Conduct a presentation regarding culturally competent responses to Alzheimer’s patients (or others diagnosed with a neurological disease associated with dementia) by mental health professionals.

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Question 7

You have been asked by a local senior center to conduct a presentation regarding culturally competent responses to Alzheimer’s patients (or others diagnosed with a neurological disease associated with dementia) by mental health professionals. For this discussion, prepare an informational flyer to support this presentation. Include the following: Explain how the disease affects the structure and function of the brain. Explain how changes in the brain due to the disease affect learning and memory, incorporating recent research findings into your description. Summarize the potential for ageism to affect the quality of care that an Alzheimer’s patient might receive from a mental health professional. Suggest ways for mental health professionals, patients, and family members to collaborate effectively in prioritizing the patient’s management of the disease. Use at least three scholarly references to support your argument. You may opt to make this flyer two pages. Focus on the content rather than the formatting and graphics.

Question 8

For this discussion, write 500–1000 words in which you consider traumatic brain injury localized to the pre-frontal cortex. Note: The response for this discussion is considerably more extensive than a typical discussion response. Plan your time accordingly. Analyze the relationship between emotion and behavior. In other words, how does human emotion drive behavior? Does behavior affect emotion? Recommend 3–4 evidence-based interventions and coping mechanisms for victims and their families who are trying to deal with the aftermath of a traumatic brain injury. Support your analysis and recommendations with at least three scholarly references. Cite your sources using standard APA guidelines.

Question 9

For this discussion: Locate and read a recent, full-text article from the Capella library that examines how schizophrenia relates to genetics or brain chemistry. Contrast the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia and explain why it is thought these different symptoms might have a different physiological foundation. Discuss any cultural aspects involved in working with and providing treatment to a client with schizophrenia. Cite your source using standard APA guidelines.

For this discussion: Locate and read a recent, full-text article from the Capella library that explores the biological foundation of panic. Summarize the article briefly, discussing the symptoms of panic disorder. Answer what are the biological correlates of panic. Cite your source using standard APA guidelines.

Question 10

For this discussion: Locate and read a recent, full-text article from the Capella Library on a drug (for example, heroin or Prozac), its behavioral correlates, and its place in the pharmacopoeia. Summarize the major effects of the drug based on your literature review and the text readings.  Link these effects to the various receptors that have been identified in brain. Distinguish between physical and psychological addiction. Cite your source using standard APA guidelines.

Describe and evaluate the selected online course offered by a corporate organization for training purposes, academic institution, or a virtual high school, including: (a) interactivity, (b) types of communication between instructor and students, (c) collaboration opportunities, and (d) two (2) other key features.

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Assignment 2: Using and Applying Badrul Khan’s Web-based Framework

Due Week 5 and worth 120 points

Use and apply Badrul Khan’s Web-based Framework to evaluate an online course offered by a corporate organization for training purposes, academic course, or a virtual high school course. While you are navigating the course of your choice, answer the questions outlined in the “ Matrix for Evaluation of E-Learning Courses ” provided here. The Matrix does not count as part of your (4-6) page paper. It will be attach to the end of your paper as an Appendix.

After answering and commenting on each question in the matrix, write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you address this question thoroughly: To what extent does the course meet the nine (9) dimensions of Khan’s Web-based Framework?

Preparation. Review Badrul Khan’s Web-based Framework.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

This paper should have 4 Level one Headers:

The 1st level one Header should state ” I have completed the Matrix and I have attach it as an appendix” then move on to question #2.

  1. Answer the questions in the matrix about the selected course. (Access the list of questions in the course shell.)
  2. Describe and evaluate the selected online course offered by a corporate organization for training purposes, academic institution, or a virtual high school, including: (a) type of course, (b) length, (c) target learners, and (d) delivery method(s) (text, audio, video lecture, etc.).
  3. Describe and evaluate the selected online course offered by a corporate organization for training purposes, academic institution, or a virtual high school, including: (a) interactivity, (b) types of communication between instructor and students, (c) collaboration opportunities, and (d) two (2) other key features.
  4. Evaluate the selected online course using nine (8) dimensions of Khan’s Web-based Framework.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page, responses to the questions, and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • Put the matrix with the questions and your answers in to the paper as an appendix.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze design and instructional concepts of e-Learning.
  • Describe the unique needs and challenges of virtual learners.
  • Explain the ethical considerations of e-Learning.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in theory and practice of e-Learning.
  • Write clearly and concisely about theory and practice of e-Learning using proper writing mechanics.

Incorporate concepts learned throughout the course to create an essay that addresses the development of an animal in a changing environment.

