Assignment: Physiological Psychology
Each response should be between 150-300 words. Must be original work and use only scholarly resources, APA citation is a must!
Part I
1. Therapies have come a long way to help those with neurological, psychological and neurodevelopmental disorders. Provide one cognitive or one pharmacological therapy you believe that is most promising. Why do you feel this treatment offers significant potential gains? Identify what disorder(s) the treatment is designed to help.
2. What new breakthrough treatments has been discovered for Parkinson's Disease?
3. How does genetics play a role in neuro-developmental disorders?
Part II
1. Discuss schizophrenia as a neurological disorder including evidence for brain abnormalities and evidence for abnormal brain development. Based on your review of the general literature, what do think is the most promising theory as to the cause of schizophrenia?
2. What maybe an additional cause of schizophrenia?
Part III.
For this section, please read the attached articles and answer 1 question for each article and or 1 article and answer 2 questions from the listing below:
Review this week's course materials and learning activities and reflect on your learning so far this week. Respond to one or more of the following prompts in one to two paragraphs:
1. Provide citation and reference to the material(s) you discuss. Describe what you found interesting regarding this topic, and why.
2. Describe how you will apply that learning in your daily life, including your work life.
3. Describe what may be unclear to you, and what you would like to learn.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
References:
1. Predicting Psychological Symptoms: The Role of Perceived Thought Control Ability by Rachel D. Peterson, Jenny Klein, Reesa Donnelly and Kimberly Renk.
2. Unintended Changes in Cognition, Mood, and Behavior Arising from Cell-Based Interventions for Neurological Conditions: Ethical Challenges by P. S. Duggan, A. W. Siegel, D. M. Blass, H. Bok, J. T. Coyle, R. Faden, J. Finkel, J. D. Gearhart, H. T. Greely, A. Hillis, A. Hoke, R. Johnson, M. Johnston, J. Kahn, D. Kerr, P. King, J. Kurtzberg, S. M. Liao, J. W. McDonald, G. McKhann, K. B. Nelson, M. Rao, A. Regenberg, K. Smith, D. Solter, H. Song, J. Sugarman, R. J. Traystman, A. Vescovi, J. Yanofski, W. Young and D. J. H. Mathews.