Assignment 1: Adjustment Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, and Acute Stress Disorder Adjustment disorders are quite common and potentially very serious because they have been linked to suicide ideation, planned and completed suicide. Consider the important issues of mental status examination and differential diagnosis. What are the differences and similarities among adjustment disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder […]

During our forum in Week 5, we are discussing dreams. The meaning, origin, and analysis of dreams have fascinated psychologists since the inception of the field of psychology. Sigmund Freud, often referred to as the father of psychology, focused a great deal of his theoretical energy on trying to understand and interpret dreams. Contemporary psychologists are […]

Module 1: Background Reading on Mental Health and  Depression: Module 2:  Research Methods Literature Search, Critical and Comparative Review of Pertinent Research Articles,  and Hypothesis Generation: This module will include readings that describe methods for identifying the important published research studies on a topic, that outline the criteria and processes for conducting a critical and […]

   Developmental psychology attempts to understand cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development throughout the lifespan. In order to understand, for example, how maternal stress during pregnancy might impact the child later in life, pregnant women and children could be studied. Vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women, newborns, children, cognitively impaired individuals, incarcerated individuals, or older adults, […]

Based on the data-collection procedures chosen in the Module 5 assignment, write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words explaining how you would analyze and report the data collected. Use language that can be understood by someone without training in statistics and research methods. The adequacy of your response depends on its technical correctness and its appropriateness […]