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  1. PSY 350 NERD Absolute Tutors/psy350nerddotcom FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.psy350nerd.com

  2. PSY 350 Entire Course (Ash) • PSY 350 Complete Course, New Coursework • Psychology - General Psychology • Methods. Chapter 1of your course text examines various methods that are employed in the field of neuroscience. Choose the technique that you think is the most powerful or useful for examining the relationship between biology and behavior. As part of your discussion, indicate the part of the nervous system that would most likely be studied using this technique. 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

  3. PSY 350 Week 1 DQ 1 Methods (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 1 DQ 1 Methods • Psychology - General Psychology • Methods. Chapter 1of your course text examines various methods that are employed in the field of neuroscience. Choose the technique that you think is the most powerful or useful for examining the relationship between biology and behavior. As part of your discussion, indicate the part of the nervous system that would most likely be studied using this technique. 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.

  4. PSY 350 Week 1 DQ 2 Neurotransmitters (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 1 DQ 2 Neurotransmitters • Psychology - General Psychology • Neurotransmitters. This week you were exposed to a variety of neurotransmitters and neurotransmitter systems. The reading also discussed the role of these substances in response to drugs of abuse and psychological disordersa. • Option A: Choose one of the neurotransmitters presented this week and discuss the role it plays in modulating responses to a drug of abuse. For example, you could choose the acetylcholine receptor system and discuss the role this neurotransmitter plays in addiction to nicotine

  5. PSY 350 Week 1 Final Project Topic Selection (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 1 Final Project Topic Selection • Psychology - General Psychology • Final Project Topic Selection. Select a psychological disorder that you would like to study utilizing a biopsychological approach. For the Final Project, you will provide a detailed discussion of the psychological disorder that you select this week. While you may refer to other areas of psychology, the Final Project must focus on the biopsychological causes and treatment approaches for this disorder. You must utilize current research in this area to evaluate the major

  6. PSY 350 Week 2 DQ 1 Nervous System (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 2 DQ 1 Nervous System • Psychology - General Psychology • Nervous System. This week, you will examine the major structures of the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as the location and function of these structures. Search the Ashford University Online Library and locate a peer-reviewed research study that was published within the last five years, which examines the role of one of the structures reviewed in Chapter 4 of your course text. The research study you identify should evaluate the function of this structure in either normal or abnormal behavior. Your response must

  7. PSY 350 Week 2 DQ 2 Movement (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 2 DQ 2 Movement • Psychology - General Psychology • Movement. This week you were introduced to the role of the central and peripheral nervous system in controlling movement. The reading also discussed the role of these systems in movement disorders. One of the most well-known of these movement disorders is Parkinson’s disease. • Option A: Search the Ashford University Online Library for a peer-reviewed research study or review published within the last five years that discusses the cause of Parkinson’s disease.

  8. PSY 350 Week 3 DQ 1 Sensory Systems (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 3 DQ 1 Sensory Systems • Psychology - General Psychology • Sensory Systems. This week you were introduced to the sensory systems, which include the visual, auditory, olfactory, taste, and the body senses. Evolution would suggest that each sensory system is of significant importance to maintaining the human organism. For this discussion, imagine you are a professor giving a lecture on the evolutionary importance of the sensory systems. Prepare a summary of your argument. Identify which is the most important sensory system for human survival. Your discussion should also indicate which system is the least important from the perspective of the “

  9. PSY 350 Week 3 DQ 2 Consciousness and Sleep (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 3 DQ 2 Consciousness and Sleep • Psychology - General Psychology • Consciousness and Sleep. This week you were introduced to different but related topics, of sleep and consciousness. For this discussion, you will focus on a disorder of one of these topics. • Option A: Identify a peer-reviewed, research study that was published within the last five years, and focuses on elucidating the cause or a new treatment for one of the disorders of consciousness covered this week. Be sure to include a discussion of theories surrounding this disorder and

  10. PSY 350 Week 3 Final Project Outline (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 3 Final Project Outline • Psychology - General Psychology • Final Project Outline. This week you will create an outline of the main points of your Final Project, using the psychological disorder that was selected and approved by the instructor in Week One. Refer to the Final Project prompt in Week Five for the section components that must be included in your outline. Each main heading and any subheadings must include at least a two to three sentence description. You must also identify a minimum of six peer-reviewed references that were published within the last five years, which you will use for your Final Project. At least two to three of these should be

  11. PSY 350 Week 4 DQ 1 Gender Testing (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 4 DQ 1 Gender Testing • Psychology - General Psychology • Gender Testing. For the discussion this week read the article by Schweinbenz&Cronk on gender testing of female Olympic athletes. The authors of this article argue that this is a discriminatory practice that should be abolished. After reading the chapter on regulation of sexual behavior, do you agree with their argument? Cite specific sexual development disorders as part of your discussion this week to support the stance you take. Should females who have androgen insensitivity or other sexual development disorders be allowed to compete as females? Does it give them an unfair

  12. PSY 350 Week 4 DQ 2 Eating Disorders (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 4 DQ 2 Eating Disorders • Psychology - General Psychology • Eating Disorders. Read the article by Wilson et. al. on the behavioral approaches to the treatment of eating disorders. Choose an eating disorder that is reviewed in this article and in the text. Review the proposed physiological and behavioral mechanisms of this disorder. Based on the proposed causes, which treatment strategy reviewed in this article do you think would be most successful in the treatment of this disorder? Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words and utilize at least one peer-reviewed source published in the last five years.

  13. PSY 350 Week 5 DQ 1 Brain Injury (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 5 DQ 1 Brain Injury • Psychology - General Psychology • Brain Injury. View the Brain Injury video (http://searchcenter.intelecomonline.net • What can the brain do to repair itself after traumatic injury? What does the recovery of the brain typically depend on? How does therapy facilitate in the restoration of lost brain function? Are there any other approaches, besides physical therapy that could assist in regaining the brain function lost from a traumatic brain injury? 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.

  14. PSY 350 Week 5 DQ 2 Schizophrenia and Smoking (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 5 DQ 2 Schizophrenia and Smoking • Psychology - General Psychology • Schizophrenia and Smoking. Doctors have historically noticed that Schizophrenics smoke at a much higher rate than that of the typical population. This correlation is still evident today. Review the possible mechanisms of addiction and schizophrenia. Visit the Ashford University Library to locate at least one peer-reviewed article that was published within the last five years, which proposes a biological mechanism for the relationship between Schizophrenia and smoking. How does the data support the proposed mechanism in the article you chose? What other possible mechanisms might explain this

  15. PSY 350 Week 5 Final Paper (Ash) • PSY 350 Week 5 Final Paper • Psychology - General Psychology • Focus of the Final Project • For your Final Project, you will use the psychological disorder that was selected and approved by the instructor in Week One. In your project, you will provide an overview of the major biopsychological theories of the disorder as well as a detailed discussion of the biopsychological causes and treatment approaches for the disorder. The Final Project must utilize peer-reviewed sources, published within the last five years, and cited

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