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Assessment 2 Instructions: Wisdom, Courage, and Humanity Reflection Paper
$15.00Assessment 2 Instructions:
Wisdom, Courage, and
Humanity Reflection Paper Write a 3–4 page paper reflecting on what you learned when completing a
positive psychology activity, how it relates to optimal human functioning, and how
you can apply that to your life.
Introduction
Note: You are encouraged to complete the assessments in this course in the
sequence in which they are presented. It is best to complete Assessment 1 first.
Assessment 1 will help to prepare you for the other assessments. It is best to
complete Assessment 4 last since it is the most complex of the four assessments.
A significant part of positive psychology is determining a person’s strengths and
building on those to enhance well–being. The VIA is one way to measure and
categorize strengths. Identifying your top strengths is an interesting academic
exercise, but it becomes more interesting and helpful when you can find ways to
use that information to improve your personal or professional life. In this
assessment, you reflect on what you learned when completing one of the positive
psychology activities related to wisdom, courage, or humanity and apply that
knowledge to your personal or professional life.
Overview
Note: You are encouraged to complete the assessments in this course in the
sequence in which they are presented. It is best to complete Assessment 1 first.
Assessment 1 will help to prepare you for the other assessments. It is best to
complete Assessment 4 last since it is the most complex of the four assessments.
Preparation
For this assessment, complete the VIA Survey of Character Strengths and one
of the wisdom, courage, or humanity activities in the Positive Psychology
Activities media piece. You are encouraged to record your personal reflections
(thoughts) and insights (things learned or relearned). These notes will help you
complete the assessment.
• In Section 2, complete Activity 2.1 VIA Survey of Character Strengths.
• In addition, complete one of the following activities in Section 2, 3, or 4.o 2.2 Advice From Your Inner Sage.
o 2.3 Curiosity Activity.
o 2.4 Creative Thinking Activity.
o 3.1 Courage Activity.
o 3.2 Zest Activity.
o 3.3 Honesty Activity.
o 4.1 Sentence Completion.
o 4.2 Compassionate Love Scale.
o 4.3 Close Relationships Questionnaire.
o 4.4 Drive–by Flowering.
Use the Capella University Library to find scholarly articles. If you aren’t familiar
with the library, the “Finding Articles” section of the Psychology Research Guide is
a great place to start your search. You are required to include a minimum of 2
properly cited professional resources (such as a textbook and peer–reviewed
scholarly journal article).
Instructions
Organize your paper, using the following headings to ensure that you address
each element of the assessment.
• Activity Summary
o Describe the activity you are focusing on for this assessment.
o Summarize and explain your personal reflections and insights to demonstrate what
you learned from this experiential learning activity. What did you learn about
yourself or others?
• Relationship to Positive Psychology
o Explain how this experiential activity or the character strength it represents is
related to optimal human functioning. How does this activity demonstrate the
principles and concepts of positive psychology?
• Application to Personal or Professional Issues
o Summarize how what you learned from this activity and the study of character
strengths for this assessment may be applied to personal issues in your life or
professional issues as in an educational or work setting.
o Analyze the strengths and limitations (advantages and disadvantages, pros and
cons) of applying what you learned or the character strengths studied to the
personal or professional issues.
o Include supportive research findings related to these topics (at least one scholarly
peer–reviewed article in addition to supporting information from a textbook or a
professional source). Be sure to cite and reference all scholarly sources.
Additional Requirements
Your paper should meet the following requirements:• Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that
detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Your paper should be formatted according to current Evidence and
APA guidelines.
• Number of References: Your paper should include at least two properly cited
professional resources (such as a textbook and at least one peer–reviewed scholarly
journal article from the Capella library).
• Length: 3–4 double–spaced pages of content in addition to the title page and
reference page.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12–point.
Review the Wisdom, Courage, and Humanity Reflection Paper Scoring Guide for
details on how your paper will be graded.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
• Competency 1: Explain the relationship among positive experiences, positive traits,
and optimal human functioning.
o Explain how a particular activity demonstrates the relationship between
experiential activities or character strengths and optimal human functioning.
• Competency 2: Apply concepts of positive psychology to real world situations.
o Explain reflections and insights related to experiential learning activities.
o Apply concepts of positive psychology to personal or professional situations.
• Competency 3: Apply research findings to topics in positive psychology.
o Support analysis with research findings related to topics or issues.
• Competency 4: Analyze the strengths and limitations of applied positive psychology.
o Analyze the strengths and limitations of applying character strengths to personal or
professional issues.
