How do we define the productivity of supervisors?

“Assessing Yourself”.  While sharing your scores is optional, join the discussion and create at least FIVE substantive separate posts focused on the following questions:  How do we define the productivity of supervisors?  Is it different than how we define the productivity of supervisees?  How does a supervisor’s productivity relate to that of their subordinates?  Do supervisors need to be more productive than […]

Describe the different time periods that are in the GT and describe each Era along with details on its characteristics.

In the reading assignment for this week, there are a number of Eras and Epochs described and before we go into details about each one of them and find out what kind of rocks or habitat existed at that time, let’s first check out the Geologic Timescale on Earth. Describe the different time periods that are in the GT and […]

Explain the difference between a person who has to maintain a strict regimen of healthy living and diet to not be obese and a person who is diagnosed with an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa.

In this era of concerns about health, diet, and obesity, there are a multitude of diets and weight loss products (including pills and surgery) on the market. The social norms seem to be shifting to a healthier lifestyle, with obesity being targeted as a major health problem. This leads individuals to seek help in weight loss and obesity. For example, […]

Explain why a person with an addiction may have a difficult time accepting he or she has an addiction, seeking treatment, and abstaining from the addiction without relapsing.

Impulse control can be defined as an inability to control the desire for a substance or act. The lack of impulse control is seen as a factor related to substance abuse but it is not the only factor. Research information on addictions and the two types of addictions (substance addictions and behavioral addictions). Choose one substance addiction and one behavioral […]