The document discusses the importance of conducting counseling and healthcare interviews for teachers to ensure they are mentally fit and healthy enough to care for students. Counseling interviews could help identify any past issues and determine if a teacher has the right temperament. Healthcare interviews would check a teacher's overall health and any medical conditions. Together these interviews aim to establish that a teacher can properly handle the stresses of the job and keep students safe. Regular interviews may also help provide support and catch any emerging issues over time.

1. 1 Undergraduate Studies ePortfolio LaRhonda Phillips Psychology, 2011

2. Personal Statement For a long time now I have been interested in the subject of psychology. The way people behave and why they do certain things have always fascinated me and after thoroughly enjoying studying the subject at an A level I would like to continue to further my knowledge of psychology at a higher level. My goal is to become a Clinical Psychologist. I would like to work with people with addiction. I would also like to be a Sports Psychologist as well. There are many fields of psychology I am interested in and willing to explore my options. As of now I have a GPA of 3.6 and I am working hard to maintain it at his level or to possible raise it. Through my other A Levels I have gained transferable skills for Psychology, and these A Levels have illustrated aspects of the subject. I have enjoyed learning about psychology and every class has been a challenge for me, especially learning about statistics which will be very useful for me as I plan on doing research in my career. I have had a special interest in classes on the subject of Social Psychology. Sociology compliments my study of Psychology as I am able to distinguish between different theoretical perspectives on how societies function. As analysis and evaluation are frequent in this subject, I have been able to further enhance my ability to structure points in a coherent fashion. I have enjoyed earning my BA in psychology and I am very excited to continue into graduate school. My current job is working in a lab as a Phlebotomist. I have been drawing blood for about 10 years. As a Phlebotomist I interact with many people all of different ages. I also go to different nursing homes and homes for children. I also visit homes with people who have mental illnesses. This is where my interest of psychology been an interest of mine for a long time. I am had begun. I wanted to learn how people with mental illness function on a daily basis and how life can be for them. I would like to do some research on people with Alzheimer’s diseases and Schizophrenia. These diseases have very interested in learning more about them and how people live their lives with these diseases. I have worked with many people with Alzheimer’s and can see that life can be very difficult. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my husband and three children. I also enjoy doing anything outdoors. My husband and I ride motorcycles and are often going on road trips in the mountains. I especially enjoy traveling and taking summer trips with my family. I would also like to start volunteer at home where people are living with mental illness to further my knowledge about the different kinds of mental illnesses that affect people. Being a thoroughly conscientious and motivated student allows me to excel in my studies and my A level grades represent this. Constantly adhering to deadlines I am set in school gives me the attitude and mindset essential for graduate level study. Studying further at Argosy University will deepen my independence and studying Psychology will allow me to further analyses the world from a contemporary perspective. After completion of my degree, I hope to undertake relevant experience and study in order to make my dream of becoming an occupational psychologist a reality.

3. Resume LaRhonda K. Phillips 63 S. 22nd Ave C-1 Brighton, CO 80601 303-558-0001 Larhonda_phillips@yahoo.com Objective As a beginner in the field of psychology, I would like to gain ample amount of experience in clinical psychology by treating and diagnosing number of patients daily under the guidance of senior psychologist with my full sincerity and hard work. My aim and future objective as an entry-level psychologist would be to learn and study as much as possible from the senior psychologist under whom I would be working. My aim would be to become and work as a senior psychologist after a period, with my hard efforts and authenticity. Skills/Accomplishments • Throughout my college education I have held a GPA of 3.5. • Socially I have developed the skills to listen to others and to be understanding of other peoples needs. • I work with many children with mental issues and elderly with Alzheimer's. • I am very patient with others. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Employment History April 2006-Present Schryver Medical Inc. Denver, CO. Phlebotomist • I travel to different nursing homes to obtain blood samples from elderly and children of all ages. • Charting • Transport patients • Run laboratory tests on urine and blood samples.

