Friday, July 12, 2013
ethics
ethics Do virtues alone give us the ‘good life’? Explain your answer using the three basic relationships that might exist between virtues and moral rules. Which approach is the best and how does it relate to the pursuit of what Aristotle referred to as eudaimonia? CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
DHS and the Law
Read and reply to the below discussion. Do you agree or not with the discussion? Why?
1. As a country have we taken appropriate action for prevention and preparedness? Have we done what we need to do to ensure that we don’t have another 9/11? How about another Hurricane Katrina?
1. As a country have we taken appropriate action for prevention and preparedness? Have we done what we need to do to ensure that we don’t have another 9/11? How about another Hurricane Katrina?
What have we done right? What do we still need to do?
Throughout the history of the United States many natural disaster, terrorist attacks and manmade disasters have challenged the preparedness of our national along with our prevention measures. The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina and Ivan, the anthrax attacks that crippled our nation all are prime examples of the challenges we as a nation face every day. These challenges have for the better and for the worse exposed out weaknesses in several different categories but none more than the prevention and preparedness of our country. Because these weaknesses were exposed the United States found a renewed focus and our government has learned from their past mistakes. There have been many steps taken to ensure the preparedness and prevention within the United States is at an all-time high. First responders continue to play a critical role as front line responders for any type of disaster whether it be a terrorist attack, Mother Nature or a manmade disaster. Better understanding on how to properly absorb them into national contingency plans will help in future responses.
Change from Federal Response Plan (FRP) to National Response Plan (NRP), to National Response Framework (NRF) along with the development and eventual implementation of a new incident command approach (NIMS) to National response operations” (Bullock, 2013). This new protection for the United States ensures that threats addressed with a more unified, national effort which ensures un-parralled protection at all levels. 9/11 taught us a lot about the security of our nation. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was a major step at securing the homeland. Along with several bills involving homeland security and terrorism the United States is much more protected against terrorism than before 2001. “The U.S.A. PATRIOT Act of 2001, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001, the SA 4470 Amendment, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, the Homeland Security Act of 2002” (Bullock, 2013) were all acts that were passed after 9/11 to ensure our nation was secure. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster that was unlike any other in the history of the United States due in part to the hurricane but also other structural failures throughout New Orleans and the south. The Federal Emergency Management System (FEMA) was at the heart of the battle and has been making changes since hurricane Katrina. FEMA now biter understands how to work with other federal and non-federal agencies, they have consolidated existing emergency response plans into a single national response plan which allows them to respond faster and they have developed effective communication techniques to aid in a disaster. The United States has taken many appropriate steps in ensuring we are better protected as a nation from any disaster that threatens the United States. The creation of the DHS is one of the major steps the government took post 9/11. The alignment of multiple federal agencies that have similar goals helps ensure efficiently while still being able to respond to a magnitude of disasters. FEMA has gotten leaner and meaner and are not able to not only respond to disasters; they are able to respond to disasters better than before due to their consolidated emergency response plans. Federal, state and local responders now have a better communication structure to ensure there is no breakdown in communication while responding to a disaster. The United States has undoubtedly taken many steps to ensure our nation is much more secure and stable but there is still work to be done. Natural disasters and terrorist attacks do not occur on a schedule and the only way the United States can ensure they remain protected is to continue down this path, ensure drills are conducted and the readiness posture never declines.
References:
Bullock, Jane, Haddow, George, & Coppola, Damon P. 2013. “Introduction to Homeland Security, Fourth Edition: Principles of All-Hazards Risk Management.” Elsevier, Inc. Ch. 9.
Change from Federal Response Plan (FRP) to National Response Plan (NRP), to National Response Framework (NRF) along with the development and eventual implementation of a new incident command approach (NIMS) to National response operations” (Bullock, 2013). This new protection for the United States ensures that threats addressed with a more unified, national effort which ensures un-parralled protection at all levels. 9/11 taught us a lot about the security of our nation. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was a major step at securing the homeland. Along with several bills involving homeland security and terrorism the United States is much more protected against terrorism than before 2001. “The U.S.A. PATRIOT Act of 2001, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001, the SA 4470 Amendment, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, the Homeland Security Act of 2002” (Bullock, 2013) were all acts that were passed after 9/11 to ensure our nation was secure. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster that was unlike any other in the history of the United States due in part to the hurricane but also other structural failures throughout New Orleans and the south. The Federal Emergency Management System (FEMA) was at the heart of the battle and has been making changes since hurricane Katrina. FEMA now biter understands how to work with other federal and non-federal agencies, they have consolidated existing emergency response plans into a single national response plan which allows them to respond faster and they have developed effective communication techniques to aid in a disaster. The United States has taken many appropriate steps in ensuring we are better protected as a nation from any disaster that threatens the United States. The creation of the DHS is one of the major steps the government took post 9/11. The alignment of multiple federal agencies that have similar goals helps ensure efficiently while still being able to respond to a magnitude of disasters. FEMA has gotten leaner and meaner and are not able to not only respond to disasters; they are able to respond to disasters better than before due to their consolidated emergency response plans. Federal, state and local responders now have a better communication structure to ensure there is no breakdown in communication while responding to a disaster. The United States has undoubtedly taken many steps to ensure our nation is much more secure and stable but there is still work to be done. Natural disasters and terrorist attacks do not occur on a schedule and the only way the United States can ensure they remain protected is to continue down this path, ensure drills are conducted and the readiness posture never declines.
