You are interviewing for a psychologist position with a top company. After your face-to-face interview with the team, they have provided you with two additional assignments—Part A and Part B below, which will complete the interview process:

Part A: A psychologist understands how biology can affect psychological activities and disorders. In your interview, you are asked about your understanding of the causes and treatment(s) of schizophrenia. In your reply, discuss the following:

• Areas of the brain affected
• Causal factors
• Associated symptoms
• The neural basis
• Appropriate drug therapies

Part B: Part B of the interview consists of interpreting some case studies from a biopsychologist’s perspective. You are given four different case studies of disorders and have the option of choosing two out of the four case studies to analyze.

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper in APA format containing the following:

• Introduction
• Part A of the interview process.
• Part B of the interview process:
  • Choose two of the four case studies presented in Appendix A.
  • Discuss your understanding of the problem presented in each of the two case studies from the perspective of a biopsychologist.
  • Include each problem’s relation to the nature-nurture issue and any relevant portions of the Biopsychologytext.
  • Use a minimum of five outside resources, including at least 3 peer-reviewed articles.
  • Apply any helpful drug interventions or solutions.University of Phoenix MaterialAppendix A
     
    Final Project Overview and Timeline
     
    Final Project Overview
     
    The final project for PSY 240 is called Analyzing Psychological Disorders. You are interviewing for a position as a psychologist and have two parts left in the interview process. In Part A, you must analyze the psychiatric disease schizophrenia, discussing parts of the brain affected, the neural basis, symptoms, causes, and drug therapies. In Part B, you need to review four case studies on different disorders, which are provided at the end of Appendix A. You must choose two of the four case studies to analyze. For each case study, you must examine the problem from the perspective of a biopsychologist and include each case’s relation to the nature-nurture issue and any relevant portions of the Biopsychology text. You will also provide your recommendations for any helpful drug interventions or solutions and their side effects. You will be introduced to these concepts throughout the course; your readings and activities will help prepare you to design your paper.
     
    For your final project, you will write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper that covers the following elements:
     
    1. Introduction
    2. Part A: Apply your understanding of the causes and treatments of schizophrenia. Include the following:
    • Areas of the brain affected
    • Causal factors
    • Associated symptoms
    • The neural basis
    • Appropriate drug therapies

• • What new concepts did you explore? Which seem most relevant to you personally? Why?
  • What new perspective did you gain from the course Resources and/or from your interactions with your peers and your Instructor? How might this new perspective influence an attitude or behavior?
  • Have you changed your behavior based on something you learned in the course? If so, how have you changed and why?
  • Is there a biology-related policy that you like to advocate for or against based on what you have learned in this course?
• Select one topic for your reflection based on your answers to the questions above.
• Conduct research to identify a scientific article related to the topic you selected for your reflection.The Assignment:
  Post by Day 6 a 2- to 3-paragraph reflection on your participation in this course that addresses one of the following topics:A new or better knowledge of how biology impacts your life each day

• A changed perspective on a biology-related issue that you consider important
• A changed behavior based on what you have learned in the course
• A biology-related policy issue that you would consider advocating for or againstAs part of your answer, summarize the science article you selected and explain how it relates to the key learning you identified.
  Finally, be sure your reflection includes references to your course reading or outside sources.