Describe the influence of nature and nurture on intelligence: what is heritability? What do twin studies tell us about the importance of genetics on intelligence?

INSTRUCTIONS:  In this 3-5 page paper, you will identify and discuss personal attitudes, values, behaviors, and experiences that may impede or enhance your ability to do crisis work.  Your paper must reflect accurate and supported knowledge of effective crisis worker characteristics and the dynamics of counselor burnout, vicarious traumatization, and compassion fatigue.  You will use the course readings, the assigned chapter below, and at least 2 professional journal articles dealing with counselor burnout, vicarious traumatization, or compassion fatigue.  Cite all references in the Outline and References Assignment in APA and use the alphanumeric outline format posted in the Paper Information folder in Blackboard under Course Information.  Cite all references and format the rough draft and final paper using APA style.  NOTE:  The page length above does not include the title page, reference page, or any appendices you may use.

James, R. K. (2008).  Human service workers in crisis:  Burnout, vicarious traumatization, and   compassion fatigue.  In Crisis intervention strategies (pp.530-562).  Belmont, CA:    Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

Reminder:  This self-assessment must be informed by the course concepts, the assigned   reading, and at least 2 professional journal articles as described above.

Directions: Using MS Word, answer the following questions in a minimum of 500 words total. Your document MUST be in the MS Word format in order for your Instructor to be able to open it.

Use Basic APA format: 1 inch margins, Times New Roman font- size 12, Double space entire paper including reference page.

Define Intelligence. Describe the influence of nature and nurture on intelligence: what is heritability? What do twin studies tell us about the importance of genetics on intelligence? What about how children who have been adopted and how their intelligence scores relate to their biological parents?

What are some environmental influences on intelligence?

Discuss gender differences in intelligence: do men or women have higher verbal memory? Nonverbal memory? Emotion-detecting ability? Math aptitude? Spatial ability? What does it mean to say men have greater variability in intelligence?

Finally, discuss stereotype threat and how that might affect scores on intelligence tests and in school.