the topic of this discussion is defining health understanding health disparities and how a person s social roots impact their overall well being

The topic of this discussion is defining health, understanding health disparities, and how a person’s social roots impact their overall well-being. To respond to this discussion prompt, take a moment to reflect on the readings this week. You will need to address and respond to all of the following questions:

  1. Ratcliff (2017) examines social determinants from an “upstream” approach (p. 2) using the analogy of people drowning in a river. Refer to the analogy on pages 2 and 3, and share your thoughts on this perspective. In addition to your thoughts on this perspective, delve beyond the surface and begin thinking about how social determinants are defined on all levels and what this particular term means to you. Explain how you define social determinants of health, why there appears to be a disconnect and what approaches you might suggest that would produce more effective outcomes than what has been used in the past.
  2. Understanding what social determinants of health means is significant. Navarro (2009) discussed that changes to health care have occurred over time. After reviewing this article, define what your understanding of what social determinants of health are and then provide your thoughts on the following statement, “it is not inequalities that kill people, it is those who are responsible for these inequalities that kill people” (p. 423). Support your responses to this discussion prompt with examples that further reflect critical thinking and analysis.
  3. 400 words, APA format, 1 text citation, 1 article citation!

Book needed is: Ratcliff, K. (2017). The social determinants of health: looking upstream. Cambridge, UK Malden, MA: Polity Press.

You can Google it and get the pages you needed.

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specific settings

Specific Settings

Educational  institutions and correctional facilities are two types of settings where you  might conduct personality assessments. Other settings include clinical, health  care, and organizational settings. Which individuals might you encounter in these  settings? How might the characteristics of the individuals and the settings  influence the personality assessment process, the type of data you might  gather, and the assessment decisions you might make? Additionally, what  validity and reliability issues might emerge from conducting personality  assessments in these settings? As a psychologist you must take the  characteristics of the individual and the setting as well as the  characteristics of your assessment instruments into account in order to make  accurate decisions. 

For this assignment, review this week’s Learning Resources. Select  one of the following settings: clinical, health care, forensic, educational, or  organizational. Then consider the types of information you might hope to gain  from an assessment in this setting. Finally, reflect on any validity and  reliability issues related to the assessment in the setting you selected. 

With these thoughts in mind:

Write a description of the  setting you selected. Next explain how and why personality assessments are used  in that setting. Then explain what type of information you expect to gain from  an assessment in the given setting. Finally, explain any validity and  reliability issues related to the assessment in the given setting.

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fill out the questions from the book a handmaids tail

I’m Complete the questions without plagiarism

This is an ap class so for it to meet the standards the answers should be on a college level of writing

Also I need a good grade on this because it is my first assignment of my senior year so it must be a great grade

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gwX34p7TDta8tDnSdtIh83nlVmpsO-DerAINEq54PB0/mobilebasic

Those are the questions

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1 1 discussion introduction and assessment tools

Welcome to the course! Let’s begin by thinking about and discussing various assessment tools.

In your initial post, start by introducing yourself to your peers. Include why you are taking this class and what experience you have related to measurement and assessment (none). Then, think about ways in your current or future field (or in your experience) in which assessment tools are used (future field will be social worker at a school). Which assessments are used, and do you think they are effective? Why or why not?

After you have posted your initial response, read through the posts of your peers. In response to two of your peers, consider whether you agree with their assessments of the effectiveness of the tests.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric document.

AFTER COMPLETING THE INITIAL POST, PLEASE ALSO RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING TWO STUDENTS REGARDING THE SAME TOPIC!

STUDENT ONE:

Hello,

My name is Vivian, I am Brazilian, and I live in Düsseldorf, Germany, for the past 2.5 years. I have a five-year-old son. I have a BA in Psychology from UMass Boston and a Postgrad Certificate in Human Resources from a University in Brazil. I am taking this course because it is a requirement for the MS Psychology Child Development program.

In my field of study, there are many assessment tools to be used to evaluate child developments. Such tools involve questionnaires and or observations to assess a child’s behavior, language, emotions, and so on. Here in Germany, each kid receives a U screening book right after birth (The U Screening, 2014). This book is a guideline for developmental checkups for babies and children. The pediatrician does these checkups from birth until a child is 14 years old. I think this system used in Germany is advantageous because Doctors have to follow the same guidelines to check child development. The checkups are according to the child ages and involve, psychical, behavioral, motor skills, language development, emotional development and many other screenings that can be used to spot early signs of developmental issues, allowing the child and family to get support and help early on. Here is an example of one of these assessments:

“U7a: 34 to 36 months after birth: At this examination, your Dr.’s will check the status of your child’s vaccination’s as well as checking its eyes, ears, stomach, feet etc. Linguistic development is particularly focused on and there will be a few little tests like a simple puzzle in which your child has to match pictures and jumping off a step. At this age, the Dr’s will start considering recommending therapies/specialists for any physical or mental difficulties the child may be having” (The U Screening, 2014).

Reference

The U screenings explained: baby & child developmental checks in Berlin. (2014). Berlin for all the Family. Retrieved from http://www.berlinforallthefamily.com/health/whatar…

STUDENT TWO:

Hi everyone!

