Why are PERSONALITY DISORDERED people so difficult for psychotherapists to treat? I can think of two reasons.
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Compare and contrast the Asch and Milgrim experiments, providing ample detail to illustrate your point.
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What assumption do error theorists claim is at the heart of morality? Do you agree that this assumption is crucial to morality? Do you think the assumption is true?
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Case Study – Psychology and Motivation
Read the following case study and answer the questions that follow:-
Jennifer was diagnosed with dyslexia at the end of her first year of studying for a psychology degree. It has an impact on her ability to read journal articles and other text, do statistics, read, and take down numbers from slides. Despite these difficulties she’s just started a PhD in psychology, having obtained an excellent undergraduate degree through extremely hard work and determination: “Little did they know that I worked up until 3-4 in the morning on many occasions, as it would sometimes take me ages to read through some of the journals I was using”. However, additional understanding and support from academic and support staff could have made the process much less stressful.
She found that, while some lecturers wanted to do everything for her when she revealed that she had dyslexia, others thought it meant she was unable to do statistics or needed a great deal of extra support. However, in many cases all that was required was something relatively minor – for example, to have information on a handout so that she wouldn’t be required to take down material from a slide. Unfortunately, with some academic staff this requirement just didn’t seem to sink in, meaning that Jennifer would have to keep repeating her request, which was quite embarrassing in front of the rest of the class.
Although she passed the statistics module, Jennifer had great difficulty with the subject area. “The only way I got through it was by going back to basics in terms of having to work out equations by hand – it was the only way I was going to grasp the concepts, and I had to pay for extra tuition as the amount of time allotted for statistics wasn’t enough,” she explains. Whilst her department made some attempt to assist all students with statistical difficulties, putting on extra statistics classes for students with dyslexia, the person who took these was not very approachable and appeared to just run through the same notes used in lectures, thereby undercutting what potentially could have been a useful support mechanism.
Alternative examination arrangements have been made for Jennifer, such as extra time, and a separate room. However, recently the disability unit has not been so helpful, with one staff member commenting that she couldn’t see why Jennifer would want a top-up assessment, given that she had managed to get a first in her undergraduate degree.
There was also a breakdown of communication between the disability unit and lecturing staff, with one lecturer not knowing that alternative examination arrangements had been made for Jennifer and other disabled students in her class. Rather than waiting for the students to return to the lecture hall after their in-class assessment, he started the second part of the lecture and publicly reprimanded Jennifer for being late, which caused her much embarrassment.
Jennifer states: “It did surprise me that there were a few psychology lecturers who didn’t seem to have any understanding of dyslexia. Thankfully the majority of the department had an understanding, but those few who are not can make things very difficult for someone like myself”.
Questions
1. Utilizing the model of motivation explain the process that Jennifer went through in the case study.
2. What category of motives drove Jennifer in the case study?
3. Explain Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs and state what need(s) Jennifer sought to meet in accordance with the basic needs pyramid.
4. Was Jennifer extrinsically or extrinsically motivated based on the case study? Give three reasons based on the case study.
5. What challenges did Jennifer face, that sought to challenge her motivation?
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Gender and Development class.
A case study is on a Saudi Arabia woman who has entrepreneurial aspirations.
Case: Sarah is a 20 y/o from Saudi Arabia and from an Upper-Class background, who has always been filled with ambition, creativity, and fervor! Furthermore, Sarah has wanted to start her own business since she was 12. For years, she has used her artistic abilities to produce a variety of products she hoped she could sell, but none of them felt right... until now. Sarah created a product- a bracelet- she feels in her "gut" is not only "eye-catching," but will be meaningful to all those who wear it, which she hopes will be everyone. [You decide what meaning the bracelet will hold and with what materials the bracelet will be constructed. This will depend on what's available in the allocated country.] Although Sarah is inspired by her vision, she is also daunted thinking about how she will get her bracelets to the marketplace- what avenue she will take. She is fully aware there are many barriers that stands in her way. It's a lot, but Sarah is motivated; she wants this.
