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Material remains help prehistoric archaeologists reconstruct

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a. human behavior

b. burial sites

c. garbage dumps

d. written records

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People are biological creatures as well as rational human beings. In order to gain a complete understanding of any aspect of human behavior, the field of anthropology adopts what strategy?

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a. four-field approach

b. ethnobiology

c. cultural evolution

d. physical anthropology

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What do we call the belief that one’s own culture or way of life is normal and natural and the practices of other people are abnormal and unnatural?

 

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a. relativism

b. ethnocentrism

c. holism

d. “walking in their shoes”

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What type of anthropologists explore all aspects of living human culture—from war and violence to love, sexuality, and child rearing—and look at the meanings that people from all over the world place on these things?

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a. cultural anthropologists

b. holistic anthropologists

c. sociolinguists

d. ethnologists

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Which discipline of anthropology studies human beings in the present and from the past through the excavation and analysis of human material artifacts?

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a. archaeology

b. cultural anthropology

c. physical anthropology

d. ethnology

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Human beings have long been migrant, moving themselves, their material goods, and even ideas from one part of the world to another. What makes this process, which is now called globalization, seem so different today than in the past?

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a. ethnocentrism

b. intensification

c. increasing migration

d. four-field approach

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When companies move their production facilities around the world to take advantage of cheaper labor and lower taxes, what is this called by anthropologists?

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a. marginal exploitation

b. labor-tax compression

c. flexible accumulation

d. technological migration

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What does an anthropologist call the type of research that compares multiple communities in order to examine links between them?

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a. multi-sited ethnography

b. globalized anthropology

c. cross-linked anthropology

d. bilocational fieldwork

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Humans learn culture from the people and cultural institutions that surround them. When does this occur?

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a. predominantly in early childhood

b. primarily in cultural institutions such as clubs and colleges

c. throughout their entire lives

d. generally from infancy through middle school

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Family gatherings that honor particular moments in our lives—weddings, special holidays, and so forth—are often sources of tension when different family members want to “change things up.” As a facet of culture and how we learn it, this reminds us that culture is a shared experience. It also reminds us that culture is:

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a. constantly contested, negotiated, and changing

b. has largely disappeared in human societies due to family tensions

c. genetically inherited

d. static in that it remains identical, consistent, and uncontested over time.

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When studying abroad, Shelby talks about the racial categories in the United States. Her new friends from Japan, Brazil, and Turkey all say her categories are incorrect. Each person has their own way of categorizing people by race. Shelby remembers from her anthropology class that racial categories are determined by:

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a. mental maps of reality

b. genetic variations between groups

c. biological differences between groups

d. cultural symbols

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Clifford Geertz (1926–2006), who urged anthropologists to explore culture primarily as a symbolic system, felt that symbols were largely responsible for meaning. This meant that symbols and their meanings required a great deal of ________.

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a. collective understanding

b. specificity

c. interpretation

d. rejection

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Which of the following is defined as the ability to create consent and agreement within a population, sometimes unconsciously, by shaping what people think is normal, natural, and possible?

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a. hegemony

b. materialism

c. consumerism

d. coercion

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Current estimates suggest that children in the United States view almost 40,000 commercials a year. All of this is accomplished by advertising, which helps us learn how to:

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a. perform well in school

b. best manage our personal finances

c. be successful consumers

d. have more friends

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Which of the following processes is intensifying the exchange and diffusion of people, ideas, and goods worldwide, creating more interaction and engagement among cultures?

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a. industrialization

b. neoliberalization

c. financialization

d. globalization

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Ifeoluwa and Grace live in different countries, practice different religions, and speak different languages. However, they both like the same clothing brands and have the same favorite TV show. Their surprising similarities demonstrate the impact of:

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a. globalization

b. stratification

c. cultural norms

d. unilinear cultural evolution

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Franz Boas is credited with developing the concept of cultural relativism. What specific perspective made cultural relativism radical at that time?