4. Resume cont.’ July 2000-January 2006 P/SL Medical Center Denver, CO. Phlebotomist/Lab Assistant • Worked in a hospital setting. • Obtained blood sample from inpatients and out patients. • Obtained blood samples from babies and children. • Ran test on blood and urine samples. • Obtain samples for pathology. December 1998-June 2000 Quest Diagnostic Denver, CO. Lab Assistant • Obtained blood and urine samples on outpatients. • Obtained urine for drug screening. • Prepared all lab samples for pick up. Education September 2009-Present Argosy University- Phoenix, AZ B.A. Psychology-Concentration -Advanced Studies July 1996-December-1999 Everett Community College-Denver, CO. Associate Degree in Medical Science Interests My interest include spending most of my spare time with my children and family. I enjoy movies, eating out, dancing, and anything outdoors. References will be provided upon request

5. Reflection I am currently in the process of completing my undergraduate degree in Psychology. My experience at Argosy University has been a very knowledgeable one. I am happy with all that I have experienced. I have successfully be able to keep a 3.5 GPA throughout my degree program. I have been able to increase my learning abilities and improved on many skills. I have learned to write many papers and have approved on APA writing style. At argosy I have learned the importance of multicultural competencies, scientific research methods, interpersonal skills and theoretical approached to psychological applications. I have made major improvements of writing skills, oral presentation, communications, and the use of technologies. I plan on continuing my education and have a foundation to continue with confidence and conviction.

7. Research Skills

8. Communication Skills: Oral and Written

9. Ethics and Diversity Awareness

10. Foundations of Psychology

11. Applied Psychology

13. Research Skills Research Skills LaRhonda Phillips PSY492 XB 08/10/2011 Statistical Difference Research Question: Does a Female HR Director have a lower salary than a Male HR Director? Testable Hypotheses: Is there a statistically significant difference between the salaries of female and male human resource managers? Alpha Level: 0.5 Df=95 df = n1+ n2– 2 = 10+10-2= 18 df of 95 Male 10=n1, mean = 63,700 = x1 variance 47788889 s21 with a SD 6913 s1 Female 10=n2, mean = 62,200 = x2 variance 87066667 s22 with a SD 9331 s2 sp = 8211 t = 63,700 – 62,200 – (u1-u2) = 1,500 = 2.4480 8211 √ 1/10 + 1/10 8211√ 2/10 = 3672.1 t= 2/10 √ x 8211 / 1500 hit 1/x Critical value of: 1.734 Calculated value: .4085 in which concludes that the null hypothesis will not be rejected. There is NO difference in salaries between Male HR Directors then Female HR Directors. References Argosy Lecture (2011). Module 5. Retrieved on March 31, from web site http://myeclassonline.com. Aron, Aron, & Coupes. (2009). Statistics for Psychology 5th ed. Pearson. New Jersey.

14. Communication Skills: Oral and Written Communication Skills LaRhonda Phillips PSY492 XB 08/10/2011 What are the independent variables, and what are the dependent variables? An independent variable is the variable you have control over, what you can choose and manipulate. It is usually what you think will affect the dependent variable. The independent variables would be the learning activity, and the dependent variables would be the teaching style. What would be an appropriate null hypothesis? There is no difference in between learning activity and teaching styles What is the research design? The research design would be a two way ANOVA. What is the measurement instrument? What are the f values using the following data? (A) 1452.76/4=363.19/11.50=31.58 (B) 609.20/2=304.60/11.50=26.49 (A+B) 1638.89/8=204.86/11.50=17.81 (ERROR) 402.44 (49-4-2-8=35) 11.50 (TOTAL) 4103.29 What conclusions can you draw from the results? Source Sum of Squares (degrees of freedom (df)) Mean Square F Significance (p) Teaching Style (A) 1452.76 5-1=4 363.19 31.58

15. Communication Skills: Oral and Written cont.’ Signif? 0.002 <.05 Learning Activity (B) 609.20 3-1=2 304.60 26.49 Signif? 0.037 <.05 Teaching style*Learning Activity (AxB) 1638.89 ? (df A x dfB) 8 204.86 17.81 Signif? .0001 < .05 Error (Within) 402.44 ? (dfTotal – df A – dfB-dfAX B) (49-4-2-8=35) 11.50 _ _ Total 4103.29 49 (N – 1) _ _ _