My name is Victoria!

Ever since I was younger, mental health and psychology have always intrigued me and been a huge passion. I grew up with family members who suffered from severe mental illnesses, so I think being in this field is just second nature to me. I’m ultimately taking this class to earn my masters in Clinical Counseling with an emphasis in Forensic Psychology.

I am about to start a new position for the state in a brand new competency restoration facility so I’m sure I’ll be seeing some assessment tools used in one form or another. Up until now though, my experience with measurement and assessment is fairly limited. Aside from a couple classes in my Bachelors degree, I don’t believe I have much experience with measurement and assessment.

After completing the assigned reading, I will definitely be coming across utilizing a lot of assessment tools, some I actually have already utilized. A few of these assessments are motivational interviewing, role playing, and case history data. I think case history data is an assessment that is widely used, because the information in someone’s background is so important and so helpful to know when interacting with that person, or trying to understand why they did what they did – depending on the field of work that you’re in. Motivational interviewing is another assessment that I think is very widely used. I’ve used motivational interviewing, almost on a daily basis at my old job, and never realized it was an assessment tool. Lastly, I think role playing can be extremely useful when used to help the right person.

I think for most assessment tools, they are all useful in their own way. With that being said, they have to be used and completely properly and appropriately for them to be useful and successful.

References:

Cohen, R.J., & Swerdlik, M. E. (2018). Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.

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history question 377

  1. Compare the dietary prohibitions of Hinduism and Buddhism with the monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. What historical factors help explain food taboos, and what do you see as the most important similarity and/or difference between these traditions?

Write thesis statement (your main idea), three paragraph ideas with specific examples, and the main idea for a conclusion.

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why did you select to pursue a program at university of the cumberlands instead of other institutions

As an individual, what are your strengths and weaknesses?
How will these impact you as a doctoral information technology student?

Where do you see the future of Information Technology heading?

How can obtaining a doctorate impact your contribution to the practices of information technology?

Where do you see yourself after obtaining a doctorate from UC?

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i need this by sunday afternoon please

PowerPoint Presentation On Cognitive Errors

Read pages 113-133 of your text discussing cognitive and perceptual errors in thinking. Do research in other sources (at least 3 reliable, respectable, and trustworthy sources) to provide you with a more in-depth look at the stages that are discussed — I warn you that the information you find will have a dizzying array of methods of categorizations, but you do not have to go too deep into this issue (there could be a whole course about such errors).

You will write about cognitive errors. All biases, prejudices, disproportionate fears, irrational expectations, etc. are cognitive errors. Children display much more of such errors and are less aware of them than adults, although adults also lack insight into such errors, mostly (that is, their own errors because we can often spot such issues in other people). In any case, most of us, as we grow up, start to discover/catch our cognitive errors and, in many cases, correct them to various degrees. Magical thinking, fallacies, self-fulfilling prophecies, ‘Irrational Beliefs’ (as well as irrational beliefs), religious and political extremism, sexism, ageism, racism (and other biases, including — very importantly — confirmation bias), anger, hatred, dread, panic, extreme suspicion, extreme greed, conspiracy theories, etc. are all cognitive errors. Even simple mistakes in logic (even without biases or emotions) are cognitive errors. Once again: cognitive errors are related to thinking/information processing.

There are two parts to the project:

Part I. Make a PowerPoint presentation consisting of at least 15 slides on cognitive biases.
You will also submit a discussion page (Part II), explaining how your own judgment and decision making are reflected in the past and reflects now some of your biases you were able to recognize (you do not have to discuss those of your biases that you were unable to recognize : ).

Part II. (essay) Answer the following questions about your own judgment and Cognitive and decision-making process in your discussion paper (using at least 500 words) after you have made your slide presentation.
(1.) Discuss those of your biases of which you became aware through your intellectual development.
(2.) Do you make judgments and decisions differently now than you did at an earlier point in your life? Explain and provide an example of how a bias (or biases) influenced a judgment/decision (or decisions) you made at an earlier point in your life.
(3.) Discuss a recent judgment/decision that you made and explain how this judgment/decision is different from what you would have made at an earlier time based on the bias(es) you could not recognize at an earlier time.

Cognitive Errors — Critical Thinking Final Project:

Week Four: Slide Presentation Point Value
Number of slides and Quality content in slides and examples of cognitive errors and biases 40 points
Written Discussion — How your current decision-making and judgment shows the recognition of your earlier errors/biases 35 points
Uses the recommended number of scholarly resources correctly cited in APA format (at least four) 10 points
Creativity — (Color, media, photos, statistics, etc) 5 points
Proper Spelling, Grammar, Capitalization, Punctuation 5 points
Posts required # slides (15) and remember to post word count 5 points
Total (deductions if late) 100 points
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method of forecasting 2

Demand forecasting results in an estimate of future demand and gives an organization a basis for planning and making sound business decisions. Since the future is unknown, it is expected that some errors between a forecast and actual demand will exist, so the goal of a good forecasting technique would be to minimize the difference between the forecast and the actual demand. Articulate the difference in short and long-term forecasts, forecasting techniques, and the benefits and challenges of each technique. Finally, create a forecast for a situation with which you are familiar (personal or professional) explaining the situation and why you chose the method of forecasting that you did.

