Introduction to Clinical & Counseling Psych (Read Chapter 1 & 2) Please complete all the following tasks and questions:   Make sure you understand expectations, rubrics and tips to engage in a successful online discussion board.   Accessing DB & RubricPreview the document   What is netiquettePreview the document   Tips and tricks for responding […]

In your opinion, does stress really affect physical health? Do you have any anecdotal experiences with this phenomenon? If so, please share them with the rest of the class.  After watching the TED talk about stress with Kelly McGonigal (Links to an external site.), has your opinion changed?   Were you surprised to learn that […]

Thoughts on Existential Psychotherapy For your initial post: Use your own words, explain what your thoughts are of Existential psychotherapy—the idea that we are all essentially alone in the world and knowledge of this can cause anxiety? Do you believe this theory can explain all types of psychopathology? Can you think of patient characteristics or […]

Why is it important to query multiple sources when investigating the effectiveness of psychotherapy? How might a client’s opinion be biased? How might a psychologist’s opinion be biased? How might an outside party, such as a managed care company, be biased?   In what ways may the concept of therapist as “blank screen” be interpreted […]

Since we are talking about personality this week, consider the following questions using your own life and experiences. Do you believe that an individual will “project” his personality onto ambiguous stimuli (like with the Rorschach Inkblot Method)? Why or why not?   Have you ever noticed a time in your life in which your personality […]

Imagine a patient admitted to the hospital following a car accident in which he sustained a head trauma. The morning after the crash, a neuropsychologist enters the patient’s hospital room and attempts to administer a brief neuropsychological test battery. How might this patient—who only yesterday was in a car accident—respond to being asked to remember […]

Who should define abnormality?   What motivations might encourage various groups to seek influence on this definition (if any)? For example, why might a pharmaceutical company seek to influence the definition of abnormality? Why would clinical or counseling psychologists? Psychiatrists? Managed care companies? The government?   Do clients benefit from formal diagnoses? What aspects of […]

Explore the various factors that cause and/or exacerbate mental health issues.    Submission details:  Please complete these questions in the discussion board below and respond, in-depth (per the criteria outlined in the course welcome letter) to at least ONE classmate.   Scoring criteria/rubric:  A rubric is attached to the discussion board.  The assignment is worth […]

The Overprotected Kid Learning objective(s):  Explore the changing nature of childhood in modern American society.  Consider whether the increase in supervision of children has any potential downsides and may be a contributing factor in the increase in childhood disorders.   Submission details:  Please complete these questions in the discussion board below and respond, in-depth (per […]

Growing Up Trans Learning objective(s):  Explore the experience of those living with Gender Identity Disorder and/or who identify as Transgendered.   Submission details:  Please complete these questions in the discussion board below and respond, in-depth (per the criteria outlined in the course welcome letter) to at least ONE classmate.   Scoring criteria/rubric:  A rubric is […]