 

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a. applying an ethnocentric perspective to studying different cultures

b. viewing cultures exclusively through comparative ethnology

c. taking each culture as a variation of unilineal evolution

d. understanding each culture on its own unique merits

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What term describes ethnographers’ awareness that they should engage in critical self-examination regarding the role they play in the research process?

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a. confidentiality

b. relativity

c. reflexivity

d. polyvocality

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Two different anthropologists write about the same people at different times. The first makes detailed field notes and conducts surveys. The second does not conduct surveys, but talks to many people in the field and takes good notes. When they publish their results, the first anthropologist’s book has every single detail of the research, and the second anthropologist’s book has many of the raw interviews as part of the text. We might consider the second book to be polyvocal because:

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a. there is no actual survey data in the book.

b. it uses selective accounts of the informants to tell the whole story.

c. the voices of the informants are used to describe the ethnographer’s personal perspective.

d. it includes many voices from the people interviewed

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Imagine thousands of people, all screaming, yelling, and drinking, while a smaller group in the center area fight over the remains of a dead pig. If it were part of the research described in Horace Miner’s interpretations of Nacirema culture, this might be seen as significant in anthropological terms because it:

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a. helps to understand how ethnographic accounts are interpretations

b. demonstrates the tastes of a large population toward pork consumption.

c. illustrates mass ritual effectively.

d. affords a window into the nature of spectacle.

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An anthropologist conducts ethnographic research on the lives of undocumented immigrant families. How might the anthropologist justify publishing intimate and potentially incriminating details about the subjects?

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a. The anthropologist will violate the “do no harm” mandate unless the research is published.

b. The researcher obtained informed consent and ensured the anonymity of the subjects.

c. All of the poor must be given an equal voice, and publishing ethnographic research is the most useful way to accomplish this.

d. The anthropologist must publish the results to help stop illegal immigration.

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How would you describe the problems pertaining to the vulnerability of research subjects involved in a study of Facebook groups?

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a. The study population might be self-selecting, and therefore nonrepresentative.

b. The researcher would not be able to establish meaningful connections.

c. The participants would not have anonymity.

d. The population would not have the chance to say things in their own words.

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Increased migration has led anthropologists to conduct different types of ethnographic research, collecting data in two or more locations. What type of ethnography is this?

 

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a. multi-sited

b. public

c. reflexive

d. extensive

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Once arriving at a new site for ethnographic research, your curiosity leads you to spend large amounts of time walking through the small village complex where you live. What useful ethnographic information do you discover in doing this?

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a. who the most friendly people in the area are

b. how the history of the village developed over time

c. who in the village likes to sit around drinking at night

d. spatial awareness of where people live

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In late nineteenth-century debates on American immigration, many scholars and government officials privileged immigrants from northern Europe over those from southern Europe, such as Italians and Greeks, because the officials felt these southern people were a separate and inferior biological race with primitive ways. This is an example of genocide

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Anthropologists take a comprehensive approach to understanding human beings. They accomplish this task by looking at biology

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Cultural anthropologists like to hang out with the people they are studying and ask lots of questions as the people work, celebrate, dance, or play games. The term used for this process is “Hanging Out”, a methodology recently developed in western New York

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Many large corporations—Walmart, General Motors, and others— routinely operate larger numbers of factories in places like China in order to take advantage of very cheap wages, putting workers in their home country out of a job. This is an example of flexible accumulation.

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Unilineal cultural evolution, inspired by the work of Charles Darwin, proposes that the diversity of human cultures represent different stages of development

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Franz Boas (1858–1942) rejected unilineal cultural evolution, instead suggesting that different cultures arise as the result of very different causes, and will vary widely. We call his approach unilineal cultural evolution.

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We often find ourselves seeing something as a “natural truth” and viewing any alternative as unthinkable. This an expression of human genetic differences.

