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Identify one potential ethical issue and one legal issue that would be foremost in your mind as you begin counseling your client.

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Please can you do this Unit 3 Discussion 1 & 2 and Unit 3 Assignment 1? $40.00 Due (Monday) 7/23/2018.

Unit 3 Discussion 1 & 2 and Unit 3 Assignment 1? $40.00 Due (Monday) 7/23/2018.

Unit 3 Discussion 1

Legal Issues in Counseling Children and Teens

Based on your experience in a counseling-related field or another professional arena, identify an incident with specific legal issues associated with the provision of counseling services to children and adolescents and describe how they were handled. Briefly describe what happened, changing specifics as needed to protect confidentiality. Based on what you have learned in Counseling Children, Morelen and Schaffer’s 2012 article, linked in Resources, and your review of the laws in your state, how well were the issues handled? What are the best practices for handling these issues?

Resources

· Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

· Understanding Clinical, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Child Emotional Maltreatment.

Unit 3 Discussion 2

Ethical Issues in Counseling Children and Teens [u03d2] Unit 3 Discussion 2

Overview

For this discussion, briefly describe the hypothetical case that you have created (or are creating) for your Unit 3 assignment. Then, identify one potential ethical and one potential legal concern that you would have in mind, as you began counseling with this child or adolescent. Explain the course of action you would take in the first session in order to prevent legal or ethical problems by communicating clearly with your client while also building rapport. Use the course readings for this week to support your conclusions.

Example Scenario

As an example, consider this scenario: Kendra, a 16-year-old student, has been encouraged by her best friend to come see you. Kendra called to make the appointment herself. She lives alone with her mother who works the night shift at a local club. Kendra says she hopes that her mother won’t have to know about her counseling because “she’s always tired,” and Kendra’s concern has to do with a boyfriend her mother dislikes. Kendra has never actually met the boyfriend; he is someone she connected with online who she’s been texting. Recently, the texts have become very sexual and Kendra has begun feeling uncomfortable, although she also finds the relationship exciting.

Based on your readings this week, what would be one potential ethical issue that would be foremost in your mind as you begin counseling Kendra? What would be one potential legal issue? How would you handle these concerns when Kendra comes in?

Discussion Instructions

Now, briefly describe the hypothetical case you have created (or are creating) for this unit’s assignment.

· Identify one potential ethical issue and one legal issue that would be foremost in your mind as you begin counseling your client.

· Identify your plan for addressing those issues.

· Cite the appropriate section of the ACA Code of Ethics, linked in Resources, and at least one other relevant resource.

Post your case to the discussion area.

Resources

· Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

· American Counseling Association: Ethics and Professional Standards.

[u03a1] Unit 3 Assignment 1

Unit 3 Assignment 1

what factors do you need to consider in your psychological testing for the forensic assessment report?

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  • Improve your interview and referral questions for the case vignette you selected in M1 Assignment 3. Using this case vignette, add to your referral questions by integrating the feedback that you received from your instructor in M4 Assignment 2 on your mock interview questions and formulated hypothesis on why the individual needs the referral.

Example Referral Questions:

  • As a forensic mental health professional, what factors do you need to consider in your psychological testing for the forensic assessment report?
  • What are the pertinent multicultural consideration?
  • What behavioral observations do you make about the client by reading the case vignette?
  • What are your assessment options in working with the client?
  • What standard and accepted psychological tests might you apply to your client in a forensic setting? Select from the instruments you researched in M3 Assignment 2 RA.
  • How will you recognize and evaluate your client’s offender behaviors associated with malingering and deception? What theoretical orientation do you want to use in this case for your treatment recommendations?
  • What is the case scenario that you have selected?
  • What is the reason for referral?
  • What is the purpose of the forensic assessment and report?
  • What is the nature of the problem presented in your selected case vignette?
  • What is the context in which the forensic assessment report will be used?
  • What is the background of your client? What are the symptoms displayed by your client and their significance in this case?
  • What is the mental status of your client? Be sure to elaborate on every major component addressed in the mental status examination.
  • What interview type and approach did you use with your client?
  • What tests are appropriate to use in your forensic assessment report? Identify one intelligence test, one objective personality test, and one projective test.
  • What collateral information will you use in the process of the evaluation?
  • How will you present your impressions of the client?
  • Revise your copy of Forensic Mental Health Professional Individual Assessment Report on the basis of your instructor’s feedback. Using the Forensic Mental Health Professional Individual Assessment Report template that you downloaded for M4 Assignment 2, revise your evaluation and interpretation of the information provided to you in the case vignette that you selected. Synthesize the information you collected to create a forensic mental health professional individual assessment report. Your findings should be in a report format.
    In a 10- to 12-page report, include only the following components:

