ALLIED AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Personalized. Flexible. Dedicated. Online Programs – Individual Support – Open Enrollment – Ease of Transfer Credits UNIVERSITY CATALOG 2013 Seventh Edition 22952 Alcalde Drive, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Phone: (888) 384-0849 ∼ Fax: (949) 707-2978 7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. (Monday – Friday) Email: info@allied.edu Website: www.allied.edu KEY STAFF AND FACULTY Charlotte Hislop, Ph.D. Candidate, President/CEO Bonny Nickle, Ed.D., Provost Eric Sharkey, M.Ed., Director
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CHAP TER Introducing Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. The word “psychology” comes from the Greek words “psyche,” meaning life, and “logos,” meaning explanation. Psychology is a popular major for students, a popular topic in the public media, and a part of our everyday lives. Television shows such as Dr. Phil feature psychologists who provide personal advice to those with personal or family difficulties. Crime dramas such as CSI, Lie to Me, and others feature the
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Legal Encounter 1 New Corp hired Pat as manager of real property in Vermont; this position is responsible for activities related to maintaining leased office space. Pat supervised 51 employees and lower-level supervisors, and he dealt with tenants who leased commercial space. Pat relocated from another city 300 miles away, moving his wife and children and selling and buying a home. His wife quit her job to seek employment in Vermont. After Pat had been working for three months, his boss
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Psychological Needs Paper Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a psychological concept that details a series of human needs and how more basic needs must be met before an individual can achieve self-fulfillment. This hierarchy is best summarized by a pyramid because the larger, more basic needs must establish a firm foundation before one can build up to higher needs. Abraham Maslow described self-actualized people has having the following traits: Realism and acceptance, spontaneity, problem centering
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Should professional sports people (such as AFL footballers, national cricketers) be role models? In this context, consider the role of observational and social learning, and what role they are modeling. Make sure that you primarily address psychological rather than sociological aspects of being a role model. Sport has always been a fundamental principle of Australian Society. The social and cultural roles of sport have provided Australians with unity as well as a sense of patriotism. Our interest
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Online Therapy The new millennium brought on tremendous changes through the internet. Information is accessible easily online along with numerous services. The Human Services realm has begun to offer services via internet. Services offered by online counseling are for anger management, depression, child hood, trauma and HIV and AIDS. In this thesis I will discuss the services provided by each site, the experts the form of communication used through the online services and regulations or guidelines
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COMM 306.3 (05) Business Decision Making II Course Outline Term 1 Fall 2013-2014 The Edwards School of Business develops business professionals to build nations. Instructor | Janette Boden | Telephone | 306-966-7585 | Office | Room 250 ESB | Email | boden@edwards.usask.ca | Office Hours | Monday & Wednesday 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm or by appointment | Lecture Time | Section (05) Monday & Wednesday 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Lecture Location | ESB 144 | Prerequisite(s) | Comm
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Me, Myself and I: How Does Personality Define Who We Are Spencer Mason Sjmason03@gmail.com MGMT591 Dr. Joe Neptune 1/18/2015 Introduction A question most people have wondered at one point in their life, “why are we the way we are?” Personality defines who we are. It defines every part of our lives, choosing friends, where we work and who we have relationships with. Most of the factors which shape someone’s personality are a result of his/her heredity and the environment in which
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psychological activities and disorders. Biology is a key aspect of psychology. Understanding the role of biology in behavior and cognitive abilities will create a better understanding of the disorder a person may have. Part A: Schizophrenia “Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. About one percent of Americans have this illness” (National Institute of Mental Health, 2009). This illness affects a large portion of the brain and is
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Ethical Self Assessment Abstract * As Health care executives in this globally diverse world where cultural beliefs blends with societal ethics can one truly define ethics? What might be right to one person may not be right to another person. Ethics is one of the most important topics that should be addressed not just in this industry but in every aspects of the business world. But a major challenge with ethics is that it is a very relative term. After completing the American College of
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