evaluate the current literature on prenatal influences on sexual behavior, gender orientation, or gender typical behavior.

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Paper on Sexual Differentiation

Hormones play a crucial role in shaping the fetal body into either a male- or female-typical body. The brain determines the type and amount of hormones the fetus produces. Furthermore, hormones do not act alone, but rather in concert with brain regions that regulate sexual behavior. The brain, therefore, not only regulates sexual behavior, but it is also shaped by the same hormones that prepare the body for reproduction. These facts raise intriguing questions about gender, sexual behavior and orientation, and the extent to which these are, or are not, under conscious human control.

For this Assignment, you research and evaluate the current literature on prenatal influences on sexual behavior, gender orientation, or gender typical behavior.

The Assignment:

Select an article related to the process of sexual differentiation, prenatal influences on sexual orientation, gender orientation, or gender typical behavior and write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

· Write a brief summary of article  entitled How Science Is Helping Us Understand Gender (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/how-science-helps-us-understand-gender-identity/

. Describe two implications of the article’s findings. Explain whether the findings concur or conflict with the body of literature in this area.

· List one question that remains unanswered and is in need of further research.

What are the health problems or issues currently impacting your community?

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The development of diseases or the state of wellness and health are influenced by social, economic, environmental, and demographic factors of a population. As such, population statistics play a major role in determining the health status of a community or the distribution of diseases within that community. You are the public health officer or health care administrator in charge of finding a prevention and intervention program to address public health issues in your community. You have been asked by your supervisor to create a report on the public health issue that you will be working for. Based on your findings, express your views on the following:

What are the health problems or issues currently impacting your community?

What is the demographic data of your community as given on the U.S. Census Bureau website?

According to the data related to morbidity, mortality, and prevalence, what are the incidence rates of the diseases in your community?

What are the health care requirements of the community?

How do you plan to assist in the prevention and intervention programs of your community?

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 150-300 words. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.

Respond to your peers throughout the week. Justify your answers with examples, research, and reasoning. Follow up posts need to be submitted by the end of the week.

Use the following rubric as a guide to complete your discussion responses.

The development of diseases or the state of wellness and health are influenced by social, economic, environmental, and demographic factors of a population. As such, population statistics play a major role in determining the health status of a community or the distribution of diseases within that community. You are the public health officer or health care administrator in charge of finding a prevention and intervention program to address public health issues in your community. You have been asked by your supervisor to create a report on the public health issue that you will be working for. Based on your findings, express your views on the following:

What are the health problems or issues currently impacting your community?

What is the demographic data of your community as given on the U.S. Census Bureau website?

According to the data related to morbidity, mortality, and prevalence, what are the incidence rates of the diseases in your community?

What are the health care requirements of the community?

How do you plan to assist in the prevention and intervention programs of your community?

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 150-300 words. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.

Use the file rubric as a guide to complete your discussion responses.

Discuss the types and targets of family violence and family resilience such as malnourished and neglected children.

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Family Therapy Course

Please put the question or section name above each paragraph

Make sure you address the following points:

· Include a brief discussion on personal and societal perceptions of family violence.

· Identify some primary theories on family violence, delineate the major premises of each, and discuss how these theories can be applied to family therapy practice.

· Bring in assessment ideas and outline the process of completing a family violence assessment with potential clients. Also discuss the application of the Recovery Model to treatment.

· Discuss the types and targets of family violence and family resilience such as mal nourished and neglected children.

· Include a discussion on culture and diversity and how these factors impact family violence.

· How the process of recovery of PTSD might be relevant.

· Length: 10 pages, not including title and reference pages

How does the pressure that women feel in our society to be appropriately “feminine” interact with the individualistic norms that all Americans experience? 

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Guidelines for Writing DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (Adapted from Bucker, 2015)

General Information
Throughout the semester, you will be asked to read a series of scholarly articles and chapters (posted in Canvas) that focus on topics pertinent to your major research project. This handout describes your Discussion Question assignment for each of these assigned readings.

· There are four discussion sessions during the semester. You will write two discussion questions per session. If there is one assigned reading per session, then both of your DQs will come from this reading. If there are two assigned readings per session, then you should write one DQ per reading.

· On February 8, there are two discussion sessions. This means that you write 4 DQs total for this class period, 2 for each discussion session.

· Questions must be submitted to Canvas by class time on the day that the relevant articles/chapters are to be discussed. If you have to miss class on the day of the discussion, you can submit your DQs before class and receive partial credit for the assignment.

· As you read each article/chapter, take notes. Underline important points and jot down ideas or questions that come to mind while reading it; this will help you write discussion questions more easily.

· Discussion questions should neither be too specific (“What does the fourth word on p. 27 mean?”) nor too general (“Was this a good article? Why or why not?”). Try to strike a balance between the specific and general. Try to ask thought-provoking questions that make connections to other areas of study and other realms of life—what you saw on the news, read in the paper or a magazine, etc.

· Be sure to point the reader to the specific content of the article that your question addresses. 

