested in the future with this client. I would explain to her I can only suggest or present ideas and share them with you, an idea would be to brainstorm together for ideas and let Helen pick the idea she likes best to try. I would support her decision and assit her as much as possible with the idea she chooses. I think brain storming would work good with Helen that way there can be a lot of ideas presented and Helen can be in control of picking the solution that best works for her. That way she can’t get angry at the social worker if the idea does not work, because she choose the idea out of other ideas presented in the brainstorming. I would maintain a professional manner by not arguing with the client and not jump into a defensive mode towards the client. I would keep my tone level and at a non threating level.

I have always learned the less you share of your personal life with your clients the better off you are. No one experiences problems the same in life. A good outcome for one does not mean it will be for another person, all individuals are different and we experience things different and cope different. Working with Helen I would find out her boundaries, I would ask Helen her thoughts on different topics and how she feels about certain topics or ideas. I would ask her about her fears, her goals what she wants to accomplish by a certain length of time. I would respect her boundaries and I would let her know I will respect them. Helen distributes a type A personality which means she wants to be in charge or feels she has to be in charge. I would work a plan out that would let Helen feel she is in charge of her decisions or choices, but assist her by brainstorming together ideas about to come up with a solution to her problems.

References

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014a). Sessions: case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

The Petrakis Family (pp. 20–22)

Colleague 2: Christine

As Helen’s social worker I would remind Helen that I am here to help her and try to change her quality of life to be better. I would ask Helen how could I assist her better and reassure Helen I am not in anyway informing her what to do but only suggesting ideas that may help her. I would advise Helen she is in control of what decisions she makes and I will support her decision. I would also talk with my supervisor to get her advice on how to handle this case and get reassured for my own well-being since I am an intern.

The accusations Helen is making towards her social worker would make me feel uncomfortable and I would be upset. I would feel I was to blame for things not working out with the grandmother and grandson. I would be very careful what I suggested in the future with this client. I would explain to her I can only suggest or present ideas and share them with you, an idea would be to brainstorm together for ideas and let Helen pick the idea she likes best to try. I would support her decision and assit her as much as possible with the idea she chooses. I think brain storming would work good with Helen that way there can be a lot of ideas presented and Helen can be in control of picking the solution that best works for her. That way she can’t get angry at the social worker if the idea does not work, because she choose the idea out of other ideas presented in the brainstorming. I would maintain a professional manner by not arguing with the client and not jump into a defensive mode towards the client. I would keep my tone level and at a non threating level.

I have always learned the less you share of your personal life with your clients the better off you are. No one experiences problems the same in life. A good outcome for one does not mean it will be for another person, all individuals are different and we experience things different and cope different. Working with Helen I would find out her boundaries, I would ask Helen her thoughts on different topics and how she feels about certain topics or ideas. I would ask her about her fears, her goals what she wants to accomplish by a certain length of time. I would respect her boundaries and I would let her know I will respect them. Helen distributes a type A personality which means she wants to be in charge or feels she has to be in charge. I would work a plan out that would let Helen feel she is in charge of her decisions or choices, but assist her by brainstorming together ideas about to come up with a solution to her problems.

References

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014a). Sessions: case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

The Petrakis Family (pp. 20–22)

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Week 3 Discussion Response to Classmates

Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resource on your own before you bid. One of the references must come from James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). I have put in bold the classmates that you will need to respond to according to the instructions of the instructor. I have also attached my discussion and assessment so you can compare to the classmates you respond to. Please follow the instructions to get full credit for the discussion. I need this completed by 09/14/18 at 7pm.

Discussion: TAF Assessment

Respond to at least two of your colleagues’ posts who scored differently. Consider if you were working with this colleague to come to a consensus and provide a respectful defense of your assessment to advocate for the best possible client care.

My Post on Assessment and Ratings

In scoring the assessment for:

Affective: I would score her with 4 for low impairment. She is aware of her feelings and has learned to control them without lashing out at others. Her emotions extreme emotions usually are crisis focused.

Behaviors:  I would score her with an 8 for marked impairment. She wants to go to school but going to school is where all her anxiety come from. She is unable to attend classes like her fellow classmate without flashbacks of her past trauma. Her trauma can physically and emotionally paralyze her at times. Having normal conversations with men is not possible right now because it’s like she freezes up.

