In this assignment, begin by taking a retrospective look at your life history, to discuss which aspects of your personality have remained consistent and which aspects of your personality have changed over time. Then, analyze the roles of nature and nurture in shaping your personality. Subsequently, discuss possible sources of inaccuracy and bias in any retrospective analysis. Finally, discuss the reasons why systematic scientific studies are considered more valuable than individual accounts.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Reflect on your life history and discuss which aspects of your personality have changed over time and which aspects have stayed consistent.

Based on your retrospective analysis, describe the roles of nature and nurture in shaping your personality. Reflect on your justification for distinguishing between nature and nurture.

Discuss the possible sources of bias and inaccuracy whenever a person looks back on their past history. Be sure to discuss factors related to memory and factors related to cognition.

Describe why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and anecdotes.

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; references must follow APA or school-specific format.  Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

To keep this essay short and manageable, your only sources for your paper should be your own experience and the Webtext. For this reason, APA citations and references are not required for this assignment.

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 and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The post is substantive demonstrating critical thinking and thoughts delving deeper into the discussion topic and course content and meets the activity criteria. Include 2 scholarly peer-reviewed references, no more than 5 years old. Post should be at least 250 words. Please do not use the following video since already being used (What is interprofessional collaborative practice 1/7? YouTube

Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ZJE_rQ4is&t=793s). See more attachment for more instructions.

• Locate and post a YouTube video that exemplifies interprofessional collaboration and communication.
• Discuss how the master’s prepared nurse can incorporate the concepts of interprofessional collaboration and communication noted in the video
• Discuss challenges the master’s prepared nurse may encounter in the promotion of interprofessional collaboration strategies to improve patient and population health outcomes
• Discuss barriers to and drivers of effective collaboration communication between interdisciplinary healthcare members

Think about all the media attention to recent milestone cases, and further your research to back up your thoughts.
As an online student, you use technology constantly, while as a society, we are becoming quite reliant on social media and the media in general. What impact do you think the media, social media, and the internet will have on forensic psychology and the psychologists who work in the field?

Dimensions, Positives, and Negatives of Food Borne Illnesses

The environment plays a central role in the health of the general populace, especially due to the fact that a large number of individuals are exposed to it at any one time. One of the ways in which the environment continues too impact human health is through food borne illnesses. These are illnesses that are transmitted through food, and which are caused by pathogens found in the environment the food is prepared in, or the environment in which the animals and plants live (Henry, 2012). As such, food borne illnesses continue to pose serious threats to the health of the society, and they must be addressed and dealt with in an efficient and effective way.

While food borne illnesses are dangerous and at times fatal, one must also understand that these illnesses affect the society from a broad perspective, and in a way that is centered around some social and environmental factors. Currently, the possibility of food borne illnesses going untreated exposes a fair portion of the population to the possibility of suffering from food borne illnesses, and especially so where important health promotion behaviors such as observing hygiene are neglected. This is one of the most detrimental negative health effects caused by food borne illnesses (Choffnes, 2011). However, it must also be acknowledged that food borne illnesses are also of great benefit to the promotion and development of health and the health sector respectively. In terms of health, outbreaks of food borne illnesses provide researchers and health experts with the opportunity to collect valuable and first hand data that would prove essential towards improving their understanding of the illnesses in question. Seeing as food borne illnesses are specific and often rare in occurrence, these outbreaks are essential to understanding food borne illnesses, as well as developing the health care system in a way that ensures it is prepared for future outbreaks (Choffnes, 2011). By contributing towards the development of healthcare and medicine, food borne illnesses are both negative and positive insofar as their influence on the society is concerned.

Food borne illnesses are also known to have significant impact on the psychological health of individuals. In many cases, individuals suffering from food borne illnesses are known to report having been infected through avenues that they are familiar with.  According to Doyle et al. (2015), this infection has been shown to actually result in a breach of trust from the patient, seeing as they are often infected through familiar surroundings. This could also cause undue stress on the individual, so much so that they could develop a mistrust and fear for situations that could result in a recurrence of the illness (Acheson, McEntire, & Thorpe, 2013). Additionally, it is worth acknowledging that food borne illnesses could be influenced by socioeconomic, cultural, and political factors. For instance, low socioeconomic status could possibly infer poor living standards, which could in turn result in poor hygiene and a low observation of health and health promotional behaviors (Henry, 2012). In such cases, being exposed to contaminated food becomes more likely, which thus increases the possibility of suffering from said illnesses.

The same case can be said of cultural factors. In some cultures, there may be a tendency for individuals to either observe low hygiene practices or to mix a variety of foods in their cuisines. The mixing of foods is particularly a leading cause of food borne infections, seeing as contaminated food containing pathogens can easily contaminate the rest of the food, which could potentially result in the multiplication of harmful bacteria that might further contaminate the food in question (Acheson et al., 2013). Like many other health issues, food borne illnesses also have a political component. The negligence of health issues that could possibly cause outbreaks of food borne illnesses by politicians and public officials could result in the hospitalization and possible death of many victims of said illnesses. As such, it is vital to ensure that the above dimensions are addressed to minimize the possibility of said factors resulting in outbreaks of food borne illnesses.

