...Brumfeld, Ronnie Evans Barksdale College Abstract Self-esteem is an individual's estimate of one's own self worth, the extent of individual views of good, competence, and decent. Within this activity paper we will discuss why self esteem is important, and why there are discrepancies between the actual self and the ideal self. This paper will discuss the theory of cognitive dissonance in regards to the self-evaluation theory, self-affirmation theory and the realization trap while defining the self-discrepancy theory. The need for high individual self-esteem may lead to irrational logic and individual actions against their own best interest as will be theoretically supported throughout this paper. Concluding that our teams position, will support the theory that individual competence may be inaccurate at times to maintain individual self-esteem. Self-esteem is defined as an individual’s estimate of his or hers own self-worth and the extent of individual views of what is good competent and decent. This activity paper will discuss the importance of self-esteem and explore any discrepancies between the actual self and the ideal self. The theory of cognitive dissonance as it relates to the self-evaluation theory, self-affirmation theory and the realization trap will be covered while also defining the self-discrepancy theory. This paper will theoretically support the concept of the need for high individual self-esteem and how it may lead to irrational logic and individual...
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...Psychological Testing Andrea K. Clark 06/15/2015 PSY/475 Introduction to Psychological Testing The goal of this paper is the summarization of key suppositions and basic questions related to psychological testing. A definition of the term ‘test’ shall be provided, as well as explanations of the main test types and identification of the chief users and usages of these tests. Additionally, there shall be a discussion of a comparison and contrast of reliability and validity beliefs and how they influence psychological testing. Definition of Test The definition of a test is “a critical examination, observation, or evaluation” that generates information (Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015). Tests are utilized to identify, characterize or measure an individual’s or group’s knowledge, intellect, skills, capabilities or aptitudes. In the psychological fields, tests are assessment tools that standardize these characterizations, measurements, and identifications. Psychological tests are “a systematic procedure for observing behavior and describing it with the aid of numerical scales or fixed categories” (Hogan, 2007, p. 39). Main Test Types, Chief Usages, and Users According to Hogan (2007), “we classify tests into five major categories: mental ability, achievement, personality, interests, and neuropsychological tests, with several subdivisions within some of the major categories” (p. 41). There are also different test classification methods: standardized, non-standardized, self-reports...
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...Types of evaluations There are several types of evaluations/assessments that can be done by school systems or independently. This webpage describes eleven type of assessments/evaluations. If the school is evaluating your child, they must be evaluated in ALL the areas of suspected disability. Page Index: Educational Evaluation , Psychological Evaluation (Wechsler Intelligence, Attention, behaviors and emotions ), Neuropsychological Evaluation, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Speech and Language Evaluation, Auditory Processing Evaluation, Occupational Therapy (OT) Evaluation, Physical Therapy (PT) Evaluation, Assistive Technology (AT) Assessment, Transition Assessment(TA), Home Assessment, and Teacher Assessment/Observation. If you have received "EVALUATION CONSENT FORM", (form called Attachment to N 1) in the mail. Before you sign and return this form, you can request a "pre-evaluation conference" to talk with a school professional(s) about the 5 W's (Who, What, When, Where, Why) who will conduct each evaluation, what evaluations/tests would be helpful, when will your child be taken out of classes to be tested and where will your child be given the test/evaluations and who will be explaining why the evaluations are happening? These are the assessments/evaluations that can be listed on the Consent form (N1), it may include these but are not limited to what is printed on the (Attachment to N 1) form. As stated in Special Education Regulation: 28.04(1)(c) School...
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...Standardized Testing: Harmful to Learning Standardized Testing: Harmful to Learning Currently impressionable youth are receiving test results that may seem of little consequence to most but to them it says they are not good enough, or smart enough. Many students have received these results and felt the disappointment it can bring not only to their academic life but also how it melts into their self-esteem and self-worth. Even a teacher feeling they have failed there students, being unable to achieve certain marks knowing students will suffer not only academically but also loose funding for programs that they so desperately need or want. These negative connotations along with incidents of impropriety have come to light in the process of standardized testing in our schools across the nations. Standardized testing has created a test driven education, altering teaching strategies with a higher stress environment for not only teachers but students as well, and has great consequences for all involved if they fail to meet mandated scores. History of Testing Testing isn’t new to education yet it has changed dramatically from where it started many years ago. The history of testing dates back for many centuries for many different reasons including our military, but most are centered on education and its effectiveness as a whole. When the military introduced aptitude tests they where to help find suitable candidates for positions such as officers, and other special...
