Do you think it is easier for males or females, or for younger or older people, to express different emotions?

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“Inside Out” Study Guide: Understanding Emotions. © Abigail Burd, LCSW, 2015. May not be republished in print, online or in social media. Share by linking to AbigailBurdLCSW.com/inside-out-disney-pixar-study-guide for free download. May be printed individually for use in therapy or classes.

An “Inside Out” (Disney/Pixar) Study Guide: Understanding Emotions

1. When we meet Riley, most of the time Joy is in charge of her thoughts and personality. Which emotion(s) do you feel most often? 2. Riley and her family go through a lot of changes when they move from Minnesota to San Francisco. Have you ever gone through a big transition? 3. How are the glowing balls, or “core memories” made? What are yours? 4. What do the core memories have to do with Riley’s personality? 5. When Sadness touches one of the happy core memories, she colors it blue. What do you think is going on then? Is it possible that our current moods can color our past memories? Or how we define our personality?

“Inside Out” Study Guide: Understanding Emotions. © Abigail Burd, LCSW, 2015. May not be republished in print, online or in social media. Share by linking to AbigailBurdLCSW.com/inside-out-disney-pixar-study-guide for free download. May be printed individually for use in therapy or classes.

6. Do you think that the core memories were changed forever or was there a temporary filter on them? 7. When Riley’s mother tells her that she is helping her parents by being their “happy girl,” Riley feels pressure to only show them her joy. What do you think of this? 8. Do you think that our society values certain emotions over others? Which ones? 9. At the end of the movie, Joy learns that other emotions, especially Sadness, are also important. Why? 10. Do you think it is easier for males or females, or for younger or older people, to express different emotions? Which ones? Why?

What is the difference, between online and offline victimization

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Discussion: Cyber-Victimization

If you have ever been harassed by frequent phone calls, visits, or being followed by someone, especially if you have asked this person not to do this, then you know the fear that this behavior can cause. What if this person sends constant emails to you or posts frequent messages about you on social media? What is the difference, between online and offline victimization, if any?

In this week’s Discussion, you examine specific types of offline victimization with similar acts of victimization that occur online. You then research and find articles that focus on how this type of victimization might impact a selected age group.

To Prepare for this Discussion:

· Review this week’s Learning Resources related to different types of victimization.

· Consider and select one of the following pairs of victimizations:

· Cyberstalking vs. Conventional Stalking

· Online Harassment vs. Off-line Harassment

· Cyberbullying vs. Face-to-Face Bullying

· Select one of the following age groups: children, adolescents, adults, or older adults.

· Search the Internet and the Walden library for at least 2 articles regarding the potential negative impacts each of your selected victimizations has on your selected age group.

Post a summary of the article(s) you found in your research. Compare the online versus off-line victimization from the pair you selected by responding to the following questions:

· What is the difference in prevalence between the two?

· What difference is there in terms of effects on the victim in each?

· Are there different long-term implications for the victim between the two forms of victimization? What are those implications?

Use proper APA format and citations

Required Readings

Dake, J. A., Price, J. H., Maziarz, L., & Ward, B. (2012). Prevalence and correlates of sexting behavior in adolescents. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 7(1), 1–15. DOI: 10.1080/15546128.2012.650959

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Dreßing, H., Bailer, J., Anders, A., Wagner, H., & Gallas, C. (2014). Cyberstalking in a large sample of social network users: Prevalence, characteristics, and impact upon victims. Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 17(2), 61–67. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0231

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Jarvis, L & Macdonald, S. (2015). What Is Cyberterrorism? Findings From a Survey of Researchers. Terrorism and Political Violence, 27(4), 657–678. DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2013.847827

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Modecki, K. L., Barber, B. L., & Vernon, L. (2013). Erratum to: Mapping developmental precursors of cyber-aggression: Trajectories of risk predict perpetration and victimization. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42(9), 1493. DOI: 10.1007/s10964-013-9938-0

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Modecki, K. L., Barber, B. L., & Vernon, L. (2013). Mapping developmental precursors of cyber-aggression: Trajectories of risk predict perpetration and victimization. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42(5), 651–661. DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9887-z

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Pabian, S., & Vandebosch, H. (2014). Using the theory of planned behaviour to understand cyberbullying: The importance of beliefs for developing interventions. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 11(4), 463–477. DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2013.858626

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Rice, E., Petering, R., Rhoades, H., Winetrobe, H., Goldbach, J., Plant, A., & … Kordic, T. (2015). Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization Among Middle-School Students. American Journal of Public Health, 105(3), pe66–e72. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302393

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Wegge, D., Vandebosch, H., & Eggermont, S. (2014). Who bullies whom online: A social network analysis of cyberbullying in a school context. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, 39(4), 415–433.

