Assignment task:
For this paper, I want you to choose a specific problematic health behavior that you might see in people around you (Please don't name anyone! We all have and all have witnessed problematic behaviors in ourselves and others and I just want you to choose one you can relate to in some way. Fully made up is completely fine). Problematic health behaviors are many, but I will list a few examples here: smoking, lack of exercise, riding a motorcycle without a helmet, working too many hours, risky sexual behavior etc. Your paper will need to address the following broad ideas (specific grading rubric and instructions below):
1. Explain the factors that influence the start/maintenance of the problematic health behavior
2. Factors that might influence someone to change the problematic health behavior. Need assignment help?
3. Creative ideas you have for how you/society/doctors/any system that touches that person/people might be utilized to help them to make changes in their behavior
4. How you, if you were a medical Dr., Psychologist, Public Health Official etc, could utilize one of our specific models we learned about (e.g., health belief model, transtheoretical model, theory of planned behavior) to help reduce the problematic health behavior you describe. Describe how this model could be applied to the problematic health behavior you chose to discuss.
As a reminder, this paper should be a minimum of 4 pages and a maximum of 8 pages. The length total does not include headers, title page, references etc - points will be deducted if the paper is under or over the length requirement! The paper should be double spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font with 1 inch margins on all sides. You will upload this paper through Canvas. Turnitin will be used so make sure you are being careful that everything is in your own words, and if not, you have it in quotes with a citation - see the syllabus for consequences of plagiarism (and per the Key to UB handbook, plagiarism can be intentional or unintentional with the same consequences so both: if in doubt, quote and cite!). This paper is meant to be based on your opinion and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Focus on your explanation and descriptions - not just rehashing of definitions.