QUESTION 1

Parenting Challenges

Please respond to the following:

• *In the simulation, you helped Rhonda deal with her problems in parenting her three (3) children. If you are a parent, describe two (2) parenting challenges that you face. If you are not a parent, draw from your childhood, and put yourself in your parent’s role. Present two (2) solutions for each of the two (2) challenges.

QUESTION 2

Turning Negatives into Positives

: e-Activity

• Read the article titled Breakups aren’t all bad: Coping strategies to promote positive outcomes,” located at http://www.apa.org/research/action/romantic-relationships.aspx. Be prepared to discuss.

Please respond to the following:

• * From the e-Activity, examine the potential of the applications detailed in the article in the context of your personal experiences. Present two (2) reasons for or against the validity of these findings. Justify your response.

QUESTION 3

e-Activity

• Watch the video titled What is stress? Managing stress at work.” (1 min 59 s). Be prepared to discuss.
  Video source: Daniel Crosby (2012, January 8). What is stress? Managing stress at work. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUaxQCRXizc. This video can be reviewed from within your online course shell.

Stress at Work

Please respond to the following:

• * From the e-Activity, illustrate the effectiveness of one or two (1 or 2) of your own measures of managing stress. Support your response with related examples from your work experience.

QUESTION 4

Time Management

Please respond to the following:

• *In the simulation, you helped Rodrigo better manage his time. Select a time- management methodology from the list below:

• ABC analysis
• Pareto analysis
• Eisenhower method
• POSEC method
• Pomodoro technique
• COPE method

Using the methodology of your choice to organize your tasks for one (1) day, determine two (2) productivity improvements that you made. Discuss the results of the improvements in question.

QUESTION 5

e-Activity

• Take the Bem Sex Role Inventory online at: http://garote.bdmonkeys.net/bsri.html. Be prepared to discuss.

Gender Stereotypes

Please respond to the following:

• * From the e-Activity, summarize the results of your sex role inventory. Analyze whether the inventory accurately describes your gender role today as you perceive it, or whether stereotypes skew the inventory’s results. Justify your response.

QUESTION 6

Perceived Gender Roles

Please respond to the following:

• * In the simulation for this week, you helped Daamini with conflicts between her culture’s perceptions of women’s roles and modern expectations and freedoms. Discuss at least two (2) ways in which gender stereotyping has harmed American society in both social terms and economic terms. Support your response with examples of such harm in action.