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PSY 425  To exceed, you must read/Uophelpdotcom

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PSY 425  To exceed, you must read/Uophelpdotcom

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  1. PSY 425 To exceed, you must read /uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

  2. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Entire Course (2 Sets) PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 1 PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 2 PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 3 PSY 425 week 1 Individual Assignment Past and Current Trends Paper (2 Papers) PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 1 PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 2 PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 3 PSY 425 week 2 Individual Assignment Drug Profile Paper (2 Papers)

  3. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 1 Motivation What is your motivation for taking this course? Have you had experience with chemical dependency in your work or personal life that you would care to discuss? What do you hope to learn in this course? How will this information help you in your career?

  4. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 2 What do you believe are the causes of substance abuse? What are the causes of chemical dependency? Do you think a person has a choice in whether or not he or she moves from abuse to dependency? What are the factors that may influence that choice? Support your opinions with information from the Week One readings. Your response to this DQ should be at least 250 words.

  5. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 3 Heroin Deaths Here is an interesting article on the recent surge in heroin deaths. (Click on the link below.) Based on the information in this article, discuss why you think heroin deaths are increasing. Jellinek Chart Progression of disease and recovery

  6. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 1 Individual Assignment Past and Current Trends Paper (2 Papers) Prepare a 750- to 1,050-word paper examining substance abuse trends in the United States. Include the following: ·         Identify past and current trends of the use and abuse of substances in the United States. ·         Discuss when the use of illicit drugs may be considered culturally appropriate (e.g., medicinal purposes, religious ritual). ·         Analyze health and social problems in the United States that occur due to drug abuse and addiction (e.g., cocaine, ecstasy, prescription drugs).

  7. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 1  Special Populations Select ONE of the following DQs.  Choice One: What are some risk factors that are unique to female substance abusers? Explain the relationship between substance abuse and violence toward women. OR Choice Two:

  8. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 2  Grief Read the lecture: "Self-Medication and Other Challenges to Sobriety", linked below. Discuss the role of grief and other "hard emotions" (anger, depression, etc.) in addiction and recovery. Your response to this DQ should be at least 250 words.

  9. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 3 Alcohol Screening For some people, it may be impossible to notice when one is in danger of moving from alcohol abuse to dependency. Here is a quiz to help identify some of the warning signs. Please take a look at this assessment and let us know what you think. (Click on the link below.) Do you think these questions are appropriate, based on your understanding of the process of moving from substance abuse to addiction?

  10. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 2 Individual Assignment Drug Profile Paper (2 Papers) Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you identify abused substances and their various effects. Include the following: ·         Explain the psychology and physiology of addiction. ·         Identify specific drug substances covering the following categories: stimulants, depressants, narcotics, hallucinogens, and cannabis. ·         Discuss the addiction potential of various abused substances, what effects they have, and withdrawal symptoms.

  11. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 2 Learning Team Discussion Question At what point are prescription drugs considered an abused substance?

  12. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 2 Learning Team Summary LT Discussion of Group Support Read the Learning Team Lecture: "AA: What to expect?" (Click on the link below.). The founders of AA believed that two alcoholics working together to remain sober have a better chance than one person attempting it alone. Do you believe this is true? Why or why not? Have you or anyone you know ever overcome an obstacle that you or they believed was impossible? Did you or they do it alone or with others? What is or was your initial reaction to being notified that 30% of your grade depends upon the successful cooperation of the learning team?

  13. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 1  Our society has been described as addictive, promoting the theory that we can become addicted to things other than drugs. Do you believe this is true? Support your opinion and give examples of some things or activities that may be considered addictive. Do you think that addiction to something other than drugs or alcohol can be as destructive as substance abuse? Why or why not?

  14. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 2  Read the Lecture, "Help for the Family" attached below. Visit one of the websites listed in the lecture and report your observations to the group. What are some of the problems experienced by family members of people who are chemically dependent?

