...plan to take to maintain your vitality and velocity. Coming to the New Orleans PhD residency was an eye opener. This residency allowed the writer with the motivation to want to complete her PhD. Understanding the pride that one receives when completing a PhD was something this writer wants. This residency reminded the writer why she was completing her PhD, which is to promote social change. Upon completion of a PhD comes responsibility. Most students do not complete their PhD “just because. “ It is completed because they want to promote social change. They see a problem and instead of recognizing the problem and doing nothing, they recognize the problem and want to find a solution. This writer works with individuals with severely and persistently mentally ill. This writer has been working in this field for approximately six years; starting as a mental health worker and moving up to a clinical therapist. Her overall goal is to be an advocate for those who cannot advocate of themselves. This writer thought becoming a clinical therapist would help and it has, but to make the changes she wants, she will have to be a apart of the administration and getting her PhD will help her make the transition to help her pursue her overall goals. Three distinguishing behaviors and practices this doctoral student can identify in development are awareness, patience, and perseverance. This student is becoming more aware of her development. She is starting to think at a higher level and...
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...The Pendulum of PhD Student Role Identity David M. Penn Walden University April 12, 2015 The Pendulum of PhD Student Role Identity Bansel (2011) noted that as citizens traverse through life, each individual develops a framework of his or her own role identity and how the interpretation of identity interacts within the interpersonal, societal, and academic landscape (pp. 544). This development of role identity owes its genesis to the social-psychological disciplines as emergent and ephemeral rather than a static concept (p. 550). Jazvac-Martek (2009) asserted that the defining of academic identities is integral to the pursuit of all aspects of life but especially salient when focused on the PhD student, an area that lacks significant research and data (pp. 253-554). Barnacle and Mewburn (2010) contend that what the PhD track commitment requires, as a lifestyle, is an evolution in how we as students see ourselves and how we see our emerging roles in society (pp. 433-444). Jazvac-Martek (2009) compares the doctoral student’s journey is a transformative “rite-of-passage” for those who seek to embed academic inquiry into every aspect of his or her life and utilize the knowledge gleaned to further the common good of society as scholar-practitioners (pp. 253-262). According to Jazvac-Martek (2009), she reported that there needs to be perspicuous and prescribed support structures in doctoral education so that the doctoral students may come to understand his or her identity as...
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...travel over 200 days a year conducting executive training and selling the branch's management assessment and development products. In partial support of this busy travel schedule, the research branch has some of the most advanced word processing and graphics software available, the latest Apple computers and color laser printers. Sue has over 15 years of secretarial and administration experience, was selected from over 100 applicants, and has been in the position for 6 months. There are eight professors in the business school, being that Steve is one of the professors. For the most part, Steve occupation responsibilities include teaching two classes per semester, developing a management research program, and advising and developing PhD candidates. He has been at the school for five years and has worked tremendously hard to get ownership. As a result, student evaluation of his undergraduate classes are properly solid; majority students rated Steve as being an above average teacher in terms of their gratification, his level of information, and his aptitude to serious critical thinking in class. As far as I can tell, Steve has now published numerous editorials in some of the top management journals and has won several prominent awards for superior research. Because of his research, Steve is on the accelerated rise to...
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...My wish is to pursue a DNP and PhD in nursing to continue my interest in nursing research and use the knowledge to improve evidence based practices around the nation for patients in need of health care. Since the beginning of my freshman year, I have been actively involved in conducting research through an undergraduate research program called ReBUILDetroit at the University of Detroit Mercy. This program is funded by the NIH to offer underrepresented students an opportunity to conduct biomedical research in their field of interest with intentions to pursue a PhD. Using my scientific and leadership knowledge, I want to change the world. As a compassionate nurse scientist, my research will create powerful influences in our society and change the perception of nursing in the medical field and improving the...
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...consuming. Obesity in America has gotten so out of control over the past decades. Overtime our society is becoming less active outside. We are becoming accustomed in staying in the house. Our society that we live in today is one where obesity is killing more and more people than smoking alone. Americans are always in a rush now days that we do not think about how these fatty foods can hinder our body later on in life. We always want something that is not time consuming so we go to the restaurant like four out seven times a week instead of staying home and prepare our food with more nutrient. If one can understand his or her energy balance; it will allow him or her to develop strategies in reducing risk of becoming obese. Obesity is the condition of being very fat or overweight; corpulence (dictionary.com). Obesity is measure in many ways, but the most used measure system is by calculating the Body Mass Index or (BMI). BMI is a metric used to estimate the amount of body fat one has.BMI is calculated by your weight and heights squared then multiply by 703. The BMI percents are broken into four categories; < 18.5 is consider as underweight, normal weight is between 18.5-24.9, overweight 25-29.9; and obesity is 30 or higher (National Institutes of Health 2014). Obesity can best be viewed in term of energy balance (Hill, J. O.,PhD, Wyatt, H. R., MD, & Peters, J. C. PhD, 2012). It is state in article Energy and Obesity, that body weight cannot change if over a specified time...
