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Are there psychological syndromes and symptoms that appear only in certain cultures?In situations where a syndrome shares symptoms with an established DSM diagnosis, is it appropriate to use the DSM diagnosis, an ICD diagnosis or the diagnostic term of the client’s culture-of-origin?1. Culturally bound syndromes and symptoms exist. That is to say, there are certain syndromes and symptoms that present themselves only among people of certain cultures. 2. Culturally bound syndromes and symptoms do not exist. These syndromes and symptoms are merely slightly different presentations of syndromes and symptoms found in the DSM. While exploring this topic, please keep these ground rules in mind:Put simply, try to think outside the box. Too often, we polarize ourselves into yes/no, for/against positions rather than examining the issue in detail, understanding it, and seeing a truth or truths emerge from this understanding. Think of it this way: If I say the sky  blue, then I’ve stopped exploring. If I say the sky blue, I’ve again stopped exploring. If I say “I don’t know, let’s find out,” then I’ve opened myself to any possibility.NOTE: While it is easy to take a position and argue why you believe that position to be true, I challenge you to engage in higher order thinking: Consider the opposing viewpoints and address the following questions: A. What does each position believe? Why–what is the evidence being used for their arguments? Evaluate the quality of the evidence from a scholarly perspective. B. Can you identify one or more logical points or pieces of information in each perspective even though you may not agree with that perspective completely? C. What additional information would be helpful to know to evaluate each perspective more effectively? D. What is a potential 3rd or 4th perspective that should be considered in this controversy? There are likely many other perspectives besides these two.NOTE: While it is easy to take a position and argue why you believe that position to be true, I challenge you to engage in higher order thinking: Consider the opposing viewpoints and address the following questions: A. What does each position believe? Why–what is the evidence being used for their arguments? Evaluate the quality of the evidence from a scholarly perspective. B. Can you identify one or more logical points or pieces of information in each perspective even though you may not agree with that perspective completely? C. What additional information would be helpful to know to evaluate each perspective more effectively? D. What is a potential 3rd or 4th perspective that should be considered in this controversy? There are likely many other perspectives besides these two.

REED THE ARTICAL BELLOW AND MAKE A CONSTRUCTIVE RESPONCE IN 250 WORDS THE WORK DUE AFTER 16 HRS THIS ARTICAL WROTE BY A STUDENT HIS NAME IS ”  We all know that the US is one of the biggest contributors to all kinds of pollution, including air pollution, in the world. But we, the US, also make an effort to try and reduce our contribution to pollution. In the US regulation of air emissions and industries clash, too much regulation affects the economy of these industries negatively but at the same time regulation helps improve public health. Health and economics are usually completely separate from each other but a scientist from Carnegie Mellon University, named Paulina , did a study over whether a dollar amount could be placed on the savings created by improved air quality. Apparently there is a statistical indicator called the the “value of a statistical life,” or VSL, that basically estimates how much society is willing to spend on saving one life. According to the government on average it is around $6 million right now. The VSL indicator is a major part of the cost of air pollution to society, in the study  took data from the effects of air pollution on crops, forests and human health. The cost of air pollution found in this data is mostly due to the VSL. The reduction of air pollution has led to a decrease in the annual cost of air pollution of 25%, to $130 billion, which to me still seems like a lot. This decrease was mostly due to two factors, the incorporation of new regulations and, surprisingly, the recent Recession, which led to less demand of energy and higher use of cleaner sources like natural gas. ” Reducing these emissions reduced health impacts. These models cannot pinpoint who specifically benefited, but on a population basis there are benefits,” says .  The models can’t show who these people who have benefited are, but according the article others can. Emergency room doctors are an example given in the article. A physician named  from Pittsburgh says although people often come in with colds or allergic reactions, there are underlying factors which include air pollution. Studies have also found that ER visits for heart and lung conditions are highest on days that air pollution is higher. ER visits usually cost around $1000 and the reduction of air pollution eliminates, to some extent, the effect that air pollution has on peoples’ health conditions. Air pollution is a problem and will continue to be a problem in many different things, the most obvious is the environment and people’s health. I had never considered pollution could have anything to do with the economy and that there was an actual value to the life of an individual.  In recent years 200 coal-powered power plants have been shut down which has led to this reduction of emissions and the data collected after these shut downs has shown and reinforced the improvement of public health and lowered the overall cost of society. These results have led  to a very simple conclusion that I agree with completely, ” We need to continue regulating these emissions and putting controls on these emissions.”