• Competency 5: Write using a clear purpose, organization, tone, and sentence
structure.
o Address assessment purpose in a well–organized text with appropriate tone and
grammatically sound sentences.
o Use APA style formatting in citations and references. -
Happiness and Well-Being Reflection Paper
$10.00Assessment 1 Instructions:
Happiness and Well–Being
Reflection Paper
Write a 2–3 page paper reflecting on what you learned when completing a
measurement related to well–being and how you can apply that to your life.
Introduction
Note: You are encouraged to complete the assessments in this course in the
sequence in which they are presented. It is best to complete Assessment 1 first.
Assessment 1 will help to prepare you for the other assessments. It is best to
complete Assessment 4 last since it is the most complex of the four
assessments.
Positive psychology explains that a person’s well–being can be described on a
continuum from floundering at low levels of well–being to languishing at moderate
levels of well–being, to flourishing by experiencing high levels of well–being. The
goal of most psychotherapy is to help people with symptoms of floundering to
move up to the less symptomatic and less painful level of languishing. The goal
of positive psychology is to help people flourish, not just flounder or languish.
How are you? When asked, most people say “fine” or something similar without
even thinking about it. But what if someone really asked you. How would you
answer? Happiness and well–being are complex concepts that have different
components to them. You might be happy about the promotion you received, but
sad about the argument you had with your sister. You might be happy the week
you are on vacation and a little sad when you return to your routine.
Measurements, such as the Positivity Ratio Assessment and the Satisfaction with
Life Scale, help you think about your well–being and happiness across different
areas of your life or across time. In this assessment, reflect on what you learned
when completing one of these measurements and how you can apply that to your
life.
Overview
Note: You are encouraged to complete the assessments in this course in the
sequence in which they are presented. It is best to complete Assessment 1 first.
Assessment 1 will help to prepare you for the other assessments. It is best tocomplete Assessment 4 last since it is the most complex of the four
assessments.
Preparation
For this assessment, complete one of the following activities in the Positive
Psychology Activities media piece. You are encouraged to record your personal
reflections (thoughts) and insights (things learned or relearned). These notes will
help you complete the assessment.
• In Section 1, Activity 1.1 Positivity Ratio Assessment.
• In Section 1, Activity 1.2 Satisfaction With Life Scale and
• In Section 1, Activity 1.3 Flourishing Scale.
Instructions
Organize your paper, using the following headings to ensure that you address
each element of the assessment.
• Activity Summary
o Describe the measurement you are focusing on for this assessment.
o Summarize and explain your personal reflections and insights to demonstrate what
you learned from this experiential learning activity. What did you learn about
yourself or others?
• Relationship to Positive Psychology
o Explain how this experiential activity is related to optimal human functioning. How
does this activity demonstrate the principles and concepts of positive psychology?
• Application to Personal or Professional Issues
o Summarize how you would apply what you learned from this activity to your
personal or professional life.
Additional Requirements
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
• Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that
detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Your paper should be formatted according to current Evidence and
APA guidelines.
• Number of References: Your paper should include at least two properly cited
professional resources (such as a textbook and peer–reviewed scholarly journal
article from the Capella library).
• Length: 2–3 double–spaced pages of content in addition to the title page and
reference page.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12–point.Review the Happiness and Well–Being Reflection Paper Scoring Guide for details
on how your paper will be graded.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
• Competency 1: Explain the relationship among positive experiences, positive traits,
and optimal human functioning.
o Explain how a particular activity demonstrates the relationship between
experiential activities and optimal human functioning.
• Competency 2: Apply concepts of positive psychology to real world situations.
o Explain reflections and insights related to experiential learning activities.
o Apply concepts of positive psychology to personal or professional situations.
• Competency 5: Write using a clear purpose, organization, tone, and sentence
structure.
o Address assessment purpose in a well–organized text with appropriate tone and
grammatically sound sentences.
o Use APA style formatting in citations and references. -
Latoya Washington-Department of Marketing Case Study
$0.00Study Case Questions
1- What source of power does Carl have, and what type of power is he using? Which influencing tactic is Carl using during the meeting? Is negotiation and/or the exchange tactic appropriate in this situation?
2- What source of power does Washington have, and what type of power is she using during the meeting? Which two influencing tactics is Washington primarily using during the meeting? Which influencing tactic is Washington using with the memo? Is the memo a wise political move for Washington? What might she gain and lose by sending it?
