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Identify and describe three challenges typically faced in middle adulthood

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 Thriving in Middle Adulthood
Instructions
Your reading describes several transitions and life events that can occur during middle adulthood. While many of those in middle adulthood thrive, that is not always the case, as evidenced by the occurance of midlife crises.
Create a presentation (using PowerPoint, or your favorite slideshow tool) in which you address the following:

  • Identify and describe three challenges typically faced in middle adulthood (make sure to cite sources) – minimum 3 slides
  • Identify and describe three recommendations for how to overcome those challenges(make sure to cite sources) – minimum 3 slides
  • Offer two detailed suggestions for how thrive in middle adulthood  (make sure to cite sources) – minimum 2 slides

You must cite your unit reading and/or outside sources to support your statements. I’m not looking for opinions here – you must support your statements and suggestions with cited sources. Include a reference slide at the end, with your references in APA format, and use in-text citations on your slides.
Keep in mind that I’m also not looking for you to copy and paste information from the reading/websites and stick it into your slides. You can use a direct quote if you feel you need to, but it must have quotation marks around it to indicate that it is a direct quote. Everything else will need to be in your own words (paraphrase), followed by an in-text citation to indicate where the information came from. I want to see your writing, not what you’ve copied and pasted from other writers. Read this helpful guide on paraphrasing. At least 80% of your assignment needs to be in your own words.
Make sure that you give each slide a title so it is clear which slides are focused on challenges and which slides are focused on recommendations and suggestions. Be sure to include images or graphics to make your slides visually appealing.

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What are three methods of disease transmission mentioned in the epidemiology animation on the Home page?  Provide some examples

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Module 3 – Case

PATHOGENICITY, IMMUNOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

Case Assignment

In this Case Assignment, you will focus on the materials that you viewed on the Home page.  After reading the text and viewing each of the links provided there, address the following questions:

  1. What are three methods of disease transmission mentioned in the epidemiology animation on the Home page?  Provide some examples.
  2. What are the most common vectors mentioned in the tutorial on transmission of disease?
  3. Which pathogens were mentioned in the Virulence Factors animations (host tissues and defenses)?  List all of the pathogens mentioned and then choose two to discuss.  In your discussion include:
  • How do they hide from host defenses?
  • How do they invade or penetrate the host?
  • Research how they reproduce, and ID them using at least three phenotypic descriptions (you can refer to the dichotomous key from the previous module for phenotypic descriptions).
  1. Note whether the pathogen you chose was reported as a risk to the workplace in the Infectious Diseases in the Workplace article you read on the Home page.
  2. Note the total cases and related mortality reported by the CDC Stats in the linked report.

Assignment Expectations

Page Length: 2 to 3 pages
Format
TUI encourages all students to comply with APA style and format guidelines for proper citation of references.
Scholarly Content                  
Your case assignments are considered scholarly works. Your final work should include peer reviewed (scholarly) sources. Please use the formatting demonstrated in your Background section to cite the tutorials and readings from the Module Overview.
Please keep in mind that you should not use sources such as “Answers.com” or “Wikipedia” or “Wikianswers.”  None of these are scholarly sources and they can be “modified” by any registered user which makes them unreliable.
Appropriate Headings and Paper Flow
Remember that you are preparing a formal academic paper. Your paper should make use of appropriate headings and subheadings.  You should not cut and paste the questions posed and answer them like a “Question and Answer” session.  Your finished paper should read like an academic paper. Submit your final word document to the Case Assignment dropbox.

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Identify the steps in addressing issues related to using technology in the counseling profession

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Creating Case Notes
Whether you are a mental health or a school counselor, taking careful case notes is an important part of your counseling process. Good case notes not only help you keep track of the work that you are doing with your client or student, they also protect you.
For this discussion, once again review the case vignettes in the presentation, Ethical Issues in Record Keeping and Technology, in this unit’s study. Select one vignette and use it to discuss the following:
· Write a case note using the SOAP or DAP format that is presented on page 140 of your text, Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling. You may need to be creative and enhance the case study in order to write a comprehensive case note.
· Provide a summary of how you decided what information to include or exclude.
Support your summary with support from the unit readings. Follow current APA style and formatting guidelines in your post.
Response Guidelines
Respond to the initial discussion posts of two other learners. What reactions do you have to the ideas the learner has presented? Include examples from your own experience to support your perspective, and raise questions to continue the dialogue.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
· Identify the steps in addressing issues related to using technology in the counseling profession.
· Learn about different types of professional communication.
· Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
Resources
· Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
· Ethical Issues in Record Keeping and Technology | Transcript.
· APA Style and Format.

