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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=E22DB555B 562B463C0F5EE35DE315BCBC678A2745E8112F307C928E741870CF43A060BE5329016E243 3239BB916CA4A8). 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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