SWOT analysis: Analyze the country’s structural opportunities for a woman starting her own business. Factor some (if not all) the following systems/topics into your discussions: human development standing, human rights, and gender equality policies, education, economics, business infrastructure, technology, political stability.
Find out the Opportunity in SWOT analysis:
-Human Development Standing
-Human Rights
-Gender Equality Policies
-Education
-Economics
-Business Infrastructures
-Technology
-Political Stability
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Explain the principles of liberalism. In what ways does it conflict with Nationalism? Socialism? Romanticism?
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First, how does Thomas Hobbes view humanity? Why is his view so negative? Do you agree with his view? Why or why not? Next, what is the social contract theory? How does a society come out about as a result of said theory? Then, following this, how can ethics naturally come about as well. Finally, what do you ultimately believe is the origin of ethics? Is ethics an innate human trait that comes about while creating human societies? Or is it the result of of something else? Explain your reasoning.
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1)
Which of the following is type of fallacy of ambiguity?
Equivocation
Fallacy of Division
Amphiboly
All of the these
2)
Which type of fallacy involves arguments that are psychologically or emotionally persuasive but lead to a logically incorrect conclusion.
Formal Fallacy
Informal Fallacy
Neither formal or informal fallacies
Both formal and informal fallacies
3)
A Fallacy is a faulty argument that looks
valid.
True
False
4)
Amphiboly is a type of fallacy that deals with the following.
A vague or unclear word or phrase
A grammatical error that leads to more than one conclusion
An argument is changed based on an emphasized phrase
A memeber of a group is wrongly assumed to be a characteristic of the whole group
5)
Fallacies of Accent are a type of fallacy that deals with the following.
A vague or unclear word or phrase
A grammatical error that leads to more than one conclusion
An argument is changed based on an emphasized phrase
A member of a group is wrongly assumed to be a characteristic of the whole group
6)
Where are you likely to encounter fallacies in reasoning?
In Advertising
In Politics
On the Internet
All of these
7)
Equivocation is a type of fallacy that deals with the following.
A vague or unclear word or phrase
A grammatical error that leads to more than one conclusion
An argument is changed based on an emphasized phrase
A member of a group is wrongly assumed to be a characteristic of the whole group.
8)
The following is an example of which type of fallacy: “I understand that Canadians are very nice people. Therefore, Derek, who is from Vancouver, must be really nice.”
Fallacy of Composition
Fallacy of Division
Amphiboly
Fallacy of accent
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Please summarize both Asch’s and Milgrim’s experiments based on your readings and the video clips in Unit 7. Compare and contrast the Asch and Milgrim experiments, providing ample detail to illustrate your point.
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5) Imagine the following scene. You are the psychotherapist. A man begins to talk to you and says, "I am unable to attain an erection. Can you help me?" This is all the information you have at this point. What should you ask this man next?
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This week, we covered the legal issues that affect the sharing of information within the criminal justice system. As you reflect on these topics, do you think that convicted offenders should have a right to privacy? Why or why not? Explain whether or not you think that it is ethical to access and use the information within the criminal justice system. Also, how do you think sharing information in the criminal justice system relates to either your personal or professional life.
Your response should be at least 150 words. Please write in complete sentences and in your own words. As always, double-check your spelling and grammar.
This is criminal justice subject .
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◾How would the system decide who would go to a juvenile delinquency court and who would go to a status offender court? Explain. ◾Specifically, what would be the advantages? What would be the disadvantages? ◾Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Why or why not?
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Find a Web page or personal blog that you feel has serious writing errors. Make all of the necessary changes to the page and explain what changes you made and why. Include the original text in your submission.
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You are a mechanic in a local chain of successful auto body shops. You’ve been there 8 years but have not been promoted or given any opportunity to grow and develop in spite of your degree in business and 10 other years of experience in mechanics. The owner of the company is usually absent and morale is low, both of which have contributed to high turnover. What employee involvement programs and/or motivation theories do you think would help turn things around? Be specific.
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Use Maslow's hierarchy of needs to discuss the extent to which growth needs influence personality formation.
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