Yang, S., Stewart, R., Kim, J., Kim, S., Shin, I., Dewey, M. E., & … Yoon, J. (2013). Differences in predictors of traditional and cyber-bullying: A 2-year longitudinal study in Korean school children. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 22(5), 309–318. DOI: 10.1007/s00787-012-0374-6

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Microsoft (Author). (2016). PowerPoint 2013 Videos and Tutorials. Retrieved from https://support.office.com/en-us/article/PowerPoint-2013-videos-and-tutorials-bd93efc0-3582-49d1-b952-3871cde07d8a?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

Highlight the relevant information from the patient’s history you will use to inform your conceptualization of the patient’s problems and diagnosis.

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Week 4 – Interactive Assignment

No unread replies.No replies.

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.

Grand Rounds

Prior to beginning work on this interactive assignment, please view the required video PSY645 Grand RoundsPresentation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.; read Chapters 15, 20, and the Classes (or Names) of Medications That Can Cause Mental Disorders appendix in DSM-5 Made Easy: The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis; read Chapter 1 of DSM-5: Handbook of Differential Diagnosis; and read Section 4: Privacy and Confidentiality (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. from the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct: Including 2010 Amendments.

To view the written transcript, please click here.

Mental health professionals hold grand rounds events to maintain their current knowledge of health care practices and to consult with colleagues on particularly difficult cases. During these professional events, mental health professionals sometimes present a case and seek feedback from peers regarding conceptualization and treatment of a patient’s problems. This interactive assignment is an opportunity to simulate a grand rounds event.
For your initial post in this forum, you will provide written feedback regarding your colleague’s presentation and questions. Your post must include the following:

  • Provide an evaluation of the degree to which the presenter followed the ethical standards outlined in Section 4 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. of the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct: Including 2010 Amendments.
    • Highlight the relevant information from the patient’s history you will use to inform your conceptualization of the patient’s problems and diagnosis.
    • Provide an evaluation of the patient’s symptoms and presenting problems within the context of a theoretical orientation that seems to be most appropriate for the situation. Be sure to indicate which theory you are using for your evaluation and provide a justification for your choice. To get the most out of this assignment, you are encouraged to use the same theoretical orientation from which you chose to write your Week Two Initial Assessment discussion’s guided response.
    • Provide a diagnosis for the patient based on one of the diagnostic manuals available (e.g., DSM-5, Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, etc.). Justify your choice of this diagnostic manual.
    • Describe at least one evidence-based and one non-evidence-based treatment option for this diagnosis. Compare the benefits and costs of these treatment options.
    • Based on specific theoretical and historical perspectives, provide questions for your colleagues seeking their thoughts and feedback.
    • Pose appropriate questions that may help refine the diagnostic impression of this patient.

Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts, and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion.

Examine your colleague’s feedback and formulate a response based on your colleague’s questions. Assess the validity of your colleague’s diagnosis from a sociocultural perspective using the theoretical orientation from which you wrote your initial post. The goal of your response is to present information and feedback from your theoretical orientation for your colleague’s consideration, rather than forcing your colleague to take on your orientation as their own. Describe how your conceptualization differs from your colleague’s, if there is a significant difference.

How does learning style influence counseling intervention and/or approach?

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How we differ in the ways that we learn has been of interest to psychologists and educators alike for the last several decades.

Distinguish between the three most supported learning style typologies: visualizer-verbalizer dimension, Kolb’s theory, and Sternberg’s theory. How does learning style influence counseling intervention and/or approach?

Post should be at least 300 words.

What are some reasons for using a case study approach?

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Case Study Paper Instructions

There are many methods available for conducting research, one of which is a case study. The purpose of this assignment is for you to learn how to conduct and complete a case study.

