Assignment Content According to Branine (2011), there are five imperatives of managing effectively across cultures: Valuing diversity and equality as integral to organizational effectiveness Creating competitive advantage through flexible working practice and family friendly policies Understanding ethical and unethical behaviors in other countries Transforming the use of information and communications across borders Developing a sense of employee environmental awareness and well being  Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper […]

Read “Topic 4: Vargas Family Case Study.” Write a 750-1,000-word paper in which you demonstrate how therapists apply structural family therapy theory to analyze the presenting problems and choose appropriate interventions. Be sure to answer the following questions in your paper:  What are two current presenting problems for the Vargas family? How are the problems maintained according to the structural family therapy perspective? What structural […]

 Traditionally, fathers have been seen as disengaged and mothers enmeshed. What cultural and societal factors can you identify that challenge this traditional perception? 

Through this week’s Learning Resources, you become aware not only of the prevalence of factors involved in the treatment of eating disorders, but also the societal, medical, and cultural influences that help individuals develop and sustain the unhealthy behaviors related to an eating disorder. These behaviors have drastic impacts on health. In clinical practice, social workers need to know about the resources available to clients […]

Individuals can experience trauma from public events at the national level or extremely private ones at the interpersonal level. In this Discussion, you analyze these two types of trauma, describing potential interventions and their effectiveness. To prepare: Read the DSM-5 section on trauma and stressor-related disorders and review the Learning Resources on PTSD, disaster response, and trauma. Then search the literature for studies related to an […]

It is not uncommon for people who experience trauma to use substances to moderate psychological or emotional pain. Trauma can easily add to the strain that people already feel. In this Discussion, you diagnose and plan treatment for a case provided by your instructor. To prepare: Review the Learning Resources on trauma treatment, including additional resources from the optional resources/media or from the Suggested Further Reading document. Then read the case provided by your […]

Contemporary psychology has become highly diversified. Many perspectives have been adopted for the study of psychology.  Each of these perspectives sees behavior and experience in a unique way that frequently contradicts other highly regarded perspectives.  For this assignment, first complete the chart by comparing and contrasting the five major perspectives covered in your text.  · Identify the distinguishing features of each of these perspectives.  · […]

For this assignment you will explore the relationship between neuroscience and behavior by looking at biofeedback and neurobiofeedback, or EEG biofeedback. Address the following points in your paper: Define and explain biofeedback in your own words. Distinguish between biofeedback and neurofeedback, or EEG biofeedback. Describe who uses biofeedback and EEG biofeedback and why (detail at least two professions and purposes). Explain how an understanding of […]

Assignment: Thinking Critically About Your Own Culture Recall that your text defines cross-cultural psychology as “the critical and comparative study of cultural effects on human psychology” (Shiraev & Levy, 2017, p. 2). Throughout the course, you will be asked to think critically about your own culture so that you can understand how it differs from other cultures. To make those comparisons, you need to recognize […]

Test for Understanding In Week 1, you are required to demonstrate your understanding of cross-cultural psychology and metathinking with a Test for Understanding. Note that the test is designed to provide a random assortment of 10 questions for each student. To access this week’s Test for Understanding, click on the Test – Week 1 link. Follow all instructions to complete the test. If you are […]