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Essay Instructions: BEHAVIOR CHANGE COVER SHEET(150 POINTS)
Due July 8, 2008 10:00 PM

My behavioral change was the removeal of Red Bull. I did do so then I completely removed myself from caffinie all together! I would liek to see the research of withdrawl, addiction, and relaspe. I will add in my own journal to the essay as well. thank you
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Behavior Change Assignment: Identify an activity or a substance that you use on a regular or daily basis, preferably something that helps you cope with life. You will be asked to discontinue use and then refrain from this activity or substance for two weeks of June 26 – July 20th. During this period of time, journal your experiences and then prepare a written paper of your adventure. (You do NOT need to turn in the journal. The journal is meant to simply be a tool for you to better write your paper).

Your papers should include information and your experience as related to:
2) Stages of change,
2) Symptoms of Post Acute Withdrawal,
3) Relapse Prevention Strategies,
4) Incidences of relapse and how you tried to intervene,
5) Your thoughts/feelings about giving something up,
6) What you learned and how it applies to the overall concept of addiction.
7) Did you have symptoms of addiction?
8) Was your behavior change easy or difficult and why?
9) What did it teach you about people who have to give up chemicals?
10) Did it change your view of addiction and willpower?

In order to receive all your points you must cover all 10 objectives listed above!!

(1) Have you completed the learning objective as indicated above? Yes / No

(2) Is your paper 5 typed pages, double-spaced, 12-font? Yes / No

(3) Have you checked spelling, punctuation, and grammar? Yes / No

(4) Are you turning your paper in on time? Yes / No

(5) Review your paper and indicate the grade you believe your work reflects based on the degree to which you completed the assignment with resourcefulness, effort, & creativity.



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Essay Instructions: Behavior and cognitive conscienceness along with cognitive behavior treatment


Introduction
Describe the issue, why it was selected, the perspective of the approach, and the scope of the paper. In essence, describe in this area what is being covered in the paper. Be specific and to the point. This is an important part of the paper. The introduction serves to engage the reader and defines the paper?s scope.

Statement of the Problem
Describe why the issue/topic is relevant, a problem/issue. It is important to provide literature sources in support of the importance of the need/issue/topic. For example, if discussing the impact of malnutrition on the brain development of American children, cite literature quantifying the number. Discuss the impact of the problem/issue. Overall, what makes this topic/issue so important that you are spending time/energy researching it? What happens if nothing is done about the problem? The problem or topic is to be stated as either a hypothesis, ?Children who watch violent television, more than four hours a day, exhibit more aggressive behavior than children who watch less than two hours a day.? Or, the problem can be stated in terms of research question(s). 1) Do children who watch more than three hours a day exhibit more aggressive behavior than those who watch fewer than three hours a day? Or, 2) What is the association of aggressive behavior in children and violent media?

Literature Review
In this section, process and develop a written conceptual framework of the issue or problem that is being researched. For example, if the topic of the research is the correlation of violent video games and children?s aggressive behavior, the student finds published research studies supporting their assumption or hypothesis. It is generally good to also bring in a study that refutes the position of the researcher. Then the researcher explains using appropriate literature sources, why the opposing position should not be supported. The literature review is actually the making of a case for your hypothesis or research questions. Comments as to the worth, validity and impact of the research are also found in this section. The literature review should present a comprehensive review of the historical and current literature in the topic area. In general, the literature review should:

Identify what is the topic, what has happened in the specific research of the topic (describe the study, sample, findings, important points from the discussion in the research article ? describe any variables that may influence the findings of the research).
Address any key issues; political, social, legal, ethical implications the literature reports. What is projected if nothing is done; what has been tried? Support this section with relevant literatures/resource citations.
If there are pros and cons of a topic/issue, explore holistically a review of the literature reflecting alternative positions.

The presentation of this section is the students understanding and conceptualization of what was found in the literature in support of their hypothesis or research question. It is not a series of article abstracts.

Findings
In this section, summarize and present the major findings. Select, minimally, three of those, in your judgment, that are the most important from the research that was reviewed.
In this section the findings, are presented, discussion of them are found in the following section, Discussion.

