Biological Psychology

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PS350 Biological Psychology

Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double‐spaced pages; refer to the “Format Requirementsʺ page for specific format requirements.

Part A

The author of your textbook is a proponent of using animals for scientific research to gain insight into human medical, mental, and behavioral issues.She maintains that animal experimentation is a necessary part of that research.

  1. Present two (2) reasons that the author argues to justify the use of animals in psychological research.
  1. Provide one (1) specific example to support each argument.

Part B

Genetic research methods are extremely useful to the study of the physiology of behavior because they help researchers understand the role of genetics in physiological differences across individuals.

Identify one (1) genetic method and explain how this method is used to study genetic factors, providing two (2) examples.

Discuss if damages were awarded in the case. If damages were awarded, discuss why the judge/jury awarded the damages. If no damages were awarded, discuss why the judge/jury didn’t award damages.

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As the department head of the Risk Management Department at Lincoln Terrace Community Hospital, you are responsible for providing training for all newly hired employees and in-service training for current staff. After recent, negative publicity of Lincoln Terrace Community Hospital in the community’s newspaper, the chief executive officer requests immediate training. You are informed that not all staff members are familiar with the legal, ethical, and regulatory terms associated with healthcare issues. You are asked to research a healthcare case that involves an unintentional medical tort and respond to the following bullets:

  • Identify and discuss the source and type of law that governs the case
  • Discuss unintentional and intentional torts, and identify the tort applicable to this case
  • Identify the following parties in the case:

o    a. Plaintiff

o    b. Defendant

  • Discuss the different types of defenses that can be utilized and what defense, if applicable, the defendant’s lawyer used in the case?
  • Were the four elements of negligence evident in the case? Discuss how each element relates to the case

o    Duty of care

o    Dereliction (Breach of duty of care)

o    Damage

o    Direct Cause

  • Discuss whether or not the standard of care was practiced in this case?
  • Was the principle of Prudent Person observed? Why/Why not?
  • Discuss if damages were awarded in the case. If damages were awarded, discuss why the judge/jury awarded the damages. If no damages were awarded, discuss why the judge/jury didn’t award damages.
  • Discuss the history of malpractice insurance and its current impact on the healthcare industry

International context: Compare and contrast this problem in the U.S. to that of other countries. How does this issue in the U.S. compare to other countries? Is the issue more common here or in other countries and why?

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The U.S. health care system has numerous known issues that affect the overall quality, access, and cost of services available. For your Final Paper, you will create an eight- to ten-page proposal (excluding the title and reference pages) on your solution to one of these issues. In the proposal, you will describe the nature of the issue, trace the history of its development, describe what has and has not been done to address it thus far, provide a set of recommendations on what should be done to address it in the future, and discuss how major stakeholders should be involved to make your proposed changes.

Select one of the following issues in health care for the topic of your Final Paper:

  1. The cost of health care
  2. The health care workforce
  3. The uninsured and under-insured population
  4. Medical and health information technology
  5. Select your own topic. If you would like to use a topic other than the ones listed above, you must get approval from your instructor by the end of Week Two of the course.

You are encouraged to break your proposal up into sections to be sure you address each of the questions below. Specifically, you should address the following in your proposal:

  1. Executive Summary: Introduce the topic that you chose. Provide a brief overview of content of your proposal.
  2. Statement of the problem: Clearly describe the topic that you chose. Define and explain the major problems related to this issue.
  3. History of the problem: Review the major developments in the evolution of this problem in the U.S. How did this issue develop historically? How did we get to where we are now?
  4. International context: Compare and contrast this problem in the U.S. to that of other countries. How does this issue in the U.S. compare to other countries? Is the issue more common here or in other countries and why?
  5. Stakeholders: Describe the role of major stakeholders in the problem. How have federal and state governments and the health care industry worked to address this issue so far? What have been the successes and failures of their attempts?
  6. Policy: Provide examples of how the P.P.A.C.A. and other federal policies have attempted to address this issue. What has been the impact of their action or non-action?
  7. Recommendations: Provide a set of recommendations on what should be done to address this issue in the future. What should the major stakeholders, such as the government, the health care industry, and health care consumers do to implement these recommendations and how? Provide a justification for why you believe each recommendation will address one or more of the problems related to this issue.
  8. Conclusion: Construct a brief conclusion that highlights the key points from your proposal and describes the expected outcomes if your recommendations were to be implemented.

Examine and evaluate how organizational structure and governance, culture and focus (or lack of focus) on social responsibility affected or influenced what happened.

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Resource: University Library

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper on a current health care situation. For example, common issues might include one of the following: physician or employee with a conflict of interest, health care fraud and abuse, medical error, quality of care issues, aging in America, privacy issues—selling names, losing patient information, or health care coverage for indigent or noncitizens.

Evaluate the effect of organizational structure and governance, culture, and social responsibility focus on what happened in your chosen situation. Recommend how you would change the organization to prevent this situation in the future. Include the following components:

  • Identify and describe a health care news situation that affects a health care organization such as a hospital, clinic, or insurance company.
  • Examine and evaluate how organizational structure and governance, culture and focus (or lack of focus) on social responsibility affected or influenced what happened.
  • Recommend what resources will be allocated to prevent this situation in the future and what ethical issues may be tied to this decision.
  • Recommend how you would change the structure, governance, culture, or focus on social responsibility to prevent this situation in the future.

Include at least three references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Use an APA running head, 1st level headings, in-text citations, a title page, reference page, etc.

Grading Criteria

Current Health Care Situation Paper

This assignment is due in Week Five.

Content60 PercentPoints Available9Points EarnedX/9Additional Comments:
Describes a health news situation that affects a health care organizationExamines and evaluation corporate structure and governance, culture, and focus on social responsibilityRecommends what resources will be allocated to prevent this situation in the future and what ethical issues may be tied to this decisionRecommends changes to structure, governance, culture, focus on social responsibility to prevent problem in the future
Organization/Development20 PercentPoints Available3Points EarnedX/3Additional Comments:
The paper is 1,400 to 1,750 words in length.The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.The conclusion is logical, flows, and reviews the major points.
Mechanics20 PercentPoints Available3Points EarnedX/3Additional Comments:
The paper—including the title page, reference page, tables, and any appendixes—is consistent with APA guidelines as directed by the facilitator. The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space.Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct.Paper includes three references
Total AvailableTotal Earned
15