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Anthropologists conducting fieldwork may experience a particular kind of disorientation from the “strangeness” they discover. This is often attributable to excessive consumption of coffee during fieldwork

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One of the typical steps taken during the planning stages of a fieldwork project is charting kinship networks

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It is essential that ethnographers map communities because mapping illuminates how use of space influences social interactions.

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Because she has been a community activist and an advocate for her research subjects, Nancy Scheper-Hughes’ work can be considered as politically engaged anthropology.

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Think about your intended career or field of interest. Describe how any two of the following anthropological frameworks or concepts can be applicable or useful in understanding aspects of work related to your career or field of interest: holism, stratification, power, hegemony, agency, emic, informed consent, polyvocality, reflexivity. Answer this question in no more than 200 words (8 points)

First of all, I think holism is important to my field of interest. My major is statistics. When I count a set of data, I will find that there are many factors that affect this set of data, and this set of data does not exist independently.

Secondly, I think reflexivity is also significant. Because in the process of data statistics, there may be some errors that we cannot find. At this time, our judgment and practical inspection may produce subversive changes to the results.

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You have been asked to conduct an ethnographic research on the level of adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols in your hometown. Your goal is to find out if people 1) are following the necessary recommendations, including wearing masks, socially distancing, and practicing appropriate hand hygiene, and 2) the challenges they may face in following these recommendations.

a) Describe three methods you would use to collect data for your research, explaining why you chose each method (12 points).

b) What two ethical issues would you consider in conducting your research? Explain each issue fully (6 points).

Answer this two-part question in no more than 450 words.

 

a) The first method I will choose Observations. Because this method can get a lot of data in a short time. For example, in a supermarket, I can observe whether 200 people wear masks in 30 minutes, and 50 people keep social distance and perform proper hand hygiene. Such data is true and reliable. The second method I will choose a questionnaire survey. Because this method allows me to understand the thoughts of people who follow the sanitation guidelines and those who are not allowed to look for sanitation guidelines and make general statistics. This will make me more aware and confident about my survey. The last method I will use quantitative data for data classification and comparison because quantitative data can improve the objectivity and accuracy of the results.

 

b) The first moral issue I think of is that I have to respect the behavior pattern of the observed, and I cannot let my own different ideas cause harm to others. The second ethical issue I think of is that I have to make sure that the people surveyed are voluntary and that my data is anonymous.

 

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MN551 Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan week 2 quiz

 

 

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Question 1.

A 60-year-old woman is suspected of having non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Which of the following aspects of her condition would help to rule out Hodgkin lymphoma?

Her neoplasm originates in secondary lymphoid structures.

The lymph nodes involved are located in a large number of locations in the lymphatic system.

The presence of Reed-Sternberg cells has been confirmed.

The woman complains of recent debilitating fatigue.

 

Question 2.

Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit from transplantation of thymic tissue or major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-compatible bone marrow?

A 12-year-old girl with a history of epilepsy and low IgG levels secondary to phenytoin use

A 7-year-old boy whose blood work indicates decreased IgA and IgG with increased IgM

A 6-year-old boy whose pre-B cells are incapable of translation to normal B cells

A 9-year-old girl who has a diagnosis of IgA deficiency

Question 3.

A nurse practitioner is teaching her colleagues about the role of cytokines in a variety of pathologies. Which of the following teaching points best captures an aspect of the functions and nature of cytokines?

“A particular cytokine can have varied effects on different systems, a fact that limits their therapeutic use.”

“Cytokine production is constant over time, but effects are noted when serum levels cross a particular threshold.”

“Most cytokines are produced by granular leukocytes, and different cells are capable of producing the same cytokine.”

“Cytokine actions are self-limiting in that activation of one precludes activation of other cytokines with similar actions.”

 

 

Question 4.

A 29-year-old construction worker got a sliver under his fingernail four days ago. The affected finger is now reddened, painful, swollen, and warm to the touch. Which of the following hematological processes is most likely occurring in response to the infection?

Proliferation of immature neutrophils

High circulatory levels of myeloblasts

Increased segmented neutrophil production

Phagocytosis by myelocytes

Question 5.

