NATURE VERSUS NURTURE: EPIGENETICS AND THE MICROBIOME

  Explain how microbiome research provides a new perspective on the nature versus nurture debate. Discuss how the infant microbiome is related to future development of a child, including cognition and health. In addition, explain the broader social implications of this type of research. Finally, share your prediction of and rationale for what future microbiome research … Read more

NATURE VERSUS NURTURE: EPIGENETICS AND THE MICROBIOME

  Explain how microbiome research provides a new perspective on the nature versus nurture debate. Discuss how the infant microbiome is related to future development of a child, including cognition and health. In addition, explain the broader social implications of this type of research. Finally, share your prediction of and rationale for what future microbiome research … Read more

CHOOSING A PROFESSIONAL ROLE

 chose a professional occupation, explaining what it is and why it interests you.  provide a description of the knowledge, skills, and characteristics one would need to be successful in this position. state some of the tasks you might be expected to perform. Discuss what additional schooling, if any, is needed for this occupation. 

LIVING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

  Describe how Nash’s symptoms of schizophrenia are presented in movie or in the alternative video, including behavioral descriptions of his positive, negative, and/or psychomotor symptoms as appropriate. Review the ways theorists explain schizophrenia using psychological and sociocultural factors (not biological) and offer your conceptualization of Nash’s development of schizophrenia from these two perspectives. Based on your … Read more

CONTROLLED DRUG USE: IS ADDICTION A DISEASE?

  Analyze these controversial issues based on your review of this week’s required Learning Resources. In your Assignment, do the following: Present an argument for your stance with respect to the first controversial issue regarding substance-related disorders: Is it possible for individuals with substance-related disorders, such as those who abuse alcohol, to moderate their use … Read more

CONTROLLED DRUG USE: IS ADDICTION A DISEASE?

  Analyze these controversial issues based on your review of this week’s required Learning Resources. In your Assignment, do the following: Present an argument for your stance with respect to the first controversial issue regarding substance-related disorders: Is it possible for individuals with substance-related disorders, such as those who abuse alcohol, to moderate their use … Read more

DIVERSITY CONSIDERATIONS IN LEADERSHIP

 a description of a challenge that you might experience as a leader in a generationally diverse setting. Explain two strategies you might use to address this challenge so as to provide effective leadership in this setting. Next, explain one specific barrier or challenge a female leader in a male-dominated field might experience. Discuss the influence … Read more

Eating Disorders and sociological factors

 Post an analysis of the sociocultural risk factors contributing to a rise in eating disorders in both men and women in a variety of racial and ethnic groups. Include in your analysis an explanation of the factors that present the most risk for these groups, as well as your thoughts about why there has been … Read more

Coping with mood

  Describe the symptoms of depression and explain how depression differs from feelings of sadness or describe the symptoms of clinical anxiety and explain how clinical anxiety differs from feelings of worry. Research at least two strategies for combating symptoms of depression or anxiety. Utilize only peer-reviewed journals for your research. Share how your chosen strategies could … Read more