Author Archive: Yvonne M
Adulthood Discussion
Adulthood Discussion The subjects of retirement and health insurance are much in the news these days. Discuss your plans for retirement with a special emphasis on income after retirement and health insurance. After a lifetime of paying Social Security and Medicare taxes in every payroll check, your grandparents and parents are counting on having Social […]
Psy630: Week 1 – Assignment Select A Topic For Your Critical Review
Select the topic for your Critical Review, which is due in Week Six, and briefly analyze its key features and pathophysiology. You may select from any of the following psychiatric disorders: schizophrenia (or schizotypal disorders), bipolar disorder, depression, any of the anxiety disorders, PTSD, chronic pain disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease or other movement disorder, […]
Multivariate Approaches
Details: In preparation for this assignment, read the “Maladaptive Perfectionism as a Mediator and Moderator Between Adult Attachment and Depressive Mood” article located in the Topic 3 readings. Write a 750-1,000-word paper about your selected article. Be sure to include the following in your paper: A discussion about the key variables in the selected article […]
Working Poor
Housing is a critical issue for the working poor. Key findings of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (2000) analysis show the following: From 1993 to 1998, the number of subprime refinancing loans increased ten-fold. Subprime loans are three times more likely in low-income neighborhoods than in high-income neighborhoods. Subprime loans are five […]
Human Interactions
Western cultures think of time in linear terms while other cultures perceive the passage of time in cyclical terms (Helman, 2005). Helman states, “The clock, the watch and the calendar are among the main cultural symbols of Western industrial society”. How might a culture’s perception of time influence views of individuals in later adulthood? What […]
Assumptions About Human Behavior
Select one of the schools of thought from the readings for this week (physiology, experimental psychology, voluntarism, structuralism, functionalism, Gestalt psychology and other early approaches). Discuss your chosen school of thought in terms of these four attributes: Principles: Rules and standards associated with the school of thought. Values: Core beliefs, ideals, and priorities that distinguish […]
Social Learning Theory
The social learning theory specifies that if children receive positive reinforcement for emotions and behaviors, they are motivated to continue to display them. If they receive punishment or other indicators of disapproval, they are more motivated to stop that behavior or not show the emotion. In terms of gender development, children receive praise if they […]
Gender Typical and Atypical Behaviors
For this Discussion, you will conduct your own observation of communication behaviors. You will analyze the behaviors for adherence to or difference from gender-typical behaviors in your culture and provide a theoretical argument for their potential causes To prepare In a public place, such as a sporting event, the grocery store, the mall, a coffee […]
Human communication
Human communication, in essence, is about how humans interact and relay information to one another. It involves a wide variety of verbal and nonverbal methods and operates at the conscious and unconscious levels. The ways in which individuals communicate depend on many different variables, including age, social status, relationship (e.g., close friend versus new acquaintance), […]
Memory
Prior to beginning this discussion, please read and view the following required sources: “Flexible Retrieval: When True Inferences Produce False Memories” “Memory Suppression in Alzheimer’s Disease” “Mnemonic Instruction in Science and Social Studies for Students with Learning Problems: A Review” “Short-Term Memory and Long-Term Memory Are Still Different” “The Development of Real-Time Stability Supports Visual […]