A 40-year-old woman who experiences severe seasonal allergies has been referred by her family physician to an allergist for weekly allergy injections. The woman is confused as to why repeated exposure to substances that set off her allergies would ultimately benefit her. Which of the following phenomena best captures the rationale for allergy desensitization therapy?

Repeated exposure to offending allergens binds the basophils and mast cells that mediate the allergic response.

Exposure to allergens in large, regular quantities overwhelms the IgE antibodies that mediate the allergic response.

Repeated exposure stimulates adrenal production of epinephrine, mitigating the allergic response.

Injections of allergens simulate production of IgG, which blocks antigens from combining with IgE.

 

Question 6.

A 22-year-old female who adheres to a vegan diet has been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia. Which of the following components of her diagnostic blood work would be most likely to necessitate further investigation?

Decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)

Decreased hemoglobin and hematocrit

Microcytic, hypochromic red cells

Decreased erythropoietin levels

Question 7.

Following a course of measles, a 5-year-old girl developed scattered bruising over numerous body surfaces and was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). As part of her diagnostic workup, blood work was performed. Which of the following results is most likely to be considered unexpected by the health care team?

Increased thrombopoietin levels

Decreased platelet count

Normal vitamin K levels

Normal leukocyte levels

 

Question 8.

As part of his diagnostic workup, a 77-year-old man’s nurse practitioner has ordered blood work that includes ferritin levels. The man is very interested in the details of his health care and is unfamiliar with ferritin and its role. He asks his nurse practitioner to explain the significance of it and the rationale for testing it. Which of the following explanations by the nurse practitioner is most accurate?

“Ferritin is the activated and usable form of iron that your red blood cells can use to transport oxygen.”

“Ferritin is a stored form of iron that indirectly shows me whether you would benefit from iron pills.”

“Ferritin is a protein-iron complex that allows your red blood cells to make use of the iron that you consume in your diet.”

“Ferritin is the form of iron that is transported in your blood plasma to the red blood cells that need it.”

 

 

Question 9.

A 23-year-old man has received a recent diagnosis of appendicitis following 24 hours of acute abdominal pain. The nurse practitioner providing care for the man is explaining that while it is unpleasant, the inflammation of his appendix is playing a role in his body’s fight against the underlying infectious process. Which of the following teaching points should the nurse practitioner eliminate from his teaching for the patient?

“Inflammation can help to remove the body tissue cells that have been damaged by infection.”

“Inflammation will start your body on the path to growing new, healthy tissue at the site of infection.

“Inflammation helps your body to produce the right antibodies to fight the infection.”

“Inflammation ultimately aids in eliminating the initial cause of the cell injury in your appendix.”

 

Question 10.

A 2-year-old girl has had repeated ear and upper respiratory tract infections since she was born. A pediatrician has determined a diagnosis of transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy. What is the physiological origin of the child’s recurrent infections?

Antibody production by plasma cells is compromised because of impaired communication between B and T cells.

The child had a congenital absence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies and her body is only slowly beginning to produce them independently.

The child was born with immunoglobulin A (IgA) and immunoglobulin (IgM) antibodies, suggesting intrauterine infection.

The child lacks the antigen presenting cells integral to normal B-cell antibody production.

 

Question 11.

A 66-year-old female patient has presented to the emergency department because of several months of intermittently bloody stools that has recently become worse. The woman has since been diagnosed with a gastrointestinal bleed secondary to overuse of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that she takes for her arthritis. The health care team would realize that which of the following situations is most likely?

The woman has depleted blood volume due to her ongoing blood loss.

She will have iron-deficiency anemia due to depletion of iron stores.

The patient will be at risk for cardiovascular collapse or shock.

She will have delayed reticulocyte release.

 

Question 12.

A 16-year-old female has been brought to her primary care nurse practitioner by her mother due to the girl’s persistent sore throat and malaise. Which of the following facts revealed in the girl’s history and examination would lead the nurse practitioner to rule out infectious mononucleosis?