Instructions: Answer the following four questions using current APA format throughout (including your title page, running head, author note, appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure, introductory statement, in-text citations, page numbers, levels of headings throughout the document, a conclusion statement, and consistency between your in-text citations and references). Use your course textbooks, including your Introduction to Research textbook and the Publication Manual, and at least two additional scholarly references. This assignment must have a title page, plus two to four pages of appropriate content, and a reference page. Give the answers to these questions in your own words and with your own explanation. Cite your sources in-text, and list your various sources as references on your references page.

This assignment is requiring level one headings for each of the questions. Create your own brief phrase for a properly-formatted level one heading for each question so as to be clear about which item you are answering. Your headings must not be simply copied/pasted from the questions. An acceptable heading must clearly capture the essence of each question. Headings are typically brief statements. Page 62 in your Publication Manual will remind you of how your level one headings should look. See various sections of your Publication Manual for details about all other requirements in this assignment.

1. What is a case study?

2. What are advantages and disadvantages of this approach?

3. What are some reasons for using a case study approach?

4. Where, or in what ways, can a researcher acquire information/data that can be used for a case study? In other words, what are some various sources for information that a researcher can use in a case study? Note: For question four, these are two ways of stating the same question; these are not two separate questions.

https://learn.liberty.edu/webapps/bbgs-vitalsource-BBLEARN/app/launch/content?course_id=_446898_1&content_id=_25309894_1

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What factors would be important in determining whether this person’s behavior falls outside the range of “normal”?

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Chapter 11 leisure activity

1. Complete the Big Five Personality Inventory found here. https://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/

2. Paste the results in your submission.

3. Explain your results. What do the terms mean?

4. Did they surprise you, or did it go along with what you think your personality is? Tell me why or why no

Application assignment

 

1. Watch at least one of the videos relating to personality: The psychology of your future self, Is there a real you?,  Who are you really? The puzzle of personality. I chose the psychology of your future self

2. Write a summary (250 words minimum)

3. Why did you choose this video? What did you learn from it? How can you use this information to help you?

Chapter 15 leisure activity

 

1. Identify a behavior that is considered unusual or abnormal in your own culture; however, it would be considered normal and expected in another culture.

2. Suppose that you have a close friend or family member whom you are concerned about.

3. What factors would be important in determining whether this person’s behavior falls outside the range of “normal”? Give examples.

Application assignment

1. I want you to watch the videos within.

http://learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=788

2. Write a summary: 500 Words this time

3. Answer the following questions:

-Why did you choose these videos?

-How do you think the individuals with these disorders feel?

-What impact does the disorder have on their life?

4. Type and submit as an attachment below

Chapter 16 leisure activity

 

Person-centered therapy is when a therapist provides empathic reflection and unconditional positive regard as the client discusses the problem.

How might elements of this type of therapy be useful for everyone to practice outside of therapy? Be sure to include specifics in your explanation. (It may be easier to choose a particular type of relationship to discuss: relationships with friends or loved ones, or with employers or employees)

Chapter 16 application assignment

 

1. Read the PDF  “Mental illness and reduction of gun violence and suicide: bringing epidemiologic research to policy” and “How The Loss Of U.S. Psychiatric Hospitals Led To A Mental Health Crisis” https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/567477160/how-the-loss-of-u-s-psychiatric-hospitals-led-to-a-mental-health-crisis

2. Write a summary (250 words minimum)

3. In addition to your summary, include information  about whether or not you believe that the closing of mental institutions led to an increase in the mass shootings in the last decade. You can just write on your opinion. However, if you include information from ANY OTHER SOURCE you must cite that in your summary. Also, be aware that many sites present information in favor of this idea one year then in opposition to it the next year (changing of political power). You will not be graded on the correctness of  your opinion, but you will be graded on critical thinking skills and the presentation of relevant information.

How does your hypothesis contribute to the social problem?

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This paper is meant to demonstrate your skill in applying the scientific method to develop your understanding of the social problem.

You are to prepare a literature review presenting the scientific literature on your hypothesis. Your literature review should be no less than 5 pages and include no less than 5 sources. You want to search for literature that support and refutes your hypothesis. The goal of this literature review is for you to become an informed about this particular angle to understanding social problem. To be informed is to investigate all sides of your hypothesis.

