Internet-Based Psychological Interventions
Discussion Question.Internet-Based Psychological Interventions Apa format
Internet-Based Psychological Interventions
Due Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
With so many individuals using the Internet today, the psychology of the individual, the family, the community, and the society has changed. Some might argue that the traditional psychological theories cannot be applied and therefore psychology as an entire field needs to be revamped to incorporate the impact and the application of internet technology. As a student completing a bachelor’s degree in psychology, your future career will undoubtedly incorporate the use of the Internet in very new ways. Read the following article from the AUO Library:
Ritterband, L. M., Gonder-Frederick, L., Cox, D. J., Clifton, A. D., West,
R. W., & Borowitz, S. M. (2003). Internet interventions: In review,
in use, and into the future. Professional Psychology: Research and
Practice, 34(5), 527-534.
http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/614380331
Identify a problem area or psychological issue that could benefit from the use of an internet intervention. Now, using what you learned from the article, propose an internet intervention using the following guidelines:
- What problem area would the internet intervention address?
- Provide a general description of the proposed internet intervention.
- How would the effectiveness of the proposed intervention be tested?
What are any legal and ethical issues related to the proposed intervention? Include the specific APA ethical standard(s) in your response.
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Cancer has become a very deadly disease globally since it has no cure thus we have been losing lives daily but the patients experience insomnia which is the inability to get sleep for long hours. The internet intervention would be perfect for insomnia and as most people experience it especially cancer victims. Therefore, for patients suffering from insomnia, I would propose an…
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