Aging and Environmental Influences

Life expectancy has continued to increase in the United States.

Please respond to the following:

• What health practices would you suggest to promote longevity?
• Based upon the description of contemporary theories of aging: genetic, non-genetic cellular, and physiological, which theory do you believe is most impactful in describing the aging process and why?
• What are some of the stress management techniques you would recommend to a client who is dealing with a distressing life event, such as caring for an older adult family member who has Alzheimer’s disease?

What is the role of religion in the health? Give a detailed perspective on it keeping in view the role of religion in the practice and organization of medicine, in the lives of patients, their families and social networks, health professionals and the institutions in which they intera?ct

In the scene from American Beauty, observe the family dynamic and specifically the competition of dominance. Answer the following questions in 3-7 complete sentences.

1. What is the original issue/conflict?

2. How does it diverge from the issue?

3. Who appears to be dominant at first (daughter, father, or mother)?

4. What aspects and nuances throughout the conversation let you know that they have been dominant throughout the relationship (prior to this dinner conversation)?

5. Who appears to be dominant by the end of the scene?

6. What techniques or factors were used to assert that dominance?

Refer to the quote and first blurb at the top of the page. If conflicts continue in this fashion, what paths could this relationship eventually spiral towards?

What reasons do the leaders of Tenochtitlan offer for rejecting the teachings of Franciscan missionaries? What importance do they accord their own religious traditions?

Explain how different individuals can have wildly different opinions on what the goals of the criminal justice system should be.

• Define empiricism and associationism, and explain how these philosophies are reflected in the field of cognitive science

How can social media change brain functioning?

How can social media disrupt physical development?

How can social media influences social development?

How can social media positively influence a child?

Briefly summarize how Bronfenbrenner's bioecological systems theory would describe the impact of social media on the different systems that affect childhood development.

what is meant by in-group preferences? When do teens show signs of displaying these attitudes towards social groups?

What factors contribute to the facilitation of group development?

How may a person's social location influence how a person feels about the role of the criminal justice system?

Give and example of where you see/use each type of communication below.

Intrapersonal communication

Interpersonal communication

Public communication

Mass communication,

Communication via social media

What barrier to effective listening do you most often struggle with? Describe an example.