The girl has a temperature of 38.1°C (100.6°F) and has enlarged lymph nodes.

Her liver and spleen are both enlarged.

Blood work reveals an increased white blood cell count.

Chest auscultation reveals crackles in her lower lung fields bilaterally.

 

Question 13.

A 30-year-old man has spent 5 hours on a cross-country flight seated next to a passenger who has been sneezing and coughing, and the man has been inhaling viral particles periodically. Which of the following situations would most likely result in the stimulation of the man’s T lymphocytes and adaptive immune system?

Presentation of a foreign antigen by a familiar immunoglobulin

Recognition of a foreign MHC molecule

Recognition of a foreign peptide bound to a self MHC molecule

Cytokine stimulation of a T lymphocyte with macrophage or dendritic cell mediation

 

Question 14.

A nurse practitioner is explaining to a 40-year-old male patient the damage that Mycobacterium tuberculosis could do to lung tissue. Which of the following phenomena would underlie the nurse practitioner’s explanation?

Tissue destruction results from neutrophil deactivation.

Nonspecific macrophage activity leads to pulmonary tissue destruction and resulting hemoptysis.

Macrophages are unable to digest the bacteria, resulting in immune granulomas.

Neutrophils are ineffective against the Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens.

 

Question 15.

A 14-year-old boy has been diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis. Which of the following pathophysiological phenomena is most responsible for his symptoms?

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is lysing many of the boy’s neutrophils.

Viruses are killing some of his B cells and becoming incorporated into the genomes of others.

The EBV inhibits the maturation of white cells within his peripheral lymph nodes.

The virus responsible for mononucleosis inhibits the maturation of myeloblasts into promyelocytes.

 

Question 16.

A couple who are expecting their first child have been advised by friends to consider harvesting umbilical cord blood in order to have a future source of stem cells. The couple have approached their nurse practitioner with this request and are seeking clarification of exactly why stem cells are valuable and what they might expect to gain from harvesting them. How can the nurse practitioner best respond to the couple’s inquiry?

“Stem cells can help correct autoimmune diseases and some congenital defects.”

“Stem cells can be used to regenerate damaged organs should the need ever arise.”

“Stem cells can be used as a source of reserve cells for the entire blood production system.”

“Stem cells can help treat some cancers and anemias, but they must come from your child himself or herself.”

Question 17.

A 71-year-old male patient with a history of myocardial infarction and peripheral vascular disease has been advised by his nurse practitioner to begin taking 81 mg aspirin once daily. Which of the following statements best captures an aspect of the underlying rationale for the nurse practitioner’s suggestion?

Platelet aggregation can be precluded through inhibition of prostaglandin production by aspirin.

Aspirin helps to inhibit adenosine disphosphate (ADP) action and minimizes platelet plug formation.

Aspirin can reduce unwanted platelet adhesion by inhibiting thromboxane A2 (TXA2) synthesis.

Aspirin inhibits the conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin and consequent platelet plug formation.

 

Question 18.

A 60-year-old male patient with an acute viral infection is receiving interferon therapy. The nurse practitioner is teaching the family of the patient about the diverse actions of the treatment and the ways that it differs from other anti-infective therapies. Which of the following teaching points should the nurse practitioner exclude?

“Interferon can help your father’s unaffected cells adjacent to his infected cells produce antiviral proteins that limit the spread of the infection.”

“Interferon can help limit the replication of the virus that’s affecting your father.”

“Interferon helps your father’s body recognize infected cells more effectively.”

“Interferon can bolster your father’s immune system by stimulating natural killer cells that attack viruses.”

 

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When working with families and groups the priority is for the social worker to understand the process that is taking place.  In both situations there is the overt (clearly stated) dynamics and the covert (hidden) dynamics.  The content (what is being said) in both settings is what is open and stated.  The process (how it is being said) is the unspoken information; what is underneath the interaction is what the social worker needs to explore in both groups and family systems.

