All assignments are due 3/1/19 by midnight. Top of Form Bottom of Form Assignment 2: Case Study As discussed, family members and significant others of addicts are also affected by the addiction. In this module, you will get an opportunity to gather information from an addict's family members or significant others, for example, a spouse, partner, children, or parents. For this assignment, you will develop a brief case study and, using the information you have learned through this course, identify recommendations for the continued success of the family member or significant other. Your interviewees may be people you know or people you met at the support group meeting. After the interview, write a three-page paper discussing the following: · Demographics of the interviewees (no real names) · History of the interaction · Their feelings about living with an addict · What they have done to encourage a positive change in the addict · How they cope with the day-to-day challenges of living with an addict · Your recommendations for their continued success Create your reflection paper in Microsoft Word document format. Name your file M7_A2_LastName_Casestudy.doc, and submit it to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources. Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Discussed the demographics of the interviewees. 4 Discussed the history of the interaction. 4 Discussed the feelings of the interviewees about living with an addict. 8 Discussed what the interviewees have done to encourage a positive change in the addict. 8 Discussed how the interviewees cope with the day-to-day challenges of living with an addict. 8 Proposed recommendations for continued success. 8 Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 4 Total: 44 · M7 Assignment 3 Discussion Discussion Topic Top of Form Bottom of Form Assignment 3: Discussion Questions Your facilitator will guide you in the selection of two of the three discussion questions. Submit your responses to these questions to the appropriate Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Through the end of the module, comment on the responses of others. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources. You will be attempting two discussion questions in this module; each worth 28 points. The total number of points that can be earned for this assignment is 56. Codependency The term “codependency” arose in the 1970s in reference to the changes one person makes to adjust to the addiction of another. For some, the term has broadened somewhat to include focusing on the needs of others to the exclusion of their own needs. However, controversy surrounds the term—some believe that codependency is nonexistent. Do you think codependency exists in the family members .

1. All assignments are due 3/1/19 by midnight. Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Assignment 2: Case Study
As discussed, family members and significant others of addicts
are also affected by the addiction. In this module, you will get
an opportunity to gather information from an addict's family
members or significant others, for example, a spouse, partner,
children, or parents. For this assignment, you will develop a
brief case study and, using the information you have learned
through this course, identify recommendations for the continued
success of the family member or significant other.
Your interviewees may be people you know or people you met
at the support group meeting. After the interview, write a three-
page paper discussing the following:
· Demographics of the interviewees (no real names)
· History of the interaction
· Their feelings about living with an addict
· What they have done to encourage a positive change in the
addict
· How they cope with the day-to-day challenges of living with
an addict
· Your recommendations for their continued success
Create your reflection paper in Microsoft Word document
format. Name your file M7_A2_LastName_Casestudy.doc, and
submit it to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules
for attributing sources.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Discussed the demographics of the interviewees.
4
Discussed the history of the interaction.
4

2. Discussed the feelings of the interviewees about living with an
addict.
8
Discussed what the interviewees have done to encourage a
positive change in the addict.
8
Discussed how the interviewees cope with the day-to-day
challenges of living with an addict.
8
Proposed recommendations for continued success.
8
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of
sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4
Total:
44
· M7 Assignment 3 Discussion
Discussion Topic
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Assignment 3: Discussion Questions
Your facilitator will guide you in the selection of two of the
three discussion questions. Submit your responses to these
questions to the appropriate Discussion Area by the due date
assigned. Through the end of the module, comment on the
responses of others.
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules
for attributing sources.
You will be attempting two discussion questions in this module;
each worth 28 points. The total number of points that can be
earned for this assignment is 56.
Codependency

