Week 9
Psychotherapies
Resource: Ch. 15 of Introduction to Psychology
Write a 350- to 500- word summary on three psychotherapies. Discuss the main tenets of each therapy, their effectiveness in treating psychological disorders, and their strengths.
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.
Week 8
Psychological Disorders Presentation
- Due August 12, 11:59 PM
- Graded
- POINTS 0/100
- Presentation
Resource: Ch. 14 of Introduction to Psychology
Create an 8- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes.
Summarize how psychological disorders are classified. Include the role of the DSM -IV-TR®. Your presentation must have at least one slide for each major class of psychological disorders. listed below. Describe the major characteristics of each class of disorder, and identify at least three disorders that fall under each category.
- Anxiety disorders
- Dissociative disorders
- Somatoform disorders
- Mood disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Personality disorders
- Substance abuse disorders
Week 6
Personality Theories
- Due August 12, 2014, 11:59 PM
- Graded
- POINTS 0/120
Write a 1,000- to 1,200-word paper comparing the personality theories of Freud, Jung, Rogers, and Maslow. Outline how each theorist contributed to the study of personality. Identify the features of each theory that differentiate them from the other personality theories.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Week 7
Attitudes
- Due August 12, 2014, 11:59 PM
- Graded
- POINTS 0/40
Write a 500- to 750-word discussion on how attitudes are formed and influenced. Describe how individual and group behaviors are affected by society. Explain the three main components of attitudes and how they are affected through persuasion, conformity, and biases.
Format your discussion consistent with APA guidelines.
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