16. Ethics and Diversity Awareness Ethics & Diversity Awareness LaRhonda Phillips PSY492 XB 08/10/2011 The general attitude we have toward members of a particular group—how we feel about them—is known as prejudice. Negative prejudices differ in their intensity: You may really hate some groups but only feel a little unfavorably toward others. They also differ in their “quality”: Thinking about some groups may make you angry, others may make you fearful, whereas others may disgust you, elicit pity, or make you feel sad. Different prejudices appear to be “flavored” by different emotions (Kenrick, Neuberg, & Cialdini, 2007). Prejudice and discrimination are negative manifestations of integrative power. Instead of bringing or holding people together, prejudice and discrimination push them apart. Ironically, even prejudice and discrimination imply some sort of relationship, however. If there is no relationship people would be completely unaware of another person's or group's existence. When there is any relationship at all--even a negative one--there is some integration (Colorado.edu, 1998). One way to demonstrate an understanding of how people often hold prejudices of which they themselves aren’t fully aware, would be with how children can be prejudice and not even understand they are acting that way. I am Hispanic and my husband is African-American. We have a six year old daughter. We live in an area where there are not many children who are both races. My daughter resembles my husband, and is much darker than I am. She has many friends. My daughter is one of the friendliest little girl and loves to talk to other children. She really hasn’t experience any kind of prejudice that would make her feel uncomfortable. Some children in our neighborhood may make comments like “How can she be your mother she is white?” or “Your hair is nothing like mine”. These things don’t bother her or have any interference with her making any friends. Some things I notice are when the children may be arguing about some things, they may make some comments that tend to be a little prejudice. I am not sure if they have heard these things said by other adults in their household or things they have learned from other children. I honestly don’t think they quite understand, but it makes me wonder if maybe they really do understand. I feel that the reason that Elizabeth may spend more time working with Walter may be, because she is discriminating against Ricky because he comes from a lower-class background and may not be struggling as much a Walter. Maybe she feels that because Walter if from a middle class background, he should be smarter than Ricky. She may also have some kind of favoritism towards Walter. It may also be prejudice. Walter may be a race that Elizabeth is favorable to. I took the Implicit Association Test and was amazed with the results. The first part of the test kind of confused me. The pictures were going very fast, so I may have hit a few keys I was not aware of hitting. The results of the first part of the test stated I felt the gray pictures were more unpleasant than the drawings. I am still unsure what that means. The second part of the test results stated that I am more favorable towards black people than I am towards white people, which completely surprised me. As I mentioned earlier, I am married to a black man and we have a daughter together. Well my first husband was Irish. We had two boys together. So they are white. I would never favor my children over the other. I do tend to be a little more protective with my daughter, but I am assuming because she is the youngest. My boys are 19 and 16. My boys say I favor her because she is a girl. I do not consider myself prejudice and I do not discriminate against people as far as I am aware of. I have many friends from many different backgrounds, who I enjoy spending my time with. If there is some hidden bias in me, I am still totally unaware of it. “Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions”. Albert Einstein References Colorado. Edu (1998). Prejudice and Discrimination. Retrieved from web site http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/problem/prejdisc.htm. Kenrick, D. T., Neuberg, S. L., & Cialdini, R. B. (2007). Social psychology: Goals in interaction. Pearson.

17. Foundations of Psychology Knowledge of Foundations of The Field LaRhonda Phillips PSY429 XB 08/10/2011 Examine three kinds of social influence—conformity, compliance, and obedience—and describe a strategy to motivate these residents to increase their physical exercise; increase community volunteerism among the residents; and raise funds from outside sources. Conformity is behavior change designed to match the actions of others. Compliance is behavior change that occurs as a result of direct request. Obedience is compliance that occurs in response to a directive from an authority figure (Kenrick, Neuberg, & Cialdini, 2007). A strategy that I would use would be to show residence how much fun doing these things would be by letting them see others having fun as well. Hopefully if they see others having a good time they will want to join in. Social validation is when you comply with a request only because everyone else is doing it (Argosy, 2011). This would help when it comes to community volunteerism as well. Usually if people notice what they are doing to help is making other people happy and grateful, they will continue to do so. With increasing their physical exercise, this is something that you have to make them do with the request of their doctor. According to Cialdini, various compliance factors influence our decisions (Argosy, 2011). When a doctor tells the resident that physical exercise is something they need to do in order to get better, they will usually go along with it. So the strategy I feel that would be most effective would most likely be conformity. The foot-in-the-door technique is a technique that increases compliance with a large request by first getting compliance with a smaller, related request (Kenrick, Neuberg, & Cialdini, 2007). How I would use this technique, would be to first knock on the residence’s door and tell them who I am, I may take someone along who they know and is also involved in the programs. I would then ask them if we could come in and talk about the fun activities happening inside their community. Then I would explain how being involved in these activities will benefit them, and have their friend tell their stories and how it has benefited them, and how much fun they would have. Their friend would even come and get the residence so they could do these activities together. If someone trusts another person and values their decisions, they will most likely go along with what they have to say. The “face in the door” approach is very different to the “foot in the door” technique. Instead of asking a small favor and gradually build up to larger favors, you ask an absurdly large favor first then gradually tone it down. The idea behind it is basically to “guilt” someone into doing things and since the second request is much smaller than the first, the person is more likely to agree with you. And since as humans we tend to make decisions based on comparison, it’s quite inevitable that most of us would fall for this (Thomas, 2008). The strategy I would use would be to knock on the residence door, tell them who I am. I would then let them know what activities are going on and ask them to come and join us. I would tell them to at least come and try them. If they feel like they are not having a good time, or they do not want to continue, they are not obligated to stay. Usually someone will at least try something one time. References Argosy Online (2011). Module 4. Retrieved from web site http://myeclassonline.com. Kenrick, D. T., Neuberg, S. L., & Cialdini, R. B. (2007). Social Psychology: Goals in Interaction 4th edition. Boston: Pearson Education Inc. Thomas, Andre (2008). The Foot In The Door VS The Face In The Door Psychological Triggers. Retrieved from web site http://www.salescopyquickfix.com/blog/the-foot-in-the-door-vs-the-face-in-the-door/.

