Is addiction biologically based? How does dopamine affect learning? What about psychological influences, including personality and effects of trauma? Don’t people “use” to cope with unacceptable feelings or memories? Don’t peers and family influence behavior? Don’t people develop patterns within family social and cultural systems? What about how we learn? If you expect to get certain experiences aren’t we more likely to get them?
For this assignment, I would like you to read about addiction theories in the AMHC website to read more on theories of addiction (from Hester and Miller’s out-of-print 2003 book). Notice that the theories generally fall into 4 areas: biology (biomedical, disease concept) psychology (social learning, coping through self-medication, developmental, personality), sociology (general systems, socio-cultural, family systems) and spirituality (moral/spiritual aspects of addiction). Think about what they have in common as well as how they are different.
Choose 3 models to discuss from 3 of the 4 areas listed above. (Do not select models from the same area). Compare the theories. What do some have in common? Also, contrast them. How are some very different from others – even to the point of being “mutually exclusive”? (impossible for both theories to be accurate at the same time) (5%) What are the advantages of each model for explaining addiction? What strengths and weaknesses do you see in the theory’s ability to explain the addictive process? Describe at least 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses for each model. (70%) How might the ideas in the model make sense to a particular group of people with addiction? (Describe the groups that the theory might appeal to). How could those ideas possibly make it more difficult for some addicts to understand and accept being addicted? Describe the groups that might find those ideas challenging. (5%) What ideas in which theories make most sense to you? Write a final paragraph defining addiction as you see it, based on ideas from your reading and your life. How has this project helped you expand your personal definition of addiction? (10%) Write approximately a 2 page paper (1” margins, no more than 1 ½ line spacing, 12-point font). (10%) Submit the first draft by the first due date. After receiving feedback (for corrections) from the professor, you will re-submit the paper by the 2nd due date on the assignment sheet.
Intercultural Errors and Missteps.
.Deliverable Length: 2 pages
A corporation in the United States is about to expand its business globally. As part of this expansion, it will begin to sell its products in Europe and Asia. In addition, it plans to open a manufacturing plant in Asia. The president and chief executive officer (CEO) is concerned; he has heard many stories of companies that have tried to expand globally, but operations either failed miserably or did not live up to expectations because of the cultural differences.
The CEO has asked you to research problems that other corporations have had with the process of expanding globally and develop a plan to avoid these types of intercultural errors and missteps.
You will select a multinational corporation or international nonprofit agency (Please Use Wal-Mart) that has encountered these problems (this can be a previous or current employer of yours). Using the Internet and the library, you will research the corporation or organization to discover any cultural barriers that the corporation or organization encountered as it attempted to expand globally.
Provide suggestions regarding the steps that the company can take and policies that can be put in place to help ensure that the company’s expansion is successful. Draw from the resources and materials shared on the small group Discussion Board in the process of developing your paper.
Your paper should contain at least 5 references, with at least 3 sociological references
HISTORY QUIZ
What made Native American peoples vulnerable to conquest by European adventurers?(MINIMUM 150 WORDS, 1 scholarly source)
Why did Britain switch to a Southern military strategy? Why did that strategy ultimately fail? (MINIMUM 150 WORDS 1 scholarly source)
Why did Protestant Christianity and Protestant women emerge as forces for social change? (MINIMUM 150 WORDS 1 scholarly source)
In 1860, the institution of slavery was firmly entrenched in the United States; by 1865, it was dead. How did this happen? How did Union policy toward slavery and enslaved people change over the course of the war? Why did it change? (MINIMUM 150 WORDS 1 scholarly source)
MUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS SEPARATELY AND VERY DETAILED. APA FORMAT, NO PLAGIARISM. YOU MUST USE PROPER APA FORMATTING FOR REFERENCES OTHERWISE I WILL NOT ACCEPT. MINIMUM 600 WORDS, MUST FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!!!
health essay
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of placebos. What potential moral dilemma arises from their usage?