· Avoid questions with “yes/no” or “either/or” answers; good discussion questions are open-ended. Also avoid leading questions. See below for examples of good discussion questions.

· Go for controversy! Try to pose questions that would easily engage the class in discussion.

· When it is your turn to lead class discussion during one of the sessions, you must still turn in typed discussion questions on the sources, but these may be the same questions you used to stimulate class discussion during your presentation. Remember that you do the discussion leading in groups, so be sure that you turn in two discussion questions per discussion leader.

Example Discussion Questions

1. What negative consequences could result if parents followed Bem’s suggestion to raise androgynous boys and girls? How might peers respond to boys with stereotypically feminine characteristics and girls with stereotypically masculine characteristics? What are the positive consequences of raising androgynous boys and girls? Where does one draw the line between a healthy de-emphasis on gender and a healthy acknowledgment of gender in raising children?

2. Josephs, Markus, and Tafarodi argue that individuation (distinguishing the self from others on the basis of talents or accomplishments) does not serve as a significant source of esteem for American women (because of gender-role socialization). How accurately does their argument describe women in the U.S.? Explain your response. How do women in the U.S. compare, in terms of how individualistic they are, to men and women in Asian cultures? How does the pressure that women feel in our society to be appropriately “feminine” interact with the individualistic norms that all Americans experience?

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How can company culture play a role in sustaining intrapreneurship?

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Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 1,000 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples from the reading assignments to support your dialogue and to reinforce your ideas.

Discuss the following:

  • What are some common gateways and barriers to intrapreneurship?
  • How can communication play a role in creating intrapreneurship?
  • How can company culture play a role in sustaining intrapreneurship?

ow do you think the psychological well-being of viewers and readers might be affected by what they read on a daily basis? 

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“Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to see a story of murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, and treachery….all the things we hold near and dear to our hearts.”  This is the opening line in the Broadway musical, Chicago.

Log on to at least 3 of the top online news websites such as CNN, MSNBC, CBS News, USA Today, ABC News to take a look at what kind of national or global lead stories are prevalent.  How much of the news reflects disaster, violence, crime, corruption, or otherwise negativity?  In what ways do you think viewers and readers get an inaccurate or distorted impression about what is really happening in the world?  How do you think the psychological well-being of viewers and readers might be affected by what they read on a daily basis?  What do you think the attraction is to this kind of negativity?

Explain psychological concepts in the patient’s presentation using professional terminology.

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For this assignment, students will investigate and propose a psychiatric diagnosis based on the case study from the Gorenstein and Comer (2015) textbook Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, chosen in the Week One “Initial Call” discussion. This paper will include an in-depth overview of the disorder(s) within the diagnosis, treatment options for the diagnosis, and a sound rationale that explains why this diagnosis was made. Note that the diagnosis may include more than one psychiatric disorder.

The paper must present a thorough overview of each disorder within the diagnosis. Assume the audience has no prior knowledge of the disorder(s) within the diagnosis, and provide relevant and easy to understand explanations of each for the readers. When writing the paper, it is critical to convey all the necessary information in a straightforward manner using non-technical language. (Reference the Professional Voice and Writing (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource provided by the Ashford Writing Center for assistance.) Support the analysis with at least five peer-reviewed sources published within the last ten years in addition to the course text.

The Psychiatric Diagnosis topical paper must include the following:

  • Explain psychological concepts in the patient’s presentation using professional terminology. Identify symptoms and behaviors exhibited by the patient in the chosen case study.
  • Match the identified symptoms to potential disorders in a diagnostic manual.
  • Propose a diagnosis based on the patient’s symptoms and the criteria listed for the disorder(s) in the diagnostic manual.
  • Analyze and explain how the patient meets criteria for the disorder(s) according to the patient’s symptoms and the criteria outlined in the diagnostic manual.
  • Justify the use of the chosen diagnostic manual (i.e., Why was this manual chosen over others?).
  • Summarize general views of the diagnosis from multiple theoretical orientations and historical perspectives. Include a discussion on comorbidity if the diagnosis includes more than one disorder.
  • Evaluate symptoms within the context of an appropriate theoretical orientation for this diagnosis.
  • Use at least two peer-reviewed articles to assess the validity of this diagnosis, and describe who is most likely to have the diagnosis with regard to age, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. Provide a brief evaluation of the scientific merit of these peer-reviewed sources in the validity assessment.
  • Summarize the risk factors (i.e., biological, psychological, and/or social) for the diagnosis. If one of the categories is not relevant, address this within the summary.
  • Compare evidence-based and non-evidence-based treatment options for the diagnosis.
  • Evaluate well-established treatments for the diagnosis, and describe the likelihood of success or possible outcomes for each treatment.
  • Create an annotated bibliography of five peer-reviewed references published within the last ten years to inform the diagnosis and treatment recommendations. In the annotated bibliography, write a two- to three-sentence evaluation of the scientific merit of each of these references. For additional assistance with this portion of the assignment, access the Ashford Writing Center’s Sample Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must be 8 to 15 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources published within the last 10 years in addition to the course text.
  • Must include a separate annotated bibliography page.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

 7 Full Well-Written Pages (Due 10/17/2018 NO LATER) ATTACHMENTS ADDED    NO PLAGIARISM

(ADD PAGE NUMBER OR PARAGRAPH NUMBER WITH REFERENCE… EX (JOHNSON, 2018, p. 11)

PLEASE DO NOT USE THE REFERENCES IN THE ATTACHMENTS

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How might your mindset play a role in your learning and growth?

