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2. PSY 330 Entire Course (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 1 Assignment Final Project Topic Selection • PSY 330 Week 1 DQ 1 Methods • PSY 330 Week 1 DQ 2 Psychoanalytic Theory • PSY 330 Week 2 Assignment Nature Versus Nurture • PSY 330 Week 2 DQ 1 Neurobiology • PSY 330 Week 2 DQ 2 Heritability • PSY 330 Week 3 Assignment Final Project Outline • PSY 330 Week 3 DQ 1 Behaviorism • PSY 330 Week 3 DQ 2 Psychodynamic Theory • PSY 330 Week 4 DQ 1 Cognitive Theory • PSY 330 Week 4 DQ 2 Interpersonal Style • PSY 330 Week 5 Assignment Final Project

3. PSY 330 Week 1 DQ 1 Methods (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 1 DQ 1 • Methods • Which of the methods and statistics presented in Chapter 2 of your course text do you think are the most effective for the study of personality? Why? Identify and discuss at least one experimental method and one statistical approach. Explain their specific uses as outlined in your course text. • Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts. Respond substantively to two classmates who have identified different experimental methods or statistics than what you chose. Compare the strengths and weaknesses of the approach you identified with the one you are responding to, as they pertain to the study of personality.

4. PSY 330 Week 1 DQ 2 Psychoanalytic Theory (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 1 DQ 2 • Psychoanalytic Theor • Select one of the following options for this discussion. Indicate in your post which option you are responding to. • Option A: Psychoanalytic theory presents explanations for abnormal behavior as well as a variety of methods for treatment of that behavior. Select one of the methods or techniques used in psychoanalysis and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this approach as it applies to the treatment of psychological disorders. Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words. It must include at least 1 peer-reviewed source that was published within the last five years, cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

5. PSY 330 Week 2 Assignment Nature Versus Nurture (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 2 Assignment Nature Versus Nurture • Nature Versus Nurture • The nature versus nurture debate, as it relates to human development, has perplexed mankind for centuries. In the field of human behavior, the question frequently arises as to how much of human behavior is due to environment and how much is due to genetic influence. Review the Nature and Nurture Predispose to Violent Behavior article (http://www.nervenklinik.uk-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/uk/psychiatrie/Dokumente/Forschung/Psychiatric_Neurobiology_and_Bipolar_Disorder_Program/MAO-A_and_violent_crime.pdf) from this week’s reading and write a two-to three-page analysis (excluding title and reference pages) of this study. Utilize a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years, cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in

6. PSY 330 Week 2 DQ 1 Neurobiology (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 2 DQ 1 • Neurobiology • Select one of the following options for this discussion. Indicate in your post which option you are responding to. • Option A: Review this week’s reading, which introduced the role of neurotransmitters in human behavior and personality. Use the Ashford University Online Library to locate one peer-reviewed research study which was published in the last five years and that implicates a neurotransmitter as the cause of an abnormal behavior (psychological disorder). Clearly indicate in your discussion:

7. PSY 330 Week 2 DQ 2 Heritability (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 2 DQ 2 • Heritability • One of the goals of behavioral genetics is to identify the heritability of a particular behavior. Heritability is the amount of variance in observed behaviors among people that can be explained by genetics. Review this week’s reading and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of some of the methods used to determine heritability in humans. Address the use of adoption studies and twin studies, as well as shared environmental factors and unique environmental factors.

8. PSY 330 Week 2 DQ 2 Heritability (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 2 DQ 2 • Heritability • One of the goals of behavioral genetics is to identify the heritability of a particular behavior. Heritability is the amount of variance in observed behaviors among people that can be explained by genetics. Review this week’s reading and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of some of the methods used to determine heritability in humans. Address the use of adoption studies and twin studies, as well as shared environmental factors and unique environmental factors.