 Remember the movie we watched, “Dear Zachary: A Letter About a Father to His Son”. Discuss the problems presented in the way the system handles child welfare. What needs to change, and how should we go about changing the laws regarding children?  Look at how the media affects our perception of the world or ourselves. Either talk about how the media affects our perception of beauty and our own self-image, and whether this is good or bad for young people, OR write a paper about how the media is affecting the mental development and overall well-being of children.  Look at ‘The Gettysburg Address’ again, and then at Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. How was the former an inspiration for the latter? Both speeches talk about the fact that although our country was created with the idea of freedom and equality, there have been times in history where these things have not been carried out fully. Compare these speeches with any newspaper articles on either ‘immigration issues’ or ‘gay marriage’ and the lack of equal rights to certain groups of people today. Find some information on the recent Ebola outbreak in Africa. Should the rest of the world have done more to help the initial outbreak, before it was able to spread out of Africa? What can we do in the future to prevent the worldwide spread of diseases?   Look at some of the recent cases of women leaving children alone (the homeless woman who left her child in the car while she did a job interview; the woman who let her child play at the park while she worked). Have our views on parenting changed in the last decade or more? Where is the line that we draw on this?  Discuss the minimum wage. California has raised theirs to $15 per hour. Some people think this is damaging to the economy, and others think it is necessary for the benefit of workers. Should the minimum wage be raised? Should it be raised this high?  Should the US and other western nations take in refugees from Syria? Why or why not? You may discuss the situation that causes this to be an issue.  Choose any current event to research and have a position on.  GUIDELINES3 pages minimum 10 or 12 fontMLA format all the way throughWorks Cited page (not part of the 3 pages) 3 sources (minimum) 

BOOK 1 ONLY!!!!!!Aristotle Nichomachaen Ethics Book II1. What are the two kinds of virtue (excellence)? (1103a15)  2. According to Aristotle, how does one acquire intellectual virtue? (1103a15-16)  3. According to Aristotle, how does one acquire moral virtue? How does one’s state of character get shaped and formed? (1103a17)  4. What does Aristotle mean when he states that virtue is something we “learn by doing”? (1103a33) How is becoming an excellent person similar to becoming an excellent musician? (1103b1)  5. At the beginning of chapter 2, Aristotle states his purpose in writing about virtue. (1103b27) Is he hoping his readers (and students) acquire theoretical understanding, or is his hope to help form the activity of soul of his readers and students so they can live good lives?  6. What two things destroy virtue? (1104a12) How is this shown in the example of excellent strength or health?  7. At the beginning of chapter 3, what does Aristotle mean when he says that the pleasures or pains that follow an act are signs of an individual’s character? (1104b5) How does one’s character alter whether an action is pleasant or painful?  8. In chapter 4, Aristotle considers a puzzle. It’s a puzzle about actions and the person doing the action. Explain the puzzle and Aristotle’s solution.  9. In chapter 5, Aristotle makes a first pass on considering what virtue is. (He tries to determine its general category.) Is it a passion, a faculty, or a state of character? What does he mean by each of these? In particular, what is a “state of character”?10. In chapter 6, Aristotle refines the definition of virtue. (Having established that it is a state of character, what makes a virtue an excellent state of character? How is it related to human function?  11. Still in chapter 6 (1106b26), Aristotle draws a distinction between the numerical mean and the mean relative to an individual person. Explain the distinction with regard to how much food is healthy.  12. Near the end of chapter 6, Aristotle provides a careful (six part) definition of moral virtue. What is his definition? (1107a1)  13. At the end of chapter 6, Aristotle points out that some actions (adultery, theft, murder) are bad in themselves (1107a11). How does virtue differ from simply avoiding such actions?  14. In chapter 7, Aristotle refers to a table that lists nine moral virtues. What virtues and vices are includes on this list? Is it possible to reconstruct this table? How is each virtue a “mean” between two extremes?  15. Several of the virtues that Aristotle lists have to do with proper desires and feelings. In particular, he mentions feelings of fear and confidence; desires related to taste and touch; the desire to give; and the feeling of anger. He suggests that through habit, we can change what we desire. Is this true? Can we educate our desires and feelings? Isn’t education just aimed at the intellect and theoretical understanding?  16. Aristotle begins chapter 9 by summarizing his teaching on the virtues. What conclusion does he draw about the ease of acquiring excellent moral habits? (1109a26)     17. Aristotle gives several pieces of practical advice on how to achieve the mean. What should be avoided? (1109b5) What should we guard against? (1109b8)

 Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English Analyze the impact of human expression on culture.For this Assignment, you will write a 3–4 page, two-part essay that explores the impact of human expression on culture and describes strategies to integrate cultural expressions into curriculum.Art, music, and dance are cultural expressions that have demonstrated the feelings, thoughts, celebrations, and many times strife or hardship of its people. Most of our ancestors came to this country from another land bringing their culture, and even if you are a Native American, expressions of art and music have long been a part of your heritage and culture.In Unit 7 you read about teaching culture and global awareness through the arts, and you have considered ways to incorporate diversity and multicultural creative arts activities into your curriculum. You have also read throughout your text about the family’s role in creative arts along with ways to incorporate diversity and multicultural creative arts activities into your curriculum. You will consider these as you complete your Unit 7 Assignment .Use the Unit 7 Template.docx located in Doc Sharing to complete this Assignment.Reflect on your own culture and how its art, music, and dance have become important to understanding yourself and others. Then consider the following questions when explaining what you will do to support the expression of the diverse cultures in your classroom through art, music, and dance.Explain specific strategies which will help children reach their creative potential in a multicultural environment. You will share one activity for each of the three areas — art, music, and dance — for this part of the Assignment as you apply what you have learned. Include an explanation, or rationale, for the learning activity of your choice with details, examples and a minimum of three sources, including the text .For each activity, you will write a paragraph about a developmentally appropriate activity which best represents the inclusion of artistic expression for a mixed age, culturally diverse population. Use essay style (do NOT write a lesson plan) to briefly describe the activity. Include an explanation of how it will meet children’s developmental needs, abilities, and interest levels as well as the pedagogical significance of the activity.All three activities should focus on the opportunity for children to explore and express themselves and not on activities which are highly teacher-directed with expected final results.Your Assignment should include:If you need assistance with APA style, visit the Kaplan University Writing Center atPut your Assignment in a Word document. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember. When you are ready to submit it, go to the Dropbox and complete the steps below:

Interview co-workers or those responsible for finance in your organization on the financial management issue that you identified in Week 1 (I am going to attach assignment from week one).Your interview should capture salient information about the issue including information which you derived from the literature Potential questions you might want to use, include How long has the organization tried to address this issue? What measures have been taken to address this issue in the past? What future steps have been planned to address this issue? What problems does the organization foresee as blocks to addressing this issue? How did your perception of the financial issue differ from the perception of those who are actually working on finances in the organization? Take the information you have learned from the interviews and create a 2-3 page paper with your findings.  Be sure to explain the roles of the individuals you interviewed.  As you reflect on the results of the interview, use current literature to further explain the important points. Cite all sources in APA format. 1.The interviews contained information on the financial management issue in the organization including a description of the organization, the role within the organization of each individual interviewed and their viewpoint on the financial issue under study.     2.Interview included at least two people in the organization.  3.The interviews contained details of the measures taken to address the issue.          4.The interviews contained details on the future steps that have been planned to address the issue.   5.The interviews contained information on the blocks that the organization foresees in resolving this issue.    6.Contained statistical information providing background on the financial issue, including numbers of patients or nurses affected and some indication of the actual dollar cost and its percentage of the total hospital budget and any additional information to illustrate and further describe the financial issue.           7.Utilized current literature to further explain some of the identified issues.     8.Used APA style (which includes grammar, spelling, and punctuation, as well as formatting).         

 Submit a document describing your approved aggregate in detail. In Phase 2 of the project, research and describe the demographics and statistics of your aggregate. Include information about the basic vital statistics of the aggregate such as the crude birth rate, infant mortality rate, life expectancy, the leading causes of death, and any other relevant statistical information related to the health of the aggregate. In addition, explain how the local clinic meets, supports, and advocates for evidence-based practice (EBP). As a part of this assignment, you will need to create a questionnaire and interview at least one healthcare provider who is familiar with your selected aggregate. One of the most effective ways to obtain this information is to interview people who are familiar with and have worked with the selected aggregate, such as biostatisticians or other social and healthcare providers of the aggregate.A well-planned questionnaire with carefully developed questions can help you elicit adequate and relevant information from the interviewees.Your response should be in the form of a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document. Use relevant charts and graphs to support the information you collected. Identify the sources of your information and describe how you went about collecting the information. Cite all sources in APA format. Phase 2: Describing the Aggregate 1.Selected and described an aggregate. 2.Utilized and explained MAP-IT in the assessment process.  3.Explained how the local clinic meets, supports, and advocates for EBP.     4.Included demographic and statistical information of the selected aggregate.          5.Presented information obtained from interview of people who are familiar with the selected aggregate.           6.Developed a well-planned questionnaire for obtaining information from interviewee pertaining to the aggregate.       7.Cited at least two journal articles as references for ideas in your work.         