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...the consumers who used Lash Lure, and it led to blindness for some. In one instance, the ulcers were so severe that a woman developed a bacterial infection and died. This incident and others like it led the United States Congress to pass the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act of 1938. This law gave the FDA regulatory authority over cosmetic products, and companies began to test products and ingredients on animals in an effort to assure safety for consumers. The FDA “urges cosmetic manufacturers to conduct whatever tests are appropriate to establish that their cosmetics are safe”, but “does not specifically mandate animal testing for cosmetic safety.” The issue that is being raised is it ethical to harm an animal for the sake of marketing a new cosmetic product. Facts: Every year, an estimated 70 million animals are maimed or killed for cosmetic testing in the US alone, and nearly $12 billion taxpayer dollars are spent yearly on the practice. Labs that use mice, rats, birds, reptiles and amphibians are exempted from the minimal protections under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The AWA authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate standards and other requirements governing the humane handling, housing, care, treatment, and transportation of certain animals by dealers, research facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and intermediate handlers. The AWA defines animal to mean “any live or dead dog, cat, monkey (nonhuman...
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...COLLABORATIVE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM (University of Windsor, Lambton College, St. Clair College – Windsor & Thames) Health Assessment NRS 63-166 Fall 2011 Site: St Clair College, Thames Campus Teaching Faculty Linda O’Halloran Phone: 519-354-9714 Ext. 3233 E-mail: lohalloran@stclaircollege.ca Office Hours: Monday’s 1100 – 1200, Tuesday’s 1000 - 1600 or by appointment Course Location Room 118 Course Times: Monday’s 1200 – 1400 – lecture Labs: weekly- either Monday or Tuesday as per your schedule Lab Teaching Instructor Maureen Eyres Andrea Reddam Vanessa Schinkel ©Collaborative BScN Program 2010 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTRODUCTION TO COLLABORATIVE BScN PROGRAM Mission Statement As partners, the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor with St. Clair College (Windsor and Thames Campuses) and Lambton College (Sarnia) undertake the shared commitment to excellence in the preparation of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) candidates who embody our core values and the best elements of the art and science of nursing, education, leadership, research, and practice in their professional journeys. Vision EXCELLENCE in nursing education, practice, and research. Core Values ...
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...| Developing Effective Diabetes Care Interventions in Rural Populations Salem International University Traci L French May 20, 2013 Abstract: Diabetes mellitus wreaks a high toll on Americans in regards to shortened life expectancy, decreased quality of life and staggering health care expenses. Prevalence of this disease in some populations can reach nearly 30%, with 11.3% of the total population affected in 2010 (Texas Diabetes Institute, San Antonio, TX). In Arkansas, prevalence rates of the illness in some counties exceed 20% (Bradley, 2010). Recent statistics show that annual direct expenditures on diabetes care total $116 billion dollars per year with an additional $58 billion per year in indirect costs due to lost productivity and increased mortality (Texas Diabetes Institute, San Antonio, TX). The goal of this paper is to assess the development and implementation of current interventional strategies for diagnosing diabetes mellitus in affected populations in the southeastern United States. Outcomes of current programs will then be evaluated on a local, regional and national level. The final area of study will examine possible improvements to existing programs using culturally sensitive methodology to increase access to care within these populations and improve clinical outcomes while following evidence-based care guidelines. Diabetes mellitus is a costly illness, both in the number of lives affected as well as actual expenditures on health care and lost wages...
