Gender Influences on Physical and Mental Health

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Assignment: Gender Influences on Physical and Mental Health

“Women are sicker; men die quicker.” This familiar quotation suggests that there are gender-related differences related to health. For purposes of this Application, gender-related issues are grouped in three categories: 1) morbidity and mortality rates, 2) health-related behaviors, and 3) treatment by gender by the health care system.

A quick review of health statistics shows that the morbidity (sickness) and mortality (death) rates for specific diseases and other health issues (e.g., violence, mental health problems, homicide) are different for men and women. For example, men are diagnosed with and die from specific cancers (such as, lung cancer and colon cancer) at a higher rate than women. Women are diagnosed with breast cancer at higher rates than men (though more than 2,600 men each year are diagnosed with breast cancer.) When looking at mental health problems, antisocial and avoidant behaviors are more common in men, while borderline disorder, histrionic disorder, and depression are more often seen in women. While this difference in disease and disorder prevalence and mortality is interesting, it would be useful to know why there are differences between men and women.

Another area to consider when looking at health and gender is behavior. That is, do men and women behave differently when it comes to health? And what about the “behavior” of the health care system when it comes to gender. Does it treat men and women differently?

Health-related behaviors fall into two basic categories: preventative behaviors and direct health-related behaviors. For example, seeing a physician for an annual check-up and health screening, eating well, exercising, and maintaining low stress levels are preventative behaviors. Engaging in high risk sports and other activities, smoking, working in a dangerous job, and the like are direct health-related behaviors. The reality is that men and women behave differently when it comes to health.

A third health-related factor that may come into play when questioning the gender differences in health issues is how the health care system treats men and women. For example, men and women are screened differently, diagnosed differently, and treated differently for many health problems. There may also be gender bias in the diagnostic tools used for mental health disorders.

To fully understand the gender-related differences in physical and mental health, it is useful to analyze a specific health issue in depth. What are the differences, why are there differences, and what is the impact of these differences? These are common questions in the area of psychology of gender.

To prepare for this assignment:

  • Review Chapter 13 in the course text,Gender: Psychological Perspectives. Focus on the gender-related differences and similarities in issues related to health, including the incidence, mortality rates, diagnoses, and prognoses for various health issues; lifestyle and behavioral differences that lead to and/or possibly prevent health problems, and issues related to health delivery systems.
  • Review the article on gender effects on health and health care.
  • Select a physical or mental issue that interests you that has gender-related differences, and explore this health issue in some depth.
  • Consider the following elements in your analysis:
    • What are the differences between genders in the incidence, mortality rate, diagnosis, and prognosis of that health issue?
    • What are the gender-related lifestyle and behavioral differences that lead to and prevent the health issue?
    • What influence might gender have on how men and women are treated by health care professionals and the health care system?

The assignment (3–5 pages):

  • Briefly describe the physical or mental health issue you have selected.
  • Compare (similarities and differences) the following factors for men and women:
    • The incidence, mortality rate, diagnosis, and prognosis of that health issue
    • The lifestyle and behavior differences that lead to and/or may prevent the health issue
    • Issues related to health care access, diagnosis, and treatment by health care professionals
  • Discuss your insights on gender differences and your thoughts about how these gender differences might impact individuals from each gender, the health care system, and society as a whole.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4460297/

ompare and contrast different models of critical thinking

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Compare and contrast different models of critical thinking and provide examples.Explore definitions and strategies for critical thinking in psychology by completing the following:

  1. Facione, P. A. (2015). Critical thinking: What it is and why it counts [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.insightassessment.com/pdf_files/what&why2006.pdf .Provides a simple definition and examples of critical thinking in everyday situations.
  2. Read Stages of Thought and complete the self-assessment to determine how you apply critical thinking in your life.
  3. Granello, D. H. (2001) Promoting cognitive complexity in graduate written work: Using Bloom’s taxonomy as a pedagogical tool to improve literature reviews. Counselor Education & Supervision, 40(4), 292−307. This article contains strategies for improving the complexity of your thinking and writing in the field of psychology.
  4. Read Analytic Stage of Thinking and spend some time reviewing Paul and Elder’s elements of thought. Think about how you might apply them to your own thinking, to your peers’ writing, and to scholarly articles.
  5. Foundation for Critical Thinking. (2007). Critical thinking model 1 [PDF].Available from http://www.criticalthinking.org/ View Bloom’s Taxonomy. This media presentation provides an introduction to the model and its use in practice.
  • -Bloom’s Taxonomy.
  • -Facione’s Critical Thinking: What it Is and Why it Counts [PDF].
  • -Paul and Elder’s elements of thought from Analytic Stage of Thinking.

