Describe two (2) ways in which a leader could affect groupthink

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“Conformity and Groupthink” Respond to one (1) of the following discussion topics:

  • Explain the power of social influence based on the findings of Milgram’s experiment. Provide one (1) example of a situation you have been in where you felt you had to conform to someone or something. Indicate whether you felt you had to conform because of informational or normative influence, and explain the main reasons for your indication.

 

  • According to the textbook, a leader can have a major influence on whether or not groupthink will occur. Describe two (2) ways in which a leader could affect groupthink. Additionally, give one (1) example of a leader in history that has promoted groupthink. Describe at least one (1) way groupthink could have been avoided in your example.

Discussion Reply 1

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Response Guidelines

Read your peers’ discussion posts and respond to at least two of them. Does their selected model help your peers’ apply the expectations set for writing in the field of psychology? What did you learn from your Smarthinking experience that could help your peers further develop their writing proficiency? What strategies might help your peers connect writing to their vision and goals for a future career? What strategies or resources have you discovered in your own exploration that would help your peers reach their writing goals?

Be sure to provide substantive responses to help your peers build on their learning and reference any relevant assigned readings, additional resources, or professional literature to support your response.

The article that I have found to be the most informational in my research and that I would like to emulate is by Woo and Leon (2013). The flow that the article has was easy to understand and very informational. The article touched base on the different ways to use environmental enrichment treatments in the treatment of Autistic patients. The article gave a brief history and explanation of certain treatments and then what they used. The discussion section of the article is where they compared their treatment to those of the different treatments that are being used today and why they believe that their treatment was more effective. At the end of the article they had a “future studies” section stating what they felt needed extra work and attention and where they think the study will go.

As far as an actual outline to follow I use the APA Manual and my Easy Guide to APA style book from a previous class. Between those two books I can generally figure out what I need to do. I am still not perfect but much better than I was even a few months ago.

This model is relevant, because it is in the same field and wheel house as what I will be studying and researching in the future. I have used this specific article for multiple papers already because it has such a plethora of knowledge and both of the books are solid guidelines for any psychology student to follow.

The only place that I will be using writing to further my career will be to achieve the funding for my research that I want to conduct and then to share the knowledge that I have gained from my research. At this time I only have one major research project that I want to conduct, and once that has been completed I want to teach others what I have learned and use that knowledge to treat those I researched for.

I have not yet received my review from smart thinking so I will make an addendum to this post in the form of a response to myself here once I have gotten a review from them. As a precursor to it I believe that my strengths are following the proper form for a scholarly paper, using proper in text citation for the citation itself, and having a good flow to my work. My down falls are being able to paraphrase properly and understanding when and where parentheses are used if they are ever used in APA. That one still gets me. In the future I will continue to use the writing center as a resource and I have others read my papers to help in editing. My strategy is that you can never have too many eyes going through your work to make sure it makes sense, has proper flow,  proper punctuation, and is grammatically correct.

References

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Schwartz, B. M., Landrum, R. E., & Gurung, R. A. (2012). An easyguide to APA style. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Woo, C. C., & Leon, M. (2013). Environmental enrichment as an effective treatment for autism: A randomized controlled trial. Behavioral Neuroscience, 127(4), 487-497. doi:10.1037/a0033010

Intro To Ethics Essay

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Instructions

For this assignment you will compose a well-written and thoughtful essay of 2-3 pages in length. Select and answer one of the questions provided below as your prompt.

Format & Expectations

Be sure you have a clear claim, that you take a position you want to defend using at least three well-supported reasons embodying logic, reason, and research. Give possible objections to your arguments, answer these objections and then draw your conclusion. Here is a resource to help you think about how to write an argument essay. This style of essay will reappear in many of your future courses in every major.

Essays should include internal citations and a Works Cited page following MLA Style.

Submission

Submit your essay as a Word document attachment within the Assignments area. BE SURE your name is included in the file name (i.e. Broyles_Phil 200-Essay 2.doc). Your essay file should be .doc, .docx, or .rtf

Questions:

Answer one of the questions below in a well-written, thoughtful, and supported essay that engages your course material, real-life or concrete examples and illustrations:

 

  1. Agree or disagree with the statement, “the only proper context for sex given its nature is as part of a committed personal relation”.
  2. Agree or disagree with the statement, “there is no objective right and wrong because people never agree about what is right and wrong”.
  3. Psychological egoism is the view that all persons, without exception, seek their own self-interest. Argue for or against.

What steps would you, as the counselor, take for obtaining informed consent from Smith?

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 2: Module 2 – M2 Assignment 2

 

Dropbox AssignmentAssignment 2: Case Analysis: John Smith

Obtaining informed consent for services from clients is required of human services providers; however, it is not always an easy task. Clients typically grant consent by signing documents presented by the agency or the provider that, at minimum, explain the services that will be provided, the client rights, and information on the steps to rescind the consent.

In situations where minors or individuals under some form of guardianship are the clients, it is necessary to obtain consent from the legal guardian or authority. However, there are times when obtaining informed consent is not as simple as asking for a signature from the client or guardian. These situations require more thought by the human services providers with emphasis on balancing the client’s right to consent with other factors that might influence treatment outcomes or decisions.

In this assignment, you will review a case that illustrates the various facets of informed consent.

The Case:

Smith is a thirty-eight-year-old African American male referred for counseling by his mother to address recent incidents of aggression. Smith resides with his mother because he is not able to live on his own. Smith is unable to hold on to a job and has difficulty establishing and maintaining relationships with others. He is open to counseling but thinks his mother is overreacting to his anger outbursts because she is old and does not understand him. Recently, there have been notable conflicts between them due to Smith’s aggressive behaviors that were directed toward his mother.

Tasks:

Analyze the case and in a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:

  • What steps would you, as the counselor, take for obtaining informed consent from Smith?
  • Would you, as the counselor, include his mother in the counseling sessions, if you believe it would help with Smith’s aggression problem? Why or why not?

In your answers, consider the following:

  • Smith is not able to live independently.
  • Smith’s aggression might put his mother at risk if he does not get counseling.
  • Smith has to comprehend what is being asked of him when he provides his consent to receive counseling services.
  • There might be cultural differences between you and Smith.

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