In general, most people with schizophrenia are not a danger to others. However, many people hold negative attitudes towards people with this disorder. What is the nature of these attitudes? Where do they come from? How can one combat them?

Dr. Shirley Seward One approach to the personal life is to be better organized. This could involve the entire family. You might have to cluster tasks so you only have to make one trip around the house. You might have make one trip out the mail box each day and would benefit from doing other out doors chores at the same time. Conserving energy can […]

Fortunately, the inability to ambulate >50 feet can be temporary. There modifications to the home environment would be temporary as well. This might be things like extra seating thru out the home for short rest periods. You might get a mobility assistive device. Is there an obligation for the employer to make accommodations? It may not be safe to are-arrange the furniture in the work […]

This assignment will prepare you for the memory management assessment elements of your final project. Prompt Identify a graphical or command line utility that displays the allocation of virtual memory on your workstation. For example,  memory_pressure  provides information about the state of memory pages on OS X. The command or utility you choose must be part of the standard operating system’s distribution.  Do not use third-party utilities. Make […]

This course includes five short writing activities that will require you to create different types of technical communications. These are designed to actively test your understanding and to apply your knowledge to potential real-world situations. These writing activities also provide practice in communicating your reasoning in a professional manner. Determining Audience Needs (Module Five) As the new corporate communications manager, you have developed a good idea […]

Despite increased abilities across developmental realms, including the maturation of pain systems involving self-regulation and the coordination of affect and cognition, the transition to young adulthood is accompanied by higher rates of mortality, greater engagement in health-damaging behaviors, and an increase in chronic conditions.  Rates of motor vehicle fatality and homicide peak during young adulthood, as do mental health problems, substance abuse, unintentional pregnancies, and sexually […]

In Week 7 of this course, you will be asked to submit an introductory literature review similar to the introduction of the manuscript for a research paper. This will provide a conceptual overview of a topic of your choice (related to learning and motivation), synthesizing for the reader what research has been previously conducted on the topic, what theoretical frameworks have guided this work, what […]

A key factor of good public speaking is understanding your audience. This is especially important when preparing arguments and persuasive appeals. Thus, for this activity you need to present the argument or thesis for your persuasive speech, and do a little audience analysis of your own based on comments in the discussion. Post a new thread with your topic/argument for your persuasive speech. Then, ask […]

Assignment 1: Import Plan Proposed structure (approx. 4,000 words) (You can modify

Instructions For this assignment, you first will identify a topic of interest that you might want to pursue for research. You are not tied to this topic when you reach the dissertation sequence, but it should be a topic that you find interesting now and also relates to your program and specialization. Please make sure you explicitly state your interest in this topic in your […]