Cognitive:  I would score her with a 4 with low impairment. This one was kind of hard to score for me because with some things I feel that her thinking and decision making is all right. But when it comes to her crisis I feel that it needs help. I supposed I scored her low because despite her trauma, she still pushed her self to attend school and she is concerned about not succeeding in school and her relationships with men not just in her class but in general. So she is thinking about her future concerning this crisis.

In regards to the case study of reference, Amy requires such care needs like deep breathing, meditation, and a healthy diet. I came to know these needs after assessing to determine whether there was an excessive worry, feelings of impending doom and fear. My main reason for assessing to establish whether there was an excessive worry was that I hoped that this will point me to a problem that Amy might be facing. This supports my position in the sense that people that are faced with difficult life problems tend to breathe fast especially when thinking about the problems.

I assessed to determine whether there were feelings of impending doom for the reason that I hoped that this will point me to something that Amy wishes not to happen. This supports my position in the sense that clients that do not want something to happen tend to be disturbed all the time. It is normally difficult for such clients to concentrate on what they are doing. They will hop from one activity to another. In reference to the case study of reference, Amy does not want to fail her exams.

Additionally, I assessed to determine whether there was fear for the reason that people tend to be unsettled when they perceive danger. This supports my position in the sense that an individual that has perceived danger will have an increased in their heartbeat. In the case study of reference, Amy frequently panics thoughts, especially when going to class. The main reason for this is that she perceives the possibility of failing in exams as a danger and her inability to have a relationship with a man. Going to class constantly reminds her that she will at one time sit for exams and not being able to interact with her male classmates hence the thoughts.

References

Hatala, A. R. (2013). Towards a biopsychosocial–spiritual approach in health psychology: Exploring theoretical orientations and future directions. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 15(4), 256–276. doi:10.1080/19349637.2013.776448

James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Classmate C.Bar

TAF Assessment: In the Case of Amy

Any distressing or crisis event that produces a critical threat (physical, emotional, or psychological) to oneself or loved ones can trigger psychological trauma. Those exposed to such traumatic events can experience a large range of emotions, behavioral, and cognitive patterns (American Psychiatric Association, 2017). Dependent upon the crisis and person, full recovery from these events will eventually occur. However, there are some instances in which a person may continue to experience posttraumatic psychophysiological symptoms long after the event. Through this persistent occurrence, a person may develop one or more posttraumatic disorders such as Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). One way to assess the degree of impairment of an individual is through the utilization of the Triage Assessment Form. This form allows crisis workers to assess the degree of impairment of a client in three specific domains (affective, behavioral, and cognitive) and formulate specified interventions that target areas of greatest concern (James & Gilliland, 2017). The TAF will be utilized to evaluate Amy’s degree of impairment.

Amy’s Degree of Impairment

Given the information outlined in the case, Amy meets the criteria for PSTD. Individuals suffering from PTSD may experience recurrent, involuntary, and intrusive recollections of the event, negative alterations in cognitions or moods associated with the event, and heightened sensitivity to potential threat (American Psychiatric Association, 2017). Amy has expressed feelings of heightened anxiety and fear around men or walking alone in the parking garage. These feelings stem from Amy’s past sexually assault encounter while in high school. Her anxiety levels have increased due to being asked on a date by a male colleague. According to the TAF, Amy’s overall impairment score falls into the rating of 11-19. Her impairment is contributing to her difficulty functioning on her own (James & Gilliland, 2017).  Guidance and directiveness from the crisis worker are needed. Without proper assistance, Amy’s condition may worsen or escalate. Amy’s degree of affective, behavior, and cognition impairment can be broken down in depth using the TAF assessment.

Affective Domain

Based on the Affective Severity Scale, I would score Amy’s degree of impairment an eight.  Amy has had several episodes of panic or anxiety attacks while on campus. Her reactions escalate to the point of where she expressed feelings of dying. She becomes emotionally volatile when asked questions about her behavior, support system status (closeness to family/religion), alcohol intake, and cut marks. The emotions range from shyness, fear, guilt, anger, and desperation. Her emotions are starting to generalize from crisis to other people and situation as she is having extreme difficulty just talking to men in the class. Amy’s heightened level of anxiety and fear causes her to experience tonic immobility. Through tonic immobility, Amy is fully alert and aware, but unable to talk or move (Wilson, Lonsway, Archambault, & Hooper, 2016). These reactions cease once she is safe in her car. She has displayed feelings of frustration due to her emotions and actions.

