Define productive behavior and counterproductive behavior.

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Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze the relationship between productive and counterproductive behavior in organizations. As a part of your analysis be sure to address the following items:

  • Define productive behavior and counterproductive behavior.
  • Describe the impact that productive and counterproductive behaviors have on job performance and the overall performance of an organization.
  • Recommend strategies to increase productive behavior and decrease counterproductive behavior in organizations.
    • Format according to APA standards.

Evaluate the materials related to antidepressant use in children and adolescents

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To prepare for this assignment:

  • Review the textbook’s coverage of unipolar depression in Chapter 8.
  • Review the articles, “Assessment of Childhood Depression” and “Pediatric Antidepressant Use After the Black-Box Warning,” paying particular attention to the discussion of antidepressant use in children and adolescents, as well as associated risk factors and alternative treatment methods.
  • Review the abstract of the article from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that includes a meta-analytic review of randomized clinical trials of antidepressant use with children and adolescents.
  • Access and review the article “Epidemiology of Depression and Suicide” listed in the Learning Resources, focusing on the section titled “Age-related demographics.”
  • Watch the PBS NewsHour segment on the risk of suicide in adolescents who are taking antidepressant medications. The link to this video segment is included in the required Learning Resources list.

The assignment: (1–2 pages)

  • Based on your review of these materials, appraise the current research evidence regarding suicide risks associated with the use of antidepressant medications in the treatment of depression in children and adolescents. In your response, answer the following questions:
    • What preconceptions, if any, did you bring to this controversial issue, perhaps based on your personal experiences or the experiences of family members, friends, or other loved ones?
    • Evaluate the materials related to antidepressant use in children and adolescents. What did you find surprising? What did you find disturbing? What other reactions did you have to these materials?
    • What are your now more informed thoughts about this controversial issue? Should these medications continue to be used with depressed children and adolescents? Why or why not? What alternative treatments might you consider? Explain and justify your stance on this issue.

Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list only for those resources not included in the Learning Resources for this course.

Identification of the age group you have chosen

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Final Paper Outline

Review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five. Submit an outline that identifies the age group you have chosen for your Final Paper and provide a brief description of each philosophy/theory you have chosen for your Final Paper. Cite your text and at least two other scholarly sources. This assignment should include:

  1. A title page
  2. Identification of the age group you have chosen
  3. A description of the philosophies/theories you have chosen for the final paper
  4. A reference page

Your outline should be one to two pages in length, not including the title page and reference page. The outline (as well as the title page and reference page) should be formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for

Cult Activities and Psychological Manipulation

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This is a CLC assignment.

 

Choose one of the two following assignments:

 

Cult Activities and Psychological Manipulation

 

Visit the Ex-Cult Resource Center website and/or the International Cultic Studies Association website, and check out a few of the links investigating cultic activity and psychological manipulation.

 

Write a paper of 500-750 words in which you share your discoveries.

 

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

Groupthink and 12 Angry Men

 

View the movie, 12 Angry Men (1957), Orion-Nova Productions.

 

Write a paper of 500-750 words in which you discuss:

  1. Patterns of persuasion and conformity
  2. Issues of prejudice
  3. Reliance on cognitive heuristics

Did the group in the film demonstrate group polarization? Are they at risk for groupthink?

 

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

 

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.