I like the author’s use of “thinking nursingly or biologically” to describe how one thinks within a field. (spell check does not share my enthusiasm).

How does the need for a professional vocabulary work into thinking critically?

Discuss the research dealing with the genetics of schizophrenia.

Describe Piaget's formal operational stage of cognitive development. What are some of the limitations/short comings of this stage? How has this stage of cognitive development been expanded in contemporary psychology?

Your response should be 4-5 paragraphs in length. Be mindful of using proper grammar and spelling. Please be specific in your example.

Explain creative curriculum in one paragraphy using your own words ?

What is the purpose of classifying people into races? From a historical perspective, what functions did this have in US society? Which aspects of social ideas of race are static? Which are dynamic? Why should we expect ideas and practices associated with racial classification to change over time? 200 OWN WORDS

6. How does Mead explain the importance of social interaction in the development of the self? In your response, define the concept of the self and explain the stages through which the self is developed according to Mead, including an explanation of why the generalized other that emerges during the game stage is so important for the self and society to function smoothly.

• In what significant ways was slavery in Africa different from slavery in the new world?

Area of concern: Children ( child labor)

•What were the issues in 1900?

•What are the issues today?

•Similarities/differences/lessons to be learned

1. While emotional intelligence is considered an important and desirable quality in employees, discuss the ways in which emotional intelligence may be used in unscrupulous or unethical ways. For example, imagine you are running a Ponzi scheme similar to the one Bernie Madoff created and ran. How would social awareness, relationship management, self-awareness, and self-management benefit your efforts to swindle people and foundations? Rank the usefulness of each of the four dimensions of IE.

2. To what extent can organizational commitment and employee engagement contribute to a successful organization? Do situations exist where organizational commitment and employee engagement are counterproductive to organizational success?

3. what factors contribute to your own level of stress. Under what circumstances are you most likely to experience eustress? Under what circumstances are you most likely to experience distress? Do individual personalities play a role in how people experience stress?  

There are several readings this week about disability culture. Please describe your understanding of disability culture and give an example.

Your personality is uniquely yours. No one has ever been exactly like you, and there will never be anyone just like you again. Considering the nature versus nurture debate (i.e., the debate regarding the influence of biology/heredity versus the influence of environment on the development of people's traits), please respond in writing to the following: "In your opinion, how much of your personality is influenced by your genes (i.e., what you have inherited from your parents), and how much of it has been shaped by your environment? Please support your answer with at least two brief personal examples.

1. A local community center asks you to give a presentation to parents-to-be on out-of-home care and its potential influence on child development. What points might you include in your presentation? Make explicit reference to the prevalence of out-of-home care and to the effects of the child's background, the quality of the care, and the amount of time spent in out-of-home care.

Who do you think is responsible for the Cold War? Is there some way the Cold War could have been prevented? Is there some way that it could have been stopped?