    • Reason for Referral: Explain the objective of your case vignette analysis, clearly bringing out the aspects or reasons that motivated you to carry out the study.
    • Presentation: Create mock interview data and collateral information (you are to identify the questions to ask in the interview). Provide a synopsis of the interview. To support the mental status of your client, provide data based on your forensic assessment report and the mental status components you have identified.
    • Current Life Situation and Background Information: Explain the problem provided in your selected case vignette using the interview and mental status data. How does the data relate to the background and multicultural characteristics of your client and your behavioral observations?
    • Objective Testing: Identify the assessment instruments you would recommend to evaluate the client and explain the rationale for your recommendations. Describe the objective tests you have selected and their use. How did you apply these tests to your selected case vignette? According to your study, what is your analysis of the symptoms displayed by your client? What ethical and multicultural issues do you need to address? You will apply what you have learned from M3 Assignment 2 RA to this section.
    • Provide your diagnostic impressions based on DSM-5 criteria. What is your principal diagnosis? What is your secondary diagnosis? Are there other conditions that may be the focus of clinical attention to consider?
    • Conclusion and Recommendations: What is your hypothesis after taking into account the mental status examination, the interview, personality tests, and the symptom analysis? Explain your hypothesis and substantiate it using instances from your case study. Discuss your results with conclusions and recommendations. The final version of Forensic Mental Health Professional Individual Assessment Report should contain all the assigned components and the corresponding information and include revisions and improvements based on your feedback from M4 Assignment 2.
  • Synthesize the data and write a reflection statement in 2–3 pages. In a separate document, address the following:
    • Describe your professional role and relationship with the court and the third party requesting the assessment or evaluation.
    • Explain the hypothesis you have formulated.
    • Explain why you chose the tests for the assessment of the client.
    • Discuss potential ethical dilemmas that might arise in your assessment of the client.
    • Discuss the pertinent multicultural perspectives you considered.
    • Explain how you would prepare yourself to defend your evaluation in the court setting or to relevant third parties. Be sure to support your explanation with professional literature.
    • If you recommended treatment for your client, discuss the evidence-based approaches used with the disorder you diagnosed.
    • Discuss the influence of cultural factors on the assessment process. The final version of Forensic Mental Health Professional Individual Assessment Report should contain all the assigned components and the corresponding information and include revisions and improvements based on your feedback from M4 Assignment 2.
  • Synthesize the data and write a reflection statement in 2–3 pages. In a separate document, address the following:
  • Describe your professional role and relationship with the court and the third party requesting the assessment or evaluation.
  • Explain the hypothesis you have formulated.
  • Explain why you chose the tests for the assessment of the client.
  • Discuss potential ethical dilemmas that might arise in your assessment of the client.
  • Discuss the pertinent multicultural perspectives you considered.
  • Explain how you would prepare yourself to defend your evaluation in the court setting or to relevant third parties. Be sure to support your explanation with professional literature.
  • If you recommended treatment for your client, discuss the evidence-based approaches used with the disorder you diagnosed.
  • Discuss the influence of cultural factors on the assessment process.

Your final deliverables are:

  • A selected case vignette
  • A list of interview and referral questions
  • The assessment template
  • The final assessment report
  • A reflection statement

Your report and reflection statement combined should be approximately 12–15 pages. You are to utilize outside resources in your reflection statement only.