For this Discussion, watch the video segments of a group and a family session provided in required resources.

By Day 3

Post the following:

• Describe the group dynamic (communication, cohesion, social integration, influence) of the group shown in the required media.
• Explain how this group’s dynamics may influence treatment.
• A description of the family dynamic (communication, cohesion, social integration, influence) of the family shown in the required media.
• Explain how this family’s dynamics may influence treatment.
• Explain any similarities or differences when assessing dynamics in a group versus a family and how those dynamics may affect treatment.

Required Readings

Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2017). An introduction to group work practice (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Chapter 3, “Understanding Group Dynamics” (pp. 67–97)

Drumm, K. (2006). The essential power of group work. Social Work With Groups, 29(2–3), 17–31.

Required Media

Leszcz, M., & Yalom, I. (n.d.). Group therapy: A live demonstration [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.psychotherapy.net.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/stream/waldenu/video?vid=170&clip=cs1770610ce2387740

Note: You will access these videos from the Walden Library databases.

Watch segment from timestamp 30:00 to 39:48.

See Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus for direct link to this segment.

McGoldrick, M. (n.d.). The legacy of unresolved loss:  A family systems approach [Video file].
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

 

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Policy: Poverty

Addressing: Poverty in the African American community

Answer following questions

 

2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

• Briefly explain the concept of the agenda funnel.
• Why is context important when advocating for change to decision makers?
• Using the social problem you identified earlier in the course, explain how the 10 issues Jansson outlined are important when trying to activate change regarding the selected social problem. Provide 2–3 sentences for each of the 10 issues:

1. Timing
2. Coupling
3. Framing and finding a title
4. Negotiating and bargaining
5. Assembling early sponsors and supporters
6. Routing
7. Media coverage
8. Setting key endorsements
9. Coalition building
10. Building momentum

Be sure to incorporate any sources you found related to your selected social problem using standard APA format

 

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Need in apa format treat each work as a separetly work and each work needs citations and separetly references, please title by class SOCW 6200 or SOCW 6351, by week 10 and by students name or response to the profesor’s question

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Week 10: Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Sexism, Power, and Privilege

Discussion: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression

The adolescent stage is an entirely sensitive stage especially while dealing with individuals at this level in development (Zastrow, 2016). In most cases, adolescents, who are aged between 13 and 19, tend to be very socially sensitive to their surrounding environment and more so, what influences their daily experiences and activities in life. Potential reactions to an adolescent questioning of their sexual identity and gender role are bound to have a significant impact on their social environment, behavior and more so, self-esteem.

Everyone wants to have a sense of belonging. At the same time, nobody wanted to feel neglected but appreciated in their surroundings. Adolescents need to be constantly assured of their importance in the overall society. There is also need to keep in mind the fact that adding value to one’s esteem is the best way to increase self-confidence, especially in the society. Therefore, the question of sexual identity especially by adolescents and their gender roles makes them recognize their place in the community.

As social workers, what role can we play in assuring the best outcomes for these adolescents?

Social workers need to increase their efficiency and efforts especially while dealing with such a sensitive and minority group.To ensure the best outcome for the adolescents, there is a need to remain consistent especially in counseling sessions, avoiding making judgments and more so, appreciating the existence of adolescents as an important community function which widely embraces (Russel, 2001).  Social workers also need to be role models to these adolescents in ensuring the best outcomes. Adolescents will tend to imitate the counselors, and healthy habits will end up being picked from such positive relationships.

References

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social  environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA:  Cengage Learning.

Russell, S. T., & Joyner, K. (2001). Adolescent sexual orientation and suicide risk: Evidence         from a natural study. American Journal of Public Health, 91(8), 1276–1281.   Retrieved from the Walden Library databases

 

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Cheraldo:Great  post.  There are still many myths about sexual orientation. Families and providers often believe that young people have to be adults before they can know they are gay. Many assume that being gay is a “phase” that youth will grow out of as they get older. Some think that teens may decide to be gay if they have a gay friend, read about homosexuality, or hear about gay people from others. These myths are very common and they are also incorrect.  As a social worker, how would you work with students and their families to dispel these myths?