3- What would you do if you were Carl? Would you talk to the dean, letting him know that Washington said she would appeal the policy decision? Which influencing tactic would this discussion involve? Which political behavior would the discussion represent? Would you draft a policy directly stating that graduate assistants can-not be used to grade objective exams? Would your answer to be influenced by your answer to?
4- If you were Washington, knowing you had no verbal supporters during the meeting, would you have continued to defend your position or agreed to stop using a graduate assistant? What do you think of Washington sending the memo? As a tenured full professor, Washington is secure in her job. Would your answer change if you (as Washington) had not received tenure or promotion to the top rank?
5- If you were Washington, and Carl drafted a policy and department members agreed with it, what would you do? Would you appeal the decision to the dean? Again, would your answer change if you had not received tenure or promotion to the top rank?
6- If you were the dean of the School of Business (SB), knowing that the vice president does not want to set a college-wide policy, and Washington appealed to you what would you do? Would you develop a school-wide policy for SB?
7- At what level (college-wide, by schools, or by departments within each school) should a graduate assistant policy be set?
Should Eddie Accorsi have spoken up in defense of Washington during the meeting? If you were Accorsi, would you have taken Washington’s side against the other seven members? Would your answer change if you were or were not friends with Washington, and if you were or were not a tenured full professor?
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Riverbend City Meet the Washingtons Case Study
$5.00Riverbend City Meet the Washingtons Case Study
Write a 2–3 page paper that summarizes a member of the Washington family and applies at least one cognitive or psychosocial theory, using scholarly research and your textbook to support your claims.Introduction
When working with clients representing different age groups, you will need to be able to analyze their cognitive or psychological development to know how to most effectively help them deal with an identified problem. You will need to be able to identify why the client is displaying attitudes and behaviors and identify ethical issues to consider when working with clients.
Preparation
Complete the Riverbend City: Meet the Washingtons interactive media piece. Make sure you have done the following before starting the assessment:
• Choose a character from the case study media piece to study.
• Select at least one cognitive or psychosocial theory to apply to your chosen family member and review your textbook for information on the theory.
• Choose a theoretical concept for the age group of your member and find at least one scholarly research article that supports this concept.
• Review the brain activity for the character.
• Review the APA code of ethics to identify ethical issues to consider when working the character.Instructions
For this assessment, write a 2–3–page paper using the information you found related to your chosen family member’s development. Analyze your chosen
family member’s cognitive or psychological development and their physical brain development. Based on the theory you choose, the research article that supports the theory, and the brain development of the family member you select, describe why the character is displaying the attitudes and behaviors depicted in the case study media piece. Describe ethical issues to consider when working with your family member.The Washingtons
Learn about each family member. Select any family member to read more about them.
Riverbend City –Meet the Washingtons
The Washingtons are a five-generation family living in Riverbend City, a mid-sized city in the Midwest.
Betty Washington – 83 years old
Betty Washington is 83. She lives with her grandson Bob and his wife Lorraine in Riverbend City. Her son, David, lives across the street.
David Washington – 64 years old
David Washington is a 64-year-old man who lives in Riverbend City. He has a son named Bob, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He lives alone, across the street from Bob. His mother lives with Bob and his wife, Lorraine.
Bob Washington – 44 years old
Bob Washington is a 44-year-old man who lives in Riverbend City. He and his wife Lorraine have four children: Tyler, Ava, Emma, and Kyla. Bob’s grandmother, Betty, lives with them.
Lorraine Washington – 43 years old
Lorraine Washington is a 43-year-old woman who lives in Riverbend City. She and her husband Bob have four children: Tyler, Ava, Emma, and Kyla. Bob’s grandmother, Betty, lives with them.
Ava Washington – 9 years old
Ava is a 9-year-old girl from a large family. She is the youngest child with two older sisters and an older brother. Her brother Tyler is married and has two children of his own. She and her two sisters live with their parents and their great-grandmother. Their grandfather lives across the street.
Ava loves her family but feels left out. She used to be close with Tyler, but that changed when he got married. Her oldest sister, Kyla, ignores her, which is a change from the days when Kyla spent time playing with her when she was much younger. She fights often with her other sister, Emma.
She spends most of her time playing with her friends or on her own. She has close-knit friends; three other girls in her class who live nearby. They often try to get together in the evening and on weekends if their parents will agree to it.
Ava has a collection of stones that she likes to sort by color, size, or texture depending on the day. She has also developed an interest in maps and tries to figure out different routes for her mom to take when they run errands. Google Earth has become a favorite of hers. Her father often asks her to help him find new routes to places.
