Athabasca University (AU )

1. What is scientific research, what is it based on, and why is scientific research on child development important? 2. What are the main theories of child development? 3. What are the main research methods for collecting data about children’s development? 4. What types of research designs do child development researchers use? 5. What are some research challenges in studying children’s development? 6. Which of the research methods for collecting data would be appropriate or inappropriate...

Select the adult system terminology equivalent to the juvenile terminology presented - adjudicatory hearing --> trial aftercare --> parole commitment --> sentence to confinement detention--> holding in jail/ lockup dispositional hearing --> sentence hearing court officer --> probation officer petition --> indictment taken into custody --> arrested petitioner --> prosecutor respondent --> defense attorney minor --> defendant Which of the fol...

What is the extent of sex crime on campus compared to those not attending college or university - College students are less likely to be a victim of sexual assault What is the # projected for college students who will be sexually assaulted - 6.1 What is the # projected for non college students who will be sexually assaulted - 7.6 What are the difficulties in holding perpetrators accountable for campus sponsored sexual assault hearings/investigations - Student Conduct Codes Disciplinary...

Three theoretical perspectives - Biological, Social Learning, Feminist Biological Perspective - Comes from Positivism Offenders may develop physical and mental traits at birth or soon after that affect their social functioning Social Learning Perspective - Sociological factors influence behavior Feminist Perspective - Emphasizes the historical and structural factors that have contributed to sexual offending Chemical Castration - Reducing levels of testosterone Big promise Paired w...

general responsivity - rehabilitative efforts will work better if they have clear, concrete objectives, their contents are structured and there is a focus on activity and the acquisition of skills specific responsivity - it is vital to adapt intervention strategies to accommodate diversity amongst participants with respect to age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, language, culture and learning styles RNR general recidivism rate - 53 percent multimodal - addresses a mixture of risks and nee...

1. define counselling in your own words, using the CCPA definition as a basis for your definition. a. Counselling is a process that promotes knowledge and understanding of one’s self and emotions. It involves building proficient and ethical relationships that lead to acceptance, growth, and development of one’s personal resources. 2. describe the similarities and differences between guidance, counselling, and psychotherapy. a. Differences: Guidance Counselling Psychotherapy Process of h...

1. Outline five factors involved in establishing a positive counselling relationship. Pg. 126. - Self-awareness - Honesty - Congruence - Ability to communicate - Knowledge 2. Identify and discuss the possible barriers that may impede the development of a positive counselling process and identify ways to overcome each barrier. Pg. 117. - Seriousness of the presenting problem - Structure - Initiative - Physical setting - Client qualities - Counsellor qualities 3. Outline and evalu...

1. For metabolism in multicellular organisms to proceed efficiently, it is important that the final products be gases, water, or both. Why? To maintain metabolism in a steady state, there must be no possibility of a build–up of final products. The easiest disposal products are the multicellular organism’s universal solvent, gases, or both. 2. Look at the two starred reactions in the lesson just covered (the redox reactions involving NADH and O2). Compare the tendency of NADH to donate ...

Units 1-5 - Memorize all 20 amino acids - Memorize what all the complex carbs look like and a few facts about them - Know Michaleis-Menton graph and be able to identify type of enzyme inhibitor - Be able to explain how to get Vmax and Km from Lineweaver-Burk - Know how to translate DNA to mRNA and know the peptide that would be translated o do not need to memorize codons - Outline steps of translation - Know about all categories of: o Lipids o Active/passive transport o Plasmids o Re...

Chapter 8 provides an extensive overview of the roles of the neurotransmitters glutamate and GABA in the central nervous system. It delves into these neurotransmitters' synthesis, release, and inactivation processes, emphasizing their critical functions in excitatory and inhibitory neural transmission, respectively. The chapter highlights the mechanisms of excitotoxicity caused by excessive glutamate stimulation, which can lead to neuronal damage and death. This phenomenon is implicated in vari...