Research studies indicate that most adolescents with substance abuse (SA) disorders also qualify for diagnosis of one or more mental illnesses, including mood disorders, behavioral disorders, eating disorders, and psychosis (Shrier, Harris, Kurland, & Knight, 2003). Professionals refer to the co-occurrence of SA disorders and mental illness as comorbidity (i.e., dual diagnosis). Prior to the…

The most common pervasive developmental disorders tend to fall into one of two categories: autism disorder and Asperger’s disorder. Go to PBS and search for the video titled Autism’s Causes: How Close Are We to Solving the Puzzle, which was aired on the PBS NewsHour’s show on April 19, 2011. You may also opt to…

Read the Emotional Disorders Case Studies document. The pdf file has been attached. Be sure to focus on the symptoms listed in each case study. Then, respond to the following: Select two cases and identify which emotional disorder is the most likely the diagnosis (i.e., major depressive disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, generalized anxiety disorder,…

The most common childhood disorders tend to fall into one of two categories: Neurodevelopmental and disruptive. For this assignment, you will focus on ADHD, Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and Conduct disorder (CD) Drawing upon the week’s reading and ancillary research, you are to write a research essay in which you compare and contrast these three…

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 from the required textbook, Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Research and Application. The goal of this assignment is to develop your critical thinking skills and enhance your ability to evaluate and analyze peer-reviewed research articles in the field of police and investigative psychology.…

TypeA_TypeB Assignment-1.docx Download TypeA_TypeB Assignment-1.docx Instructions: To access this file please download the following Word Document. Once completed please save your document as a PDF and upload you document to the submission box. Assignment must be submitted as a PDF to receive FULL credit for the assignment. I have provided an instructional video on how…

Overview The treatment phase is like the baseline phase with the exception of the treatment being added to determine if there is a change in the data. Treat your target behavior, using the treatment method(s) that you have researched in this course. Use the time available to you to treat it, whether it is one…

Chapter 5 introduces the theories of development that are based upon the psychosocial, cognitive, environmental, and personality aspects of an individual’s life. How do these theories enable an individual to understand what specific stage of development he or she may be in? In your response, please explain what theorist is responsible for the development of…

In this assignment, you will compare concepts from classical, biological, psychological, and sociological theories, and analyze their impact on the criminal justice system. Prompt In Module Two, you learned about concepts from the classical school of thought. In this module, you have learned about biological, psychological, and sociological theories of criminology in the positivist school…

Shared Writing: Psychological Therapies Imagine that you are a psychologist working in a youth detention center. All of your clients are adolescents that have broken the law in some form or another, but most are for non-violent offenses. Also imagine that all of your clients are of a different gender, ethnicity, and sociocultural background than…