Developmental Psychology

Reflect on the following case study:

1. What are the risk factors and the protective factors when it comes to "successful aging" for Frank? For Ellen?

2. Reflect on how the current situation might impact Frank and Ellen's coping with the psychosocial crisis of Generativity vs. Stagnation, and entering the next stage of Integrity vs. Despair.

Case Study: Frank and Ellen Schaeffer

Frank, age 66, and Ellen, age 64, have declared bankruptcy, and their home is in foreclosure. They have had to move about 60 miles away from their old home, and are new to the community. They are seeking assistance, especially ways to pay for Ellen's prescription drug costs, which amount to approximately $600 per month, above what is covered by Medicare. The drugs are for diabetes management, high blood pressure, and pain management from a degenerating spine. They have managed to find a place to rent within the past month (which is about half of the size of their old home), but it costs about 43% of their fixed income from Social Security and a small pension that Frank receives from his 23 years of working for a telecommunications company. Because of the bankruptcy, they have no credit cards and use cash/checks for all transactions.

Both are exhibiting signs of extreme stress. Frank says "he's fine," but upon questioning, reports a noticeable loss of weight in the past 3 months, trouble sleeping, and his smoking has increased. He appears irritable, and he expresses sarcasm when asked about their financial situation, the past several months of trying to look for employment, or their attempts to work with banks and government agencies. Ellen reports a significant increase in her smoking, insomnia, but no change in her weight (although she is noticeably overweight for her height). She discloses that she cries about 1-2 times a week, for the past 6-8 months. Ellen mentions that both she and Frank have trouble with remembering things sometimes, especially lately. She is especially concerned about Frank.

Frank and Ellen have been married for 43 years, and have three sons and a daughter. The adult children live about 70 miles away. They help out as much as they can financially, and they are in contact with Frank and Ellen at least once a week. Frank and Ellen both report a strong marriage -- but noticeable estrangement from their own families of origin, their brothers and sisters. Ellen has one friend whom she sees about once a month. Most of their time is spent watching TV, and Frank works on a vintage car in the garage. They call themselves spiritual, but they do not practice any religion nor are they members of any religious organization.

Frank and Ellen both have high school diplomas, but no higher education. Frank has gone through many technical training programs in the course of his work for the telecommunications company, where he worked for 23 years in a variety of capacities, but most of that time involving the installation of computer/ telecommunications networks for office buildings. For the past 15 years, Frank has been working for a different company that contracts out to his original employer, for installing networks. The past 4 years, Frank has worked for this smaller satellite company as a contract worker, on call for different office building contracts. These projects are sporadic, involving stints of work for 2-3 weeks at a time. Frank obviously wants to work, but is clearly frustrated by the lack of job opportunities and feels that no one will hire someone his age. Ellen spent many years taking care of children in their home, but now can no longer do that because of pain and mobility problems, and the loss of their home of 35 years.

What do you learn from the two experiments (digit span and serial position effect)? What are some initial reactions to the results of these experiments?

Imagine that you have been seeing a client for 4 months. During treatment, you learn that he has been 5 years sober but lately has felt an intense sense of anxiety and has requested a referral to a psychiatrist. Upon returning to his counseling sessions, you learn that the psychiatrist has prescribed diazepam, a benzodiazepine. You are aware of the fact that the benzodiazepine functions similarly to alcohol in the body. You are concerned about a relapse because of this newly prescribed medication for the anxiety disorder.

Sometimes the medication a doctor chooses to treat a client's symptoms is ineffective or inappropriate, or it may not create the desired effect without intolerable side effects.

For this explanation, view "Anxiety Disorder Case Study: Mary."Assume the role of a mental health professional to respond to the client call.

"Anxiety Disorder Case Study: Mary."

