Evaluating the need for a Self-Injury Behavior Questionnaire

Evaluating the need for a Self-Injury Behavior Questionnaire

PREAMBLE

It may be asserted that a problem arises when there is a conflict between `reality ' and `expectations . Thus a basic intellectual process that has been refined and systemized for the various challenges people face is the path to follow in problem solving . Cognitive psychology is the study of all mental activities related to acquiring , storing , and using knowledge . The domain of cognitive psychology spans the entire spectrum of conscious and unconscious mental activities : sensation and perception , learning and memory , thinking and reasoning

, attention and consciousness , imagining and dreaming , decision making , and problem solving (Foley , Mary Ann 2006

Objectivity indicates the attempt to observe things as they are without falsifying observations to accord with some preconceived world view . Acceptability is judged in terms of the degree to which observations and experimentations can be reproduced . Scientific method also involves the interplay of inductive reasoning (reasoning from specific observations and experiments to more general hypotheses and theories ) and deductive reasoning (reasoning from theories to account for specific experimental results (Redmond , WA 2006

Basically , the key to a successful problem solving is a sound and detailed understanding of the problem in question . This , research has proven , is the surest way to unravelling the mystery behind the case study and proffering workable solutions to it . It entails the analysis of the problem matter with a view to identifying areas of `bottleneck operations ' or `hot spots , which are cornerstones that show the way to the eventual unravelling of the problem solution

A problem identified is a problem half solved . This is the basic assumption that leads to the methodology of this review . In this approach , a holistic inventory of the causes that gave rise to the problem in question is examined . The best way to solve any problem is to remove its cause , Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968 . This leads to the questions of why ? how ? and who ? are involved in the scenario . But it 's much easier to point out the problem than it is to say just how it should be solved , J . K . Galbraith (1908 - 2006 . Thus , this is followed by an inventory of possible answers to the afore-mentioned question . A clear rundown of these will add to the knowledge of the subject matter and will also provide a broad horizon of possible pathways . This will aid in generating a balanced solution or opinion . Weighing the pros and cons can now be employed to sieve out the most relevant options towards the goal in view

Then comes the `trial by error ' deduction . Based on the available facts given , possible hypothesis are proffered . These thesis or hypothesis thus must conform to the subject and must translate into an objective line of thought that is geared towards a solution path . Intelligent guesses , as the case may be , should be employed in a bid to proffer `logical ' interpretations to facts as they relate to the subject matter for solution finding . Providing logical opinions is thus essential in...