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...International Journal of Psychological Studies Vol. 2, No. 1; June 2010 Studies on College Student Psychological Crisis Intervention System Feng Han School of Management, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shengyang 110068, China E-mail:hanf606@163.com The present paper was the research results of Technology Key Project of “Control and Treatment of Water Pollution” (No. 2008ZX07208-001) and the project of Shenyang Association of Social Sciences (No. sysk2010-10-12). Abstract The psychological crisis of college students has its own characteristics. The present paper attempted to analyze the constant monitoring mode in the daily management of college student psychological crisis in combination with investigation and evaluation system, through attaching great importance to the events that involved in psychological counseling of students, paying considerable attention to psychological guidance of college students among special groups, actively developing mental health education activities for all students, and extracurricular activities beneficial for improving the psychological health of college students and so on, construct a psychological crisis intervention system of college students, and bring forward the ancillary contents, such as the team and groups, information channels construction of college student mental health, and strengthening the daily safety education and management of students and so on. Keywords: College students, Psychological crisis, Intervention system College...
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...to develop a schema illustration | 25/11/12 (2 hrs) | Designing: * Design and develop a database * Data Dictionary of database | 26/11/12 (1hr and 30 mins) | Implementing: * Complete promotional material using MC publisher * Explanation of suitable methods of participant training * Description/justification of conversion method * Description of system testing | 28/11/12 (1 hr) | Designing: * Complete reports for: * Rooms booked and the clients who booked on 1st of April 2010 * Rooms booked, the clients who booked them and the number of guests on 25th December 2009 | 30/11/12(1 hr) | Designing: * Complete reports for: * list of clients who booked the red room * List of functions that are in the green room or cocktail parties | 1/12/12(1 hr) | Designing: * Design and complete database form using MC access to enable the entering of data while client is being interviewed | 2/12/12(30 mins) | Testing, evaluating, maintain: * Descriptions of methods of testing conducted * Design and complete operational manual | 3/12/12(30 mins) | Testing, evaluating, maintain: * Evaluation of new system * Descriptions of methods used to maintain system | 4/12/12(15 mins) | Social and ethical issues: * Work environment, systems and ethics |...
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...This person observes that the child is not progressing at the usual rate. This person notices a difference in a child’s academics, emotions, behavior, or life skill. Contacting the principal of the child’s school can be the first step in the referral process. The goal of the referral process is to have the child receive an evaluation. Additional Notes: • It is important that teachers and authority figures are educated in the process so they are able to recognize a child that may have a disability. • It is the responsibility of the school to ensure every child with a disability is recognized, evaluated, and treated accordingly. Evaluation process: This is a process to determine if a child has a disability and is eligible for special education services. • The evaluation must be multidisciplinary and not just involve one person’s opinion or one test. • NDE: Non Discriminatory Evaluation—This testing is nonbiased and looks at strengths and weaknesses. This evaluation ensures that there is no prejudice towards certain cultures or races when determining if a child has a...
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...PERSONALITY EVALUATION CRITERIA AND TECHNIQUES Introduction 1. Personality is something that we informally evaluate and describe every day. When we talk about ourselves and others, we frequently refer to different characteristics of an individual's personality. Psychologists do the same thing when they evaluate personality, but on a much more systematic and scientific level. Personality testing refers to those techniques that are used accurately and consistently to measure personality. 2. Humans are precious asset for any organization. Recruitment and selection is costly effort in terms of money and time. Personality of employees effects their roles and responsibilities in the organization. The personality pattern has great influence on their work attitude. Evaluations of personality provide a measure of how an individual works with his colleagues, how he approaches towards tasks and change, how he communicates and how he deals with pressures. Differences between people in their behavior and mental approach make them more or less effective in different jobs. For instance, an outgoing person will tend to be more successful in a job that requires frequent interaction with other people. On the other hand, a less outgoing person tends to be more successful in a job that primarily involves independent work. Almost, all organization uses personality evaluations to match an individual’s skills to the job requirements or to find an organization fit person. Such evaluations identified...
