Ethics of Euthanasia

Ethics of Euthanasia

Please construct three arguments for or against euthanasia (three arguments total, not six arguments). Each argument should use a different theory we have covered. So, for example, formulate one argument using natural theory, another using Kantian ethics, and another using utilitarianism. You can certainly employ virtue ethics, egoism, social contract theory, or even moral relativism. The arguments don’t have to be that convincing. Just see if you can put some premises forward that lead to a conclusion. – Euthanasia according to Heather Draper: it is “death that results from the intention of one person to kill another person, using the most gentle and painless means possible, that is motivated solely by the best interests of the person who dies.” – Available Resources –

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgj2VXltbuI 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-rQ3tIabvM

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_EKwSXOsVE

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC6WEFuhk6o

Drug Induced Schizphrenia

Drug Induced Schizphrenia

Translational Science Essay (19%): Each student must select an empirical biopsychological research article from a peer-reviewed psychology journal. The student must then provide a brief critique and summary of the article following a rubric provided in class followed by an application of the findings of the article to an applied concern. The body of the paper should consist of 3-5 pages, typed and double-spaced text with approximately 30-50% of the text devoted to translation and application of the research findings to a practical concern. The paper should be written in APA format and should include Title Page, Abstract, the Body of the Paper (3-5 pages), and a list of References.

Assessing and treating patients with bipolar disorder

Assessing and treating patients with bipolar disorder

Assessing and treating patients with bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder is a unique disorder that causes shifts in mood and energy, which results in depression and mania for patients. Proper diagnosis of this disorder is often a challenge for two reasons: 1) patients often present as depressive or manic but may have both; and 2) many symptoms of bipolar disorder are similar to other disorders. Misdiagnosis is common, making it essential for you to have a deep understanding of the disorder’s pathophysiology. For this Assignment, as you examine the patient case study in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with bipolar disorder.
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
• Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources indicated for this week.
• Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of patients requiring bipolar therapy.
THE ASSIGNMENT: 5 PAGES
For this assignment, you will write a 5-page paper on the topic of bipolar and bipolar and related disorders. You will create this guide as an assignment; therefore, a title page, introduction, conclusion, and reference page are required. You must include a minimum of 3 scholarly supporting resources outside of your course provided resources.
In your paper, you will choose one of the following diagnoses: Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Cyclothymic Disorder, Substance/Medication-Induced Bipolar and Related Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition. Your paper will include discussion for your chosen diagnosis of bipolar and related disorder on the following:
• Prevalence and Neurobiology of your chosen disorder
• Discuss the differences between your chosen disorder and one other bipolar and related disorders in relation to the diagnostic criteria including presentation of symptoms according to DSM 5 TR criteria
• Discuss special populations and considerations (children, adolescents, pregnancy/post-partum, older adult, emergency care) for your chosen bipolar and related disorder; demonstrating critical thinking beyond basics of HIPPA and informed consent with discussion of at least one for EACH category: legal considerations, ethical considerations, cultural considerations, social determinants of health
• Discuss FDA and/or clinical practice guidelines approved pharmacological treatment options in relation to acute and mixed episodes vs maintenance pharmacological treatment for your chosen bipolar and related disorder
• Of the medication treatment options for your chosen disorder discuss side effects, FDA approvals and warnings. What is important to monitor in terms of labs, comorbid medical issues with why important for monitoring
• Provide 3 examples of how to write a proper prescription that you would provide to the patient or transmit to the pharmacy.

