1. The diathesis-stress approach to schizophrenia represents which of the following conceptual models?

2. Cognitive therapists believe that emotional problems result from

3. La belle indifférence (beautiful indifference) is seen in patients with

4. People who attempt suicide more often are ________ . Those who are actually kill themselves are more likely to be ________ .

5. The areas of the brain that seem to be most affected in schizophrenia are the prefrontal cortex and the

6.Even though it happened five years ago, Erica has been deathly afraid of getting into an elevator ever since she got stuck in one and had to wait for a half an hour for it to be repaired. Consequently, she has moved to a lower, less desirable apartment in her building, changed from a doctor she really liked to one that she does not much care for, and rides the escalator to and from her job on the twelfth floor of a department store every day. Erica is most likely to be suffering from

7. Chicken Little, a character in an old children’s story, was hit on the head by a falling acorn. He didn’t know the cause of his discomfort, so he came to believe that the sky was falling. He developed constant feelings of dread and foreboding, and ran around telling everyone he encountered, “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” His symptoms are consistent with which anxiety disorder?

8. Every morning, when George wakes up, he is nagged by upsetting thoughts that something terrible will happen today. When he gets dressed, he buttons his shirt, unbuttons it, and then buttons it again, always from the bottom to the top. He then sets out a bowl of cereal and milk for breakfast and he eats exactly twelve spoonfuls of it. At work, he strengthens the fringes on a rug every time that someone leaves his office, and he answers the phone only after three rings. George feels that he if he stops performing these rituals, in exactly the same way, something terrible will happen to him, his wife, or one of his three kids. George appears to be suffering from

Please pay special attention to the following:

• For the argument form questions, you must first determine the missing proposition and then identify the argument form.
• For the truth tables questions, you must fill in the truth values for each proposition using the drop-down boxes in each question. Failure to choose the truth values for every proposition will lead to a loss of points.
• For the natural deduction questions, please choose the step and justification that allows you to formally deduce the conclusion using a series of valid inferences.
• 31 for 5. choices are (~Y 3,4 DS, ~Y 3,4 MP, ~Y 3,4 MT) 6. choices are (U -> ~P 1,5 MT, U -> ~P 1,5 MP, U -> ~P 1,5 DS) 7. choices are (~P -> Y 1,2 HS, ~P -> Y 2,4 HS, ~P -> Y 2,4 MP) 8. choices are ( U-> Y, 1,2 HS, U-> Y, 6,7 HS, U-> Y, 6,7 DS) 9. choices are (~U 7,8 MT, ~U 5,8 HS, ~U 5,8 MT)
• 32 for 4 choices are (~R 2,3 MT ~R 2,3 MP, ~R 2,3 DS) 5. choices are (R v (O -> R) 1,2 MT, R v (O -> R) 1,4 DS, R v (O -> R) 1,4 MP) 6. CHOICES ARE (O -> R 1,2 HS, O -> R 4,5 DS, O -> R 4,5 MP) 7. choices are (~O 1,4 MT, ~O 4,6 MT, ~O 2,3 MT) 8. choices are (D 2,3 DS, D 2,7 DS, D 3,7, DS)
• 33. 5. choices are (~A 3,4 DS, A 3,4 DS, ~X 2,4 MT) 6. choices are (~T -> (G -> ~X) 1,5 MP, ~[~T -> (G -> ~X)] 1,5 MP, ~T -> G 1,5 HS) 7. choices are ( G -> ~X 4,6 MP, ~(G -> ~X) 4,6 MT, G -> ~X 4,6 DS) 8. choices are (T -> G 2,7 HS, G -> T 2,7 HS, X -> G 2,7 HS) 9. choices ( ~G 4,8 MT, ~G 4,8 MP, ~G 4,8 DS)
• 34 5. choices are (F->P 1,4 MP, (F -> P) -> (Z v ~P) 1,4 MP, Z v ~P 1,4 MP) 6. choices are ( F -> P 2,3, HS, ~P 4,5 DS, ~P 4,5 MT) 7. choices are (Z V ~P 5,6 MP, Z V ~P 5,6 DS, Z V ~P 5,6 HS) 8. choices are (~P 4,7 DS, ~P 5,6 MP, ~P 5,6 MT) 9. choices are (~F 6,8 MP, ~F 6,8 DS, ~F 6,8 MT)
• 35 5. choices are (S -> B 2,4 MP, (P -> B) -> (S -> B) 1,2 HS, (P -> B) -> ~B 1,3 HS) 6. choices are (P -> B 1,5 MP, P -> B 1,3 MP, P -> B 4,5 HS). 7. choices are ( S -> W 1,6 MP, P -> W 5,6 HS, S -> W 2,5 MP) 8. choices are (S -> W 4,7 HS, P -> W 4,7 HS, P -> 4,7 HS) 9. choices are (~B 3,8 MP, ~B 3,8 MT, ~B 4,8 MT) 10. choices are ( ~P 6,8 MP, ~P 6,8 MT, ~P 6,9 MT)