Some question to consider:

· Is there a scientific consensus regarding your hypothesis?

· Are there any researchers who refute that census?

· How does your hypothesis contribute to the social problem? Be specific. The more specific you are in this, the better your eventual solution will be.

· What is the magnitude of the connection between your hypothesis and the problem? Is it a small contributor? Major contributor? Does it affect the social problem for a subset of people?

Outline of your paper.

1. Introduction which states the social problem and your hypothesis

2. Presentation of your findings

· Do not organize this by presenting each article as in a paragraph saying this article, the next paragraph saying that article, etc

· Instead try to tie articles together. You are presenting a synthesis of the information, not just listing the information. So I want to see how you think the information connects together. Some possibilities

· Arrange together articles that support the hypothesis and those that refute it together. If there are common reason, list the reason and those authors together

· List the common topics together and organize the articles that fit under each topic, knowing that many articles will cover many topics.

3. Conclusion – summarize your analysis of your hypothesis now that you have completed this literature view.

4. References

Must be in APA format

Topic: Mental Health misdiagnosis among adolescents

Why is it important in the study of religion?

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THESE ARE THE RELIGIONS WE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEMESTER

 

WORLD RELIGIONS – REL 212 World Religions

 

 

HINDUISM   & JAINISM

WEEK   2

 

Cosmogony – Origin of the Universe

No specific origin or founder

 

Nature of God/Creator

Gods are in male and female form and   represent many different things

 

View of Human Nature

Karma, what comes around goes around

 

View of Good & Evil

good actions have good effects, bad actions   have bad effects

 

View of Salvation

Moksha is when an enlightened human being is   freed from the cycle of life-and-death (the endless cycle of death and   reincarnation) and comes into a state of completeness. He then becomes one   with God.

 

View of After Life

Samsara-reincarnation

 

Practices and Rituals

Sculptures;images;Home   shrines;Meditation;Ayurveda;Hatha Yoga;Kundalini Yoga;Puja (Pooja)

 

Celebrations & Festivals

Raksha Bandhan;Krishna Janmashthami;Ganesh   Chaturthi;Shiv Ratri;The Onam Carnival;Vasant Panchami;Guru Purnima;Karwa   Chauth;Bhai Dooj;Vasanta Navaratri;The Kumbh & Ardhkumbh

 

Week 2   – Sources

http://www.hinduwisdom.info/Hindu_Cosmology.htm

 

 

 

BUDDHISM

WEEK   3

 

Cosmogony – Origin of the Universe

Beginning of this world   and of life is inconceivable, since they have neither beginning nor end

 

Nature of God/Creator

do not believe in the concept of a personal   God

 

View of Human Nature

Dependent origination, or dependent arising,   is a formulation that is central to Buddhist philosophy

 

View of Good & Evil

Conditions which arise in the mind, producing   results initially in the mind, and from there to external actions and   physical features. Good and evil are innate, inseparable aspects   of life.

 

View of Salvation

Salvation is liberation from such bondage   through the transformation of our consciousness and our awakening to our true   nature. The Buddhist path to salvation does not go through prayers, but is   rather based on deeds including mental culture through meditation. For a   Buddhist salvation is reaching Nirvana.

 

View of After Life

The Buddhist view is that there is no soul,   as it is understood in the Judeo-Christian or scholastic philosophy   traditions. after death one is either reborn into another body (reincarnated)   or enters nirvana

 

Practices and Rituals

Meditation;Mantras;Mudras;Prayer wheels

 

Celebrations & Festivals

• Buddhist   New Year

• Buddha’s   Birthday is known as Vesak or Visakah Puja

• Songkran-(essentially   a cleansing of life by cleaning homes and washing clothes etc.)

• The   Ploughing Festival(May, when the moon is half-full, two white oxen pull a   gold painted plough, followed by four girls dressed in white who scatter rice   seeds from gold and silver baskets. This is to celebrate the Buddha’s first   moment of enlightenment)

• Loy   Krathong: When the rivers and canals are full of water, this festival takes   place in all parts of Thailand on the full moon night of the twelfth lunar   month. Bowls made with leaves, candles, and incense sticks, are placed in the   water, and represent bad luck disappearing.

