Psychological Research Proposals Samples For Students

Variables that Influence Psychological Well-Being following Significant Weight Loss Submitted by

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The goal of therapies addressing weight loss is to decrease the risks for chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, but also to ultimately increase positive feelings of well-being from physical improvements. Significant weight loss is accompanied by both positive and negative emotions and if the decrease in body mass is accompanying by negative feelings, maintenance is difficult. Therefore, psychological aspects to weight loss programs are an important consideration when determining the success of the therapy. Previous research concerning the psychological aspects of significant weight loss has made ...

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Therapies are usually designed to address the problems of weight loss that should lessen the risks for chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension. In addition to this, many researchers happen to approve of the positive feelings and the improvement of wellbeing that physical therapies are able to provide (Bryan & Tiggemann, 2001, p.147). Significant weight loss is said to accompany both positive and negative emotions, and it is in this regard that psychological balance should be maintained to ensure success of the therapy. The aim ...

Abstract

Stress is a dynamic and interactional process involving intricate body systems with formulations and operationalisation of the components at different levels(1).There is growing evidence that there is a positive correlation between emotional stress and oral health. As will be demonstrated from the literature reviewed in this paper emotional stress can be implicated in oral problems such as ulcerative conditions, inflammatory conditions, dental decay, TMD, RAS and others that continue to be linked to stress. Stress has also been found to aggravate some oral conditions such as oral lichen planus. In some of these conditions the precise mechanisms by which ...

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In addition to the physiological factors, there are a number of psychological factors that play a major role on musculoskeletal pain that can lead to disability. After the patient has healed from the physiological factors that led to the experience of pain, there are still fear avoidance beliefs that can take the form of chronic pain in the mind, so that the patient resists increases in physical activity levels. Ironically, the decision to reduce physical activity levels in response to this combination of physical pain and psychological fears keeps the back pain chronic, as the patient never overcomes the ...

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Crisis Counseling is an activity that is directed at restoring normalcy to human psychological feeling. Crises are numerous and they are experienced frequently in everyday life. Since it’s something that is part of human life, finding out a plan that will minimize effects is the most modest thing for people to do. Furthermore, crisis may arise from natural disasters over which human beings have no control over. Perfecting the skills and procedures of reducing the effects of crisis will bring more benefits to humanity.

Introduction

A crisis, if looked at from a wider perspective, does not only refer to ...

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to understand the role of the family in the psychological development of an individual. As family contributes genes and the immediate environment into which a child is born and reared into adulthood, it's influence on the individual’s psychology cannot be denied. While certain characteristic of psychology in the context of the family are flexible to change, few characteristics are inflexible. An open minded approach is undertaken to explore the influence of family, and to present different perspectives that can be applied for a better understanding of the topic. The context of family ...

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Successful andragogy-based outcomes can be realized by the creation of comfortable professional development opportunities that focus on training applicability to address the concerns, interests, needs and issues pertaining to middle adult workers. Participation in practical activities and role playing enable middle adult learners to relate to novel teaching instructions and, by extension, keep them interested and engaged in their work place activities. The reason to keep middle adult staff engaged is to ensure that they have a positive attitude towards their job and that they are able to sustain their productivity for a considerable period. As such, there is ...

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Television is a strong media form that can have significant influence to the minds of the minors. Behavioral and psychological effects of television have been documented in research studies, but what is most significant is how literature reviews demonstrated the impact of television shows in the communication of minors and their mindsets. Television, in its various media forms, has the ability to influence behavior and may result in persuasive effects in the use of words and other forms of communication in order to attract its viewers, especially the minors. As the young audience is exposed to television in its ...

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One of the most prevalent addictions in our society that has far-reaching social, economic and psychological ramifications is alcoholism. At least 16.3 million Americans who are above 18 years have Alcohol Use Disorder as at 2014. However, not everyone who consumes or excessively consumes alcohol ends up with alcohol use disorder. This study speculates that persons with alcohol addiction have an inherently addictive personality and goes ahead to propose a study to investigate it. Using a random sample, a two group-study will be implemented. Personality test will be used to collect information on addictive personality. A t-test for two-groups ...

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Owing to the fact that learning in an academic institution is a comprehensive process, students are exposed to a wide spectrum of stressors. This situation is mainly attributed to the fact that they are compelled to appreciate the content being put across by their teachers while handling their personal affairs simultaneously. According to the Journal of Organizational Behavior (2016), active stress development hinders the overall cognitive abilities of an individual thereby limiting their productivity. As such, students are less productive when they are exposed to the vulnerabilities of stress in their academic institutions. To prevent mediocre performance due to ...

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One of the most prevalent addition in our society that has far reaching social, economic and psychological ramifications is alcoholism. At least 16.3 million Americans who are above 18 years have Alcohol Use Disorder as at 2014. However, not everyone who consumes or excessively consumes alcohol ends up with alcohol use disorder. This study speculates that persons with alcohol addiction have an inherently addictive personality and goes ahead to propose a study to investigate it. Using a random sample, a two group-study will be implemented. Personality test will be used to collect information on addictive personality. A t-test for ...

