Category: Psychology

Write a reflective essay that explores the role of culture in interpersonal communication, the impact of self-concept, self-awareness, and self-esteem on communication effectiveness, and the importance of three specific communication topics. Here are the detailed instructions:
Part 1: Role of Culture in Interpersonal Communication
Reflect on what you have learned about the role of culture in interpersonal communication, and explain why it is important to understand the influence of culture, particularly in the South African context.
Part 2: Impact of Self-Concept, Self-Awareness, and Self-Esteem
Discuss the impact of self-concept, self-awareness, and self-esteem on communication effectiveness.
Reflect on how your self-concept, self-awareness, and self-esteem impact your interpersonal communication.
Part 3: Three Selected Topics
Select any three of the following topics (concept, skills or behaviour):
§ self-disclosure,
§ paralanguage,
§ gestures,
§ verbal messages,
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Tell me why you think psychologists need to have a basic understanding of the nervous system.  How does the information in this chapter relate to the field of Psychology?

The readings on sleep discuss what is known as seasonal affective disorder. As the days get shorter there is less opportunity for exposure to daylight. That can result in one’s circadian rhythm becoming out of sync, causing sleep disturbances and feelings of depression. In a normal year there are increases in reported cases of depression, suicides and suicide attempts, domestic disturbances as well as increases in alcohol and drug abuse during the winter months. I’ve mentioned before my concerns about the effect of the measures taken at the height of the Pandemic. The lock downs and shuttering of places where social gatherings normally took place such as bars, restaurants, clubs, gyms, schools and churches severely limited opportunities for social interaction. But as social animals we need that interaction. For many the level of social isolation experienced generated feelings of depression because spending time isolated from others often causes people to start spending more time ruminating on their thoughts, particularly negative thoughts. Yet another factor was a sense of uncertainty and lack of control over the events affecting one’s life that are also tied to feelings of depression. And as people start to feel depressed they often turn to alcohol and drugs in an attempt to self-medicate and feel better. In the short-term that may provide an escape, but in the long-term it generally increases feelings of depression. Looking back at the Fall and Winter seasons of 2020 and 2021 it was a perfect storm scenario as all of these negative factors were coming together at the same time. All factors that play a role in depression. Many people were simply not equipped to deal with it. In terms of mental health the potential for disaster was recognized early on by mental health professionals. And there were indeed increases in alcohol use, drug use, overdose cases, domestic abuse and suicides. Although we’re coming out of the pandemic and most of the restrictions are easing, there are still lingering effects concerning mental health.
Now for this discussion, I’d like you to look at this from the opposite point of view. How did each of you manage, and how are each of you still managing to deal with all of this? Share your ideas on coping strategies, ways of distracting yourself from negative thoughts and whatever else you’ve found that helped you stay positive amidst all that disrupted our lives for such an extended period.
In my own case I made it a point to get out and take a walk everyday, which allowed me to get some sun and clear my head. Puttering about on the balcony with my plants provided similar benefits. I was also doing a lot of writing as I worked on expanding on my lecture handouts to generate the readings for this class as well as coming up with ideas for the reflections and discussions. Although a lot of work, it was also a positive and creative exercise that provided a sense of accomplishment. Another thing I worked on throughout the pandemic was trying to improve on my cooking abilities. All those years of watching MasterChef Junior finally paid off. I can honestly say I’m now able to cook like a ten-year-old. Salads, pasta dishes, tuna, salmon, chicken, chops, steaks are among those that I can now successfully prepare with a certain degree of skill that I never really developed before. And then there was Roku. All sorts of fun distractions were to be found on Roku. 🙂
So that’s the idea, share with each other how you effectively dealt with life during the pandemic. Hopefully we can learn from each other and generate a kind of pandemic during winter survival guide. With the world population steadily increasing (now over 8 billion) and an ever expanding global economy it’s just a matter of time before something like this recurs. We really can’t be sure that governments will handle it any better when that happens. But, we can learn how to cope with it ourselves as best as possible. Try to make your initial submission by the middle of the week. Then respond to a couple of your peers by 11:59 pm Sunday.