 

 

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1. As a social worker, how would you work with students and their families to dispel these myths?

 

 

2. Respond by Day 5 to a colleague’s post by offering additional insight about how social workers can work toward assuring the best outcomes for adolescents questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer

 

A. Genia Baker

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 Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression

In the last year of high school and the first two years of college I struggled with my sexual orientation. Throughout high school I was not able to have boyfriends because living with six uncles and four of which was military, having a boyfriend meant some kid was brave enough to sit in a room full of men. You and I both know that certainly did not happen.  So, there I was an adolescent lost in a whirlwind of emotions, considered and labeled a tomboy by most adults that I came across, because sports was the only activity I participated in. I now believe my involvement in sports was my uncles solution to help me to forget my trauma filled childhood. Confused, hurt, and faced with many questions I searched for emotional comforting, acceptance, and anything that could make me feel better about who I was. My friends were very understanding and accepted me but was also going through a lot of emotions. My peers is who I looked to for help with answers as to what to do to about my feelings..I did not know at that time the importance of establishing a relationship with my guardian. According to Bos & Sanfort (2017), the quality of parent-child communication (disclosure) is associated with a healthy development of children and adolescents, but when children enter adolescence, it is assumed that parental influence decreases because of the rising influence in peers. This held true to for me during my adolescent years and I questioned if what I was seeking was in the same sex because of how compassionate, and open women were in expressing their feelings in contrast to my experience with males (my uncles).

The reaction from society to the questioning of my sexuality was versatile. Initially the people who knew me always viewed me as a tomboy so they was not shocked because they already assumed I was confused. Others hugged me or made statements that they would pray for me that God assist me with my troubles. My social environment did not change when I was at school, most of my friends were in the same situation where people assumed that because they played sports they were tomboys or confused as well. Outside of school some of my friends stopped being around me because of their parents and I found myself alone.  My behavior in school remained the same, I now think it is because of the support I received while there. However, outside of the school my behavior changed dramatically, I began to isolate myself in the room, I was always covered up, and did not talk when my uncles or brother tried to engage in conversation with me. My self esteem was low and I felt alone, because even though I had some friends, none was close to me.

As a social worker the best role to play for an adolescent who experienced sexual identity issues or sexual gender issues is to be a support system and someone that they are able to speak freely, without judgment, and openly to. The social worker role during this time is to identify safe and comfortable places for the adolescent and what makes that place a comfort zone for them. Identifying safe spaces can help the social worker understand the environment the youth feel comfort in. The goal of the social worker is to assist the youth in learning that people will have their own opinion on things but the youth must be strong enough to not allow other people feelings to affect their confidence and  life. One important role of the social worker will be to empower the youth to attain self confidence and positive self esteem in themselves. The only way of doing that is to help them to love themselves.

References

Bos, H. M. W., Sanfort, T. G. M., de Bruyn, E. H., & Hakvoort, E. M. (2008). Same-sex attraction, social relationships, psychsocial functioning, and school performance in early adolescence. Developmental

 

SOCW 6351 week 10 response to the students post

3. Respond by Day 5 to at least two colleagues with a critique of the gaps in service they identified for Joe. Then, describe a substance abuse or drug policy that you believe is unjust or disproportionately affects a certain group or population. Finally, describe the ethical obligations of social workers to make changes to substance abuse policies.

Support your response with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

A. judith tertus

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Judith Tertus

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Dual diagnosis (also called co-occurring disorders, COD) is the condition of suffering from a mental illness and a comorbid substance abuse problem. There is considerable debate surrounding the appropriateness of using a single category for a heterogeneous group of individuals with complex needs and a varied range of problems.