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...From an outsider’s perspective it appeared extreme that all it took to take this family from wanting further evaluation at the University of Michigan to changing a code status and becoming comfort care was a chat from an African American doctor. However, Sheronda Drisdom, MSN, ARNP, AOCNP noted that this behavior is not uncommon in the African American community. In her journal “Barriers to Using Palliative Care: an Insight into African American Culture”, Drisdom acknowledged that African Americans are unlikely to trust doctors related to past maltreatment and studies such as the Tuskegee experiment where African American males were left with untreated syphilis simply to see what would happen (2013). This information is further backed by Cathy...
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...Introduction As the LJB Company moves forward with their vision of becoming a public company they must look at the different changes that they need to undertake. Not everything about the way that they conduct themselves needs to change. There are some very good attributes about the company that they should be very proud of. Along with the good there are also some things that do need to change. All of the aspects of the LJB Company, whether good or bad, will be pointed out and brought to the forefront. Do Not Change the Good Every company has their share of things that work for them. LJB Company is no exception to this. One of the greatest aspects that the company has going for them is that they are a lean organization and have a great deal of faith in their long-term employees. This shows that not only do people like the company that they are working for, but that the company also respects the employees. The owner and accountant also show that they have a lot of trust in the employees with the current petty cash scenario. The accountant is also taking the right steps toward maintaining some internal controls by using pre-numbered invoices. The use of the pre-numbered invoices makes it easier to record the invoices and also maintains some order to the system that he is trying to establish. He has expressed interest in purchasing an indelible ink machine to print the checks. The use of indelible ink to print the company’s checks would be a great step towards...
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...Drug abuse and addiction affect women and men differently, according to new studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Some of the speakers asserted that this knowledge of gender-based differences should be used in pharmacological and behavioral treatments for addiction. Women begin using drugs at lower doses then men, their drug use escalates more rapidly into addiction, and they face a greater risk of relapse after abstinence, according to Jill Becker, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In addition to the direct evidence from humans, laboratory animals show the same kind of gender differences in addiction. Studies by Christine E. Grella, PhD, research psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles also show that women tend to enter treatment sooner after becoming dependent on substances than men, but they usually have more psychological distress, particularly with mood and anxiety disorders. Addiction is widely considered a disorder of the memory processes, and over the past several years, studies have shown strong hemispheric gender differences in how the brain responds to memory processing after seeing emotionally arousing material. For example, men show stronger responses in the right amygdala, and women have stronger responses in the left amygdala. This research may help to explain previous evidence for effects of the menstrual cycle on craving in addition to gender differences in the...
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...PSY / 310 | Mary Whiton Calkins | Women In Psychology Paper | | Danielle R. Berg | 5/18/2014 | Select a woman who has made significant contributions to the field of psychology between the years 1850 and 1950. Obtain faculty approval of your selection prior to beginning this assignment. Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you describe her background, theoretical perspective, and contributions to the field of psychology. | Mary Whiton Calkins was born on March, 30, 1863 to a Presbyterian Minister during a time when oppression of women would be stout during her growing up transitioning into adulthood. She overcame her own struggles and closed doors in regards to her schooling and succeeded in becoming the first female president of the American Psychological Association, but not without a supreme amount of perseverance. During the 19th century, women were thought to be inferior to men, not only physically but intellectually as well. Women could study on their own, but to be included in class as a student rather than a "guest" was next to impossible. Where men thought that education could cause harm to women, the actuality of it was that an educated woman could cause 'harm' to that belief. Mary Whiton Calkins would show the world that her place existed next to the greatness of any male peer within Psychology as she began her own story into the world. Thankfully her parents encouraged her to thrive towards education and overcoming the inferior stereotyping...
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...done approximately ten years ago and therefore was not current enough to be used. These older studies also have a common theme in that they tended to lean toward the opinion that bulimia nervosa and childhood sexual abuse are not directly related. The more current articles on this subject agree more with the school of though that bulimia nervosa is closely related to childhood sexual abuse. According to Pearlstein (2002) “Many older studies involved clinical rather than community samples” (p. 5) which may shed some light on why their results showed little to no correlation with bulimia nervosa and childhood sexual abuse. If there is a relationship between childhood sexual abuse and bulimia nervosa, how does the abuse predispose one to becoming bulimic? One theory by Smyth, Heron, Wonderlich, Crosby, and Thompson (2008) suggests “bulimics release a chemical during stressful events that impacts appetite.” (Schleipfer, 2008) Other theories simply suggest that trauma of any kind is more likely to cause some kind of psychological disturbances which may lead to the...
