Child and Adolescent Psychology -Monitoring Contemporary Concerns in the Media,

Lesson 1 Assignment #2: Monitoring Contemporary Concerns in the Media – Discussion Board Chapter 1 of Child Development indicates that significant contemporary concerns in child psychology are changes in the family, child healthcare, educational reform, and sociocultural issues such as gender roles and ethnic minorities. Monitor a newspaper, radio news program, or television news program, or internet news program for a few days to a week and keep a record of stories that reflect each of these concerns. That is, search the paper for news items or listen to news broadcasts, and make a record of stories that reflect these concerns. When you are done, tally the number of stories that reflect each concern. Post your findings and answers to the following questions on in a 1 page paper. Questions 1. What was the most frequently expressed concern? 2. Were the concerns you encountered in each category focused on one particular kind of story? Or were there a number of different kinds of news items that reflected a variety of concerns within each category? Explain your answer. 3. Did the stories reflect a life-span or developmental perspective? Or did they reflect some other way of viewing the contemporary concerns about adolescence? Explain your answer. 4. Can you find information in Child Development that is related to each story and that helps you to understand it better? Explain your answer. 5. What information do you wish you had in order to understand the story better?

Compare them in the way they started their respective businesses and the key innovative features that made each successful.

Here you will focus on the business approaches of Madame C. J. Walker and Henry Ford. Both developed innovative and successful approaches in a time of rapid economic change. You will compare them in the way they started their respective businesses and the key innovative features that made each successful. One might find virtues, problems and successes associated with both. You might see elements of each in strategies of later leaders and related issues even today.

Was there a science consultant?

Was there a science consultant? If so, who? What is their professional background? What did they specifically help with (i.e., did they advise the actors, add scientific dialog to the script, aid in set design, advise the cinematographer)? If there wasn’t a science consultant, how did they know how to portray accurate science? Who would you suggest as an additional (or first) science consultant? Do some research and find a local LA expert who specializes in the type of science portrayed in this film. They might be university scientists, museum curators, government agency researchers, or industry professionals. What is their specialty and how might their knowledge have enhanced the accuracy of the film? Tell us what specific research they have done that qualifies them for this job. Where in the film did you see the science topic we discussed last week? How was it portrayed (was it correct, as far as you know from what we learned?) If other examples of science were portrayed in the film, do your best to evaluate their validity as well. Be skeptical! Don’t always believe what you see! (~8-10 minutes) Be sure to share a couple short specific scenes that demonstrate accurate and/or inaccurate portrayals of scientific principles and concepts. Scenes should not exceed 5 minutes total! How were scientists portrayed in this film? Do you think it is realistic? Do some research into what these kinds of scientists do in “real life” and comment on any discrepancies. (~2-3 minutes) Consider their personalities, temperaments, quirks, and appearances. How did their research align with the reality of the work of this type of scientist? (How and where did they do their research? E.g., how much time did they spend in the lab or writing grant proposals etc.? Was the film clear on how their science was funded?) Discuss the value this film has contributed to its audience. Do you think it introduced an interest, or ignited a new appreciation, among the general public for a scientific concept? Did it successfully teach a scientific concept? Did it make science or scientists “look bad,” or push false stereotypes? (~ 2-3 minutes) Finally, teach us a new science concept that was referred to in the film! Do some research (refer to science textbooks, university websites, and/or JSTOR – Wikipedia is not valid research for this!), and develop a short lecture on the topic (2-3 minutes). I realize you’re not a scientist, and teaching science is hard, but try your best. The last slide of your presentation should cite all of your sources.

Explore controversies related to your problem.

You should address your problem from different angles (i.e. prevention, punishment, regulations, etc.). Refute/rebut counterclaims to your solution that others might have. Discuss previous solutions to this problem and whether they have worked. Your conclusion should explain why this problem must be dealt with, why your solution is the best one, and end with a last key piece of research (a quote, interesting statistic, etc.).

What research design was used (ecologic, cross-sectional, case-control, longitudinal, or experimental)?

Research components •All sections must be written in your own words. NOT SIMPLY COPY AND PASTE. oNo more than 25% identified plagiarism will be accepted •Select a disease/condition of interest for your topic •Find 5 peer-reviewed journal articles •Each article must utilize a different research design or points will be deducted if not addressed oEcologic, ocross-sectional, ocase control (retrospective), olongitudinal (prospective) and oexperimental design (clinical trials) •In each annotated bibliography, you must address each of these sections or points will be deducted if not addressed (4 pages per article): o(1) Background/importance (must be 0.5 page) o(2) Population & sampling (must be 0.5 page) Describe the population How were the participants selected? What was the sample size? o(3) Research methodology (must be 1 page) What research design was used (ecologic, cross-sectional, case-control, longitudinal, or experimental)? How was the research conducted? o(4) Type of analysis (must be 0.5 page) Type of qualitative or quantitative data analysis •If qualitative, how was data analyzed? •If quantitative, what tests of significance were utilized?

Case Study: Julia Marie Groffinase study

Case Study photo of Julia Marie Groffin You are meeting with Julia Marie Groffin, a 38-year-old woman who is visiting the clinic because of a chief complaint of “not able to pay attention and not sleeping.” Julia Marie enters your office and you notice that she is well-dressed, and her hygiene is good. Julia Marie starts talking even before you offer her a seat. “My office is somewhat similar.” As she is sitting down, she starts, “I am working on my MBA in finance. I have always been academically focused. You know my aim is to stay contemporary in my career and I enjoy going to school. “Writing a romance novel energizes me, and that’s what I do for most of my weekend.” There is an incredible gush of joy as she is describing to you how she creates these fancy characters for her novel. “I imagine an ideal life for myself and then I create me as the main character in the novel. I design every situation and every character as picture-perfect and I make this imaginative me in the novel enjoy the most desirable life. I really hope one day my romance novel will be made into a movie. “Night school for MBA, writing romance novels on the weekends, all while working a full-time job as a certified public accountant! I have a busy life although I live by myself. I’ve had a lot of sexual partners recently, but I don’t want to get pregnant and so I take birth control pills.” Julia Marie experiences periods of depression, where she says “at those times I think of hurting myself, but currently I don’t have any of those thoughts. But I get angry pretty easily.” Julia Marie answers all your questions appropriately but is very distracted. However, you were able to engage her throughout the interview process. Questions From your perspective as Julia Marie’s psychiatric nurse practitioner

What could be done to reduce that risk?

People with developmental disabilities are at a greater risk than other people for abuse, including sexual abuse. What could be done to reduce that risk? Consider both what the person with developmental disability might do as well as what others might do.