It is highly recommended that you also watch one or two of the videos on mental illness from the TED playlist, All kinds of minds (9 talks), as these provide valuable insights into a variety of disorders and the issues associated with them.

For this discussion, refer to the information in the “Introduction to the Miller Family document.” Lucy Miller is a 20-year-old college student who has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.  Sarah Miller, her mother, recalls that as a teen, Lucy would get very talkative at night and couldn’t go to sleep.  Sarah also recalled that Lucy was kicked off the cheerleading squad when her GPA fell below 3.0, and that during this time, Lucy’s friends were being mean to her. When this occurred, Lucy was “really down” for a couple of months.  She didn’t want to talk to a counselor and she told her mother Sarah that she would be fine. Lucy blamed the entire situation on the issues with the girls in her class. However, coping with the mood swings became increasingly difficult for her. Lucy began experimenting casually with illegal drugs and found that they helped. Unfortunately, she kept getting them from friends at school and has now become addicted to them.

Examine the potential biological basis for Lucy’s psychological disorder. What, if anything, in her family history might point to this issue being hereditary?  Be sure to apply basic medical terminology where appropriate. Consider the biases that are often held regarding mental illness.  How much volition is involved in mental illness?  How much is related to environment and genetics?  Do we think about mental illness differently when we know the person well versus if the person is a stranger (e.g., a homeless individual or a panhandler on the street)?  Analyze the impact that our stage of lifespan development has on how we think of our own mental health and the mental health of others. What impact does it have on our associated behaviors and the long-term outcomes associated with the disorder? 

W1_DQ2_SOC313_Introduction_to_the_Miller_Family.pdf

Choose THREE examples of everyday buildings in your state’s capital.  I recommend you use the internet to save time, unless you wish to visit Olympia, Washington.  🙂

Everyday buildings include schools, office buildings, churches, libraries, hotels, and banks.

Prepare a 5- to 7-minute Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation identifying the styles of banks, apartments, office buildings, stores, schools, and hotels in your town using the images gathered by team members. Building styles include Beaux Arts, Art Deco, International, and Postmodern. 

Choose THREE of these styles and give several images for each one.  You need to demonstrate that you know the primary elements of these styles:  breaking them down for us would been good.  If possible, include the year the buildings were built and the architects. 

Address the following in your presentation:

• How the architecture was influenced by industry and technology
• How these buildings follow the development of the American industrial–commercial financial complex
• How the styles of the buildings evolved over the years
• Why these styles might have changed

Please note:  Your team cannot earn higher than a B+ if you go over or under the time limit.  I strongly urge you to time yourselves.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines and include a slide with all references.

 As you have learned in this class, film is a far-reaching medium with the potential to affect the greater fabric of our culture. Our understanding this potential and our ability to analyze it reach far beyond just this medium and into all areas of our social structures and culture. For example, the practice of closely analyzing particular films, which we’ve honed in this course, is the same practice of analysis which you will find in other courses – or in learning any new skill.

Based on the films you have watched and the ways you have learned to interpret meaning in them, discuss your ideas about how films engage social concerns and have lasting effects on society. Pick a film (or films) as evidence of this dynamic and describe the social and cultural resonance you see.

Your initial post should be at least 150 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. By Day 7, respond to at least two classmates who referenced different films than those you have chosen. In your responses, compare the film you discussed as having a lasting effect on society with the films noted in your classmates’ posts. 

Using the final treatment plan completed in Topic 7, complete a discharge summary for your client. This summary should address the following:

1. Is the client sustaining at a healthy baseline?
2. Have they met their treatment goals?
3. Does the treatment need to be reevaluated, extended, or possibly referred to another clinician or setting?
4. Depending on the setting, assess whether this client needs wraparound services, outpatient references, and step-down services?

Submit your answers in a 1,000-1,250-word essay. Three to four academic references are required for this assignment.

In a summary statement, demonstrate that you understand whether or not the client met the goals of the treatment plan, what specifically contributed to the success of the treatment plan or lack thereof, what language you would use to communicate the outcome to the client, and how you would document the final session.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.