For this assignment, do some preliminary research into sleep disorders.  Select one sleep disorder that you find interesting and address the following points in your paper: Provide a summary of the disorder An overview of the symptoms Prevalence  Causes Common misconceptions Discuss the disorder’s impact on cognitive processes. Discuss the disorder’s impact on physiological processes. Identify proposed medical and psychological treatments (traditional and emerging, if applicable) […]

Select any three of the following items to write about. Each response should be 1-2 pages long. You may combine all responses into one paper and provide headings for each item. Distinguish between the human mind and computers as tools for thinking. What does the human mind do better and why? What does the computer do better and why? Weigh in on the debate over artificial intelligence […]

Understanding who you are and how you might behave in a certain situation requires you to take a step back and consider how you established your own personal values and ethics. The helping professions, including psychology, require you to interact with individuals whose experience may be quite different from your own, presenting frequent ethical dilemmas. This week’s assigned readings will provide some good insights into […]

Signature Assignment (see Week 8) will be a compilation of journal entries each week, aimed at helping you trace your own ethical development, identify important issues in ethics, and address special questions or issues that might interest you. You will submit this completed journal as your final, Signature Assignment for this course. By preparing one portion of your journal each week, when you reach the final […]

Consider the presence of dual relationships in social work practice. What are examples of nonharmful and harmful dual relationships between clients and workers? How do social workers determine if dual relationships are harmful to a client? 

Original discussion board post and reply to the classmate (2) posts. schizo1.pdf

Initial Response Question: Describe the personological and life-story perspectives. Response Threads: Respond to two of your peers on their original post by summarizing it using a “Twitter Length” (140 letters NOT words) format. To receive full credit for your response to your peers, be sure reword and rework your summaries. 

For this week’s Assignment, you review and examine the use of persuasion in speech by applying the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) and explain how Ethos, Pathos, and Logos function in speech making. Search for and review speeches on the Internet. The speech can be a political speech, keynote speech, commencement address, and/or a response to a crisis. Submit a 2- to 3-page paper addressing the […]

Write a paper of 2,000-2,500 words in which you discuss the impact that culture, climate, and interventions influence organizational development. Support your responses with current research. In your paper, address the following: Delineate the difference between organizational culture and organizational climate and describe how they impact organizational development. Describe three major OD intervention techniques and how they are applied. Discuss appreciative inquiry and how it […]

What is a humanistic psychologist?