Navigating the Ethics of Mental Health Diagnosis: The Role of Positive Psychology

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Issues and ethics in psych (new class) Week 2discussion: positive psychology and mental health chapter 1,4, 6 As we know from the week’s materials, the ability to diagnose mental disorders will continue to improve over time and with additional research. However, in many instances, it continues to be as much art as science. In your initial post, respond to the following questions: Specifically what is meant by this? How might Positive Psychology also play a role in the future of mental health? Week 2 Quiz Questions The quiz questions are short answer covering important topics we are studying this week and have specific directions for each. Please do not copy any materials from any source directly for your answers. Your quiz question responses should address all aspects of the question thoroughly and thoughtfully; aim for 1-2 paragraphs.”  This week you reviewed and watched videos on psychological studies that examine human behavior.  Discuss two studies you reviewed and explain these studies by describing the scientific method used.  After reviewing the Tedtalk video, “What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness,” discuss how these results can be explained using the concepts described in your chapter reading from Watkins. What are possible reasons for the individual and group differences? Personality (new class) chapter 3 and 4 Week 2 discussion: the Freudian theory Prompt: Some Freudian concepts have been supported by empirical research: the unconscious repression, projection, displacement, verbal slips, and some characteristics of oral and personality types. The areas of the id, superego, libido and anxiety have not been scientifically validated. These areas, however, are still discussed in many psychology lectures.  In your opinion should this theory continue to be presented or is it time to abandon this theory? Do you see strengths and weaknesses in this theory? How do you consider Freud’s method of research and assessment in shaping...