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Why is the work you hope to do important?

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Mission Statement

Personal Mission Statement
Writing a personal mission statement offers the opportunity to establish what’s important in your professional life. A personal mission statement is often an integral part of a job or graduate-level application as it provides reviewers with insights into an applicant’s strengths in, and philosophies regarding, the discipline.
The personal mission statement includes a description of your focus and goals, which can serve to provide direction for the next one to five years of your career. It can be used not only as a guide, but also as a tool of conscious reflection encouraging you to accomplish your professional objectives.  In the course of this assignment, you will evaluate potential career direction and satisfaction by reflecting on the following questions:

  • What do you hope to accomplish in the profession? As a drug and alcohol councelor.
  • What positive and unique qualities do you bring to the profession?
  • How do you see your role in the profession evolving through time?
  • Why is the work you hope to do important?

Your Personal Mission Statement should be a minimum of 500 words, but it should not exceed 1000 words. Therefore, it is important that your writing be clear and concise and that your thoughts and philosophies are effectively communicated to your reader.
The Personal Mission Statement

  • Must be 500 words to 1000 words in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a header on each page with the following:
    • Personal Mission Statement

Define the term projective in projective methods of personality assessment.

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WEEK FOUR ASSIGNMENT PSY640

WEEK FOUR ASSIGNMENT PSY640
Week 4 – Assignment
Evaluating Objective and Projective Asessments
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapters 8 and 9 in your textbook.
In this assignment, you will compare projective and objective methods of personality assessment. Research a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles in the Ashford University Library that were published within the last 15 years on these techniques. In your paper, you will provide an evaluation of these techniques organized according to the outline provided below. Use information from your researched peer-reviewed articles and required sources to support your work in each section.
Section 1: Objective Personality Assesment

  • Define the term objective in objective methods of personality assessment.
  • Summarize the features of objective methods of personality assessment, and provide at least three examples of these types of measures.
  • Explain the assumptions on which objective methods are based, and provide an analysis of empirical research testing the validity of the assumptions you identified.
  • Appraise the research exploring the technical adequacy (i.e., reliability and validity) of objective tests.
  • Describe the impact of social and culture variability on the administration and interpretation of objective tests.

Section 2: Projective Personality Assesment

  • Define the term projective in projective methods of personality assessment.
  • Summarize the features of projective methods of personality assessment, and provide at least three examples of these types of measures.
  • Explain the assumptions on which projective methods are based, and provide an analysis of empirical research testing the validity of the assumptions you identified.
  • Appraise the research exploring the technical adequacy (i.e., reliability and validity) of projective tests.
  • Describe the impact of social and culture variability on the administration and interpretation of projective tests.

Section 3: Synthesis, Conclusions, and Recommendations

Evaluate the impact participating in conference presentations may have on potential work settings and/or doctoral programs and comment on the following questions in your initial post.

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Week 2 Poster Assignemnt

The Virtual Conference is designed to bring the class together to review and evaluate poster presentations of technical, professional, and/or scientific interest to psychology professionals. To submit your poster proposal, include the following information in a document attached to your initial post.
• Poster Title • Author Information • Abstract (300 to 500 words maximum) •
 List of References The abstract should concisely explain the purpose and content of the poster. 
Abstracts for empirical studies, literature reviews, and meta-analyses should include the following sections: Objectives, Method, Results, Conclusions, and Implications. 
Abstracts for case studies, theoretical and methodological studies, and other projects should include the following sections: Purpose, Description, Assessment, and Conclusions. 
The poster proposal must represent your original work. Work already published in another conference or journal will not be accepted. 
You may utilize relevant assignments from previous courses in this program or suitable projects from your professional life.
 Evaluate the impact participating in conference presentations may have on potential work settings and/or doctoral programs and comment on the following questions in your initial post.
·         How are conference presentations professionally relevant?
·         What elements of the proposal process were most difficult for you, and why?
·         What positive outcomes do you anticipate will come from this process, which may be applied to potential work settings and/or doctoral programs?
Poster Guidelines 1.
 All information on the poster must be compiled into one PowerPoint slide in Landscape Orientation.  The full title of the poster and the name of the author should be shown at the top of the slide.
3. Enter content for the poster within the appropriate sections of your template and add heading names as necessary.
4. Be sure to remove any unused sections of the template.
 5. Any photographs, graphs, or other images must belong to the author or be his/her original creation and should be large enough to see relevant detail.
Formatting Tips 1. Be clear and concise with the poster design and content. Overcrowding a poster makes it difficult to read.
2. When creating the PowerPoint electronic poster, the preferred font is a 20-point font size. Use a minimum 16-point font size for ease of reading.
 3. If possible, do not reformat the template, as the requirements for visibility are already built into the models.

Examine the major theoretical approaches, research methods, and assessment instruments used in the five perspectives of personality

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Discipline-Based Literature Review

I need help with bringing up my grade I think the teacher is trying to fail me I have not had an issue in the past please help?  The assignment is below that I need help with I will work with you.
For this discipline-based literature review, you will research peer-reviewed articles that were published within the last ten years in the Ashford University Library on the following major perspectives of personality.

  • Psychodynamic
  • Behavioral
  • Trait
  • Learning/Social
  • Humanistic

You will utilize your researched article to create your literature review. The review should be formatted with the headings and content designated below.
IntroductionAssess the types of personality measurements and research designs used in in the peer-reviewed articles you researched. Briefly, describe the primary theoretical models represented within each of the perspectives of personality and explain the commonalities found across all five.
Discussion Examine the major theoretical approaches, research methods, and assessment instruments used in the five perspectives of personality. Evaluate and describe the current research in these perspectives using a minimum of one peer-reviewed article for each of the five required perspectives. Present a detailed critique of each of the perspectives by evaluating the standardization, reliability, and validity, and cultural considerations present in the most common personality assessments used within each. Support your opinions about each model by substantiating them with scholarly research.  Be sure to include the following:

  • The theoretical framework(s) for the selected models
  • The major contributors to those fields
  • The methods of inquiry and assessment usually associated with those models
  • An overview of the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of the models

ConclusionProvide a summary of your evaluation addressing the current use and relevance of these perspectives in explaining personality citing research as appropriate.
Writing the Discipline-Based Literature Review
The paper:

  • Must be seven to ten double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Your name
    • Course name and number
    • Your instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introduction that describes and the main theoretical models represented within each of the perspectives of personality.
  • Must address the topics of the paper with critical thought.
  • Must end with a conclusion that summarizes your evaluation addressing the current use and relevance of these perspectives in explaining personality.
  • Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources from the Ashford University Library.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Please help I have had A’s before this class.