3. The term “codependency” arose in the 1970s in reference to the
changes one person makes to adjust to the addiction of another.
For some, the term has broadened somewhat to include focusing
on the needs of others to the exclusion of their own needs.
However, controversy surrounds the term—some believe that
codependency is nonexistent.
Do you think codependency exists in the family members or
significant others of addicts? Why or why not? Support your
responses with references, texts, journals, or experience.
Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:
Discussed whether you think codependency exists in the family
members or significant others of addicts. [8 points]
Supported your responses with references, texts, journals, or
experience. [8 points]
Support Groups
What value do you see in support groups for the family
members or significant others of addicts? Justify your opinions
with references, texts, journals, or experience.
Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:
Discussed your views on the value in support groups for the
family members or significant others of addicts. [8 points]
Justified your opinions with references, texts, journals, or
experience. [8 points]
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Discussion Question Response:
Please see specific evaluation criteria listed below each
discussion question.
16
Discussion Participation:
Participated in the discussion by asking a question, providing a
statement of clarification, providing a point of view with

4. rationale, challenging a point of discussion, or making a
relationship between one or more points of the discussion.
4
While responding, justified ideas and responses by using
appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and
other references or personal experience.
4
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of
sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4
Total:
28
· M7 Assignment 4 Submission
Assignment
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Assignment 4: Course Project Task IV: Final Submission and
Peer Review
Please use the literature review from the attached paper.
Write a 200-word outline that introduces the topic you have
selected and explains your plan for the scholarly paper. The
outline should loosely follow this structure:
· Introduce the topic you have selected.
· Justify your decision to write about this topic.
· Describe the topic.
· Explain what is different about what you are writing.
· Explain the opportunities for future research.
In addition select three to five journal articles related to your
topic. Write an annotated bibliography of the articles you select.
Your annotation should be brief and provide the following:
Rewrite the Discussion and Future Recommendations sections
to refine them further. Complete these two sections of your

5. research paper to reflect the changes and suggestions received
from the facilitator at the first draft review stage. If you need
additional input from your facilitator, make arrangements for a
consultation.
Collate all the sections in Microsoft Word document format.
Name your file M7_A4_LastName_CP_IV.doc, and submit it to
the Submissions Area and the Shared Documents Area by the
due date assigned.
In conclusion to your course project, you will participate in a
peer review. Your facilitator will allocate you a research paper
submitted by one of your classmates. Throughthe end of the
module, download the research paper allocated to you and
review it. Provide objective feedback addressing the following:
· The quality of information presented in the paper, considering
the following:
· What is the relevance of the subject matter to the course
objectives?
· What aspects of each section are well developed and supported
by professional literature?
· What areas, if any, are not well developed or lack sufficient
support from professional literature?
· How well the recommendation of the writer is supported by
research?
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules
for attributing sources
Assignment 4 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Shared points in support of your findings.
4
Discussed whether future research is needed to address the
problem.
· If no provided reasons for your answer.
· If yes recommended a direction for the research.
8
Reviewed the research paper of one of your classmates.
8

6. Considered the following while providing objective feedback:
· What is the relevance of the subject matter to the course
objectives?
· What aspects of each section are well developed and supported
by professional literature?
· What areas, if any, are not well developed or lack sufficient
support from professional literature?
24
Explained how well the recommendation of the writer is
supported by research.
8
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of
sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4
Total:
56
Introduction and Literature Review: Minority Stress Determines
the Prevalence of Addiction to Substance Abuse among Young
Sexual Minorities.
Introduction
The question of whether sexual orientation can be equated to a
case of mental illness or just another perspective to sexuality
remains thorny. To the opponents of the possibility of a third
sexual orientation, human beings in their basic form as animals
should be straight. Nonetheless, many more people are coming
out to declare their “queer” sexual orientations (Plöderl &
Tremblay, 2015). In this regard, there is continued
stigmatization of the group that subscribes to the “unnatural”
tendencies. Particularly, there is systemic discrimination as well
as outright prejudice against sexual minorities.
As a result of the continued stigmatization, there are numerous
cases of minority stress which this group of people goes
through. Goldbach, Tanner-Smith, Bagwell & Dunlap (2014)

