is a significant skill and attribute to every healthcare professional. One specific caring theory that has been rutted in the foundation of nursing for many years is Watson’s Theory of Transpersonal Caring. Watson’s theory focuses on caring for the patient as a whole‚ meaning caring about the patient’s mind‚ body and spirit so that the patient can heal at an optimal level. This Transpersonal Caring Theory comprises of ten caritas processes that set the foundation for a caring relationship between
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in utilitarianism an action is held to be good according to the amount of utility and happiness it can produce; divine command theory believes that an action is only morally good if it is the result of the action being commanded by God. With respect to the argument of whether killing someone is morally worse than letting someone die; an advocate of divine command theory would state that as humans‚ we do not have the right the dictate whether a person lives or dies. Therefore letting someone die is
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Dual process theory contends that thoughts and behaviors can be affected by top-down‚ controlled processes or bottom-up‚ automatic processes. The history of dual process theories can be linked back to William James (1890)‚ but were popularized in the 1970s and 1980s in the fields of social and cognitive psychology to explain attitudes‚ reasoning‚ and decision making (Barrett‚ Tugate‚ & Engle‚ 2004; Frankish & Evans‚ 2009). In some fields‚ dual process theories have become the source of spirited debate
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Behaviourists argue that all behaviour is a product of learning as a result of environmental stimuli (Burton‚ et al.). B.F. Skinner theorised that organisms are motivated by external punishment and reinforcement (Burton‚ et al.). That is‚ the presence of a punishment during certain behaviours can motivate an individual to decrease the reoccurrence of that behaviour. Just as the presence of a reinforcement can motivate an individual to repeat the behaviour more frequently. Drive-reduction theory argues that a
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CJ416 Assignment 2: The Macdonald Triad‚ a Predictor? Robert Bricker - G00013999 Grantham University The Macdonald Triad theory has been around for several years and has been studied and re-studied several over the years. J. M. Macdonald‚ in his 1963 paper‚ “The Threat to Kill”‚ noted that certain behaviors were more prevalent in the violent offenders he was studying (Ramsland‚ 2012). He found that among the 100 psychotic and non-psychotic patients
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Theory of Planned Behaviour Definition Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) (Ajzen & Fishbein‚ 1975) is a theory which predicts deliberate behaviour because behaviour can be deliberative and planned (“Theory of Planned Behaviour”‚ 2010). It shows that behaviours appeared to be unvoluntary which resulted in the addition of perceived behaviour control. The more favourable the attitude and the subjective norm‚ and the greater the perceived control‚ the stronger should the person’s intention to perform the
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“From a postmodern/social constructionist perspective‚ individuals construct their own reality-based on languages and narratives passed on from culture to culture” (Nystul‚ p. 263‚ 2010). The metaphor used in social constructionist/postmodernist theory is textual as opposed to systemic. This textual metaphor says “people narrate their lives to create meaning using the social discourses available to them”(Becvar & Becvar‚ p.45‚ 2013)‚ as opposed to the systemic metaphor that states‚ “a family is
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Shareholder Theory According to the previously mentioned Stakeholder Theory‚ the very purpose of the firm is to serve and coordinate the interests of its various stakeholders. These stakeholders can include employees‚ suppliers‚ customers and the communities in which the firm operates. It is the moral obligation of the firm’s managers to maintain a balance among these interests when directing the activities of the firm. Shareholder Theory‚ on the other hand‚ focuses strictly on those who have
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Critique of Theory Communications Privacy Management Theory is more of an interpretive theory. There are 6 things an interpretive theory is supposed to meet in order to be considered a good theory. The first is the clarification of values which this theory did meet when it came to this situation. This theory has helped clarify where my co-owner of my private information’s values stood when it came to our agreement. It also meets the second requirement and helped me see and gave me a new understanding
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JOT2 – LEARNING THEORIES Michelle Jolley Student ID: 000366430 Mentor: Lidiya Yanusheva Task A: Learning Theories & Learners Constructivism‚ Cognitivism‚ Behaviorism Constructivism is Beneficial for Learners . . . ● When there are multiple “correct” ways to solve a problem. ●In problem-based learning‚ where the process is more important than the product created. ●When students create‚ or construct‚ their own learning‚ rather than the teacher telling them what they must know. ● In a discovery
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