In the case of Joe, dual diagnosis, both the mental health issue and the drug or alcohol addiction have their own unique symptoms that may get in the way of your ability to function, handle life’s difficulties, and relate to others. To make the situation more complicated, the co-occurring disorders also affect each other and interact. When a mental health problem goes untreated, the substance abuse problem usually gets worse as well. And when alcohol or drug abuse increases, mental health problems usually increase too.

The NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Clients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) is designed to enhance social workers’ awareness, values, knowledge, skills, and methods of practice across settings, where priorities may vary greatly. The text is intended to inform social work practice and interventions with clients who have SUDs; improve the quality of treatment for clients with SUDs; and encourage social workers’ awareness of the knowledge, skills, competencies, and attitudes necessary to work effectively with clients who have SUDs, their families, and other service providers.

Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) believes that to effectively promote real drug education and safety, one must understand a drug’s effects (both positive and negative), why people use it, as well as its potential risks and benefits. Many drug education campaigns fall back on scare tactics or oversimplification, sending the message that drug use is a uniform phenomenon with straightforward causes and solutions, and provide little context about a drug’s history. Yet honest information is key to preventing problematic drug use. This includes making a distinction between the harm that can be caused by the substance itself and the harm caused by drug war policies.

Joe did not have much community support in order to address his needs. Due to Joe’s being incarcerated in the past, he had a disadvantage in services. What the state fail to understand is the fact that a great percentage of prisoners had drug issues. Since Joe was not able to obtain employment due to his past life being incarcerated, which mean being able to provide for himself was impossible.

References

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., &Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore: MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing.

Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2007). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers. Allyn & Bacon, Inc.

Western, B., & Beckett, K. (1999). How Unregulated Is the US Labor Market? The Penal System as a Labor Market Institution 1. American Journal of Sociology, 104(4), 1030-60

 

B. Stacy Rushton-Turner

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The drug policies have affected Joe in many different ways.  Since Joe’s conviction and incarceration, for distributing controlled dangerous substance (CDS) Joe has not been able to find permanent housing or employment (Plummer, Makris, & Brocksen, 2014).  With Joe’s conviction for CDS he is only eligible for food stamps and not the cash or Medicaid (Plummer et al., 2014).  These policies were put in place to discourage people from getting felony drug convictions.  The problem is this is not working.  People are still getting convicted on drug charges.  They are not eligible for public assistance, so they break into houses and business to steal what they need.  In Joe’s case he will not be able to continue his mental health treatment without the Medicaid and this will lead to him stopping his medication and returning to using marijuana.  Joe is not able to obtain a job due to his conviction, so he will steal in order to meet his drug need and his physical needs (food, clothing).

With Joe’s case there are several gaps in services that are visible.  When Joe is released from prison he does not have any supports, so there is nowhere for him to live and he does not have a job in order to pay for a place to stay (Plummer et al., 2014).  He leaves prison without a place to live this is gap number one.  He leaves prison without a job and he has the drug conviction that prevents him from getting a job (Plummer et al., 2014), this is gap number two.  Joe has a mental illness and a drug addiction, he needs medication and treatment to help him heal, but he is not eligible for Medicaid due to the CDS conviction, gap number three.

A change strategy that could be helpful to individuals with drug addictions would be rewarding providers for the outcomes of individuals treated both at the end of in-treatment and after treatment (Humphreys & McLellan, 2011).  There is a need to improve the outcomes of treatment and those that are doing the treatment should be motivated to affect the improvement.  This would be a start to improved care.

I would seek to change the policy on marijuana charges.  Marijuana is becoming legal in many states.  Felony charges should not be allowed for having a substance that is legal in the next state.  In the case of Joe, his youthful mistake has changed the course of his life forever.  If he were to have Marijuana on him now he would not be charged, let alone being charged with a felony.

References:

Humphreys, K. & McLellan, A. T., (2011).  A policy-oriented review of strategies for improving

The outcomes of services for substance use disorder patients.  Addictions, 106(12), 2058 –

2066.  doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03464.x

Plummer, S. B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies:

            Foundation year. Baltimore: MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing.

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