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Assignment 2: Adjustment Case Study
Due in Week 8 and worth 230 points

Go to NPR’s StoryCorps Website, located at http://www.npr.org/series/4516989/storycorps. Read two (2) articles that were published within the last two (2) months that focus on individuals with major adjustment issues.   

Next, use the textbook and / or Strayer Library to research evidence-based strategies to help with adjustment. Consider strategies that relate to stress and coping, gender, stages of life, cultural and social issues, and health.

When referencing the selected stories, please use this format: 

• Standard Format:
• • Title of the story [Audio file].  (Year, Month Day). Retrieved from website url.
• • • Example:

A homeless teen finds solace in a teacher and a recording [Audio file]. (2014, March 7).  Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2014/03/07/286921391/a-homeless-teen-finds-solace-in-a-teacher-and-a-recording.   

• In-Text Citation Format:
• • The in-text citation for a selected story is an abbreviated version of the title and the year of publication. The abbreviation contains the first three words of the title. 
• • • Example:

(A homeless teen,” 2014). 

• Textbook Citation Format:
• • Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource. Publisher information.
  • • Example:

Santrock, J. (2006). Human adjustment: 2007 custom edition. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

Write a three to six (3-6) page paper in which you:

1. Summarize the two (2) articles you selected from the NPR Website. 
2. Describe the major adjustment issues discussed in each story. 
3. Examine at least three (3) evidence-based strategies from the selected articles that could help the individuals enhance their adjustment skills. 
4. Recommend the evidence-based strategy that is best suited for the people in the selected articles. Provide a rationale for your response.
5. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; Since the only resources you will be using for this assignment are the article and your textbook, you need not include a reference page. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Identify contextual variables (e.g., culture) that impact psychological adjustment.
• Define stress, stressors, and coping strategies, and contemplate their relationship to health and wellness.
• Identify and describe social psychological phenomena.
• Describe adult relationships, lifestyles, and issues of parenting and longevity.
• Identify gender differences and explore gender role stereotypes.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology.
• Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper writing mechanics.

Writing Assignment #1: Contrast/Compare the arguments of “Should We License Parents?” (by Jack C. Westman) and “Licensing Parents” (by Hugh LaFollette) pages 182-186 (starting at “Regulating Potentially Harmful Activities” and ending at “Theoretical Objections to Licensing”). Both articles are found in the “File” tab in the “Readings” folder.

So, (A) Read both articles. In a 2-4 page paper (B) explain both arguments using the concepts we’ve covered in class (e.g. premises, conclusion,induction, deduction, valid, etc), (C)contrast both arguments, and (D) indicate which argument is better and why.

Regarding (B), explaining an argument requires that you

(i) explicitly state its premises and conclusion,

(ii) state whether it is best interpreted as a deductive or an inductive argument (in other words, is the author trying to provide CONCLUSIVE support for the conclusion or merely trying to show that the conclusion is PROBABLY true) [See P. 70-75, “Judging Arguments”, of your textbook], (iii) if it is a deductive argument, is it valid or sound?; if it is an inductive argument, is it strong or cogent?

Regarding (C), both arguments are in favor of licensing parents, but they reach their conclusion in very different ways. I want you to point out the differences in how they reach this conclusion.

Regarding the format, it should be a standard essay with a introduction, body, and brief conclusion.  Importantly, you should NOT tell me your view on licensing parents. That will be for the next writing assignment. Also, no works cited/bibliography page is necessary for this assignment.

Choose two of the CQI methodologies (PDSA, Lean or SixSigma). How do these methodologies utilize data? Discuss the significance of the collection and analysis of data in CQI processes.

Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize at least one scholarly source from the Ashford University Library, cited in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

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