Behavior Domain

Based on the Behavior Severity Scale, I would score Amy’s degree of impairment a six. Amy’s behaviors are maladaptive but not immediately destructive. She does drink, but only one or two glasses of wine, one to three times a week. Drinking to “numb out” is a typical (yet maladaptive) coping mechanism for individuals suffering from PTSD (dissociation) (James & Gilliland, 2017). Although it is maladaptive, this pattern is not life-threatening (my perception). Although Amy’s daily living task performance is minimally compromised, her act of cutting herself in alarming. That behavior can pose a potential threat to herself. I do not necessarily think she is experiencing suicidal ideation, but I would take that information seriously. I believe behaviors could be controlled with the aid of interventions or counseling treatment (hence why she is seeking help now).

Cognitive Domain

Based on the Cognitive Severity Scale, I would score Amy’s degree of impairment a three. She can articulate her problem in candid detail. An individual’s cognitive processes normally view the event in terms of transgression, threat, and loss (James & Gilliland, 2017). Amy is well aware that her experience of sexual assault is negatively affecting her emotions and behavior. Although her decisions are becoming a little indecisive, her thought process still under control. She expresses that she feels disconnected from her spiritual beliefs and family. She is aware of the views of her family members (and their acknowledgment of her behavioral change), thus deciding to keep her distance (self-induced lack of support). She has developed some patterns of cognitive distortions, as she views herself as damaged goods. She recognizes that emotional, behavioral, and cognitive change must occur to achieve academically and pursue a relationship.

References:

James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning

American Psychiatric Association. (2017). Clinical practice guideline for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/

Wlison, C., Lonsway, K. A., Archambault, J., & Hopper, J. (2016). Understanding the neurobiology of trauma and implications for interviewing victims. End Violence Against Women International. Retrieved from https://evawintl.org/Library/DocumentLibraryHandler.ashx?id=842

Classmate K. Rog

Assessment and Diagnosis

Main Discussion Post

A person in crisis is feeling momentarily out of control, unable to utilize personal resources or those of others around them in an effort to stay in a safe psychological place (James & Gilliland, 2017). It is a crisis worker’s responsibility to help the person re-gain control of their psychological balance (James & Gilliland, 2017).  Assessments are critical when working with someone who is experiencing crisis trauma. Assessments help counselors to determine the severity of the crisis, the client’s current emotional, behavioral, and cognitive states of mind, the alternatives, coping skills, and support systems available to the client, the client’s level of harm to self or others, and the progress of the counselor with de-escalating the situation while helping the client to calm down (James & Gilliland, 2017).

Selected TAF Scale

The triage assessment form scale that I have chosen is the behavioral severity scale. When filling out the triage assessment form, the behavioral scale was a 6/7. Based on Amy’s case study, she instantly becomes distant, stutters, and begins to sweat when having to talk to men in class (Laureate Education, 2018). Although she wants to have a relationship with a man, she cannot seem to overcome her anxiety concerning her sexual assault in high school (Laureate Education, 2018). She even recognizes the fact that she will have trouble making her medical rounds as a nurse if she does not overcome her anxiety with her interactions with men (Laureate Education, 2018). Once the crisis exceeds the client’s ability to meaningfully cope in a purposeful manner, the client is considered immobilized, stuck in the approach, avoidance, or behavior no matter how proactive they appear to be (James & Gilliland, 2017). Amy’s behaviors are unstable but not immediately destructive however there is concern for her safety with her cutting herself as a stress reliever. She is struggling with accomplishing daily tasks such as walking throughout campus and being approached by men (Laureate Education, 2018). She recognizes that her anxiety with being around others, especially men, has to subside for her to accomplish her personal goals. Amy also recognizes that her behavior can be controlled with effort which is why she is seeking professional assistance. She needs to know how she can better handle her anxiety, reconnect with her spiritual beliefs, and effectively interact with men without panicking or thinking the worse. With crisis intervention, the best way to get the client mobile is to promote positive actions that the client can do at once (James & Gilliland, 2017). Once the client becomes more involved with doing something concrete, control is restored, and the climate for forward moving is established (James & Gilliland, 2017).

Conclusion

Crisis is time limited and should be assessed from the client’s subjective viewpoint and the crisis worker’s objective viewpoint (James & Gilliland, 2017). Performing an assessment on the client is imperative to know how to approach the crisis that the client is experiencing. The ultimate end goal is to help the client to get back in a position of control and stability. The length of time that the client has been in crisis will help determine how much time the counselor has in which to safely defuse the situation (James & Gilliland, 2017).

