The roles Indigenous men and women played within their own communities changed dramatically after contact. How did these roles change? Why did they change? And do we still see the effects of these changes today?

Kristen is a 38 year-old divorced mother of two teenagers. She has had a successful, well-paying career for the past several years in upper-level management. Even though she has worked for the same, thriving company for over 6 years, she’s found herself worrying constantly about losing her job and being unable to provide for her children. This worry has been troubling her for the past 8 months. Despite her best efforts, she hasn’t been able to shake the negative thoughts. Ever since the worry started, Kristen has found herself feeling restless, tired, and tense. She often paces in her office when she’s there alone. She’s had several embarrassing moments in meetings where she has lost track of what she was trying to say. When she goes to bed at night, it’s as if her brain won’t shut off. She finds herself mentally rehearsing all the worse-case scenarios regarding losing her job, including ending up homeless. What diagnosis would you give Kristen (list the symptoms you used to make the diagnosis) and what treatment would you suggest?

MH is a 37 year old woman who is 5’3” and 210 pounds, giving her a BMI of 37. She has been overweight since childhood, however she began binge eating about 10 years ago after a failed relationship. She binges at least twice a week by cooking dinner for three, eating all of the food and then having two servings of ice cream and cookies, all in about 30 minutes. She has never used laxatives or purging after her binges. She has tried dieting in the past but now says she has given up. She has no history of substance abuse and is in good health. MH is divorced and has a 15-year-old son, who is normal weight. When he was younger, she confined her binges to the weekends; now that he is off with friends more, her binging has increased. Her divorce was initiated by her husband, partially because of her weight issues. She is a radio announcer and came in for treatment after applying for a job at a cable TV station and realizing that her appearance is what prevented her from being considered. What is the best diagnosis for MH? (Give the reasons for your choice.) What treatment would you recommend?

Which is NOT a retrieving strategy?

Which is not a possible cause of mental retardation?

Josefina, a Hispanic fourth grader, does well on homework assignments. But when her teacher announces, "It's time for a REAL test to see how well you know what you've learned," Josefina usually gets grades that are significantly lower. Please use the concept of stereotype threat to explain this inconsistency between Josefina's mastery of her work on regular days compared with her mastery of the same material on test days. Please include an additional example of stereotype threat that comes from your own life or imagination, and how it might impact someone's performance negatively or positively.

We sometimes think of marriage as a romantic adventure in which two people in love are always thinking of the other person and seldom if ever have any fights or arguments. Virtually anyone who is or has been married will tell you that it is not like that. After reading Chapter 10 in the Lauer & Lauer text, think of a marriage with which you are fairly familiar and analyze how power is shared in that marriage and what role conflict plays in that relationship.

What are some of the weaknesses in assessments of young children with disabilities? How can these difficulties be overcome?

Motivating employee is of key concern to most firms, especially those operating in the
competitive Ghanaian metal industrial environments. To these firm-types, human resource is
considered unique, and the management of employees’ motivational expectations is deemed a
prerequisite for organizational success. This mindset has necessitated the need for such firms
to look for best ways of developing work-motivation systems at their workplaces that are allencompassing
and which can have the potency to satisfy employees’ work-motivational
expectations and create the requisite driving forces in them towards increased performances
and productivities.

Required:
Explain, with examples, the character of such work motivation system, and the benefits it
stands to provide the firms, if it is well designed and managed. Also argue with justifications,
how the design and management of the system should be approached.

What types of attributes can be characterized as strengths in the culture of an organization? What can be considered as weaknesses? What are the essential elements of culture necessary for an organization to be successful? What should organizations avoid or change about their cultures? What impact can an organization’s culture have on the overall success of the organization?

Post a summary of your thoughts regarding how the culture of an organization can become its greatest strength or most critical weakness. Include examples that illustrate both positive and negative aspects of culture in organizations.

Scenario - you are feeling increasingly distressed about something/things. You have 10 minutes between obligations. What do you do to help buffer the stress response you've got going on (or that is revving up)?

One of the measurements that can be used to determine a child’s developmental progression is to compare the child to the typical developmental milestones. Some examples of developmental milestones are when an infant first sits up, crawls, and walks. There are also developmental milestones for communication, emotional, and social development. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) provides some extensive information on developmental milestones for infants and young children. (Hint: Type "CDC: Developmental Milestones" into your preferred search engine.) Why is understanding a child’s developmental milestones so important, especially communication, social, and emotional development?

c. What impact do self-advocacy programs have on societal beliefs and expectations