References:
Bullock, Jane, Haddow, George, & Coppola, Damon P. 2013. “Introduction to Homeland Security, Fourth Edition: Principles of All-Hazards Risk Management.” Elsevier, Inc. Ch. 9.
Health Campaign
Resources: Health Campaign – Part I and the Health Campaign grading criteria on the student website
Develop Part II of a health campaign plan. Part II focuses on assessment and planning for a health campaign.
Write a 1,750- to 2,450-word analysis of the population and resources for your health campaign. Building on the Part I submission, provide the following:
• Summarize Part I in a single paragraph as part of your introduction to create the context for Part II.
• Describe how the target population is defined at the national level and compare how these data may differ in the defined community, relating to the nationally identified objective specific to the issue you identified in Part I.
• Describe the target population’s incidence, prevalence, and mortality differences between the national and state level.
• Explain the community-based response to the issue, including community-based planning, needs assessments, and selection of locally identified objectives.
• Compare institutional and community leadership roles in responding to these targeted health objectives.
• Describe any economic factors and funding intervention strategies that will address the issue.
• Describe the role of social marketing in promoting public health related to your chosen issue.
• Summarize Part I in a single paragraph as part of your introduction to create the context for Part II.
• Describe how the target population is defined at the national level and compare how these data may differ in the defined community, relating to the nationally identified objective specific to the issue you identified in Part I.
• Describe the target population’s incidence, prevalence, and mortality differences between the national and state level.
• Explain the community-based response to the issue, including community-based planning, needs assessments, and selection of locally identified objectives.
• Compare institutional and community leadership roles in responding to these targeted health objectives.
• Describe any economic factors and funding intervention strategies that will address the issue.
• Describe the role of social marketing in promoting public health related to your chosen issue.
Philosophy
Please read the attached file – pg. 536 – 542; 12.1 ("Introduction" to Chapter 12 titled "Who Am I?") and 12.2 ("There Is No Self") – carefully and critically.
The page divisions for the assignment:
[Pages 1-3]
Briefly talk about the introduction to the chapter – summarize section 12.1.
Then read section 12.2 ("There Is No Self") and answer the following questions:
- What is the thesis (the central idea or main point) of section 12.2?
- What are the major points made in developing and supporting the thesis of section 12.2?
- How are the key terms defined in section 12.2?
- What are the basic assumptions made by the author in section 12.2?
- What are the important implications of the author’s position in section 12.2?
- What are the major points made in developing and supporting the thesis of section 12.2?
- How are the key terms defined in section 12.2?
- What are the basic assumptions made by the author in section 12.2?
- What are the important implications of the author’s position in section 12.2?
[Pages 4-6]
Answer the following questions about section 12.2:
- Is what is said clear? If not, how is it unclear?
- Are adequate definitions given for important conceptions? Can you think of counterexamples?
- Are the arguments adequate to support the claims; for example, are the premises true? the assumptions dubious?
- Do the implications of the text lead to absurd or false consequences?
- Are important aspects of the issue overlooked?
- How well did the author accomplish her or his goal?
- Are adequate definitions given for important conceptions? Can you think of counterexamples?
- Are the arguments adequate to support the claims; for example, are the premises true? the assumptions dubious?
- Do the implications of the text lead to absurd or false consequences?
- Are important aspects of the issue overlooked?
- How well did the author accomplish her or his goal?
[Pages 7-8]
Conclusion. Answer the following questions:
- Who do you think wins the debate, Nagasena or King Menander? Why?
- What unanswered questions do these readings leave you with? What do you think would be good answers to your questions?
- What unanswered questions do these readings leave you with? What do you think would be good answers to your questions?
