CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study In our fast-paced world‚ it’s always about being better and faster – not only as compared to others‚ but as we were before. Life is seen as a competition‚ and only the fittest survive. Perfection is both ideal and a norm. However‚ as the saying goes‚ nobody is perfect. It is the striving for this seemingly paradoxical goal that leaves feelings of inadequacy and disappointment. Disappointments in life are inevitable‚ and so are challenges and difficulties
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Theoretical Models Colleen M. O ’Leary HCS/587 March 18‚ 2013 Theoretical Models The benefits of a motivated staff should prove an impetus to managers to use motivation as a driving force to obtain a high degree of functioning by employees. According to Musselwhite (2011) “managers who are effective at motivating their direct reports reap the reward of employees who can handle a variety of assignments‚ work more autonomously‚ report higher levels of job satisfaction‚ and contribute more
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Theoretical orientation is the different theories that offer different understandings about how an individual’s problem develop and how these problems can be solved. In other words theoretical orientation is the basic guiding principle in organizing a treatment and providing information on how a therapist is likely to interact with a client. Here are the most basic hypothetical orientations which a specialist is prone to experience‚ alongside portrayals of how they might impact the treatment. Psychodynamic
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy My personal theoretical orientation to counseling is Cognitive-Behavioral therapy. Cognitive-Behavioral therapy helps the client to uncover and alter distortions of thought or perceptions which may be causing or prolonging psychological distress. The theoretical foundations of CBT are essentially those of the behavioral and cognitive approaches. CBT leads to a clear‚ persuasive‚ and evidence-based description of how normal and abnormal behavior develops and changes (Kramer
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17th century‚ French philosopher‚ Rene Descartes‚ proposed a revolutionary explanation of the notion that there is a separate‚ yet causal relationship between the mind and the body. Descartes created the school of philosophical thought known as substance dualism in which he methodologically elucidates his argument that there are only two fundamental entities in the world‚ that being mental and physical things. In his philosophical treatise‚ Meditations‚ Descartes challenges the Monist materialistic
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There were 126‚826 estimated cases of postpartum depression among many Filipino women during and after childbirth in the Philippines in 2004 according to a press release report made by the Public relations and Information Department of the House of Representatives of the Philippines last May 11 of this year. However‚ according to Rep. Narciso D. Santiago III (Party-list‚ ARC)‚ thisnumber has been heavily measured through extrapolation than an actual count. Moreover‚ he was moved to address the situation
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“What greater punishment in life is there than life when you’ve lost everything that made it worth living” -William Shakespeare. Actions come with a price‚ we need to think about that price before we pay it. Many have heard the expression think before you speak‚ the expression should be think before you do. Romeo and Juliet both make very idiotic choices killing themselves to be with each other. Juliet is 13 and had an entire life ahead of her. Even if it wasn’t going to be with Romeo she still had
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The Theoretical framework A theoretical framework is defined in this study as the structure of concepts which exists in the literature‚ a ready-made map for the study (Liehr & Smith‚ 2001); it provides the structure for examining a problem and serves as a guide to examine relationships between variables (Ingelse‚ 1997). Theoretical frameworks are important in exploratory studies‚ where the researcher does not know much about what is going on‚ and is trying to learn more. As Borgatti (1998)
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Theoretical Perspectives The three main theoretical perspectives in sociology--structural-functionalism‚ conflict theory‚ and symbolic interactionism--offer insights into the nature‚ causes‚ and consequences of poverty and economic inequality. Structural-Functionalist Perspective According to the structural-functionalist perspective‚ poverty and economic inequality serve a number of positive functions for society. Decades ago‚ Davis and Moore (1945) argued that because the various occupational
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Biological vs Chemical Pest Control All living things strive to survive‚ but unfortunately the needs of other creatures sometimes conflict with our needs. An example of this conflict is the struggle between pests and humans. Pests are creatures that injure or kill plants or domestic animals‚ transmit disease‚ cause economic damage or are a nuisance in some other way. They eat our food crops or ornamental plants‚ infect plants that are useful to us‚ make us sick by transmitting infectious organisms
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