7. observed that the intensity of minority stress is directly
proportional to the relationship between the minorities and the
wider society. This is to say that increased despise, prejudice
and discrimination compounds the minority stress which later
morphs into depression. To exit the depression, at least
momentarily, members of this group resort to substance abuse
which later transforms into an addiction.
Problem
Discrimination and prejudice push sexual minorities into
loneliness, which culminates in depression. As earlier
explained, depression leaves the victims helpless and
susceptible to anything that will make them feel better, even
just for minutes. In essence, this is to say that the end result of
the minority stress is drug abuse and possible addiction. From
the foregoing, this article will focus on the relationship between
minority stress and substance abuse among sexual minorities. In
particular, the author will seek to examine the susceptibility of
young adults to the use of drugs in the face of minority stress.
Objective
The question of whether there is a link between the mental
stress and physical loneliness that sexual minorities go through
and the probability of them turning out to be chronic substance
abusers is the primary objective of this study. In addition, the
study will endeavor to investigate if this minority stress plays a
significant role in the rate at which members of this group
recover from episodes of mental illness.
Approach
In essence, this study will require non-numerical data that will
be collected via the observation method as well as surveys. As
such, the researcher will follow the qualitative approach. This
way, the study will collect qualitative data that is easy to
analyze. Further, the approach guarantees an objective point of
view of the problem through the experience of the victims.
Interviews, questionnaires and focus groups will spearhead the
information gathering process.
Literatures Review

8. Minorities as a topical issue transcends centuries. According to
Dench (2017), every open society has a group that makes the
smallest number of a population. Oftentimes, such a group is
underrepresented and often oppressed. Tomasi (2017) shared
Dench’s sentiments with the assertion that as society advances,
cases of cultural minorities abound. Interestingly, there seems
to be a common trend among the minorities which is that they
get more isolated as the surrounding society narrative deepens
into despise and possible hatred for the particular aspects that
define the minority groups.
However, Galupo, Davis, Grynkiewicz & Mitchell (2014) noted
that sexual minorities are a new minority group is gaining
currency. Interestingly, the topic of sexual minorities is getting
more amplified as more people come out of hiding to declare
their “unnatural” sexual preferences. Further, society is getting
much divided as governments move to legitimize the minorities
hence giving them the platform to advance their rights.
However, the recognition is seemingly not enough as
discrimination against sexual minorities is only going up. Also,
the type of discrimination that this group is constantly coming
in contact with is evolving (Woodford, Han, Craig, Lim &
Matney, 2014).
As a result of the discrimination, members of this group are
increasing encountering episodes of minority stress. According
to Plöderl & Tremblay (2015), minority stress is the single most
prevalent cause of mental health issues among sexual
minorities. For instance, a young homosexual man in college is
more likely to face discrimination if he comes out clearly about
the orientation. Subsequently, the young man is quite likely to
slide into depression. Hatzenbuehler, Bellatorre, Lee, Finch,
Muennig & Fiscella (2014) wrote that the structural stigma that
results in depression often eggs the victims on into substance
abuse. As their bodies get conditioned to the substances, it
becomes difficult for the minorities to unhook themselves from
the addiction. Eventually, the vicious cycle of depression and
substance addiction throws the victims into the deeper end of

