Research Essay– Mental Health

• Unit Objectives:

  1) Conduct basic, ethical research, obtaining five (5) credible sources about a topic of choice, either informative or argumentative in nature.2) Read and critically analyze a variety of texts. 3) Write reflectively and analytically about your topic in a research-based essay.
  4) Format the research-based essay and document the required sources appropriately using MLA format for both in-text citations and Works Cited.

• WRITE a research-based essay that includes a Works Cited page as the last page of the document. FORMAT your essay following basic MLA guidelines.
• REQUIREMENTS!!!
• Topic: Any topic of your choice. You may choose your own topic and your paper can be informative or argumentative in nature. You may write about current events, controversial ideas, religion, or something literary in nature.
• Length: 500-words minimum
• Source Requirements: 5 scholarly journal articles and/or books, web articles, websites, etc.
• Format: electronic submission to Moodle; written in MLA format (Times New Roman; 12 pt font, and other specifics); Works Cited page (not included in 500-word minimum)
• Papers that do NOT meet the minimum research requirements will be scored at a 30% or 50%, (F), recorded and returned for revisions.
• The ‘fatal errors’ that would result in these low scores include the following:
• a) All five sources must be integrated into the content of the essay itself.
• b) Parenthetical (in-text) citations must be included in the essay for each of the five sources.c) A works cited page must be included with the essay.
• In the world we live in now, I feel that Mental Health illness is a good topic for this research essay.. I will post below this an Idea of what I am looking for in this paper
• –THIS iS What I am looking for in this research paper– Thank You!!! The WHO defines a healthy person as the one who lacks both mental and physical illnesses. Mental health is closely connected to the psychological side of people’s lives. In many cases, mentally ill people can experience rapid behavioral and/or mood changes that often lead to difficulties in their communication, work and everyday life. With its fast pace and challenges, today’s life causes various mental disorders including stress, depression, anxiety, abuse, and traumatic experiences. Unfortunately, due to widespread social stigmas many cases of mental disorders remain undiagnosed.Mental health is a complex subject, and research essays on it make the studying process more effective, as they let students investigate different types of mental disorders and their influence on people’s health. Besides, such papers help to raise awareness and educate society about mental health issues, their causes, symptoms, possible risks, and the ways to help people suffering from them..

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Assignment Questions (5 Marks)

Question 1.(2 Marks)

What should be considered in developing a good research idea?

Question 2. Activity (3 Marks)

Choose two research articles from SDL that address the topic you interested in, and would like to investigate. Then answering for each article:

A. Name the title of each article.

B. Summarize the research problem(s), motivations, and findings in each article and write a critical comment on them.

C. Develop a question of your own on the comment you made from the summary.

Note: chosen articles should related to accounting field. Scientific sources must be clarified.

Practical Connection Assignment

At UC, it is a priority that students are provided with strong educational programs and courses that allow them to be servant-leaders in their disciplines and communities, linking research with practice and knowledge with ethical decision-making. This assignment is a written assignment where students will demonstrate how this course research has connected and put into practice within their own career.

Assignment:

Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study.

Requirements:

Provide a 500 word (or 2 pages double spaced) minimum reflection.

Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited.

Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.

Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a connection to your desired work environment.

You should NOT, provide an overview of the assignments assigned in the course. The assignment asks that you reflect how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace.

Assignment Details

Complete this week’s Learning Activity to prepare for the Assignment.

PS360-2: Explain how the principles of applied behavior analysis are applied when modifying target behaviors.

GEL1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.

For this week’s assignment, you will write a 4-5 page narrative essay to present to a group of undergraduate students prior to their graduation (note for this assignment you will only write the essay. There is no actual presentation component).

You are playing the role of a behavior analyst who has been working in the field for 25 years. You have been asked to speak to college students who will be graduating with their Bachelor’s in Psychology in Applied Behavior Analysis in less than a month. You want your message to be meaningful to these students and you want to engender pride in the work done by behavior analysts and inspire these students to obtain their Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) certifications. You want to establish your credibility as a speaker for the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA) by presenting some background information about your education and expertise in the field, as well as a brief overview of the science of ABA.

You believe that describing a day in the life of a behavior analyst might be the best way to get your message across. Sharing an early experience you had speaking to a group of foster parents will be an effective approach. You recount an experience you had speaking to a group of new foster parents who had many questions about behaviors being demonstrated by their new foster children.

Listen to the parent questions from three different parents during that discussion.

• Parent#1(transcripts)
• Parent#2 (transcripts)
• Parent#3 (transcripts)

Write a 4-5 page narrative essay in which you include the following:

• Introduce yourself and establish yourself as a credible representative by presenting some background information about your education and expertise in the field, as well as a brief overview of the science of ABA.
• Include each parent’s question and provide your recommendations for modifying the behaviors.
• Include explanations of the contingencies at work maintaining the target behaviors, i.e., reinforcement, punishment, and motivating operations, and possible approaches to modify the behaviors of concern (brief behavior modification approaches).
• Discuss mock future communications you received from each of these three parents regarding the successes they encountered when implementing your suggestions.
• Conclude with a paragraph that leaves your audience with an inspiring thought or quotation that reflects your joy in making a difference in the lives of those who are struggling.

Directions:

Your Assignment should be a 4-5 page narrative essay, not including the Title and Reference pages, and should include the following elements:

• Title page should be in APA Style.
• Body: Answer the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs
  • The assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose. The communication of your thoughts must be highly ordered, logical, and unified, displaying exceptional content, organization, style, and mechanics (including the use of correct grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure).
• Reference Page should be in APA Style.
• Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced
• Use 6th Edition APA Formatting and Citation style