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explain how the use of feminist and social justice theories in school counseling might benefit a student

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 Discussion: Feminist and Social Justice Theories
Feminist and social justice theories may not immediately come to mind when considering the profession of school counseling. Furthermore, feminist theory is often mistaken for an approach that is exclusive to women, and social justice theory to the conventions of social equality, when in fact, their principles are largely based on concepts that are consistent with counseling and applicable to all populations including strengths-based, holistic, client-centered, and advocacy.
A closer examination suggests that feminist and social justice theories seem applicable to the school setting. This is particularly true when working with oppressed or potentially marginalized student populations that face issues related to disabilities, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status, or race/ethnicity, to name a few. Advocacy is rooted in feminist and social justice theory. The professional school counselor is positioned well to advocate for students who might otherwise experience oppression. This oppression negatively impacts the student’s school experience, thus preventing the ignition of his or her full potential.
For this week’s Discussion, you analyze the use of feminist and social justice theories in school counseling.
Post by Day 3 a description of your understanding of feminist and social justice theories. Then, explain how the use of feminist and social justice theories in school counseling might benefit a student. Provide a specific example and justify your response.
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What happens when a person goes on a very low calorie diet?

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1. What kinds of foods provide fiber in the diet and what does fiber help with?
2. What are the different kinds of fats and some properties of them?
3. Why do we need water in our diet?
4. How is obesity defined?
5. What is the most prevalent underlying source of death in the United States?
6. What happens when a person goes on a very low calorie diet?
7. How many calories do one pound of fat represent?
8. What are the daily-suggested lower limits of calorie consumption for both men and women?
9. What happens when you exercise at a low-intensity rate as compared to a high intensity rate as far as types of calories burned?
10. What causes blood cholesterol to be raised?
11. How many calories does a gram of fat, protein or carbohydrate contain?
12. What are some risk factors for coronary heart disease?
13.  How does cancer start in the body?
14.  How many minutes of daily activity are required to prevent weight gain and to maintain substantial weight loss?
15. What kind of results can be expected when a person exercises and exhibits good lifestyle choices?
16. What mechanism seems to regulate how much a person weighs?
17. What are some results of sleep deprivation?
18. What are the different types of stresses?
19. What causes the stress response to occur?
20. What is the purpose of the “stress response” and what are some of the manifestations it has been turned on?
21. Are certain types of individuals at a greater risk of disease related to stress?
22. What are some good techniques to deal with stress?
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Explain how nurture and nature play interactive roles in shaping behavior.

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Unit Assignments Unit II PowerPoint Presentation
Imagine that you are a practicing psychologist, and you are the featured presenter for the upcoming psychology conference. Your chosen topic centers upon factors that influence human behaviors and cognitions. In your presentation, you want to teach the audience about biological, evolutionary, and environmental factors that influence behaviors. To do this, you will need to prepare a PowerPoint to present to the audience. In your PowerPoint presentation, be sure to include the below concepts: Identify ways in which the environment can both nurture and thwart mental ability.
Explain how nurture and nature play interactive roles in shaping behavior. Summarize the effects of some of the main neurotransmitters in the brain, and list four hormones that influence behavior. Your PowerPoint presentation must be at least eight slides in length, not including the cover slide and reference slide. In addition to your textbook, you must use a minimum of one scholarly source. Any information from an outside source that is used should be cited appropriately according to APA format.
You may use the notes field in PowerPoint to expand on your ideas, if necessary, but this is not required. Your presentation style should appear professional, using appropriate formatting and graphics. If you have never created a PowerPoint, or if you want to brush up on your skills, watch this tutorial created by the CSU Writing Center to learn tips and best practices for creating a PowerPoint: http://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/powerpointbestpractices/
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Identify and discuss three ways the author uses evidence to support assertions

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For this assignment, you will compose two short critical essays explaining and evaluating arguments by other authors. This assignment allows you to analyze an issue from a variety of perspectives and assess arguments for or against the issue. By focusing your attention on how the original authors use evidence and reasoning to construct and support their positions, you can recognize the value of critical thinking in public discourse.
Read the two articles “Shooting in the Dark”, and “Focusing on the How of Violence” and write two separate analytical summaries.
This assignment has two parts.
Part 1—First Article
Write an analytical summary of the article focusing on the article’s main claims. Include the following:

  • Provide a brief summary of the argument presented in the article.
  • Identify and discuss three ways the author uses evidence to support assertions.
  • Analyze how the author signals this usage through elements such as word choices, transitions, or logical connections.

Part 2—Second Article
Write an analytical summary of the article focusing on the article’s main claims. Include the following:

  • Provide a brief summary of the argument presented in the article.
  • Identify any value-based assertions in the article and how the author supports these value-based conclusions with evidence.
  • Discuss how this evidence does or does not demonstrate relevance, consistency, transparency, and speculation.
  • Analyze how the author signals the use of these elements through language. For example, word choices, transitions, or logical connections.

