Pertaining to the unconcious, psychosexual stages of development, and structure of personality: Explain what you think is valid or invalid about his understanding of each concept. You are welcome to agree or disagree with his views but it is important that you attempt to bring in relevant and current research to substantiate your agreement or disagreement.

Given the prompt, what potential conclusions can be drawn? Identify the variables and determine whether you can draw casual conclusions or merely correlational outcomes. Provide your evidence.

Researchers who were interested in how hunger impacts helping behaviors observed 400 people who were approached by strangers asking for directions, measured how helpful they were and then asked the direction givers how hungry they were on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 7 (very much).

What improvements do you see in society and in the psychological profession regarding women and minorities? Are there sectors where opportunities are still limited, or have we made all the changes necessary in this 21st century? Why, or why not?

Discuss how racial and ethnic inequality can affect the various areas of one’s life such as education, employment, health and political power. How can these problems be resolved?

How do Shahrazad's stories work not only to keep her alive but to restore balance and order to the kingdom? Answer in 4-5 sentences.

4. Describe what technological unemployment is and how it is caused. According to Ball, how can we deal with the problems which arise from technological unemployment? Do you agree with Ball that in a technological economy a certain amount of social and political disturbance is inevitable? Explain.

Discuss some of the social problems associated with psychological testing

What might be done about the problem of the Fetal Alcohol Society in society? Clearly these women do not want a baby with FAS; so why can't they stop drinking? What might it be like to be a person with FAS as a child, teen, or adult? A thought/reaction of your own on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

The world-wide recession since 2008 has had many consequences on societies, institutions and individuals. Discuss which age group has been suffering the most severe consequences. Give reasons why and use the terms that life-span developmental psychology has introduced to conceptualize influences on human development.

9. Albert Bandura views the person-environment interaction as reciprocal determinism. “Behavior, internal personal factors, and environmental influences,” he said, “all operate as interlocking determinants of each other.” Discuss three ways in which individuals and the environment interact. Explain how genes and environment can interact to influence traits and personality and discuss one study supporting this interaction.

The technology and the media have played increasingly larger roles that may have affected our interpretation of physical development and perception. Please share your thoughts regarding how television shows portray physical characteristics across the lifespan. Select a current television show that you are familiar with and share your reflection about how that show portrays: children, adolescents, young adults, adult or older adults. Also explain how rapid changes in technology may have affected this portrayal over the last thirty years. Give specific examples of biological, psychological, or sociocultural factors that you see demonstrated in this show.
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Describe 2-3 ways that cognitive psychology will contribute to your personal and/or professional development.

Why is a safety plan for dealing with intimate partner violence so important?

Discuss how the cognitive theorists (Kelly, Beck, and Ellis) might respond to this question from a potential client: "I have been a patient of Dr. Steve Smith, who is a psychoanalyst. He feels that I need three years of therapy to explore my defense mechanisms (he said I need to regress back to my childhood repressions, whatever that means). I am feeling depressed, and have even thought of committing suicide. I feel that no matter what I do, I'm just a complete failure. Can you help me, or should I stay with Dr. Smith?"

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