• Ostacher, M. J., & Hsin, H. (2016). The use of antiepileptic drugs in psychiatry. In T. A. Stern, M. Favo, T. E. Wilens, & J. F. Rosenbaum. (Eds.), Massachusetts General Hospital psychopharmacology and neurotherapeutics (pp. 93–98). Elsevier.
• Perlis, R. H., & Ostacher, M. J. (2016a). Bipolar disorder. In T. A. Stern, M. Favo, T. E. Wilens, & J. F. Rosenbaum. (Eds.), Massachusetts General Hospital psychopharmacology and neurotherapeutics (pp. 48–60). Elsevier.
• Perlis, R. H., & Ostacher, M. J. (2016b). Lithium and its role in psychiatry. In T. A. Stern, M. Favo, T. E. Wilens, & J. F. Rosenbaum. (Eds.), Massachusetts General Hospital psychopharmacology and neurotherapeutics (pp. 86–92). Elsevier.
• Traeger, L., Brennan, M. M., & Herman, J. B. (2016). Treatment adherence. In T. A. Stern, M. Favo, T. E. Wilens, & J. F. Rosenbaum. (Eds.), Massachusetts General Hospital psychopharmacology and neurotherapeutics (pp. 20–26). Elsevier.
• American Psychiatric Association. (2010b). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder Links to an external site. (2nd ed.). https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/bipolar.pdf
• Chen, R., Wang, H., Shi, J., Shen, K., & Hu, P. (2015). Cytochrome P450 2D6 genotype affects the pharmacokinetics of controlled-release paroxetine in healthy Chinese subjects: Comparison of traditional phenotype and activity score systems. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Links to an external site., 71(7), 835–841. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-015-1855-6
• Hirschfeld, R. M. A. (n.d.). Guideline watch: Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder Links to an external site. (2nd ed.). https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/bipolar-watch.pdf
• Vitiello, B. (2013). How effective are the current treatments for children diagnosed with manic/mixed bipolar disorder? CNS Drugs Links to an external site., 27(5), 331–333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40263-013-0060-3
Medication Resources
Required Media
• Doc Snipes. (2022, February 14). Bipolar disorder assessment and diagnosis Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onKHtQWkNaU
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 1 hour and 5 minutes
Optional Resources
• Mostafavi, A., Solhi, M., Mohammadi, M., Hamedi, M., Keshavarzi, M., & Akhondzadeh, S. (2014). Melatonin decreases olanzapine induced metabolic side-effects in adolescents with bipolar disorder: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Acta Medica Iranica Links to an external site., 52(10), 734–739. http://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta

 

