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PSY 325 Entire Course (2 Set)
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.
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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.
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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 disorders.
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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
biopsychological theories about this disorder.
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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.
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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
Parkinsons disease.
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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
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.
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PSY 350 Week 3 DQ 2 Consciousness and Sleep (Ash)
PSY 350 Week 3 DQ 2 Consciousness and
Sleep Psychology - General Psychology Consciousnes
s 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.
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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.
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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
SchweinbenzCronk 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.
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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.
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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.
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PSY 350 Week 5 DQ 2 Schizophrenia and Smoking
(Ash)
PSY 350 Week 5 DQ 2 Schizophrenia and
Smoking Psychology - General Psychology Schizophre
nia 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.
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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
according to APA guidelines
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