For this discussion:

  1. What interested you about these theories?
  2. How do they play a role in your personal or professional life?
  3. How do you see them applied in the world around you or in current events?
  4. How could you imagine using each model as a practitioner-scholar working in your specialization?

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In 2015 the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, urged Parents to “instill positivevalues and attitudes in their children from the earliest age, so thatthey will be less disruptive in schools and become productivecitizens”.  To what extent do you agree with this statement and itsrelevance to the parents of the children in your classroom andcommunity in Grenada West Indies?

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In 2015 the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, urged Parents to “instill positivevalues and attitudes in their children from the earliest age, so thatthey will be less disruptive in schools and become productivecitizens”.

To what extent do you agree with this statement and itsrelevance to the parents of the children in your classroom andcommunity in Grenada West Indies?

What academic skills do you feel are already strengths for you

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For this discussion, create and post a response that addresses each of the questions below. Your response should be two to three paragraphs in length.

Identifying skills

  • What academic skills do you feel are already strengths for you?
  • As you take the next step in your education and commit to a deeper study of subject material, what academic skills do you anticipate spending additional time developing?

Using the resources

  • Which Capella resources can you utilize to support that development?
  • Knowing that the resources will be valuable to you throughout your program, how will you make time outside of your coursework to revisit and use them?

Growth mindset

  • How might your mindset play a role in your learning and growth?

(here are the links for the resources question 2)

https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/UOS1500/CourseroomTour2017/transcript.html

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Discuss one issue that may be faced by an adolescent (e.g., bullying, eating disorders, suicidal ideations, depression, substance abuse, etc.). Explore options, and recommend a treatment professional and a setting to address the adolescent’s issue.

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 6 of the required text. Adolescence is considered a distinct developmental period. Discuss one issue that may be faced by an adolescent (e.g., bullying, eating disorders, suicidal ideations, depression, substance abuse, etc.). Explore options, and recommend a treatment professional and a setting to address the adolescent’s issue. State why that professional and that setting are the best options. Your main discussion post should consist of approximately 350 words.

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. When responding to your peers, please provide one resource in a local, regional, national agency, or organization that is in place to assist with the discussed adolescence issue. Support your initial and subsequent posts by citing at least two scholarly resources, preferably from the Ashford University Library. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources(Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment.

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Various components of the health care system that can assist the community.

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Address the following:

  1. The main issues being discussed and the message you wish to deliver to the affected population.
  2. Population affected.
  3. Age, gender, race, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, religion, etc. of the target population.
  4. Segment of the United States population affected along with the percentage.
  5. Social factors such as culture and religion that may influence the burden of the disease.
  6. Ethical issues that may be factors in developing and implementing prevention and intervention programs for the disease.
  7. Various components of the health care system that can assist the community.
  8. Methods that the health care system should use to assist the community. (For example, state health care systems may revise or develop new policies to address the issue).

As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your assignment should be addressed in an 7- to 10-page document.

Address how this person has progressed through the Hiearchy of needs defined in Maslow’s Theory. Has the individual reached self-actualization?

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Answer the following questions:

What motivated the subject to achieve whatever the person has achieved in life?

Address how this person has progressed through the Hiearchy of needs defined in Maslow’s Theory. Has the individual reached self-actualization?

How well does this theory apply to the individual’s life experiences? Are any of the individual’s needs addressed from the sequence defined by Maslow’s Theory? Provide reasons to support your response.