9. PSY 330 Week 3 Assignment Final Project Outline (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 3 Assignment Final Project Outline • Final Project Outline • Review the Final Project guidelines and, using the approved topic that was identified in Week One, construct an outline of your Final Project. Your outline should be a minimum of one to two pages (excluding title and reference pages) and include each of the required headings/sub-headings listed for your Final Project as well as a two-to three-sentence description of each. Additionally, a reference page must be included with at least six peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last 5 years, cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. These sources will also be used for the Final Project. Each section of the outline should specify which sources will apply to that area.

10. PSY 330 Week 3 DQ 1 Behaviorism (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 3 DQ 1 • Behaviorism • Imagine you have completed the certification process and you are now a practicing therapist who specializes in behavior modification. A new client calls you to make an appointment and discloses that she has a severe phobia of dogs. She has been terrified of them since childhood. Her fiancé has a dog and will not part with it, which requires her to get treatment before they are married. Take one of the following approaches to develop a strategy for her behavior change:

11. PSY 330 Week 3 DQ 2 Psychodynamic Theory (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 3 DQ 2 • Psychodynamic Theory • The psychodynamic model provides a general guideline for the development of normal and abnormal behavior. Overall, the model is comprised of numerous theories and approaches that follow a general trend for behavior formation. Evaluate each of the theories contained in the psychodynamic approach as they are presented in your course text. Explain what normal and abnormal behavior would be within the perspective of each theory. Provide a reasoned interpretation of what unifies the various theories within the psychodynamic model.

12. PSY 330 Week 4 DQ 1 Cognitive Theory (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 4 DQ 1 • Cognitive Theory • Review the week’s reading on cognitive and cognitive-behavioral theories of personality, which have significant application in the treatment of abnormal behavior. Select one of the options below and develop a case study that could use one of the therapy techniques listed to treat a patient exhibiting an abnormal behavior. Indicate in your post which option you selected. • Option A: Discuss the theory underlying Rational Emotive Therapy. Why does this approach lend itself so well as a therapy? Develop a short, fictional case study of a client with an abnormal behavior. Describe how you would approach the treatment of this disorder with cognitive therapy and why cognitive therapy would be appropriate for the treatment of this disorder

13. PSY 330 Week 4 DQ 2 Interpersonal Style (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 4 DQ 2 • Interpersonal Style • Review this week’s reading and describe your interpersonal style. What factors have affected the interpersonal style that you exhibit? Do you think the source(s) of your interpersonal style are consistent with the theories underlying the models described in the course text? Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words and utilize at least one peer-reviewed source that was published within the last five years, cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

14. PSY 330 Week 5 Assignment Final Project (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 5 Assignment Final Project • Final Project • Select one of the following options for your Final Project: • Option 1: Models of Personality Critique • Focus of the Final Project • Using the model of personality you selected in Week One, write an eight- to ten- page, double-spaced (not including title and reference pages) critique of the model. Your discussion should incorporate a minimum of six to eight scholarly, peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years. Your critique should provide an evaluation of the selected model rather than a simple summary. Your Final Project critique must contain the following:

15. PSY 330 Week 5 DQ 1 Triadic Theory (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 5 DQ 1 • Triadic Theor • Select a mental illness that you are interested in learning more about. Provide a brief overview of this mental illness. Discuss how Triadic Theory would likely describe the cause of this illness. What would a therapist, employing this approach in his or her practice, suggest as a possible treatment for this disorder? Do you think that this theory is more appropriate for the diagnosis and treatment of some disorders, more than others?

16. PSY 330 Week 5 DQ 2 Sociobiology (Ash) • PSY 330 Week 5 DQ 2 • Sociobiology • View the interview with E.O. Wilson (http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/4989), a pioneer in the field of sociobiology. In the video, Dr. Wilson makes some very strong statements regarding the biological nature of human behavior. Many of these statements are in direct opposition to other models and theories that you have been exposed to throughout this course. You will be divided by last names for this discussion. Your initial post should formulate an argument either to support or refute E.O. Wilson’s claims from the interview.

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