 

Week 3 – Sources

http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma5/goodevil.html

http://www.patheos.com/Library/Buddhism/Beliefs/Human-Nature-and-the-Purpose-of-Existence

http://shindharmanet.com/salvation2/

 

 

DAOISM   & CONFUCIANISM

WEEK   4

 

Cosmogony – Origin of the Universe

It makes some reference to the origin of   the world through the interaction of the forces of Ying and Yang. There are   no stories about the origin of human beings.

 

Nature of God/Creator

They believe that God is loving and benign

 

View of Human Nature

The purpose of existence is to reach one’s highest   potential as a human being. Through a rigorous process of self-cultivation   that lasts a lifetime, one may eventually become a “perfected   person.”

 

View of Good & Evil

Suffering and evil are inevitable in human   life, and can promote learning and growth. A mistake is not a   “sin,” but an opportunity to learn and do better next time.

 

View of Salvation

Confucians don’t ordinarily hold convictions   about the individual salvation or condemnation of persons past this life. Death   is neither dreaded nor desired in Daoism rather a person appreciates living.

 

View of After Life

Confucianism regards both life and death as a   responsibility to society, while Daoism (Taoism) holds that both life and   death should be in conformity to nature.

 

Practices and Rituals

Aside from its important ethical principles,   Confucianism does not prescribe any specific rituals or practices. These are   filled by the practices of Chinese religion, Taoism, Buddhism, or other   religion which Confucians follow.

 

Celebrations & Festivals

· The 28th day of September is the birthday of   Confucius.

· The Chinese Ching Ming Festival, also called,   Ancestor Day

· The Qufu International Confucius Festival is   celebrated annually between September 26th and October 10

 

Week 4 – Sources

http://religions.findthebest.com/q/4/1464/What-is-the-nature-of-god-according-to-Confucianism

http://www.patheos.com/Library/Confucianism/Beliefs/Human-Nature-and-the-Purpose-of-Existence.html#ixzz38hI0maX2

http://www.crvp.org/book/series03/iii-3/appendix_b_theories_of_life_and_.htm

 

 

WEEK   5

SHINTO

 

Cosmogony – Origin of the Universe

In the Kojiki it states:   ” At the time of the beginning of heaven and earth” and does not   refer to whatever may have preceded the separation of Heaven and Earth, but   simply suggests that something already existed

 

Nature of God/Creator

Kami are the spirits or phenomena that are   worshipped in the religion of Shinto. They are elements in nature, animals,   creationary forces in the universe, as well as spirits of the revered   deceased. Many Kami are considered the ancient ancestors of entire clans, and   some ancestors became Kami upon their death if they were able to embody the   values and virtues of Kami in life.

 

View of Human Nature

In Shintō it is commonly said that “man is   kami’s child.”

 

View of Good & Evil

Purity is at the heart of Shinto’s   understanding of good and evil.

 

View of Salvation

The concept of salvation is based on the   belief that all living things have an essence, soul or spirit known as   “kami.”

 

View of After Life

After death, a person becomes a spirit-deity,   eventually joining in a great ancestral collective which is the manifestation   of the great Divine. Shinto followers place little emphasis on death and what   happens after it

 

Practices and Rituals

Shinto rituals are a central component of   most of the national festivals in Japan, as well as of the more specialized   events at particular shrines and other sacred sites. Most often they are   performed by male priests who are assisted by a female shrine functionary   called a miko, who often is a shaman.

 

Celebrations & Festivals

The main Shintō rites and festivals are for   celebrating the New Year, child birth, coming of age, planting and havest,   weddings, and groundbreaking ceremonies for new buildings

 

Week 5 – Sources

http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=1319

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shinto-festivals.html

 

http://lifeafterdeath.com/life-after-death-shinto/

 

WEEK   6

JUDAISM

 

Cosmogony – Origin of the Universe

A Divine singular God   made all that exists

 

Nature of God/Creator

He is a single, whole, complete indivisible   entity. Judaism completely rejects the dualistic notion that evil was created   by Satan or some other deity.

