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• PSY 425 Entire Course (2 Sets)

• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 1

• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 1
• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 2
• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 3
• PSY 425 week 1 Individual Assignment Past and
  Current Trends Paper (2 Papers)
• PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 1
• PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 2
• PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 3

• Motivation
• What is your motivation for taking this course?
  Have you had experience with chemical dependency
  in your work or personal life that you would care
  to discuss?
• What do you hope to learn in this course? How
  will this information help you in your career?

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• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 2

• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 3

• What do you believe are the causes of substance
  abuse? What are the causes of chemical
  dependency? Do you think a person has a choice in
  whether or not he or she moves from abuse to
  dependency? What are the factors that may
  influence that choice? Support your opinions with
  information from the Week One readings.
• Your response to this DQ should be at least 250
  words.

•  Here is an interesting article on the recent
  surge in heroin deaths. (Click on the link
  below.) Based on the information in this article,
  discuss why you think heroin deaths are
  increasing. 
• Jellinek Chart
• The Jellinek Chart is a graphic for understanding
  how alcoholism progresses. (Click on the link
  below.) Please take a look at it and let us know
  what you think. You might want to compare the
  symptoms with those of someone you know who may
  have a problem with alcoholism.

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• PSY 425 Week 1 Individual Assignment Past and
  Current Trends Paper (2 Papers)

• PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 1

• Prepare a 750- to 1,050-word paper examining
  substance abuse trends in the United States.
  Include the following
•          Identify past and current trends of the
  use and abuse of substances in the United States.
•          Discuss when the use of illicit drugs
  may be considered culturally appropriate (e.g.,
  medicinal purposes, religious ritual).
•          Analyze health and social problems in
  the United States that occur due to drug abuse
  and addiction (e.g., cocaine, ecstasy,
  prescription drugs).

• Special Populations
• Select ONE of the following DQs. 
• Choice One
• What are some risk factors that are unique to
  female substance abusers? Explain the
  relationship between substance abuse and violence
  toward women

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• PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 2

• PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 3

• Grief
• Read the lecture "Self-Medication and Other
  Challenges to Sobriety", linked below. Discuss
  the role of grief and other "hard emotions"
  (anger, depression, etc.) in addiction and
  recovery. Your response to this DQ should be at
  least 250 words.

• For some people, it may be impossible to notice
  when one is in danger of moving from alcohol
  abuse to dependency.
• Here is a quiz to help identify some of the
  warning signs. 
• (Click on the link below.)  
• Do you think these questions are appropriate,
  based on your understanding of the process of
  moving from substance abuse to addiction?

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• PSY 425 Week 2 Individual Assignment Drug
  Profile Paper (2 Papers)

• PSY 425 Week 2 Learning Team Discussion Question
  (UOP Course)

• Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you
  identify abused substances and their various
  effects. Include the following
•          Explain the psychology and physiology
  of addiction.
•          Identify specific drug substances
  covering the following categories stimulants,
  depressants, narcotics, hallucinogens, and
  cannabis.
•          Discuss the addiction potential of
  various abused substances, what effects they
  have, and withdrawal symptoms.

• At what point are prescription drugs considered
  an abused substance?

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• PSY 425 Week 2 Learning Team Summary

• PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 1

• LT Discussion of Group Support
• Read the Learning Team Lecture "AA What to
  expect?" (Click on the link below.). The founders
  of AA believed that two alcoholics working
  together to remain sober have a better chance
  than one person attempting it alone. Do you
  believe this is true? Why or why not? Have you or
  anyone you know ever overcome an obstacle that
  you or they believed was impossible? Did you or
  they do it alone or with others? What is or
  was your initial reaction to being notified that
  30 of your grade depends upon the successful
  cooperation of the learning team?

• Our society has been described as addictive,
  promoting the theory that we can become addicted
  to things other than drugs.
• Do you believe this is true? Support your opinion
  and give examples of some things or activities
  that may be considered addictive. 
• Do you think that addiction to something other
  than drugs or alcohol can be as destructive as
  substance abuse? Why or why not?

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• PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 2

• PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 3

• Read the Lecture, "Help for the Family" attached
  below. Visit one of the websites listed in the
  lecture and report your observations to the
  group.
• What are some of the problems experienced by
  family members of people who are chemically
  dependent?

• Class, eating disorders are another kind of
  addictive behavior. Please take a look at this
  website and let us know what you think. (Click on
  the link below.) 

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• PSY 425 week 3 Learning Team Assignment Drug
  Free Workplace Evaluation Paper (2 Papers)

• PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 1

• Read the following scenario
•          Company Y is considering instituting a
  drug-free workplace policy along with mandatory
  drug testing for new hires.  They are not fully
  convinced that such a policy is necessary and are
  cautious of the costs associated with
  implementing a new program.  You have been
  contacted to possibly write the policy and later
  provide training to employees if Company Y
  decides to adopt your policy.

• This is a website designed to help parents who
  have questions about drugs, addiction and
  substance abuse.
• Please visit this website and discuss some aspect
  of it with the group.
•  http//www.drugfree.org/

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• PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 2

• PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 3

• Explain why people with dual diagnosis have a
  more difficult time remaining sober 
• What do you think would be a good course of
  treatment for someone with dual diagnosis?

• Bus Driver
• I heard it through the grapevine
• Imagine that you are responsible for hiring a bus
  driver for one of your school district's
  elementary schools. You have interviewed several
  people and are quite sure that you have found the
  perfect candidate. You call him back for a second
  interview and introduce him to the other people
  in the transportation department

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• PSY 425 week 4 Individual Assignment Workplace
  Drug Screening Opinion Paper (2 Papers)

• PSY 425 Week 4 Learning Team Discussion Question
  (UOP Course)

• Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on legal and
  ethical issues concerning workplace drug testing
  while also addressing workplace drug prevention
  and education programs. Consider these issues
•          Types of drug tests, such as urinalysis
  and sweat tests, and the reliability of those
  methods
•          Types of drug testing programs, such as
  mandatory and voluntary
•          Appropriateness of certain testing
  programs for specific environments
•          Who to test and why

• What should an employer do when a test returns
  positive and the employee disagrees with the
  results?

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