PSY 101 week 3 DQ 1

  

Ashford 4: – Week 3 – Discussion 1

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the

Discussion Forum Grading Rubric

for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 

     

The   

Mouse Party

 Access the Mouse Party interactive module. Select one mouse, influenced by the drug of your choice, and complete the simulation by viewing all of the relevant slides. Next, perform a web search on the drug you selected and locate additional resources that will help you answer the following: 

• Briefly describe why you chose this drug and how many      people are estimated to be using/abusing it.
• Explain how the drug influences both the brain and      behavior. 
• Discuss what you think (if anything) needs to be done      to combat addiction to this substance and provide a rationale for your      position. 

 Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words and utilize at least two scholarly source (e.g., the course textbook, a peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library, or a professional web source), cited according to APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
 

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates who chose a different drug than you. Discuss the drug they shared and how it influences behavior. How is their drug similar or different to the drug you studied?
Do you think their rationale to combat the addiction to this substance is valid?  What suggestions would you give for other ways to combat the drug addiction? 

  

Respond 

Ashford 4: – Week 3 – Discussion 1

The Mouse Party

  

  Access the Mouse Party interactive module. Select one mouse,   influenced by the drug of your choice, and complete the simulation by viewing   all of the relevant slides. Next, perform a web search on the drug you   selected and locate additional resources that will help you answer the   following: 

• Briefly        describe why you chose this drug and how many people are estimated to be        using/abusing it.
• Explain        how the drug influences both the brain and behavior. 
• Discuss        what you think (if anything) needs to be done to combat addiction to        this substance and provide a rationale for your position. 

  Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words and utilize at least two   scholarly source (e.g., the course textbook, a peer-reviewed article from the   Ashford University Library, or a professional web source), cited according to   APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
 

Guided Response: Respond to   at least two of your classmates who chose a different drug than you. Discuss   the drug they shared and how it influences behavior. How is their drug   similar or different to the drug you studied?
  Do you think their rationale to combat the addiction to this substance is   valid?  What suggestions would you give for other ways to combat the   drug addiction?