18. Applied Psychology Gender Differences in Depression LaRhonda Phillips PSY492 XB 08/08/2011 Introduction Not all depression types are the same. Depression can be very severe if not treated properly. Depression can make you feel sad, lonely, or it even at times makes you feel hopeless. Clinical depression can be very disturbing and can prevent a person from functioning normally. If clinical depression is left untreated it can cause serious problems, such as drug and alcohol addiction. Depression can also ruin many relationships as well as causing problems at your job. Also depression can lead to suicidal thoughts that can actually be followed through. There are many medications that can help, but depression may be treated through therapy. Major depressive disorder, which will be subsequently referred to as depression, is one of the most frequently diagnosed psychiatric disorders, with current and lifetime prevalence rates reported to be fifteen and twenty-three percent, respectively (pg.1). The most interesting of this disorder is that the estimate of depression is approximately twice as high for women then it is for men (pg.1). A research in depression has consistently found that the rate of depression rises in adolescence and, starting early in adolescence, more girls than boys become depressed (Sloan & Sandt, 2006). First I would like to take a look on how depression affects women. Harvard Mental Health Letter, 27 (2011) states that women are twice as likely as men to develop major depression. Women may also have high rates of seasonal affective disorder, as well as depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder (pg. 1). Gender differences in depression may start at puberty, maybe even in girls starting at age eleven (pg.1). Hormonal changes that come with menstruating each month can bring on mood changes that resemble the symptoms in depression. It is also likely that some women may also develop depression after giving birth, otherwise known as postpartum depression (pg.1). Some researchers have also studied that female’s hormones such as estrogen may make women vulnerable to depression as well (Harvard Mental Letter 27, 2011). Other things that may cause depression in women may be the traumatic experiences that may have gone through (Garabedian, Lain, Hansen, Garcia, Williams, & Crofford, 2011). Violence against women such as intimate partner violence, in all forms (sexual, physical, or stalking), and childhood violence (physical, or sexual) can be associated with depressive symptoms (Garabedian, Lain, Hansen, Garcia, Williams, & Crofford, 2011). Twenty-five though fifty percent of women may experience some kind of violence throughout their lifetime (Garabedian, Lain, Hansen, Garcia, Williams, & Crofford, 2011). Physical, sexual, and psychological abuse have been known to develop chronic physical and mental illness, including depressive symptoms (Garabedian, Lain, Hansen, Garcia, Williams, & Crofford, 2011). The more types of abuse some women may experience will more than likely have depressive symptoms. Histories of child abuse, whether it is physical or sexual has been known to increase depression and may be hospitalized for mental illnesses (Garabedian, Lain, Hansen, Garcia, Williams, & Crofford, 2011). Women may experience stressful life events more frequently than men do; it is not likely that the stressful events may lead to depression (Sloan & Sandt, 2006). Women are also more than likely than men to be caregivers to children and elderly parents. This kind of stress may also lead to depression (Sloan & Sandt, 2006). In my opinion there are some women that can handle more stress than others. As for me, I have many things going on in my life that can be very stressful. I work, go to school, and I have children and elderly parents that need care twenty-four hours a day. I feel that doing all these things does make me a stronger person. In my household, if I was to shut down everything would shut down. This is how I make it through the tough times. It does make me feel like I am the glue that holds everything together which can be stressful, but makes me feel good and keeps me strong. As for men and depression, I have noticed that my husband cannot handle stress as much as I can. He seems to give up more easily. As a woman, I try to help make him feel that the responsibilities are shared and he doesn’t have to go through everything alone. Some men who are depressed can experience emotional distress which may lead to numbing and trying to escape behaviors that may lead to aggression, violence and suicide (Brownhill, Wilhelm, Barclay & Schmied, 2011). Some men may have difficulty verbally expressing their emotions, or are described as inexpressive, hypo emotional, or unable to identify and describe their feelings (Brownhill, Wilhelm, Barclay & Schmied, 2011). Besides being one of the leading causes of suicide, depression may cause many health problems such as cardiovascular diseases. About ten to seventeen percent of men will develop depression sometime in their lives. Depression may be more deadly for men that it may be for women (Brownhill, Wilhelm, Barclay & Schmied, 2011). According to Harvard Mental Health Letter 27 (2011) it is important for those men who need help receive it due to the great toll depression takes on men. Symptoms of depression seem to be different in men than in women because of the cultural pressure for members of each gender to behave in a certain way is a factor that may contribute to be missed diagnosed (Harvard Mental Health Letter 27, 2011). When men develop depression they may take on more activities such as working longer hours or engage in more volunteer work just so they can avoid confronting or revealing symptoms of depression. Most men can go for many years without receiving treatment. It is harder to detect depression in men because they never like to talk about any problems they may be having. It is especially important for men to seek treatment for depression due to the health problems that may occur (Harvard Mental Health Letter 27, 2011).

