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    W \M.vO Margaret Mead Warfare: An Invention — Not a Biological Necessity (1940) IN 1969‚ TIME MAGAZINE named anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) the "Mother of the World." This title stemmed in part from Mead’s work with young girls in various cultures around the world‚ but it also recognized the moral and intellectual status that she earned during her fifty-year career as the world’s most famous and respected anthropologist. Mead was born in Philadelphia in 1901. She earned a

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    Running head: BIOLOGICAL AND HUMANISTIC APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY Henderson Norris University of Phoenix PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY 250 CHRIS BOLING November 10‚ 2009 Abstract The following paper will explain the differences in the biological and humanistic approaches to personality. Hans Eysenck’s theory will be explained‚ also it make clear that a complete understanding of human personality requires us to go beyond some of the traditional boundaries of the discipline.

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    Biological Perspective: This theory is based on the concept that your personality is influenced by you genetic makeup. WIth this it is saying that if your family has a history of Anxiety Disorder(s) you are more likely to develope one at somepoint in your life than a person whos family does not have a history of any Axiety Disorder(s)s. Psychodymanic Perspective: Psychoanalytic is a therapy as well as a theory. This theory is to belive that one can be cured from Anxiety Disorders by releasing hidden

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    Biological theories of crime causation adhere to the principle that many behavioral predispositions‚ including aggression and criminality are constitutionally or physiologically influenced and inherited of the first basic principles of biological theories is the mind and locus of personality which is the organ brain. The brain is the organ of behavior. We have the basic determinants of human behavior passed on from generation to generation. Human behavior and traits are genetically based to a considerable

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    For example‚ the biological model and the psychodynamic model take very different approaches on understanding thoughts and emotions. All models are unique and similar to each other‚ but the biological model and psychodynamic model seem to be the most extreme when compared to each other. The biological model takes on more of a medical perspective‚ which is somewhat self-explanatory in its title. It takes its roots in human biological or genetic makeup. The main focus of the biological approach is the

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    Behavior * Economic man * Primarily rational 合理的 * Complete knowledge * Needs defined清晰的 * Estimate satisfy action判断令人满意的行为 * Maslow马斯洛 * Physiological 85%生理学上的 * Safety 70% * Social 50% * Esteem 40%尊敬 * Self actualization 10%自我实现 * High evolvement decisions * Low evolvement decisions * Engle-Kollat-Blackwell (EKB) * Mentalist心灵主义者 -exposure揭露‚ attention‚ comprehension理解‚ acceptance‚ retention保留 -stored information personality‚ attitudes

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    MOTIVATION AND BEHAVIOR To be motivated is to be moved into action‚ or to decide on a change in action‚ according to the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1841/1960). Motivation is an internal energy that creates a change in action for an incentive. Motivation can be caused by specific needs or the basic need of increasing pleasure and decreasing pain. Motivation begins with internal and external sources. Internal sources include biologica and psychological variables‚ while external sources include

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    Exploring the Biological Perspective on Depression Depression is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “a state of being depressed; a state of feeling sad. A psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder marked especially by sadness‚ inactivity‚ difficulty in thinking and concentration‚ a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping‚ feelings of dejection and hopelessness‚ and sometimes suicidal tendencies” (Merriam-Websters). Major depression affects over fifteen

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    Running head: BIOLOGICAL DOMAIN SUMMARY II Personality Psychology and the Biological Domain Cristy Gray Mohave Community College PSY 260-853 Professor Linda Saxon Personality Psychology and the Biological Domain Genetic‚ physiological‚ and biological factors that are present when a person develops their childhood‚ adolescent‚ and adult personalities (or individual differences) are being explored‚ discovered‚ and adopted with the research creating breakthroughs and discovery of

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    Dispositional vs. Biological Theory Sarah Quincey PSY 405 September 15‚ 2014 Leslie Binnix Dispositional vs. Biological Theory Dispositional personality theories are quite different from biological personality theories. The two will be compared and dissected in this article. The Big Five Personality Test will also be analyzed and how it is used to study personality will be examined. Dispositional personality theories contend that each person per certain stable‚ long lasting dispositions. These

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