If neither "Gaia Theory" nor "Earth System Theory" is a good name for communicating with the non-scientific community, then what IS a good name/ theory we can use?

With the major physical, cognitive and emotional changes that take place during adolescence. Now you’ll take what you’ve learned about the impact of sleep on development and reflect on how sleep (or lack of it) affects the adolescent.

For this assignment, answer each of the following prompts in one complete paragraph.

-Briefly explain a few of the significant developments that occur during adolescence and the impact they can have on future development.

-Explain the importance of sleep regarding the physical and cognitive changes that occur during adolescence.

-Reflect on your own adolescence. How much sleep were you getting at the time? How might your sleep patterns have impacted your development in the areas you mentioned above?

-On average, how many hours of sleep do you get now? Do you think that sleep is as important now as it was when you were an adolescent? Explain.

From the Thinking Errors section of Chapter 6, describe two thinking error patterns or irrational thoughts that you commonly notice about yourself. Explain how you could change that way of thinking to a more effective and rational way of thinking.

Studies have shown that when adults are educated on bullying, the incidents decrease. Choose one of these Interactive Scenarios (http://preventingbullying.promoteprevent.org/cyberbullying/interactive-scenarios) to participate in and write a reflective response on what you’ve learned. In your response, be sure to: Briefly describe the scenario you chose. What was the issue? Explain the intervention strategies that were considered/used in the scenario. Were they successful? If the situation would have continued to escalate, what effects may it have had on the psychosocial development of the person being bullied? Based on what you learned in this module, suggest additional ways in which this scenario could have been prevented or handled differently.

Addiction affects a wide variety of people regardless of race, economic status, or age. However, the drastic physical and cognitive changes that occur during Adolescence make the risk for addiction higher in some teenagers.

For this assignment, you will look at the connection between Adolescent development and susceptibility to addiction by completing this two-part writing assignment.

Part 1:

Briefly describe the physical development of the brain during Adolescence. Which areas are most significantly impacted and how does their development influence what could be considered “typical” Adolescent behavior?

Part 2:

What is it about the “teenage brain” that might make it more susceptible to addiction and the risk behaviors that are often associated with it?

Though getting married to Mr.Collins meant getting married to an intolerable person and
being trapped in a loveless marriage, yet Miss Lucas found materialistic contentment
through this marriage . How far do you think Miss Lucas made an appropriate decision in
choosing her life partner, given the fact that she did not have many choices?

write a thesis

Ottomans, the Safavids, and Mughals more alike or different

Write an essay about your opinions on the goals of public speaking and how to achieve the goals. (about 500 words)

The essay should include the following:

The varieties of public speaking;

The ways to achieve the goals.

What is is a history behind therapeutic techniques ( from witchcraft to deinstitutionalization) for psychological disorders?

Is bullying a developmental phase? Why or why not?

Discuss the film and consider how Gender Dysphoria impacts families and individual. Consider the controversy that accompanies things like sexual reassignment surgery. Why might it be a good idea to have it done early? Why might it be a horrible idea to have it done early? Should to be done at all? B. Briefly discuss what feedback you might give to the man in the article. (Note: This is meant to be sound psychological information not personal opinion.)

Typically most individuals have misunderstanding regarding schizophrenia. For example, it is not uncommon for people to believe that people with schizophrenia interact with the voices in their head or that their condition is similar to dissociative identity disorder (think 'The United States of Tara'). I ask that this week you describe your own misconceptions regarding the disorder and what you learned, found interesting, etc., based on your own reading of the materials and watching the videos.

It was a very dark night as Jane started to walk to her dorm from the campus library. She was thinking about tomorrow’s test when she heard heavy breathing and then a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and saw a man looking at her while holding a bat. Without thinking, she swung her book bag with all her might – hitting the man in the chest and knocking him to the ground. Jane ran as fast as she could, running faster than she ever had back to her dorm. Her roommate couldn’t believe that 5 ft 1 Jane could take out a grown man and get as home as quick as she did.When Jane first got home, her heart was pounding; it felt like it was coming out of her chest! She was breathing rapidly; her mouth was dry and she felt extremely winded. Further, she was on edge and shaky. It was not until several hours later that Jane had finally calmed down enough to go to sleep.

a. Which part of Jane’s nervous system gave her the strength to knock the man to the ground and then run home fast? (Explain)

b. Which part of Jane’s nervous system helped calm down her body? (Explain)

Explain Pavlov's experiments with dogs and relate the findings of these experiments to stress management.