Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Behavioral
Select a case study from this week’s reading and apply a therapy from this week. Briefly describe the key points of the case. Elaborate on the strengths, weaknesses and challenges for this therapy. Note how this case does or does not reflect factors of inclusion, diversity and/or equality.
Case study attached
What are the respective attitudes towards death that we see in Charles Bukowksi’s “Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1939”, Grace Paley’s “A Conversation With My Father”, and Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “The Reencounter”?
Antibiotics are medicines that are used to fight bacterial infections. These medicines kill prokaryotic cells without harming human cells. What part or parts of the bacterial cell do you think antibiotics target? Why?
Overview:
The law where a corporation is domiciled will control voluntary and involuntary corporate dissolutions.
It’s important to follow the statutory procedures to voluntarily dissolve a corporation.
Failure to do so can result in liability extending beyond the dissolution.
Its also important to recognize events that will trigger a involuntary dissolution, principally so those events can be avoided. Once dissolution occurs in either case, a 2nd step (liquidation or a winding up) must also follow prescribed statutory steps.
In this assignment, you’ll examine voluntary and involuntary corporate dissolutions.
Instructions:
• Compare and contrast voluntary and involuntary dissolutions. Include events and approvals that precede the dissolution, and describe what happens after the corporation is dissolved, including the winding up process.
Requirements:
• This assignment will be a paper that is 2.5 double-spaced pages with proper citations.
• Times New Roman font and font size 12.
• Include at least 3 references.
QUESTION: From both the police and community perspectives, what are the ramifications of having and not having the exclusionary rule? Does the exclusionary rule deter police misconduct? Does the exclusionary rule provide criminals with an undeserved windfall? Support your position with outside sources.
Make sure to:
Write a short essay or paragraph of at least 300 words (not including reference information). You must put the word count at the end of your discussion.
Use concrete examples/details and avoid generalities.
You must use your textbook in your answer, and you need to use one additional source (not a dictionary-like source).
Address all questions.
You must cite your additional source APA style and give the reference at the end of your discussion.
Use proper grammar and punctuation.
Do not plagiarize.
1. A study by the CDC reported that only 73% of children in some areas of the United States are being adequately vaccinated. Several million children at high risk for infections. a) Name two factors that account for this trend. b) Explain how the reduction in vaccination impacts herd immunity. c)Would you vaccinate your own children? Why or why not?
Remember, you have to put down more than “I think this is good” or “I think this is bad”. Be sure to research this process, state a point, and include a reputable source that supports your point. I intend this to be a discussion, you are required to reply to the comments of others as part of your own posting. Of course, keep it polite and respectful.
Select peer-reviewed articles or reliable websites to use as resources
Plagiarism- Answers must be written in your own words! Do not copy and paste from the internet. Your primary source for answers will be your text. You must also put these answers in your own words.
and response this two statement in each seperate page put number front of it
2.
Vaccination coverage was lower among the children in rural areas. There are many reasons for this. These could include the transportation and the education of parents. Furthermore, some children often don’t have insurance or access to basic government (Medicaid) insurance. Even when uninsured children are eligible for the VFC program, there are still many issues with it.
One possible issue is that it is hard for some parents or caregivers to sign up for programs. Another issue might be the proximity to a facility that supports the program and the opening hours. Some regular, local pediatrician might not accept payment from the program either. An issue we see today is also misleading and the spread of false information about the safety of vaccination.
A decrease in vaccinations leads to more outbreaks of illnesses and a decrease in herd immunity. Herd immunity is a major goal for epidemiologists and policy makers. This is when a population is shielded on a macro level through vaccinations of the majority of enough of its members. For example, “Measles, mumps, polio, and chickenpox are examples of infectious diseases that were once very common but are now rare in the U.S. because vaccines helped to establish herd immunity” (https://www.jhsph.edu/covid-19/articles/achieving-herd-immunity-with-covid19.html ).
And yet we still see outbreaks of those serious illnesses in the US. “In 2019, a provisional total of 1,242 cases of measles from 31 states were reported to CDC.”
(https://www.immunize.org/askexperts/experts_mmr.asp) Those outbreaks occurred primarily among unvaccinated people.
Young infants, children and seniors are at a higher risk of dying from the severe symptoms of measles. Measles is a disease that would be extinct if everyone had received the vaccination or benefitted from herd immunity. Severe side effects of measles include, orchitis (inflammation of testicle), oophoritis (inflammation of ovary), pancreatitis, deafness, aseptic meningitis, encephalitis.
