5. Probing implications and consequences How can we find out? Why is this issue important? What generalisations can you make? 6.
Explain why both the naturalness of the research setting and the degree of experimental control are important variables in evaluating or deciding on a research method. 6. Describe how you could use three different research methods to test the question: does social support result in better job performance? Be sure to state your IV’s and DV’s and describe the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. 7.
Create a document to help Anne Ewers think through issues that may result from the merger process. A1. Bill Bailey Illustrate how Bill Bailey, might use one theory of motivation to support or oppose the merger. Background: There are two perspectives when talking about theories of motivation; Content Theories and Process Theories. These two theories can complement each other instead of compete as alternatives.
Stages of Reflective Practice Stage 1: brief description of task, situation or incident which sets out intended purpose of intervention or objectives Stage 2: Planning work- what is needed Stage 3: What happened- what took place Stage 4: Reflective Practice – did the planning or intervention achieve its objectives. What worked and didn’t work Stage 5: What have you learnt? (knowledge, skills, values) What are your future learning needs? How Relective Practice contributes to improving the quality of service provision Reflecting on our own practice can identify gaps in knowledge and training, which, if acted on appropriately i.e. further training, can improve working practice and as such, improve the standards of care provided.
How does discrimination affect people with mental illness? Parle S (2012) How does discrimination affect people with mental illness? Nursing Times; 108: 28, 12-14. People with mental health problems experience many different types of stigma. This article explores the attitudes and beliefs of the general public towards people with mental illness, and the lived experiences and feelings of service users and their relatives.
The Power of Goal Setting Where did the concept of goal setting come from? Why is Goal setting important to be successful? Will goal setting allow you to have a better outcome? What is the best way to create an action plan for your goal? What are some problems that goal setting can cause?
techniques we can change or modify the way we think, to cause us to feel and act better even if our external situations and events do not change. THREE FUNDAMENTAL ASSUMPTIONS. 1. “ Cognitive appraisals of events can affect behavioural responses to those events. How one interprets or perceives the reality of a situation or event will affect ones decision in terms of how to react or “feel about” the event or situation.
Psychology as a field is often misrepresented in modern cinema and Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Shutter Island, is one that may leave a negative impression of psychology on the viewer. In the story, U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels (Leonardo Dicaprio) sets out to find an escaped patient from Ashcliffe Insane Asylum on Shutter Island. However, in a radical twist, we find that Teddy is himself a patient at the asylum. He suffers from Delusional Disorder, creating a false world to escape the dark reality of his past. Shutter Island is one of the many films that present the ethical considerations of psychological treatment to a mainstream audience.
How well a test reflects some criterion that occurs in either present or future is criterion validity. Criterion validity is separated into two types; concurrent (present) and predictive (future). The test and tools used to collect data must be reliable and valid, if not then the test results will be considered
Yet, why does one get away with it and another does not? Depending on the severity of their illness and the intensity of the crime, individuals with a mental illness who commit a crime should not be convicted, but they should be hospitalized if they are a threat to society. The question that most people ask when proposed this question is: who is considered mentally ill? To clarify, there are two prevailing legal tests to determine whether or not a defendant is legally insane. According to Terry Lenamon, expert Criminal Trial Attorney, the first, and most popular, is the “M’Naghten test.” Lenamon says, “Under M’Naghten, the determining factor is whether or not the defendant was (1) able to understand what he (or she) was doing at the time of the crime due to some “defect of reason or disease of the mind” or, (2) if he (or she) was aware of what they were doing, that he (or she) nevertheless failed to comprehend or understand that what they were doing was wrong” (Lenamon).