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PSY 350 (Ash) Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom

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PSY 350 Entire Course

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• 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)

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• 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)

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• 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.

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PSY 350 Week 1 Final Project Topic Selection (Ash)

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• 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.

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PSY 350 Week 2 DQ 1 Nervous System (Ash)

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• 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.

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PSY 350 Week 2 DQ 2 Movement (Ash)

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• 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.
• 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 Parkinsons 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.

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PSY 350 Week 3 DQ 1 Sensory Systems (Ash)

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• 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)

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• 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.
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PSY 350 Week 3 Final Project Outline (Ash)

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• 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.

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PSY 350 Week 4 DQ 1 Gender Testing (Ash)

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• 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. 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.

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PSY 350 Week 4 DQ 2 Eating Disorders (Ash)

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• 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)

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• Brain Injury. View the Brain Injury video
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• 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)

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• 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.

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PSY 350 Week 5 Final Paper (Ash)

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• 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.

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PSY 350 (Ash) Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom

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