 

Assignments to work from

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Mock Individual Assessment (Rough Draft)

Create a mock forensic assessment report based on a patient in a selected vignette. Provide your diagnostic impressions based on the DSM-5 criteria.

For this assignment you are to:

  • Improve your interview and referral questions for the case vignette you selected in M1 Assignment 3. Use the case vignette you selected in M1 Assignment 3 for this assignment.
  • Next, create and document a set of mock interview questions and potential referral questions to ask your client and yourself. You can determine the questions in relation to the case vignette that you choose.
  • You might also want to consider some of the example referral questions listed below.
  • Analyze all the information provided in the case vignette and begin to formulate a hypothesis as to why the individual needs referral.
  • Example Referral Questions:
    • As a forensic mental health professional, what factors need to be considered in your psychological testing for the forensic assessment report?
    • What behavioral observations do you make about the client by reading the case vignette?
    • What are your assessment options in working with the client?
    • What standards and accepted psychological tests might you apply to your client in forensic settings? Select from the instruments you researched in M3 Assignment 2 RA.
    • How will you recognize and evaluate your client’s offender behaviors associated with malingering and deception?
    • What theoretical orientation do you want to use in this case for your treatment recommendations?
    • What is the case scenario you have selected?
    • What is the reason for referral?
    • What is the purpose of the forensic assessment and report?
    • What is the nature of the problem presented in your selected case vignette?
    • What is the context in which the forensic assessment report will be used?
    • What is the background of your client? What are the symptoms displayed by your client and the significance they have in this case?
    • What is the mental status of your client? Be sure to elaborate on every major component addressed in the mental status examination.
    • What interview type and approach did you use with your client?
    • What tests are appropriate to use in your forensic assessment report? Identify one intelligence test, one objective personality test, and one projective test.
    • What collateral information will you use in the process of the evaluation?
    • How will you present your impressions of the client?

PSYC 1: Introduction to Psychology

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5 page double space. due in 48 hours. follow the instruction and choose one article to write about.

PSYC 1: Introduction to Psychology

UCSC Summer 2018

Paper Requirements & Guidelines

General Instructions

There is one paper assignment required for this course, worth 15% of the final course grade. For this

paper, you will choose ONE empirical article from the provided list and write a 5-page, double-spaced

response. Your response must include: 1) a summary of the empirical article, 2) an evaluation of the

findings (i.e., whether you are/are not convinced by the findings of the paper, and why), 3) a connection

between the article and a real-world topic in the media (e.g., news/current events, pop culture, etc.), and

4) a discussion of how the psychological topics being covered in the empirical article and media piece

relate to your own life. The paper should be submitted online through the Canvas website by 12pm on

the day that it is due (July 19th).

Goals for The Paper

1. To expose you to peer-reviewed, empirical articles in the study of psychology. 2. To help you learn how to assess the validity of empirical articles, as something being published

does not mean it is fact.

3. To get you to start thinking about how the media we interact with every day is related to the psychological concepts you are learning about.

4. To get you to think about and develop connections between the course material and your everyday life.

Specific Paper Content

In the first portion of your paper, you will:

Summarize IN YOUR OWN WORDS the article you chose. A good summary will be at least ½-1 page,

and will include the research question/hypothesis, a description of the participants, the methodology used

(i.e., how did they test their research question? what did they make their participants do?), and a

summary of the findings. Statistical values should be omitted from your summary—what we are looking

for here is for you to determine whether their findings supported or refuted their hypothesis.

In the second portion of your paper, you will:

Evaluate the validity of the study. That is, you should state whether or not you agree with the findings of

the study and explain why. The best papers will link their evaluations with the content discussed in the

lecture and NOBA modules on research methods in psychology, and will be 1-1½ pages.

In the third portion of your paper, you will:

Relate the article to a real-world application in popular media or current events. Examples of such

connections include, but are not limited to:

• A discussion of popular media reporting on this psychological phenomenon (e.g., in the news, on Buzzfeed, etc.).