 

View of Human Nature

Humans were created in the image of God. People   have the ability to choose which impulse to follow: the good impulse or the   evil impulse. That is the heart of the Jewish understanding of free will.

 

View of Good & Evil

In Judaism good and evil are spoken of as   light and darkness.

 

View of Salvation

Salvation comes from the Lord and is a favor   bestowed upon the nation as a whole.

 

View of After Life

Jewish teachings on the subject of afterlife   are sparse: The Torah, the most important Jewish text, has no clear reference   to afterlife at all.

 

Practices and Rituals

· Circumcision

· Havdalah (includes Havdalah service)

· Kashrut (dietary traditions: keeping kosher)

 

Celebrations & Festivals

· Shabbat – considered the most important of   all Jewish holidays

· Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year

· Yom Kippur – Jewish Day of Atonement

· Sukkot – seven–day festival celebrates the   fall harvest

· Shemini Atzeret – a festive day after the   week-long festival of Sukkot

· Hanukkah – 8–day Jewish winter festival

 

Week 6 – Sources

http://www.jewfaq.org/g-d.htm

http://scheinerman.net/judaism/Rituals/index.html

http://www.pjcc.org/jewishlife/holidays/jewish-holidays-explained.html

 

 

WEEK   7

CHRISTIANITY

 

Cosmogony – Origin of the Universe

Christianity inherited the Jewish cosmology   that God is the creative force, or power, and created everything himself. God created all things through a series of   acts, or methodology, described in the Bible.

 

Nature of God/Creator

God is unique, distinct, and unlike any other   concept of God. There is only one God, and God the Father, Jesus and the Holy   Spirit are all the same God.

 

View of Human Nature

Each person is a unique individual and has   the power to act under his/her own will. By design, human beings are in relation. They are in relation to their   environment, to God, to their neighbors, and to the larger human community.

 

View of Good & Evil

All goodness flows from God’s inherent   character, and evil is refusing to submit to His authority and love and serve   Him. Christians hold that moral evil stems   from rebellion against God, which results in injustice, vanity, pride,   dishonesty, aggression, violence, greed and more.

 

View of Salvation

Salvation is made possible by the sacrificial   death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion. As the judge of all, God will assess   each individual’s relationship to Christ; people risk a sentence of eternal   punishment and spiritual death, forever separated from God.

 

View of After Life

Majority of Christians believe in some kind   of heaven, in which the deceased enjoy the presence of God and loved ones for   eternity. A small majority of Christians believe in hell, a place of   suffering where unbelievers or sinners are punished. Catholic Christians also   believe in purgatory, a temporary place of punishment for Christians who have   died with unconfessed sins.

 

Practices and Rituals

Nearly all Christians will have been   baptized, either as an infant or as an adult, and regularly participate in   communion. The cross is important to   Christianity as well as Jesus Christ’s depiction of being hung upon that   cross.

 

Celebrations & Festivals

Lent, Easter and Christmas are the main   religious festivals of the Christian Year. The most important Christian   holiday is Easter, a spring festival that celebrates Christ’s resurrection   from the dead. The 40 days prior to Easter form the Lenten season, a time of   fasting and repentance. Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus on   December 25.

 

Week 7 – Sources

http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/c/cosmology_christian.html

What Does Christianity Say About the Nature of God? Two Important Truths

http://worldreligions2.tripod.com/id7.html

 

http://www.christinyou.net/pages/understandgod.html

http://people.opposingviews.com/christianity-beliefs-good-evil-2926.html

 

 

WEEK 8

ISLAM

 

Cosmogony – Origin of the Universe

Allah, the supreme being created everything   and everyone

 

Nature of God/Creator

Although the God of Islam has revealed his   will through the prophets, his actual nature remains ultimately unknowable. He   is transcendent and not a part of his creation, and is most often referred to   in terms and with names that emphasize his majesty and superiority.

 

View of Human Nature

Muslims believe humans are the greatest of   all creatures, created with free will for the purpose of obeying and serving   Allah.

 

View of Good & Evil

The Islamic definitions of good and evil are   based on the purposes of creation and the meaning of human life. The   ultimate goal of human life is to become perfected spiritually through belief   in God, the knowledge of God, the love of God, and the worship of God. Whatever   brings a person closer to God and will benefit him in the Next World is good,   and whatever takes a person away from God, and incur His anger is evil.

