As you think about a values statement, be honest. You could write the statement of what you would like your values to be. Or you could look at the way you have lived your life over the last months and describe objectively what your primary values actually have been. Perhaps there is not much difference between these two potential statements, but do not assume they are identical.

Or to look at values another way, how often have you felt disappointed after you accomplished some important goal? Things we thought we wanted do not offer as much satisfaction as we thought they would.

Sometimes, things for which we strive half our lives turn out to be hollow.

Or, ideas, people, and objects we ignore half our lives turn out to give us unexpected satisfaction.

One thing seems entirely certain. Too many of us choose our values too quickly.

Core values are those attitudes you would hold and actions you would follow even if the world around you did not reward you for them. They are the beliefs you would hold onto even if you had to die for them.

Values are the ideals that guide our choices and actions.

You probably do not have many core values. There just are not that many things for which most of us would put our lives on the line.

But there are some.

Knowing what they are, and writing them down, can be a most enlightening exercise.

MacAdam offers another useful little survey to help you start thinking about your values. It appears on pages 50 and 51 of his book.

Instructions

Now is the time to put this part of your life’s stable hub in place. When you have written this statement, save a copy for yourself and submit a copy to your instructor using the Assignment submission page.

TASK 1- RESEARCH

First, I would like you to do some initial research related to the use of simple versus complex carbohydrates for athletic fueling and performance. Does the type of carbohydrate matter when it comes to energy production, prevention of fatigue, and etc.?

TASK 2- EXPERIMENT

Next, we will act as our own test subjects! Keep in mind that you will need two separate days to do this. For this experiment you will need to do the following:

1. Choose a meal that is made up primarily of simple carbohydrates.
2. Consume this meal 3-4 hours before doing an endurance activity.
   • Note: the endurance activity is up to you. Examples: walking, jogging, swimming, hiking, riding a bike, using an elliptical, etc.
3. Write down how you are feeling prior to engaging in the endurance activity.
4. Perform the endurance activity.
5. Write down how you felt while completing the endurance activity. Did you feel that this meal helped in giving you the energy you needed?
6. Repeat the above steps on a different day using a meal made up primarily of complex carbs. Note any differences that you observe.

TASK 3- ORIGINAL POST

Please address the following in your original post:

1. What conclusions did you draw from the research in Task 1? Does the type of carbohydrate matter for exercise performance? Explain. (5 points)
3. Share your findings from your experiment. Provide us with the following details:
   1. What did your simple carbohydrate meal contain? What did your complex carbohydrate meal contain? (1 point)
   2. What differences in your energy and performance did you notice between these two meals? Did one type of meal give you more sustained energy than the other? Did this align with the conclusions from your research? (10 points)

   you have to do this whole post 4 times as if it is for 4 different students. 250 words each post.

In a few sentences, please respond to each of the following questions. Up to 10 points can be earned for a completed assignment, with partial credit available for incomplete responses.

• Define the term attitudes, explain why they are of interest to social psychologists, and distinguish between implicit and explicit attitudes
• Attitudes develop through many different forms. Explain the process of classical conditioning and give an example of how this type of learning might influence attitude formation. Include a description for each of the five significant elements that enable this type of learning to occur
• Attitudes develop through many different forms. Explain the process of instrumental/operant conditioning and give an example of how this type of learning might influence attitude formation. Include a description for each of the four types of consequences that enable this type of learning to occur
• Attitudes develop through many different forms. Explain the process of observational learning and give an example of how this type of learning might influence attitude formation. Explain how social comparison might affect this type of learning
• Define the term persuasion and explain how attitudes change through the use of various kinds of messages
• Discuss several variables that are likely to influence the communicators, messages and audiences through the process of persuasion. Which do you think is most beneficial and why? Support your response
• Identify and describe each of the techniques of persuasion. Which do you think would be the most successful technique and why? Support your response
• Explain each of the following ways that we might resist persuasion: reactance; forewarning; selective avoidance; selective exposure; self-regulation
• Define the term cognitive dissonance and explain why researchers have described it as an unpleasant state. Discuss the strategies for resolving dissonance and how our behaviors can change for the better 

Develop a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for your agency based on the inclusion of LGBTQ clients. You currently offer group support therapy in your outpatient practice. You are writing the SOP to create inclusionary criteria for LGBTQ populations in your support group services. You may use the attached example as a format for your SOP.

Based on your readings so far, what would be a support group that would be most needed by this population? Write your SOP for this particular support group (e.g., co-occurring support group, recovery support group, survivor support group).

• The SOP will focus on providing training for staff and will include culturally sensitive objectives, outcomes, and supporting materials needed to competently treat LGBTQ clients. This will include (but not be limited to) inclusive language, activities, and treatment interventions.
• The SOP will include how the agency and therapists should address documentation in terms of confidentiality, informed consent, and collaboration with other providers based on clients who participate in a group setting.
• The SOP should include how to write progress notes and what documentation is needed for group participants paying close attention to issues related to gender identity language and implicit bias.
• The SOP should include how to write a group treatment plan.
• The SOP should include how to disseminate information to group participants.
• Be sure to include how this SOP follows the AAMFT Code of Ethics on the above-stated issues.
• Conclude your SOP with recommendations for mandatory training resources that staff should participate in before they engage in any client /group treatment.

Length: 4-6 pages, not including title or reference pages

References: Use at least 4 references from this week’s readings and at least 2 other references that you read for previous course assignments.

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Instructions

You can find the Essay Outline Chart in the following file; please download it and open it in Word, and fill it out. Avoid making your own separate outline.

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Purpose

The outline chart I have provided will help your organize your essay ideas in a way that achieves essay unity so that the whole paper supports your thesis statement, which is the main argument of your essay.

The outline chart also follows a Classical Argument essay format and will help you fulfill all the requirements in the Essay prompt.

Rubric

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Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction Table CompleteStudent responded to Introduction Table prompts by completing all parts of the table with substantial, detailed, and arguable content.	8 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	8 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBody Paragraph 1 TableStudent responded to the Body Paragraph 1 Table prompts by completing all parts of the table with substantial, detailed, and arguable content.	8 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	8 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBody Paragraph 2 and Conclusion TableStudent responded to the Body Paragraph 2 and Conclusion Table prompts by completing all parts of the table with substantial, detailed, and arguable content.	9 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	9 pts
Total Points: 25