Category: Psychology

Deadly Sleep
Objective
Describe the nature of sleep and sleep disorders
Assignment Overview
This research assignment allows you to read studies on sleeping disorders and explore your understanding by drawing conclusions.
Deliverables
Written answers (12-point font) giving an overview of 2 different sleep disorders. 
Step 1
Research 2 different types of sleep disorders. 
Step 2
Using MLA format, give a complete overview of these 2 disorders of your choice and their impact on human behavior. Discuss specific characteristics of these disorders and the age groups that are mostly impacted. Your paper must be 300 words minimum. 

Preparation
To begin this assessment, select one theory from the biological or psychological perspective.
Examples of biological viewpoints are:
Neurotransmitter or hormone imbalance.
Genetic vulnerabilities.
Examples of psychological viewpoints include:
Psychoanalytic theory.
Ego psychology.
Object-relations theory.
Classical conditioning.
Instrumental conditioning.
Humanistic perspective.
Existential perspective.
Cognitive-behavioral perspective.
Then select one abnormal behavior.
Examples of abnormal behavior:
Excessive handwashing.
Intentionally cutting oneself.
Self-induced vomiting after eating.
Eating non-edible material (pica).
Locate one peer-reviewed journal article on the behavior.
Use PsycTESTS database in the Capella University Library to choose a measure/test for your abnormal behavior.
Use the Database Guide: PsycTESTS to help you get started.
Instructions
In your paper, complete the following:
Introduction: Abnormal behavior.
Describe the abnormal behavior.
Use evidence from a peer-reviewed research article to support your description or add additional details or examples.
Theory.
Describe your theory, including details required to understand the abnormal behavior you’ve chosen.
Use your theory to describe the cause of your selected abnormal behavior.
Note at least one weakness about your theory or how it explains this behavior.
Measures.
Describe the measure you chose.
Describe the ethical considerations of choosing a psychological measure/test.
Use the information on validity and reliability to support your choice of this measure.
Conclusion.
Summarize your main point and include concluding thoughts.
Be sure to write your paper in APA format, cite all references in APA style, and include a reference list. Use the APA Style Paper Template [DOCX] Download APA Style Paper Template [DOCX]to format your paper in APA style.
Review the assessment scoring guide before submission to ensure you meet all criteria.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Title page: Include your name, course, date, and instructor.
References: The course text and at least two peer-reviewed journal articles (one on your chosen behavior and one on your chosen assessment measure). Use additional references as needed to support your assertions.
Written communication: Written communication is free from errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Citations and references are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
Refer to Academic Writer for guidance in using proper APA style. See the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for instructions on accessing and using Academic Writer.
Length of paper: 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Review the Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric, which is located in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course. It contains all requirements and detailed instructions for this paper.
Helpful hint for additional information: Watch the five-minute Milestone Three video.
2) Locate a new article from a peer-reviewed journal. The new article must be in the same topic area as the three articles used in Milestones One and Two.
Helpful hints to locate articles:
Use the Shapiro Library website.
Use Google Scholar.
3) Read your new article at least twice

Topic: There are lies and evil acts of commission and there are lies and evil acts of omission. Discuss the impact of inaction on a social situation. 
Process: Each week there is one “Discussion Section” where students will answer questions based on the reading and independent research. These discussions are our classroom. Your participation and your engagement in the course are evidenced by discussion participation. Please post and interact early in the week so other students have a chance to read and respond. Your initial post is due by Wednesday and your responses to at least two other students by Sunday.
Your response to my question/statement should be about 300-400 words and you should support your statements with at least one citation from the textbook (cite with page number) and two from additional scholarly resources (NU library is an excellent resource for academic journals and articles, cite according to APA guidelines).

Read the case study of George and answer each of the following questions in a paper. The paper should be an essay, not in question/answer format. The questions are there to guide you in developing the essay. The essay should be formatted properly using APA guidelines and include a title and reference pages.

Please read attachments carefully. This assignment continues on to another assignment. so if hired , ill be hiring you for the next part of the assignment as it a continuation from the first.
To see the behavior list check the pdf file attached, the list is towards the bottom. As well save this pdf since its a reference assignment you will be hired for.

You will select and review two of the three case studies. They are worth 75 points each for a total of 150 points. You will be responsible for reviewing the case and providing a rationale for the diagnoses, as well as a discussion of which theoretical model of abnormal psychology would be best, your approach to diagnosis, assessment, and development. In addition, discuss if the type of treatment facility suggested would best work for the client (I.e. inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, hospitalization, etc.) or if you have another recommendation. Describe what services you would implement for the client once he or she is released from treatment and in need of maintenance or aftercare. This assignment should be 3-4 pages in length (APA format). Please feel free to use resources and references that you have learned throughout this program to make this mid-term successful.