References

James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Document: Case Study: Amy [PDF].

Classmate K. Brew

In Amy’s case, as you read on the more and more you realize how big of a crisis she is in.  As we read in Chapter 7 of James and Gilliland (2017), Amy clearly exhibits symptoms to meet criteria for a PTSD diagnosis.

In scoring her Triage Assessment form, I felt some scales were easier than others.  I noted in the observations section that she reported flashbacks and loss of reality contact and also noted her self-injurious behavior.  I think these two issues were clearly identified in the case study.

In scoring the severity scales, I  rated Amy moderate impairment on the first two sections (Feelings are primarily negative and are exaggerated or increasingly diminished and efforts to control emotions are not always successful).  I rated her this way due to her report of having “bad thoughts and panic and worry”.  I also rated her about her emotions not always in control because she does have some coping strategies (although they may not be the healthiest) they have somewhat worked for her.  I rated her emotions of the crisis are generalized to other people and situations.  I rated her this way due to the nature of her crisis and her stating that her crisis began when a male colleague asked her out on a date.  This could very well be a trigger for her repressed trauma and her believing that any other man that she enters a relationship with will sexually assault her again. The last affective question was difficult for me to rate.  I went and rated that Amy’s responses to questions/requests are emotional but composed.  In reading the narrative of the case study, it does not seem that she has any outbursts until the end, but you can see how that response is linear and warranted. It seems Amy is frustrated that this trauma has prevented her from obtaining what she really wants and that is a healthy, appropriate relationship with a man.

In scoring her behavior, I noted that her behaviors are maladaptive but not immediately destructive.  I did this as evidenced by the visual cutting on her arms and the statement, “I cut sometimes to help release my feelings.”  This is obviously maladaptive behavior, but since there is not a desire to end her life I would not identify it as a crisis situation.   I noted that her ability to perform tasks needed for daily functioning is seriously impaired; this was due to her having to go out to her car and feeling that she cannot be around men in completing her medical rounds.  I noted that her behaviors are a minimal threat to self or others. Lastly, I noted that her behavior is becoming unstable and offensive.  This one was difficult for me.  I think this was the one that fit Amy best due to having to run out to her car to avoid negative stimuli.  Behaviors that concern me are the increase in drinking and cutting these two behaviors can definitely lead to being unstable.

Cognitively, I scored Amy low in regards to her decisions and others.  It seems that Amy does not blame others for her trauma but places much of the blame on herself.  I think that she is not a danger or potential danger to others.  The second section, I rated as decision making is frenetic or frozen and not based in reality and shuts down general functioning.  I think in Amy’s case, she has frozen up and she reports that it is similar to the night she was assaulted which causes her general functioning to shut down. Next, I scored thoughts about crisis have become pervasive.  I think this one was pretty evident that as the symptoms of PTSD have increased it has expanded past just thinking about the trauma and into many of Amy’s thought processes. The next rating, I rated as able to carry on reasonable dialog restricted and has problems understanding and acknowledging views of others.  This was another that was muddy for me to work through and process.  Ultimately, I thought that Amy could not carry on a dialog with a male and that would be restricted.  I don’t know if she would necessarily have problems understanding and acknowledging views of others, but I thought this rating fit her best. Lastly, I rated her problem solving is limited.  I rated it this way due to she has some problem solving skills, they problem solving Amy is doing may not be a healthy way to problem solve.

The crisis event is lined out pretty well in the case study.  Amy was sexually assaulted on a senior trip in high school and felt that she could not tell anyone but her sister due to the boys family standing in the community. She does not express any anger or hostility.  She does express anxiety, fear and frustration.  I think that in her behavior she is currently using avoidance and immobility due to her avoiding interacting with men and when she does, she “goes into la la land”. Cognitively, she has a poor self-concept and self-identity (self blame, “damaged goods”).  Amy does have some social support with her family that she sees on the weekends, but outside of that she reports no significant friends or other social support. Amy reports that she is “disconnected and does not actively participate” in her Native American beliefs.

James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017).  Crisis Intervention Strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.

