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What type of parenting style would lend itself well to creating a healthy self-esteem?

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In the US, a common worry of parents is whether their children have a high self-esteem. In the age of increased awareness of the ramifications of bullying behavior (physical, verbal, and relational-a

In the US, a common worry of parents is whether their children have a high self-esteem.  In the age of increased awareness of the ramifications of bullying behavior (physical, verbal, and relational-aggression), as well as increased competition it is no wonder parents are concerned.  Aleksandar is a coordinator of athletic programs for Centervale.  In the past, parents have insisted on participation trophies for all kids playing sports between the ages of 5 and 11.  There is currently a debate in Centervale regarding whether participation trophies for everyone should continue through middle school as well.  Some parents think it will help with self-esteem, while other parents recall never getting participation trophies when they were growing up and think losing can be a good lesson.  Think about what you have learned in this module about physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development in middle childhood.

  1. What type of parenting style would lend itself well to creating a healthy self-esteem? Why?
  2. What would your recommendation be to the sports organizer who wonders if everyone should receive a trophy just for participating?
  3. What arguments can be made on both sides of the debate?
  4. Remember to support your responses by citing your weekly readings from the online notes and the textbook.

Write your initial response in 4–5 paragraphs. Support your statements with readings and research. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Analyze the role that family structure, expectations, parenting styles, and involvement of caregivers played in your development.

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Family dynamics play a major role in how children develop. These influences include structure, expectations, parenting styles, and involvement. To understand more about how childhood experiences with

Family dynamics play a major role in how children develop. These influences include structure, expectations, parenting styles, and involvement. To understand more about how childhood experiences with your family have influenced current identification of self, take a few minutes and think back to those days.

  • Analyze the role that family structure, expectations, parenting styles, and involvement of caregivers played in your development.
  • Reflect on your experiences and share any that you are comfortable sharing. You can use questions such as the following to guide your reflection:
    • What was the best thing that your family said about you or did for you? Try to remember one exact day when that was said or done for you. Which person did this? Remember now what you felt then. When do you feel this way now?
    • Did you have a nickname? How did you feel about it?
    • Did family members tell you what you would end up being or doing? Was it what you wanted to be or do? How did you respond?
    • How do you think your family would have described you to a close friend of theirs? What were they most concerned about for you?
  • Would you do or react to things differently now than you did then? Why?
  • Make sure you evaluate your experiences in the context of major theories and concepts of cognitive, social, and physical development during middle childhood. Support your responses by citing information from the online notes and textbook and other scholarly sources. For example, describe the cognitive stage you might have been in at the time of specific events, according to Piaget, Erikson, or Freud. How did this influence how you interpreted the events?  You can also discuss the parenting style that you think was used by your parents/caregivers.

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Explain an alternative approach to treating ADHD.

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A brief description of the client’s current presentation. Choose a medication that a psychiatrist might prescribe from the various types used to treat ADHD and detail the major action, intended effe

a brief description of the client’s current presentation. Choose a medication that a psychiatrist might prescribe from the various types used to treat ADHD and detail the major action, intended effects, neurotransmitters implicated in its use, and side effects. Explain how you might address issues related to the use of stimulants. Justify your choice based on the client’s presentation and support your position with scholarly resources. Explain an alternative approach to treating ADHD.
“Attention Deficit: Hyperactivity Disorder Counseling Session” Program Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] FEMALE SPEAKER: Oh! I used to have one of these action figures at home. That’s cool. Have you ever played Halo? How about Grand Theft Auto? That’s another one of my favorite games. Do you have any good games we can play here? MALE SPEAKER: Well, Tanya, I love your energy. And I have this pink Play-Doh that has never been touched. And so I’m wondering if we could talk for a couple of minutes, and then maybe we could get to some games later. Would you like to give that a try? FEMALE SPEAKER: OK. Cool. MALE SPEAKER: I’m going to get some, too. I think I’m going to get the other pink. And so you and your mom and dad and I met for a few minutes before. And we decided that it would be good for you and I to have some time together, just to spend time. We can do some playing. We can hang out with each other and talk. And we can do Play-Doh. And so we can do all sorts of things. But the thing I want you to know first, before we do anything else, is that what you say in here stays in here. It’s private. It’s our stuff we’re talking about. Now, your mom and dad and I will have some conversations. But I won’t say anything about you behind your back to them. And I do have to let them know if you were going to do something dangerous. We would talk about that, obviously, but not that I think that’s the case. Does that make sense? So now, let’s talk about what kinds of things you would like to have better in your life. FEMALE SPEAKER: What do you mean? MALE SPEAKER: Well, let’s say you had three wishes. And you can make three wishes, one about yourself, one about school, one about home. What would you like to have different? FEMALE SPEAKER: Can I wish for more wishes? MALE SPEAKER: No, but that’s a very smart question to ask, because if you could, you would have wishes forever. So we have a limit on that. So it’s just really only three, one about you, one about school, one about home. ©2012 Laureate Education, Inc. 1 FEMALE SPEAKER: Well, I wish I would never have any more homework. And I wish my parents would get off my case about playing too many computer games. And I wish I could be invisible and get away with whatever I want without annoying anybody. MALE SPEAKER: Wow, that is a perfect response. So you’d get rid of homework. You’d make it so your parents wouldn’t be on your case about video or computer games. And you would be invisible. You could get away with anything. So Tanya, I’m just interested. It sounds like you would use a whole wish– and you’ve only got three– on homework. FEMALE SPEAKER: Yep, no homework the rest of my life and my life would be way better. MALE SPEAKER: Getting rid of homework would make your life better. And that makes me think maybe homework is pretty miserable and feels awful right now. FEMALE SPEAKER: Yep. So poof. I make it disappear.

