In Germany, psychiatrists regarded OCD as a disorder of intellect. The German word for “obsession” is Zwangsvorstellung and was translated as “obsession” in Great Britain and “compulsion” in the United States. The term “obsessive-compulsive disorder” became the compromise term. Over time, the way people view O. C. D. has changed. For example, in the seventeenth century people who suffer from obsessions and compulsions were thought […]

prior to beginning work on this interactive assignment, it is recommended that you review the recommended resources for this week as they will assist you in the creation of an effective presentation of your Research Design.This interactive assignment will provide you with an opportunity to create a dynamic presentation of some of the materials you are creating for your Research Proposal. This type of presentation […]

The written research proposal will be created based on a narrowly defined aspect of the topic selected in Week One. A research proposal is a detailed plan for a specific study to be conducted at a future time. It is the document which potential researchers typically submit to an institutional review board (IRB) for ethical review and approval, and/or to funding agencies to secure financial […]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the qualitative and quantitative research designs encountered so far in this course.For your literature review, you will select one design from each of the following categories.CategoryNon-experimentalQuantitative experimentalQualitativeMixed methodsDesignsDescriptiveArchivalObservationalCorrelationalSurvey researchPretest-posttest control groupPosttest-only control groupSolomon four-groupEthnographyPhenomenologyGrounded theoryNarrativeParticipatory action research (PAR)ExplanatoryExploratoryTriangulationParallelVisit the Research Methods research guide in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and search the databases for a […]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 from the Frost (2011) e-book.For this discussion you will take on the role of a clinical psychologist treating clients for depression. You are interested in doing research on effective treatments for a chronic form of depression called dysthymia. In the DSM-5, it is referred to as persistent depressive disorder. The DSM-5 […]

Research and Critique a Qualitative StudyPrior to beginning work on this assignment, be sure to have read all the required resources for the week.Locate a peer-reviewed qualitative research study in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library on the topic you chose in Week One for your Final Research Proposal. You may choose to use a qualitative study that was included in the literature review […]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 1 in the Frost e-book, Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology, and the required journal articles for this week. Also review last week’s PSY635 Week Two Discussion Scenario (Links to an external site.). In that scenario, the three instructors realized there are limits to the insights they can gain through anonymous counting of discussion posts. The instructors […]

How Ethics Differ in Research and Therapeutic PracticePrior to beginning work on this discussion, read the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Links to an external site.)in its entirety, paying special attention to standards 8 and 10 that cover ethics in research and therapeutic practice. Oftentimes research methods courses discuss the ethics of research and focus on historic examples of unethical research […]

Topic for the Final Research ProposalFor this assignment you will apply the first step of the scientific method by identifying a topic and explaining its importance in the field of psychology. Choose a topic of interest to you in psychology that is relevant to your current or future career, and search the databases in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library for a published peer-reviewed […]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read the required articles by Skidmore (2008) and Henrich, Heine, & Norenzayan (2010). Carefully review the PSY635 Week Two Discussion Scenario download. Apply the scientific method to the information included within the scenario and develop a null and a research hypothesis based on it. Using the hypotheses you have developed, compare the characteristics of the different experimental […]