Ava describes herself:
“I’m pretty smart and do well in school, except in English class. I’m not good there. But I’m really good at math.”
“I’m well-liked by friends, but not everyone likes me.”
“I have good friends; we always help each other.”
“I like horses but not other animals. My friends think that’s a bit weird.”
“I’m pretty flexible, so I want to be in gymnastics, but my parents say they don’t have the time.”
“I’m not as pretty as my sisters; my nose is too big.”Emma Washington – 13 years old
Emma is a 13-year-old girl from a large family. She has one younger sister, one older sister, and one older brother. Her brother Tyler is married and has two children of his own. She and her two sisters live with their parents and their great-grandmother. Their grandfather lives across the street.
Emma gets along well with her father but often argues with her mother and grandfather. She alternates between being close to her sisters and wanting nothing to do with them. Recently, she and Ava, her younger sister, have been fighting a great deal.
More and more often, Emma takes every comment made personally—believing the speaker means it negatively about her. Her arguments with everyone in the family have left her isolated at home. She spends most of her time on the phone or Internet with friends.
She spends an hour and a half getting ready every morning and is never satisfied with her appearance. She has taken up three extreme diets in the past year, giving up on them after a few weeks. When she has done well on a diet, she’s received positive comments from boys her age, but otherwise they ignore her.
When considering what classes to take at school, her parents told her which ones would be most useful for getting into college for a degree to teach elementary school children. But in the end, she chose classes taught by the teachers her friends told her were the best.
Though she wants to be a teacher, her parents have repeatedly told her they cannot afford to send her to college. They will support her decision if she can figure out how to pay for it. Lately, she’s been saying that she is not sure she will be a teacher. She has stopped making plans for her future and instead spends her time texting with her friends and watching YouTube videos.
Emma describes herself:
“I’m always social with my friends, but I try to avoid talking to my family.”
“I’m overweight and likely to get fat.”
“Only my friends like me. Everyone else thinks I’m stupid.”Kyla Washington – 16 years old
Kyla is a 16-year-old girl from a large family. She has two younger sisters and an older brother. Her brother Tyler is married and has two children of his own. She and her two sisters live with their parents and their great-grandmother. Their grandfather lives across the street.
Kyla is close to her mother; they both share in interest in cooking. Since she was little, she has loved the time in the kitchen when she had her mom all to herself. She has been thinking of learning to be a chef after she graduates high school.
She babysits her niece and nephew to earn extra money and saves some of it toward the costs of a culinary school. Whenever someone will let her use a kitchen, she practices new techniques and makes new recipes. The whole family compliments her on her cooking and thinks she has great talent.
Kyla argues with her dad constantly, certain that she knows the truth and her dad knows nothing. Most recently, they have been debating censorship and the Internet. Though she is constantly on the Internet, she firmly believes that online content should be controlled, whereas her dad believes in the freedom of speech and expression.
She posts selfies on social media and then worries about the number of responses she gets. Her parents have provided her with several studies and statistics about the possible dangers of being so heavily involved with social media, but Kyla refuses to reduce her time spent online because she fears she would miss out.
Kyla describes herself:
“I’m really great in the kitchen, but not good with school learning.”
“I’m pretty introverted but can be extroverted if the situation is right, like around my family.”
“I’ve got a great plan and know I’ll do well as a chef.”
“I’m pretty in a girl-next-door way, very nice, and talented.”
“I’ve got a great group of friends and we’re going to be friends until we’re old and gray.”Tyler Washington – 23 years old
Tyler Washington is 23. He lives in Riverbend City with his wife Anna. They have two young children, Liam and Mia
Anna Washington – 24 years old
Anna Washington is 24. She lives in Riverbend City with her husband Tyler. They have two young children, Liam and Mia.
Liam Washington – 5 years old
Liam Washington is 5. He lives with his parents, Tyler and Anna, and his sister, Mia.
Mia Washington – 2 years old
Mia Washington is 2. She lives with her parents, Tyler and Anna, and her brother, Liam.
Submission Requirements
Use the APA Paper Template [DOC] to complete the following:
• Write a 2–3–page paper.
• Use in–text citations in the paper and create title and reference pages.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
• Written communication: Writing should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
• Paper length: 2–3 typed, double–spaced pages, not including the title page and references page.