As to whether I would vaccinate my children – yes! Absolutely. I don’t want them to suffer from preventable illnesses that we receive routine vaccinations for. It is so important that we all get the vaccinations for our children and ourselves. Vaccines teach the human body to make antibodies which confer protection. The consequences of skipping vaccination are severe. Illnesses destroy lives.
I definitely don’t want my children to have the same destiny as my sister’s godmother had. She had polio. There was no vaccination for it at the time. She only had a mild form of polio, but that still meant that she ended up with lifelong disability. She was confined to a wheelchair beginning at age 38 and was not able to work. Others had to live inside of iron lungs. Many others died. That disease wrought unimaginable suffering.
I sincerely hope that such history is not lost and we all stay aware of the facts and dismiss baseless conspiracy theory. Science and history has proven the many benefits of vaccinations.
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One reason I think less and less parents are having their children vaccinated at a young age is because somewhere along the way, I think more and more people today are uneducated on how important vaccines are. I do not think that parents today understand the short and long-term effects their children could potentially face by not getting them vaccinated at a young age. For example, when a child is not vaccinated but has to be taken to the doctors office, emergency room, or ride in an ambulance, they require slightly different care than a vaccinated child does. This kind of care could be something that medical personnel are not extremely familiar with since they do not deal with it as often as they do vaccinated people. Another example would be a female child that later on in their life becomes pregnant. If she has not been vaccinated against Rubella but contracts it in her first trimester of pregnancy, then she risks giving birth to a child with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). This can cause heart defects, developmental delays, and deafness. There are also social consequences to not having your child vaccinated. If an unvaccinated child is exposed to a certain sickness or disease, they could have to quarantine for a certain amount of time or depending on what disease they were exposed to, it could be life threatening to them.
Another reason why many Americans are choosing not to get their children vaccinated is because they have the belief than getting the vaccine could be more dangerous than actually contracting the virus itself. There are a number of people who claim to believe that vaccines cause autism and also a number of people that stated that they are unsure of if this is true or not. These claims are still currently being made even though they were reported to be false at the center of the anti-vaccine movement.
The impact that this has on herd immunity is not a good one. With less children getting their vaccines, it significantly decreases the ‘herd immunity’ for a certain disease. Health experts recommend at least 95% of the population to be vaccinated against a virus for herd immunity to take place and to help prevent the spread of the disease. Without that percentage being reached, there is no vast immunity against a disease and more and more individuals are susceptible to it. That is a scary thought to think about.
Personally, my stance on vaccines is very strong. I work in healthcare and see firsthand how vaccines can change lives so I will always keep myself vaccinated and one day when I do have children, I will keep them vaccinated as well. There are some people that feel that the government should make it a requirement that parents have their children vaccinated. While I do think that would be a great thing, I also still feel that Americans should have the freedom to make that choice. My wish is that people would spent more time and effort into researching the topic and finding their information from very reliable sources, that way they can get all of the information and get the factual information too.
https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-01-14/survey-fewer-people-now-support-vaccinating-their-kids-than-in-2001
https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/immunization/vaccine_safety/harm.htm
https://news.northeastern.edu/2021/05/06/mothers-are-more-reluctant-to-get-their-children-vaccinated-than-fathers-u-s-survey-shows/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15568260/
Discussion Grading Rubric
Total Possible Points per Discussion = 10 Points
Category of Promptness and Initiative:
2 Points – Excellent = Initial post deadline met.
0 Points – Inadequate = Initial post deadline not met
Category of Delivery of Post :
3 Points – Excellent = Consistently uses grammatically correct posts with rare misspellings.
1.5 Points – Acceptable = Few grammatical or spelling errors are noted in posts.
0 Points – Inadequate = Utilizes poor spelling and grammar in most posts; posts appear “hasty”.
Category of Relevance of Post:
3 Points – Excellent = Thoroughly addresses questions(s) / assignment in a way that clearly demonstrates reflection, critical thinking, and analysis of the topic AND maintains own thread.
1.5 Points – Acceptable = Adequately addresses questions(s) / assignments AND maintains own thread.
0 Points – Inadequate = Does not address questions(s) / parts of assignment or superficially addresses questions(s) / assignments.
Responses:
2 Points – Excellent = Substantively replies to two or more participants original post AND engages in in-depth multi-post discussions with at least 2 participants. (These conditions do not include responding to comments on posts you have written.)
1 Point – Acceptable = Adequately replies to one other person’s original post. (This does not include responding to comments on your post.)
