Assignment Content
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper comparing the main themes of the social-cognitive perspective with the humanistic perspective.
Describe the main concepts involved in each perspective.
Explain how the perspectives differ from one another.
Identify possible limitations of each perspective.
Include a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles.
Format citations in your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Unit 8
Explain article “The Many Roles of Social Workers in the Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Addiction:A Major Health and Social Problem Affecting Individuals, Families, and Society” and why it is important
What type of journal article did you read?
What did the authors discuss in the article?
How does the information in the article apply to intervention, prevention, and/or treatment within a particular population?
Part 2
Describe a Master Addiction Counselor (MAC). Be sure to address the following:
What career option did you choose, and why?
Where would someone in this career role work?
What types of professional activities does someone perform in this role?
What requirements must a person meet to pursue this career option?
Remember how the discussion assignments work. You need to respond to one discussion question with an essay of 400-600 words with at least two references.
This is the last week so there are not responses due. With that being said, the entire 40 points are incorporated into the initial posting so take your time and put forth a larger amount of energy into this one activity.
Include the question you are answering at the beginning of the posting. If you notice that several people have answered a particular question, try to answer a different one. The more different discussion topics we have, the better.
Here are the questions for Week Eight:
1. How valued is eye witness testimony by members of the jury? Explain your belief about this question, then delve into the research on the topic. Was your perception accurate or not? What factors influence eye witness testimony?
2. Criminal law is intended to be black or white, right or wrong. There is little room for grey in the field. The general process is supposed to be a person commits a crime, police investigate the crime and compile evidence, arrest the guilty party, prosecutors are able to prove the person is guilty in a trial (interestingly, most cases end in plea agreements), and the guilty party is sentenced.
The entire assumption of criminal law is the data on which prosecutors attempt to prove guilty beyond a reasonable doubt is sound.
So, what happens when police interrogation results in a false confession? Research the chapter and other sources and discuss the changing field of police interrogations.
What did this look like initially, how has police interrogation changed, and how do those changes mean the data collected by officers is more accurate?
3. Read the following article: (https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/people-can-be-convinced-they-committed-a-crime-they-dont-remember.html) and talk about how the findings may or may not influence confessions. What does other research or court rulings say about this topic?
4. Summarize and explain the gap between scientific and public understandings of climate change. Why are these gaps present?
5. To what extent do money and consumption buy happiness? And why do materialism and economic growth not bring enduringly greater satisfaction?
1. In 1981 John W. Hinkley attempted to assassinate then President Ronald Reagan. For this LA, want you to spend considerable time researching and understanding Hinkley’s motivation for engaging in such behavior (referencing the movie Taxi Driver), what mental illness did he suffer from and how did that illness distort his view of reality, and what occurred after the assassination attempt.
This last point should include a discussion of the trial, federal law changes (check out the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984), and, most importantly for this class, what was the public perception of the events that occurred?
Regarding this last point, there was and continues to be a large body of research that believes the insanity defense is raised frequently, is often successful, and results in placement in the community. How are those beliefs incorrect?
Drug Therapies
Psychopharmacology is the field of study focused on the use of medications to impact neurological functioning and behaviors.
Psychotropic medications, used in consultation with medical professionals, are tools to address the symptoms of major psychiatric disorders.
As you learned in your assigned reading from the text in this unit, there are many classes and types of drugs used by medical professionals.
Select one type of drug therapy (antipsychotic, antidepressant, or antianxiety) and address the following, using headings to match content in each bullet point in your discussion:
Specific symptoms and their intensity that would indicate a consultation may be appropriate.
Side effects that may interfere with taking medications as directed.
Potential benefits a partner or family member may notice.
Atlease read the following article from GQ magazine – We all forgot the condom.
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Then,answer the following questions either in a word document or in the text box.
Describe the type of research being done by J. Victor Garcia at the on rats. What special or unusual thing was done to the rats to be able to carry out the research?
How did Michael Callen and Richard Berkowitz go about warning the gay community of the risks and the best method of prevention of HIV?
What changes have recently happened in the gay community to cause an increase in HIV infection rates? What are one or two reasons this may be happening?
What is “sero-sorting?” Do experts believe it is effective? What are the risks?
What is post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) AND what is pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)? Were either effective? What was the evidence?
Evaluate the evidence on the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on biological stress markers.
Criminology and Justice; Juvenile Crime
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In your Quantitative Research Studies: Part 2 paper,
Create a complete APA citation for three articles that report on quantitative research studies that address your research topic or research focus.
Consider accessing the Ashford Writing Center’s Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) for more on completing a complete reference citation.
Critique each research study, identifying the research question or questions, the hypotheses, the size and characteristics of the sample for each study, the type of statistical analysis that was used to evaluate the data, and evidence of any lack of consistency or bias in the way the study was conducted.
Analyze how the studies are similar in the ways each study addressed the research topic and how they are dissimilar, noting which study was more compelling to you and why.
Evaluate the general concept of research validity in quantitative research studies, as defined by Trochim (2006).
Evaluate the extent to which each study exhibits internal and external validity, identifying the potential threats, if any, to external validity in each of the three studies.
Explain any unresolved questions about your topic of interest that were raised by the studies, and how further quantitative research on this topic would augment the findings of the studies you reviewed.
The Quantitative Research Studies: Part 2 paper
Must be at least 1,200 words in length (not including title, abstract and references pages), and formatted according in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resources.
Must reference at least two scholarly sources (see Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)), in addition to any required readings you cite.
Must list the three articles analyzed in the reference list.
Must include title, abstract and reference pages
Title Baghdad ER [] [videorecording] / directed by Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill ; produced by Joseph Feury, Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill.
Manufacture New York, N.Y. : distributed by Films Media Group, [2016?]
Reflect on the film and apply what you have learned from Chapter 5 in responding to the following prompts.
What do you imagine these military personnel are feeling? Thinking?
What risk factors for the development of PTSD can you identify for the military personnel profiled in the film?
What efforts do you see by the military, as well as by the individuals themselves, to "buffer/ protect" them from the impact of trauma?
Why might some of these military personnel develop PTSD while others do not develop PTSD?
Comment about how the film impacted you as a viewer.
Reaction Paper 2
Read Majid & Burenhult (2014) and write a critical reaction on that article according to the instructions / guidelines provided.
The course is about language and cognition. Also uploading the syllabus for you to have an idea about the course.
You should read the article and write a reaction paper based on the instructions.