Direction:

1- apa style

2- 4-6 paragraphs

3- 2-3 refrences

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phi210 week 5 assignment add on

ADD ON TO THIS POST TO MAKE IT 3 FULL PAGES EXCLUDING TITLE AND REFERENCE PAGE…

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cause and effect essay 36

I would like you to write 5 paragraph cause and effect essay based on the following information.

The topic that I have chosen is that I have decided to study in the United States.

Introduction

Body paragraph 1. Reason 1: I made this decision because I failed the entrance exams of my preferred university in Japan.

2. Reason 2:Taking college education in the United States had been my wish since I was in junior high school.

3. Reason 3: I wanted to get interacted with people who go through a different culture and live in a new country.

Conclusion: My decision has affected my life positively. In the beginning, when I came to this country, I could not express what I thought and had trouble talking with American students and taking classes in English. But I have gotten over a lot of setbacks, and now I make friends with many American students. Also, I set the goal of transferring to UCLA, and I am studying Business Administration to achieve the goal in a community college.



Prompt:


(750-1000 words)

You will write an essay where you use cause and effect development to show how making a decision has caused a particular effect. Your sources will be memory and observation.

Instructions (taken from Writing Paragraphs and Essays by Marilyn Fry):

Write a personal essay about a particular decision you have made: for example, to join a club, to try out for a team, to break up a relationship, to give up a bad habit, to go to college, to major in a particular course of study, to join a church, to join one of the Armed Services, to marry, to have children, etc. Choose one that you have made that you would like to write about. In your essay you will analyze the main causes behind your decision: the reasons why you chose to do what you did. Each body paragraph will analyze (explain, describe, discuss) one reason for your decision. You will need three contributory causes (3 body paragraphs). The causes have to be in the past–before you made the decision.

How the essay should be structured:

INTRODUCTION:

Use personal narrative to give background information about the situation.

Example: If your decision was to give up smoking, your introductory paragraph might discuss when you began smoking and why, how many years you smoked, and so forth. This background could logically lead into a thesis statement (last sentence of the introductory paragraph) like this: “However, two years ago I decided to give up smoking.” Or your introductory paragraph could discuss the results of a decision you made several years ago. You could describe and discuss, for example, your happy family today. This could lead into a thesis statement (last sentences of the introductory paragraph) like one of these: “Twelve years ago I accepted John’s proposal to become Mrs. John Smith,” or “In 1985 I asked Susan to become my wife.” The thesis statement can be a short, simple statement of “I decided to…”

OTHER STRUCTURAL NOTES:

Topic sentences

  • Avoid stilted, awkward topic sentences like these:

“One reason I decided to quit my job was because I didn’t like the pay.”

“The second reason I decided to quit my job was that the hours were inconvenient.”

  • Don’t repeat the thesis statement in each topic sentence
  • Don’t use because clauses

Body of the essay

  • DO analyze the reasons that causes you to make your decision. These are the reasons/causes that came in the time period before the decision. They are events, circumstances, conditions and influences that led you, perhaps forced you, to make the decision. The body of the essay should be all in the past: in the time BEFORE you made the decision. Use past tense verbs.
  • DON’T discuss the pros and cons you considered, and DON’T discuss how difficult it was to make the decision. (You may do either of these in the introduction if you’d like.)
  • DON’T write a narrative of what happened after the decision. Save that for the conclusion

Conclusion

  • Show the results of the decision. Bring the reader up to date. Was it a good decision? Are you sorry you made it? How did things work out? What was the result?

GRADING CRITERIA FOR THE CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY

You will be graded based on the following checklist (slightly modified from the one in your text). 4 points possible per category.

  • The IDEAS in the essay focus on a specific decision and present an engaging picture of the action and people involved. They also explain the causes and/or effects of the topic in a clear, well-reasoned argument supported by credible information.
  • The ORGANIZATION of the essay adds to the clarity of the piece and includes a clear beginning that pulls the reader in. It also helps the reader understand the cause/effect relationship. The links between main points and supporting points are clear.
  • The WORDS show instead of tell about; they appeal to the senses and evoke pictures in the reader’s mind. They are precise and clear. Causes are linked to effects with transitional words and phrases such as therefore, as a result, and for this reason.
  • The SENTENCES are clear, varied in structure, and smooth.
  • The FINISHED COPY is correct, is clean, and follows the guidelines for format.

Proper Essay Format:

All essays for this course should be formatted according to MLA guidelines.

The introduction should be longest.

I started to write introduction a little, so I would like you to write after the following sentences and also you can change or edit it.

It takes a lot of courage to live in a new environment. It is not easy to get used to a new environment or community. This is because you may face linguistic, cultural and racial differences in a new place. I was born and raised in Japan. I had never experienced different cultures and interacted with people who went through different cultures until I came to this country.

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