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology Lab Report

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

Lab Report Practical Instructions
November 2022
This document contains the instructions on how to use data, analyse and write-up your lab report for the Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology module (PY5622).
Brief outline:
▪ For this assignment you will investigate sex differences* in optimism, from data collected using a published questionnaire and for which a hypothesis will be required.
▪ You will additionally determine whether optimism and age are related, i.e., correlated. A hypothesis will be required.
▪ You will prepare a lab report summarising your findings, the format of which will mirror the format of a standard journal article. Please read though the sections below that outline the requirements and steps involved.
The questionnaire:
Please read though the Optimism Questionnaire document (a pdf file). This provides you with the revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R: Scheier et al., 1994) (administer the first page) together with background information, links to additional articles, and information on how the questionnaire is scored (second page). Your first task will be to contact a fellow student (e.g. by Zoom/Skype) and administer the questionnaire, that is, ask them each of the questions in turn and record their responses. You will find details of who you are paired with in Groups under the People menu link.
Data analysis:
Once available, you will be notified of the group data that can be downloaded. If you view it in Excel you will see it has three columns: these are for, left to right, the variables sex, age (years) and Optimism. Import the data into Jamovi. Run the required analyses – for this remember your research questions:
1. is there a significant difference in optimism scores for males and females*?
2. is optimism significantly related to age in years?
For the first, you will need to use a t-test; you will need to decide which type of t-
test. For the second you will need to use a Pearson’s correlation.
* you will see that for this assignment we have asked you to investigate sex differences, and later referred to males and females. We appreciate that this is the old-fashioned convention of male versus female and apologise to anybody who feel they do not fit within these categories. But for the purpose of the analysis here, we need to have twoclear groups. In addition, prior research tends to talk in terms of male versus female, with little as yet published acknowledging a greater range of gender identities.
Writing the report
The word limit is 1400 words. This excludes: the title page, the abstract and references section (and any figures and accompanying captions). Note the word count is a maximum limit (reading/marking stops at it).
Report Structure
Please include the following sections and sub-sections in the same order as stated below (stated in italics, although do not use italics in your report). See also the Week 4 pdf summary document for further details. You should also refer to the slides and recording from the writing your report live session.
Title Page
Please include a title page, this must include: The report title, word count (net) and your student ID.
Abstract
This is a short summary of the entire study. Start with the aim and summarise with your final conclusion.
Introduction
This section should include the aims and hypotheses of your study and cite the most relevant journal articles to the research question, e.g., what has been done before? The aim is to give the reader some background information on the topic under investigation. It moves from the general to the specific topically. By the end of your evaluation of the current knowledge and theory, it should be obvious what you are going to examine. End with your hypotheses (alternative and null).
Method
This will contain the following sub-sections in the order given: Participants
• How many, age (mean, standard deviation, and range), males and females (number and potentially split of age across groups), why participating, any criteria…
Design
• Underlying design method (e.g. experiment, or survey etc.), more specific design (e.g. between/within participants, attitude scale etc.)
• Variables (independent, dependent – the measures, or just variables measured in situ, as they occur)
Materials
• All stimuli and documentation (instructions, scales, consent forms etc.)
• Reliability and validity of scales used, scoring (although might go in design) etc. Procedure
• What the participants did – usual to put ethical comments here (for the purposes of your report you can assume that ethical approval was granted from the University, and that participants were informed of their rights and signed a consent form, etc.)
Results
Present your data first: descriptive statistics and then include the outcome of your statistical analyses (as outlined above), e.g., t-test: t (32) = -4.23, p< .05 (2-tailed) and correlation: r (120) = 0.32, p < .001. All reported statistics should be given in American Psychological Association (APA) format.
An appropriate graphical visualisation of numeric data should be included for any/all significant findings (e.g., a bar chart or box plot showing male and females scores and/or a scatter plot of correlation data). You are also required to include within your report a table – you can either do so to present your participant details instead of doing so in narrative, or your descriptive statistics instead of doing so in narrative, and/or your four hypotheses (two research and two null). Do not copy output tables from Jamovi into your report.
Discussion
Start with an overview of your findings in general terms and in general terms whether or not they supported your research hypotheses. Present your interpretation of the findings relative to prevailing research theory (which should have been raised in the introduction) and prior research evidence (which should have been discussed in the introduction). Discuss the strengths and weakness of your study, for example, does the age range of your participants allow you to draw a conclusion over a limited range of ages only? Mention any future directions of the research, for example, what could you do as a follow up study. Do be balanced when you talk about the study – consider what it can tell you as well as what it does not, and in terms of what it does not this should lead you into a sentence about what you could do next to address this.
Conclusion
End with a final conclusion. This should be no more than a couple of sentences saying what you have learned from the study.
References
You will have referred to other studies, for example, in your Introduction, please cite all of these references in this final section. Failure to acknowledge the work or the ideas of others amounts to plagiarism, which is a very serious academic offence. The required format for referencing in Psychology is the format adopted by the American Psychological Association (APA version 7).
Scheier M., Carver C., & Bridges M. (1994). Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): A reevaluation of the life orientation test. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 1063-1078.
There is no requirement for any additional sections, appendix, supplementary material, etc. for this submission.
Formatting Requirements
An overall aim is to make your report easy to read by the marker. The following five points will assist with this:
1. Main text – use font size: 12pt (title and sub-section titles can be larger and in bold, but do distinguish between different levels of headings).
2. Font type: Your choice – but please ensure it is a clearly legible type, e.g., Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman OR similar.
3. Line spacing: 1.5 spaced.
4. Include a title page (with title, net word count, and your student ID).
5. When figures are used label them Figure 1, etc, refer to them in the text as, for example, “Figure 1” and ensure they have a suitable caption. Similarly, Table 1 in text and the caption – APA formatting required.
6.