Required Resources

Readings

James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

  • Chapter 2, “Culturally      Effective Helping in Crisis”
  • Chapter 3, “The Intervention      and Assessment Models”
  • Chapter 7, “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder”

Optional Resources

American Psychiatric Association. (2017). Clinical practice guideline for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/ 

Hatala, A. R. (2013). Towards a biopsychosocial–spiritual approach in health psychology: Exploring theoretical orientations and future directions. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 15(4), 256–276. doi:10.1080/19349637.2013.776448

National Child Traumatic Stress Network. (n.d.-c). Trauma-informed screening & assessment. Retrieved March 2, 2018, from http://www.nctsn.org/resources/topics/trauma-informed-screening-assessment 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2014). Trauma-informed care in behavioral health services. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 57. Retrieved from https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA14-4816/SMA14-4816.pdf 

  • Chapter      3, “Understanding the Impact of Trauma”
  • Chapter      4, “Screening and Assessment”

Wilson, C., Lonsway, K. A., Archambault, J., & Hopper, J. (2016). Understanding the neurobiology of trauma and implications for interviewing victims. End Violence Against Women International. Retrieved from https://www.evawintl.org/Library/DocumentLibraryHandler.ashx?id=842

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psychology essay 2

Instructions

Socio-Emotional Developmental Advice Needed

Utilize the major developmental theories you have become familiar with from readings and content from Lesson 6. Pretend you are the author of a “Ask a Student” column for a blog on developmental concerns. You can play the expert and give advice grounded in the theory and research from Lesson 6.

Explain in your answers how to best deal with each of the questions/concerns below. Remember, since this is for course credit, you might find quoting from the textbook chapter and other Lesson 6 readings provided here useful. You might also use the help of library services. In this major assignment you will demonstrate your mastery of course materials and provide depth of scholarship.

  1. Dear “Ask a Student” A well-intentioned, but meddling, relative came to visit our house the weekend before our child’s first birthday, in April. My relative cautioned me that I must be spoiling my child, because my son hid behind my leg and clung to me when she tried to give him a hug, and he did not do this when she visited us at New Year’s. How can l explain to her what is happening with our child? Thank you, J. Garcia
  2. Dear “Ask a Student” My three-year old constantly drives me nuts with attention-seeking behaviors while I am on the phone. I need help? Thank you, V. Needy
  3. Dear “Ask a Student” My infant daughter puts everything in her mouth, including the dog’s food, do you have any ideas why she does this and any suggestions? Thank you, A. Po
  4. Dear “Ask a Student” My eight-year old son is failing math; all he cares about is baseball, I am at my wit’s end, can you help me? Thank you, M. Diamond
  5. Dear “Ask a Student” My eight-year old son is failing P.E. and growing obese; all he cares about is Nintendo, what should I do? Thank you, A. Bello
  6. Dear “Ask a Student” My sister’s teenager has decided not to attend college in favor of joining the stage crew for a touring rock band. What advice can I give my sister? Thank you, A. Grand
  7. Dear “Ask a Student” My nine-year old son is being victimized by the class bully, I am not sure how to handle it! Please help, Thank you, M. Bahn
  8. Dear “Ask a Student” My nine-year old son IS the class bully, I want to stop this behavior, I need advice, Thank you. S. Bold
  9. Dear “Ask a Student” Our two-year old grand-daughter refuses to wear the clothes we pick for her every morning, making getting dressed a twenty-minute pitched battle. What techniques, if any, should we use to stop this behavior? Thank you, P. Granny
  10. Dear “Ask a Student” Our forty-six-year old friend is showing symptoms of the classic “mid-life crisis,” buying a trendy new sports car, flirting dangerously, and alluding to leaving his wife. What advice to you have for us to speak with him? Thank you, G. Howard
  11. Dear “Ask a Student” My sixty-eight-year old neighbor is chronically depressed, she feels she has wasted her life. I feel worried, what do you suggest I might do? Thank you, B. Luz

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Psychology models of loss, dying, grief, and bereavement

Crisis Intervention strategies

Chapter 12 – Personal Loss: Bereavement and Grief

1. Compare the Adaptive grieving model (Martin & Doka, 2000) and the Dual Process Model (Stroebe & Schut, 2001).
2. What are the similarities and differences?
3. Which seems to fit best with your style of counseling?
4. Why is that so?

Guidelines:

• The answer should be based on the knowledge obtained from reading the book, not just your opinion.

