Category: Social Issues

Why do you think we respond differently to a stressful situation in the company of a friend versus a pet dog? Under what circumstances would you select a friend versus a pet?

Discussion 1 & 2
Watch the following videos and then respond to the question below:

Harry Harlowe: The Discovery of Attachment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrNBEhzjg8I

The Strange Situation: WATCH THE YOUTUBE VIDEO BELOW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTsewNrHUHU

Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby identified 4 distinct attachment styles in children. Reflect back to your childhood. How would you describe your attachment style? Why do you think you developed this attachment style? Do you think your attachment style has changed? (Below is a description of the attachment styles)

Based on the information in Chapter 7, it is clear that social support has various benefits particularly when we are in stressful situations. Why do you think we respond differently to a stressful situation in the company of a friend versus a pet dog? Under what circumstances would you select a friend versus a pet?

READING
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16q3LUOb5j7yfXT2Cw2Tiu07vToEStUEm/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WxXYanHIaRVfhLqlCNPxz8bMIpQLE-zc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hxbGhpAn3E1M6Gs5E01_1GBjaVMtErtv/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Yh2kJjcDjiCixPuDWbSpTh33x6BDwdG/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UnWS2JdXg_2FeteRXs3yAf0V4CZDXy5a/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H_2SkGznZ7_hnz6QNnBG5l0XL_OMwSy9/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SNtYNLTvuN1t7V0kwMATVdMFi2syqh9c/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gCbf_OLeIdzy1GRNlhFxUU6z-yG17Nb_/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Kd8q9aNN4rW-_nurJn-dT2tFzNv0BrJ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WnDQ9XVBDcmANrXonKeLHpOde5PZzWWT/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rqV6KBpxmnMJEKFJ8FNptzAYgtqIHH0D/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16z1HjvnA6NoH6z1zN1f3QVERkZBmYoMs/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15z-0_0U95L9UdrLtpXFLlmoVXqrZwiFZ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TRo5In9ccFoUxcFPlwn0JQ3u6t-bONJk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HsgmKEVkvnOMU43VdoGpu_h7ja1n6Lf-/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mWvS1isxuyfXDuM1RXymAnhB0fHqyqHq/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bbGBzb53guGvnrTiYJFUtcfRu5Gf_fFZ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DERHDPWOMV77jHDOJii8bZaRkc7tJSw-/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14cSLNaoI5DPVz_n30i35DvtfYjMUfOtF/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V7ruRO0kPx1wzf8iA9LhFticN2b1gPIM/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dk2JqykiBkdkxJfWOj8ldZfXy6Ez7a84/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gD0JcNShXe47LmRdZd7VDtKORcBhOA4d/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YQHoYySVUzvCksRomhq55U-CPq5SGj3B/view?usp=sharing

How social media affects interpersonal relationships and communication:Discuss? In today’s world, social media has a profound effect on everyone.

6-1 Presentation Progress Check – Social Factors Contributing to Drug Abuse Amongst Adolescence Today

How social media affects interpersonal relationships and communication:Discuss? In today’s world, social media has a profound effect on everyone.

How would power and oppression be disrupted in your example?Who exercised power and oppression in American society and/or your own life?

Power and oppression are key concepts for many individuals and groups who are not part of dominant social groups. Using material from the readings to support your claims, write an essay of 500 to 750 words (2 to 3 pages) in which you describe an example of power and oppression operating in American society.

Explain your argument to illustrate where power and oppression were exercised by addressing the following questions:

1.)Who exercised power and oppression in American society and/or your own life?

2.)How did they exercise that power and oppression?

3.)Why did they exercise power and oppression?

4.)How did the exercise of power and oppression benefit them?

5.)How would power and oppression be disrupted in your example?

Explain at least three roles community organizations can play in shaping public policy.

Using evidence and concepts from the readings from Introduction to Psychology, and informed by other readings from this course, write an essay that:

1.) Explain at least three roles community organizations can play in shaping public policy.

2.)makes an argument about what the most effective activity communities or organizations can do to create the most change.

Describe which aspects of the Hart City needs assessment may relate to the service users in your selected program.Do you think the program meets the community’s needs as identified in the Hart City needs assessment? Why or why not?

Using Needs Assessments to Evaluate Programs

Identify the Hart City program you selected.

Describe which aspects of the Hart City needs assessment may relate to the service users in your selected program.

Using the Hart City needs assessment, respond to the following questions:

Do you think the program meets the community’s needs as identified in the Hart City needs assessment? Why or why not?

Do you see gaps in service delivery? If so, what are they and what is needed to address the gaps?

Support your Assignment with evidence from the Hart City interface (e.g., community needs assessment, data provided about the program you selected) and with scholarly sources.

How do conflict theorists/theories of political economy explain racial inequality? Define the main points of this theoretical approach. Choose two specific examples of racial inequality from the textbook, readings, or lecture and explain them through a political economy lens.

Practice Exam Questions

Choose TWO OUT OF THREE questions to answer, in no more than three paragraphs each.

Q1: Compare and contrast the concepts of race and ethnicity. To do this, define each concept and outline the similarities and differences between the concepts. Which concept do you think is more applicable in Canada today, and why? Give at least two specific examples from the lectures or readings to justify which concept is more applicable in Canada today.

Q2: How do conflict theorists/theories of political economy explain racial inequality? Define the main points of this theoretical approach. Choose two specific examples of racial inequality from the textbook, readings, or lecture and explain them through a political economy lens.

Q3: Which of the four explanations for inequality between settlers and Indigenous people do you find the most convincing? Outline the main points of your chosen explanation and why you support it. Give one example of how this explanation also help us understand inequality between non-Indigenous racial/ethnic groups.

 

 What family, environmental, social, or other factors are important to understand this client? Think of the person-in-environment perspective.

Https://youtu.be/5pe9VtRH-jI

Describe the identified client’s clinical presentation like a mini bio-psycho-social. Provide information (as available) on appearance, medical conditions, economic situation, developmental milestones, intersectionality, strengths, challenges, etc.

What family, environmental, social, or other factors are important to understand this client? Think of the person-in-environment
perspective.

What is your engagement plan for this client?

Given what you’ve mentioned in the assessment section, what specifically will you do to build a relationship with your client?

What therapeutic techniques would you use?

How does bias, power, and privilege impact engagement with this client?

How will you engage with the client’s family and/or support system?

How would you address resistance to engagement?

How did the therapist in the video engage with the client?

How did the therapist engage with the client’s family and/or support system?

What specific techniques can you identify the therapist using in the video?

How did the client react to the engagement?

What is your overall review of the work done by the therapist?