Discussion: Psychological Issues The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. […] Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night—she […]

  1.      Give a specific example of each type of information-giving response for a made up scenario.   1)      Orienting statements   2)      Instructions or directions   3)      Feedback   4)      Alternate perspective   5)      Informational statement       2.      Describe the characteristics of the interviewing phases. […]

   Cultural Sensitivity in International Negotiation Cultural sensitivity is an important disposition for international negotiators. Although awareness of cultural diversity and specific factors that differ among cultures is an important beginning place, simply knowing differences is usually insufficient for bridging gaps and developing positive negotiated outcomes for all participants.  Being sensitive to those differences and […]

Have you heard the saying, “Life begins at forty?” Unfortunately the cultural messages we receive about midlife are often negative (an emphasis on the development of wrinkles and gray hair, for example) rather than positive (a time of advancement in one’s career, freedom from the responsibilities of caring for young children). Midlife is often a […]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.  (2010).        For your initial post, imagine the following scenario:  As a psychology professional, you have been asked to provide a caregiver with your professional opinion […]