The chapter has been attached in word.
• BOOK: Crisis Intervention Strategies- Author: Richard K. James; Burl E. Gilliland
• APA Style Time New Roman 12 Font.
• I am expecting a minimum of 400 words.
• PLAGIARISM will be check “0 ” tolerance.
• You must answer the question completely, in a professional and well-written presentation.
• I am expecting to answer the question and justified it based on peer review literature or information in your book.
Reference must not be older than 5 years.
If other References are used in addition to the book must have:
Serial/journal articles
Volume number, in italics.
Issue number. This is bracketed immediately after the volume number but not italicized.

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Examine McCrae and Costa’s five-factor model of personality. Pick one of the factor’s listed (extraversion, neuroticism, openness, agreeableness, or conscientiousness) and describe 1 person in Scripture that you would consider to be high in that area and 1 person in Scripture that you would consider to be low in that area. Please use the same factor for both people and support your stance with Scripture.

 

Provide a 300–500-word response and you must support your assertions with at least 2 citations in current APA format.

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Philosophy test

 

_______ was a Western philosopher whose commitments to empiricism led him to conclude the self was but a fiction.

A. Immanuel Kant

B. C. J. Ducasse

C. David Hume

Incorrect D. Thomas Hobbes

E. René Descartes

Answer Key: C

Question 2 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

Elmer Sprague declares that “I perceive my perceptions” is ________.

A. logically impossible

B. part of the materialist view

Correct C. an odd thing to say

D. a logically necessary truth

E. true only because God perceives all perceptions

Answer Key: C

Question 3 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

________ is said to have wrought a Copernican revolution in knowledge.

Correct A. Immanuel Kant

B. John Locke

C. George Berkeley

D. David Hume

E. René Descartes

Answer Key: A

Question 4 of 30 Score: 0 (of possible 0.5 points)

________ was Socrates’ disciple.

A. Plato

B. Aristotle

C. Parmenides

D. All of the above

Incorrect E. a and b only

Answer Key: A

Question 5 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

In the dialogue of the same name, Crito comes to Socrates as his

 

A. lawyer.

B. teacher.

C. executioner.

Correct D. close friend.

E. student.

Answer Key: D

Question 6 of 30 Score: 0 (of possible 0.5 points)

_________ construes the self as an entity whose perceptions are the basis for the reality of physical objects.

A. Idealism

B. Phenomenology

Incorrect C. Pragmatism

D. Existentialism

E. Materialism

Answer Key: A

Question 7 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

As Hobbes uses the term, a Leviathan is ________.

A. a political despot

B. a sea monster

C. an irrational desire

Correct D. a government

E. a religious myth

Answer Key: D

Question 8 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

Inductive reasoning is reasoning that starts with ________ and arrives at ________.

A. highly probably knowledge, certainty

B. causes, effects

C. facts in the phenomenal world, facts in the noumenal world

D. relations of ideas, matters of fact

Correct E. specific observations, general probable laws

Answer Key: E

Question 9 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

________ wrote: “Existence precedes essence.”

A. Plato

B. Aquinas

Correct C. Jean-Paul Sartre

D. Aristotle

E. Albert Einstein

Answer Key: C

Question 10 of 30 Score: 0 (of possible 0.5 points)

Plato believed the self consisted of ________.

Incorrect A. reason, spirit, and soul

B. reason, appetite, and desire

C. reason, aggression (emotion), and appetite

D. id, ego, and psyche

E. mind, body, and soul

Answer Key: C

Question 11 of 30 Score: 0 (of possible 0.5 points)

Hume can right be considered to be ____________.

 

A. an empiricist

B. a rationalist

Incorrect C. a skeptic

D. a transcendental idealist

E. both A and C above

Answer Key: A

Question 12 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

_________ said “If no one asks me, I know what time is; if someone asks and I want to explain it, I do not know.”

A. J. M. E. McTaggart

Correct B. Saint Augustine

C. J. J. C. Smart

D. Immanuel Kant

E. Henri Bergson

Answer Key: B

Question 13 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

Maintenance needs are needs associated with _______.

A. achieving one’s full potential

B. having a life that is comfortable

C. developing one’s mind and emotions

D. securing one’s position in society

Correct E. living as a human being

Answer Key: E

Question 14 of 30 Score: 0 (of possible 0.5 points)

Desmond Morris suggests that apparently unselfish behavior is actually a kind of selfish activity, aimed at ________.

