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Instructions:
, Psychology's goals are a natural
outgrowth of our desire to understand behavior. Basically, they boil
down to asking the following questions:
What is the nature of this behavior? (description)
Why does it occur? (understanding and explanation)
Can we forecast when it will occur? (prediction)
What conditions affect it? (control)
Today
many psychologists are eclectic practitioners because they realize a
single psychological perspective is unlikely to fully explain the
complex nature of human behavior. As a result, there are a variety of
perspectives, with insights from one often complementing insights from
another. First addressed in Unit 1 and referenced throughout this
course, your text refers to the following contemporary ways to look at
behavior:
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Biological Perspective.
Biopsycological View.
Evolutionary View.
Psychological Perspective.
Behavioristic View.
Cognitive View.
Psychodynamic View.
Humanistic View.
Sociocultural Perspective.
Sociocultural View.
For
your final assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of both
the goals of psychology and the contemporary views of behavior as they
pertain to the areas of health psychology and behavioral medicine.
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You are free to choose any topic of interest from Chapter 13 of the textbook. Examples of topics for this paper include:
The impact of behavior on health.
The effects of stress on health.
The importance of social support on health.
The effects of burnout.
Type A and Type B personality types.
Conflict management.
Effective coping strategies.
You
will complete a 3–5 page review paper on your chosen topic in the field
of health psychology and behavioral medicine. Within this paper you
will also illustrate an application of both the goals of psychology and
the contemporary psychological perspectives. In addition to utilizing
your course materials, you will be required to incorporate information
from a minimum of three recent (a publication date within the last 10
years) scholarly articles in your paper. Resources have been provided in
the Resource section of this assignment to assist you in conducting
your article search.
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Your selected articles should specifically
address current psychological research that directly applies to your
chosen topic and should be obtained from the many databases found in the
Capella Library. Guidelines for using the Capella Library search
functions and recommended databases are found in the Library's
Undergraduate Research Guide, in the section for Psychology courses. A
link to the Library Guide is provided in the Resource section of this
assignment.
Use the following outline to construct your paper:
Introduction
This
section of your paper should provide an overview of your chosen topic
in the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine. Use the
questions that illustrate the goals of psychology (listed above) to
guide your development of this section.
Related Research
In this section summarize each of the articles you have selected for this paper. Your summary should include the following:
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A
statement regarding the purpose of the psychological research. Note:
The purpose of the research will be discussed in the abstract,
introduction, and discussion/conclusion sections of the article.
Identification
of the specific methods utilized by the researchers to conduct the
study. Note: This information is addressed in the methods section of the
articles. Review Table 1.3 in your Coon text, Contemporary Ways to Look
at Behavior and identify which views or perspectives are supported in
the research findings you have selected.
A discussion of the research
findings and their implications. Note: This information is addressed in
the discussion/conclusion section of the article.
Conclusion
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You
should conclude your paper with 1–2 paragraphs that compare and
contrast your selected articles. Explain how the research findings
support an eclectic approach to your chosen topic in the field of health
psychology and behavioral medicine. In addition, describe how you were
able to achieve the goals of psychology through your own research of the
topic.
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