Ambria College of Nursing Social Science Essay

ESSAY QUESTIONS & FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS:

Welcome to this online course. Online courses are conducted differently by each Professor, just as regular classroom/lecture courses are. In this course, you will have to respond to five Essay Questions. No exams will be given.

Use your textbook, any related websites and videos and powerpoints with each Essay Question, to respond to all five essay questions. Responses should be thorough, include definitions, examples, and demonstrate clear understanding of conceptual objectives listed on the Syllabus. Each response should be 3-4 pages in length, double spaced. Use APA citations but NO ABSTRACT.

ESSAY QUESTIONS

Question 4. Please read the chapter on drug abuse/addictions and related PowerPoint Presentation on Addictions and Eating Disorders on the Course Homepage, videos, and any other relevant information from course homepage to address the following: What do you understand drug and alcohol abuse/addiction to be? What are the various explanations for addiction and how does sociology account for its cause? What are the consequences of addiction on the individual, their families, and society? What is binge drinking and who is most likely to binge drink? What do you see as the most effective solutions for drug and alcohol abuse?

Moderation Management, Audrey Kishline

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14627442/

OR

4. Please read the chapter on Health and Medicine, related posted websites, and powerpoint on mental illness on the course homepage to address the following: Outline the history of mental illness in the U.S. how the mentally ill have been perceived and treatment solutions. Discuss how social class, race, and gender affect our perceptions of the those with mental health issues? Give a brief summary of the major causal/etiological theories regarding mental illness and how those theories shape diagnosis, treatment, societal acceptance or intolerance, social policy, and intervention/support services by our health care industry.

IMH

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

DSM V

http://www.psychiatry.org/dsm5

HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS

http://www.toddlertime.com/advocacy/hospitals/Asylum/history-asylum.htm

here is the book we were to use.

https://b-ok.africa/book/5009984/a488e7