RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS FOR PSYCHOLOGY

QUALITATIVE COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENTINTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (IPA)Qualitative assignmentFor this assignment you will be analysing three transcripts of interviews, from which you need to conduct an analysis usingInterpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) or an appropriate qualitative methodology. You will find the transcripts separately.MASTER TABLE OF SUPERORDINATE AND SUBORDINATE THEMESTHEMES Quotes fromPatients’ Reflection prior CBTLoosing Life Control I lost control of my life. (David, 101)Being Auto destructive Yes, for a while, I wanted to end it all. (David, 106-107)Needing Help You need help and you need to realise that you cannot do it alone (Sara, 26)Patients’ Concern about CBTDepends of the individual But I have seen it having less of an appeal with certain group members so maybe it is an individualthing (Sara, 78)Help Sometimes Nothing helps on the bad times (Mike, 236)Lost Motivation I fall back into lacking energy and I have no motivation (David, 135-136).Patients’ Positive Views of CBTSaving a Life The treatment has saved my life (Sara, 32)Giving a Hope Treatment is giving me a chance again to get my life back, it is given me hope (David, 114-115)Changing Life The treatment has changed the way I view the world (Mike, 205-206)ANALYSISSection D – Narrative analysis of ONE selected master themeAnalyse ONE core master/superordinate theme for this section. Make sure you look at the subthemes that make up this theme. Includequotes as evidence and compare and contrast participant material adding codes in brackets. You can use this opportunity to bring inother theoretical ideas and/or research that are linked to your themes and make sure you provide references following APA guidelines.This section should include critical evaluation. Include a brief summary or conclusion to this section.Core master/superordinate chosen:Fathers’ Reflections Prior to BFTLoosing Life ControlBeing Auto destructiveNeeding HelpBackground to transcriptsCognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a therapy based on both cognitive and behavioural principles. CBT is thought to be an effectivetreatment for a number of disorders. There are many different types of treatment options available to patients with research suggestingeffective treatment programs can incorporate many components.The aim of the present study was to examine participants’ experience of CBT treatment. Three participants took part in the interview.All three participants have been involved in CBT.The transcripts are extracts from semi-structured interviews in which participants were asked a series of standard open-endedquestions, with further questions as necessary to elicit descriptions as necessary.The three transcripts can be found as a separate document.Narrative analysis of ONE selected master themeAnalyse ONE core master/superordinate theme for this section. Make sure you look at the subthemes that make up this theme. Includequotes as evidence and compare and contrast participant material adding codes in brackets. You can use this opportunity to bring inother theoretical ideas and/or research that are linked to your themes and make sure you provide references following APA guidelines.This section should include critical evaluation. Include a brief summary or conclusion to this section.