 

Compensation and rewards 1. What are the three goals of compensation professionals? 2. What are the contributions of performance management for employees, managers and the organization? 3. Talk abou

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Compensation and rewards 

1. What are the three goals of compensation professionals?

2. What are the contributions of performance management for employees, managers and the organization?

3. Talk about the characteristics of an ideal performance management system in a few lines.

4. How do traditional pay methods differ from incentive pay methods?

5. Briefly describe the three categories of incentive pay plans and give an example of each.

6. Define three types of life insurance.

7. Identify and describe the four steps for establishing market competitive pay systems.

8. Explain the three reasons why companies often choose not to develop their own compensation surveys.

9. Which of these actions would HR encourage in attempting to create the lowest cost competitive strategy?

A) an employee’s long-term focus

B) unpredictable employee behavior

C) cost minimization

D) high concern for the quality of output

10. Many people are concerned that raising the minimum wage rate will do which of the following?

A) increase employee turnover

B) lead to higher unemployment

C) negatively influence service quality

D) result in greater onshoring activities

behavioral research principles, select a macro systems problem to investigate (there are many suggested in the textbook, e.g. domestic violence, homophobia, sexual abuse, delinquent gangs) and design a study to solve this community problem

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Imagine that you are a researcher and are conducting a study to investigate a community problem. Using behavioral research principles, select a macro systems problem to investigate (there are many suggested in the textbook, e.g. domestic violence, homophobia, sexual abuse, delinquent gangs) and design a study to solve this community problem.The purpose of your Final Paper is to solve this community problem.The Final Paper should be eight- to- ten pages (excluding title and reference pages) that includes the following components:(Please note that for the purposes of offering instruction, examples have been given below about a research study involving the use of financial reward programs to combat truancy. Please make sure that you create a study that does not investigate the same content.) Introduction – This section should include a brief summary of the community problem that will be addressed, as well as the approach that will be used to investigate and solve the problem. Statement of the problem – The purpose of this section is to specify the main research question (e.g., Does enrollment in a financial reward program reduce truancy?) and define the community problem in more depth (e.g., truancy), analyzing why it is a problem. In addition, you will explain the problem-solving method you plan to employ (e.g., enrollment in a financial reward program) and state your main hypothesis. (e.g., Enrollment in a financial reward program is expected to reduce student truancy in the short term, but its long-term effects are difficult to predict.) Literature Review – In this section, research findings pertaining to both the community problem and problem solving method need to be illustrated. (e.g., Relevant articles may include those on the prevalence of truancy, the impact of truancy, previous methods used to combat truancy, and the benefits of financial reward programs.) Methodology – Explain how your Final Paper will investigate the problem. How will the study be designed? How many participants will be involved in the study and how will they be recruited? (e.g., Four classes at a local high school will be given the opportunity to participate in the research study. Two of these classes will be enrolled in the financial reward program.) How will data be collected? (e.g., Truancy data will be collected on all of the participants for the six months preceding the reward program, for the duration of the program, and for the six months after completion of the reward program.) What statistics will be used to evaluate the data? (e.g., Inferential statistics will be conducted to compare the truancy levels of the group of students participating in the program with those of the group of students who are not participating in the program.) Ethical considerations should be discussed to ensure that no unethical research is suggested. Conclusions – This section should contain concluding remarks about any potential problems that might be encountered in conducting this research study. It should also include speculations on the potential results of the study.Writing the Final PaperThe Final Paper: Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford Online Library. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined i

1. Define the SBAR Model. How was this model implemented in the study described in the article? Summarize the study including the approach, findings, any impact on patient safety, and the study’s con

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1. Define the  SBAR Model. How was this model implemented in the study described in the article? Summarize the study including the approach, findings, any impact on patient safety, and the study’s conclusion.

2. Read The Role of Lean Process Improvement in Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health Care article and answer the following:

What is PDCA? How is this relevant to risk management in health care organizations? How is PDCA relevant to Lean Quality Improvement? In this case, how was PDCA implemented? Was this process proven effective in this behavioral health example? Why or why not?

Answer both questions and number them #1 and #2 in one word document