Article summary
read the articles in Section. After reading the articles, write A memo ,in the memo discuss at least 4 of the readings
In approaching the required readings and in writing memo, I require that you organize your thoughts in terms of the following questions (some of which will be more or less relevant depending on the readings):
1. Motivation: Why do the authors think that their topic or question is important? What does the author (implicitly or explicitly) regard as incomplete in existing research such that his or her research constitutes a significant contribution? How is the motivation provided by the various others similar or different to each other?
1. Motivation: Why do the authors think that their topic or question is important? What does the author (implicitly or explicitly) regard as incomplete in existing research such that his or her research constitutes a significant contribution? How is the motivation provided by the various others similar or different to each other?
2. Theory: What distinguishes the theoretical viewpoint of the authors under consideration? What causal mechanism or mechanisms do the authors focus on and why? What are the potential advantages of a given focus and what are the drawbacks?
3. Evidence: What types of evidence do the authors bring to bear to support their argument? Which sorts of analyses do you find most compelling and why?
4. Big Picture: Explain how the papers fit in to strategy and how you can apply these papers in your field.
Case Study
The paper should follow this structure:
1. Provide one or more primary diagnoses for this case. Include both the name and the DSM code for your diagnosis(es). Be conservative in the number of diagnoses that you give. Report what you believe to be primary diagnoses.
2. Describe the observations or evidence that support each diagnosis. Be sure to cite evidence from (a) the case presentation (b) your own online research, and (c) your textbooks.
3. Describe any clinical evidence that seems to be inconsistent with your diagnosis. Cite what diagnoses you would want to rule out. That is to say, what diagnoses do you think might apply but that you are not sure about given the data that you have available to you? Again, be conservative and cite what you believe is primary. Use the DSM label and code. Provide a rationale for your rule outs.
4. Cite any general medical conditions that you believe might be affecting this client, if any.
5. Cite any psychosocial and environmental factors that you believe might be affecting this client, if any.
6. Give your best estimate of the Global Assessment of Functioning Score (GAF Score) for this person and your rationale for this. . CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
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THE OUTLINE SAMPLE TEACHER WANTS PAPER TO COVER AND SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN LIKE THIS
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THE OUTLINE SAMPLE TEACHER WANTS PAPER TO COVER AND SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN LIKE THIS
1. Cover Page
2. Abstract Page
3. Main Body of the Paper
2. Abstract Page
3. Main Body of the Paper
1. Brief Introduction/overview to the paper
2. DSM Five Axis diagnosis presentation/summary
2. DSM Five Axis diagnosis presentation/summary
i. Axis I: Diagnostic Code and name; rule outs, if any
ii. Axis II: Diagnostic Code and name, if applicable; rule outs, if any
iii. Axis III: Medical conditions present, if any
iv. Axis IV: Psychosocial & environmental factors present, if any
v. Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF Score)
ii. Axis II: Diagnostic Code and name, if applicable; rule outs, if any
iii. Axis III: Medical conditions present, if any
iv. Axis IV: Psychosocial & environmental factors present, if any
v. Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF Score)
3. Discussion of evidence that supports the diagnosis
4. Discussion of the rationale for deferring and/or ruling out certain diagnoses
5. Summary/Conclusion
6. References Page
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CASE STUDY GIVEN BY TEACHER TO WRITE PAPER ABOUT
4. Discussion of the rationale for deferring and/or ruling out certain diagnoses
5. Summary/Conclusion
6. References Page
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CASE STUDY GIVEN BY TEACHER TO WRITE PAPER ABOUT
PSYC: Psychopathology Case Study
A primary care physician has requested a consultation on Mary White, a 35 year old divorced woman who came to him for severe migraines. He was perplexed because he had treated her with every medication recommended for migraines with no lasting effect. Some of the medications seemed to work for a week or two and Mary would call the office raving about the relief. She also always asked about the side effects. Then, after about 3 weeks she was back in the office each time complaining that the headaches were worse than ever. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
The physician also reported that Mary has been treated for numerous other problems and has been hospitalized quite a few times. She has reported bouts of dizziness, double vision, weakness in her knees, extreme fatigue and frequently complains of nausea. No diagnosis was found to explain her symptoms and all tests were negative. On one of her recent visits to the clinic she vomited violently in the patient bathroom and could not stop until medication was administered. Later the clinic staff found a bottle of Ipecac in the bathroom trash and thought maybe she had taken it. Despite her physical difficulties Mary’s affect is always cheerful and oddly unconcerned. She apologizes repeatedly for being too much trouble, but doesn’t seem to mind the fuss that is made over her. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
Mary arrived early for her appointment with the psychologist. She filled out the intake forms, including a medical history. Almost everything was checked on the form. She reported a history of respiratory, cardiac, bone, muscle and metabolic problems. Her list of hospitalizations had to be continued on the back of the form. There were 20 hospitalizations in the last 5 years alone for unexplained bleeding, severe infections of the bladder, eye, leg, and respiratory system. She has had skin grafts for unexplained burns, some of which had to be done repeatedly. Included in the list was three exploratory surgeries.
