Case study Gary is a 19-year-old who withdrew from college after experiencing a manic episode during which he was brought to the attention of the Campus Police (“I took the responsibility to pull multiple fire alarms in my dorm to ensure that they worked, given the life or death nature of fires”). What is the Main diagnosis for Gary? What are the Key symptoms?

Concept maps are visual representations of information. They can be charts, graphic organizers, tables, flowcharts, Venn Diagrams, timelines, or T-charts.  Follow these simple directions.

Identify a concept (Use the DSM5 and Identify the main diagnosis)
From memory, try creating a graphic organizer related to this concept. Starting from memory is an excellent way to assess what you already understand and what you need to review.
Review lecture notes, readings, and other resources to fill in the gaps.
Focus on how concepts relate and how the treatment refers to the symptoms. 
Review your classmate’s concept maps and make significant observations. 

Concept Map 2
Gary is a 19-year-old who withdrew from college after experiencing a manic episode during which he was brought to the attention of the Campus Police (“I took the responsibility to pull multiple fire alarms in my dorm to ensure that they worked, given the life or death nature of fires”). He had changed his major from engineering to philosophy and increasingly had reduced his sleep, spending long hours engaging his friends in conversations about the nature of reality. He had been convinced about the importance of his ideas, stating frequently that he was more learned and advanced than all his professors. He told others that he was on the verge of revolutionizing his new field, and he grew increasingly irritable and intolerant of any who disagreed with him. He also increased a number of high-risk behaviors – drinking and engaging in sexual relations in a way that was unlike his previous history. At the present time, he has returned home and his been placed on a mood stabilizer (after a period of time on an antipsychotic). The patient’s parents are somewhat shocked by the diagnosis, but they acknowledge that Gary had early problems with anxiety during pre-adolescence, followed by some periods of withdrawal and depression during his adolescence. His parents are eager to be involved in treatment, if appropriate.
Concept Map Information. What is the Main diagnosis for Gary? What are the Key symptoms?
What differential diagnoses did you consider and why? 
What is your treatment recommendation and why? 
What is the Prognosis?

Describe the cognitive-behavioral model of the maintenance of bulimia nervosa.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the PSY650 Week Three Treatment Plan  Download PSY650 Week Three Treatment Plan and Case 9: Bulimia Nervosa in Gorenstein and Comer (2014). Please also read the Waller, Gray, Hinrichsen, Mounford, Lawson, and Patient (2014) “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa and Atypical Bulimic Nervosa: Effectiveness in Clinical Settings,”Halmi (2013) “Perplexities of Treatment Resistance in Eating Disorders,” and DeJesse and Zelman (2013) “Promoting Optimal Collaboration Between Mental Health Providers and Nutritionists in the Treatment of Eating Disorders” articles.
Assess the evidence-based practices implemented in this case study. In your paper, please include the following.

Explain the connection between each theoretical orientation used by Dr. Heston and the treatment intervention plans utilized in the case.
Describe the cognitive-behavioral model of the maintenance of bulimia nervosa.
Explain why Rita was reluctant to participate in Dr. Heston’s request for her to keep a record of her eating behaviors. Use information from the Halmi (2013) article “Perplexities of Treatment Resistance in Eating Disorders” to help support your statements.
Recommend outside providers (psychiatrists, medical doctors, nutritionists, social workers, holistic practitioners, etc.) to the assist Rita in achieving her treatment goals. Use information from the DeJesse and Zelman (2013) “Promoting Optimal Collaboration between Mental Health Providers and Nutritionists in the Treatment of Eating Disorders” article to help support your recommendations.
Describe some of the challenges and ethical issues that Dr. Heston may encounter when working collaboratively with the professionals that you recommended.  Apply ethical principles and standards of psychology relevant to your description of Dr. Heston’s potential collaboration with outside providers.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment interventions implemented by Dr. Heston, supporting your statements with information from the case and two to three peer-reviewed articles from the Ashford University Library.
Recommend three additional treatment interventions that would be appropriate in this case. The recommended articles for this week may be useful in generating your response to this criterion. Justify your selections with information from the case.

The Case Analysis – Collaborating with Outside Providers

Select any approach/policy or procedure that is applied in policing. Make sure that you will select policy/procedure that is trauma-informed or is lacking trauma informed approach Once you identify the approach of your choice, you will need to conduct a brief literature review. Explain how the specific approach/policy or procedure addresses or lack to address trauma.