• A description of when you saw the psychological concept discussed in your article depicted in popular media (e.g., television, books, music, etc.).

• Etc. This section should be 1-1.5 pages long.

In the final portion of your paper, you will:

Relate the article to something in your life. Examples of such connections include, but are not limited to:

• A description of when something similar happened in your life (i.e., you experienced the phenomenon they were interested in studying).

• A description of how something in your life seems to contradict the findings of the paper.

• Etc. This section should be 1-1.5 pages long.

Reference Page:

Cite the article you chose in APA format (see “How to Cite Journal Articles in APA Format” instructions

on Canvas). The reference page DOES NOT count toward the 5-page requirement.

Grading Rubric

The paper will be graded out of 30 points, on a mostly completion basis. That is, as long as you complete

the requirements of the paper and DO NOT plagiarize, you will receive full credit.

The 30 points will be awarded for the following:

1. 6 pts: A summary of the empirical article without plagiarism (cite all sources in APA format). 2. 6 pts: An evaluation of the findings and discussion of applicable research methods concepts

discussed in lecture/the NOBA modules.

3. 6 pts: A convincing discussion of a connection between the article and a real-world media piece. 4. 6 pts: A convincing discussion of a connection between the article, media piece, and your

everyday life.

5. 6pts: Correctly formatting the paper (double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins all around, reference page in APA format) and meeting the 4.5-5 page length

requirement.

Due Date

The paper will be due by 12pm on July 19th, and should be submitted on Canvas. Any papers turned in

after 12pm will be considered late and will be subject to penalty (1 letter grade off per each day it is late).

Helpful Hints

If you need assistance with APA format, Desiree and I are here to help! Please see us in office hours or

set up an appointment if you find you are struggling with APA formatting or any other aspect of the

paper. There are also resources on how to cite in APA format uploaded to the Resources folder on

Canvas, so please reference these as needed.

What can you do now to help save Social Security and Medicare?

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Adulthood Discussion (Discussion 5)

The subjects of retirement and health insurance are much in the news these days. Discuss your plans for retirement with a special emphasis on income after retirement and health insurance. After a lifetime of paying Social Security and Medicare taxes in every payroll check, your grandparents and parents are counting on having Social Security and Medicare to help with the inevitable loss of income occuring at retirement.

Things may be different for your generation. Many are discussing privatizing Social Security and doing away with Medicare. Even Republican voters in the State of Florida are opposed to this plan. Read the report on a survey of Republican Primary Voters who objected 2:1 to plans to change these benefits (among Hispanic voters, opposition was even stronger with 4:1 voters opposing changes). Given what you know of the volatilty of the stock markets that are up one day and down drastically another, would you risk your retirement to the stock market? Would you risk your health on having the ability to pay for private health insurance when you retire?

Despite what you’ve heard, Social Security and Medicare can be saved. The generation entering the workforce today (The Millenials) are an even larger generation than the retiring Baby Boomer generation. As long as as many or more are paying into the system than those who are retiring, the programs can and should be saved. You never know how your life will turn out and it is essential to have a basic retirement cushion to live on. Moreover, it is your money after all. You have paid into both Social Security and Medicare with every paycheck since you started working.

What can you do now to help save Social Security and Medicare? Some believe it is essential to send politicians to Washington and Tallahassee who will protect those benefits. But it is not enough to save these benefits. What can you do to guarantee a comfortable retirement and good medical care in your old age?

