Discipline: Psychology

Design a 12-15 slide PowerPoint that highlights a specific personality disorder. Include the following: Discuss specific aspects of the personality disorder you selected, including how the disorder is assessed. Does the disorder have a genetic predisposition? Explain. Discuss brain and neurochemical features related to the disorder. Explain personality characteristics that relate to the disorder. Explain […]

  DIFFUSION OF RESPONSIBILITY For this Discussion, you will examine conditions that influence diffusion of responsibility. Consider the following scenario of Brenda:     Brenda was completing a 1-year internship in Baltimore. Luckily, she found an apartment not far from school. To get     some exercise, acquaint herself with her new surroundings, and listen to her music, she […]

  GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MATE SELECTION Evolutionary theory is often invoked to explain gender differences in mate selection. If the motive to reproduce explains men’s attraction to young (pretty) women and women’s attraction to financially stable men—as evolutionary psychologists claim—then how does it explain the increasing number of women who do not depend on men for […]

 Apply one bystander intervention theory to the behavior of those exhibited in the video. Then, describe a scenario in which a bystander could have influenced this scenario in a different way. Please use the Learning Resources to support your application of theory. 

  Restate your research question and methodological approach chosen for your proposed research study addiction in teens. Then, identify and justify which method of measurement and data collection best fits your research question and methodological approach. Please use the Learning Resources to support your post (i.e., cite and reference).

   Case Study Markus is a Caucasian 45 year old male, who has been smoking cannabis since he was 18 years old. He now grows his own plants. He used to drink alcohol mixed drinks (2 drinks per night) and 4 or more on the weekends. In the past 6 months the amount has doubled. […]

  Module 6: Week 6 – Externalizing Disorders   Read: Parritz & Troy: Chapters 10, 14   Read: Wilmshurst: Chapters 3, 6: Cases 11–12, 20 

 Imagine you are running a support group or giving a presentation for/to an audience/population with which you are familiar. You have 30 minutes to communicate something important to this group. Describe your group and topic. Then, explain in concrete terms how you could use each of the following four strategies in your lecture/presentation to maximize the likelihood […]

Maggie had called the clinic and stated that she desperately needed someone to talk to as soon as possible. During the call, Maggie sounded panicky and reported that she had broken up with her boyfriend six weeks ago and had trouble sleeping and concentrating at work. This can be attributed to the stress associated with […]

Reply to at least two posts from your peers so you can practice interacting with others in a discussion thread.