Paper
Guidelines
The paper should be between 8 and 10 pages long (doubled
spaced)
The term paper/forensic analysis should describe the
real case in detail and provide an analysis of the psychological, psychosocial
and biological aspects of the case. 
Please address issues of competency to stand trial based
on what we have gone over in class.  
Your paper should begin with an introduction where
you can give an overview of the diagnosis and criminal case. 
Then in the body of the paper you should
write about examples from the case which depicts psychopathology and discuss
whether you believe the individual should be considered competent to stand
trial. 
In addition, please include a critique as to
whether you believe the correct verdict or treatment was given in the
case.  
Please use 8 empirical articles as references
for this paper.
What we went over in Class:
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity and
Guilty but Mentally Ill
·       Savitsky,
J.C. & Lindblom W.D.  (1986).  The Impact of the Guilty but Mentally Ill
Verdict on Juror Decisions: An empirical analysis.  Journal of Applied Social Psychology; 16(8):
686-701.   
·       Vitacco
M.J., Vauter, R., Erickson, S.K. & Ragatz, L.  (2014). 
Evaluating conditional release in not guilty by reason of insanity
acquittees: a prospective follow-up study in virginia. Law and Human Behavior;
38(4): 346-56.  
Clinical Opinions and Decision-Making
·       Lee, E.,
Rosner, R. & Harmon, R.  (2014).  Mental Illness and Legal fitness (competence)
to stand trial in New York State:  Expert
Opinion and Criminal Defendants’ Psychiatric Symptoms.  Journal of Forensic Science; 59 (4):
1008-1015.  
·       Paradis,
C.M., Owen, E., Solomon, et al. 
(2016).  Competency to stand trial
evaluations in a multicultural population: associations between psychiatric,
demographic and legal factors.   International
Journal of Law and Psychiatry; 47, 79-85.  
·       Campinha-Bacote,
J.  (2017).  Cultural considerations in forensic
psychiatry: the issue of forced medication. 
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry; 50, 1-8.  
Competence Evaluation Systems
·       Neal, T.
& Grisso, T.  (2014).  Assessment practices and expert judgment
methods in forensic psychology and psychiatry; an international snapshot.  Criminal Justice and Behavior; 41(12);
1406-21.
·       Chauhan,
P., Kois, L., Warren, J. & Wellbeloved-Stone, J.  (2015). 
The significance of combining evaluations of competency to stand trial
and sanity at the time of the offense.  Psychology,
Public Policy & Law, 21(1): 50-59.  
Evaluation of Trial Competence
·       Archer,
R.P., Wheeler, E.M.A., & Vauter, R.A. (2016).  Empirically supported forensic assessment.
Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 23(4): 348-364.
·       Fogel,
M.H., Schiffman, W., Mumley, D., Tillbrook, C. & Grisso, T.  (2013). 
Ten Year Research pdate (2001-2010): Evaluations for competence to stand
trial (Adjudicative Competence).  Behavioral
Sciences and the Law, 31: 165-191.  
·       Gowensmith,
W.N., Murrie, D.C. Boccaccini, M.T. 
(2013). How reliable are forensic evaluations of legal sanity?  Law and Human Behavior; 37(2): 98-106.  
Instruments used to assess Competence to
Stand Trial
·       Grisso,
T., Cocozza, J.J., Steadman, H.J., Fisher, W.H., & Greer, A.  (1994).The organization of pretrial forensic
evaluation services. Law and Human Behavior, 18 (4): 377-393.
·       DeMatteo,
D., Edens, J.F., Galloway, M. et al. (2014). 
Investigating the role of the psychopathy checklist-revised in United
States case  law.  Psychology, Public Policy, and Law; 20(1):
96-107.  
·       McLaughlin,
J.L. & Kan, L.Y. (2014).  Test usage
in four common types of forensic mental health assessment.  Professional Psychology: Research and
Practice; 45(2): 128-135.  
·       Gottfried,
E.D., Hudson, B.L., Vitacco, M.J. & Carbonell, J.L.  (2015). 
Improving the detection of feigned knowledge deficits in defendants
adjudicated incompetent to stand trial. Assessment: 1-12.   
Competence Assessment for Standing Trial
for Defendants who lack of insight/special populations
·       Reisner,
A.D., Piel, J. & Makey, M. 
(2013).  Competency to stand trial
and defendants who lack insight into their mental illness. Journal of American
Academy of Psychiatry and Law; 41, 85-91. 
·       Ericson,
K.I. & Perlman, N.B.  (2001).  Knowledge of Legal Terminology and Court Proceedings
in adults with developmental disabilities. 
Law and Human Behavior; 25(5): 529-545
·       Vernon,
M., Steinberg, A.G. & Montoya, L.A. 
(1999).  Deaf murderers: clinical
and forensic issues.  Behavioral Sciences
and the Law; 17: 495-516.  
Treatment of Defendants Adjudicated
Incompetent 
·       Gowensmith
W.N. Bryant A.E., & Vitacco M.J. 
(2014). Decision-making in post-acquittal hospital release: how forensic
evaluators make their decisions? 
Behavioral Sciences and the Law; 32, 596-607.  
·       Jackson,
S.L., Warren, J.I. & Coburn, J.J. 
(2014).  A community-based model
for remediating juveniles adjudicated incompetent to stand trial: feedback from
youth, attorneys and judges. Juvenile & Family Court Journal, 65(2): 23-38.
·       Siegal,
A.M. & Elwork, A.  (1990).  Treating Incompetence to Stand Trial.  Law and Human Behavior; 14(1): 57-65.  
Competency Restoration
·       Johnson,
N.R. & Candilis, P.J.  (2015).  Outpatient competence restoration: a model
and outcomes.  World Journal of
Psychiatry; 5(2): 228-33.
·       Zapf,
P.A. & Roesch, R.  (2011).  Future Directions in the restoration of
competency to stand trial.  Current
Directions in Psychological Science; 20(1): 43-47
·       Morris,
D.R. & DeYoung, N.J.  (2014).  Long-term competence restoration.  Journal of  American Academy of Psychiatry Law; 42:
81-90. 
·       Bertman,
L.J., Thompson, J.W., Waters, W.F. et al. 
(2003).  Effect of an
individualized treatment protocol on restoration of competency in pretrial
forensic patients.  Journal of  American Academy 31: 27-35.

