Select anxiety disorder from the Film List in attachment

Use the Research Analysis to complete this assignment.

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that discusses research-based interventions to treat psychopathology.

Review and differentiate the characteristics of the selected disorder and discuss the research about intervention strategies for the disorder by completing the following:

• Evaluate three peer reviewed research studies using the Research Analysis.
• Conceptualize the disorder using one of the following major psychological perspectives: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, or Cognitive-Behavioral.
• Discuss the treatments or interventions that have been shown to be the most effective for your selected disorder. Why?

Cite at least five peer-reviewed sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Prior to beginning this journal entry, review the “Cognition: Overview and Recent Trends” (pp. 3-8), “Neuroscience Bases of Learning” (pp. 9-15), and “Learning in a Cross-Cultural Perspective” (pp. 16-22) articles in your text, and read the American Educational Research Association’s Code of Ethics. It is important for you to have already completed your initial post in the “Learning and Cognition Perspectives” discussion before you compose this journal entry. Each week’s journal entry will include four parts. Each part does not need to be lengthy, but should demonstrate your understanding of the course content addressed within the week.

Part 1: Learning acquisition and development is a key area in the study of learning and cognition. Each week, you will include vocabulary from your readings in your journal that was unfamiliar to you or might be unfamiliar to your peers. Identify three to five words from this week’s content and research each word in the context of learning and cognition. Explain, in your own words, what each word means and how it is used in the context of learning and cognition.

Part 2: Based on this week’s discourse and content, access the Ashford University Library and research one peer-reviewed article pertaining to social processing that was published within the last 10 years. Provide a summary explanation of the findings on social processing in the context of your article. What implications should scholars consider based on this information? Support your explanation utilizing your course sources and your researched article.

Part 3: Consider the events from the past week of your life. Did you or someone you know experience anything that supports your conclusions about the effects of emotions and social learning on behaviors? Describe one personal real-life example of an occurrence that supports the implications of social learning on our behaviors and beliefs. As you share this information, consider and apply the professional standards found in “12.06 Anonymity of Sources”found in the AERA Code of Ethics.

Part 4: Based on the AERA Code of Ethics, if you have described an event that occurred with a friend or a colleague, what do your resources suggest may possibly affect how you personally interpret the event? What is the possibility for bias on your part, and how can it be avoided (or should it be)? In what ways can you address your personal biases when explaining observations to be ethical in reporting of the information? How important is this process to the maintenance of professional standards?

Each journal entry should be 400 to 700 words in length and should establish your understanding of the content, apply appropriate methods of ethical practices, and exhibit appropriate scaffolding of personal experience to the week’s content.

Test Assessment Analysis

For this assignment, you are to write a paper analyzing one test in each of the eight major assessment categories listed below.

You should utilize at least five sources from additional professional literature, relevant textbooks, and the Mental Measurements Yearbook for relevant information on these testing instruments. Your paper should be approximately 10 pages long (approximately 1 page per test).

Required Components:

Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print can be found in the “M” section on the Find Articles and More page of the University online library. For each test using the Mental Measurements Yearbook, explain the following seven topics:

• Test purpose
• Uses, particularly in a forensic setting
• Test development and history (any revisions made)
• Normative information and test statistics
• Applicable populations
• Validity and reliability
• Malingering or deception

When your paper is complete, you will have a discussion on a total of eight tests (one from each of the categories mentioned below). Be sure to choose just one test from each category and do not discuss more than eight tests. Also, do not include any tests that are not listed below.

Assessment Categories and Tests:

• Mental Status Exam

Appearance, Motor, Behavior, Sensorium, Thought Process, Thought Content, Communication, Speech, Perception, Mood, Affect, Cognition/Orientation, Response to Proverbs, Estimate of Intelligence, Memory, and Insight

• Substance Abuse
  • Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI)
  • CAGE Questionnaire
• IQ/Cognitive Functioning
  • Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, 4th ed. (WAIS–IV)
  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 4th ed. (WISC-IV)
  • Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, 2nd ed. (KBIT-2)
  • California Verbal Learning Test, 2nd ed. (CVLT-II)
  • Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS)
• Projective Personality
  • Rorschach Inkblot
  • Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
• Objective Personality
  • Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
  • Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III)
  • Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
• Competency to Stand Trial
  • MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (MacCAT-CA)
  • Georgia Court Competency Test (GCCT)
  • Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI)
• Risk Assessment
  • Violent Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG)
  • Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG)
  • Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)
• Insanity/Criminal Responsibility
  • Rogers Criminal Responsibility Assessment Scales (RCRAS)

Submission Details:

• By Tuesday, June 20, 2017
• The RA is worth 200 points and will be graded according to the following rubric.