• Resources: One peer–reviewed source, your textbook, and the APA code of ethics.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
• Competency 1: Apply information literacy skills to topics in human lifespan development.
o Evaluate research from scholarly articles.
• Competency 2: Interpret human behaviors using theories of human lifespan development across developmental domains.
o Apply a psychological theory to a case study.
o Provide examples of contributions of biological, cognitive, or sociocultural domains.
• Competency 3: Explain research found in scholarly articles related to human lifespan development.
o Apply research findings to a case study.
• Competency 4: Apply ethics to problems in human lifespan development.
o Apply ethics to problem presented in assessment.
• Competency 5: Communicate with clear purpose, organization, evidence, tone, and sentence structure.
o Include APA–style citations when including references.
o Write an organized presentation with clear purpose, proper grammar, and with a scholarly tone. -
Child Development Center Brochure
$10.00Assessment 2 Instructions:
Riverbend City Child
Development Center Brochure
Create a brochure for the Riverbend City Child Development Center that
advertises a service for young children that incorporates theory and scholarly
research.
Introduction
In your psychology career, you may find yourself working for an agency or
organization that offers medical, counseling, or behavior analysis services, and
you may be asked to design literature or marketing materials to promote these
services in your community. Not only will you need to have strong communication
skills, but you will need to understand human development, which will help you
design effective services and meet the needs of children, families, and people of
all ages.
For this assessment, you will practice these skills by designing a brochure for the
Riverbend City Child Development Center that advertises a service of your
choice.
Preparation
In your psychology career, you may find yourself working for an agency or
organization that offers medical, counseling, or behavior analysis services, and
you may be asked to design literature or marketing materials to promote these
services in your community. Not only will you need to have strong communication
skills, but you will need to understand human development, which will help you
design effective services and meet the needs of children, families, and people of
all ages.
For this assessment, you will practice these skills by designing a brochure for the
Riverbend City Child Development Center that advertises a service of your
choice. If you need help on creating a brochure in Word, watch the following
tutorial. Excel, Word and PowerPoint Tutorials From Howtech. (2013, June 25). How to make a
brochure in Microsoft Word [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2–
wuhi2W–Yc
Instructions
Using the Brochure Template [DOCX], complete the following:
Design the brochure for an audience of parents with young children.
Choose a service that you would like to advertise.
Describe the benefits of the service.
o Support your description with scholarly research.
Connect your service to a psychological theory or perspective.
o For example, how would an after–school program connect to cognitivism?
Apply APA code of ethics:
o American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Ethical principles of psychologists and code
of conduct. https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index
o Be sure to include information from the confidentiality, advertising, and therapy sections.
o Information from the confidentiality and therapy sections can be provided via a
disclaimer or small print.
o The information from the advertising section should be applied to the way you design the
brochure and the information you chose to include.
Submit the completed brochure as your deliverable for the assessment.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring
guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply information literacy skills to topics in human lifespan
development.
o Support claims with scholarly sources.
Competency 2: Interpret human behaviors using theories of human lifespan development
across developmental domains.
o Differentiate the discipline of psychology from other disciplines.
o Describe key characteristics of a cognitive, biological, or sociocultural service.
Competency 3: Explain research found in scholarly articles related to human lifespan
development.
o Describe the value and limitations of a psychological theory related to lifespan
development.
Competency 4: Apply ethics to problems in human lifespan development.
o Apply the APA code of ethics when designing and including information for a
psychology–related service. Competency 5: Communicate with clear purpose, organization, evidence, tone, and
sentence structure.
o Write for the specific audience of parents with young children.
o Organize information to fit the purpose of advertising a service.
o Include APA–style citations when including references. -
Analyzing Sources Worksheet
$5.00Analyzing Sources
Directions: Fill out the worksheet, paying close attention to the instructions and make sure you have answered all parts of the question.
Government Data
Answer the following questions using information from the following:
United States Census Bureau. (2019). Income and poverty in the United States: 2018. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2019/demo/income-poverty/p60-266.html
How many people in the United States under the age of 18 lived below the poverty line in 2018? How many people aged 65 and older lived below the poverty line in 2018? How would psychologists use government data? Using the Library
In the Capella University Library, using Summons, search for “children and poverty.” How many results does this give you? From the Capella library home page, click Databases, click Databases A-Z, click PSYCArticles. Search for “children and poverty.” From your search results in PSYCArticles, in the bar to your left, put a check next to Peer Reviewed, and change the publication date to 2014 to 2018. Now how many results do you have?