19. Applied Psychology cont.. According to Falicov (2003) depression has been described as a gendered problem. Besides white and middle class women, depression can affect women of all social classes and races as much more than it affects men, at least in western cultures (Falicov, 2003). Depression does affect the women of the Japanese culture as well. The patriarchal sex roles in Japanese society would be seen as a crucial contributor to the symptoms of depression observed, not dissimilar to the consequences of patriarchy or women everywhere (Falicov, 2003). Some authors have suggested a connection between the current epidemic of depression in men and women of all ages and the cultural ideologies of individualism and self-sufficiency in the USA (pg. 374). Studying depression across cultural groups is fraught with many difficulties, the most challenging of which appears from the start with the very definition of depression (pg374). This definition is imbued with Western cultural assumptions about the nature of illness and health (pg. 374). Ignoring cultural differences in meaning systems that surround patriarchy may miss variables that should inform treatment paths (pg.374). Emotions such as jealousy, envy or greed are believed to prompt one person to practice bewitchment with the intention of harming an opponent, thereby causing the latter to fall into depression (Falicov, 1999). Within this belief system of a socially based causation of depression, a traditional gender-role arrangement may be negotiated differently from that in a Western urban area (Falicov, 2003). Once depression is diagnosed, there are several ways to treat the illness. In the United States, unipolar depression is common (pg.1). The incidence and prevalence of depression cut across gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion, and socioeconomic status (pg.1). It is a complex illness with biological, psychological, and environmental symptoms and sources (pg.1). Depression is treatable and the consequences of not treating can be serious and costly to individuals, families, and communities (pg. 1). The greater numbers of depressed women may reflect referral and treatment biases, social roles and expectations, specific biological and reproductive differences, higher rates of victimization and poverty, and the underdiagnoses of males (Norman, 2004). Although there are many medications to treat depression, in my opinion cognitive-behavioral therapy may be one of the best ways to treat the illness. Cognitive–behavioral therapy shows similar effectiveness to antidepressant medication and is safe, theoretically sound, and produces durable symptom reduction (Norman, 2004). According to Watson, & Nathan (2008) men and women with a depressive disorder appear to benefit equivalently with CBT treatment. Rates of recovery appear to be highly similar between sexes, and in excess of two-thirds of individuals in our trial self-reported recovery of depression symptoms (as per the normative level) or improvement reliable enough to be considered beyond measurement error (pg. 3). Less than 2% of the men and women treated with individual or group CBT in our study deteriorated, maintaining the status of CBT as a safe and effective treatment (Watson, & Nathan, 2008). Conclusion Depression is more common in women than in men. Issues that are unique to women such as hormone, biological and lifecycle may contribute to this statistic (Sloan, & Sandt, 2006). Female hormones may directly affect the chemistry in the brain which determines moods and responses (Sloan, & Sandt, 2006). When a women gives birth, she may develop postpartum depression although the condition probably existed before she even became pregnant. Premenstrual syndrome may be another form of depression women experience and is often brought due to hormonal change. This may occur during ovulation or at the beginning of menstruation (Sloan, & Sandt, 2006). Men often experience depression differently and often have different ways of dealing with the illness (Sloan, & Sandt, 2006). Men are more likely to acknowledge being irritable, losing sleep or lacking in motivation (pg.3). According to Sloan, & Sandt (2006), women on the other hand are more likely to admit to feeling sad, worthless or feelings of guilt. Men are more likely to consume substances like drugs and alcohol than women (Sloan, & Sandt, 2006). So it is clear that when we look at the factors that influence depression, women experience many contributing factors that are different to men (Sloan, & Sandt, 2006). Men are more likely not to seek help for depression due to the perceived stigma that society often attaches (pg.3). The statistics show a higher incidence of depression amongst women than men (Sloan, & Sandt, 2006). References Brownhill, S., Wilhelm, K., Barclay, L., & Schmied, V. (2005). ‘Big build’: hidden depression in men. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39(10), 921-931. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01665.x. Falicov, C. (2003). Culture, society and gender in depression. Journal of Family Therapy, 25(4), 371. doi:10.1111/1467-6427.00256. Garabedian, M. J., Lain, K. Y., Hansen, W. F., Garcia, L. S., Williams, C. M., & Crofford, L. J. (2011). Violence Against Women and Postpartum Depression. Journal of Women's Health (15409996), 20(3), 447-453. doi:10.1089/jwh.2010.1960. Recognizing depression in men: Physical complaints, substance abuse, and other stealth symptoms may mask the problem. (2011). Harvard Mental Health Letter, 27(12), 4-5. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Norman J. Gender Bias in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression. International Journal of Mental Health, 33(2), 32-43. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Sloan, D. M., & Sandt, A. R. (2006). Gender differences in depression. Women's Health, 2(3), 425-425-34. doi:10.2217/17455057.2.3.425.

