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What critical factor do you believe has the greatest influence on whether a teenager develops a particular disorder or life event of the type we are reviewing this week—eating disorder, substance abuse disorder, early pregnancy, self-injury ("cutting"), gender identity, or other health concern? Pick one of these to discuss, and present how your thinking has evolved over the course of this class. How do you look at the causes and treatment for a particular disorder or life event differently ...

For this journal assignment, review your first journal and what you stated regarding your knowledge in the field of childhood psychology. Reflect upon whether your thinking has changed throughout the course. Describe what course concepts have impacted you the most personally and how. Evaluate whether you may decide to pursue a career in child psychology, and why. Should you decide not to pursue a career in child psychology, describe how you might use the knowledge attained from this course in...

This is the Final Project Presentation Submission, which is 16 slides long and discusses the below requirements in regards to depression in children and adolescence. The final project for this course is the creation of a presentation in which you will explore one topic area in depth, focusing on a particular disorder of childhood and adolescence, including the current known causes and effective interventions. You will also present your conclusions on best practices in prevention and intervent...

Discuss current changes to the criteria previously used to diagnose and treat autism. How was autism diagnosed and treated previously? How will it be diagnosed and treated now? What factors influence ASD? Explain. When responding to your peers, select a post written by a classmate whose thoughts differ from your own. Propose a counterargument to their opinion, supporting your counterargument with examples from the text or video.

Review the PSY 322 course outcomes, located on the Overview page of this course. The outcomes can also be viewed in the course syllabus. In this discussion, reflect on the work you have done in this course. Select one or two outcomes where you have made the biggest gains. For each outcome, explain what gains you have made and how you accomplished those gains, using a concrete example of a class assignment or project that helped you develop competencies toward the outcome you selected.

Considers and discusses the unique challenges of the developmental stages: ages 14 to 18. Please see the assignment instructions below. Parents raising their teens are often given advice, such as take time to support your child’s milestones (e.g., help them practice driving), consider giving them chores to help them learn responsibility, monitor their activity (particularly online), and support your child’s efforts to be their own individual (Morin, 2020). For this journal entry, consider...

Final Project Paper submission on cognitive development from childhood through adolescence. Please see assignment instructions below. The final project for this course is the creation of a research paper. The purpose of this assignment is for you to explore aspects of human behavior studied by psychologists in the field of adolescent development. The final product represents an authentic demonstration of competency because students will critically evaluate research studies in the field of ado...

Rough draft of final paper on cognitive development from childhood through adolescence. Consider the suggestions made on your previous assignments and any other research you have done. Write the first draft of your entire paper including the annotated bibliography. The draft should include most of the criteria necessary for the final Research Paper. Guidelines for Submission: Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times...

Context is particularly important for the assessment of developmental functioning. As you have learned in previous modules of this course, cultural, environmental, and socioeconomic factors impact our assessment of developmentally normative expectations and behavior in adolescence and early adulthood. In this discussion, you will consider contextual factors and their impact on emotional development into young adulthood. After reviewing the module resources, respond to the following: How ha...

The transition into adulthood may differ depending on cultural traditions and rites of passage from adolescence to adulthood. The transition into adulthood is also a time for relationships and romance from a normative perspective, though this, too, will vary across cultures. In this week's discussion, consider cultural variation in relationships and rites of passage and their relationship to normative developmental milestones. In your post, be sure to address the following: Research and de...