Mary also signed a release of information for past medical records. She commented that she didn’t know why she was seeing psychologist, but would do anything if it would help her doctor stop her terrible headaches. Mary reported that she was basically happy person if not for her medical problems. When asked about her many hospitalizations, she appeared unconcerned that so much had been done to her. The psychologist thought it peculiar that Mary reported her long history of medical treatment as if she were enjoying herself. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
As part of the evaluation, Mary was given some psychological testing. There was some indication that she might be suffering from conversion disorder. At the same time, tests did not indicate any depression or psychosis. There were elevations indicating a possible personality disorder. A follow up appointment was scheduled for the next week. The psychologist indicated that he would do his best to help Mary and her doctor. He asked Mary to keep a record of when the headaches occurred and her activities and feelings prior to onset of headaches. Before Mary could come to the next appointment, the psychologist got word that Mary was in the hospital. Since he had privileges at the same hospital, he decided to visit Mary. When he got there, he found her groggy, and covered in cuts and bruises. She told him she got dizzy and fell down the stairs at home. She was barely able to make the 911 call.
Mary’s old medical records arrived shortly after the psychologist’s visit to the hospital. There were many volumes in which were recorded a myriad of medical episodes. Illnesses would suddenly appear and disappear. Sometimes symptoms would remit for a while only to recur with a vengeance. It was notable that Mary often did follow the advice of the treatment provider, such as when she had severe edema in her legs, but did not prop them up as instructed. Mary was also erratically compliant with medications. However, she never missed a doctor’s appointment.
One volume, the oldest, came from the town in which Mary had previously lived. The provider in that clinic wrote that she suspected that Mary might be harming herself. The last time Mary was hospitalized in that town, video cameras in the emergency room caught her injecting something into her IV tube. Subsequently she began to vomit violently. When she was confronted, Mary denied any such thing and became angry at being accused. She got much better shortly thereafter and left the hospital. Three weeks later, she moved to her current address. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
LIterature cohesive or comparative essay
Choose TWO OR MORE WORKS OF THE READING and write a cohesive or comparative essay in 350-550 words in MLA format. Use SPECIFIC EXAMPLE FROM THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR POSITION.
You might choose a question or topic from those listed below, general questions or themes (Give your paper a title specific to your topic and/or thesis )
You might choose a question or topic from those listed below, general questions or themes (Give your paper a title specific to your topic and/or thesis )
“ General Themes, Topics or Questions
? Enlightenment
? Salvation (and damnation)
? Quest or journey (travel)
? Nature (and/versus supernaturalism)
? Idealism and/or reason (versus emotion)
? Humor, comedy, irony, or satire
? (Life and) Death
? (Life and [death and]) Art or literature
? Prophecy, poetics, vision
Character-, Genre- or Form-, & Other Literary Element-Based Topics or Themes
? Spiritual or psychological growth or change in action or perspective
? Function or role in the work as a whole
? Comparative analysis with character(s) from other work(s)
? Setting, image, tone, trope or plot and the effect or implication in a scene, a passage, or the work as a whole
? Effect or implication of form and/or genre: how the use of satire, humor, poetry, prose, drama, song, fable and such contributes to understanding or relation to the content, theme, or other element/s of the work”
? Enlightenment
? Salvation (and damnation)
? Quest or journey (travel)
? Nature (and/versus supernaturalism)
? Idealism and/or reason (versus emotion)
? Humor, comedy, irony, or satire
? (Life and) Death
? (Life and [death and]) Art or literature
? Prophecy, poetics, vision
Character-, Genre- or Form-, & Other Literary Element-Based Topics or Themes
? Spiritual or psychological growth or change in action or perspective
? Function or role in the work as a whole
? Comparative analysis with character(s) from other work(s)
? Setting, image, tone, trope or plot and the effect or implication in a scene, a passage, or the work as a whole
? Effect or implication of form and/or genre: how the use of satire, humor, poetry, prose, drama, song, fable and such contributes to understanding or relation to the content, theme, or other element/s of the work”
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