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.

1. Go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene
2. You can either search for a human genetic disease or condition of your choice or you can chose from the list of examples below*. When searching for a disease or condition you may find multiple involved genes. I recommend clicking on the link to a few genes, read the summary and pick the one that is easiest to understand. You may also want to do a web-search to find additional (potentially easier to understand) information about your example. Please try to pick a disease/condition, or at least a gene, not yet described in the discussion by other students (post early if you want to research a specific condition).

*Examples: Huntingdon’s Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, Breast Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, Albinism, Color Blindness, Parkinson’s Disease, Hemophilia, Sickle Cell Disease, Marfan Syndrome

3. Provide the following information for your specific example:

Name of Disease/Condition:

Name of Gene (pick one if there is multiple):

Type of mutation (s) identified in this gene:

Gene located on Chromosome #:

Name of Protein coded for by this gene:

Role of Protein:

Resulting Trait (symptoms) from mutation:

References used:

4. Explain the central dogma of molecular biology using your gene/protein/trait example.

Hint: When considering the role of this particular protein, does it make sense that a mutation in the gene that disrupts the production of the protein result in this particular trait? Or in other words, is there a clear connection between the role of the protein and the resulting trait?

Part II Punnett Square 

• Pick one dominant or recessive trait found in your family (do a web-search for dominant/recessive human traits, keep in mind that most of our traits are notcontrolled in a simple dominant/recessive manner).
• What is your phenotype for this trait? What is your likely genotype for this trait?  What is your parents/siblings and/or (if you have) children’s phenotypes for this trait?
• Show a likely/potential Punnett Square for this trait in your family.
• If you are adopted or otherwise do not know the phenotype of one or both of your parents for this trait, you can make up an example.

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