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Strengthening Academic Skills

When it comes to academic skills, you’re not starting from scratch. Your previous undergraduate experience has helped you build a foundation of academic skills to draw from as you begin working on assignments and discussions for master’s level courses. In this unit, you’ve also had an opportunity to explore resources related to important academic skill areas, such as writing, library research, critical thinking, and reading. We hope this process has allowed you to reflect on your strengths, gain awareness of opportunities for growth, and have a better sense of the support, tools, and resources provides to help facilitate your continued development.

For this discussion, create and post a response that addresses each of the questions below. Your response should be two to three paragraphs in length.

Identifying skills

  • What academic skills do you feel are already strengths for you?
  • As you take the next step in your education and commit to a deeper study of subject material, what academic skills do you anticipate spending additional time developing?

Growth mindset

  • How might your mindset play a role in your learning and growth?

Compare and contrast how the anxiety-performance relationship is explained by the individual zones of optimal functioning model, multidimensional anxiety theory, and cusp catastrophe model

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Assignment 3: Essay: Anxiety and Attention

Part I:

Compare and contrast how the anxiety-performance relationship is explained by the individual zones of optimal functioning model, multidimensional anxiety theory, and cusp catastrophe model. More specifically trace the development of your theoretical understanding of the relationship between performance and the following:

  • Cognitive anxiety
  • Somatic anxiety

Be sure to highlight how each of the three theoretical explanations built upon the previous explanation to extend our understanding of the anxiety-performance relationship.

Part II:

Imagine that you are a coach working with an elite-level athlete preparing for a major competition. Applying Moran’s (2003) principles of effective concentration presented in this module, compose a four-part plan to enhance this athlete’s concentration abilities in preparation for this event. More specifically describe how you would help the athlete enhance his/her ability to focus by specifying performance goals, using preperformance routines, incorporating trigger words, and practicing mentally. In your answer, be sure to create a hypothetical athlete in a sport of your choice, and provide specific examples and details to illustrate your understanding of the concentration principles.

Write your answers in a 2–3-page essay and present it in Microsoft Word document format.

What are the strategies that the teaching team have established to build children skills and nurture the children’s natural curiosity and zest for learning and how do they accomplish their teaching goals?

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WILLIAMS TOTS AND TODDERS IN HOME FAMILY DAY CARE

What makes your institution to be the best in offering high-quality early childhood

program?

We ensure that that the adopted curriculum is well-rounded such that it offers and promotes all

the development areas and deal with child health, diet, and the needs of the family. The learning

system ensures effective learning as we assess the children and identifies the areas of concerns

which need to be addressed with the immediate effect. The college has supportive employees

who are well-educated, adequately skilled and paid to make them highly motivated to continue

working and offering the best to the children. We have also set small class sizes and low teacher-

child ratio making every student to acquire full attention from the teacher.

How do you ensure that the children benefit from the program?

we have set up a culture that is result oriented. The institution is set up in an appropriate

environment, have quality staff who frequently checks on children‘s progress, parents are

involved in the learning as they assist children with homework and offer motivation to their

children. The schedules are consistent and balanced, which prevents children from being rushed

and end up being tired. Moreover, we have established a firm base in early literacy, verbal

communication

the growth of the learners, and early math. Children apart from being taken

through purposeful learning activities, they are also engaged in a play directed by teachers and

helps in their growth, and breaks the monotonous of classes.

What roles do the professional team in teaching play?

They assist the children to familiarize with books and other printed materials for learning which

contributes to increasing the learner’s knowledge. Most importantly, they help children in

developing language abilities, to learn letters and sounds, to count numbers and recognize them.

It is through the help of the teachers that the students can effectively communicate through

spoken language, non-verbal communication and written form of communication.

What are the strategies that the teaching team have established to build children skills and

nurture the children’s natural curiosity and zest for learning and how do they accomplish

their teaching goals?

The teachers help children to develop listening by reading aloud to them and speaking skills

when responding to questions since the teaching actively involves the students. The learning

system also involves the parents and caregivers. There is an evaluation system to identify the

strengths and weaknesses of the children as well as to identify their talents to be nurtured. The

teachers formulate children’s knowledge background and build their thinking skills. Children

are taught about books, letters, print, and sounds of the spoken language.

What are the rewards of teaching young kids?

Teaching young children is amazing as one gets to explore the world through the children’s eyes

as one listens to them as they talk, play and dusting them when they fall. I have realized that

children have plenty of ideas and they are creative and it is inspiring to listen to them. Children

teach a lot as they play how they coordinate and work together as they play, how they are kind

and generous with their play toys and they build social, cognitive and emotional skills.