Just need 125 words
medicine
Discuss the implications of the acceptance of the biopsychosocial model over the biomedical model. What is the role played by age, ethnicity, and SES? Just need 125 words
causes of World War I
Each question is worth 5 points.
1. After reading the “Willy-Nicky” telegrams, what appear to be the deeper causes of World War I?
2. Based on your reading of the “Willy-NIcky” telegrams, could the war have been stopped? Why wasn’t it? Explain.
3. Consider the anti-German mposter on p. 868. What feelings does this poster attempt to provoke in viewers?
4. Take a look at figures 24.5 and 24.6. What images of women do these posters portray? What feelings do they invoke?
5.In figure 24.7, the poster asks Americans to support Armenian refugees from the Ottoman Empire in their question for a new country, Armenia. What emotional response does this poster provoke?
6. Based on your reading of the Senegalese soldiers memories, how did the war change the lives of the Africans who were involved? What hardships and triumphs did they face? Give examples.
7. How did the war change the relationship between the French and the Senegalese?
Systems Development & Project Management
MUST BE COMPLETELY ORIGINAL WORK – 5 PAGES
Research two articles concerning information systems development and project management. Drawing on these two articles, your textbook, and other sources, write an essay that addresses the following:
1. Provide a well-formulated thesis statement in your introduction paragraph.
2. Explain how a business user could be involved in the core activities of building an information system.
3. Analyze how software development methodologies (such as agile development) can work in tandem with project management for the benefit of both information systems development projects and organizations.
4. Evaluate how project managers and/or IT managers can ensure that information system development projects are in alignment with business strategies and goals.
5. Summarize your findings in a five-page paper using proper APA formatting.
Your response must be at least five pages in length and in APA format. You are required to use the two outside articles. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.
History
Based on the texts by Kafka and Eliot, (writing on one or the other or both), discuss how the writers seem critical of modern culture, as they portray modern man as a self-conscious functionary who fears an acute loss of spirituality and identity, as well as the ability to achieve authenticity and happiness, overcome by the dehumanizing forces of industrialization and capitalism in post-WWI Europe.
- Your response should be at least 750 words in length
- Use MLA format for any quotations or citations that you use to support your answer
- Plagiarism
Three common types of plagiarism you need to be aware of as a student:- Recycling a paper; “double-dipping”; self-plagiarism: Reusing a paper you have written for a previous course
- Copying directly from a source without proper quotations or paraphrasing: When you try to pass something off as your own work
- Not using proper citations
- Your paper should have at least 80% of your own original thought, not “borrowed, paraphrased [or] quoted” from material pulled from the Internet, articles, journals, books, etc. Your thoughts, not someone else’s!
Behavioral Science
Write a paper of approximately 500 words, how you would explain to your friend psychopathology, what constitutes major depression, and at least two possible treatments. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the guest’s claims.
Include:
- A definition of psychopathology
- What constitutes a major depression diagnosis
- Two possible treatments for major depression
- Evaluate the strength and weaknesses of the talk show guest’s claim
Include two scholarly sources, which may consist of readings from the University Library or your textbook, or other selections.
Format your assignment using West Writing Style Handbook guidelines
The influences of social media on attitude-toward-the -object approach? "
Social media has impacted our lives in many ways; it is an important communication tool that people use to connect with other people or organizations. Consumers use social media to share their experiences, reviews, advice, warnings, tips and any other information that may be appealing to their “connections” or “friends”. This shared information can often be a helpful source which may influence consumers’ decision-making. Based on what you’ve learned, how does social media influence a consumer’s attitude towards a brand or advertisements? Has social media affected your purchasing decisions or opinion of a brand? In this week’s blog post, discuss two to three (2-3) methods in which a business could use LinkedIn to influence consumer behavior.
- Your blog entry should be approximately two to three (2-3) paragraphs in length.