0 Points – Inadequate = Did not reply to other
Short answer questions to think about:
o Short answer questions to think about:
o Differences between a delusion and a non-psychotic belief
o Differences between the Opinion Pyramid and the Action Pyramid (McCauley &
Moskalenko, 2017) o How certain symptoms/traits of mental illness be useful or detrimental in the context of an extremist group?
§ Schizophrenia Spectrum and Psychotic Disorders
§ Psychopathy and/or Antisocial Personality Disorder o How could we study whether there is a connection between mental illness and terrorism?
o How might we combat extremism from a psychological perspective?
between a delusion and a non-psychotic belief
o Differences between the Opinion Pyramid and the Action Pyramid (McCauley &
Moskalenko, 2017) o How certain symptoms/traits of mental illness be useful or detrimental in the context of an extremist group?
§ Schizophrenia Spectrum and Psychotic Disorders
§ Psychopathy and/or Antisocial Personality Disorder o How could we study whether there is a connection between mental illness and terrorism?
o How might we combat extremism from a psychological perspective?
Hello, I have attached my interview question and answers. Please contact me if you have any questions. thank you
Students will conduct a semi-structured interview with someone who has experience with dealing with trauma and crisis as part of their professional life.
Students will address the following questions and write a paper summarizing the information collected:
What are some of the crisis-oriented roles and tasks associated with your position?
What are the greatest rewards of your job?
What are the greatest challenges of your job?
What is a common crisis/trauma that you deal with?
What is your immediate goal when faced with a person/group in crisis?
How important is resiliency of the human spirit in your work?
What kind of training have you had that has equipped you for crisis work?
How do you handle the stress associated with your work?
What suggestions do you have for someone who will be working with trauma in the future as part of their work?
Question for student: What was your reaction to the information you gathered?
Specifically, does it make you anxious to help others in crisis or do you have a sense of self-efficacy about being able to help others?
Due to the nature of this paper, the following elements are required:
Body of text is 3-4 pages long (Reference page and title page are NOT included in page count)
Reference page (if applicable)
A title page is needed
An abstract is NOT needed
*Grading Rubrics:
APA format/ guidelines/ limited direct quotes, references, summarized text content or outside content/ running headers.
Grammar: (free of spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, subject/verb agreement etc…
Organization: clear logical sections, subheadings, organized paragraphs
Consistently flowing content: readability
Each section is worth a total of 5 pts for a maximum of 20.
READ the following case study: Walking the Tightrope
Use this link to access the case study: https://practicalbioethics.org/case-studies-walking-the-tightrope.html
COMPLETE the Questions for Discussion following the case, then
WRITE an 1050-word paper in which you:
-Summarize the case, explaining the legal and ethical aspects of it.
-Research and explain any laws that pertain to the situation.
-Define and explain the ethical principles that pertain to this case.
-Determine if the legal and ethical responsibilities are in alignment with each other.
-Explain how would you recommend this care team resolve the situation by answering the following questions:
*What specific details of the case require resolution?
*What specific actions should the organization or nurse take to ensure an appropiate outcome?
*What resources and dependencies exist for your recommendation?
There are three topics here. Each topic has 120 words.
Please answer in 3 paragraphs!
Topic 1
Your textbook explains the three major explanations for the continuing wage gap between men and women in the paid labor force: human capital theory, the dual labor market, and gender segregation.
In your discussion post, answer the following questions:
Find an example of a successful effort to narrow the wage gap — either a government policy or a private company that addressed the issue with its own internal policies. Summarize the strategies or methods involved and the effects those strategies or methods produced.
Could these same strategies or methods be effective across all areas of the labor force?
What is one possible reason the wage gap has not narrowed across all jobs?
Topic 2
The authors of the textbook introduce a concept known as the pornification of culture. They don’t include a great deal of information about what that looks like in our culture. Do your own research on this topic to find out more about what this concept is, and how it is expressed in American culture. Include citations in APA format for any resources you utilized in your research.
In your discussion post address the following questions:
Describe two specific examples of pornification. What effects have these examples had?
How does pornification affect society in general?
Would functionalists argue that this concept is functional for society? Explain why or why not.
Topic 3
The topic of having a “designer” baby is one that can be very controversial. Dictionary online defines a designer baby as, “a baby whose genetic makeup has been selected in order to eradicate a particular defect, or to ensure that a particular gene is present”.
The topic has many pros and cons, and these pros and cons are related to all backgrounds, and beliefs. Research more about designer babies and take a stand either for or against this topic.
In your discussion post address the following:
Explain your position, and why you made that selection.
What information did you find that supports your thinking?
What are some reasons that someone might disagree with you?