Examining the Biopsychological factors of Social Anxiety Disorder

Examining the Biopsychological factors of Social Anxiety Disorder

Examining the Biopsychological factors of Social Anxiety Disorder
Paper details: This is a research paper that compares the attached research studies. They are 2 studies that are researching the biopsychological components of social anxiety disorder. the research paper should have an introduction that provides a background of the topic, a summarization of the studies, compare and contrast them, and a synthesis of ideas concerning those studies. There should also be a conclusion .

NOTE:
One study is a replication of the other using a highly controlled sample.

Neurological Effects of Seroquel

Neurological Effects of Seroquel

Explain the symptoms of the drug in terms of the biological issues that are occurring. This basically means that you will be linking the symptom to a neurotransmitter or brain area (or both). You will need to be specific. Is the symptom linked to overactivity in the brain area or underactivity? Is it linked to too much of that neurotransmitter or not enough. EVERY symptom that you mention about the drug MUST be explained and linked to something biological.
You are also welcome to include information about treatments for addiction to the drug. Focus on the biological treatments (mostly medications, but there are other possibilities) and how they work in the brain as well. Connect them to brain areas and neurotransmitters too. If you list ten different medications that are used for the addiction, make sure you explain how each one biologically works and what the differences between them are.
The end product should be no less than 4 pages in text length and no more than 8 pages, double spaced, in 12 pt font, Times New Roman. NO pictures or charts. TEXT ONLY.
For sources, you can use scientific articles or websites. However, your paper should have, at minimum, five sources, two of which are scientific articles.
Please cite your articles internally and on a works cited page in APA format.

Adult Biopsychosocial Assessment

Adult Biopsychosocial Assessment

Option 2: Adult Biopsychosocial Assessment
Demographic Information:
Basic demographic information disguised for confidentiality
(Ex:. S is a 28 yr. old Caucasian, single mother of 3 children – 2 in foster care. She has been living in a women’s residential program with her youngest child
since August. She has ongoing involvement with DSS and substance abuse treatment programs…)
Identification of Subject:
How was this person selected? Why did you pick them?
Using the subjects own words, when possible, why are they agreeable to participating in this assessment?
Family and other Significant Relationships (attach genogram):
Discuss where person grew up, household members, abandonment or losses, family strengths/support, family stressors/problems, family mental health and substance abuse history, and other important family risk factors.
For instructions on how to make a genogram: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Genogram
Observational Assessment (What You Observe):
Describe of the subject’s appearance and behavior during the assessment period. (Ex: observed behavior, level of cooperation, ability to relate to interviewer, any symptoms or unusual behavior).
History: (See below)
Educational History:
Discuss educational environment (public, private, large, small, etc.), academic abilities, any special education services, grade completed, college or trade
school attendance, educational strengths/support, and educational stressors/problems.
Occupational/Work History:
Discuss occupational/work experience, mention any special circumstances that prevented work, strengths/support, and occupation related
stressors/problems.
Physical Childhood/Adolescent Development History:
Discuss any complications at birth, whether developmental milestones were appropriately met, past behavioral concerns, past health issues or major surgeries, or any abuse.
Cognitive Childhood/Adolescent Development History:
Discuss any cognitive or learning disabilities, IQ testing results if known, or any past concerns regarding language or learning abilities, or areas of giftedness.
Social/Emotional Development History:
Discuss subject’s ability to establish and maintain social relationships, social problems or concerns, connections to institutions or community resources, and social supports and stressors.
Also discuss the subject’s ability to express and regulate emotions.
Past Interferences with Global Functioning:
Determine if there have been any past issues that may have interfered with functioning and whether/how they were addressed or overcome.