 

View of Salvation

In Islam, the purpose of life is to live in a   way that is pleasing to Allah so that one may gain Paradise. Unbelievers   (“those who are ungrateful”) and sinners will be condemned, but   genuine repentance results in Allah’s forgiveness and entrance into Paradise   upon death. Islam teaches that no one can gain salvation simply by virtue of   their belief or deeds, instead it is the Mercy of God, which merits them   salvation.

 

View of After Life

Islamic doctrine holds that human existence   continues after the death of the human body in the form of spiritual and   physical resurrection. Faith in life after death is one of the six   fundamental beliefs required of a Muslim to complete his faith. Rejecting it renders all other beliefs   meaningless.

 

Practices and Rituals

The Five Pillars of Islam (Arabic arkan   ud-Din, “pillars of the faith”) are the five religious duties   expected of every Muslim.

· Shahada – The first of the Five   Pillars Shahada is the Muslim profession of faith, expressing the two simple,   fundamental beliefs that make one a Muslim: There is no god but   God and Muhammad is the prophet of God.

· Salat – ritual prayer which is performed five   times a day: at dawn, midday, afternoon, sunset and evening.

· Alms tax (zakat)

· Sawm – fasting, commemorates the revelation   of the Quran to humanity during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year.

· Hajj – At least once in his or her lifetime,   each Muslim is expected to undertake a pilgrimage to Mecca, the sacred city   of Islam.

Before performing certain rituals, most   importantly before prayers, Muslims are expected to perform a form of   purification

 

Celebrations & Festivals

Eid al-Fitr (1 Shawwal): The Celebration   concluding Ramadan. Ramadan, the month of fasting, ends with the festival of   Eid al-Fitr. Literally the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” Eid   al-Fitr is one of the two most important Islamic celebrations (Eid al-Adha is   the other). Al-Hijra, the Islamic New Year, is celebrated   on the first day of Muharram, the month in which Muhammad emigrated from   Mecca to Medina. Ashura is an Islamic holiday observed on the 10th of   Muharram, the first month of the Islamic year.

 

Week 8 – Sources

http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/beliefs/human.htm

http://www.islamreligion.com/

 

http://www.questionsaboutislam.com/

http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/holidays

 

 

WEEK   9

SIKHISM

 

Cosmogony – Origin of the Universe

Sikhism teaches that only the creator knows   the origin of the universe.

 

Nature of God/Creator

Sikhism teaches the existence of one God, Ik   Onkar. First Guru Nanak taught that the creator and creation are inseparable   in the way that an ocean is made up of its individual drops.

 

View of Human Nature

Sikhs perceive human life as an opportunity   to merge with the divine will. However, the core problem is that human   judgment is occluded by a false sense of self.

 

View of Good & Evil

Only humans know the difference between right   and wrong, and can make moral choices

 

View of Salvation

In order to attain salvation one must live a   honest life and meditate on God. Sikhism shows the way to attain salvation   and become One with God. Sikhism instructs that you do not have to fast,   abstain, go on renunciation or enter a monastery in order to meet God. All   you have to do is have faith, recite the Name of God and remember Him for   each possible moment.

 

View of After Life

Sikhs do not believe in an afterlife in   either Heaven or Hell. Sikhism teaches that the soul reincarnates when the   body dies. Sikhs believe that good or bad actions, in this life, determine   the life form into which a soul takes rebirth.

 

Practices and Rituals

Baptism – Amrit; Marriage   – Anand Karaj; Naming of Children

 

Celebrations & Festivals

Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday; Maghi; Hola   Maholla; Vaisakhi; Martyrdom of Guru Arjan; Celebration   of the Guru Granth Sahib; Guru Nanak’s Birthday; Martyrdom   of Guru Tegh Bahadur

 

Week 9 – Sources

http://sikhism.about.com/od/sikhism101/qt/Creation.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/god/sigoodandevilrev2.shtml

http://sikhism.about.com/od/sikhism101/qt/Sikh_Afterlife.htm

 

http://www.patheos.com/Library/Sikhism/Beliefs/Human-Nature-and-the-Purpose-of-Existence.html

http://www.realsikhism.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1248309169&ucat=7

http://www.sikhismguide.org/rites.aspx

 

WEEK   10

NEW   RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS

 

Cosmogony – Origin of the Universe

There is a higher being of some form.