A. satisfying a desire to feel virtuous

B. building a reputation for kindness

C. intimidating others

D. preserving one’s genes

Incorrect E. All of the above

Answer Key: D

Question 15 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

________ is the study of what appears to consciousness.

A. Existentialism

Correct B. Phenomenology

C. Pragmatism

D. Solipsism

E. Idealism

Answer Key: B

Question 16 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

Descartes applied his method of doubt to ________.

A. the goodness of God

B. sensation

C. mathematical operations

Correct D. everything

E. his own existence

Answer Key: D

Question 17 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

Plato believed his forms ________.

A. must be real

B. must exist outside the mind

C. must exist in a transcendent realm

D. are inaccessible to human senses

Correct E. All of the above

Answer Key: E

Question 18 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

For Aristotle, aiming at the mean ________.

A. means avoiding both excess and deficiency

B. will promote happiness

C. will promote moral virtue

Correct D. All of the above

E. a and b only

Answer Key: D

Review

Check to review before finishing (will be flagged in Table of Contents)

Question 19 of 30 Score: 0 (of possible 0.5 points)

The new idealists think that reality is dependent on ______.

A. our ideas

Incorrect B. our language

C. our perceptions

D. our system of concepts

E. b and d

Answer Key: E

Question 20 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

The existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre is a

 

A. Freudian

Correct B. libertarian

C. determinist

D. compatibilist

Answer Key: B

Question 21 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

Karma means literally _________

 

Correct A. Action

B. Movement

C. Rightness

D. Fate

E. Law

Answer Key: A

Question 22 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

The three traditional fields of philosophy are ________.

A. religion, ethics, and logic

B. metaphysics, logic, and ethics

Correct C. epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics

D. ethics, metaphysics, and religion

E. metaphysics, epistemology, and logic

Answer Key: C

Question 23 of 30 Score: 0 (of possible 0.5 points)

The goal of philosophy, called autonomy, is to be _______.

A. able to live by a clearly-defined set of principles

B. free of obligations toward other people

C. free to decide for yourself what you will believe

D. able to choose for yourself how you will act

Incorrect E. None of the above

Answer Key: C

Question 24 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

In the United States, at least, philosophy once proceeded as if

 

A. Only ancient people did philosophy

B. Only the elite should do philosophy

C. Only the rich should do philosophy

D. Only the wise should do philosophy

Correct E. Only Caucasian males did philosophy

Answer Key: E

Question 25 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

Hume’s skepticism includes doubt about the existence of ________.

A. ideas

B. impressions

Correct C. the external world

D. time

E. b and d

Answer Key: C

Question 26 of 30 Score: 0 (of possible 0.5 points)

Hume distinguishes ideas from impressions on the basis of their ________.

A. origins

B. clarity and distinctness

C. force and vivacity

D. truth value

Incorrect E. a and b only

Answer Key: C

Question 27 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

Behind the idea of the Turing test is a ________ view of consciousness.

A. Platonist

B. dualist

C. rationalist

Correct D. functionalist

E. feminist

Answer Key: D

Review

Check to review before finishing (will be flagged in Table of Contents)

Question 28 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

Logical positivists ________.

A. try to understand the world by understanding language

B. object that neither idealism nor materialism has paid sufficient attention to their use of language

C. invented the process of bracketing to set aside language that fails to satisfy the criterion of verifiability

D. All of the above

Correct E. a and b only

Answer Key: E

Question 29 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

For ________ pragmatism was a tool for understanding the function of ideas in personal experience as instruments of will and desire.

A. Edmund Husserl

B. John Dewey

C. Herbert Spencer

D. C. S. Peirce

Correct E. William James

Answer Key: E

Question 30 of 30 Score: 0.5 (of possible 0.5 points)

Which is NOT a type of memory identified in the text.

 

Correct A. transcendental

B. habit

C. personal

D. factual

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MAT232AssignmentsWeek 3 – Exam

01/21/2020 – AU Undergraduate

Week 3 – Exam

MyStatLab Exam

Week Three MyStatLab MidtermDue by Day 7. During Week Three, students will take a midterm exam in MyStatLab covering Chapters 1-4. The exams are based off the same types of problems worked in the weekly MyStatLab assignments; there are 40 short answer and multiple choice questions. There is one attempt. You have three hours to complete the exam and no learning aids are available. StatCrunch, the calculator, and equation tools are available. Each test is worth 20%.

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