Review the attached document “Research Proposal Guidelines”, as well as Topic 7 lecture section on The Results and Discussion Sections in the Research Proposal for a brief overview pertaining to “how to” complete the assignment.

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Using the topic  Attitudes and Social Cognition  write a Research Proposal (2,000-2,500 words) on a topic relevant to the course. To complete the Research Proposal, do the following:

Review the attached document “Research Proposal Guidelines”, as well as Topic 7 lecture section on The Results and Discussion Sections in the Research Proposal for a brief overview pertaining to “how to” complete the assignment.

  1. Introductory section: Include hypothesis and a review of the literature.
  2. Method section: Include subsections on Participants, Apparatus/Materials/Instruments, Procedure, and Design.
  3. Results section: Include statistic, critical values, degrees of freedom, and alpha level.
  4. Discussion section: Include interpretation of results, ethical concerns, limitations of study, and suggestions for future research.
  5. Figures and Tables section: Include a minimum of two (either two figures, two tables, or a figure and a table).

Include at least 8-10 scholarly references.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: 3.3: Design an innovative research study and 4.3: Plan and manage the necessary process for the completion of a research project.

Government funding would again take lots of work.  Someone would need to campaign at the local levels to raise awareness and gain support.

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Janette Swindell

Two problems identified in raising mental awareness is funding and stigma/discrimination.

Possible solutions to funding mental awareness programs:

  • Having fund raisers
  • Have big name stars participate in fund raisers
  • Work on government funding
  • Have groups think outside the box
  • Get big corporations to become involved

The solutions named above have pros and cons.  In order to have fund raisers, there

needs to be a dedicated person willing to give up their time to basically organize by making hundreds of phone calls, putting together a venue, a group of people willing to volunteer their time, organize tickets, advertising, be responsible for the funds collected, and having the ability to pull the entire event off within the laws of the government and state they are conducting the fund raisers.  On the other hand, having fund raisers allows money to be generated and donated to raising mental awareness which in turn gives people the opportunity to recognize, understand, and benefit from information regarding mental illnesses.  “Mental health awareness campaigns have yielded positive outcomes” (Srivastava, Chatterjee, & Bhat, 2016, p. 131).  Bringing awareness enables families, friends, and communities to have important information that will help others and themselves.

Government funding would again take lots of work.  Someone would need to campaign at the local levels to raise awareness and gain support.  Barring all obstacles, petitions would need to be signed, political support would need to be gathered and all the right channels would need to be followed.  This would be a time consuming and long road.  If the government agreed to fund raising awareness of mental illness, information would be available to a greater area of people. “Evidence is emerging to support the belief that poverty and mental illness in developing countries are linked in such a way that when one increases, the other usually increases”  (Patterson, Edwards, & Vakili, 2018, p. 72).  It is imperative that mental health awareness is provided to everyone, even in remote areas.

Possible solutions to extinguishing stigma/discrimination:

  • Trained speakers
  • Workplace trainings
  • Education in schools
  • Workshops
  • Support groups

The above solutions can assist in raising awareness of mental illnesses and removing the stigma/discrimination that is associated with the subject.  Fear of the unknown can lead someone to hide from the world.  Conducting meetings with trained speakers would be a solution to raising awareness of mental illness.  It would take people that are dedicated, passionate, and be educated in the field, but able to speak in terms everyone can understand.  The speakers would need to be culturally diverse so as not to offend anyone.  To be effective, the speakers would need to go to all parts of the world in order to raise awareness of mental illness in every country.  This would take money and time.

Workshops are another solution to the problem of raising mental illness awareness.  A booth could be set up in local health fairs, community events, and even at colleges on opening day.  It would enable people to stop by without feeling uncomfortable and request information.  This would take a group of people that are willing to go out to different venues and provide information on mental illnesses.  They would need to be trained in the field but can meet and greet all types of people.  In a study conducted by Jorm, Sawyer, and Gillett (2019) in Australia, workshops to raise awareness of mental illness were successful in getting the information out to the public.  The more a subject is put in the open, the less stigma/discrimination is associated with it.

References

Jorm, A., Sawyer, M., & Gillett, J. (2012). Australian Rotary Health: a major contributor to mental awareness in Australia. Australasian Psychiatry, 20(4), 319-321. doi:10.1177/1039856212447968

Patterson, J. E., Edwards, T., & Vakili, S. (2018). Global Mental Health: A Call for Increased Awareness and Action for Family Therapists. Family Process, 57, 70–82. doi:10.1111/famp.12281

Srivastava, K., Chatterjee, K., & Bhat, P. S. (2016). Mental health awareness: The Indian scenario. Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 25, 131-134.

