Entries by Brian Wabwire

The context of marriage nudging

I’m interested in your conditional ethic that in the context of marriage nudging is unethical. Is it not unethical for a government to nudge a citizen? What is the difference do you think between nudging, manipulation, propaganda and coercion. Think about the UNESCO ethical principles. ANY influence by anyone in government to take a drug […]

Explain in detail the Social Cognitive theory

Explain in detail the Social Cognitive theory, and its relationship with the workplace bullying gap in the Intensive Care Unit nurses’ ? How does social media and cyberbullying affect mental health? The effects of cyberbullying also include mental health issues, increased stress and anxiety, depression, acting out violently, and low self-esteem. Cyberbullying can also result in […]

PCPs for psychotropic medication

Why do you think most individuals would instead go to their PCPs for psychotropic medication when this individual has not been specifically trained to prescribe these medications like a psychiatrist has been trained? Why do people go off psych meds? The reasons people gave for discontinuing their meds included fear of health risks and side effects […]

What is a confounding variable?

Confounding variables are those that affect other variables in a way that produces spurious or distorted associations between two variables. They confound the “true” relationship between two variables.What is a confounding variable? How does it affect the validity of your research study? Describe a research study that contains an example of a confounding variable. What […]

What does the sociocultural perspective explain?

The socio-cultural perspective explains abnormality in terms of external factors, such as harmful environments, adverse social policies, powerlessness, and cultural traditions.What does the sociocultural perspective explain? The social-cultural perspective considers the way that different individuals interact with their social groups and how these social groups influence different individuals and how they develop throughout their lives. In […]

The basics of Turner Syndrome

Create a presentation to share with the class covering the basics of Turner Syndrome. Your presentation must be in PowerPoint format and should be about 5 minutes long. Remember to use your PowerPoint as an outline for your presentation, not a script. Your power point should contain graphics and limited text to guide the audience […]

Effects of Violent Video Games

Compare the use of participants, the measures, tests, and research designs, and the limitations in these three sources: “Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggressive Behavior, Aggressive Cognition, Aggressive effect, Physiological Arousal, and Prosocial Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Scientific Literature” by Craig Anderson and Brad J. Bushman, “Let the Games Begin: The Relationship […]

Critically reflect on the concept of risk assessment in social work

Critically reflect on the concept of risk assessment in social work. How is risk defined? How do you understand the social work’s role in assessing and managing risk? 2. How can risk assessment be used to perpetuate oppressive, discriminatory, and prejudicial policies, laws, practices, and systemic issues? 3. Discuss how taking an anti-oppressive approach to […]

The importance of web-based social networking

The purpose of this assignment is to better understand the importance of web-based social networking for Mezzo policy advocacy. It helps to acquire important skills to utilize different social media platforms for the purpose of policy advocacy. Social networking focuses on building connections between people who have similar interests using a variety of networks that […]