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PSY 425 Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom

PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 1<br>PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 2<br>PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 3<br>PSY 425 week 1 Individual Assignment Past and Current Trends Paper (2 Papers)<br>PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 1<br>PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 2<br>PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 3<br>PSY 425 week 2 Individual Assignment Drug Profile Paper (2 Papers)<br>PSY 425 week 2 Learning Team DQ<br>PSY 425 Week 2 Learning Team Summary<br>

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  1. PSY 425 Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

  2. PSY 425 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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) PSY 425 week 2 Learning Team DQ PSY 425 Week 2 Learning Team Summary

  3. PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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. PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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. PSY 425 Week 1 Individual Assignment Past and Current Trends Paper For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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). Use at least two outside sources, such as articles from the University Library. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

  6. PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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: Discuss drug use and abuse among athletes, including therapeutic drugs, erogenic agents, alcohol and illegal drugs. Do you believe that our culture encourages drug abuse among athletes? Why or why not?OR Choice Three:

  7. PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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.

  8. PSY 425 Week 2 Individual Assignment Drug Profile Paper For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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. ·         Discuss how prescription drugs can be abused and lead to addiction. Use at least three outside sources, such as articles from the University Library. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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

  10. PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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?

  11. PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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?

  12. PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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.)

  13. PSY 425 week 3 Learning Team Assignment Drug Free Workplace Evaluation Paper For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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

  14. PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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.

  15. PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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?

  16. PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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?" When you say you probably will, the co-worker says, "He used to live in my neighborhood. He was a really big drinker back then." How would you handle this?

  17. PSY 425 week 4 Individual Assignment Workplace Drug Screening Opinion Paper For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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 Offer critical judgment regarding the ethical and legal implications of drug testing, given the various factors outlined above.

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

  19. PSY 425 Week 4 Learning Team Summary For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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. Discuss in your Learning Team and summarize your discussion. Post your summary in the Assignments Section.

  20. PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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?

  21. PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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?

  22. PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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. 

  23. PSY 425 week 5 Individual Assignment Article Review For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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. Use at least three sources other than the text, reflecting current research. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

  24. PSY 425 week 5 Team Assignment Drug Treatment Options Paper For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Write 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). ·         Identify characteristics of successful programs and which ones are prevalent in the programs you reviewed. Use at least four peer-reviewed sources other than the text. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

  25. PSY 425 Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

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