DIRECTIONS: This assignment is to help you think critically about memory. Review the different aspects and types of memory in Chapter 7 so that you have a good enough understanding to reflect on the questions presented here. Once you’ve done that, complete the following. Each question is worth 2 points. Please, evaluate your work against the Rubric for Assignments located in the Modules before submitting.
1. Imagine that a pharmaceutical company has developed a new “perfect memory” pill, and it is being endorsed by one of your favorite celebrities/social influencers. They claim that the pill has no negative side effects, and it is relatively inexpensive to buy. Would you take the pill? Why or why not? Be sure to name and explain why you chose that particular celebrity/social influencer. If you didn’t name one, explain why.
2. Imagine that a team of psychologists has developed a new “perfect memory” diet and exercise regimen, and it is being endorsed by another one of your favorite celebrities/social influencers. They claim that following this regimen strictly will give you “perfect memory within 30 days.” Would you follow the regimen? Why or why not? Be sure to name and explain why you chose that particular celebrity/social influencer. If you didn’t name one, explain why.
3. After you have answered #1 and #2, go to the end of Chapter 1 and review section, Psychology and Your Skill Set: Information Literacy. Did either of your responses reflect any of the six ways to think critically about information? If so, which ones did you consider? If not, which ones do you think you will pay more attention to in the future?
DIRECTIONS: Statistics in psychology is a branch of mathematics focused on the collection and analysis of data involving the science of behavior and mental processes. Statistics are useful in psychology because they help a psychologist to determine what is typical or normal for a particular group, such as the average deviation IQ, which was discussed in Chapter 9. The mean, median, and mode are the most basic statistics referred to in psychological research. Given that information, complete the following (and it’s okay to use the internet for 1-3). Each question is worth 2 points. Please, evaluate your work against the Rubric for Assignments located in the Modules before submitting.
1. Define a statistical mean.
2. Define a statistical median.
3. Define a statistical mode.
4. Define a deviation IQ. Also, what is considered to be the average IQ score?
5. Now apply the information above to answer this question:
Five children took an IQ test. Their scores were 95, 100, 100, 105, and 110. Which of the following correctly reflects the mean, median, and mode of their IQ scores? A. Mean = 95, Median = 95, Mode = 100
B. Mean = 100, Median = 105, Mode = 110
C. Mean = 102, Median = 100, Mode = 100
D. Mean = 105, Median = 105 Mode = 105
DIRECTIONS: Chapter 12 covered personality theories and assessments. Now you get to complete self-assessment to discover more about your own personality typology. Go to https://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/test Links to an external site. , and click on “Take the Test.” Once you finish the test and get to the page with your results, complete the following. Each question is worth 2 points. Please, evaluate your work against the Rubric for Assignments located in the Modules before submitting.
1. Provide your 4-letter personality typology including the percentages (these are statistics, by the way,) for each letter.
2. Give a detailed summary, with examples, about the ways in which your results reflect your true/actual personality. You must address each letter/percentage result.

Please answer the questions in attached file and use peer-reviewed resources to back up answers and relevant information. You don’t have to go in crazy full depth, just enough to thoroughly answer the questions.