Introduction to Psychological Testing PSY/475 May 27‚ 2013 Introduction to Psychological Testing Psychological testing plays an essential role in understanding and deriving meaning from research and studies geared toward unlocking the mysteries of human thought and behavior. Testing also facilitates assessment of tested individuals‚ and reveals unique and fascinating information with regard to what makes each subject unique and different in a variety of situations. Testing is most prevalent
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Bipolar disorder‚ formerly known as manic depression‚ is a condition that affects your moods‚ which can swing from one extreme to another. If you have bipolar disorder‚ you will have periods or episodes of: depression – where you feel very low and lethargic mania – where you feel very high and overactive (less severe mania is known as hypomania) Symptoms of bipolar disorder depend on which mood you are experiencing. Unlike simple mood swings‚ each extreme episode of bipolar disorder can last for
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Bipolar Disorder What Causes Bipolar Disorder? There is no single cause for bipolar disorder. Indeed‚ like all psychological disorders‚ bipolar disorder is a complex condition with multiple contributing factors‚ including: Genetic: Bipolar disorder tends to run in families‚ so researchers believe there is a genetic predisposition for the disorder. Scientists also are exploring the presence of abnormalities on specific genes. Biological: Researchers believe that some neurotransmitters‚ including
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(Worldview). Everyone looks at the world differently because everyone is affected by the people in their life differently. Parents‚ friends‚ family‚ teachers‚ and even mere acquaintances can affect the way a person looks at the world around them. In Finding Your Worldview: Thinking Christianly about the World‚ the author uses the example of colored glasses. A class was sectioned into three parts. Each part had a pair of glasses with different colored lenses and asked to look at the same white sheet of
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commit the crimes they do. The crime that the person commits is connected to the criminal and the theory to give and understanding on why the criminal decided to disobey the law. One of the many theories that help understand the criminal is the Psychological Theory.
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Dissociative Disorders What are dissociative disorders? A dissociative disorder is the breakdown of one’s perception of his/her surroundings‚ memory‚ identity‚ or consciousness. There are four main kinds of dissociative disorders: 1. Dissociative amnesia 2. Dissociative fugue 3. Dissociative identity disorder (previously called multiple personality disorder) 4. Depersonalization disorder What are the main characteristics of each dissociative disorder? Dissociative amnesia: A
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Skin Disorders I chose my topic because I have a skin condition‚ and I thought it might be a good idea to research different skin disorders. I have eczema on my foot and it was a very irritable skin disorder to go through. But thanks to the miracle of modern day medicine‚ all I’m left with is a scar and it is barely noticeable. Since that’s my skin disorder I will begin with eczema and work my way down to pressure sores. Eczema is a term used to describe itchy‚ red inflammation of the skin with
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REPORT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Confidential Material NAME: Sebastian Smith DATE OF BIRTH: 5/8/1985 CHRONOLOGICAL AGE: 16 years 3 months PARENTS: Mary Smith & Sebastian Smith GRADE: completed ninth grade DATES OF ASSESSMENT: 7/17; 7/27/01 DATE OF REPORT: 8/3/01 INDENTIFYING DATA AND REASON FOR REFERRAL: Sebastian is a 16 years 3 months old Caucasian adolescent‚ who was referred for a psychological evaluation to determine his current cognitive and emotional status. Sebastian has a long
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Asperger’s disorder is a developmental disorder‚ which not a lot of people are familiar with. It was previously lumped in with autism but now it is known that the two disorders are not the same. The Essentials of Abnormal Psychology defines Asperger’s disorder as a developmental disorder characterized by impairments in social relationships and restricted or unusual behaviors but without the language delays seen in autism. Some researchers still think Asperger’s may be a milder form of autism as
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Introduction For each error‚ describe to a recently hired bookkeeper how it would be shown on a cash reconciliation. Given the following errors: ∑ The bank recorded a deposit of $200 as $2‚000. ∑ The company’s bookkeeper mistakenly recorded a deposit of $530 as $350. ∑ The company’s bookkeeper mistakenly recorded a payment of $250 received from a customer as $25 on the bank deposit slip. The bank caught the error and made the deposit for the correct amount. ∑ The bank
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