Social behavior

A major question that has plagued the field of abnormal behavior is, what are the criteria for abnormal behavior (or psychopathology, mental illness, or a similar term)? Perhaps a clue to the answer can be seen in the medical profession, that can diagnose physical illness or disease fairly accurately. In the history of developing successful diagnostic procedures in medicine, a primary prerequisite has been a fairly precise knowledge of what constitutes normal anatomy and physiological…

Social environment causes of crime are: real or perceived inaccessibility to services, lack of support to families and neighborhoods, not sharing power, the overexposure to television as a means of recreation, lack of leadership in communities, inequality…

participants. Pre to post intervention changes in anxiety, depression, behavioral concerns, social outcomes, and academic functioning will be measured by the Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assessment System (BIMAS) (McDougal, Bardos & Meier, 2011) and the Children’s Adolescent Wellness Scale (CAWS). Research Questions The researcher will use data obtained from the Self Report and Parent report forms of the Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assessment System (BIMAS) and the Children’s…

Introduction Evaluations in social work practices are needed to report the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of psychological intervention used in the field. The single subject research design (SSRD) is an empirical measurement of a client’s functioning over a time span. This SSRD tool will measure the client’s functioning before, during and after the intervention (Jordan & Franklin, 2011). This paper will describe the client, establish a baseline, track two targeted goals over 30 days and…

Observational learning, also known as social learning is the act of learning by watching others. It is not just in mimicking behaviors, but retaining those behaviors and using them as one’s own behavior at a later time (Argosy Course Notes, 2015). For example, a teacher praises a child for getting the correct answer when matching flash cards, another child is observing this and two days later this child is asked to match the cards and correctly places it (Fryling, Johnson & Hayes, 2011).…

which is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, is research that helps to inform/prove why people act the way they do. There are many reasons to explain questions such as these, but there are seven distinct perspectives that help to demonstrate why. As seen in Laura A. King’s book “The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View (4th edition)” there are seven contemporary approaches to psychology, that examine questions regarding human behavior. The seven different approaches to…

This also involves social learning theory. Although divorce has become a social norm it is also still thought to be shameful. Many learn from the behavior of peers that there is certain shame and stigmatism that comes along with being open about divorce. It is a valid possibility that we have been learning divorce is easy, but still shameful…

British children would have been disciplined should they act 'naughty ' using forceful measures whereas today these measures are discouraged and instead we are encouraged to use a reward system to teach them certain behaviors are 'good ' so this is an example of how ideas have changed over time. In the 1970 's a famous experiment called the 'Baby X experiment ' (Seavey et al., 1975) shows that more often participants would present what they believed to be a male infant…

behavioral approach, our goal here is to teach Juno to eliminate unwanted behaviors and learn new behaviors that most possibly can overcome his social anxiety disorder. In a way, he learned those certain types of inappropriate behaviors, so it is possible to learn new behaviors to decrease his inappropriate behaviors and to increase his appropriate behaviors. As a matter of fact, if he continues with his inappropriate behavior regardless to inside or outside of school, it’s unacceptable and…

This case study is about a boy named Allen, who is showing some questionable behavior. His mother is concerned about his mental health. His social patterns are irregular for his age; some of them being struggling to make friends, fitting in with his peers, and telling stories of violence, which is cause for concern for someone at his age. His mother is trying her best to be a good parent; even though she has a lot on her plate like taking care of two other kids, a full-time job and to top it all…