In your search results in PSYCArticles, in the bar to your left, find Subject: Major Heading and click Show More, then scroll to mental health and put a check next to it. Click Update. Now how many results do you have? In your search results, in the bar to your left, find Subject and click Show More, then scroll to life satisfaction and put a check next to it. Click Update. Now how many results do you have? Click on the title of the first result, then look to the right bar and click Cite. Then scroll to APA. Copy and paste. Click on the title of the second result, then look to the right bar and click Cite. Then scroll to APA. Copy and paste. Are these two articles about children and poverty? What could you have done differently to get results that were about children and poverty? Using Scholarly Articles
Find the following article in the Capella library and then use it to answer the following questions:
Wang, Y., & Rodgers, R. (2006). Impact of service-learning and social justice education on college students’ cognitive development. NASPA Journal, 43(2), 316–337. doi:10.2202/1949-6605.1642
Read the information in the section Methodology. Describe the sample instructor and student population (who participated), number of courses, and the type of institution. Use the correct in-text citation. What do we know about the generalizability of this study? In the language of researchers, can the results of this study be generalized? Find the following article in the library and then use it to answer the following questions:
Sutter, M., & Perrin, P. B. (2016). Discrimination, mental health, and suicidal ideation among LGBTQ people of color. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(1), 98–105. https://doi-org.library.capella.edu/10.1037/cou0000126
Read the information in the section Method – Participants. Describe the sample population (who participated) in your own words. Use the correct citation. Outside of the participants in this survey, who else might the results be true for? In the language of research, who can the results be generalized to? Assessment 1 Instructions:
Analyzing Sources Worksheet
Complete a worksheet that analyzes various sources and describes criteria for
identifying the objectiveness of a source and will help to develop a strategy for
locating sources on cognitive, biological, and sociocultural perspectives.
Introduction
This assessment gives you the opportunity to explore scholarly sources, analyze
their purposes, and determine how to apply those sources to your work. To
successfully use scholarly literature, you need to understand its source and
components.
Context
As you begin your work in this course, this assessment gives you the opportunity
to explore scholarly sources, analyze their purposes, and determine how to apply
those sources to your work. To successfully use scholarly literature, you need to
understand its source and components.
Instructions
Use the Analyzing Sources Worksheet [DOCX] to complete your work. Make sure
you read and follow the directions carefully.
The following article is required to complete this worksheet:
United States Census Bureau. (2019). Income and poverty in the United States:
2018. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2019/demo/income–poverty/p60–266.html
Submit the completed worksheet as your deliverable for the assessment.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring
guide criteria: Competency 1: Apply information literacy skills to topics in human lifespan
development.
o Locate information in a government source.
o Locate articles in the library.
o Locate information in a scholarly source.
o Paraphrase information from a source.
Competency 3: Explain research found in scholarly articles related to human lifespan
development.
o Evaluate sources for generalizability.
Competency 5: Communicate with clear purpose, organization, evidence, tone, and
sentence structure.
o Use formatted APA–style citations. -
Applying the DSM
$20.00Assessment 4 Instructions: Applying
the DSM Create a 10–15 slide presentation in which you present information to an
interested audience about a particular psychological disorder in the DSM–5 and
describe how the diagnosis and the treatment have changed over time.
Introduction
Diagnoses change and evolve over time. Ensuring accuracy of diagnosis yields
the implementation of the best treatment and results. A common controversy in
psychology research and literature involves how to best study psychotherapy.
One argument is represented by a perspective that sees much of clinical practice
as unscientific and hopes to demonstrate that types of therapy are clinically
effective. This is usually done with randomized clinical trials, where the technique
in question is implemented with one group of clients and compared to a Control
condition, in which either no treatment, or some alternate technique is provided.
Critics disagree with this approach. They note that this research approach
emphasizes small and relatively meaningless distinctions between techniques,
focuses on brands of therapy rather than examining the common processes that
occur in counseling sessions, and does not allow us to study what actually leads
to change in psychotherapy.
Various scholars and practitioners have unique views on diagnosis and
treatments. Ensuring that literature and studies support your views with result in
effective implementation of the DSM–5.
Overview
For this assessment you will present information to an interested audience about
a particular psychological disorder in the DSM–5. You will be discussing how the
diagnosis and the treatment have changed over time so take this into
consideration as you choose the disorder you will address.
The following resource is required to complete the assessment.
• American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of
mental disorders (5th ed.).
