Assessment 2 Instructions: Research Concepts Matrix PRINT Build a second research matrix, which includes research concepts that can be found and connected to the same four research articles selected for you. A fifth article is included as an example to help guide your work on this assessment. Introduction It is important to understand how to […]

Begin by describing the three-term contingency, and explain why it is described as the basic unit of analysis for operant behavior. In reviewing the contingencies of reinforcement and punishment, discuss how each set of contingencies has an effect on an individual's behavior. Choose a behavior from your own experience that has been reinforced, and identify […]

  Richard is a 62-year-old single man who says that his substance dependence and his bipolar disorder both emerged in his late teens.  He says that he started to drink to “feel better” when his episodes of depression made it hard for him to interact with his peers.  He also states that alcohol and cocaine […]

  Harriet is a 51-year-old married woman with a past history of alcohol and cocaine abuse. She has been attending AA and NA meetings regularly and does not report urges to drink or use drugs during the 4 years you have been her psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She needs carpal tunnel surgery and the […]

  Mary is 27 years old and has had a history of alcohol dependence for several years. Mary has a daughter Kylie, aged 3 years, who displays signs of fetal alcohol syndrome. Social work services have been involved with Mary and Kylie since her birth, culminating in Kylie being looked after by the local authority […]

  Tom is a 16-year-old who comes to you to evaluate his lack of attention because his grades are progressively getting worse. When you ask about stress in his life, he notes that his parents are always fighting, and this upsets him.  He believes that they fight more when they have been drinking, and he […]

Although the biopsychosocial model of health is a useful model of health, it may present possible challenges in implementation. What are the benefits and challenges to using this model of health (mental and physical) in the health and helping professions? How does this model differ from the biomedical model? Use specific examples from your personal […]

In what ways can we describe "health" as not only the absence of disease, but as a positive condition? Discuss the different types of research methods used in Health Psychology? When examining research questions, what are some of the advantages and disadvantages to each method that a researcher might choose?

Part 1: Chapter one of the course textbook discusses what makes the human service field distinct from other fields, such as social work and counseling psychology. For the first part of your thread, discuss why the human service field is a much-needed profession and share one or two possible careers that you might be interested […]

For this assignment, you will write a literature review. Now that you have found resources related to different specializations in behavior-analytic practice, the next step is to look further into how they relate to each other and shed light on your research topic. Not only will you be writing literature reviews in some of your […]