Write a 1,000–1,200 word paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources

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Relations Between Inductive Reasoning and Deductive Reasoning

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read the following required articles:

  • “Relations Between Inductive Reasoning and Deductive Reasoning”
  • “The Effect of the Environment (Real and Virtual) and The Personality on the Speed of Decision Making”
  • “Decision-Making Theories and Models: A Discussion of Rational and Psychological Decision-Making Theories and Models: The Search for a Cultural-Ethical Decision-Making Model”
  • “Seven Basic Steps to Solving Ethical Dilemmas in Special Education: A Decision-Making Framework”
  • “Looking for a Psychology for the Inner Rational Agent”

Play the expert in the following scenario and apply ethical principles and professional standards of decision-making to your rationale and actions:

  • You are a counseling psychologist in a state prison. You have been counseling a new inmate, and he confided in you that one of the other inmates has indicated he is considering suicide. He does not divulge the name of the other inmate and refuses to talk any further about the issue. Consider the following steps in your decision-making process:
    • Define the problem.
    • Explore the alternatives.
    • Consider the consequences.
    • Identify ethical considerations.
    • Determine how you would reduce bias in your decision-making process.
    • Explain your decision.

Using appropriate citations and references, explain how the empirical research and theoretical models presented in the assigned articles suggest the importance of applying decision-making strategies in one’s own practice. Support your argument with empirical research.

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Consider physical, social/emotional, and cognitive changes. What things are very different? What things are very much the same? 

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Assignment Instructions
This assignment is due at the end of Week 8. Be certain that you have done all the readings before attempting to do this assignment.
This course has been about the changes that take place as we move from childhood to adolescence. Now it’s time to bring some of that information together, so that you can consider human growth and development in context.
Think about the 6-year-old you and the 16-year-old you. Consider physical, social/emotional, and cognitive changes. What things are very different? What things are very much the same?
Now consider the 16-year-old you and the current you. Consider physical, social/emotional, and cognitive changes. What things are very different? What things are very much the same?
Please use the attached chart for your answers. (click on the attachment below under Supporting Materials)
· Give three examples of development in each of the domain categories.
· Show how these things are different in the “current me” column.
· Using 75-100 words, describe which theor(ies) explain these changes and how.
Important Note:  Please reach out to your instructor to discuss any concerns that you may have regarding the personal nature of this assignment.
Grading Rubric  
 
CHFD307 Assignment 3
Rubric
POSSIBLE POINTS
STUDENT POINTS
 
Student exhibits a defined and clear understanding of the   assignment.  The student provides three (3) examples of development in   each of the three domain categories (physical, social/emotional and   cognitive) for a combined total of six (6) for the 6 yr old and 16 yr old   self.
30
 
Student demonstrates proficient command of the subject   matter in the assignment.  Assignment shows an impressive level of depth   of student’s ability to relate course content to practical examples and   applications by noting similarities and differences in the “current me”   column.
20
 
Student provides well-supported ideas and reflection with   a variety of current and/or worldviews in the assignment.  Student   presents a genuine intellectual development of ideas throughout assignment by   describing which theor(ies) explain the noted changes.
20
 
Evidence of research for materials/content is cited within   the chart and listed in a reference section using APA format. You must   support your writing with  a minimum of 2 references.
15
 
Clarity of writing style Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling
15
 
TOTAL
100
 
Six-year-old me
Cognitive Development
Physical Developmet
Social/Emotional Development
How is this the same from the   current me?
How is this different from the   current me?
What theories help to explain these   changes? Why? (include References)
 
 
Sixteen-year-old me
Cognitive Development
Physical Developmet
Social/Emotional Development
How is this the same from the   current me?
How is this different from the   current me?
What theories help to explain these   changes? Why?(include References)
 
PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT
I HAVE TO GET 90 OR ABOVE I GOT A 60 ON LAST ASSIGNMENT
SUPPORTING MATERIALS ABOVE
Supporting Materials
· Assignment 3 Chart _r_2.xlsx (10 KB)
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In what ways is the treatment helpful or harmful?

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Assignment 2: Methadone Maintenance Treatment—Helpful or Harmful?

By the due date assigned, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through the end of the module, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. In your response, ask a question, provide a statement of clarification, provide a point of view with rationale, challenge a point of discussion, or draw a relationship between one or more points of the discussion.

Methadone Maintenance Treatment—Helpful or Harmful?

Replacement therapies tend to be the most controversial of all treatments for substance abuse and dependence. In particular, methadone maintenance has been the focus of much controversy and debate.

Mary was a chronic heroin user, but eventually she hit “rock bottom” and decided to get help. Mary goes to a methadone clinic every day to get her methadone dose for the day. She is happy to be sober from heroin. However, her family does not understand. They see that Mary is still taking a drug every day and view her as still being dependent.

Using your textbook and the Argosy University online library resources, research the controversy of methadone maintenance treatment for heroin users.
Answer the following:

  • In what ways is the treatment helpful or harmful?
  • Is this a successful treatment for heroin dependence? Why or why not?

Write your initial response in 150–200 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

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