Why is it important that therapists and psychologists do not stereotype?  What are some personal values which could prevent a therapist from being effect with patients?  Please provide examples to support your answer. 

Research the implications of equal protection for K-12 students within one of the following groups:

1. Classifications based on English language learners;
2. Classifications through ability grouping/tracking;
3. Classifications in academic programs based on gender;
4. Classifications in sports programs based on gender; and
5. Classifications to assign students to specific schools for racial balance.

In a 500-750-word essay, address the following for the group that you have chosen:

1. Summarize the factual background on how the students are classified;
2. Identify the legal issues presented by these classifications; and
3. Describe what equal protection requires.

Include at least five references in your essay. At least three of the five references should cite U.S. Supreme Court cases.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 Heart;Blood Vessels

  Anterior cross section showing the valves and chambers of the heart
What blood-tight partition divides the left heart from the right heart?

Which portion of the ECG represents a small deflection sometimes seen just after the T wave, representing the final phase of ventricular repolarization?

Does heart size increase or decrease with age? why?
Make a chart describing the characteristics of the following types of chest pain:

1. Angina
2. Esophageal
3. Pain from a peptic ulcer
4. Biliary
5. Arthritis or bursitis
6. Cervical
7. Musculoskeletal (chest)
8. Psychoneurotic

A patient is complaining of prolonged fever, signs of neurologic dysfunctions, and the sudden onset of congestive heart failure. What should be expected?

Name the five traditionally designated auscultatory areas

Is the absence of S3 and S4 an unusual finding?

Splitting of S2 is greatest during which part of respiration? 

Describe a pericardial friction rub.

Not all murmurs are the result of valvular defects. Name four other causes of murmurs

Which four cardiac defects make up the tetralogy of Fallot?

TY is a 67-year-old female patient who presents for follow-up for her hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Her PMH includes a diagnosis of aortic stenosis diagnosed 2 years ago, IBS, and a seizure disorder. Her family history includes her father, who died at age 55 years of a myocardial infarction and her mother, who is deceased, who had hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease. Her social history is positive for smoking 1 PPD for 30 years; she quit 9 years ago. She is negative for alcohol and drug use. She lives in a two-bedroom condominium on one floor.

On examination, describe the murmur that you would hear for aortic stenosis.

Describe the cause of aortic stenosis. What is the cause for TY?

If TY’s past medical history did not include a diagnosis of aortic stenosis as well as cardiac risk factors, what other causes are there for a heart murmur?

If TY’s past medical history did not include a diagnosis of aortic stenosis as well as cardiac risk factors, describe a subaortic stenosis.

  Palpation of arterial pulses: Carotid, Brachial,  Radial, Femoral, Popliteal, Dorsalis pedis,  Posterior tibial.Define arterial blood pressure

Define arterial blood pressure

Which variables contribute to the characteristics of the pulses?

A pregnant patient (32 weeks’ gestation) is having difficulty with dependent edema and painful varicosities. What can you suggest to help this patient’s problem?

What should you do if you have trouble finding the patient’s pulse? 

Describe the scale of 0 to 4 with regard to the amplitude of the pulse

If a patient experiences pain in the calf muscles, which artery is probably obstructed? 

What two values are recorded for the blood pressure? 

What is the mechanism behind cardiac tamponade? 

Where are the most common places for venous ulcers to appear?

TB is a 56-year-old female patient with Raynaud phenomenon. Her past medical history includes spinal stenosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, bipolar disorder, and overactive bladder.

A-Differentiate the primary and secondary types of Raynaud phenomenon.

B-In the patient’s initial presentation what would be the chief complaint if the patient had primary Raynaud phenomenon? Secondary Raynaud phenomenon?

C-Based on TB’s presentation, what assessment results would you expect to find? What if is she had primary Raynaud phenomenon?

In 1994, Bill Clinton signed a bill into a law that would prohibit inmates in state and federal prisons from being eligible for Pell Grants.  Today, the Obama administration is authorizing an experimental program to allow certain inmates to qualify for Pell Grants and attend college courses at specified colleges and universities. 

• What are the pros associated with allowing inmates to be eligible to receive Pell Grants again?
• What are the cons associated with allowing inmates to be eligible to receive Pell Grants againt?
• Conclude your discussion with whether or not you support this experimental program.  Explain.

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Research on the Internet a recent public relations campaign with wide media exposure and evaluate its goal or goals. There are four typical goals for public relations communications: to inform, to persuade, to motivate, and to build mutual understanding. Based on the recent public relations campaign researched, explain in detail which goal or goals you think the campaign was reaching for and how the campaign tried to achieve them.

Research on the Internet a current public relations campaign which applies any one of the theories of communication. Chapter 3 discusses a number of traditional and contemporary theories of communication. Choose one of these theories and explain in detail how this theory can guide a public relations campaign. Based on the topic researched, provide at least one example of how this theory has been used in a current public relations campaign.

Slowing Down Global Warming

As Hite and Seitz (2016) discuss in Chapter 5: Climate Change, reputable scientific studies continue to show that the Earth is warming at an unsustainable rate because of a rise in the release of CO2 and methane gases.

What is the relationship between population increases and climate change? Do you think fertility control is an effective strategy to halt climate change? Why or why not?

eActivity 3 – Research on the Internet a recent public relations campaign that took advantage of a specific characteristic of attitudes to help shape public opinion. 

 eActivity 4- Research on the Internet a recent public relations campaign that sought to manage public opinion on a particular topic, and study the methods it used.

Answer the following questions about the public relations campaigns you read about in the third and fourth e-Activities above. 

Attitudes are based on a number of characteristics. Elaborate on how public relations can take advantage of one of these characteristics to shape public opinion. Describe and explain at least one example of how this characteristic was a focus of the selected public relations campaign.

One goal of public relations is to manage public opinion on a particular topic. For the public relations campaign you selected, analyze the methods used to shape public opinion. Justify why you think these methods were either successful or unsuccessful.