How might our attribution about the cause of a behavior be different for ourselves versus someone else? Please be sure to base your answer on social psychological theory, including concepts from the Self, Social Cognition, and Social Perception chapters. (3 points)

Why is it important to take into account both situational and dispositional factors when attempting to describe, predict, or explain behavior? In other words, how does your attribution of the cause of a behavior influence how you respond to that behavior? Please also be sure to include possible negative consequences of failing to consider dispositional factors or failing to consider situational factors. (3 points)

In particular, what, if any, role do automatic versus controlled cognitive processes play in mitigating the issues discussed in #5? (2 points)

Describe one situation in which your own perceptions about someone were altered. What factors (as discussed in your text and module) were at play as your perception changed?

Brainstorm at least 3 ways to learn empathy through doing (or “walking a mile in someone’s shoes”) for a group or position that is foreign to you.

As you reflect on the previous 2 questions, what can you do in the future to guard against inaccurate perceptions of people

Explain the different type of framing effects: Strategic, Episodic & Thematic, & Emphasis

Consider the case of Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California to answer the following:

Discuss why the case is important to mental health clinicians.

Describe the violence risk assessment instruments a clinician might use to meet the requirements provided for in Tarasoff.

Discuss if a clinician should be held civilly liable for violent behavior of an inmate the clinician assessed.

Case Study

Jed Smith is a 38-year-old welder who came into the treatment center after being arrested for drinking and driving (DUI/DWI). His attorney has suggested that he quit drinking and enter treatment, at least until his trial, which is scheduled to occur in 2 months. Jed does not anticipate serving jail time, but he believes that treatment could strengthen his legal case. After his first arrest for DUI 2 years ago, he simply paid a fine and attended a special driver's education program for 6 weeks. Jed found the program to be a “waste of time.”

Jed has been married for 8 years and has two daughters, aged 8 and 6. He has had numerous arguments with his wife, Emily, concerning his drinking. He gets very angry and defensive when she confronts him about his heavy drinking and he asserts that he is not an alcoholic. He knows this is true because his father was an alcoholic and Jed says that he is not like his father. His father died as the result of a fight that occurred in traffic when he was drunk. Jed says that his father used to “beat the tar” out of him and his brother when he was drunk and that his father always belittled, taunted, and threatened their mother, whether he was drunk or sober. Jed references that his family is Irish and that it was cultural normal to drink and enjoy alcohol and that all of his family and relatives drink in excess.

Jed's work history is very good; he misses less than one day per year. He works the day shift on weekdays, putting in time-and-a-half on most Saturdays. He is well regarded by his supervisors and peers at work. He is fearful that his employer will find out about his treatment (it is being covered by his HMO), and that people at work will learn about the second DUI arrest.

Jed drinks with his buddies from the plant, and does not think that his drinking is any more than what they do. He was just “unlucky” and was caught doing what everyone else seems to get away with. Jed's drinking is very predictable: he drinks 8-9 beers on a weeknight. Several of these are consumed at the bar with friends, the remainder at home over the course of the evening. He usually falls asleep in front of the television. When he is not working on Saturdays, he often drinks several 12-packs between Friday and Sunday. A typical Saturday involves getting up at 10:00 a.m., playing soccer with friends, and going to the bar for the rest of the day and night. This pattern leads to arguments with Emily, who calls him a “lousy father.” At times, Jed has had unsettling episodes of being unable to recall what happened while drinking. He has commented to friends that “maybe I overdo it a bit.” Several times, he has attempted to cut down on his drinking, especially after the last DUI. He once attended a few AA meetings, but did not feel that AA was helpful: "It was listening to a lot of guys whining…" and he especially did not care for the prayers.

Despite these attempts, Jed has experienced increased consumption levels over the past 2 years. He admits that, as a result of the drinking, he has become increasingly estranged from his wife and daughters. Jed feels that his marriage has been basically good, but that he would not blame Emily for leaving him, the way things have been going lately. She will no longer sleep with him while he is intoxicated, which occurs regularly. She complains that the house is falling apart because Jed does not keep up with his chores. He believes that his marriage would become solid again, if he stopped overdoing the drinking, but he complains about her hassling him about the alcohol.

Jed is not close to his remaining family members. His mother is very religious and wishes Jed would see religion as a way out of his problems. His siblings live in other communities and they rarely get together. His wife and daughters regularly attend his mother's church, but Jed only attends on Christmas Eve and Easter Sunday.

Jed is distraught about having to remain abstinent in preparation for the trial. He has trouble getting to sleep without alcohol. He also “gets jumpy” when he tries to stay away from drinking, feeling “closed in or like he is suffocating.” Jed reports that he is not used to socializing without alcohol and alcohol helps him relax and be more social with people.

Jed is willing to go to AA meetings only because he knows they may be court ordered and it may be better for his legal case. He does struggle with the philosophy of AA. He does not like the spirituality part of the program and does not like when people talk about God.

He does believe that he can go to the bars with his friends and not drink. He does think that he can increase his sports activities to help him not drink although many of his friends who play also drink.

1. Describe three community and support resources that are available to the client. Identify how often and the amount of support group meetings the client will participate in (any type of recovery support meeting) to improve health and sobriety. What resources might Jed find for himself and how will we know if they are effective resources?

2. Identify at least two strategies the client can do to improve his family relationships and describe how this is important to the success of the relapse prevention plan?

3. Describe how the ethnic and cultural aspects of the client may impact the relapse prevention plan?

4. Develop with the client an emergency contact sheet that the client may carry with them. Create a contact card with the client to list the people and resources to have available to use prior to a lapse or relapse to use substances. Go to Insert > Tables > and Select Table Size to begin creating the Contact Card.

Choose a behavior that you would like to change (either your own behavior, someone you know or an animal in your life) and use the techniques of classical conditioning learning to change this behavior. This example can be real or hypothetical.

Explain how you would classically condition a behavior in an organism by answering the following questions. (Please be very specific and detailed in your answers and write in full sentences.)

1. What is the target behavior and the person and/or animal chosen for this scenario?
2. Why did you choose this behavior?
3. Explain what your acquisition phase consists of and be sure to include the timing and the frequency of the pairing of the NS and US.
4. Why did you choose this timing and frequency of the pairing of the NS and US?
5. In your example, what is the NS, US, UR, CS, and CR?
6. What are the challenges to changing the target behavior?
7. How would you extinguish the behavior?
8. How would you prevent against generalization?
9. How would you check for spontaneous recovery?
10. Would this example be ethical if executed? Why or why not?

Identify Ghana educational goals (Primary, secondary, tertiary) and then state how those educational goals are being achieved at those level. (at least 2 pages)

How gender and being born female in a society can impact your life? Sociology

What is the racial wealth gap? What are the major factors driving the growing racial wealth gap? How are these representative of larger patterns in society? Finally, what specific factors contribute to these grave disparities?

Describe possible psychosocial stressors inherent in working with clients in mental health and wellness settings. What types of community resources would you recommend in these situations? How would you incorporate community resources into treatment? Please cite the answer

Discuss the negativity in the lyrics of 90s grunge and industrial rock music such as "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Terrible Lie". Why do you think this genre was so popular in a time of relative peace and great prosperity in the United States?