Food Borne Illnesses and Chronic Diseases

            The true scope of the effects of food borne illnesses can be understood by delving into the relationship between food borne illnesses and chronic diseases. This becomes a critical discussion point for this issue, seeing as some food borne illnesses are known to cause chronic diseases. This is based on the variable nature of the bacteria that cause various food borne illnesses (Doyle et al., 2015). In this way, the onset of food borne illnesses could very well be the onset of chronic illnesses that individuals have to struggle with for long periods of time. This is especially the case with illnesses that are known to relapse or remit. Some common examples of these illnesses include Intestinal Cryptosporidiosis, Cyclosporiasis, Listeriosis, and Hepatitis (Choffnes, 2011). All these diseases are food borne, and they also share the commonality of being known to relapse. While these illnesses are known as remitting in nature, the environment to which individuals are exposed may also contribute to the longevity and chronic nature of such illnesses (Henry, 2012). The possibility of suffering from a mix of various diseases has been cited as one of the most dangerous health situations than an individual can be subjected to.

Measurement of the Impact of Food Borne Illnesses on Health and Health Promotion

            In order to fully understand the impact that food borne infections have on health and health promotion in the society, relevant data must be collected (Doyle et al., 2015). In such a case, it would be essential to first identify the common factors that surround outbreaks of food borne illnesses such as presence of contaminants, poor hygiene practices, and inadequate health amenities. By analyzing these factors and their relationship to food borne illnesses, the impact of said food borne illnesses can be assessed.
Secondly, collecting data on the number of victims in such regions will prove vital to understanding food borne illnesses (Choffnes, 2011). Additionally, it will prove vital to establishing linkages, if any, between victims of food borne illnesses. By assessing the victims for common factors such as socioeconomic class, areas of residence, cultural practices, and political affiliations, this measurement approach is bound to provide a holistic perspective on food borne illnesses (Doyle et al., 2015) and the impact that they have on health and health promotion within the society.

Outcomes and Evaluations

            First, I would like to see a decrease in the amount of food borne illness cases. This outcome can be measured through collecting data on food borne illness patients from health facilities in the region. A decrease in this number would indicate the presence of successful interventions.

Secondly, I would like to see improved health conditions within the most vulnerable environments that bear a risk of causing food borne illnesses. This outcome can be measured easily through environmental assessments of these environments and areas, to ensure that the likelihood of said environments causing food borne illnesses are decreased.

Lastly, I would like to see an improved application of health principles and health promotion behaviors in the at-risk populations, to ensure that they take appropriate measures to limit the occurrence of said illnesses. One such behavior would be observing hygiene during food handling and preparation. This outcome would prove more difficult to measure compared to the previous ones, but it could be measured through conducting surveys to assess the awareness of at-risk populations on food borne illnesses, and how they can prevent them in their societies.

References

Acheson, D., McEntire, J., & Thorpe, C. (2013). Foodborne Illness: Latest Threats and      Emerging Issues, an Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics. Philadelphia: Elsevier.

Choffnes, E. R. (2011). Improving Food Safety Through a One Health Approach: Workshop Summary. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press.

Doyle, M., Erickson, M., Alali, W., Cannon, J., Deng, X., & Ortega, Y. et al. (2015). The Food           Industry’s Current and Future Role in Preventing Microbial Foodborne Illness Within the United States. Clin Infect Dis., 61(2), 252-259. doi.10.1093/cid/civ253

Henry, J. (2012). Advances in Food and Nutrition Research: Volume Sixty-Seven. Waltham,            Mass: Academic Press.

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The main purpose of recording the business transactions, so called financial accounting is defined clearly in the Introduction to Accounting Book by Andrew Thomas 5th Edition: “Financial Accounting is the process of designing and operating an information system for collecting, measuring and recording an enterprise’s transactions and summarizing and communicating the results of the transactions to the users.” The part I want to draw attention on the definition is ‘communicating to the users,’ thus if there is a false reflection of the business cash or profit for the business at that short-term period, external users of the financial information i.e. potential investors’ evaluation on the business performance whether to invest or not will be adversely affected. This is because business might not be able to payback the invested money due to its liquidation problems. Therefore in a way, if the accruals concept results in this, there is an element of deceitfulness in the accounts to show the exact performance of the firm at that point of time.
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In The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, Paul Krugman warns us that America’s gloomy future might parallel those of other countries. Like diseases that are making a stronger, more resistant comeback, the causes of the Great Depression are looming ahead and much more probable now after the great housing bubble in 2002. In his new and revised book, he emphasizes even more on the busts of Japan and the crises in Latin America (i.e: Argentina), and explains how and why several specific events–recessions, inflationary spiraling, currency devaluations–happened in many countries. Although he still does not give us any solid options or specific steps to take to save America other than those proposed by other economists, he thoroughly examines international policies and coherently explains to us average citizens how the world is globalizing–that the world is becoming flatter and countries are now even more dependent on each other.
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