Define psychology and psychological adjustment. Identify contextual variables (e.g., culture) that impact psychological adjustment. Describe self-concept, self-esteem, and identity.

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Assignment 1: Personal Reflection Journal EntryDue in Week 4 and worth 175 points
In this assignment, you will review your current level of adjustment.
Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

Reflect on how well you are:

adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and / or thinking critically.
balancing your priorities, specifically with home, work, school, recreation, and / or family.
developing your identity, specifically self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and / or gender.
coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and / or self-control.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; Since the only resources you will be using for this assignment are the article and your textbook, you need not include a reference page. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Define psychology and psychological adjustment.
Identify contextual variables (e.g., culture) that impact psychological adjustment.
Describe self-concept, self-esteem, and identity.
Define stress, stressors, and coping strategies, and contemplate their relationship to health and wellness.
Use critical thinking skills to reflect on personal experiences with adjustment and identify new strategies for personal growth.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology.
Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper writing mechanics.

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Describe and contrast different approaches to performance measurement. •Discuss strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. •Discuss the role of risk adjustment techniques in measure construction and how they are applied. •Discuss different alternatives for attributing patients to providers for measurement purposes

•Describe and contrast different approaches to performance measurement.
•Discuss strengths and weaknesses of these approaches.
•Discuss the role of risk adjustment techniques in measure construction and how they are applied.
•Discuss different alternatives for attributing patients to providers for measurement purposes
 
•Discuss the nature of the contracting process from the health plan and provider perspectives.
•Describe how provider reimbursement levels are determined.
•Discuss issues pertaining to tiered provider networks

Analyze the seven security domains of a typical IT infrastructure and determine which two of the seven you would implement first for a nationwide bank. Explain your rationale for your choice.

DISCUSSION 1:
“Security Layers” Please respond to the following:
 
·         Analyze the seven security domains of a typical IT infrastructure and determine which two of the seven you would implement first for a nationwide bank. Explain your rationale for your choice.
·         Explain the concept of incorporating redundancy throughout and corporate network. There are also times when redundancy can produce a false sense of security primarily based on how it is incorporated in a design. Explain such a case and how to overcome the falsehood.
 
DISCUSSION 2:
 “Protecting the System” Please respond to the following:
 
·         Describe some drawbacks to hardening a computer system which is currently in a production environment and how the fears associated with those drawbacks can be put to rest. Propose how you would proceed in this environment.
·         Assess the importance of implementing Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) as a security measure. Explain the value AAA holds throughout an organization’s network. Identify the layers of the open systems interconnection (OSI) model that are influenced by a typical AAA implementation or solution.

Discuss what duty or duties a business has with regard to checking the background of potential employees before hiring.  Do you agree that businesses should be liable for injuries resulting from negligent hiring? Why or why not?

Read attachment Malorney v. B&L Motor Freight, Inc.  Discuss what duty or duties a business has with regard to checking the background of potential employees before hiring.  Do you agree that businesses should be liable for injuries resulting from negligent hiring? Why or why not?

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I would like you to share a quote with the class that reflects something about you, your life, and your experiences.      Please read Traditional Male Circumcision in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Complications, located at http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/12/09-072975/en/, and, after doing so, address the following question: Questions 2: Is there a line between protecting cultural traditional healing and protecting people’s lives/health? If so, what is the line? Who determines it?

Question 1: 
I would like you to share a quote with the class that reflects something about you, your life, and your experiences.     
Please read Traditional Male Circumcision in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Complications, located at http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/12/09-072975/en/, and, after doing so, address the following question:
Questions 2:
Is there a line between protecting cultural traditional healing and protecting people’s lives/health? If so, what is the line? Who determines it?
Question 3:
For this reflective discussion:  Reflect upon two concepts that you learned in this course.

What are the concepts? What insight or ideas did you gain from learning each of these concepts? Were there aspects of the concepts that you would challenge?
What is the importance of these concepts to public health? How will you use this new wisdom in your current or future career?
Optional: Offer feedback on how the course and/or facilitation of the course can be improved.

In answer to the challenges Nelnet faces in servicing a growing volume of student loans, the company chose to deploy a knowledge management system called OpenText Process Suite. Go online and investigate the features and capabilities of this suite of software products. What functions does Open Text provide that can augment and assist customer relationship management (CRM) systems? Find and briefly summarize a customer success story of an organization that integrated Open Text with its CRM system.

In answer to the challenges Nelnet faces in servicing a growing volume of student loans, the company chose to deploy a knowledge management system called OpenText Process Suite. Go online and investigate the features and capabilities of this suite of software products. What functions does Open Text provide that can augment and assist customer relationship management (CRM) systems? Find and briefly summarize a customer success story of an organization that integrated Open Text with its CRM system.

Professionals in psychology work in different sub-fields: substance abuse, applied behavior analysis, administration, research, therapy, and academia etc. Explain the importance of the principles in the APA and the Ethics Code in making ethical decisions in I/O psychology. What is the best way for you to use these principles in your field of study? How do you see yourself using these principles? Using your own example, explain how you would use these principles to make an ethical decision should you be put in the position where you feel any one of these principles is being compromised.