Current:
Physical Health/Behavior:
Discuss current strengths/supports, stressors/problems, or recent changes to health.
Cognitive Functioning:
Discuss current strengths/supports, stressors/problems, or recent changes to cognition.
Social Relationships:
Discuss current strengths/supports, stressors/problems, or recent changes to social relationships.
Spiritual/Religious Considerations:
Discuss current strengths/supports, stressors/problems, or recent changes.
Legal (status, impact, stressors):
Discuss any current legal concerns that may be impacting subject’s functioning.
Current Education
If the subject is currently participating in any educational programs, discuss strengths/supports, stressors/problems, or recent changes.
Employment/Vocation:
Discuss current strengths/supports, stressors/problems, or recent changes.
Economic/Financial Status:
Discuss current strengths/supports, stressors/problems, or recent changes.
Leisure/Recreational:
Discuss current strengths/supports, stressors/problems.
Personality Assessment
Include results and brief summary of personality assessment. Use the online Big 5 personality Test or another personality test of your choice.
Theoretical Formulation: (This will provide support for your recommendations).
In the discipline of psychology and sociology, a lot of time is spent exploring child and adolescent development, but we must not forget about the critical
development of adults, as well. Identify and explore three theories of adult development that describe your interviewee. Development is the series of agerelated changes that happen over the course of a life span. Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson are the obvious choices, but consider other theorists who
describe development as a series of stages.
A stage is a period in development in which people exhibit typical behavior patterns and establish particular capacities. To name a few from the Textbook;
Daniel Levinson’s Seasons of Life Theory
George Vaillant’s Adult Tasks Theory
Bernice Neugarten’s Social Clock Theory
Recommendations:
Present your understanding of any needs, issues or problems, possible causes, and your analysis of the most important factors affecting the problem.
Your impressions of the subject’s ability to use supports or help to move toward change – what are the subject’s strengths, protective factors or risk factors
affecting capacity for change.
Based on the identified stressors/problems, and the subject’s own identified needs, what
recommendations would you suggest for continued successful development.tinued successful development.