Instructions
To complete this assessment:
• Select one psychological disorder in the DSM–5 to use for this assessment. ​
• Consider your current workplace or community and select a target audience to
present your information to.• Design a PowerPoint presentation in which you:
o Select a theory from the text or elsewhere and discuss how the theory would view
the causes of the specific disorder.
o Discuss the current diagnostic criteria for the disorder from the DSM–5. Provide a
brief case example which would meet the diagnostic criteria.
o Describe how the DSM–5 version of the diagnosis reconsiders the DSM–4 diagnosis.
o Describe the changes in treatment.
o Assess what lead to the changes of the diagnosis and treatment approaches. Use
current research to support your analysis.
o Support your analysis of the changes with evidence from scholarly research, at least
three of which should be from peer–reviewed journal articles.
Additional Requirements
• Title slide: Include your name, course, date, and faculty.
• References: DSM–5 and three or more peer–reviewed journal articles.
• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from
the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and
formatting.
• Length of presentation: 10–15 slides.
• Speaker notes: Included on each slide.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the following course competencies:
• Competency 1: Apply relevant theories to issues in mental health.
o Apply theory to identify possible causes of an abnormal behavior.
• Competency 3: Apply the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM) to psychological disorders.
o Apply the DSM to identify client’s behaviors that correspond with diagnostic
criteria.
o Compare and contrast the DSM–4 and DSM–5 diagnostic criteria of a selected
disorder.
• Competency 5: Analyze treatment of psychological disorders.
o Describe the current and past treatment of a selected disorder. Describe the current
and past treatment of a selected disorder.
o Analyze what lead to the changes of the diagnosis and treatment approaches.
• Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and
consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
o Presentation is appropriate for the target audience, well–developed, concise,
logically organized, and utilizes correct punctuation, spelling, grammar, and
mechanics.
o Apply scholarly writing skills and use proper APA formatting and style in all papers
and reference lists. -
Media and Internet: Accurate vs Inaccurate
$20.00Assessment 7 Instructions:
Homework: Media and Internet: Accurate vs Inaccurate
This assignment focuses on about medical information on the news and in
media.
Credible Medical Sources
Many sources exist to find information such as TV, the Internet, newspapers,
magazines, and medical journals, to name a few. Learning how to evaluate
sources of media can be an important skill to make the best decisions for your
health care or the health care of your family. How do you know if a source is
credible, and what can we do to counteract medical misinformation? This
misinformation may be tailored around personal beliefs and bias.
Without our awareness, we are constantly preventing, detecting, and fighting
health threats every day. Medical advice can come with a cost. What can we do
for prevention? Maintaining your health can keep you out of the doctor’s office
and save you money. We will take a closer look to have more awareness about
our well–being related to our nutrition, body, and environment.
Overview
We all learn about medical information on the news and in media. At some point,
we have all heard about health–related information in the media or looked up
symptoms on the Internet; however, how do we know if our search is accurate?
How do we know if what we hear is true?
Part One: Readings and Analysis
For this assignment, you will create a presentation in which you provide a critical
analysis of a time in which you were influenced by inaccurate information, or you
found accurate information through the media that helped you or someone you
know. Your audience can be informal, such as a friend or family member, orformal, such as a coworker or attendees at a conference presentation. Include
the following.
1. Identify a time when the media or the Internet influenced you either with accurate
information or inaccurate information.
2. Explain the following regarding the selected topic.
o Where did you learn about this topic? For example, did you see this in a movie, book,
or other media, or did you search for information yourself on the Internet?
o What specific symptoms or prevention methods did you identify?
3. Find one or more additional sources to support how you determined if the
information was inaccurate or accurate.
4. Explain how you determined if you found either inaccurate or accurate information
about the topic locating resources and evaluating the credibility of the main source.
5. Use the Media Misinformation Source Evaluation Form [DOCX] to evaluate the
credibility of the article chosen.
Part Two: Presentation
Create a presentation in which you provide a critical analysis of your findings.
You may choose the format of your presentation. Some suggestions are:
1. A 6–12 slide PowerPoint presentation (or another choice of presentation software)
with audio. Here are tutorials from Skillsoft to help you with creating PowerPoint
presentations using Windows or Mac:
o Skillsoft. (n.d.). PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Creating presentation [Tutorial].
o Running time: 55:00.
o Skillsoft. (n.d.). Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 for Mac: Building and structuring a
presentation [Tutorial].
o Running time: 51:00.
o If you need to insert graphics, audio content, or video content into a PowerPoint
presentation, you may find this tutorial helpful:
o Skillsoft. (n.d.). Working with graphic, audio, and video content in PowerPoint
2016 [Tutorial].
o Running time: 58:00.