Although organizations tend to consider organizational strategy yearly, organizational strategic plans tend to be multi-year endeavors often looking 5 or more years into the future.  Given the typical 5 year outlook, discuss why companies go through the strategic management cycle yearly and why this is a good (or bad) idea.  Give examples of companies that have incorporated strategies that took years to realize and discuss how annually revisiting a company’s strategic direction can influence an organization’s success in a competitive environment for longer range plans. As a business student you have likely spent some time learning about applications of PEST (and/or PESTEL), Porter’s 5 forces, and SWOT analysis over the years.  These are useful tools for understanding the environment in which a given organization might find itself embedded.  SWOT analysis is useful for understanding the organization itself on a more micro-level scale.   Discuss to what degree you believe these tools are actually useful for different sized businesses.  For instance, what should a mom and pop computer repair store consider doing in the area of strategic analysis?  What about a medium sized retailer?  What about a family?  Is there an optimal organizational size for applying these tools?  Give some evidence to support your key points.   Companies can pursue a lot of different strategies for dealing with a particular problem.  During strategy formulation and planning, competing strategies are often considered and an attempt is made to identify the optimal mix of strategies.  Let’s discuss some of the technology and marketing strategies of the major cell phone manufacturers.  What are some strategies that have been helpful in making some companies (Like Apple and Samsung) more successful than others?  Strategy implementation and evaluation are important aspects of the strategic management process.  Consider an industry rooted in innovation (such as the cell phone industry) and the top competing companies that use an innovation leadership strategy.  How do you suppose such companies (like Apple and Samsung) manage the implementation of continuous innovation?  Discuss implementation barriers that companies considered to be leaders of innovation face (or have faced).  Provide some evidence to support your arguments. 

 Please review the following tutorials on computer basics and answer the questions below. The tutorials are located atWhat are computers? Understanding Operating Systems Understanding Applications Understanding the Cloud After watching the videos, please answer the following questions in 2-3 pages.What operating system does your computer use?What are some examples of applications residing in your personal computer?Do you use any apps or websites now that you think are cloud-based?How is a web app different from a desktop application? For part II of the assignment, read the required articles and then write a 3-5 page paper answering the Kokubu case study questions. Be sure your discussion demonstrates that you understand the meanings and differences between data, information, and knowledge. In your discussion, give a real-world example of data, knowledge, and information in the context of the Kokubu Food Company. Kokubu management has asked you to be the company consultant and prepare a management analysis of the business to help assess the firm’s current situation and future plans. To familiarize yourself with Kokubu’s background, you should review the corporate information, functions and business, and social and environmental conservation activities in the website. Particular attention must be given to the functions and business link to appreciate how IT supports Kokubu operations and knowledge management activities within the company. Review the Kokubu website at and after finding the answers to the Case questions, prepare a summary in 3-5 pages analyzing the following questions. What kind of organizational trends are evident in the Kokubu case when we consider the business environment, management, and technology?Discuss the IT applications to the company operations as discussed in the website.Why is the company considered to be customer focused?The CEO said his company “created a culture where people are addicted to data, information, and knowledge.” What does he mean by that, and what are the benefits and drawbacks of such a culture?As a reminder, you must have at least two outside scholarly references when you write cases.Frost, A. (2015). Knowledge Management. KMT An Educational KM Site. Retrieved from  Leonard, D., & Swap, W. (2005). The Knowledge Coach. HBS Working Knowledge. Retrieved from:  Part I and Part II of the assignment in one document, properly labeling each section.The assignment should be 5-8 pages in total excluding cover page and reference list. Thank You

this the subject the topic should be on. and a permalimk to the article should be attached to it. The significant clinical issue I have chosen to further research is Intensive Care Unit (ICU) delirium.  Working in an ICU, I have witnessed ICU delirium first hand.  It is quite common in the Trauma ICU in my hospital, because it has no windows. ICU delirium is a significant issue, because it has been linked to negative patient outcomes such as longer hospital stays and higher risk of mortality.  It is a serious issue, because it can be hard to assess until it has already become full blown.  There are suggested tools and preventive measures, but no solid treatment.  Every patient in the ICU is at risk for developing ICU delirium.  On my floor I would say at least 25% of the patients have ICU delirium.  Standard practice at my hospital is to use the CAM-ICU scale once per shift to assess for delirium.  It is common to look through a patient’s chart and see “unable to assess” in the comments.  This is related to the patient being intubated, sedated, and/or the nurse not knowing the patient’s baseline.  Another gap in knowledge is in relation to the fact that there are subtypes of ICU delirium. According to Jun Gwon (2013) “Physicians and other caregivers in the ICU usually notice agitation as a consequence whereas patient with hypoactive delirium, which is a more frequent subtype . . . remain unnoticed” (p. 195).  Noticing that a patient has become aggressive and irritated comes easily, but noticing a patient is not as talkative or less engaged can easily get missed.Chamberlain School of Nursing (2015). Reading research literature – The research process – Lesson. [Online lecture, Week 2].  Retrieved from nursingonline.chamberlain.eduHouser, J. (2015). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.Jun Gwon, C. (2013). Delirium in the intensive care unit. Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 65(3), 195-202. doi: 10.4097/kjae/2013.65.3.195