 
Professionals in psychology work in different sub-fields: substance abuse, applied behavior analysis, administration, research, therapy, and academia etc. Explain the importance of the principles in the APA and the Ethics Code in making ethical decisions in I/O psychology. What is the best way for you to use these principles in your field of study? How do you see yourself using these principles? Using your own example, explain how you would use these principles to make an ethical decision should you be put in the position where you feel any one of these principles is being compromised.

What physiological changes occur in the brain due to the stress response? What emotional and cognitive effects might occur due to this stressful situation? Would the above changes (physiological, cognitive, or emotional) be any different if the same stress were being experienced by a person of the opposite sex or someone much older or younger than you?

Assignment 1: LASA 2: Effects of Stress
Provide a 1-page description of a stressful event currently occurring in your life. Then, referring to information you learned throughout this course, address the following:

What physiological changes occur in the brain due to the stress response?
What emotional and cognitive effects might occur due to this stressful situation?
Would the above changes (physiological, cognitive, or emotional) be any different if the same stress were being experienced by a person of the opposite sex or someone much older or younger than you?
If the situation continues, how might your physical health be affected?
What three behavioral strategies would you implement to reduce the effects of this stressor? Describe each strategy. Explain how each behavior could cause changes in brain physiology (e.g., exercise can raise serotonin levels).
If you were encouraging an adult client to make the above changes, what ethical considerations would you have to keep in mind? How would you address those ethical considerations?

In addition to citing the online course and the text, you are also required to cite a minimum of two scholarly sources. Please see the Academic Resources section under Course Home to use the Argosy University online library to find appropriate scholarly sources. For reputable web sources, look for .gov or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Please do not use Wikipedia.
Your paper should be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, and with normal 1-inch margins; written in APA style; and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract, and a reference page. The body of the paper should be at least 6 pages in length.
Save the response as AU_PSY350_M5_A1_LastName_FirstInitial.doc. Submit your response to the M5 Assignment 1 LASA 2 Dropbox by Monday, March 20, 2017.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Described a stressful event.

20

Explained the physiological changes that occur in the brain due to the stress response.

36

Explained the emotional and cognitive effects that may occur due to this stressful situation.

32

Analyzed potential differences in physiological, cognitive, and emotional responses in someone of a different age or sex.

32

Discussed the physical health risks.

28

Provided three behavioral strategies to reduce the effects of the stressor and explained how each could cause changes in brain physiology.

40

Analyzed ethical considerations in implementing behavioral strategies and offered suggestions for addressing these.

40

Integrated at least two scholarly references to support ideas.

8

Organization (16 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion.Style (8 points): Tone, audience, and word choice.Usage and Mechanics (16 points): Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.APA Elements (24 points): In-text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style.

64

Total:

300

In many cities throughout the United States, the prevalence of hate crimes has increased. You have been asked to provide your insight into this and recommend ways to decrease the occurrence of these types of crimes. Research the topic of hate crimes and address the following: Create a profile of the typical individual who commits hate crimes. Who are some targets or victims of hate crimes? What are some of the causes and effects of these crimes?

2 Pages 
 
 
In many cities throughout the United States, the prevalence of hate crimes has increased. You have been asked to provide your insight into this and recommend ways to decrease the occurrence of these types of crimes.
Research the topic of hate crimes and address the following:

Create a profile of the typical individual who commits hate crimes.
Who are some targets or victims of hate crimes?
What are some of the causes and effects of these crimes?
What actions can be taken to minimize the occurrence of hate crimes?

Please submit your assignment.
The following rubric will be used for grading:

Grading Rubric

Submission addresses content requirements

30%

Evidenced critical thinking and connection to real-world and assignment scenario applicability

40%

Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience

20%

Adherence to assignment deadlines, length requirement, correct spelling and proper grammar, and properly formatted per APA style

10%

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Please refer to the following multimedia course material(s):
 

Unit 3: Discriminatory Social Issues
Unit 3: Social Inequality, Technology, Family
Unit 3: Prejudice, Stereotypes, & Discrimination
Unit 3: Social Inequality
Unit 3: Understanding Prejudice

magine you are in a fast-food restaurant where a lady tells you that she had heard there was a gene for liking or hating the taste of cilantro. You looked on the Internet to investigate this statement, and although you found similar comments on reputable websites, you are yet to find any scientific studies supporting this claim. Should you be skeptical about the scientific merit of this claim after browsing the Internet? Why? Do you think there are times when scientifically-sound research is not accepted for publication? Why? What should you do to continue this investigation?

The Research Process
Imagine you are in a fast-food restaurant where a lady tells you that she had heard there was a gene for liking or hating the taste of cilantro. You looked on the Internet to investigate this statement, and although you found similar comments on reputable websites, you are yet to find any scientific studies supporting this claim.

Should you be skeptical about the scientific merit of this claim after browsing the Internet? Why?
Do you think there are times when scientifically-sound research is not accepted for publication? Why?
What should you do to continue this investigation?
Using the South University Online Library, find two peer-reviewed articles discussing genetics and food preference. Using the skills you learned from this week’s lectures, summarize each of them.
What is a primary source for any research study? Why is it important to read the primary source?
Why do most students settle for reading secondhand or thirdhand accounts of research studies instead of reading the primary source?
When might you have to depend on a secondary source of information? Are thirdhand accounts of research studies reliable? Why?