Explain why it is very important for a therapist to be informed about the practices and values of the different cultures, genders or ethnicities.

Write more rather than less as long as it is on topic. Show me that you read, understood, and thought about the material. Answer the following question based on Sue, D. W., Capodilupo, C. M., Torino, G. C., Bucceri, J. M., Holder, A M.B., Nadal, K.L. and Esquilin, M. (2007) Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Implications for Clinical Practice. American Psychologist, 62, No. 4, 271-286. It is posted on files section. 1. Explain why it is very important for a therapist to be informed about the practices and values of the different cultures, genders or ethnicities. 2. Explain why therapists should carefully examine their own values and world views. This does not imply that the therapist should reveal their own values and worldviews explicitly to their client. 3. Explain why the therapist should recognize that particular behaviors values or attitudes might have different meanings in different cultural contexts. Give an example of a value, behavior or attitude that has a different meaning in different cultures or subgroups. 4. Explain what is wrong with the following statement: “As long as the therapist treats all others the same and pays no attention to race, or ethnicity it is likely that a good outcome will result.” How would you use cognitive and behavioral techniques described in the chapter on Cognitive Therapy by Beck and Weishaar to help Betty each of the issues listed below? For each issue Identify her automatic thoughts and maladaptive assumptions first and then describe how you might go about helping her. Briefly, indicate the likely source of these automatic thoughts and maladaptive beliefs based on her past experiences.  Consider her use of magnification and minimization to avoid her anxieties. Try to be as specific as possible in your recommendations. 5. Her loneliness associated with her fear of developing friendships with others. 6. Her fear of losing weight despite her morbid obesity. 7.  Can we consider Betty to be subject to microaggressions, invalidations and assaults due to her obesity?  Is there any evidence in the case that supports this idea? (invalidation; I believe everybody equal. you cannot say everybody same because we are not same)

Beginning with the Missouri Compromise in 1821, discuss the events that kept the slavery question alive and eventually led to the outbreak of the Civil War.

Prompt: While slavery had been an issue in America since the nation′s founding, the debate over the practice exploded in 1821. Beginning with the Missouri Compromise in 1821, discuss the events that kept the slavery question alive and eventually led to the outbreak of the Civil War. How did politicians, abolitionists, southerners, and political parties respond to events during this period? How did they react to disputes over the preservation, abolition, and expansion of slavery into new lands? What happened to America′s political system during this period? How did these disputes lead to the fracturing of America Into North and South? With the North′s victory in the Civil War, how did politicians attempt to reconstruct the Union? Were their efforts successful?

Create a topic of interest for a literary analysis essay based on our discussion of myths, culture, and media.

In this essay, you are asked to create a topic of interest for a literary analysis essay based on our discussion of myths, culture, and media. You may write about whatever mythic text(s) you wish. Much like we’ve done in class, focus your analysis on the content, form, and historical relevance within your chosen text(s). Create an analytical thesis statement that sets a focus for your essay.

Discuss how the psychophysical procedure of selective adaptation has been used to demonstrate the link between feature detectors and the perception of orientation.

The idea behind selective adaptation is that when we view a stimulus with a specific property, neurons tuned to that property fire, and if viewing continues for long enough, these neurons adapt. Paste the following Bolded questions above your individual answers to ensure all content is clearly included for a reader Discuss how the psychophysical procedure of selective adaptation has been used to demonstrate the link between feature detectors and (a) the perception of orientation, and (b) the perception of size. Be sure to include a discussion of your understanding of the rationale behind selective adaptation experiments and how we can draw conclusions about physiology from the results of such a psychophysical procedure. Provide two examples of sensory adaptations for the class that support your conclusions.

After learning more about what GCU is all about by reading the GCU doctrinal statement and Christian Identity and Heritage, how do you think GCU’s Christian heritage makes the GCU academic experience different than at a non-faith-based university?

Question 1. How do you think your graduate educational experience will be different from your undergraduate experience? How would you describe a graduate learning community? What would be the key components of a learning community and how might they be different from key components of an undergraduate learning community? Are communication and collaboration expectations the same in a graduate learning community? Explain your response and provide examples. The response must be 150-200 words. Question 2 After learning more about what GCU is all about by reading the GCU doctrinal statement and Christian Identity and Heritage, how do you think GCU’s Christian heritage makes the GCU academic experience different than at a non-faith-based university? What value will this difference add to your educational experience? Your response must be 150-200 words. Resource link for question 2 http://www.gcu.edu/about-gcu/christian-identity-and-heritage.php#h-doctrinal-statement

Discuss how might U.S. pharmaceutical companies and U.S. consumers benefit from the rise of the In- dian pharmaceutical industry?

How might (a) U.S. pharmaceutical companies and (b) U.S. consumers benefit from the rise of the In- dian pharmaceutical industry? 2. Who might have lost out as a result of the recent rise of the Indian pharmaceutical industry? 3. Do the benefits from trade with the Indian pharma- ceutical sector outweigh the losses? 4. What international trade theory (or theories) best explains the rise of India as a major exporter of pharmaceuticals?

How has the twenty-first century Black Lives Matter Movement built on the traditions of the Black Power Movement from the previous century?

Question How has the twenty-first century Black Lives Matter Movement built on the traditions of the Black Power Movement from the previous century? What ideas and agitation strategies have Black Lives Matter activists relied on from the Black Power Movement? Be sure to identify AT LEAST ONE leading thinker in both movements as you make the comparison.