Ministry of Health

Oman Specialized Nursing Institute
Health Services Management Program
2015-2016
Research Methodology for Health Sciences I
Identification of Causes and Consequences of Work- Related Stress among Midwives in South Al-Sharqia Region
4. Methodology

Research design

This study will employ a descriptive design to address the study questions. In this case, the researcher will conduct a survey to obtain data from the study participants. A descriptive design is used in studies that do not involve the manipulation of the study variables by the researcher (Valencia-GO, 2015, p. 97). This study seeks to identify the factors associated with work-related stress (WRS) and its consequences ...

Institutional analysis

The aim of this study is to demystify the effects of charging and incarceration minors alongside their adult counterparts. The papers explore the judicial process and how juveniles cannot handle the stress that comes with the trial processes. Minors will be compared with their elderly counterparts in their undressing of the rights including waiver of Miranda rights. The paper also explores the psychological and socio-behavioral implication of holding minors in adult prisons (Siegel, 2014). The research will use literature and court's published data to justify the need for separating the mainstream legal system from juvenile system.

Thesis

Criminal Minors are ...

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Organization
Dear Addressee,
I hereby deliver to you the final research proposal to this independent review.
In accordance with the recently stated terms of reference, this proposal covers all the necessary steps required to allow the start of the research. All the elements have been certified to warrant the research.
The review would like to note that through this research, there will be countless benefits for families undergoing problems mentioned in the research.
The review would like to propose the start date for the research to be moved forwards due to the collaboration with company providing the study participant. ...

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between social networking and face-to-face communication with respect to their influence on the social interaction skills. The first aim of the research has to determine whether there is a causal relationship between use of social networking tools and face-to-face communication behaviors. The research aims to investigate the hypothesis. There will be a statistically significant difference in change/gain scores for communication behaviors between the experimental group and the control group; Face-to-face communication is associated with the students’ social media networking habits (i.e. time spent on social media networking). There will ...

Research Methods Sp2016

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The dominance of commercial technological innovation in the context of modern society has resulted in a form of technological dependence for some individuals, causing them to pay less regard to aspects of the physical world. Technological innovation has assumed a noteworthy role in the flow of our daily lives, such as through the methods we employ to maintain interpersonal connections. Numerous individuals are included in a matrix of connections facilitated by technological innovation and an increasingly digitalized culture; however, the vast amount of these affiliations can leave individuals the global community feeling subjectively void. The effects of technological ...

Operating room noise: How noise affects patients during induction and/or emergence from anesthesia

Abstract
The presence of noise is an inevitable occurrence for any Operation Room (OR). Noise in the OR emanates from diverse sources including equipment movements, music, beeping pages, conversations, surgical instruments, lasers, machines and phones. With these noise comes its effects to both the OR operators and also the patients. However, the most susceptible persons to noise are pre and or post-operative patients owing to the fact that they have a contracted capability to cope with stressful conditions such as noise. According to the World Health Organization OR noise levels need to be capped at 30 dB (WHO, 2010). ...

ABSTRACT

A combination of harmonic, melodic and rhythmical sounds make up music, which has now been used for centuries for a variety of medicinal purposes. The therapeutic intervention of using music to ease the pain in patients in various conditions has been used for a long time and has been shown to be effective in relieving pain. As an element of pain control, music has stirred an interest amongst various researchers to file exactly its effect in various health conditions in which patients may be experiencing. While doing this, it is necessary to appreciate the fact that pain felt by an adult ...

Background of the Research

The research paper is fundamentally about the comparison of Compassion Fatigue and PTSD patients. The research main objective it to go along with or reject this hypothesis: People suffering from Compassion fatigue will experience similar physiological changes as those suffering from PTSD. By working towards this hypothesis, the research can be able to compare and contrast CF to PTSD and recognize how the two are related. In order to verify and distinguish the relation between these two phenomena, it is essential to know what the research will be looking for. First, it is essential to have the invariable values ( ...

Abstract

The study will aim to comprehend the way leadership in the oil and gas sector can be used to increase employee performance as well as how leadership can play a substantial role in enhancing employee morale and performance in oil rigs. The research will seek to fill the knowledge gap regarding leadership in oil and gas industry. I will use a phenomenological design since the study is a qualitative research. I will select the study sample using purposive sampling. Additionally, I will collect data through semi-structured interviews method. After collecting the data, I will identify the common themes and ...

Introduction

Young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 need at least seven hours of sleep each night to maintain their cognitive, emotional, and physical functions, but college students tend to lack quality sleep. A sample of 1,160 college students reported sleeping on average 5.85 ± 1.85 hours per night, and 35% of them considered their sleep bad or very bad (Elagra et al., 2016). Lack of sleep has been associated with higher risk of negative moods, unintentional injuries, risk-taking behaviors, and poor academic performance (National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center, 2014). Although various negative effects of ...