Part 1 In this assignment, you need to select any approach/policy or procedure that is applied in policing. Make sure that you will select policy/procedure that is trauma-informed or is lacking trauma informed approach Once you identify the approach of your choice, you will need to conduct a brief literature review. Explain how the specific approach/policy or procedure addresses or lack to address trauma. The literature must rely on published current research and policy development in journals, agency reports, public policy and laws, and other resources that will lead to a thorough review of the scope of trauma informed services, strategies, policies, best practices and training as it relates to policing. Once the literature is complete you will have adequate evidence to discuss in great detail the following areas of inquiry: a) Explain how the specific approach/policy or procedure addresses or lack to address trauma. Be specific! b) Does the approach/policy or procedure require trauma focused professional development? If so, explain both formal and informal availability higher education and/or training, discuss the course, curriculum and program content as it pertains to trauma. e) While exploring the policy/approach and its focus on trauma informed care, identify the interagency, interdisciplinary linkages/collaboration and partnerships are critical to the success of policing individuals impacted by trauma. Again, make sure that you focus on your specific policy/procedure f) After a thorough review of the policy/procedure and its trauma informed strategies, describe the gaps – what’s missing, what can be improved, what should be the next steps to increase trauma-informed approach. After following the lecture for this week, do you feel that your moral judgment is fully developed?  Does your environment cause you to have to make moral decisions, or does it protect you from having to do them? (Because we can ignore the homeless if they just stay somewhere else – right?)  Do you feel you are psychologically predestined to a decision because of your Shadow Side?  Do you think you may change with age?  Explain and defend your answer using support from the text, attachments, videos and PowerPoints, and/or Internet resources. Please choose one of the following prompts and respond to it in no less than 5-6 pa. In your response, you must fully answer all aspects of the question and support your answer with reference to course materials (textbook, supplementary readings, videos, etc).Discuss a real-life example in which a social conflict followed Coser’s theory. According to Coser’s (and Simmel’s) insights, what function(s) did this conflict fulfill? In other words, why was it good for society – or at least some people within society?”Conflict theory” derives from the critical work of Karl Marx on economic inequality under capitalism; Coser’s analysis comes from structural-functionalism. How might social conflict be understood using symbolic interactionism? Come up with and discuss an application of this theory to the question of conflict.

Explain the difference between 50/50 and 40/40 emotional energy, and provide an example of each.

 PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO AND READ THE ASSIGNMENT 
VIDEO……    Your company’s HR hero (linkedin.com) 
Human resource (HR) managers are largely responsible for building and managing the systems that recruit, train, provide protection from legal implications, and retain employees. By encouraging corporate leadership to provide employee training and promotions that lead to increased compensation, HR managers add value to an organization.
Imagine you are an HRM with a large company. Watch the following video:
Once you have watched the video, write a minimum 3-page analysis that answers the following questions and supports your intended request for a raise:

What are the three critical functions of human resource managers and how do these functions support an organization?
The video suggests that the cost of HR includes hiring, productivity, and retention. Define each of these costs, and provide an example.
Describe the steps that you can take to help your CEO understand the revenue equivalency of HR costs within your organization.
Having a written plan is essential when creating a strategic plan. Identify the five components of a strategic plan, and define the importance of each.
Define the difference between long-term goals and short-term goals, and provide an example of each.
Give a recent example of “when and then” from your work experience. Describe the situation and why you believe it fits the “when and then” criteria.
Define working above the line and below the line in an organization. In your opinion, where should an HR manager be and why?
Explain the difference between 50/50 and 40/40 emotional energy, and provide an example of each.
Moving yourself or an employee to 40% positive energy requires leaders to provide coaxing, encouragement, and inspiration. Describe a strategy for assisting an employee or coworker to move from a 20% energy to a 40% energy. Be specific with your response.
As an HRM, you have decided to ask for a raise. Provide three bullet points that you plan to share with your manager to support your request.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
Length: 3 pages minimum
Body: This begins on the page following the title page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

Discuss how the racial/ethnic makeup of the overall prison population and the death row population in Texas compares to the racial/ethnic breakdown of the general population in Texas. 

 Select ONE of the following topics to answer for Writing Assignment 2. The writing assignment should be a minimum of 750 words. 

During the 2020 COVID pandemic, Governor Greg Abbott was criticized by members of both parties — by the Democrats for inadequate restrictions and by the Republicans (his own party) for having too many restrictions.  In response, a constitutional amendment was proposed in the 2021 Texas legislative session that would limit the powers of the governor in a pandemic or other crisis.  What restrictions on the governor’s powers were proposed?  What were the arguments for and against these restrictions?  What happened to this proposal during the regular session?  Do you believe that the governor exceeded his authority during the pandemic or do you believe the governor’s actions did not go far enough?  Be sure to explain your position in detail.  

How are state judges selected in Texas?  Discuss two different methods used in other states for selecting judges. What are the arguments for each of the selection methods you discussed?  How do you think that Texas judges should be selected?  Explain your reasoning.   How does being appointed or elected affect the accountability and independence of judges?  How informed do you think the public is about judicial elections and judicial candidates?