Address larger ethical implications of medical treatment of ADHD

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Week 8: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Related Psychopathology Medications Course Document: ADHD Stimulant Addiction Case Study: Junior Junior is a 14-year-old Hispanic boy of Mexican-Am

Week 8: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Related Psychopathology Medications Course Document: ADHD Stimulant Addiction Case Study: Junior Junior is a 14-year-old Hispanic boy of Mexican-American heritage. He lives with his parents in San Bernadino, CA. Junior’s parents (Diego and Francisca) both have successful careers and are very concerned that he should succeed in his studies and with his friends. While Junior has always had difficulty staying focused on any one thing for longer than just a few minutes, it became worse as he entered middle school. At one point, a school counselor contacted Junior’s parents to tell them that they might want to consider having Junior tested for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. After a brief exam and consultation, a doctor prescribed a moderate dosage of dextroamphetamine to help Junior focus. The effects were dramatic and instantaneous. He was pleasantly dedicated to the tasks before him, and his grades improved over the next 6-week period. After a while, the dose was increased because the medication was not working as well. Junior’s doctor was a little hesitant, but figured that Junior’s physical build and activity level might have something to do with the change, so he increased the dose to the highest of all of his young patients. Lately, though, Junior’s mother has noticed that his medication seems to be running out before it should. At first she thought little of it, because he had lost some pills down the drain before and it was nothing. A few months ago, however, the pharmacist told her that their insurance would not fill the prescription for at least well over a week. This has now happened three times. Once, she was sure he had been out, and suddenly there were 4 pills in the bottle that looked different than the first set. Junior denied that he switched the pills. She had him take the pills while she was watching, and the effects were perfectly normal. As Junior suggested, she believed she must have dreamt up the difference in the pills. Things have changed very recently. Junior has lost weight, and he looks “wired” but simultaneously “exhausted.” Francisca thinks Junior has been taking his medication incorrectly, maybe even obtaining more somehow. For the last 2 days, he has had nose bleeds and has not been sleeping at night. Francisca decided to act quickly when Junior “broke down” and told her that he had been having “weird things” in his vision. He whispered to her that he did not want to hurt her, though he had a “bad thought” about hitting her when she questioned him. He went to their church on his own after school 1 © 2012 Laureate Education, Inc. yesterday to pray about his thoughts of harming his mother and the frightening things he had been seeing. Francisca hopes these things are hallucinations and wants to figure out how to help her son before something bad happens.
For this Assignment, review the ADHD case study of Junior in the Learning Resources. Consider the ethical implications of the client’s presentation and the role of the counselor in treating this client. Plan steps to begin treatment of this client’s condition.
In a 2- to 3-page APA-formatted paper, include the following:

  • An explanation of what may be occurring in this case
  • An explanation of the steps a counselor might take to treat this client
  • Address ethical implications that may be present
  • Address larger ethical implications of medical treatment of ADHD
  • Support for your response with scholarly evidence and information from the DSM-5