Elementary School-Aged Obesity

Introduction
The topic of the study is about the elementary school-aged children who are identified as obese. The study was a review of the efficacy of school-based intervention and home-based strategies to address the underlying effects and issues in obesity. Furthermore, the study shows that school-based interventions may reduce the BMI score of the elementary school-aged children (between six and eleven years of age), but such approach serve as a short-term intervention. On the other hand, it was stated in the study that in home setting can provide significant strategies that can help in halting obesity among these children. ...

Employee Motivation Theory: Females in the U.S.
Problem Leading To This Study: Many female individuals within the U.S. struggle with a sense of motivation. Merely getting up every morning to go to work can be an exhaustion and a burden. It shouldn’t have to be.
Hypothesis: This problem can be changed over time.perhaps even reversed completely, with an increase in widespread awareness. What is my rationale for this hypothesis, based on the provided literature? First of all, the case study memo (pg. 2) makes it clear that repetitive changes are always going on in the workplace, and that ...

Question 1

The APA – American Psychological Association – is an academic formatting style that helps students and researchers to format the structure of their work in a bid to avoid plagiarism. Developed in 1929 by a group of psychologists anthropologists and business managers, the style sets out simple procedures and rules that codify the scientific writing elements (APA, 2016). The simplified writing elements outlined by APA make it easy for users of scientific information to understand and comprehend the concepts being presented by the writers. The APA guidelines also promote consistency, in addition to clarity, when writing and presenting scientific information.
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Abstract

The main purpose of this research is the provision of an overview about the child obesity, its causes, physiological and social changes, the existing advancements in childhood obesity, and prevention and intervention s of this problem. Attaining a complete impression about the factors linked with obesity in kids is really significant in developing the highly effective strategies of intervention. Community and family based intrusions have produced positive outcomes in order to reduce the level of BMIs and an improvement of the risk factors of MetS s. Inclusively, in the USA an increased level of obesity interventions and continuous initiatives ...

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Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that is associated with serious kind of traumatic events and can result in the development of suicidal thoughts. The problem of PTSD can develop in any person, but veterans have more chances of getting this disorder. Moreover, veterans may require more effective ways of treating the disorder as cognitive behavioral therapy, Prolonged Exposure, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction are unable to give required results. Therefore, spiritual and religious ways of living a life are considered for treating the patients of PTSD, who have developed the problem as a ...

Abstract

Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) is a modern approach to solving psychiatric problems. The techniques used in this form of therapy have proved to be effective in many situations. In recent years, cases of depression in women have risen considerable. This study proposes the application of the cognitive behavioral therapy in treating cases of depression in women. A brief introduction is provided to highlight the significance of the study. Through the literature review, the applications and perceived success of CBT is substantiated. A randomized study design will be used to select the study participants. Qualified individuals will be subjected to ...

The Lived Experiences of Staff Nurses on Burnout in Oncology Department

Research Question:
What are the lived experiences of nurses in the Oncology Department?
What are the coping experiences of nurses in the Oncology Department?
Objectives of the study:
Conceptual Framework
Figure 1 Conceptual Framework

Research design

The current research uses the qualitative research design to attain main aims and objectives of the research. As the central objectives of the present study seek to reveal the lived experiences of the nurses in the Oncology Department, it is believed that the qualitative research design suits it the most. It is considered that qualitative design is constructed for the researchers who aim at revealing ...

Abstract

There is a need to research the issue of bullying as a school- community issue. There have been many incidents where the school and the community have been both affected by the increasing incidents of cyber bullying on and off campus. This paper highlights the importance of understanding the issue of cyber bullying as a school -community issue since most often, cyber bulling takes place at home. The paper suggests that schools and communities must collaborate for the decision making process and implementation. Policies must be reformed in order to prevent cyber bullying from happening in the first place.
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Abstract

This research proposal seeks to investigate effects of cognitive and behavioral sleep education on adolescent sleep patterns. From several cases of problems that adolescents experience due to poor sleep habits, it has been a matter of concern that a sleep education program, as an intervention, be implemented. The study will use both longitudinal survey and grounded theory designs to solicit quantitative and qualitative data. It is conjectured that cognitive and behavioral sleep education has positive effects on student sleep habits: It enables students to think about harmful consequences of poor quality sleep, and respond with appropriate behaviors of better ...

Statement of the problem

Old age is associated with several mental illnesses, which culminate into other psychosocial issues. For example, dementia and other related conditions such as the Creutzfeudz Jacob’s disease – as caused by advanced senility – have become common in the modern world. Usually, these diseases affect old people, which become more and more problematic as the age advances. The role of caring for the old people has therefore become very vital, usually requiring increased care and special treatment to these people.

Introduction

The elderly people face several challenges due to the mental, social and health problems associated with old age. In the ...