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...tend to avoid the mere thought simply because of how demanding the process can be, but the goal is to have the participants lose 10-15 pounds in 2 months and relieve the symptoms of gluten/allergy/wheat sensitivity. OBJECTIVES: 1. The first step in losing weight is to make the decision that this is necessary for self-improvement and a better, healthier lifestyle. Anyone attempting to lose weight must be careful not to get sucked into the quick gimmick, "easy" weight loss program. Clients with a gluten free sensitivity and those that are overweight will lose 10-15 pounds as well as experience relief of gluten and wheat sensitivity symptoms in 2 months. 2. Practitioner meeting will help to prepare for clients advertise program and recruit clients testing to confirm sensitivity along with a symptom survey. One should also scrutinize the time frame the weight loss program gives in terms of short term, long term, and lifestyle changes. The survey should consist of a person’s height, age, gender, current weight, health status, diet, activity level, and what is their expected total outcome. 3. Schedule weekly meetings with clients’ nutritional response testing to help determine supplements client motivational Facebook group, weekly weigh-in and symptom survey implementation of maintenance program. A person’s height, age, current weight, health status, diet, and activity level affects what kind of nutrients they need and how much they need; which is why the weekly meetings...
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...animal testing * Animal rights – mad world * Monkey’s rats and Me – BBC | | Look into the history of animal testing: * http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/animal-testing-essay-writing-resources/resources-for-student-essays-history-of-animal-research/ * http://www.aboutanimaltesting.co.uk/background-history-animal-testing.html * http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/animal-testing | | Articles to read:•‘No target’ in UK animal tests plan – BBC•Sharp rise of 8% in UK animal experiments | | Information about animal testing: * http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/using/experiments_1.shtml * http://www.peta.org/ * http://www.aboutanimaltesting.co.uk/using-animals-testing-pros-versus-cons.html * http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/animal-testing | | Information for animal testing: * http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/about-us/the-science-action-network/forty-reasons-why-we-need-animals-in-research/ * http://www.animalresearch.info/en/designing-research/why-animals-are-used/ * http://www.pro-test.org.uk/ * http://www.aboutanimaltesting.co.uk/organisations-that-support-regulate-animal-testing.html | | Information against animal testing: * http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/experiments/ALL/ * http://www.buav.org/ * http://www.thebodyshop.com/values/AgainstAnimalTesting.aspx * http://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-formers/dr-hadwen-trust-for-humane-research/what-s-wrong-with-animal-testing | | ...
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........... 3 3.0 Literature Review……………………...........................................….... 6 4.0 Data…………………..………………………………………………….............. 7 5.0 Main Outcomes.......................................................................16 6.0 Reccomendations....................................................................17 7.0 References………………………………………………………………….………18 1.0 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to illustrate the aspects of the two individual staff members and how they are likely to relate to one another given their unique combination of characteristics and behaviours. There is a literature review on the use of psychometric testing and collecting the data from psychometric testing on two staff members. This report will introduce advantages and disadvantages of psychometric testing in HR. There are some results of the indicator instruments between the two staff members. This report will give some recommendations on how to best utilise two staff members and some suggestions on how to ensure teamwork between the two staff members. Ella Bryant an architect and Lisa Mcune a. Have not worked with one another before due to 2.0 Introduction 2.0 Introduction This section provides the purpose, background, scope, research methods, and indicates how the manager will be able to utilise the report finding, and mention limitations of the report. 2.1 Purpose The purpose of this report is to analyse strengths and weakness of two staff members...
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...The College Adjustment Scale provide measure of psychological distress, relationship, conflict, low self-esteem, academic and career choice difficulties. The test has multidimensionality construct because it measures almost all problems by college students based on the analysis presented by college counselling centres, which are : Anxiety (AN) a measure of clinical anxiety focusing on common affective, cognitive and physiological symptoms, Depression (DP) a measure of clinical depression focusing on common affective, cognitive and physiological symptoms, Suicidal Ideation (SI) a measure of the content of recent ideation reflecting suicide, including thoughts of suicide, hopelessness and resignation, Substance Abuse (SA) a measure of the extent of disruption in interpersonal, social, academic and vocational functioning as a result of substance use and abuse, Self-Esteem Problems (SE) a measure of global self-esteem which taps negative self-evaluations and dissatisfactions with personal achievement, Interpersonal Problem (IP) a measure of the extent of problem relating to others in the campus environment, Family Problems (FP) a measure of difficulties experienced in relationship with family members, Academic Problems (AP) a measure of the extent of problems related to academic performance, Career Problems (CP) a measure of the extent of problems related to career choices. Self Individuation theory (Blos, 1967) was one of the foundations of CAS , according to this theory by disengaging...
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