2. A 6–12 slide presentation recorded using Kaltura, a program offered by Capella that
records audio and video. Refer to Using Kaltura for more information.
3. A short podcast that includes a written transcript.
Presentation RequirementsYour presentation should meet the following requirements:
• Length of recording: 5–8 minutes.
• Length of slideshow (if using): 6–12 slides.
• Format: The format you choose for your presentation must be one that your
instructor can access for review and grading. Do not submit files from non–standard
software programs. You can reference Capella’s Computer Requirements for more
information about our standard software programs. Depending on the format you
choose, upload or attach your presentation to the assignment area or provide a link
in the submission box. Make sure to give your instructor access to the recording if
necessary.
Refer to the assignment scoring guide before you submit your presentation to
ensure you meet all expectations for this assignment.
Note: If you use assistive technology or any alternative communication methods
to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@Capella.edu with
any access–related questions or to request accommodations.
Competencies Measured
• Competency 3: Evaluate human biological concepts portrayed in the media.
o Locate one or more additional resources to support your reason for choosing the
method(s) of counteracting health information.
o Evaluate the credibility of the chosen article, using the provided form.
o Identify a media or Internet topic that is accurate or inaccurate.
o Explain what was learned about the selected topic.
o Describe the specific symptoms or prevention methods identified.
o Explain how you determined if the topic information was accurate or inaccurate.
• Competency 4: Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical
errors.
o Create a presentation to demonstrate your critical analysis of the findings.
o Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct
grammar, usage, and mechanics. -
Living the Criteria of the DSM
$25.00Assessment 3 Instructions:
Living the Criteria of the DSM
Write a 5–6 page assessment in which you identify a famous individual who has
been diagnosed with a disorder listed in the DSM5, describe the diagnosis,
analyze the quality of their life living with the disorder, present evidence–based
treatment recommendations for the disorder, and support your recommendations
with findings from research.
Introduction
For this assessment, you will be asked to think critically about the current
diagnostic system and the medical model of mental illness.
Overview
The DSM diagnoses are applied to individuals. Symptomatic individuals are
brought to health care providers and diagnostic labels are applied to them.
However, our understanding of the psychological conditions individuals
experience is enhanced if we keep in mind that various ages and populations are
probably more sensitive to environmental conditions than others. Carefully
selecting a diagnoses and ensuring that it is evident in the client will result in the
most effective treatment.
The following resource is required to complete the assessment:
• American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of
mental disorders (5th ed.).
Instructions
For this assessment, you are asked to think critically about the current diagnostic
system and the medical model of mental illness.
• Select a celebrity or famous individual who has been diagnosed with a disorder
listed in the DSM–5.
• Describe the diagnosis, discussing each criterion the client fits and does not fit for
that diagnosis from the DSM–5 (which you should cite).
• Analyze the quality of their life living with this disorder.
o In what way has the disorder impeded or limited their success?
o In what way did it enhance their success?• Find a journal article that discusses this disorder and analyze how the article’s
discussion of the diagnosis compares to the behaviors the individual displays?
• Analyze treatments for the diagnosis of the chosen individual and support why they
would be recommended (one or both of these treatments should come from a
current, peer–reviewed journal article).
• Discern how, as a professional in the field of psychology, you would use the
information from the article to inform your professional behavior.
Additional Requirements
• Title page: Include your name, course, date, and faculty.
• Reference: DSM–5 and two or more peer–reviewed journal articles.
• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from
the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and
formatting.
• Length of paper: 5–6 typed, double–spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the following course competencies:
• Competency 2: Analyze research findings from within the field of abnormal
psychology.
o Analyze the quality of the person’s life living with this disorder.
o Compare scholarly research with a person’s experience.
• Competency 3: Apply the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM) to psychological disorders.
o Assess how a person evidences the criteria of the given diagnosis.
• Competency 4: Apply psychological theory and research in abnormal psychology to
inform professional behavior.
o Assess how research findings informs professional behavior.
• Competency 5: Analyze treatment of psychological disorders.
o Analyze treatments for the diagnosis of the chosen individual.
• Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and
consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
o Use well–developed written communication by writing in a manner that is generally
concise, logically organized, and utilizes correct punctuation, spelling, grammar, and
mechanics.
o Apply scholarly writing skills and use proper APA formatting and style in all papers
and reference lists.