20. Interpersonal Effectiveness Interpersonal Effectiveness LaRhonda Phillips PSY429 XB 08/10/2011 Lawrence Kohlberg (1969) modified and elaborated Piaget's work, and laid the groundwork for the current debate within psychology on moral development. Consistent with Piaget, he proposed that children form ways of thinking through their experiences which include understandings of moral concepts such as justice, rights, equality and human welfare. Kohlberg followed the development of moral judgment beyond the ages studied by Piaget, and determined that the process of attaining moral maturity took longer and was more gradual than Piaget had proposed (Kohlberg, 1971). If I put myself in the role of parent, teacher and juvenile justice judge, I would defiantly have to understand both Piaget’s and Kohlberg’s cognitive/moral stage from which a child is operating. Jean Piaget is among the first psychologists whose work remains directly relevant to contemporary theories of moral development. In his early writing, he focused specifically on the moral lives of children, studying the way children play games in order to learn more about children's beliefs about right and wrong (1932/65). According to Piaget, all development emerges from action; that is to say, individuals construct and reconstruct their knowledge of the world as a result of interactions with the environment. Based on his observations of children's application of rules when playing, Piaget determined that morality, too, can be considered a developmental process (Piaget, 1965). The most important aspects these development models for a parent, teacher and judge would be aware of how a child’s cognitive stages develop. This would be the best way to determine how to punish the child when the child does something wrong. When dealing with a juvenile, the stage to understand the most would be the Formal operational stage: roughly from age eleven on. This represents the final stage of cognitive growth, in which thinking becomes abstract. Adolescents realize their reality is only one of several that are imaginable, and begin pondering deeper questions of truth, justice, and existence. Individual begins to impose his/her own structures on tasks, beginning with broad categories, then formulating and testing hypotheses in light of the individual’s knowledge of categories and relationships (Argosy, 2011). References Argosy Lecture (2011). Module 4: Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. Retrieved from web site http://myeclassonline.com. Kohlberg, L. & Turiel, E. (1971). Moral development and moral education. In G. Lesser, ed. Psychology and educational practice. Scott Foresman. Piaget, J. (1965). The moral judgment of the child. The Free Press: New York. Power, F. C., Higgins, A., & Kohlberg, L. (1989). "Lawrence Kohlberg's Approach to Moral Education." New York: Columbia University Press

21. My Future in Learning When I am done completing my Undergraduate Degree, I plan on continuing my education. I would like to receive my Ph.D in Clinical Psychology. I would also like to help people with addiction as well as marriage counseling. I am sure as time goes on I will learn many new things. I am excited to find out what the future holds for me.

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