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2. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 Entire Course (2 Sets) PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 1 • 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) • 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?

3. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 2 PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 3 • 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. • 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 • The Jellinek Chart is a graphic for understanding how alcoholism progresses. (Click on the link below.)

4. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 Week 1 Individual Assignment Past and Current PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 1 • 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). • 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.

5. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 2 PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 3 • 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. • 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. • (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?

6. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 Week 2 Individual Assignment Drug Profile Paper (2 Papers) PSY 425 Week 2 Learning Team Discussion Question • 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. • At what point are prescription drugs considered an abused substance?

7. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 Week 2 Learning Team Summary PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 1 • 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? • 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.

8. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 2 PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 3 • 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? • 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.)

9. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 week 3 Learning Team Assignment Drug Free Workplace PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 1 • 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. • 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. • http://www.drugfree.org/

10. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 2 PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 3 • 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? • 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

11. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 week 4 Individual Assignment Workplace Drug Screening PSY 425 Week 4 Learning Team Discussion Question • 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 • What should an employer do when a test returns positive and the employee disagrees with the results?

12. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 Week 4 Learning Team Summary PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 1 • 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 • 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?

13. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 2 PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 3 • 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? • 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.

14. PSY 425 expert tutor/ indigohelp PSY 425 week 5 Individual Assignment Article Review (2 Papers) PSY 425 week 5 Team Assignment Drug Treatment Options Paper (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: • 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.

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