Prosecution
Research the Ted Kaczynski case (AKA Unabomber) and the prosecution procedure specifically the differences in the federal and state judicial systems and the role of double jeopardy in his case.
Provide an overview of the case and present the prosecutions position at each level. What were the results? You will need to look at several sources to gain a complete picture of this case. 
All Research paper submissions must follow apa writing standards and format which include narrative format, proper page and paragraph line spacing with properly formatted citations and references. Each submission requires a
1) Title page,
2) 6 pages (minimum) of content and
3) a reference page.
In addition, research of any topic requires multiple sources. (3 minimum).

This assignment consists of a 3-4 page double spaced paper reflecting on students’ critical thinking, how the material from the chapter relates to their lives, and/or how it relates to society. Students must also make specific references to the topic in the chapter they are referring to and provide supporting material from the textbook within this assignment. Do not summarize the chapter! If you summarize the chapter, you will not receive credit! 
Examples of what you can write about in this assignment:
What are your thoughts on the chapter? Why? What topic(s) are you specifically referring to?
What was the most interesting topic/concept in the chapter? Why? What topic(s) are you specifically referring to?
What was the least interesting topic/concept? Why? What topic(s) are you specifically referring to?
What topics/concepts relate to your life? How? What topic(s) are you specifically referring to?
What topics/concepts relate to society? How? What topic(s) are you specifically referring to?
TEXT BOOK: https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

A summary about that time with respect to the field of psychology, and why you found it to be interesting. APA format

Follow these steps to participate in this discussion: Compare social cognitive career theory (SCCT) with one of the previously studied theories (Holland, TWA, Super, or Gottfredson). Review the Meet the Interviewee document.
Review the “Additional Cases” section in Chapter 11 of your Career Theory and Practice text and choose one of the following cases:
Kamicha

Select a topic fromthe list below and construct an argument. Warning: Please make sure you work on one of the issues listed — no other arguments will be accepted!
Make sure you fully understand what COMPLETENESS means (pages 186-7) OK, let me highlight a fundamentally important part of it:
You must look at and CONSIDER the opposing arguments (as every inductive argument must). It means that listing the counterarguments is not good enough; you have to say which premises you find true or strong (and why) and which ones you find false or weak (and why) — otherwise your argument would be one-sided. Obviously, accepting certain premises against our argument will not make it weaker since every issue is complex. Strong feelings or even high passion are not elements of critical thinking; the only reason is, as well as factual information. Morality, religion, value judgments, desires, wishes, preferences, tastes, likes, and dislikes do not make good subjects for critical arguments! Why? Because others may have other dislikes and likes, tastes, preferences, wishes, desires, value judgments, religion, or morality, and the answer to the question regarding those, ‘why do they prefer what they prefer instead of what we prefer?’ the answer is, ‘just because’ — end of the story.
Issues to choose from:
Bullying is a problem in the USA, and people tend to bully bullies as ‘punishment.’ Should bullies be bullied?
Should school uniforms be mandated?
Plastic bags are an enormously huge environmental problem, and many countries (and cities) have banned them. Should they be banned in the US?
Music and art may seem like ‘useless’ subjects in school, but research shows that they are useful in the development of youth. Should they be mandated in school?
Should child beauty competitions be banned?
This short article may help: http://bigthink.com/in-their-own-words/how-to-have…
Part 2

Overview
For this Performance Task Assessment, you will work on Part 2 of your Quantitative Research Project. Specifically, you will run descriptive and inferential statistical tests on the variables in your chosen dataset and submit a 1- to 2-page research analysis summarizing the results.
Submission Length: 1–2 pages (not including tables and figures).
Professional Skills: Written Communication, Interpreting Data and Quantitative Fluency, and Technology are assessed in this Competency.
Your response to this Assessment should:
Reflect the criteria provided in the rubric.
Adhere to the required assignment length.
Use the APA course paper template available here.
This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document that includes your research analysis. Save this file as PS002_firstinitial_lastname (for example, PS002_J_Smith). 
You may submit a draft of your assignment to the Turnitin Draft Check area to check for authenticity. When you are ready to upload your completed Assessment, use the Assessment tab on the top navigation menu.
Instructions
Access the following to complete this Assessment: 
Your Quantitative Research Project Worksheet from PS001

Pick 3 different magic tricks to analyze from the movie “Now You See Me 2” and provide insight to how these magic tricks are designed and work. Use evidence from the movie to explain how the magic tricks influence, impact, or effect and individuals senses or perception.