Intervention – Introduction and Selection

I’m trying to study for my Psychology course and I need some help to understand this question.

Making Your Selection

The purpose of this week’s assignment item is for you to select (and get approved) the intervention behavior you will change over the course of the next few weeks.

Guidance

In selecting what behavior you will change, choose something that is meaningful; something that will be challenging to cut out or increase in your everyday life. Some examples of commonly selected behaviors for this assignment are:

Reducing/eliminating social media

Increasing water intake

Exercising daily

Increasing family time

Daily mindfulness

Note: Do not select a behavior or substance that is needed to maintain your health such as a prescription medication, or a substance that might require a medically supervised detoxification period (nicotine, alcohol, caffeine). Change in diet and physical activity may require a medical clearance. This is an assignment to build understanding and empathy, and is not meant to address long-standing concerns that may benefit from professional medical help (e.g., trichotillomania [compulsive hair pulling], binging and or purging [throwing up after eating], abstaining from chronic alcohol use [can result in death if body goes through serious withdrawals], suicidal or homicidal thoughts, etc.). While you will maintain a journal noting progress, it is important to keep disclosures appropriate, and refrain from viewing this assignment as a diary.

Submission and Request Requirements and Tasks:

Describe the substance or behavior you chose to change, why you picked it and why this choice will meet the spirit of this assignment. Describe the history of this element in your life and any previous attempts that you have made to change it. Identify and describe the specific intervention you will use to change this behavior (i.e., this assignment is considered an intervention) aside from this assignment. Describe your expectations for what your experience will be like to change your behavior. (250 word maximum)