PSYCH 626 ENTIRE COURSE | University of Phoenix
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PSYCH 626 ENTIRE COURSE | University of Phoenix
PSYCH 626 ENTIRE COURSE
WEEK 1
PSYCH 626 Week 1 Individual Assignment Analysis of Health Views
Write a 1,100- to 1,500-word analysis of the changing historical views of health and illness.
Include the following in your analysis:
Describe the changes in the historical views of health and the events that triggered those changes.
Describe the biomedical model.
Explain the transition of this model from psychoanalytic theory to psychosomatic medicine.
Explain the development of behavioral medicine and its relationship to health psychology.
Evaluate the effects of these changes on modern physicians' views on health.
Discuss the strengths and limitations of the biomedical model.
Format your analysis consistent with APA guidelines.
PSYCH 626 Week 2 Individual Assignment Biopsychosocial Perspective Paper
Write a 1,500- to 2,000-word paper on the contexts and perspectives of the bio psycho social model.
Address the following:
Describe the three systems and contexts that constitute the bio psycho social model.
Explain the influence of the bio psycho social model on the biomedical viewpoint.
Explain how the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors influence a person's health.
Develop a hypothetical scenario illustrating the ways in which all three factors interact and influence an individual's health and well-being.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PSYCH 626 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Social Representation Theory Presentation
Faculty will assign scenarios to teams, who will evaluate them.
Prepare a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft(r) PowerPoint(r) presentation of the following:
Provide a brief overview of your scenario.
Explain social representation theory as it applies to your subject.
Explain two to four cultural factors influencing your client's mental and physical health.
Explain two gender factors influencing your client's physical and mental health.
Provide two recommendations that may assist this individual.
If appropriate, include a multimedia piece from the Internet or the University Library. Possible multimedia pieces include an article, website, blog, video clip, audio clip, television show, book, documentary, or movie.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
PSYCH 626 Week 3 Individual Assignment Critical Issue Analysis
Using the Health Psychology publications listed under this week's Electronic Reserve Readings, find an article of interest published within the last 6 months.
Write a 1,050- to 1,200-word paper that includes the following:
A brief summary of the issue presented
The article's strengths and weaknesses
The source's credibility
The importance of critically evaluating information presented in research studies and other professional articles, postings, and publications
The utility of this information for a behavioral health researcher
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PSYCH 626 Week 3 Learning Team Media Claim Presentation
Each team member will choose an article found in media sources, such as magazines or newspapers, to submit to the team for review. The team will evaluate the articles and select one to present.
Prepare a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft(r) PowerPoint(r) presentation of the following:
Describe the claim.
Describe the supporting or refuting evidence for the claim's validity.
Explain how a behavioral health research team would conduct a study to validate the claim.
Evaluate the implications and consequences of "unscientific thinking."
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PSYCH 626 Week 4 Individual Assignment Research Methods Paper
Select two different research methods, such as descriptive, experimental, quasi-experimental, developmental, or epidemiological.
Write a 2,000- to 3,000-word paper addressing the following:
Describe two research methods used in behavioral health.
Summarize two articles using two different research methods applied to the same population, and identify the methods used.
Analyze the effectiveness of the methods used in each study.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PSYCH 626 Week 4 Learning Team Epidemiological Research Analysis
Select a study on heart disease other than the Framingham (2005) study mentioned inHealth Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach, and demonstrate how epidemiological research methods have been applied.
Obtain instructor approval.
Write a 1,400- to 1,700-word analysis including the following:
Summarize the Framingham (2005) study and why it is considered a landmark in epidemiological research. Include the study's strengths and limitations.
Describe the primary objectives of the selected study and the epidemiological research methods that were employed.
Describe the conditions that must be met before epidemiological researchers can infer a cause-and-effect relationship.
Evaluate the contributions of the results of epidemiological research on our knowledge of heart disease.
Describe the study's strengths and limitations in terms of epidemiological research.
Format your analysis consistent with APA guidelines.
PSYCH 626 Week 5 Individual Assignment Biological Systems Paper
Investigate a published case study that deals with conditions affecting a biological system.
Write a 1,050- to 1,500-word paper describing a single biological system of the body, such as respiratory or immune.
Include the following in your paper:
Describe normal, healthy functioning.
Explain how unhealthy lifestyle choices can compromise the system.
Describe the biological system discussed in the case study and this system's normal functioning in a healthy person.
Evaluate how vulnerabilities in the system can lead to behavioral problems, impairments, or illnesses.
Recommend behavioral or lifestyle changes to improve health.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PSYCH 626 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Lifestyles Presentation
Develop a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft(r) PowerPoint(r) presentation of the following:
Us Using your knowledge of the case study method and biological systems, construct hypothetical case studies of three people, one with healthy life habits and two with less than optimal lifestyle habits.
For each case, describe the relevant biological systems in detail.
Evaluate the implications of the habits of each of these people on their present and future health.
Explain the biological consequences of their choices.
Recommend two community resources for each case that could be helpful to improve or maintain health habits.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
PSYCH 626 Week 6 Individual Assignment Diversity and Health Essay
Write a 1,200- to 1,500-word essay on the effects of race, gender, and socioeconomic status on health. This essay can be based on the assigned readings or videos, and might include field research through an investigation of health and wellness programs in your community or an interview with a professional involved.
Select a specific population, such as Cuban women in Miami.
Address the following for your selected population:
Describe the effects of ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status on this population's health.
Describe the protective and health-promoting factors that may be present in this population.
Describe the range of challenges, such as biological, financial, or environmental, this population faces that may prevent them from attaining a healthy lifestyle.
Evaluate the availability of resources in the community for this population.
Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.
PSYCH 626 Week 6 Learning Team Inequalities Presentation
Develop a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft(r) PowerPoint(r) presentation, including the following:
Describe three hypothetical people of different age groups, ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, environments, or spiritual belief systems.
Using the biopsychosocial model, analyze the sources of inequalities, such as financial, environmental, political, and biological, among the different populations you identified.
Evaluate the potential positive and negative effects of these inequalities on the ability of each of these individuals to seek health care.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
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