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case of elderly couple

Consider Lydia’s and John’s cognitive and physical limitations as well as their social support. If you were presenting this case to a team of other human services providers, what developmental theories, concepts, and principles help explain this case?  What other information might you need to fully evaluate the situation in which Lydia and John live? […]

Discussion: Leadership Styles

  Leadership styles are specific methods used to wield influence and power, direct and motivate followers, and achieve goals. Each leadership style is associated with a set of assumptions about the role of a leader and his or her relationships with followers. For example, transactional leaders enforce rules, carefully monitor the performance of followers, and […]

Assignment wk 8

Assignment: Effects of Physical Development on Adolescents You probably noted from the Learning Resources this week the interrelationship between the processes and constructs of development, in relation to adolescent development. Cognitive changes, including hypothetico-deductive reasoning, metacognitive skills, and more complex forms of thinking impact how an adolescent perceives and reacts to the world. Higher-order thinking […]

Assignment needed done immediately if completed by midnight will pay extra

  Assignment consists of two main items, with four sub-items each, about routine activity theory and strain theory. Please note the specific requirement for each response. You should write your answers in complete sentences and write at least a paragraph for each question. If you struggle with answering the questions, review the learning activities for […]

Interview Psych

  Identify two people or a caregiver (as in the case of an infant), who represent two different stages of the life span—ideally, two who do not identify with your own current stage of life span development—and set up an brief 15–20  minute interview with them for this assignment. For example, select an  adolescent and […]

Stress and Depression

For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources as well as the “Stress, Depression, and the Immune Response” section of the “Stress, the Immune System, Chronic Illness, and Your Body” handout. Then reflect on the different ways stress, the stress response, and depression are connected. Finally, consider what part depression plays in the immune and […]

Psychology 104 Child and Adolescent Development

Final Paper is to show students’ accomplishment of course learning outcomes through critical analysis of theory and research. Provide a summary of three major development theories discussed in the text. Include discussion and at least one example of using each theory in mental health treatment of children and/or adolescents. Compare and contrast by indicating at […]