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• PSY 425 Entire Course (2 Sets)
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• This Tutorial contains 2 Sets for All Assignments
•  PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 1
• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 2
• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 3

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• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 1
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•  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?

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• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 2
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• 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?

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• PSY 425 Week 1 DQ 3
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•  Heroin Deaths
• 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.

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• PSY 425 Week 1 Individual Assignment Past and
  Current Trends Paper (2 Papers)
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•  Prepare a 750- to 1,050-word paper examining
  substance abuse trends in the United States.
  Include the following
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• PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 1
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• Special Populations
• Select ONE of the following DQs. 
• Choice One
• What are some risk factors that are unique to
  female substance abusers?

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• PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 2
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•  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.

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• PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 3
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•  Alcohol Screening
• 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. 

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

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• PSY 425 Week 2 Learning Team Discussion Question
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• At what point are prescription drugs considered
  an abused substance?

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• PSY 425 Week 2 Learning Team Summary
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• 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.

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• PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 1
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• 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.

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• PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 2
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• 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?

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• PSY 425 Week 3 DQ 3
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• 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)
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•  Read the following scenario
•          Company Y is considering instituting a
  drug-free workplace policy along with mandatory
  drug testing for new hires. 

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• PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 1
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• 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.

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• PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 2
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• 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?
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• PSY 425 Week 4 DQ 3
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• 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.

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

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• PSY 425 Week 4 Learning Team Discussion Question
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• What should an employer do when a test returns
  positive and the employee disagrees with the
  results?

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• PSY 425 Week 4 Learning Team Summary
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• LT Exploration of Drug-Free Workplace
• Visit this website and read the Drug-Free
  Workplace Kit (PDF 23.4MB) Discuss the role and
  responsibilities of a supervisor or manager in
  creating and maintaining a drug-free workplace.

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• PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 1
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•  Intervention
• Helping Professionals
• Discuss possible ways that doctors, and other
  health professionals, as well as counselors,

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• PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 2
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•  Take-aways
• Summary
• Please take this opportunity to discuss any
  thoughts or insights about the material in this
  class. Of special interest is any changes you
  have made in your assumptions or any new insights.

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• PSY 425 Week 5 DQ 3
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• Many treatment programs are centeredaround the 12
  Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.
• Please read over these steps and discuss three
  that you feel might be especially helpful. 

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• PSY 425 week 5 Individual Assignment Article
  Review (2 Papers)
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•  Research articles related to how drug abuse
  affects families when one or more members are
  addicted to illicit and/or prescription drugs.
• Write an 800- to 1,050-word review of the
  articles.  Include the following

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• PSY 425 week 5 Team Assignment Drug Treatment
  Options Paper (2 Papers)
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•  Write a 2,000- to 2,400-word paper on available
  drug treatment options. Include the following
•          Explain what employee assistance
  programs are and how they can help an employee
  struggling with drug addiction.

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