9. mental illness that eventually terminates at death. From the
foregoing, one can safely conclude that minority stress has a
great influence on substance abuse. Interestingly, the link
between the two is a mental illness that asserts itself through
depression.
References
Dench, G. (2017). Minorities in an Open Society. Routledge.
Galupo, M. P., Davis, K. S., Grynkiewicz, A. L., & Mitchell, R.
C. (2014). Conceptualization of sexual orientation identity
among sexual minorities: Patterns across sexual and gender
identity. Journal of Bisexuality, 14(3-4), 433-456.
Goldbach, J. T., Tanner-Smith, E. E., Bagwell, M., & Dunlap,
S. (2014). Minority stress and substance use in sexual minority
adolescents: A meta-analysis. Prevention Science, 15(3), 350-
363.
Hatzenbuehler, M. L., Bellatorre, A., Lee, Y., Finch, B. K.,
Muennig, P., & Fiscella, K. (2014). Structural stigma and all-
cause mortality in sexual minority populations. Social Science
& Medicine, 103, 33-41.
Plöderl, M., & Tremblay, P. (2015). Mental health of sexual
minorities. A systematic review. International review of
psychiatry, 27(5), 367-385.
Tomasi, J. (2017). Kymlicka, liberalism, and respect for cultural
minorities. In Indigenous Rights (pp. 123-146). Routledge.
Woodford, M. R., Han, Y., Craig, S., Lim, C., & Matney, M. M.
(2014). Discrimination and mental health among sexual
minority college students: The type and form of discrimination
does matter. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 18(2),
142-163.
Introduction and Literature Review: Minority
S
tress

10. D
etermines the
P
revalence of
A
ddiction to
S
ubstance
A
buse among
Y
oung
S
exual
M
inorities.
Introduction
The question of whether sexual orientation can be equated to a
case of mental illness or
just
another perspective to sexuality remains thorny. To the
opponents of the possibility of a third
sexual orientation, human beings in their basic form as animals
should be straight. Nonetheless,
many more people are coming out to declare their “queer”
sexual
orientations (Plöderl &
Tremblay, 2015). In this regard, there is continued
stigmatization of the group that subscribes to
the “unnatural” tendencies. Particularly, there is systemic
discrimination as well as outright
prejudice against sexual minorities.

11. As a result of the continued stigmatization, there are numerous
cases of minority stress
which this group of people goes through. Goldbach, Tanner
-
Smith, Bagwell & Dunlap (2014)
observed that the intensity of minority stress is directly
proportional to t
he relationship between
the minorities and the wider society. This is to say that
increased despise, prejudice and
discrimination compounds the minority stress which later
morphs into depression. To exit the
depression, at least momentarily, members of thi
s group resort to substance abuse which later
transforms into an addiction.
Problem
Discrimination and prejudice push sexual minorities into
loneliness, which culminates in
depression. As earlier explained, depression leaves the victims
helpless and susce
ptible to
anything that will make them feel better, even just for minutes.
In essence, this is to say that the
end result of the minority stress is drug abuse and possible
addiction. From the foregoing, this
Introduction and Literature Review: Minority Stress Determines
the Prevalence of
Addiction to Substance Abuse among Young Sexual Minorities.
Introduction
The question of whether sexual orientation can be equated to a
case of mental illness or
just another perspective to sexuality remains thorny. To the
opponents of the possibility of a third

12. sexual orientation, human beings in their basic form as animals
should be straight. Nonetheless,
many more people are coming out to declare their “queer”
sexual orientations (Plöderl &
Tremblay, 2015). In this regard, there is continued
stigmatization of the group that subscribes to
the “unnatural” tendencies. Particularly, there is systemic
discrimination as well as outright
prejudice against sexual minorities.
As a result of the continued stigmatization, there are numerous
cases of minority stress
which this group of people goes through. Goldbach, Tanner-
Smith, Bagwell & Dunlap (2014)
observed that the intensity of minority stress is directly
proportional to the relationship between
the minorities and the wider society. This is to say that
increased despise, prejudice and
discrimination compounds the minority stress which later
morphs into depression. To exit the
depression, at least momentarily, members of this group resort
to substance abuse which later
transforms into an addiction.
Problem
Discrimination and prejudice push sexual minorities into
loneliness, which culminates in
depression. As earlier explained, depression leaves the victims
helpless and susceptible to
anything that will make them feel better, even just for minutes.
In essence, this is to say that the
end result of the minority stress is drug abuse and possible
addiction. From the foregoing, this