Summarize the article attached: “The effects of Nintendo Wii™-based balance and upper extremity training on activities of daily living and quality of life in patients with sub-acute stroke: a randomized controlled study”

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3 Page Paper needed within 48 hours or less! APA format

Part 1 of the Assignment:

  • First, describe how information is transmitted through the nervous system. Starting with the dendrites, how does the signal from the previous neuron enter the neuron? How is it integrated? How is information transmitted from the cell body to the presynaptic terminal? How does information leave one neuron to carry the signal to the next neuron?
  • Then, identify and explain the neurobiology (anatomy and physiology) of a Stroke. What parts of the brain are affected by your assigned injury or trauma? What are the potential manifestations of the trauma based on the location of the injury or trauma?

Part 2 of the Assignment: 

  • Summarize the article attached: “The effects of Nintendo Wii™-based balance and upper extremity training on activities of daily living and quality of life in patients with sub-acute stroke: a randomized controlled study”
  • Provide enough detail that your reader can understand the article and talk about it to someone else, similar to what you saw in the articles from BioPsychology.com in this week’s Discussion. What did the researchers do in their study? Were they attempting to understand the neurobiology of the condition, measuring the recovery of function after the injury, or testing out a new treatment?
  • Explain how the article you read extends your knowledge of this topic from what was described in the textbook.

References that must be used:

  1. The attached PDF article: “The effects of Nintendo Wii™-based balance and upper extremity training on activities of daily living and quality of life in patients with sub-acute stroke: a randomized controlled study”
  2. Course Text: Garrett, B., & Hough, G.  (2018). Brain and behavior: An introduction to behavioral neuroscience (5th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
  • Chapter 2, “Communication Within the Nervous System”
  • Chapter 3, “The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System”
  • Chapter 4, “The Methods and Ethics of Research”

Post your responses to the following questions presented for Small Group Discussion: Many social issues do not receive the necessary attention from decision makers. Why might these issues be cast aside?

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There are challenges to agenda building that if not dealt with carefully and skillfully can adversely affect an issue or a proposal that you are trying to place in front of a decision maker. On the other hand, no matter how expertly you build an agenda for your issue or proposal, some issues are going to simply be avoided or not selected for consideration. Why is this so?

In this Small Group Discussion, you explore challenges surrounding policy agendas and the reasons why some proposals never make it to the decision maker.

By Day 3 (2 to 3 pages)

Post your responses to the following questions presented for Small Group Discussion:

  • Many social issues do not receive the necessary attention from decision makers. Why might these issues be cast aside?
  • Some issues lack sufficient support to ensure that they are added to decision-makers’ agendas. Why might this be?
  • Some issues receive significant attention from decision makers. Why might these issues easily find their way onto decision makers’ agendas?

Be sure to support your post with specific references to this week’s resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.

 

Required Readings

SOCW 6361 Webliography
These websites will be required throughout the semester. Become familiar with these websites, especially when doing research for your assignments.

Jansson, B. S. (2018). Becoming an effective policy advocate: From policy practice to social justice. (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series.
Chapter 6, “Committing to an Issue: Building Agendas” (pp. 176-203)

Edwards, H. R., & Hoefer, R. (2010). Are social work advocacy groups using Web 2.0 effectively? Journal of Policy Practice, 9(3/4), 220–239.

Optional Resources

MSW home page
Use this link to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.

How you have been incorporating the stress management technique into your life (if it is something like working out, describe how you are being more mindful of it being a stress management technique rather than just a hobby or activity)

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The goal of this project is for each student to establish a 5-6 paged plan to maintain at TW0-THREE effective personal stress management techniques. This paper will incorporate your newly acquired stress management skills, and create a long-term plan for stress management tools that have been effective for each individual.

Please use the required text book, thats your only source.

Refer-

Olpin, M. & Hesson, M. (2013). Stress management for life (3rd ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth Cengage

A) Discuss the 3 things that stress you out the most in your life.

B) Redo the Stress Management Assessment tests from Chapter 2 and compare your stress levels now to the beginning of the semester – is there a difference? Why do you think this is?

C) Stress Management Techniques

  1. State which stress management techniques you practiced that were most effective
  2. How you have been incorporating the stress management technique into your life (if it is something like working out, describe how you are being more mindful of it being a stress management technique rather than just a hobby or activity)
  3. The circumstances of practicing that stress management technique
  4. How you felt as a result of incorporating those stress management techniques into your life
  5. One-two stress management techniques that you have not found helpful.

D) Create a long-term stress management plan with SMART Goals-Utilize your new stress management techniques to make 2-3 SMART Goals (page 197 of book) for the next 6-12 months.-SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic, and Time-based

Content, quality of writing, and grammar will be considered during grading.

Presentation (15% of grade)

The presentation needs to be 3-5 minutes in length and should explain your Personal Stress Management Plan Paper. If you have a teaching demonstration or explanation of one of the stress management techniques that you selected in your paper, go through it with your group. Please explain the components of what was written in your paper in a clear, organized format.

Please read the instruction carefully and answer all the questions. Also, make sure to use course materilas. All the readings are in attachments.

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If you choose to handle my essay please make sure this is 100% original work.

 

Here are my requirements of this essay:

 

Word counts: 400-600 words

Format: This is going to be graded automatically by the system, so please provide a 5-paragraph format which includes an introduction, 3 paragraphs of discussion, and a conclusion.At the beginning of each paragraph, please clearly indicate main points of that paragraph.

Contents: Please read the instruction carefully and answer all the questions. Also, make sure to use course materilas. All the readings are in attachments.

Grammar: There should be as few grammar errors as possible.

Quality: Please provide a 80%+ work.

 

Instruction of this essay:

There are several classes of psychoactive drugs. Different classes of drugs may have different impacts on behavior and different physical effects. Two common classes are stimulants and narcotics. Consider the implications of a person who abuses stimulants and one who abuses narcotics. Describe the adverse effects of both categories.

To help ensure the auto-feedback system will function properly, your response must contain a minimum of 100 words and a maximum of 1000 words, though individual prompts or your instructor may provide a more precise target range for word count. Your response will be automatically reviewed by the system, and you will receive your grade after your instructor reviews and returns the scores. Your response should not contain in-text parenthetical citations or other special headers or formatting.