Discussion
This is an expansion of the findings section. It is presented in narrative format and based on the research and your critical thinking/analysis of the situation/issue. This would include:

The topic/issue. Be specific.
Analyze and synthesize the literature:
Support your perspective with relevant literature. This is an important section as it reflects your ability to analyze the problem, critique what has happened, and then to hypothesize potential solutions for the problem.
Implications of the findings from the studies.
Evaluation of the literature: quality research, bias, concerns with validity/reliability, sample size, findings.

Conclusion
In this section, summarize in a general way but completely, what the paper covered. Restate the research questions or hypothesis. Discuss: why the topic was selected; the problem/issue briefly stated; the approach that was used; findings; solutions and suggestions or ideas that you as the researcher may have. In this section, a reader should be able to peruse the conclusion/summary and have a good idea what the researcher did and what was found.

References
Here include all resources used in the development of this paper. Use American Psychology Association Style. All literature/computer/interview/resources will be annotated. This section is graded on the appropriate format for the references, the quality of the study/literature relative to the topic and the annotation.

Essay Instructions: counseling evidence based technique review (brief review of an evidence-based approach)
1. name of technique and primary developers associated with it
2. theoretical orientation(s) that serve as the basis of the technique
3. 1 paragraph description of the technique,; including how it is used and the stated purpose
4. sources of evidence: either 2 true experiments, 2 meta-analytic studies or 9 well designed other studies that demonstrate the efficacy of the technique
5. personal impression of the technique, why selected, who would be the ideal client for the techinique

abstract needs to be included

Topic I like: effects of behavior modification therapy on self esteem in children (focus on ages 8-12 if possible)

Essay Instructions: It is in the field of psychology, about a behavior I would like to change. I chose about i should start to go to the gym and exercise. Write about the process and how I lost two pounds each week for going to the gym 45 ,minutes everyday.you can imagine yourself doing that and write it on my behalf. please find the steps of the paper below,


Here are the steps:
1. Select a behavior that you would like to change, one that you?d like to increase or
decrease or modify in some way (Examples: eating junk or high-fat foods, chewing gum, smoking, getting angry, studying, exercising, spending money, worrying, etc).
2. Define your specific goal, consider the benefits and barriers, and choose a behavior modification plan.
3. Design a method of tracking your daily progress. This could be a tallying form, a data table, etc. This device should allow you to record the frequency and/or duration of your behavior on a daily basis. (if your behavior is something that is done several times a day, you might want to create a data tracking device that you can carry along with you).
4. Record your behavior, following the procedures you have developed, throughout the term. Write a 4-5 page report that includes the following points:

Goal-Setting and Monitoring
? What behavior did you try to change? What was your precise goal? (for example, to increase/decrease the frequency and or duration)
? What were the benefits that you perceived to changing your behavior? In other words, why did you want to change your behavior?
? How did you keep track of (record) your daily progress? Very briefly describe the type of tallying sheet (or recording device) that you used.


Motivation
? Where do you think your goal would fall on Maslow?s hierarchy of motives and why? What types of counter-motives made it difficult for you to accomplish your goal (example; hunger, pleasure, etc.) Where would these counter-motives fall on Maslow?s hierarchy?
? Did you feel more intrinsically or extrinsically motivated to change this behavior and why?
? Did your goal involve the behavioral activation system (BAS) or the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and why? Was your goal more approach- or avoidance-oriented and why?
? Do you think that your motives contributed to your outcome? How and why?
Learning

Emotions, Barriers, and Social Support
? What types of emotions did you feel when trying to change your behavior? How did you feel along the way and how were these emotions related to the amount of effort you invested in trying to change your behavior?
? What were some of the barriers that you encountered while trying the change the behavior? Did you expect these barriers when you started or did they surprise you along the way? What did you do to overcome these barriers?
? Did you enlist the help of family and friends in trying to change your behavior? Was this helpful or harmful?

Conclusion
? Did you reach your goal or not? How do you feel about the outcome? What could you do differently in the future to be even more successful at changing your behavior? If you do not reach your goal, that is okay. The purpose of this assignment is to make you aware of the psychological principles involved in behavioral changes and to get you to think critically about the course material and readings related to your behavioral change attempts.
? How did you go about trying to change your behavior? Did you use any of the behavior learning strategies that we discussed in class such as classical or operant conditioning?
? How did you use these strategies? Did they work or not?