Posted: December 23rd, 2014

Adjustment Psychology

Adjustment Psychology

PICKING a TOPIC:

This course is Psychology of Adjustment.  The topic of the research paper must be related to issues discussed in the area of human adjustment. The Table of Contents in our textbook lists many topics related to human adjustment. Any of those areas can be a topic for your research paper.

OBJECTIVES OF RESEARCH:

We live in a changing world and changing times.  For instance, because of ever-increasing level of automation, many jobs that used be to done by the human hand are now being done by machines.  Computer technology has changed ways of human communication. We used to write letters to one another sending them through the snail-pace mail and were happy to receive a reply one or two weeks later. We don’t do that as much or as often any more. We have cell phones these days which give us instant gratification. We also email and we text, especially with the younger generation. The words, blogging and twittering, for example, which were never heard of just not too long ago, are quickly becoming household words. Another area of change is that because of industrialization, the world we live in is more populated than before, including air pollution, water pollution, and noise population, etc. Pollution affects our food sources, which, in, turn affect our health.  It has also been suggested by some that the temperature on earth is slowly rising because of all the various human activities we engage in. In addition, decades ago, one bread-winner families were the norm. Life was simple, without all the modern labor-saving devices and without the 50 inch LCD TV’s in the living-room.  Today, our lives are full of modern gadgets, but somehow, our stress level has skyrocketed in the meantime. Heart diseases, stroke, and cancer, which are believed to be all stress-related, have become leading diseases that end people’s lives today.  Divorce rates in this country are among the highest in the world. Drug problems and crime problem constantly challenge the peace and quiet of people’s lives.

The list above merely represents the tip of the iceberg in terms of life changes, which demand adjustments on our part. Needless to day, to survive, to be a fully functioning social being, and to live a fulfilled life in an ever-changing world, we must adjust to the changes.

The objectives of this research paper are twofold. The first is that you are expected to do research on the topic of your choice. You will learn where and how to find reputable research findings, which may offer suggestions regarding adjustment on a practical level. That is, instead of engaging in some abstract theoretical discussion, try to find research findings that offer practical suggestions about adjustment, like “how to improve human communications, “  “how to have a successful marriage,” “how to manage personal/family finance,” “how to reduce stress,” “how to reduce crime rate,” “how to improve one’s health,” “how to increase one’s self-esteem,” “how to develop a successful career,” etc., etc.  The second objective is that you are expected to share your research with the class, so that your fellow students will benefit from your research.

SPECIFIC RESEARCH REQUIRENETS:

You are required to review at least three original research papers published in professional psychology journals within the past 20 years.  Such journal articles can be found usually through fee-based professional databases only. They usually can not be found through Yahoo or Google searches. HACC’s online library provides such databases. This is how you can locate professional psychology journal articles:

•    www.hacc.edu
•    Library
•    Journal and Newspaper articles
•    Databases A – Z
•    (scroll all the way down) PsychArticles, ProQuest. PsycINFO, or another database listed there
•    Type in your HACC ID number and your PIN (only when you are accessing the site from an off-campus computer)
•    Type in key words and search

To emphasize again, you cannot use articles found through regular Yahoo or Google searches on the web.

FORMAT AND PRESENTATION:

Your paper must follow the APA format (pay special attention to references and subheadings) and
•    be typed, double-spaced, using font size 12, with a one-inch margin on all sides.
•    contain a title page
•    has an abstract
•    has an introductory paragraph and a conclusion paragraph.
•    has in-text references
•    has an APA style reference list at the end (on a separate page)
•    your paper must be at least 5 pages in length, NOT counting the title page, the abstract, and the reference page.
•    Submit your paper in the MS Word format or a pdf file. (My computer can’t open files saved in other file formats).

The above are basic components found in an APA style paper. In addition, I want you to include a bullet-point outline of your paper, similar to the Table of Contents of a textbook or a chapter outline in a textbook. The outline should list the main points you will discuss in the paper. Place the outline on a separate page after the abstract page.

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