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Life is so dear to all of us but sometimes we came to know about people who end their lives by themselves. As being student of Psychology explain why people tend to indulge in that type of behavior. What are the causes and motives behind it? Justify with sound logical arguments and examples.
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SEMESTER FALL 2019 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY(PSY404) ASSIGNMENT No. 01
Sr. No. Scenarios Identification 1*5 Justification 3*5 1. Sara during the first year of her life feels pleasure that centers on the mouth. Things such as chewing, sucking, and biting are the sources of pleasure that reduces her anxiety. 2. During second year of life, Shazia feels pleasure on bowel and bladder elimination. The control she learns to exert over her bodily functions is manifested in toilet-training. 3. Ali during the age span of 3 to 5 years feels pleasure for the genitals and coping with incestuous sexual feelings for his mother. He wants to possess his mother exclusively and get rid of his father to enable him to do so. On the other hand, Sana during 3 to 5 years of her age feels sexual attraction towards her father and hatred feelings towards her mother. 4. At the fifth to twelfth years of age, Ahmad feels that his sexuality is repressed into unconscious and he started focusing to identify himself with the same sex parent and interacts with same sex peers. 5. When Rashid reached at the age of puberty, he feels that he reaches the physical sexual maturity and the genitals become the primary focus of pleasurable sensations, which he seeks to satisfy in the heterosexual relationships.
Due Date: November 20, 2019 Marks: 20
Assignment Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this assignment; students will be able to:
• Develop an understanding about Freud’s Psychosexual theory of development
Assignment
Freud proposed five stages of Psychosexual development. The main emphasis in this theory is on the physical and psychological development of an individual. In this regard, scenarios related to Psychosexual stages of development are presented below in the table. Your task is to identify the psychosexual stage from given scenarios and then justify the reason of your selection.Marking Scheme: 1 for identification and 3 for justification =20
Note:
Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience.
Important Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution.
Deadline:
• Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor.
Formatting guidelines:
• Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”.
• It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word 2003.
• Use black and blue font colors only. Solution guidelines:
• Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical assignment.
• Give the answer according to question.• For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video lectures and use other reference books also.
Rules for Marking
Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if:
• It has been submitted after due date
• The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt
• It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word)
• It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc… -
SEMESTER FALL 2019 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY(PSY404) ASSIGNMENT No. 02
Due Date: January 16, 2020 Marks: 20
Assignment Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this assignment; students will be able to:
This assignment will enable students to make appropriate diagnosis on the basis of symptoms.
They will also be able to evaluate how different disorders can be differentially diagnosed. Assignment
Freud proposed five stages of Psychosexual development. The main emphasis in this theory is on the physical and psychological development of an individual. In this regard, scenarios related to Psychosexual stages of development are presented below in the table. Your task is to identify the psychosexual stage from given scenarios and then justify the reason of your selection.
Question No.01: (15)
Read the given scenario carefully and then answer the below mentioned questions.
Sara a 30 years old woman, had been working in a company for the last five years. She was married and mother of two kids. For the last two weeks, she had been feeling restless most of the time during day. She experienced a sudden weight loss despite of no change in her diet plan. Gradually; she started showing a lack of interest in her daily life activities which she used to enjoy in her past. For instance, she did not show any interest in her kids’ homework although she had a strong concern regarding her kids’ studies in the past.
Sleep disturbances also became a part of her routine. Due to improper sleep, it became quite difficult for her to concentrate on her house chores and job responsibilities. She got warning by her boss to accomplish her responsibilities in an effective manner otherwise she would have to suffer. As a result; she experienced a feeling of worthlessness. Her husband also showed aggression to her because of her irresponsible attitude. Due to non-supportive behavior of her boss and her husband, she experienced recurrent thoughts of suicide and wanted to end up her life.
Questions:
On the basis of the symptoms, what is the diagnosis of the case? (2)
Which symptoms lead you to this particular diagnosis? Enlist any five of them. (5) How this case will be differentially diagnosed from dysthymic disorder? (4)
How this case will be differentially diagnosed from Bipolar I disorder? (4)
Question No.02: (5)
“Women experience more depression then men”, discuss your opinion about this statement and justify it with reasons and examples.
Note:
Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience.
Important Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution.
Deadline:
Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor.
Formatting guidelines:
Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”.
It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word 2003.
Use black and blue font colors only. Solution guidelines:
Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical assignment.
Give the answer according to question.
For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video
lectures and use other reference books also.
Rules for Marking
Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if:
It has been submitted after due date
The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt
It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word)
It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…
PSY404 Assignment 2 Solution and Discussion
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SEMESTER FALL 2019 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY(PSY404) ASSIGNMENT No. 02
Due Date: January 16, 2020 Marks: 20
Assignment Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this assignment; students will be able to:
This assignment will enable students to make appropriate diagnosis on the basis of symptoms.
They will also be able to evaluate how different disorders can be differentially diagnosed. Assignment
Freud proposed five stages of Psychosexual development. The main emphasis in this theory is on the physical and psychological development of an individual. In this regard, scenarios related to Psychosexual stages of development are presented below in the table. Your task is to identify the psychosexual stage from given scenarios and then justify the reason of your selection.
Question No.01: (15)
Read the given scenario carefully and then answer the below mentioned questions.
Sara a 30 years old woman, had been working in a company for the last five years. She was married and mother of two kids. For the last two weeks, she had been feeling restless most of the time during day. She experienced a sudden weight loss despite of no change in her diet plan. Gradually; she started showing a lack of interest in her daily life activities which she used to enjoy in her past. For instance, she did not show any interest in her kids’ homework although she had a strong concern regarding her kids’ studies in the past.
Sleep disturbances also became a part of her routine. Due to improper sleep, it became quite difficult for her to concentrate on her house chores and job responsibilities. She got warning by her boss to accomplish her responsibilities in an effective manner otherwise she would have to suffer. As a result; she experienced a feeling of worthlessness. Her husband also showed aggression to her because of her irresponsible attitude. Due to non-supportive behavior of her boss and her husband, she experienced recurrent thoughts of suicide and wanted to end up her life.
Questions:
On the basis of the symptoms, what is the diagnosis of the case? (2)
Which symptoms lead you to this particular diagnosis? Enlist any five of them. (5) How this case will be differentially diagnosed from dysthymic disorder? (4)
How this case will be differentially diagnosed from Bipolar I disorder? (4)
Question No.02: (5)
“Women experience more depression then men”, discuss your opinion about this statement and justify it with reasons and examples.
Note:
Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience.
Important Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution.
Deadline:
Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor.
Formatting guidelines:
Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”.
It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word 2003.
Use black and blue font colors only. Solution guidelines:
Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical assignment.
Give the answer according to question.
For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video
lectures and use other reference books also.
Rules for Marking
Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if:
It has been submitted after due date
The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt
It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word)
It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…