 

Nature of God/Creator

Most believe that God is a higher being that   is benevolent and all seeing

 

View of Human Nature

human nature is that of a multitude of   choices in life and choices are made based on one’s beliefs

 

View of Good & Evil

good and evil exist everywhere, and choices   are where we make the choice between good and evil based on our life’s   choices

 

View of Salvation

Salvation can be achieved by attempting to   live a modest, humble life and doing as much good as possible.

 

View of After Life

Afterlife is extremely varied. Some do not   believe and others believe in a place similar to the heaven described in   Christianity and some also believe in a hell.

 

Practices and Rituals

Practices and rituals are very different from   religion to religion. Some believe in meditation, smoking marijuana, wearing   certain colors, etc.

 

Celebrations & Festivals

The celebrations are small and commonly   unheard of.

 

THIS IS THE ACTUAL ASSIGNMENT:

 

Choose ONE (1) category (origin of all things, nature of god, view of human nature, view of good and evil, etc.) from the chart to focus on for this assignment. Consider how the selected category relates to all of the religions covered and to your own social or work experiences.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Select ONE (1) category from the completed World View Chart. Provide a rationale for choosing this category. What is compelling about this category? Why is it important in the study of religion?
  2. Describe the selected content and explain the significance of the selected category across all of the religions studied. Show in what ways the category is significant for each religion.
  3. Give an example of how you have noticed this category in your life, town or country. What impact does this category have in the everyday lives of people who practice religion in your area? (You do not have to give examples of all the religions in your area, just one you have noticed besides any you practice). For example, in Cincinnati, Ohio we have Hindu, Greek Orthodox, Catholic festivals in the summer. So if my category were “Festivals and Celebrations” I could use those events as my example.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality resources as references for the assignment and document your sources using APA Style for in-text citations and references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
  5. Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.

Which of the resources you reviewed in this unit and in the UOS do you think might be most helpful to you in addressing the challenges you anticipate?

/in /by

· Online Learning and Your Goals

For your initial post in this discussion, describe how you envision the role of your online learning program in helping you achieve your career goals. For this discussion, your post may be written in the first person (using I and me) and should be about 250–300 words. Also, include your responses to the following questions:

· What kind of work do you hope to or expect to be doing after completing your Capella program?

· What aspects of online learning do you expect to be most challenging for you?

· Which of the resources you reviewed in this unit and in the UOS do you think might be most helpful to you in addressing the challenges you anticipate?

· In what aspects of writing do you most need to focus your attention? Respond to this after reviewing the results of the Writing Self-Assessment you completed in this unit’s first study. Note that almost all of the interactions you will have in this program will be based on your reading and writing.

Who should benefit or suffer from the actions of the researcher?

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One of the reasons there can be so much debate about ethical issues is because ethics are opinions informed by people’s values and people have different values. People can disagree about whether or not something is unethical, and, oftentimes, there is no right answer. In order to make decisions about what may be ethical or unethical, Yegidis (2018, p. 25) suggests focusing on these three questions:

  1. “Who should benefit or suffer from the actions of the researcher?”
  2. “Whose rights should take priority over those of others?”
  3. “Does the end (increased knowledge) justify the means (the methods used to acquire it and their potential for harm)?”

For this Discussion, view the Sessions episode on the Parker family. As you do so, consider which, if any, ethical mandates or standards were violated.

Post 300-400 word  response explaining your reaction to the Parker episode. Be sure to address whether or not the social worker violated any ethical mandates or standards. Also explain which strategies could have been used to guide ethical practice. Finally, describe the responsibility of the social workers in the Parker case. Please use the resources to support your answers.

300-400 words 

use references provided

references:

 

Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L.  (2018). Research methods for social workers (8th ed.). New York, NY:  Pearson.

  • Chapter 2, “Ethical Issues in Research” (pp. 24-51)

Laureate Education. (Producer). (2013).Parker Family [Video File]. In Sessions.

NASW code of ethics

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