PSY 350 ENTIRE COURSE
PSY 350 ENTIRE COURSE
PSY 350
ENTIRE COURSE
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.
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 disorders.
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. Your discussion
should also indicate the neuroanatomical structures that may play a role in
addiction to this substance. 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.
Option B: Choose one of the neurotransmitters presented this week and
discuss the role it plays in a psychological disorder of your choice. For
example, you could choose the dopamine receptor system and discuss the role
this neurotransmitter has in the development of schizophrenia. Your discussion
should also indicate the neuroanatomical structures that may play a role in
development of this psychological disorder. Your initial posting should be a
minimum of 250 words and utilize at least one peer-reviewed source that was
published in the last five years.
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
biopsychological theories about this disorder. Your research should also be
used to discuss possible effective biopsychological approaches to treatment
that incorporate the biopsychological causes of the disorder.
Select a disorder from the
following list:
a. Schizophrenia
b. Depression
c. Anxiety
d. Substance Abuse (should
focus on a single drug of your choice)
e. Autism
f. Neurological disorders
g. Attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder
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
clearly identify the role of the structure in the identified behavior as well
as your level of agreement with the results of the study and your rationale.
Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words and utilize at least one
peer-reviewed research study that was published within the last five years.
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. After reading this article and the text, what
structure(s) and neurotransmitter(s) do you think are most important in the
development of this disorder? What does this suggest regarding possible
treatment strategies for this disorder? Your initial post should be a minimum
of 250 words and utilize at least one peer-reviewed research study that was
published within the last five years.
Option B: Search the Ashford University Online Library for a peer-reviewed
research study or review that was published within the last five years on the
use of stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease. Provide a brief summary of this
article as part of your discussion. Do you agree with the argument that the
article makes regarding the use of stem cells? In your discussion, be sure to
address the likelihood of this being a successful treatment strategy. You
should also discuss any ethical concerns with this treatment approach. Your
initial post should be a minimum of 250 words and utilize at least one
peer-reviewed research study that was published within the last five years.
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
“survival of the fittest”. 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.
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 how this
research interacts with current theories. Your initial post should be a minimum
of 250 words.
Option B: 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 sleep covered this week. Be sure to
include a discussion of theories surrounding this disorder and how this
research interacts with current theories. Your initial post should be a minimum
of 250 words.
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 research studies.
Indicate which section each reference supports within your outline. Your
outline should be at least one to two pages in length (excluding title and
reference pages). It may be longer, depending on how much information you
choose to include and the depth of your descriptions. All citations must be
formatted according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center.
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 advantage? Your initial post
should be a minimum of 250 words and utilize at least one peer-reviewed source
that was published in the last five years.
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.
Brain Injury. View the Brain Injury video
(http://searchcenter.intelecomonline.net/playClipDirect.aspx?id=E22DB555B562B463C0F5EE35DE315BCBC678A2745E8112F307C928E741870CF43A060BE5329016E2433239BB916CA4A8).
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.
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 relationship? Is it possible that
biology has nothing to do with the relationship between smoking and
schizophrenia? Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words and utilize
at least one peer-reviewed source published in the last five years.
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 according to APA guidelines, to support and enhance your
analysis of the selected disorder. In addition to the general overview of
biopsychological causes and available treatment approaches, locate two to three
published research studies that support a discussion of possible, effective
biopsychological approaches to treatment and incorporate the biopsychological
cause of the disorder.
Paper Components:
Introduction
This section should provide a
general introduction to the psychological disorder you have selected that
includes the focus of your critique, as well as an overview of the background
and history of the disorder. Additionally, it should provide demographic data
that indicates the prevalence of the disorder in both general and specific
populations. Finally, this section should clearly indicate the direction that
the critique will take.
For example, there are many
biopsychological theories of alcoholism. In this section you would express your
intent to focus on the role of gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) in alcoholism.
There should then be research on the role of GABA and GABAergic pathways in the
development of this disorder. This is not to say that your paper must focus on
only one biopsychological cause or system, but you should indicate your areas of
focus in the introduction.
Discussion
In this section you will
present a detailed discussion of the biopsychological etiology and treatment
for the disorder you chose. Indicate if this disorder appears to be genetic in
nature or due to factors in the environment. When discussing the biopsychological
causes of this disorder, be specific. Your discussion should refer not only to
specific systems (such as the GABA, noted previously) but also to the pathways
in the brain that are believed to be involved. This section must utilize
current, published research studies to support your discussion. This section
should be the majority of your Final Project.
Conclusion
Provide
a concluding summary of your findings regarding your selected disorder.
Additionally, address the possible future research directions that could be
taken to further examine the role of biopsychology in the expression and
treatment of this disorder.
The
Final Project should contain a minimum of eight to ten double-spaced pages
(excluding title and reference pages) and must be formatted according to APA
style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. You must include a minimum of
six to eight peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five
years, and at least two to three of these must be published research studies.
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