Professor Jonathan has applied for promotion and tenure at a local university. He is required to compile a portfolio, evidencing his accomplishments and qualifications. This portfolio is then evaluated by his Departmental Promotion & Tenure Committee, consisting of tenured departmental members, who makes a recommendation to the Department Chair. The Chair makes a recommendation to the Dean, who then makes a recommendation to the University wide P & T Committee. The University Committee is made up of various faculty members from throughout the university, some of whom know Jonathan and some of whom don’t. This committee makes their recommendation to the Provost who in turn makes a recommendation to the University President. The process ends when the President makes a recommendation to the Board of Trustees. Jonathan’s portfolio travels from level to level and is reviewed prior to each recommendation. However, Jonathan is not permitted to address any of the decision makers during their review. Assuming that you can’t change the number or order of steps in the review process, what are some of the concerns that need to be addressed in order to keep this system free from discrimination or other legal issue?

students will find a current news article (online or in print) about a current political event, issue, election, debate (etc.) that has taken place within the federal level of American governments or politics, in the last 3 months, News articles must be connected the topic(s) assigned to the week that they are due.

Whats a summary analysis, you say? The grandaddy of political science, Harold Lasswell, is known for defining Politics. , Ideological values, beliefs, and opinions, aside, when it comes to government and politics, his definition of the word (ironically) is probably the only thing that all mankind can agree on. Lasswell, defines politics, as “who, gets what, where, when, and how”. Apply that definition to the article’s information, or the article’s information to that definition, and write a 10 sentence summary that focuses on critically evaluating what is going on, from your personal perspective. Interject your opinion. You should be making a statement, argument, and your opinion about the subject matter, should be known. However, this needs to be done in a scholarly and academic manner. Focus on explanation, reason and rationalization, to provide a clear opinion statement and discussion of their personal perspective and political position towards the event or issue in their article. In addition, to receive full credit, students MUST include a direct link to the original article’s text that they are using to complete this assignment.

Part 2- students will review summary analyses submissions, made in part 1, and offer a rebuttal to a classmate’s current event analysis, which opposes their own. MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE CONSTRUCTIVE in your critiques; and RATIONAL in your explanation of your perspective. Rebuttals must be 5-10 sentences in length.

Both parts are to be submitted to this discussion bored. Reply directly to the original post of your peer, when completing part 2. .

You must complete part 1, and post your article with the summary analysis, before you will be able to review and respond to the post’s of your peers.

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GRADING RUBRIC MUST BE FOLLOWED

Report on risk and mitigation and the costs and benefits of a proposed initiative.

Questions to Consider:

• What kinds of quantitative data can support proposals for change in a health care setting? What kinds of qualitative data can do so?
• What are the five different types of comparative economic analysis?
• What are some realistic and feasible recommended alternatives for health care issues and problems that currently impact your work? What would be the costs of pursuing those alternatives? What would be the benefits?
• When and how are the following methods for valuation best used?
  • Human capital.
  • Risk preference.
  • Contingent valuation.
  • Cost-benefit ratio.

