Sabrina's Behavior: The Four Theoretical Perspectives
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Based on the observations of Sabrina’s teacher there are many different speculations that may be drawn based upon the premise of the four theoretical perspectives, which will hopefully shed light on what may be the root of Sabrina’s behavior. There are four major research perspectives. The purpose of these perspectives is to emphasize either the internal or the external factors of a person’s behavior. These perspectives help to assess the question of whether a person’s behavior is regulated by nature or by nurture.
If Sabrina is facing biological issues regarding her development, it could be because she has an influx in GABA which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that would cause her to have anxiety. Sabrina could have too much Acetylcholine …show more content…
When using the classical conditioning method, I take advantage of the patient’s fears and positive emotions in order to condition her to have a negative attitude and feelings towards alcohol. By giving the patient Antabuse, a drug that will cause the patient to vomit if she consumes alcohol, this will hopefully give the patient a negative connotation toward alcohol. When the patient has negative feelings towards alcohol the patient will need to associate with individuals who are sober. This will have a positive reinforcement for her not to drink because she is now surrounded by induvial who are sober. Also by using the method of operant conditioning which uses consequences to govern the patient’s behavior. By sending the patient to AA meetings and having her collect sobriety chips for not consuming alcohol as well as by observing other induvial who going through sobriety. This positive reinforcement can help to eliminate her alcoholic dependency. But if she consumes alcohol she loses the chips she has earned, and she must restart her sobriety from day one. This negative consequence can help cause the alcoholic behavior to stop repeating. By using the method of operant conditioning, I am training and shaping her to have none alcoholic
Based on the observations of Sabrina’s teacher there are many different speculations that may be drawn based upon the premise of the four theoretical perspectives, which will hopefully shed light on what may be the root of Sabrina’s behavior. There are four major research perspectives. The purpose of these perspectives is to emphasize either the internal or the external factors of a person’s behavior. These perspectives help to assess the question of whether a person’s behavior is regulated by nature or by nurture.
If Sabrina is facing biological issues regarding her development, it could be because she has an influx in GABA which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that would cause her to have anxiety. Sabrina could have too much Acetylcholine …show more content…
When using the classical conditioning method, I take advantage of the patient’s fears and positive emotions in order to condition her to have a negative attitude and feelings towards alcohol. By giving the patient Antabuse, a drug that will cause the patient to vomit if she consumes alcohol, this will hopefully give the patient a negative connotation toward alcohol. When the patient has negative feelings towards alcohol the patient will need to associate with individuals who are sober. This will have a positive reinforcement for her not to drink because she is now surrounded by induvial who are sober. Also by using the method of operant conditioning which uses consequences to govern the patient’s behavior. By sending the patient to AA meetings and having her collect sobriety chips for not consuming alcohol as well as by observing other induvial who going through sobriety. This positive reinforcement can help to eliminate her alcoholic dependency. But if she consumes alcohol she loses the chips she has earned, and she must restart her sobriety from day one. This negative consequence can help cause the alcoholic behavior to stop repeating. By using the method of operant conditioning, I am training and shaping her to have none alcoholic