Mary is nervous at all times. She worries about turning in her homework on time or forgetting about an assignment entirely. She stresses out what to make for dinner when her parents visit her in her apartment. She feels others scrutinise the way she talks and walks. She wonders if they are being critical about her as she is with herself. She recently found out that her suspicion and fears about high blood pressure were true. Her doctor said her blood pressure was high and that diet and exercise will be the trick to correct the problem. She was afraid she will not be able to exercise enough or eat right which will cause her to have a heart attack. She could literally feel her blood pressure rising and it describes more things to add to her list of worries. She thinks her level of constant anxiety has kept her from having a voice. She wants to try out for the women's across team, but she worries she won't be of any good. She wonders if she can function as a normal person and be happy instead of being scared. She finds herself even worrying about being worried these days. It is a good thing she does not drink because she probably will drink all the time and the worry about the effects it will have on her.

Question

• Explain any concerns, ethical or otherwise, that may be regarding the Mary's generalized anxiety disorder treatment
• Explain the factors that would be taken into consideration in developing a strategy to treat the Mary's generalized anxiety disorder
• Explain a treatment strategy for Mary's generalized anxiety disorder along with a justification for the strategy
• Explain how as a mental health professional you would advocate for the selected treatment strategy

You are a new police recruit and are now assigned to a patrol beat in a patrol unit as a solo officer. You have been made aware of incidents of speeders in your patrol area. A citizen who is complaining about speeders on her street has just contacted you. She wants something done. You are still talking with her when you see a car traveling at a high rate of speed past you. You follow and initiate a traffic stop. When you make contact with the driver, she tells you her gas pedal was stuck, and she was trying to loosen it. After you obtain her license and check with dispatch on its status, you see that she has no previous violations. What do you do and why?

Some scholars read Oroonoko as an anti-slavery narrative, while others see that theme as secondary to the book's attempt to vindicate European monarchy. Behn herself was a noted Royalist who served as a spy for King Charles. In your own estimation, is Oroonoko an anti-slavery book or a royalist narrative? Both? Why, or why not?

In sociology we say that culture is very important for human societies since culture gives us a framework to make sense of our lives and social interactions in society. How culture has developed since prehistorical times, how do you think it has contributed to human social development and human evolution? Today human cultures are diverse and different across the planet. Why in sociology we encourage cultural relativism and we challenge ethnocentrism?

Can you please give me 300 words for these questions?

please write 2-3 paragraphs about it. with complete sentence and proper grammar

Describe Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain and the circumstances of its initial display at an exhibition in 1917. Discuss how the exhibition of this work challenged the notion of what constitutes a work of art?

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the issue of privacy / cyberstalking

write about it. pschology / ethics point of view

Self-Representations in Childhood and Adolescence

Task: Below are several statements that describe the self from children and adolescents of various ages.

A. You are to match which statement goes with which child.

B. Once you have figured out the developmental sequence, reflect on what concepts and ideas are changing in children's self-descriptions as they get older. What exactly is developing? How is it changing?

Child A: a 3-year-old
Child B: a 5-year-old
Child C: a 9-year-old
Child D: a 12-year-old
Child E: a 16-year-old

1. How would a conflict theorist examine the institution of religion? What would Marx say? Compare with functional perspective.  

Developmental Psychology

Reflect on the following case:

1. What do you see as the major problems Raul is exhibiting? (If you had to take a guess at a possible diagnosis, what would it be? Anything?)

2. Identify all the risk factors and identify all the protective factors affecting Raul's development.

3. What strengths or resources in Raul and his famlly would you emphasize as a way to improve his chances of a good developmental outcome?

Case Study: Raul Salazar -- 10-year-old boy

Raul Salazar, a 10-year-old boy, has just started the fourth grade. He was referred to the school's multidisciplinary team because of reports of difficulties in school and concerns about his home situation. Teachers are questioning whether he has a learning disability. They are also asking the team to determine whether he is an appropriate candidate for medications. He often does not follow instructions well. However, his current teacher is "surprised by his vocabulary." It is "much better than many of the other Puerto Rican kids in his class." However, his performance in school has steadily deteriorated. He especially has problems with reading and mathematics and on occasion comes to school with dirty clothing and falls asleep in class.

His performance in the third grade was average, but his records indicate that the teachers at the other school considered him to be a very anxious child. These teachers reported that Raul constantly moved in his seat and had problems with writing but did well in other fine-motor tasks.

Another fact that stands out in his school history is that his performance was better when he was attending a smaller parochial school for Grades 1 and 2.

