Week 4 Discussion Question
Psychology Discussion Requirements
1. You are required to have 3 posts in each discussion and these three posts must be made on
three separate days. The first post is the initial response to the question that appropriately and
completely addresses the topic. This must be completed by 11:59 p.m.(EST) Thursday night. It is
best to post it at the beginning of the week. The remaining two posts are responses to two
different classmates. The first response to a classmate is due Saturday at 11:59 p.m.(EST) and the
second response to a classmate is due on Sunday at 11:59 p.m.(EST). Responses to me do not
count as a response to another student; however, I will interact with each of you throughout the
course. I encourage you to respond back. There will be a deduction of 5 points per day that the
initial post is late. Posts are not accepted after the week closes on Sunday night.
2. Your initial post (your response to the topic) must contain a citation. It is your ideas supported
by research. Please refer to the APA Power Point in the Start Here section of the classroom for
information on proper formatting. There will be a deduction of 20 points for failure to cite a
source within your initial post and to provide a reference at the end of your initial post.
3. Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words(400 max) and each response must be a
minimum of 200 words (300 max). Please double-check your word count. Only posts that meet
the word count requirements receive credit.
4. Post your word count at the end of each post. There will be a 5 point deduction for each failure
to provide a word count.
5. Please address fellow students and professor by name. There will be a 5 point deduction for
each failure to address by name.
6. Please use spell-check and proper grammar. Points will be deducted for each spelling and
grammatical error up to 10 points for each post.
Psych Discussion Post Due By Cited Source – In Word Count Point Value
Text and Reference
Post 1 – Initial Response Thursday Yes - mandatory 300-400 50 points
is well organized,
includes a citation,
addresses topic, and
demonstrates critical
thinking
Post 2 – Response to Saturday Not required, but 200-300 25 points
1st student is well must cite any work
organized, includes used
classmate’s name,
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, addresses topic, and
demonstrates critical
thinking
Post 3 – Response to Sunda
2nd student is well
organized, includes
classmate’s name,
addresses topic, and
demonstrates critical
thinking
The Right-To-Die Movement
Healthy dying" has become a more prominent issue in the U.S., especially when
the New York Times published an article about a woman named Jo Roman, a 62-year-
old artist with terminal cancer who took her own life with an overdose of medication after
gathering close friends around her for a celebration prior to her farewell passage,
(Zanden, Crandell, and Crandell, 2007, p. 650). Then, Dr. Jack Kevorkian began to help
people with terminal illness end their lives. And most recently the disputes in the Terri
Schindler-Schiavo case became headline news in 2005, (Kail and Cavanaugh, 2008,
pp. 587).
"As the technology to keep people alive continues to improve, the ethical issues about
active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide will continue to become more
complex" (Kail & Cavanaugh, p. 586).
Read pages 585-589 in your text.
"Taking one's own life through ritual suicide has never been popular in the United States
because of religious and other prohibitions. In other cultures, such as Japan, suicide is
viewed as an honorable way to die under certain circumstances. Asian Americans have
the highest suicide rate in the US, and their suicide notes are likely to reveal that they
considered themselves a burden on their families," (Pascual, 2010 in Kail & Cavanaugh,
p. 587).
In 1984, the Dutch Supreme Court eliminated prosecution of physicians who assist in
suicide if five criteria are met:
1. The patient's condition is intolerable with no hope for improvement.
2. No relief is available.
3. The patient is competent.
4. The patient makes a request repeatedly over time.
5. Two physicians have reviewed the case and agree with the patient's request."
(Deutsch, 2001 in Kail & Kavanaugh, p. 588).
In preparing for this discussion please also consider the following additional facts:
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Psychology Discussion Requirements
1. You are required to have 3 posts in each discussion and these three posts must be made on
three separate days. The first post is the initial response to the question that appropriately and
completely addresses the topic. This must be completed by 11:59 p.m.(EST) Thursday night. It is
best to post it at the beginning of the week. The remaining two posts are responses to two
different classmates. The first response to a classmate is due Saturday at 11:59 p.m.(EST) and the
second response to a classmate is due on Sunday at 11:59 p.m.(EST). Responses to me do not
count as a response to another student; however, I will interact with each of you throughout the
course. I encourage you to respond back. There will be a deduction of 5 points per day that the
initial post is late. Posts are not accepted after the week closes on Sunday night.
2. Your initial post (your response to the topic) must contain a citation. It is your ideas supported
by research. Please refer to the APA Power Point in the Start Here section of the classroom for
information on proper formatting. There will be a deduction of 20 points for failure to cite a
source within your initial post and to provide a reference at the end of your initial post.
3. Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words(400 max) and each response must be a
minimum of 200 words (300 max). Please double-check your word count. Only posts that meet
the word count requirements receive credit.
4. Post your word count at the end of each post. There will be a 5 point deduction for each failure
to provide a word count.
5. Please address fellow students and professor by name. There will be a 5 point deduction for
each failure to address by name.
6. Please use spell-check and proper grammar. Points will be deducted for each spelling and
grammatical error up to 10 points for each post.
Psych Discussion Post Due By Cited Source – In Word Count Point Value
Text and Reference
Post 1 – Initial Response Thursday Yes - mandatory 300-400 50 points
is well organized,
includes a citation,
addresses topic, and
demonstrates critical
thinking
Post 2 – Response to Saturday Not required, but 200-300 25 points
1st student is well must cite any work
organized, includes used
classmate’s name,
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, addresses topic, and
demonstrates critical
thinking
Post 3 – Response to Sunda
2nd student is well
organized, includes
classmate’s name,
addresses topic, and
demonstrates critical
thinking
The Right-To-Die Movement
Healthy dying" has become a more prominent issue in the U.S., especially when
the New York Times published an article about a woman named Jo Roman, a 62-year-
old artist with terminal cancer who took her own life with an overdose of medication after
gathering close friends around her for a celebration prior to her farewell passage,
(Zanden, Crandell, and Crandell, 2007, p. 650). Then, Dr. Jack Kevorkian began to help
people with terminal illness end their lives. And most recently the disputes in the Terri
Schindler-Schiavo case became headline news in 2005, (Kail and Cavanaugh, 2008,
pp. 587).
"As the technology to keep people alive continues to improve, the ethical issues about
active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide will continue to become more
complex" (Kail & Cavanaugh, p. 586).
Read pages 585-589 in your text.
"Taking one's own life through ritual suicide has never been popular in the United States
because of religious and other prohibitions. In other cultures, such as Japan, suicide is
viewed as an honorable way to die under certain circumstances. Asian Americans have
the highest suicide rate in the US, and their suicide notes are likely to reveal that they
considered themselves a burden on their families," (Pascual, 2010 in Kail & Cavanaugh,
p. 587).
In 1984, the Dutch Supreme Court eliminated prosecution of physicians who assist in
suicide if five criteria are met:
1. The patient's condition is intolerable with no hope for improvement.
2. No relief is available.
3. The patient is competent.
4. The patient makes a request repeatedly over time.
5. Two physicians have reviewed the case and agree with the patient's request."
(Deutsch, 2001 in Kail & Kavanaugh, p. 588).
In preparing for this discussion please also consider the following additional facts:
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