Select one of the following topics and write a 5-page paper. Your paper must follow APA guidelines including proper citations of references:

Amnesia due to emotional trauma:
There is scientific consensus that amnesia can be caused by head trauma and other organic causes. More controversial is amnesia caused by emotional trauma. There is little or no experimental evidence for the psychodynamic mechanism of repression. Yet movies portray this as a common event. Do you believe that amnesia can be caused by emotional trauma? What possible underlying mechanism would explain this phenomenon in neurologic terms? What doubts are cast by researches on the validity of psychological amnesia? You must address both the pros and cons of this issue and demonstrate critical thinking, not just advocating one position over the other. Support your paper using the current literature. You may wish to refer to this week’s optional learning resources as a starting point.

Amnesia in Korsakoff’s syndrome:
Compare and contrast the amnesia associated with bilateral medial-temporal lobectomy and that associated with Korsakoff ’s syndrome. Support your paper using the current literature.

Analyze how climate changes affects on natural disasters and suggest how we can prevented?

Angst is a term used to describe feelings people may have when they realize they are alone, and neurotic anxiety is a mechanism used to avoid these realizations. Give an example of angst and describe the neurotic anxiety that would be exhibited (that you would expect to see.) Discuss why you would expect a person to behave in this manner based on humanistic views.

Examine the tenants of Rogerian and Existential therapy. Write a 500-word essay on how these theories can connect with your own ideas of spirituality and connection to others.

1. In your opinion, how is social media changing the political process in the United States? Is the change good or bad? Why?

2. On balance, do you think the explosion of social media has made our society better? In what ways? In what ways has social media made social life worse?

3. Have we given social media too much power over our lives?

A device that reads people's minds, do you think it would be a good thing if the court uses it? Consider the lie-detector and how it served for court purposes and investigations, something like that.

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1. Access Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and in relation to this, list four (4) environmental influences that have a positive influence on early brain development.

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The following biological and environmental influences can have a negative impact on children’s development and learning. Provide an explanation / reason for each of the following possible influences. (References to be provided):

a. Poor diet

b. Lack of play

c. Limited stimulation on brain development

d. Lack of materials or resources

e. Inconsistent or non-existent emotional support or comfort

f. Trauma

3. List two (2) other life experiences that can negatively impact a child’s long–term development.

1. Since 1900, life expectancy in the US has increased by approximately how many years?

   	a.	10
   	b.	30
   	c.	50
   	d.	80

Question 2

1. Which conditions that affect health develop, persist or recur over long periods of time in persons' lives?

   	a.	Infectious diseases
   	b.	Intentional injuries
   	c.	Unintentional injuries
   	d.	Chronic diseases

Question 3

1. Which factor seems to be critical in a person's decision to seek health care and attention?

   	a.	The presence of symptoms
   	b.	The perceived severity of symptoms
   	c.	The denial of symptoms

Question 4

1. In the presence of symptoms of illness or disease, who is less likely to seek health care?

   	a.	Someone who has adequate resources to cope with the symptoms and feels that the quality of his/her life is not too impaired
   	b.	Someone who is currently experiencing a great deal of stress and his/her symptoms are ambiguous in nature
   	c.	Someone who has a strong and often negative emotional reaction to the symptoms
   	d.	All of the above persons are equally likely to seek health care and attention

Question 5

1. Chronic disease cases are more likely due to

   	a.	pathogens.
   	b.	ethnicity and race.
   	c.	increasing health care costs.
   	d.	unhealthy lifestyle and behaviors.

Max Weber would argue that overt displays of sexuality are part of the economy

Select one:
a. uncertain
b. none of the above
c. true
d. false

The basis for ethnic group identity

Select one:
a. develops from their language or dialect
b. develops from their biological characteristics
c. develops from their unique historical and social experiences
d. develops from their religious practices

Sexual harassment is a form of overt discrimination that has a negative impact on women's employment. Which of these statements about sexual harassment is false?

Select one:
a. Cultural changes have resulted in men experiencing as much sexual harassment as women.
b. Men's preserving of their advantage in the workplace is evidence that women are viewed as sex objects.
c. Women in traditionally male-dominated jobs experience the most harassment.
d. Sociologists argue men use sexual harassment as a means to protect their power in the workplace.

Name a few factors that are commonly believed to be necessary for creative thinking to occur. Which do you perceive of as relatively more important and which do you believe are not necessary? Why?

Using the theories on deviance from your text describe what deviance is and why sociologists believe people take part in deviant behavior.