Scenario

The senior management of your care setting has reviewed your Executive Brief: Proposal of a New Economic Opportunity and has decided that it has merit. As a result, you have been asked to take a more detailed look at the feasibility and cost-benefit considerations of implementing your proposed economic initiative over the next five years. The senior management is looking for a 3–5-page report that builds a business case for your economic initiative by analyzing ways to mitigate the risks associated with your original proposal and a completed cost-benefit analysis using the Cost-Benefit Analysis Template, linked in the Resources.

Directions

You have been asked to ensure that your report addresses the following. Note: The bullet points below correspond to grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure your work is, at minimum, addressing each of the bullets below. You may also want to read the scoring guide and the Guiding Questions: Business Case for a New Economic Opportunity document, linked in the Resources, to better understand the performance levels that relate to each grading criterion:

Part 1: Risk and Mitigation Analysis

Complete the following:

• Analyze the opportunities and risks relevant to your proposed economic initiative.
• Propose ethical and culturally sensitive solutions to address the risks associated with your economic initiative to ensure the future security of your care setting.

Part 2: Cost-Benefit Analysis

Complete the following:

• Analyze the costs and benefits of your proposed economic initiative over a five-year time horizon.
• Propose potential ways to keep costs under control while maximizing the benefits of your economic initiative and ensuring that it remains ethical and culturally equitable.

Address Generally Throughout Business Case

Complete the following:

• Justify the relevance and value of the quantitative and qualitative economic, financial, and scholarly evidence you used to support your recommendations throughout your report.
• Communicate your business case in a logically structured and concise manner, writing content clearly with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Effectively support your report with relevant economic data and scholarly sources, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.

Business Case Development

This document is designed to give you questions to consider and additional guidance to help you successfully complete the Business Case for a New Economic Opportunity assessment:

• Guiding Questions: Business Case for a New Economic Opportunity [DOC].

Cost-Benefit Analysis Development

This is a pre-formatted cost-benefit analysis template spreadsheet:

• Cost-Benefit Analysis Template [XLSX].

This resource discusses how to effectively write an accurate and thorough cost-benefit analysis requires some skill:

• Plowman, N. (2014). Writing a cost benefit analysis [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://www.brighthubpm.com/projectplanning/58181-w…

From the CDC’s series on economic evaluation, this resource discusses methods to assess programmatic costs:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Part IV: Benefit-cost analysis [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/programs/spha/economic_ev…

Quantifying Costs, Risks and Benefits of Healthcare Initiatives

This systematic review suggests that local and national public health interventions are highly cost-saving:

• Masters, R., Anwar, E., Collins, B., Cookson, R., & Capewell, S. (2017). Return on investment of public health interventions: A systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 71(8), 82–834. Retrieved from http://jech.bmj.com/content/71/8/827

This resource discusses how economic evaluation helps to identify, measure, and compare activities with the necessary impact, scalability, and sustainability to optimize population health:

• Rabarison, K. M., Bish, C. L., Massoudi, M. S., & Giles, W. H. (2015). Economic evaluation enhances public health decision making. Frontiers in Public Health, 3, 164. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC44783…

This resource addresses the cost and benefits of medical interventions:

• Hauber, A. B., Fairchild, A. O., & Johnson, F. R. (2013). Quantifying benefit-risk preferences for medical interventions: An overview of a growing empirical literature. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 11(4), 319–329.

From the CDC’s series on economic evaluation, this resource discusses methods to assess programmatic costs:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Part III: Programmatic cost analysis [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/programs/spha/economic_ev…

From the CDC’s series on economic evaluation, this resource discusses cost-effectiveness analysis:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Part V: Cost-effectiveness analysis [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/programs/spha/economic_ev…