What examples can you provide to substantiate your answer? Do you think these may change in importance during your lifetime? Why or why not?
Start by reading and following these instructions: 1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus. 2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your […]
You should also note the facts or factors that counter your argument. Finally, you should write a summary or conclusion that takes into account the arguments pro and cons.
The paper should be an “argumentative” paper, that is, you should expand on a topic, point, or thesis, and convey your best supportive arguments for it. An “argumentative” paper does not mean you are going to “argue”, and this should be self-explanatory, but some students ask me this question regularly. An argumentative paper is a […]
Describe the health issue you selected and identify key contributors or factors, based on the biopsychosocial model, that could contribute to the development of the issue (be sure to include all three aspects of the model).
The World Health Organization (n.d.) identifies health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being” (p. 1). This quote refers to the notion that health should not be reduced to a single, biological source; rather, biology must be considered in relation to other psychological and social factors. George Engel, a psychiatrist in the […]
Prepare a formal letter to the parents with your recommendations. Include a copy of the worksheet you used with your notes to conduct the risk-benefit analysis.
Risk-Benefit Analysis of a Controversial Intervention Consider this scenario: The principal of a local school learned about a facility in Massachusetts that uses an electric shock device as a behavior control procedure. For more information on this device, review the Linscheid et al. article. The principal has requested that parents of one of her school’s […]
Identify the two theories you selected, and briefly summarize how each would explain the individual’s gender development.
There are several perspectives on how humans develop gender. Older perspectives that emphasized biological differences between males and females have given way to newer perspectives that account for the roles of both biology (e.g., hormones) and environment. When psychologists refer to the environment, they mean the social factors or socialization agents such as peers, family, […]
Justify the use of the chosen diagnostic manual (i.e., Why was this manual chosen over others?). Evaluate symptoms within the context of an appropriate theoretical orientation for this diagnosis.
Week 3 – Assignment Outline for the Psychiatric Diagnosis Review the instructions for the Psychiatric Diagnosis assignment in Week Six. This week’s assignment will build upon the work you have completed on your chosen case study in Weeks One and Two. For this assignment, you will construct an outline of your Psychiatric Diagnosis paper. […]
Please read the following summary of several view points regarding whether or not a baby should be allowed to “cry it out” when he or she is upset (which often happens when one puts a baby down to sleep, by the way).
Please read the following summary of several view points regarding whether or not a baby should be allowed to “cry it out” when he or she is upset (which often happens when one puts a baby down to sleep, by the way). After reading about the different perspectives, think about your view and what […]
How would you prioritize Jamila’s concerns in the counseling session? What would you address first? What steps would you take in this session to make sure that Jamila has the resources she needs right now?
Sometimes, clients come into the counseling session with an immediate crisis. They need an immediate solution to a problem. Counseling in these situations needs to be focused and goal oriented. Jamila has been working with her counselor on learning to better manage her 9-year-old son. Last night, her son was hit by a car and is […]
Discuss how the program would be implemented. Be specific in who would be targeted, where this program would take place, and how you see the program being executed.
In this Chapter, you read about four criteria that need to be met in order for contact between hostile groups to decrease prejudices. In this assignment, you will reflect on these criteria and develop a program to reduce prejudice. Compose an essay that includes the following components: § an explanation of how one’s tendency to […]
How was the injustice in Birmingham tied to all communities in the south?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was many things, a civil rights activist, nonviolent protestor, organizer, teacher, son, husband, father, and a black man. Many forget that he was first, a Christian Southern Baptist minister and preacher. His religious faith informed his ethical actions. After reading selections from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, Letters from the Birmingham Jail, explore […]
· Read the National Association of Black Social Workers’- Transracial Adoption Statement. (Links to an external site.)What is their position? Why?
Directions Please respond to all of the questions in paragraph form with the question numbers labeled. You should incorporate concepts from the readings into your answers and cite the readings as needed. The paper should be 2-4 pages. 1. Mobile home residents are not the only stigmatized group who establish their decency by distancing themselves […]
Describe the topic you have selected for your Capstone Project. 2. Describe the problem/issue related to the topic.
Application: Problem/Issue Selection Note: Please complete the Application Assignment prior to the Discussion question this week. Now that you have selected a topic, you will identify an important problem within the broad topic that you would like to explore. In choosing the problem/issue, consider the following questions: Do you want to address a work […]
