Psychology Question

Psychology Question

This week you will submit an evaluation of the effectiveness of your behavior modification program. Your evaluation should be written in a 4-6 page paper (including your graph or chart) that contains the following:

  • Functional analysis of the target behavior to explain the purpose or motive of the original behavior by discussing the following:
    • Define the behavior in the context that the behavior is used
    • The antecedent or trigger related to the behavior
    • The consequences of the behavior that help to maintain this behavior
  • A graph that indicates the baseline behavior during the first data collection phase as well as the data collected during the treatment phase and an overall assessment of level of success of your program (of if your program is still in progress you should report the changes that have been made up until this point).
  • A discussion of the effectiveness of your modification plan, techniques that were used, and method of data recording and analysis that you used.
  • A discussion of what changes you might make to your behavior modification program if you were to continue to attempt to change this behavior.

Submit your paper by Saturday of week 4. Your paper should be written in APA format and your sources should be properly cited and referenced.

Final Project Grading CriteriaMaximum Points
Presented a functional analysis of the original behavior15
Submitted graph showing baseline, progress, and end result if the student was able to complete BM plan. If not documentation of progress will be fine.15
Discussion of the effectiveness of the modification plan, techniques that were used, and method of data recording and analysis20
Discussion of possible changes be made to help the behavior modification program to be more effective10
Proper APA format of citations and references.20
Grammar, spelling, and correct APA format

 

Answer preview

The target behavior for this program is the excessive consumption of alcohol. It is mainly brought about by boredom or stress. Boredom evokes the urge to find an activity for occupying the vacuum created by the absence of meaningful engagement (Miltenberger, 2015). This triggers the desire to indulge in alcohol to fill this time. Stress is also another trigger. Due to the lack of sufficient coping mechanisms when under stress, I find myself trying to block it out by consuming copious amounts of alcohol. While it does not help to solve life problems or count as a meaningful activity to offset boredom, the feeling of being inebriated is addictive and has developed into the natural response for when I am bored or stressed.

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