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This is the final exam of the course. You will need to incorporate concepts learned throughout the course to create an essay that addresses the development of an animal in a changing environment. Make sure you include key terms as you address the questions.

 

As we have discussed throughout the course, environmental and genetic factors affect the development of plants and animals. In addition, no organism develops normally in isolation from other organisms, ie. sterile conditions. Forming and maintaining interactions with symbionts throughout the course of development is important.

As global climate change (and other anthropogenic factors) affect ecosystems, some plant and animal species may go extinct, while others may thrive. As we learned in the video “What Darwin never knew”, the ability of an organism to adapt to an environment can give them a selective advantage to obtain resources. For this exam, you will evaluate if an insect has the ability to survive a changing environment.

In this scenario, chose an insect that will have to adapt to  an environment with temperatures in January that have warmed to temperatures that are normally present in March. Among other physiological changes, this environmental change has triggered an insect to come out of diapause early. Do you think that it will be able to grow and develop into an adult that is able to reproduce?

For your final exam, you will submit a well-organized informative 750-1500 word essay that explains

  • Which insect species you have chosen to put in the above scenario?
  • Do you predict that the food source this insect requires will be available?
    • Why or why not?
  • Do you predict that the insect will be able to form new and/or maintain interactions with required symbionts?
    • Why or why not?
  • Is this insect now vulnerable to parasites or predators that it does not normally interact with?
    • Why or why not?
  • Do you think that the insect will be able to grow and develop into an adult that is able to reproduce?
  • Does this ecologically impact humans?
  • Are there any technologies, specifically some that we have learned about in this course, that we can employ to counter or alter this outcome? And if so, are their any ethical concerns that should be addressed?

The ideal setting for a group with older members should be  

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  1. The ideal setting for a group with older members should be
  2. Vince and his wife of 48 years, Ann, are 86 and 74 years old respectively. They are in the      and    age ranges.
  3. Martin and Thomas report success in working with “shy” college students in behavioral/cognitive groups on campus. They advertised these groups as “clinics” for which of the following reasons?
  4. Cummins identifies three areas that must be carefully addressed in preparation for women with eating disorders to eventually have successful group experiences.  Which of the following is NOT one of these three areas?
  5. Counseling groups for older adults differ in several ways from those designed for other age groups. All of the following except   reflect such unique distinctions.
  6. An eclectic approach to couples group therapy, which includes elements of psychoanalysis, transactional analysis, Gestalt, cognitive therapy and systems theory, is   .
  7. Since the 1970s a popular group experience for older persons, where people gather together to study often on college campuses, is called   .
  8. Following their sixteen-week, closed-ended, grief and loss psychotherapy group with adults as reported by Price et al, which of Yalom’s therapeutic factors was most identifiable?
  9. Individuals who may have “lost interest” with the present and future and instead focus on the past might benefit from    groups.
  10. Adulthood is conceptualized as the age period between 20 and 65 years. Midlife, therefore, is thought to begin around   .
  11. For young adult students in higher education, Vinson advocates that leaders carefully utilize    to help group members better understand the complex dynamics affecting their life development.
  12. Topic-specific groups with older adults are    in nature
  13. Leaders working with adults often use activities in a sequential pattern because it is developmental and logical. Donigian and Hulse-Killacky assert that non-sequential activities are especially appropriate to use when the group   .
  14. Typically, Santrock contends men, women, as well as individuals with special needs and developmental concerns experience midlife   .
  15. Adult men in groups often engage in the group process by telling stories. Using ritual processes such as drumming, physical movement, and imagery exercises can be powerful adjuncts to traditional therapeutic groups for men. These are often termed
  16. Solution-focused debriefing (SFD) groups share many features of other crisis debriefing group formats; one element is that all members
  17. Helen, at age 83, has entered a unique counseling/psychotherapy
    group with the expressed goal of her becoming more cognitively organized and to increase socialization skills through interpersonal interaction. This group is likely titled a    group.
  18. A major goal and focus of growth for “relationship groups” for adult women is reported to be
  19. Thomas and Martin identify problems with confinement, infringement of lifestyle, restricted social life, and emotional physical and emotional stress as primary features of which of the following groups?
  20. Adult children of alcoholics tend to need help breaking Black’s three universal roles.  Which of the following is NOT a universal role as outlined by Black (1981)?
  21. Groups for caretakers of older adults primarily supply   .
  22. One of the first types of groups set up specifically for men in the early 1970s was the all-male    group.
  23. Psychotherapy and counseling groups for older adults might focus on helping members
  24. Groups geared toward the remediation of specific problems such as social isolation and physical decline are __________________.
  25. A short-term, structured ________ group focuses on a particular problem.