Death Scenario

Read the scenario on p, 283 of Positive Psychology. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper including the following: Describe in detail the thoughts and emotions you felt while imagining the scenario. If you did experience this event, how do you think you would handle the final moments? If you did experience this event, how would…

Positive Psychology

Watch the “Positive Psychology” video located in this week’s Electronic Reserve readings.   Write a 350- to 750-word paper describing your reaction to the video with respect to the Bhutanese views on happiness.   Include the following: Explain the Bhutanese views on happiness. Provide specific examples from the video that you found interesting or meaningful. Why? Contrast the…

maturing out

. Maturing Out 
Members of the self-help community often refer to getting “sick and tired of being sick and tired” as a motivation for change. For this discussion: • Explain, with examples, the concept known as “maturing out” of addiction (also known as natural recovery or spontaneous remission). How does this concept support or fail…

positions in society.

write a 1500-word paper using APA standards that focuses on the following: Interview two different individuals regarding their positions in society. Analyze their responses regarding: Identify each person’s class, race, and gender, supporting your work with the text and/or outside resources. What role has class, race, and gender played in their lives? How do you…

Consciousness

Psychologists have discovered that human beings experience several different states of consciousness during the course of a day. For example, people have times when they are especially alert and times when they are awake but not alert, often called “daydreaming.” Also, while people are asleep, they experience different stages of sleep, each characterized by different…

Ethics Committee Evaluations

Imagine you are a member of the Ethical Review Committee for a reputable university. It is the committee’s responsibility to evaluate and either approve or disapprove proposals submitted by faculty members who want to use either humans or animals for research experiments. The proposals describe the experiments, including potential benefits of the research as well…