Death Before Dying Learning objctive(s):  Explore the role that psychology has to play in end-of-life care. Reflect upon your own beliefs about death and how that impacts your stance on end-of-life issues.   Submission details:  Please complete these questions in the discussion board below and respond, in-depth (per the criteria outlined in the course welcome […]

The Heroin Epidemic Learning objective(s):  Consider the causal factors in substance abuse disorders as well as the factors that maintain addiction.  Reflect upon your level of empathy for those with addiction issues.  Explore whether the criminalization of substance abuse is helpful for harmful when it comes to preventing substance abuse disorders in wider society.   […]

The Media and Mental Health (Read Chapters 9-10) Along with reflecting on your own life experiences, consider how the media contributes to the development of disordered eating patterns and other mental health issues, especially among young women (though no one is completely immune).  What is the overall impact of these factors on the mental health […]

Understanding Mood Disorders  Learning objective(s):  Explore the symptoms of depression and bipolar disorder.  Consider how pharmacology plays a role in the treatment of mood disorders.     Submission details:  Please complete these questions in the discussion board below and respond, in-depth (per the criteria outlined in the course welcome letter) to at least ONE classmate.   […]

The Cost of Combat Learning objective(s):  Consider the impact of military service on the mental health of service members.  Consider also the ways in which the military has or is preventing/impeding service members from obtaining treatment for mental health concerns.  Also, outline any programs of which you are aware that have been successful in addressing […]

Statistics for Categorical Data: Odds Ratios and Chi-Square This assignment focuses on categorical data. Two of the statistics most often used to test hypotheses about categorical data are odds ratios (ORs) and the chi-square. The disease-OR refers to the odds in favor of disease in the exposed group divided by the odds in favor of […]

QUESTION 1 The NP recognizes that all of the following patients have an increased risk of developing adverse effects from metformin (Glucophage) except:   a.            Patients who are overweight   b.            Patients who drink lots of alcohol   c.             Patients […]

QUESTION 1Margery is a 78-year-old female who comes to you with non-specific complaints of fatigue and red blood in the toilet after having stools she attributes to her hemorrhoids bleeding for the past 4 months. What type of anemia would you suspect?   QUESTION 2Your 89-year-old patient complains of the following symptoms: bleeding gums, bone […]

Write an introduction to your paper, but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.   Preparing the Response Prepare time to view the assigned case study. Some of the cases presented have multiple layers of information to review. Be […]

Global and Environmental Health   Purpose:   This discussion board content is intended to facilitate learning for students through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their selected field of practice.    The […]