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PSY 240 Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom

PSY 240 Week 1 CheckPoint The Nature-Nurture Issue<br>PSY 240 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2<br>PSY 240 Week 2 CheckPoint The Nervous System<br>PSY 240 Week 2 Assignment The Brain<br>PSY 240 Week 3 CheckPoint Brain Studies<br>PSY 240 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2<br>PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Eating What, When, and How Much<br>PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Set and Settling Points<br>PSY 240 Week 4 Assignment To Eat or Not to Eat<br>

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  1. PSY 240 Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

  2. PSY 240 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 240 Week 1 CheckPoint The Nature-Nurture Issue PSY 240 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 PSY 240 Week 2 CheckPoint The Nervous System PSY 240 Week 2 Assignment The Brain PSY 240 Week 3 CheckPoint Brain Studies PSY 240 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Eating What, When, and How Much PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Set and Settling Points

  3. PSY 240 Week 1 CheckPoint The Nature-Nurture Issue For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: The Nature-Nurture Issue Post as Attachment in Individual Forum Day 5. Post a 200- to 300-word response explaining the concepts behind the Pro-nature and Pro-nurture perspectives. Consider the following questions: Why is it flawed to ask how much of a particular behavior is due to genetics and how much is due to experience? Why is it appropriate to separate the contributions of genetics and experience when measuring the development of differences among individuals?

  4. PSY 240 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Discussion Questions Post in Main Forum Day 2 DQ#1: In your own words, describe biopsychology and its theoretical framework. How can understanding biopsychology be helpful in your personal and/or professional life? Provide a real-life example. Post in Main Forum Day 4 DQ#2: How do various behaviors of social dominance and courtship display affect the evolutionary process? What other behaviors might have an impact on evolution? Be sure to provide specific examples.

  5. PSY 240 Week 2 Assignment The Brain For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Assignment: The Brain Writea 700- to 1050-word paper in APA format describing the five major structures of the brain and each structure’s function(s) in the human body. Be sure to include the following brain structures: Myelencephalon Metencephalon Mesencephalon Deincephalon Telencephalon

  6. PSY 240 Week 2 CheckPoint The Nervous System For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: The Nervous System Review Appendix B, and have it available as you conduct the Structures of the Nervous System activity at: http://204.17.25.69/axia/psy240/. This activity will assist your understanding of the different structures of the nervous system and brain. After viewing a variety of biological structures, label each with the appropriate term. In order to move to the next slide within this activity, fill in all of the blanks with the correct answers. Complete the activity as instructed on the Web site. As you label the structures, write a brief description in Appendix B of the terms you used.

  7. PSY 240 Week 3 CheckPoint Brain Studies. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: Brain Studies: Due Day 5/Main Forum: Post a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft®PowerPoint® presentation on the following: Briefly summarize the various methods for studying the brain. Use speaker notes to provide details about each method.

  8. PSY 240 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Discussion Questions DQ#1/ Due Day 2/Main Forum:How would you explain the basic structures and functions of neurons and synapses in the brain to your little brother or sister? Consider using analogies and other examples so that he or she can easily comprehend the information. After posting your response to DQ 1, review a classmate’s response and play the role of the little brother or sister. Post a message asking the classmate a question about their description. Then choose a question written by a classmate and answer it. DQ#2/Due Day 4/Main Forum:On p. 72 of the text, in the Thinking Clearly section, the conduction action potentials and activation of neurotransmitters is related to a row of mousetraps on a wobbly shelf. Think of another analogy you can use to describe the conduction of action potentials and activation of neurotransmitters.

  9. PSY 240 Week 4 Assignment To Eat or Not to Eat For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Assignment: To Eat or Not to Eat- Post as Attachment in Individual Forum Day 7 You are a counselor for those suffering from eating disorders. Today, you have two different group sessions: one consisting of clients with obesity issues, and one dealing with anorexia issues. So that the clients feel more comfortable, you would like to first start the session by explaining some of the physiological factors that cause people to eat or not eat. Then, you will open the floor for questions from the group.

  10. PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Eating What, When, and How Much For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: Eating—What, When, and How Much Due Day 4/Individual Forum as Attachment: Post a100-to 150-word response to the following: After reading section 10.3, Factors that Determine What, When, and How Much We Eat,in the text,does your personal experience support these concepts? Why or why not? Provide examples.

  11. PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Set and Settling Points For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: Set and Settling Points Due Day 5/Individual Forum as Attachment: Post a 100- to 150-word response to the following: What is the difference between the idea of set points versus settling points in relation to weight control? Which do you believe to be true? Explain your answer.

