Factors Influencing Society's Engagement
Critical Analysis: Reimagine
1. Integrate reliable evidence from varied sources throughout your paper to support your analysis.
A. It is important to draw from a more diverse pool of perspectives from varied sources to support the analysis. This is different from the Citations and Attributions rubric criterion.
B. Reliable evidence from varied sources should be interwoven throughout the paper itself, while citing and attributing sources will be represented as APA in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your work.
C. You will be evaluated on both criteria.
2. Assess at least two significant factors that could impact your topic, such as biases, beliefs, assumptions, and/or values.
A. Determine factors that might influence society’s engagement with your topic. What might impact their perceptions of the topic or how they talk about it?
3. Explain how at least one potential obstacle could interfere with the population’s engagement with your topic.
A. In the previous activity, you identified elements of your topic that present opportunities for change.
Now, determine a possible obstacle that could interfere with this constructive engagement.
4. Recommend strategies for using this kind of critical analysis for meeting your personal and professional goals.
A. Consider the skills you have developed in the process of doing critical analysis as strategies for understanding your goals. How might those skills be used to address issues in wellness? How could they be used to address the day-to-day responsibilities or questions faced by yourself as well as practitioners in your field or discipline?
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Factors Influencing Society's Engagement
Biases are an inherent aspect of human perception that significantly influences society's interaction with holistic medicine concerning mental health and the prevention of chronic diseases. As Alcaraz et al. (2019) researched social determinants of cancer health equity, they noted that individuals and communities might harbor preconceived notions and prejudices regarding holistic approaches, often stemming from a lack of familiarity or cultural biases. For instance, some individuals may perceive holistic therapies as unconventional or unproven, leading to inherent skepticism or mistrust. In addition, shared beliefs, including increased reliance on conventional medical practices and skepticism towards alternative therapies, wield substantial sway over individuals' treatment choices as well as overall attitudes toward mental health and disease prevention. In this vein, individuals who believe in pharmaceutical interventions' efficacy may have a diminished inclination to explore holistic alternatives.
Assumptions within society are influential determinants of