Explain why or why not? What should be done in order to create an atmosphere where everyone (both business and victims) succeeds?

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Let′s say for the past ten years, pharmacy X spent 90% of its R & D (research and development) on development of a drug that cures or slows down AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). Finally in 2010, the company launched its product under the protection of a patent right. Overnight, demand for the product grows tenfold as there are no alternatives to the medicine. As a result, Company X decided to charge a premium price that includes a handsome profit. For example, if the cost of producing a tablet is $5 then the company is charging $10 as its final price. Read the following sides: a) It is a risk taking venture from the perspective of a corporation. In the beginning, there is always a 50% chance of being unsuccessful of inventing anything new. It is important to consider opportunity cost of risk that a company takes while the same resources could be used to increase the company’s profitability by making a safer investment. As a result, our government gives incentives to individuals and corporations by providing them with the protection of patent rights. If we take this incentive away, individuals and corporations alike will have no reason to take risks to invent or create new things that could improve the future of the world. b) The objective of a publicly traded company is to make profit for its owners i.e. shareholders. However, there are millions of AIDS victims in this world. Most of these victims are from destitute countries, like African nations. It would be irrational for us to think that these people could afford this medicine at an existing market price. The world organizations, such as WHO (world health organization), provide with assistance by subsidizing AIDS related medicine. However, this is not enough as many people are dying every day. Many argue that this medicine should be free as it is the only way a victim’s life could be prolonged or saved. GlaxcoSmithKline already allows license for generic drug production to countries, like South Africa. Should our government be involved in controlling the price of this drug? Or, should the government force Glaxco to share the key knowledge of this product with its competitors (price becomes competitive)? Explain why or why not? What should be done in order to create an atmosphere where everyone (both business and victims) succeeds?

Developing a program to increase the physical levels of college students on a campus would relate to all of the theories mentioned in Chapter 6.

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Respond substantially to 2 classmates

Melissa:

1. Developing a program to increase the physical levels of college students on a campus would relate to all of the theories mentioned in Chapter 6. The Stages of Change or Transtheoretical Model studies the readiness of an individual to change a certain behavior through five different stages. These different stages are precontemplation, contemplation, decision/determination, action and maintenance (Hodges, Videto, 2011). As the student realizes that there is a problem, or lack of exercise, they will start to take steps towards fixing the issue through the Stages of Change. For this model it can be hypothesized that the reason for a lack of exercise for College students is due to the other behaviors that they are engaged in. The Health Belief Model can suggest that the reason that the physical activity level is so low for college students is because of the way that the students perceive physical activity. If we change the student’s perceptions of it we can help increase the rates for physical activity levels. Through the program we will educate college students on the benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and promote physical activity. The Social Cognitive Theory can defined the low physical activity rates as being a result of reciprocal determinism. Since many of the other students on the college campus environment work out very little, it reduces the chances that other students will involve themselves in physical activity exercises. “According to SCT confidence in one’s ability to engage in a specific behavior, goals, and expectations that the behavior will have positive outcomes are the main contributors to health behavior” (Hodges, Videto, 2011). Through the Stage Theory of Organization Change, we learn how organizations innovate new goals, programs, technologies, and ideas (Hodges, Videto, 2011). This theory knows that this college campus will evolve and adopt this new program through stages and moving from one step to the next will need to consist of diverse strategies. The reason why physical activity levels are so low within the college campus could be from a lack of administration pushing the importance of physical activity. Through Diffusion of Innovations we will learn how new ideas, practices and products spread through a population to help us gain knowledge on the best way to have the students adopt our new program. We will need to make sure our new program is compatible with the college campus. The reason for the lack of physical activity in college based on this model is the idea that no one takes the time to study the best way to incorporate a new program.
2. In the FIU Online Library article that I chose to discuss, the target population was Internet Users and was used based on the Health Belief Model. The investigation was done on Cyber-victimization and discusses different preventative behaviors that the target population should do to prevent themselves from becoming victims of this. The theory states that someone engaging in a recommended health action is based predominantly on that individual’s perceptions and so in this program we help to change the perception of all internet users (Hodges, Videto, 2011). Throughout the project they emphasized on the concepts of perceived severity and degree of emotional arousal created by the thought of the threat. Educating Internet users with the severity of the concept of cyber-victimization will help them to use preventative factors and emphasize the reality that it can happen to anyone.

Review the details of the case “Your Word Against His” in your course text. Describe in detail any options you could pursue to set the matter straight for all parties who received the wrong information, while incurring the minimum possible public disfavor by the vice president.

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Select either Option A or Option B and indicate in your post which option you have selected.

Option A: Compared to a non-healthcare organization, a manager must have a special skill set for communicating with health professionals and non professionals within a health care organization. What do you believe are those particular skill sets? What are the ethical, financial, and legal implications for communication within a health care organization? What are the some of the primary barriers to communication between a manager and his/her staff?

Option B: Case Study: Your Word Against His

Review the details of the case “Your Word Against His” in your course text. Describe in detail any options you could pursue to set the matter straight for all parties who received the wrong information, while incurring the minimum possible public disfavor by the vice president. In addition, describe what you think went wrong this in case. Where was the communication breakdown, and how could it have been avoided?

Describe the psychological effects of violence that the children from Nigeria might be experiencing? Be sure to consider issues such as gender and age.

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Commitment is an attitude that correlates strongly with job satisfaction. In addition, commitment, like satisfaction, relates to turnover and other employee outcomes. Because there are patterns of commitment, organizations can use these data to take steps to increase employee commitment, thereby increasing positive employee behaviors and decreasing negative employee behaviors.
For this Discussion, review this week’s media in the Learning Resources. Select two Walden Sports employees to use for this Discussion and consider how they differ in their commitment to the organization. Then consider positive and negative consequences of each employee’s organizational commitment.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post the names of the two Walden Sports employees you selected and explain how they differ in their commitment to the organization. In your analysis, explain how they differ or are similar on all three components of organizational commitment. Finally, explain one potential positive consequence and one potential negative consequence of each employee’s organizational commitment.
Cultural Considerations

As a mental health worker in a large city, you have been asked to work with refugee children who have been relocated from central Nigeria to live with foster families in your city. The children are between the ages of 9 and 13, boys and girls. They were rescued from a refugee camp in Nigeria where conditions were very poor. People were cramped and slept in rudimentary shelters. Food was scarce, and disease was rampant. Prior to arriving in the camp, the children were exposed to brutal violence. They saw their families murdered, houses burned, and witnessed or experienced sexual assault. Some were also injured in the attacks on their villages.

Utilize the Culturegrams database in the Argosy Online library, the Ethics and Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2010), and your readings to write a paper addressing the following:

• Describe the psychological effects of violence that the children from Nigeria might be experiencing? Be sure to consider issues such as gender and age.
• Design an intervention program to address the children’s exposure to violence. Remember to consider individual, family, and community needs.
• Describe the elements you would incorporate into a prevention program designed to foster resilience in the children from Nigeria, as well as break the cycle of violence that we learned can occur for children exposed to violence. You may research existing programs that utilize best practices as we have learned in this course, or design your own program.
• Reflect on the debate between “cultural universality” and “cultural specificity”. How would you reconcile this debate within the context of the ethics code for psychologists?
• Discuss why it is important to take into consideration cultural traditions when designing an intervention program. Describe at least two specific Nigerian cultural traditions and how you would use this knowledge in designing your intervention program.
• Briefly describe at least 2 ethical considerations that one would need to take into account when intervening with children as victims of violence in general, as well as pertaining to cultural issues specifically