Raul has two other siblings. He has an older brother who is 13, and a younger sister who is 9 years old. Raul's father works for the city of New York as a painter, and is mother is a teaching assistant. She completed two years of college but had to leave her education because she got pregnant with their oldest son.

Raul's mother's family moved to the mainland when she was eight years of age. Her father was a teacher and they were not very pleased when she "had to marry" Raul's father. Raul's father's family came from a poor rural area on the island. His own father had a history of alcoholism and left the family when Mr. Salazar was very young.

Mrs. Salazar reported to the social worker that she had serious problems with her nerves throughout her life and that they become worse whenever she is pregnant. Otherwise she felt her pregnancy with Raul had been normal. However, school staff learned that there had been some fear that she might lose Raul during the pregnancy, and this is why she was prescribed bed rest during the last trimester.

Mrs. Salazar's third child, her daughter Maria, was born prematurely, but Mrs. Salazar did not have any problems with her first pregnancy. She told the social worker that her daughter's premature status really hit the family hard because Maria required so much care when she finally came home.

Unfortunately, Mr. Salazar was released from his job shortly after Maria's birth, and he was out of work for 9 months. The mother reports this was possibly the most stressful period in her life. When Maria was about four months old, Mrs. Salazar had a seizure. Mrs. Salazar's doctor considered placing Mrs. Salazar on medication after she had that seizure; however, testing did not reveal any evidence of the presence of a seizure disorder. She reports a history of fainting and other seizure-like experiences when she was a teenager.

Mrs. Salazar says that she has always had problems with her nerves and has been very sickly throughout her life. She also told the social worker that "she was always the weakest one in her family." When Raul was about eighteen months old, Mrs. Salazar's closest brother was killed in a car accident. She reports not being able to get out of bed for weeks following the news of his death. Raul's medical records indicate that it was approximately around this time that he started banging his head in order to fall asleep.

This habit continued until he was about six years of age. He also developed some other habits that persist to this date. He still bites his fingernails very often. Raul's history also reveals that he was extremely frightened of the dark as a child and has an extreme startled response for which he is often teased by his brother and father.

The family moved to New York City one year ago, in order for Raul's father to take a job as a city-employed painter. The move is why Raul had to switch schools.

Raul's father is a strict disciplinarian. He told workers that he often loses his temper and yells at the children, but he says that he has never physically abused them. He reported to the social worker that he cannot tolerate the kids being noisy. When he comes home from his new job, his wife is often in bed, and things are a mess. Mr. Salazar is under lots of pressure at work. His supervisor does not like Puerto Ricans and gives him all the worst job assignments. The family no longer lives near other family members because they moved for Mr. Salazar to get his city job. Mr. Salazar told the social worker that the family is willing to pay for any services that will help his son do well in school.

Who was the 18th century art historian and archaeologist whose ideas shaped and defined the neoclassicism movement by championing Greek art as the ultimate aesthetic ideal for emulation and imitation, and calling for images showing "noble simplicity and quiet grandeur"?

There has been extensive debate on how to measure “real” intelligence. How do you measure intelligence in the elderly and why?

You are conducting a workshop on reliability for high school teachers and principals. One of the topics you are covering is reliability as it pertains to commercial published tests. You describe reliability evidence that test publishers typically present for their tests. You emphasize that, as consumers of tests, high school teachers and principals need to pay attention to that evidence and evaluate it. A principal, Mrs. Constantine, raises her hand to ask you a question: "You have made a really strong case for why we need to look carefully at the evidence for reliability that a test publisher includes in a technical manual. But what I don't understand is how high reliability needs to be for me to feel comfortable using scores from a commercial published test to make decisions about students."

How would you respond to Mrs. Constantine?

Write your one- or two-paragraph response to this question as if you were talking directly to Mrs. Constantine. Make certain that you are using teacher- and principal-friendly language as you respond to her (i.e., no measurement terminology unless you define terms).

In your response, identify two factors that high school teachers and principals need to consider when examining the degree of reliability presented in a technical manual for a commercial published test. Include at least two examples to illustrate the points you are making.