Consultant to New Nation: Psychological Well-Being and Psychological Distress Policy Recommendation

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In recent years the idea that well-being is a critical factor has been acknowledged not only by psychologists, but also by political leaders of a number of nations. For instance, in the past politicians often only examined economic well-being, now some nations are assessing the psychological well-being of their citizens! Among the nations exploring such types of psychological well-being and policy to promote it, are Bhutan, Venezuela, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) among others. In fact, in 2016 the UAE appointed its first Minister of Happiness. One suspects other nations may follow in the coming years.For this Module 3 Assessment, you will make a policy recommendation based on your expertise as a psychological consultant to a newly discovered nation. As you consider your Module Assessment, please take the time to review the requirements for the Assessment as well as the time you will need for completion. Please plan your time accordingly throughout this module.Review the following situation:Imagine you are serving as a psychological consultant to a newly discovered nation of the world and you discover that most people in this nation are happy while some are distressed and suffering from psychological disorders or mental distress.(5 pages excluding title page and reference page)  Part 1: Happiness and Well-Being (2 pages)Based on the situation provided and utilizing the course Learning Resources to support your thinking:Select and describe three influences on happiness and well-being that vary across cultures for your new nation.Explain why you think these three influences are critical to improving national well-being.Part 2: Psychological Distress and Disorder (2 pages)Based on the situation provided and utilizing the course Learning Resources to support your thinking:Select and describe three influences on psychological distress and disorders that vary across cultures for your new nation.Explain why you think these three influences are especially significant for understanding the nation’s psychological distress.Part 3: Policy Recommendation (1 page)Based on the situation provided and utilizing the course Learning Resources to support your thinking:Make three policy recommendations to reduce psychological distress and explain why.Make three policy recommendations for psychological well-being for this new nation and explain why.Support your finding with references from the Learning Resources and your research.Support your Module Assessment by citing all resources in APA style, including those in the Learning Resources.ReferencesBalkir Neftci, N. & Barnow, S. (2016). One size does not fit all in psychotherapy: Understanding depression among patients of Turkish origin in Europe. Neuropsychiatry. 53(1). 72-79. Retrieved from: https://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2016-12620-013&site=eds-live&scope=siteBulatao, R. & Anderson, N. (2004). Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life: A Research Agenda.Washington (DC): National Academies Press. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK24685/Oishi, S. (2018). Culture and subjective well-being: Conceptual and measurement issues. In E. Diener, S.Oishi, & L. Tay (Eds.), Handbook of well-being. Salt Lake City, UT: DEF Publishers. DOI: nobascholar.com Retrieved from https://www.nobascholar.com/chapters/46/download.pdfKirmayer, L. (2015). Mindfulness in Cultural Context. Transcultural Psychiatry. 52(4). 447-469. Retrieved from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1363461515598949

week4 Treatment of Schizophrenia and Depression

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the required chapters from the text and review the required articles for this week.Taking on the role of the expert in the treatment of schizophrenia or depression, you will prepare a presentation for a group of physicians who are seeking your opinion on the treatment of patients with these disorders. For this interactive assignment you will create and upload a 5- to10-slide PowerPoint presentation as well as a 5 minute screencast of the presentation to share with your peers.For this presentation, select either schizophrenia or depression as the basis for your presentation. Begin by creating your PowerPoint presentation. In the presentation, include information which explains the neurotransmitter theory behind the disorder and how the drugs used to treat the disorder affect those neurotransmitter systems.  Evaluate the risk and benefits of treating a patient with the most common type of medication and of not using drugs to treat the patient. In your evaluation, examine issues such as the rate of success with the most common drugs used as well as the incidence of side effects with these same drugs, including mortality associated with drug use. Then consider not using medications to treat the disorder. Take into account the natural course of the illness, the rate of spontaneous recovery, and the rate of mortality when untreated. You may also incorporate the use of other modes of treatment into your evaluation.Your PowerPoint must include your presenter notes in the notes field to indicate what you intend to say during the screencast and well-chosen images to enhance the understanding of your audience. Remember that your screencast will be a maximum of 5 minutes, and use your speaker notes to ensure that you will be able to present your materials within this time limit. (You may accessGarr Reynolds’s Slide Tips (Links to an external site.)for additional assistance in creating an effective visual presentation.) Once you have created your PowerPoint, you will create a screencast presentation of up to 5 minutes in length using any screencasting software you choose. (Quick-Start Guides are available forScreencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.)for your convenience.) Attach your PowerPoint file to your intial post and include the URL for your screencast in the body of the post before submitting it.

Discussion MM570 Statistics

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You must have access to SPSSAfter installing SPSS view this video to learn how to enter data into SPSS. After you are comfortable with the procedure for entering data, enter the following data into SPSS. The data are “scale” data and you should change the decimal places to 1 (in SPSS) rather than the default value of 2. These data represent the number of hours that 12 students taking MM570 spent working with SPSS throughout the course.Using the data that you have just entered into SPSS, go to Analyze, then choose Descriptive Statistics, and then choose Frequencies. Next, continue to follow the process described in the Video and post to the Discussion Board (using an attachment) the SPSS output for the mean, median, mode, min, and max for this data. The goal of this discussion question is to make sure that you have SPSS up and running and that you can get started with using it to generate and post results.

ACE Study, Strong, Beck Depression Inventory

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Go online and conduct a search for a free assessment test such as the ACE Study, Strong, the Beck Depression Inventory, or something similar. Take the test and evaluate the assessments in which you have participated. What are some insights you gained by using various instruments and strategies throughout this class? How might you apply this knowledge in the future when using assessments in counseling clients?Minimum 150 words with at least 1 in text citation