In this essay I aim to describe two theories (Equity Theory and Social exchange theory) of relationships and to consider how they might influence the therapist engaged in couples counseling‚ noting their similarities and differences. Equity theory is a theory about fairness. Its application to close relationships has been primarily advanced by Elaine Hatfield (previously known as Elaine Walster) and her colleagues in the book Equity: Theory and Research (Walster‚ Walster‚ and Berscheid 1978). The
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Bowlby theorized that there are four phases within the attachment theory. Phase 1 is from birth to two months‚ where infants automatically focus their attachment to human figures‚ meaning strangers‚ siblings‚ and parents are equally likely to produce smiling or crying from the infant. Phase 2 is from two to seven months
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Kant¡¯s Moral Theory I think Kant¡¯s Moral theory is one complement to the Utilitarianism because one deficit of Utilitarianism is it is sometimes impossible to foresee the consequences‚ and Kant brought up that ¡°the consequences of our acts are not always in our control and things do not always turn out as we want¡±. However‚ he believed that we can control our motives‚ and the ¡°motive to do what is right¡± gives an act its moral worth. The second belief Kant holds is ¡°people ought not
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Plato and His Theory on Government Plato was a pupil under Socrates. During his studies‚ Plato wrote the Dialogues‚ which are a collection of Socrates’ teachings. One of the parables included in the Dialogues is "The Allegory of the Cave". "The Allegory..." symbolizes man’s struggle to reach understanding and enlightenment. First of all‚ Plato believed that one could only learn through dialectic reasoning and open-mindedness. Humans had to travel from the visible realm of image making and objects
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University of Phoenix Material Chart of Theories Theory |Key Figures |Key Concepts of Personality Formation |Explanation of Disorder Personality |Validity |Comprehensiveness |Applicability |Cultural Utility | |Psychosocial Humanistic |Erik Erickson Carl Rogers Abraham Maslow |Erickson was interested in childhood development‚ and its effects on adult society. Erikson ’s theory refers to ’psychosocial crisis ’ which represents internal emotional conflict. With the emotional
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How Belbin’s theory of team roles relate to our group’s decision making skills: Introduction: In our allocated groups we motivated each member of the group to research an allocated topic and report our findings in set meetings organised by the group via email. We generally resolved conflicts efficiently and effectively by using a universal technique called the voting system known to resolve decision-making conflicts efficiently. I intend to discuss the formation of the team‚ the role of the team
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must consider social factors‚ but an examination of biological factors and individual traits must also be undertaken. Research conducted by Terrie Moffitt‚ Pathways in the Life Course to Crime‚ explained in Criminological Theory: Past to Present (Cullen‚ Agnew &
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Midterm Midterm Paper One October 31‚ 2011 Midterm Paper One I choose to do Gordon’s theory for my paper because I thought his idea of assimilation was very interesting. The thought that a group had to go through seven sub-processes in order to fully assimilate seemed somewhat extreme for me. America was based on freedom and everyone being able to be different. So based on Gordon’s theory‚ in the first stage people are losing their culture‚ through changing eating habits‚ new value system
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Production and Consumption Reading Report / 2012 Winter/ Fashion Theory/ Prof. Spinelli / Elise Wang Thortein Veblen Dress as an expression of the pecuniary culture Karl Marx The fetishism of the commodity and its secret Peter Braham Fashion: Unpacking a culture production Tim Dant Consuming or living with things?/ Wear it out Reading Report / 2012 Winter/ Fashion Theory/ Prof. Spinelli / Elise Wang/ 2 Intro Arguing against all Forms of Reductionism in accounts of fashion
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‘Explain Natural Law Theory’! (25 marks)! ! Natural Law is an ethical system based on the view that humans have asset of natural inclinations that‚ if followed‚ will lead to the perfection of our being. Natural Law has its roots in Greek and Roman philosophy and is traditionally associated with the work of Aristotle. The Bible taught Aquinas that God had created the universe with order and purpose. Having discovered this thought scripture‚ Aquinas developed these ideas. His explanation of how Natural
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