  15. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 3 Class, eating disorders are another kind of addictive behavior. Please take a look at this website and let us know what you think. (Click on the link below.)

  16. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 week 3 Learning Team Assignment Drug Free Workplace Evaluation Paper (2 Papers) Read the following scenario: ·         Company Y is considering instituting a drug-free workplace policy along with mandatory drug testing for new hires.  They are not fully convinced that such a policy is necessary and are cautious of the costs associated with implementing a new program.  You have been contacted to possibly write the policy and later provide training to employees if Company Y decides to adopt your policy. Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word report for Company Y that emphasizes the importance of a drug-free workplace and the possible cost saving benefits to the company. When suggesting policies to help promote a drug-free workplace, include the following: ·         Discuss the prevalence of illicit and prescription drug users in the United States workforce

  17. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 1 This is a website designed to help parents who have questions about drugs, addiction and substance abuse. Please visit this website and discuss some aspect of it with the group.

  18. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 2 Explain why people with dual diagnosis have a more difficult time remaining sober  What do you think would be a good course of treatment for someone with dual diagnosis?

  19. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 3 Bus Driver I heard it through the grapevine Imagine that you are responsible for hiring a bus driver for one of your school district's elementary schools. You have interviewed several people and are quite sure that you have found the perfect candidate. You call him back for a second interview and introduce him to the other people in the transportation department. When he leaves, one of your co-workers approaches you and says, "Are you going to hire that guy?"

  20. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 week 4 Individual Assignment Workplace Drug Screening Opinion Paper (2 Papers) Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on legal and ethical issues concerning workplace drug testing while also addressing workplace drug prevention and education programs. Consider these issues: ·         Types of drug tests, such as urinalysis and sweat tests, and the reliability of those methods ·         Types of drug testing programs, such as mandatory and voluntary ·         Appropriateness of certain testing programs for specific environments ·         Who to test and why

  21. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 4 Learning Team Discussion Question What should an employer do when a test returns positive and the employee disagrees with the results?

  22. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 4 Learning Team Summary LT Exploration of Drug-Free Workplace Visit this website and read the Drug-Free Workplace Kit (PDF 23.4MB) Discuss the role and responsibilities of a supervisor or manager in creating and maintaining a drug-free workplace. (Click on the link below.)http://workplace.samhsa.gov/ Your response to this DQ should be at least 250 words.

  23. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 1  Intervention Helping Professionals Discuss possible ways that doctors, and other health professionals, as well as counselors, teachers and law enforcement officers can expand their roles to include identifying substance abuse in individuals and the family? What are other ways that these professionals can be active in the prevention and treatment of chemical dependency?

  24. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 2  Take-aways Summary Please take this opportunity to discuss any thoughts or insights about the material in this class. Of special interest is any changes you have made in your assumptions or any new insights. How will you use the things you have learned in your future career?

  25. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 3 Many treatment programs are centeredaround the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Please read over these steps and discuss three that you feel might be especially helpful. 

  26. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 week 5 Individual Assignment Article Review (2 Papers) Research articles related to how drug abuse affects families when one or more members are addicted to illicit and/or prescription drugs. Write an 800- to 1,050-word review of the articles.  Include the following: ·         Analyze the issues related to the affects of drug abuse on families. ·         Describe the ramifications experienced by the family members who are not abusing drugs. ·         Discuss resources available to family members of drug abusers.

  27. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com PSY 425 week 5 Team Assignment Drug Treatment Options Paper (2 Papers) a 2,000- to 2,400-word paper on available drug treatment options. Include the following: ·         Explain what employee assistance programs are and how they can help an employee struggling with drug addiction. ·         Identify at least one inpatient treatment program and one outpatient treatment program and compare them. ·         Explain treatment modalities offered by the programs (e.g., individual therapy, group therapy, psychotherapy).

  28. PSY 425 To exceed, you must read /uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

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