Writing Psychology Lab Report Practical Instructions

Writing Psychology Lab Report Practical Instructions

Lab Report Practical Instructions
November 2022
This document contains the instructions on how to use data, analyse and write-up your lab report for the Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology module (PY5622).
Brief outline:
▪ For this assignment you will investigate sex differences* in optimism, from data collected using a published questionnaire and for which a hypothesis will be required.
▪ You will additionally determine whether optimism and age are related, i.e., correlated. A hypothesis will be required.
▪ You will prepare a lab report summarising your findings, the format of which will mirror the format of a standard journal article. Please read though the sections below that outline the requirements and steps involved.
The questionnaire:
Please read though the Optimism Questionnaire document (a pdf file). This provides you with the revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R: Scheier et al., 1994) (administer the first page) together with background information, links to additional articles, and information on how the questionnaire is scored (second page). Your first task will be to contact a fellow student (e.g. by Zoom/Skype) and administer the questionnaire, that is, ask them each of the questions in turn and record their responses. You will find details of who you are paired with in Groups under the People menu link.
Data analysis:
Once available, you will be notified of the group data that can be downloaded. If you view it in Excel you will see it has three columns: these are for, left to right, the variables sex, age (years) and Optimism. Import the data into Jamovi. Run the required analyses – for this remember your research questions:
1. is there a significant difference in optimism scores for males and females*?
2. is optimism significantly related to age in years?
For the first, you will need to use a t-test; you will need to decide which type of t-
test. For the second you will need to use a Pearson’s correlation.
* you will see that for this assignment we have asked you to investigate sex differences, and later referred to males and females. We appreciate that this is the old-fashioned convention of male versus female and apologise to anybody who feel they do not fit within these categories. But for the purpose of the analysis here, we need to have twoclear groups. In addition, prior research tends to talk in terms of male versus female, with little as yet published acknowledging a greater range of gender identities.
Writing the report
The word limit is 1400 words. This excludes: the title page, the abstract and references section (and any figures and accompanying captions). Note the word count is a maximum limit (reading/marking stops at it).
Report Structure
Please include the following sections and sub-sections in the same order as stated below (stated in italics, although do not use italics in your report). See also the Week 4 pdf summary document for further details. You should also refer to the slides and recording from the writing your report live session.
Title Page
Please include a title page, this must include: The report title, word count (net) and your student ID.
Abstract
This is a short summary of the entire study. Start with the aim and summarise with your final conclusion.
Introduction
This section should include the aims and hypotheses of your study and cite the most relevant journal articles to the research question, e.g., what has been done before? The aim is to give the reader some background information on the topic under investigation. It moves from the general to the specific topically. By the end of your evaluation of the current knowledge and theory, it should be obvious what you are going to examine. End with your hypotheses (alternative and null).
Method
This will contain the following sub-sections in the order given: Participants
• How many, age (mean, standard deviation, and range), males and females (number and potentially split of age across groups), why participating, any criteria…
Design
• Underlying design method (e.g. experiment, or survey etc.), more specific design (e.g. between/within participants, attitude scale etc.)
• Variables (independent, dependent – the measures, or just variables measured in situ, as they occur)
Materials
• All stimuli and documentation (instructions, scales, consent forms etc.)
• Reliability and validity of scales used, scoring (although might go in design) etc. Procedure
• What the participants did – usual to put ethical comments here (for the purposes of your report you can assume that ethical approval was granted from the University, and that participants were informed of their rights and signed a consent form, etc.)
Results
Present your data first: descriptive statistics and then include the outcome of your statistical analyses (as outlined above), e.g., t-test: t (32) = -4.23, p< .05 (2-tailed) and correlation: r (120) = 0.32, p < .001. All reported statistics should be given in American Psychological Association (APA) format.
An appropriate graphical visualisation of numeric data should be included for any/all significant findings (e.g., a bar chart or box plot showing male and females scores and/or a scatter plot of correlation data). You are also required to include within your report a table – you can either do so to present your participant details instead of doing so in narrative, or your descriptive statistics instead of doing so in narrative, and/or your four hypotheses (two research and two null). Do not copy output tables from Jamovi into your report.
Discussion
Start with an overview of your findings in general terms and in general terms whether or not they supported your research hypotheses. Present your interpretation of the findings relative to prevailing research theory (which should have been raised in the introduction) and prior research evidence (which should have been discussed in the introduction). Discuss the strengths and weakness of your study, for example, does the age range of your participants allow you to draw a conclusion over a limited range of ages only? Mention any future directions of the research, for example, what could you do as a follow up study. Do be balanced when you talk about the study – consider what it can tell you as well as what it does not, and in terms of what it does not this should lead you into a sentence about what you could do next to address this.
Conclusion
End with a final conclusion. This should be no more than a couple of sentences saying what you have learned from the study.
References
You will have referred to other studies, for example, in your Introduction, please cite all of these references in this final section. Failure to acknowledge the work or the ideas of others amounts to plagiarism, which is a very serious academic offence. The required format for referencing in Psychology is the format adopted by the American Psychological Association (APA version 7).
Scheier M., Carver C., & Bridges M. (1994). Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): A reevaluation of the life orientation test. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 1063-1078.
There is no requirement for any additional sections, appendix, supplementary material, etc. for this submission.
Formatting Requirements
An overall aim is to make your report easy to read by the marker. The following five points will assist with this:
1. Main text – use font size: 12pt (title and sub-section titles can be larger and in bold, but do distinguish between different levels of headings).
2. Font type: Your choice – but please ensure it is a clearly legible type, e.g., Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman OR similar.
3. Line spacing: 1.5 spaced.
4. Include a title page (with title, net word count, and your student ID).
5. When figures are used label them Figure 1, etc, refer to them in the text as, for example, “Figure 1” and ensure they have a suitable caption. Similarly, Table 1 in text and the caption – APA formatting required.
6.