Read Chapter 11 in the textbook.  Texas is considered to have one of the most regressive tax structures in the nation.  Define “regressive” and “progressive” taxes.  What makes the Texas tax system “regressive?”  How might Texas make its tax system more “progressive?”  What would prevent Texas from having a more progressive tax system?  Is it the job of the tax system to promote equality of taxation across all income groups?

Read about Welfare Policy and Medicaid and Health Care Policy in Chapter 12 of your textbook. Also, review Sections 2 and 5 of the Poverty in Texas content by the Texas Politics Project and the Texas Tribune article “Poverty in Texas drops to lowest level in a decade.”   Why does Texas have such a high poverty rate (when compared to other states in the U.S.), and what steps might the state government take to reduce the poverty level?  How does the political culture of Texas (refer back to Chapter 1) influence the government’s response to poverty?  What are the conservative vs. liberal explanations for poverty (see section 5 in the “Poverty in Texas” content)?  What role do you believe the state and federal governments should play, if any, to reduce the poverty rate?

Discuss how the racial/ethnic makeup of the overall prison population and the death row population in Texas compares to the racial/ethnic breakdown of the general population in Texas.  (Review “Who are Texans?” – Chapter 13)  What might explain the racial/ethnic makeup of the prison population in Texas?  Which regions of the country have higher incarceration rates and death penalty usage?  (Review “Texas and the Nation” – Chapter 13)  What do you think explains the differences in the regional patterns of incarceration and death penalty usage?  After reading Chapter 13, how do you feel about the fairness of the Texas criminal justice system?  To respond to crime in Texas, should the state decriminalize certain behavior, reduce sentence lengths, invest in crime prevention (such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation), or build more prisons?

 Case study: An Older Immigrant Couple: Mr. and Mrs. Arahan Mr. and Mrs. Arahan, an older couple in their seventies, have been living with their oldest daughter, her husband of 15 years, and their two children, ages 12 and 14. They all live in a middle-income neighborhood in a suburb of a metropolitan city. Mr. and Mrs. Arahan are both college educated and worked full-time while they were in their native country.  1. What strategies could be suggested for this older adult couple to enhance their quality of life?  2. What community resources can they utilize?  3. What can the daughter and her family do to address the feelings of isolation of the older couple?  4. What health promotion activities can ensure a healthy lifestyle for them? 

 Instructions: Read the following case study and answer the reflective questions. Please provide evidence-based rationales for your answers. APA, 7th ed. must be followed. 
 CASE STUDY: An Older Immigrant Couple: Mr. and Mrs. Arahan Mr. and Mrs. Arahan, an older couple in their seventies, have been living with their oldest daughter, her husband of 15 years, and their two children, ages 12 and 14. They all live in a middle-income neighborhood in a suburb of a metropolitan city. Mr. and Mrs. Arahan are both college educated and worked full-time while they were in their native country.
 1. What strategies could be suggested for this older adult couple to enhance their quality of life?
 2. What community resources can they utilize? 
3. What can the daughter and her family do to address the feelings of isolation of the older couple?
 4. What health promotion activities can ensure a healthy lifestyle for them? 

Create 4 themes to use in a work setting and explain how your own themes apply in this work setting.

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DQ1

Topic: Ethical Use of Power

1. Look at the infographic on this site (

Ethical use of power)
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2. Create 4 themes to use in a work setting and explain how your own themes apply in this work setting. 
4. This is NOT limited to the clinical application of the APA guidelines.  I am opening this up to any work environment.  See link above for ideas.

DQ2

Topic: Fallacies for Ethical Decisions

As we progress forward into this week, I am giving you links to explore how cognitive distortions may corrupt the decision-making process.  Listed below are three very interesting web pages from Dr. Kenneth S Pope, who has written on the psychology of ethics for many years.
As always, I am not endorsing his book, nor do I agree with all of his conclusions, but these pages I think will help all of us contemplate our thinking styles and problem-solving strategies that guide ethical decision making. So, this week you have the opportunity to research very important application of ethics in serious patient populations, and at the same time step back and examine ethical scenarios you may have encountered in your own workplace.
1. The first page is a link to consider common thinking pitfalls that may lead to unethical behavior.  Take the time to reflect on these categories and maybe you have witnessed some of these in your own careers. 

https://kspope.com/ethics/ethicalstandards.php

2. Next, take time to research this list which is a more expansive list of common fallacies in psychology that may appear not only in ethical decision making scenarios. How were these applicable to your own professional experiences and how were they resolved? 

https://kspope.com/fallacies/fallacies.php

3. Finally take time to review Dr Pope’s recommendations for steps to align the decision-making process for you: 

https://kspope.com/memory/ethics.php

4. Now pick a fallacy, share how you think this fallacy derails ethical decision making, and how could you avoid that fallacy.