 Begin each writing assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by the actual question itself (in bold type). • Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle paragraphs and conclusion). 500 words or more, apa format

1.What are defense mechanisms? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using them to  cope with stress? Provide examples of three of them.  2.Differentiate the psychoanalytic approach from the behavioral approach to therapy on any four  dimensions (e.g., technique, effectiveness, etc.).  3.What are the five stages of dying as detailed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross? Describe each one

Discussion 1:

Theories of Intelligence, Moral Development, and the Strengths Perspective

Your ability to process information and apply it in other contexts represents one aspect of cognitive development. Theories of intelligence focus on the development of an individual’s ability to engage in abstract mental processes for the purposes of making sense of the environment (problem solving). Intelligence also involves psychological and moral development, in addition to physical maturation. Part of making sense of the environment and responding to it relates to an understanding of societal norms. Moral development represents an individual’s understanding of acceptable social human behavior. How might intelligence and moral development be related? As a social worker in support of the strengths perspective, understanding the development of your clients’ intelligence and morality can help to identify their strengths in order to encourage empowering behaviors.

For this Discussion, review this week’s resources. Select a theory of intelligence. Then, consider how intelligence might relate to moral development, referencing the theories from the readings. Finally, think about how you might view the theory you selected from a strengths perspective and what the potential implications of this theory might be for social workers who need to assess the intelligence of clients.

•Post an explanation of how you think intelligence relates to moral development, referencing theories from this week’s resources. 

•Then describe the theory of intelligence you selected and explain how you might view it using a strengths perspective. 

•Finally, explain the potential implications of this theory for social workers who need to assess the intelligence of clients.

References (use 2 or more)

Robbins, S. P., Chatterjee, P., & Canda, E. R. (2012). Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Allyn & Bacon.

Termini, K., Golden, J. A., Lyndon, A. E., & Sheaffer, B. L. (2009). Reactive attachment disorder and cognitive, affective and behavioral dimensions of moral development. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 15(1), 18–28.

Thompson, R. A. (2012). Whither the preconventional child? Toward a life-span moral development theory. Child Development Perspectives, 6(4), 423–429.

Discussion 2:

The Use of Stimulants in the Treatment ADHD

Stimulant medications have been used since the mid-1900s to treat ADHD. More recently, medical professionals recognize a degree of complicity in the development of addiction in many of their clients with ADHD in connection with the use of stimulant treatment medications such as dextroamphetamine, levoamphetamine, and methylphenidate. As members of medical treatment teams, mental health professionals recognize their responsibility to treat current clients who have developed this comorbid condition as well as to work to prevent future problems of addiction that might arise from use of stimulant treatment. Clients deserve encompassing, accurate information in order to sort through potentially mixed messages from medical professionals, school personnel, family members, and others. Mental health professionals can provide or point to educational materials to help clients make informed choices, provide information about alternatives based on sound research, and help monitor for misuse of potentially addictive medications (Preston, O’Neal, & Talaga, 2017).

For this Discussion, review the media titled“Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Counseling Session” and consider the medications a psychiatrist might prescribe to treat ADHD. Conduct an Internet search or a Walden Library search for at least one peer-reviewed journal article that addresses issues related to the use of stimulants for the treatment of ADHD as it relates to the client in the media program.

Post a brief description of the client’s current presentation in the media program.

•Choose a medication that a psychiatrist might prescribe to treat ADHD and explain in detail the major action, intended effects, neurotransmitters implicated in its use, and side effects.

•Explain why you think this medication might be the most effective for treatment. Explain how you might address any issues related to the use of stimulants for the treatment of ADHD.

•Justify your choice based on the client’s presentation and support your position with the Learning Resources and your journal article.

•Explain an alternative approach to treating ADHD.

References (use 2 or more)

Lichtblau, L. (2011). Psychopharmacology demystified. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar, Cengage Learning.

Preston, J. D., O’Neal, J. H., & Talaga, M. C. (2017). Handbook of clinical psychopharmacology for therapists (8th ed.). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.

Berman, S. M., Kuczenski, R., McCracken, J. T., & London, E. D. (2009). Potential adverse effects of amphetamine treatment on brain and behavior: A review. Molecular Psychiatry, 14(2), 123–142.

Pliszka, S. R. (2007). Pharmacologic treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Efficacy, safety and mechanisms of action. Neuropsychology Review, 17(1), 61–72.

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