Behavioral-Based Interview Preparation

Behavioral-Based Interview Preparation

s an HIM professional, how will you respond to rapid, constantly evolving changes in the U.S. health care system? How will you stay motivated and contribute to the goals of a well-functioning health care system? The answers to questions such as these revolve around leadership and management, regardless of whether you are an individual contributor or someone who has actual responsibility for leading and managing others.
The ability to manage and lead oneself and others is important in every career, organization, sector, community, and country. The U.S. health care system requires much extraordinary work to be done. In the words of renowned transformational leadership theorists, Kouzes and Posner, “We need more exemplary leaders, and we need them now more than ever” (n.d., “Do Your Students Consider Themselves Leaders?,” para. 3).
In this final course assignment, you are to assume that all of your hard work in your courses has paid off. You have scored an interview for an HIM leadership position with one of the health care organizations on your short list of preferred employers. You have done your homework. You have carefully researched the organization and located colleagues in your network who have worked there or who are currently working there. You have learned that this organization has adopted a behavioral-based interviewing approach. With this approach, employers ask questions that require candidates to relate examples from their experience of when they have demonstrated the key competencies required for a leadership position.
Reference
Kouzes, J., & Posner, B. (n.d.). The student leadership challenge. Retrieved from http://www.studentleadershipchallenge.com/About/about-landing.aspx
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assignment scoring guide criteria:
• Competency 3: Interpret theories of leadership and management for health systems and health information management.
o Describe a time that required demonstrating leadership in a challenging situation and the response of others.
o Recommend potential improvements to the response to leadership challenges.
o Explain the outcome of the challenging situation.
o Assess leadership performance in a challenging situation against five practices of exemplary leadership.
• Competency 4: Communicate in a professional manner.
o Create a clear, well organized, professional document that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
o Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.
Instructions
This assignment is in two parts. In Part One, you will prepare responses to behavioral-based questions about leadership you think the interviewer will ask you. In Part 2, you will have the opportunity to reflect on how effectively you have demonstrated Kouzes and Posner’s five practices of exemplary leadership.
Part One
As part of your interview preparation, you have researched and identified five questions—given below—that are commonly asked about leadership in behavior-based interviewing. You are now taking some time to formulate responses to these questions so that you have a good idea of what you are going to say.
Remember: You do not have to actually hold a management or leadership position to act like a leader. People have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership every day. Consider how you might coach your child’s soccer team. Think about your participation in various professional or community organizations. Also, reflect on your current job. Even though your title may not say that you are a manager, you still demonstrate leadership every day when performing your duties.
As you write your responses, include as many specifics and examples as possible so that the interviewer has a good understanding of your leadership approach and performance as a leader. Your responses to the interview questions need to be 4 double-spaced pages. Here are your interview questions:
1. Describe a time when you have demonstrated leadership in a challenging situation. In your response, be sure to describe the challenging situation in sufficient detail. Also, explain why it was challenging for you.
2. How did those around you respond to your leadership?
3. How did you respond to those who may have challenged you?
4. What was the outcome to this challenging situation?
5. If you had it to do over, what would you do differently? In your response, be sure to consider what you could have done differently to effect a better outcome. Also, consider what you could have done differently to demonstrate respect for the team as a whole and for individual team members.
Part Two
Now that you are prepared to respond to the interview questions, write a short two-page reflection paper on how you demonstrated Kouzes’ and Posner’s five practices of exemplary leadership. Be sure to address each of the five practices even if you did not demonstrate them in your challenging situation. Consider how you could have incorporated these practices in your situation.
Additional Requirements
• Length: 5–7 double-spaced pages, to include 4 pages for your responses to the interview questions and 2 pages for your reflection on your demonstration of Kouzes’ and Posner’s five practices of exemplary leadership.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 points.
• References: Follow current APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references. For an APA refresher, consult APA Style and Format, linked in the Resources.
• Writing: Create two clearly written, organized, professional documents that are generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Psychology behind resilience-is it developed during childhood

Psychology behind resilience-is it developed during childhood

Select a topic related to developmental psychology that is of particular interest to you.
• Do a preliminary literature review to be sure that there are adequate publications on your topic of interest.
• Obtain instructor approval for your topic.
• Read and select a minimum of five appropriate, current, peer-reviewed journal
articles. In all likelihood, after reading some of your articles, you will decide that they are not suitable for your topic. Be careful not to disregard an article that supports results that conflict with other research. It is perfectly okay to make a statement in your presentation such as: “Research on the topic has yielded conflicting results….”
• Your Review of Literature should be between 5 – 7 pages, not including Title Page, Abstract, Table of Contents, and Reference Page.
• The Review of Literature will follow APA format.