Remember the criteria for the discussions:

  • 150-200 word original post
  • Covers every detail in the discussion description
  • Submitted on time

Evaluate and discuss the applicability of Piaget’s theory of  cognitive development

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 Cognition and Our Environment

Prior to engaging in this discussion, read Chapter 4: Cognition,  Learning, and the Environment in your required e-book, review the  article “Socially Situated Cognition in Perspective” and the Instructor  Guidance, and view the video What Are Schemas? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Cognition incorporates numerous variables that are suggested to  affect how we learn. For this discussion please address the following  theories that support this suggestion:

  • Evaluate and discuss the applicability of Piaget’s theory of  cognitive development. Why are developmental phases important to  consider when addressing how we learn?
  • How does effective schema development affect our ability to move knowledge (memories) from working memory to long-term memory?
    • How do the differing types of schema (Table 4.2: Types of  comprehension-associated schema in your required e-book) potentially  play differing roles? Why might one type of schema be harder for a  person to develop than another?
  • How does the term reciprocal determinism further explain the dynamic  of learning that is suggested to be affected by our environment?  (social learning theory and social cognitive theory)
  • Based on your previous answers, how do these sub-theories and frameworks affect your own learning success, past and future?

Briefly summarize the problems you and your client are addressing in treatment

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The purpose of creating a case presentation is to allow you to demonstrate an example of your current field work experience and to simulate the process of collegial psychological case consultations and the professional treatment planning process.

General Format for Clinical Case Presentations

This format is for your use in creating a case presentation for 8871 – Practicum. The purpose of creating a case presentation is to allow you to demonstrate an example of your current field work experience and to simulate the process of collegial psychological case consultations and the professional treatment planning process. This format should help you summarize your case in an organized and sequential manner such that your readers can develop a solid sense of the case you are presenting and the work you have been doing in you field experience.

NOTE: Please assure that all matters associated with confidentiality are strictly adhered to in your case presentation.

1. Demographic description of client

This section should be brief but it should leave your audience oriented to the basic demographic information about your client. For example: age, gender, SES, ethnicity.

2. Presenting problem and reason for referral

A. Client’s perspective

B. Family perspective (if applicable)

C. Referring agency (or individual’s) perspective (school, legal, other agencies, etc.)

D. A summary of differences between these sources if applicable.

3. Focus of treatment

Briefly summarize the problems you and your client are addressing in treatment. These may not include ALL of the problems listed in the reason for referral, or all of the presenting problems. However, if you are not addressing them yourself, be prepared to tell us what the disposition of those problems has been. In other words, did you make community referrals for other services, etc.

4. History of the presenting problem

Think in terms the course of the problem(s) over time:

Remember that you are telling a kind of a story about your client. The events of the client’s problems unfold in a specific sequence. This sequence is referred to as the clinical time course or chronology. Think of it as the scaffold on which all the other details of the history of the problem(s) will hang. Elements of the time course should include:

· When did the problem(s) start? (Onset)

· How has it progressed over time?

· What is its current status?

Once you’ve established the time course, note any factors that :

· make the condition worse

· relieve the condition, or make it improve

· Also – Note any prior treatments for the condition(s) and the condition’s response to those treatments

5. Brief initial mental status exam results

This is critical for inpatient clients. It is optional for other clients unless there are clear problems in certain areas that need to be delineated for your audience in order to have a more complete picture of you client.

I. General description

A. Appearance

B. Behavior and psychomotor activity

C. Attitude toward examiner

Explain the difference between individual discrimination, institutionalized discrimination, and reverse discrimination

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In our readings for this module, we were exposed to the intersection of race (ascribed status) and poverty. We learned that poor health is directly linked to both minority status and lower social class. Minorities and the poor are more likely to face discrimination and other negative social influences as well.

Furthermore, our life choices are all affected by some ascribed conditions, but we rarely stop to understand how. For this assignment, you will write an article on the role of race and gender in determining social status. Your article will include interviews of two people.