Learning the strengths and weaknesses of your staff can be the secret to unlocking the potential of your department. Provide at least two strategies you could use and describe what these strategies would reveal about your team members

Learning the strengths and weaknesses of your staff can be the secret to unlocking the potential of your department. Each employee will have different skills, experiences, and education. As a manager, you will be tasked with identifying the strengths and weaknesses of your staff. You will also have to unlock your staff’s potential.
Following the requirements for discussion posts found in the FEM, describe some ways you can go about identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the members of your team. Provide at least two strategies you could use and describe what these strategies would reveal about your team members.
Include one academic reference in your post. Use current APA style and formatting appropriate to the type of reference you provide.
LEADERSHIP TRAITS
The leadership style you adopt with your team will set the pace for how your department functions in the organization.
For your initial post to this discussion, identify traits of a strong leader and compare these to the traits of less effective leaders. Which of these traits do you recognize in your own leadership style? Which of your traits would you like to develop further and why?
In addition to following the guidelines in the Faculty Expectations message (FEM), include one academic reference in your post. Use current APA style and formatting appropriate to the type of reference you provide.
SYSTEMS LEVELS IN HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
In your initial post, discuss how different systems levels in health care and public health in your own locality influence each other and how they impact health determinants. Suggest ways the various system levels could work together more effectively. Use evidence to explain why you think your suggested changes would improve effectiveness.

You are a medical professor in charge of creating college assignments and answers for medical college students. You design and conduct lectures, evaluate student performance and provide feedback through examinations and assignments. Answer each question separately. Include and Introduction. Provide an answer to this content

Assume you are the CFO of a medium-sized company and you are advising the CEO on some upcoming strategic initiatives that will have long-term implications. In other words, these are important decisions. For your initial discussion forum post, address the following questions posed by the CEO: · It appears we may need to raise more capital. Is expanding debt a good idea? Why or why not and should our given assets impact this decision? · In our economic environment, should we issue bonds, common stock, or preferred stock? What would be some pros and cons?

Assume you are the CFO of a medium-sized company and you are advising the CEO on some upcoming strategic initiatives that will have long-term implications. In other words, these are important decisions.
For your initial discussion forum post, address the following questions posed by the CEO:
· It appears we may need to raise more capital. Is expanding debt a good idea? Why or why not and should our given assets impact this decision?
· In our economic environment, should we issue bonds, common stock, or preferred stock? What would be some pros and cons?
· Or should we forego this immediate opportunity and buy back some of our outstanding common stock? What market conditions would make this a good move; what might be some pros and cons?
· Should we issue a dividend, or should we retain cash in the company for future opportunities? How might this impact future growth? Are we obligated to pay our shareholders a dividend?
Your initial response should be a minimum of 300 words. Students need to learn how to assess the perspectives of several scholars. Support your response with at least one scholarly and/or credible resource in addition to the text.

Describe and justify how your PowerPoint presentation would improve teaching and learning in the scenario.

 To create a PowerPoint presentation for parents to help prepare them for  parent–teacher conferences and to evaluate your PowerPoint  presentation. 
Scenario:
In your student teaching experience, you learned a  number of important lessons about holding parent–teacher conferences,  including what can go wrong. Now that you are a teacher yourself, you  want to be proactive. You invite parents to a parent coffee in which you  give a presentation to summarize what they can expect to happen during  the upcoming parent–teacher conferences. One of your goals is to be  crystal clear about the purpose of the conference. Second, you describe  the work samples and other types of data and/or artifacts you will  likely bring to the conference. Third, to reassure parents that you will  be as professional and supportive as possible, include a section in  your presentation that describes what your conferences will not be  (e.g., you being the “expert”).
Focus Assignment
1.  Create a PowerPoint presentation to prepare parents for an upcoming  parent–teacher conference. First, create four slides that offer  examples of the topics that you plan to discuss at the conference. Next,  create three slides that describe the types of student work  samples, data and/or artifacts you plan to bring to the conference.  Last, create three slides that describe the pitfalls you  sincerely wish to avoid during parent conferences. Include a final slide  that invites parents to offer feedback.
2. Be sure to read the  SELF-EVALUATION section below to guide your thinking. Write your  self-evaluation after you have completed your PowerPoint presentation.
Self-Evaluation
1. For each slide in your PowerPoint presentation:     a. Explain how this slide addresses the issues in the scenario.
2. Describe and justify how your PowerPoint presentation would improve teaching and learning in the scenario.