  12. PSY 240 Week 5 CheckPoint Sexual Orientation and Identity For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: Sexual Orientation and Identity-Due Day 5 Individual Forum as Attachment. Post a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation summarizing the different perspectives on sexual orientation and identity. Include detailed speaker’s notes to explain these perspectives.

  13. PSY 240 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Discussion Questions DQ#1/Due Day 2/Main Forum:You specialize in prenatal care and Mary, one of your patients, just discovered she is pregnant. She’s very curious about how the sex of her baby will be determined. Discuss with Mary the neuroendocrine system’s involvement with sexual development. After posting your response to discussion question one, review a classmate’s response and play the role of Mary. Post a message asking the classmate a question about their description. Then, choose a question written by a classmate and answer it. DQ#2/Due Day 4/Main Forum: Describe how hormones masculinize or feminize sexual development and behavior. After posting your response to discussion question two, review your classmates’ posts and expand on their descriptions.

  14. PSY 240 Week 6 Assignment Sleep Deprivation, Disorders, and Drugs For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Assignment: Sleep Deprivation, Disorders, and Drugs-Post as Attachment in Individual Forum Day 7 Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format on the following questions: Describe a situation in which you did not get enough sleep. How did it effect your mood, behavior, and cognitive and motor skills? Does your experience coincide with the effects of sleep deprivation described in the text? What are the effects of long-term sleep reduction? Briefly describe common sleeping disorders and possible drug remedies.

  15. PSY 240 Week 6 CheckPoint Sleeping and Dreaming For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: Sleeping and Dreaming Due Day 4/Individual Forum as Attachment:Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following: Describe the stages of sleep. In which stage do we dream? What are the five common beliefs about dreaming? What are the two common theories about dreams? Which of the two theories do you agree with? Explain.

  16. PSY 240 Week 6 CheckPoint Theories of Sleep For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: Theories of Sleep Due Day 5/Individual Forum as Attachment:Review Appendix C, which lists characteristics of the recuperation and circadian theories of sleep. Categorize each characteristic under its appropriate theory—Recuperation or Circadian—by placing an X in the appropriate column and answer the questions posted at the end of Appendix C. Post as an attachment.

  17. PSY 240 Week 7 CheckPoint Emotions For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: Emotions- Due Day 5 Individual Forum as Attachment. Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following: Briefly describe the following biopsychology theories of emotion. Darwin James-Lange Cannon-Bard Limbic System Include the brain mechanisms involved with each.

  18. PSY 240 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Discussion Questions DQ#1/Due Day 2/Main Forum:Jim has taken heroin for the past 5 years. One day, Jim and Jack go out and both use large quantities of heroin. Although both did the same amount of drugs, Jack dies from an overdose. Discuss how drug tolerance and conditioning may factor into this outcome. Explain the possible reasons for their addiction. DQ#2/Due Day 4/Main Forum:Review the Drug Health Effects Scale in Appendix D. Rateeach drug according to the hazard scale for each of the categories listed. When finished, add each category for each drug’s health hazard total.

  19. PSY 240 Week 8 Assignment Psychiatric Disorders, Diseases, and Drugs For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Assignment: Psychiatric Disorders, Diseases, and Drugs Due Day 7/ Individual Forum as Attachment. Writea 700- to 1050-word paper in APA format on the following psychological disorders and diseases. Discuss any associated theories behind the disorder or disease: Schizophrenia Depression Mania Anxiety Disorder Tourette Syndrome

  20. PSY 240 Week 8 CheckPoint Cerebral Lateralization and Functionality For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: Cerebral Lateralization and Functionality Due Day 4/ Individual Forum as Attachment. Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following: Many studies have been conducted on cerebral lateralization revealing different functionalities of the left and right hemispheres. Describe four methods for studying cerebral lateralization. Use the table from Appendix E and fill in the different functions of each hemisphere. Post as an attachment.

  21. PSY 240 Week 9 Capstone DQ For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Capstone Discussion Question Due Day 3 Main Forum:What are the most important concepts you have learned in this course? How can you apply them to your life? What difference can these concepts or tools make in your everyday life?

  22. PSY 240 Week 9 Final Project AnalyzingBiopsychological Disorders For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Final Project: Analyzing Psychological Disorders- Due Day 7 Individual Forum as Attachment. You are interviewing for a psychologist position with a top company. After your face-to-face interview with the team, they have provided you with two additional assignments—Part A and Part B below, which will complete the interview process:

  23. PSY 240 Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

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