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...Pay for performance essentially is pay is based off of performance (Mathis, p. 377). Pay and incentives are structured to compensate performance variances among employees; while exceptional performers will be rewarded with greater pay and rewards than employees with acceptable level (Mathis, p.377). Unfortunately, if employee’s performance is below standards than the employee may not receive any compensation, be placed on a performance-improving plan or may even be fired. The idea is to encourage employees to do their best and they will be rewarded for their efforts. While I was in the healthcare field, there was a movement on pay for performance nationwide being implemented. The idea is to give better overall healthcare outcomes, while obtaining financial incentives. The way it is measured is through documentation in medical records, it is critical to have everything documented. I have mixed feeling about this because it would take at times, longer to document, while the patient did not get, as much time with the physician, in addition, just because the medical provider tries to get patients to change their behavior does not mean they actually will. For instance, when I was an office manager for a wound care clinic, many of our patients were their due to uncontrolled diabetes. We had to counsel patients to stop smoking, making healthier decisions and see a registered dietitian. I would estimate that less than 10 percent of our patients in a year actually made changes to...
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...socialize by messaging and posting to people rather than an awkward face to face interaction. Families have reconnected and stay connected by sending emails and or posting pictures on Facebook when they live distances away or when going away on trips. Teens like playing video games that are web based because it allows them to interact with their friends even when there not sitting in the same room. There are many examples where the internet has negative effects on teenagers. Children no longer have the social skills to interact on a personal level because they’re so used to sitting behind a computer, on their smartphone or playing video games. Social media has been shown to affect the way people communicate face to face and teenagers are becoming accustomed to the use of coded languages to communicate and the use of slangs. This has been shown to affect communication skills of teens when they have to address a large group or even when attending school. Studies have shown that students who spend too much time on facebook tend to have lower grades in school. Teenagers who lack time management and maturity will find it very difficult to control their use of the...
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...This occupation could be applied for at any school or college. My personal description of it would be considered a one-man job. For an example I know I will be working with other counselors at work around the school or even the same area but I will have one on one conversations with the students, unlike neuropsychologists they work in groups. Becoming A neuropsychologist, I can also work in universities along with hospitals, clinics and physicians’ offices. I would prefer a clinic or hospital. They receive more benefits and the pay rate is usually...
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...Personal Responsibility and College Success Dora Kareem GEN/200 February 6, 2012 Sara Martin Personal Responsibility and College Success Some students believe that outside forces control circumstances in school, and therefore, their grades. There is a direct correlation between taking personal responsibility of grades and college success. Limiting what outside negative forces have and bringing positive influences through time management and healthy choices will improve success greatly. Taking personal responsibility, a student can lead a healthy lifestyle and considerably improve college grades. Personal responsibility is taking accountability for actions, accepting the consequences that come from those actions, and realizing how to improve. Many times there are outside forces that try to inhibit success while in college. The duties and responsibilities required from work, family, social responsibility, and health can all interfere with choices for success. The hours at work, whether full-time or part-time do not always stop when leaving work. Sometimes work is brought home, putting in extra hours to complete the project instead of using good time management skills and delegation to get it done. Families are a full-time job and contain extraordinary obligations. Family responsibility does not stop when leaving for work, running errands, or have a night out with friends. When one’s child or spouse gets sick or an emergency happens, everything generally stops...
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...1999-2004 Author: Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD, Margaret D. Carroll, MSPH, Lester R. Curtin, PhD, Margaret A. McDowell, MPH, RD, Carolyn J. Tabak, MD, MPH, and Katherine M. Flegal, PhD A description of the subject of the article: The article is about increasing obesity prevalence in adults (aged 20 years or older), children, and adolescents (aged 6 to 19 years) and comparing estimates from 1999-2000, 2001-2002, and 2003-2004. It also shows the differences among races and between genders; Mexican American, Non-Hispanic black, Non-Hispanic white males and females. According to the article, “between 1980 and 2002, obesity prevalence doubled in adults aged 20 years or older and overweight prevalence tripled in children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years.”(p 1549) One purpose of the article is to verify if the prevalence proceeds. Following the result of the study, Mexican American men aged 2-19 are more obese than other ages and races; Non-Hispanic white and black men are not significantly different. Among children and adolescent women, Mexican American and Non-Hispanic black are more obese than Non-Hispanic white. However, there is no significant increase among Non-Mexican white women (include children and adolescents) during 1999 to 2004. Nowadays obesity is one of the most prevalent health problems in the U.S.A. especially in children and adolescents. After I read the article, I figured out what ages are most important to prevent becoming obese. The article shows that the estimates...
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