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research the role of race in general with regard to social status in American society. Then, write an essay including the following:

  • Provide an overview of the role of race and gender in determining social status in American society.
  • Explain the difference between individual discrimination, institutionalized discrimination, and reverse discrimination.
  • Interview the two people you identified in Working Ahead for M2A2—Identify Two People. Do they differ in their race, gender, and class? Focus on the following in your interviews:
    • Using a sociological perspective, that is thinking critically, determine how the two people you interviewed have been affected by their ascribed traits. In other words, be objective and ask questions about race, class, gender, and age.
    • Ask probing questions about each person’s educational opportunities and career choices.
    • Inquire about their inherited social status, and how their own personal social status differs (or not) from their parents’ social status.
    • Ask if they see themselves as having experienced any form of discrimination.
    • Ask what they see as solutions to discrimination and social disparities based on race, gender, or discrimination.
    • Compare each person’s responses to your own observations; do you observe anything that he or she does not?
    • What differences do you observe between the ascribed traits versus achieved (or earned) traits?
  • Summarize your findings by explaining whether race, gender, and any form of discrimination have played a role in the social status of your interviewees.
  • Include in your summary ideas for reducing any form of discrimination in determining someone’s social status.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M2_A2.doc.

How much is housing related to the “American Dream”?

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Housing is a critical issue for the working poor. Key findings of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (2000) analysis show the following:

  1. From 1993 to 1998, the number of subprime refinancing loans increased ten-fold.
  2. Subprime loans are three times more likely in low-income neighborhoods than in high-income neighborhoods.
  3. Subprime loans are five times more likely in black neighborhoods than in white neighborhoods.
  4. Homeowners in high-income black areas are twice as likely as homeowners in low-income white areas to have subprime loans.

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research the subprime crisis. Then, answer the following:

  • How much is housing related to the “American Dream”?
  • How did this housing crisis affect the working poor?
  • Identify any new policies in place to help the working poor find affordable housing.

Write a 2–4-page paper in Microsoft Word format, following current APA formatting. Include a separate page for your references.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M3_A2.doc.

  • How much is housing related to the “American Dream”?
  • How did this housing crisis affect the working poor?
  • Identify any new policies in place to help the working poor find affordable housing.

what are the four factors that influence obedience according to Milgram?

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 Module Chapter 14 Discussion Assignment

Details

One form of social influence is obedience, which involves “going along with direct commands, usually from someone in a position of authority” (Huffman & Sanderson, 2014, p. 406).

The following video clips are replications of Milgrams’ study on obedience and Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison experiment. After viewing, answer the discussion questions.

Replication of Milgram’s Experiment by the BBC (5:59)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcvSNg0HZwk

Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment (5:24)

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/stanford-prison-experiment/854678/

Discussion Questions

1. In your opinion, why did the “teachers” in the Milgram study obey the orders to administer deadly shocks to the “learner” despite his moral objection?

2. According to your text, what are the four factors that influence obedience according to Milgram?

3. Compare and contrast the findings of Milgram’s study and Zimbardo’s experiment. In your opinion, which was more more disturbing? Explain why?

Guidelines

Before you begin, remember to review the class Discussion Board Guidelines.

Your original post, in response to the discussion prompt above, should contain a minimum of 125 words, not including restatement of questions or reference sections. Utilize critical thinking, and support your work with additional resources as applicable.

Finally, any content that is paraphrased, summarized or quoted in your discussion post or response must be must be cited using APA format. For more information on APA format, review the OWL Guide: APA General Format (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

What is the importance of biology

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Identifying Your Assumptions

Your initial post in this discussion has two parts; be sure to address both of them.

First, describe your own assumptions about human nature and behavior,  using the questions below to help clarify your theoretical assumptions.  Next, choose from the schools of thought presented in the multimedia  piece, Introduction to Schools of Psychological Thought. Is there one or  more school of thought that seems to match your own assumptions? How?  Be specific and use the four attributes outlined in this unit’s  Assumptions About Human Behavior discussion to discuss how your personal  theory aligns with a school of thought.

In preparing your response, you may use these questions to help define your existing assumptions:

  • What is the importance of biology? How much animal heritage remains in humans?
  • Are people basically good, bad, or neutral?
  • Is human behavior determined by past events and training, or by genetics? Is there free will?
  • How much influence is exerted by nature and by nurture?
  • How are the mind and body related?
  • What is the relative importance of feelings, thoughts, and actions  in human behavior? How should we go about finding answers to questions  about human beings?