How could an increased awareness of information processing, your  learning style, and your attention and self-regulation strategies  potentially affect your performance in your academic journey?

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Metacognition

 

Prior to engaging in this discussion, please read “Chapter 8: Owning  Our Learning Experiences” in your e-book and review the Instructor  Guidance. Metacognition is the ability to be aware of  and regulate one’s thought processes. It is suggested to be a process  that improves our ability to effectively process information. Consider  the benefits of being more aware of your own learning needs and how it  might affect both your personal and professional goals. Discuss the  following:

  • How could an increased awareness of information processing, your  learning style, and your attention and self-regulation strategies  potentially affect your performance in your academic journey?
  • Your career development/professional life?
  • Based on your career goals, how can a better understanding of how we learn be applied?
    (e.g. in your organization? your community? your volunteer efforts?)
  • Did you learn anything important about yourself through the process of learning about learning?
  • What did you learn about your peers in the class through the process of learning about learning?
  • How will you apply what you have learned about yourself in your  future learning activities (whether you are the learner or the  instructor in these activities)?
  • Do you agree or disagree that by applying the elements of  metacognition into your studies, you will improve your ability to learn  more effectively?

From what we’ve been told about Nadine, she is suffering from paranoia, anxiety, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Nadine is experiencing paranoia because she is afraid to speak to strangers to order food or to just about anyone outside of her own home.

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Original discussion board

There are three possible diagnosis in this scenario.  Can you indentify them?  Discuss.

Nadine was a 15-year-old girl whose mother brought her for a psychiatric evaluation to help her with long standing shyness.Although Nadine was initially reluctant to say much about herself, she said she felt constantly tense. She was generally unable to speak in any situation outside of her home or school classes. She refused to leave her house alone for fear of being forced to interact with someone. She was especially anxious around other teenagers, but she also became “too nervous” to speak to adult neighbors she had known for years. She said it felt impossible to walk into a restaurant and order from “a stranger at the counter” for fear of being humiliated.Nadine also felt she constantly was on her guard, needing to avoid the possibility of getting attacked. She was the most confident when she was alone in her room. From seventh grade to ninth grade, Nadine’s peers turned on her. The bullying was daily and included intense name-calling (for example – “stupid,” “ugly,” “crazy”) and physical threats. One girl (the ringleader) had been Nadine’s good friend in elementary school, but hit her and gave her a black eye. Nadine did not fight back. She refused to tell her parents what happened, but cried herself to sleep at night.Nadine transferred to a specialty arts high school for ninth grade. Even though the bullying ended, she could not make friends. Nadine felt even more unable to venture into new places. She felt increasingly self-conscious that she could not do as much on her own.Nadine was even scared to read a book by herself in a local, public park. She had nightmares about the bullies in her old school. She spent whole weekends “trapped” in her home.

respond classmate 1:

From what we’ve been told about Nadine, she is suffering from paranoia, anxiety, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Nadine is experiencing paranoia because she is afraid to speak to strangers to order food or to just about anyone outside of her own home. She believes that she may get attacked or ridiculed. This leads into the anxiety of always watching over her shoulder and being fearful of others around her. She is suffering from PTSD because she was tormented for years by whom she thought were her friends. Now, she can’t read a book in public, has a lack of confidence, and endures nightmares consistently to the point where she’s not even free in her own home.

respond classmate 2:

If I had to choose three diagnosis to diagnosis Nadine with the first one that I would choose is 313.23 which is selective mutism. Selective mutism is a complex childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child’s inability to speak and communicate effectively in select social settings, such as school. These children are able to speak communicate in a setting where they are comfortable, secure and relaxed. In the scenario it stated that Nadine  was unable to speak in any situation outside of her home and school classes. The second diagnose that I will diagnose Nadine with is 300.23 which is Social Anxiety Disorder (social phobia). According to DSM-5 book this disorder sometimes emerges out of a childhood history of social inhibition or shyness in U.S. and European studies. The onset of social anxiety disorder may follow a stressful or humiliating experience (e.g., being bullied, vomiting during a public speech), or it may be insidious, developing slowly. The last and final diagnosis is 300.22- Agoraphobia. In the scenario it stated that Nadine was scared to read a book by herself in a local, public park.  This diagnostic criteria is a fear or anxiety about two or more of the following five situations, using public transportation, being in open spaces, being in enclosed spaces, standing in line or being in a crowd and being outside of the home alone. These are the three possible diagnosis that I would diagnose Nadine with for her current symptoms. In my opinion, the Selective Mutism diagnose would be my first choice.