Psychodynamic vs Trait Theory Founded by Sigmund Freud‚ the Psychodynamic theory is known for ignoring “the trappings of science and instead focus[ing] on trying to get ’inside the head ’ of individuals in order to make sense of their relationships‚ experiences and how they see the world” (McLeod‚ S.A.‚ 2007). By contrast Trait theory is “the measurement of consistent patterns of habit in an individual ’s behavior‚ thoughts‚ and emotions” (“Trait Theory”‚ 2013). While they are both methods of
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notion of client-centered care. Client-centered care‚ or patient-centered care‚ is a crucial
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World View Paper University of Akron Throughout history‚ psychological theories have been shown shape and impact people’s thoughts‚ behavior‚ and worldview. Theories such as those introduced by Karen Horney‚ George Kelly‚ and Abraham Maslow are prime examples. Horney presented the interpersonal psychoanalytic theory‚ which carried a modern view of biological roles and interpersonal relationships. Kelly offered up his own theory called the personal construct theory; the focus
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Saad Bennani Social Cognitive Theory Application Report a. Description of your theory Originally coined from the social learning theory‚ the social cognitive theory (SCT)‚ evolved to better suit the knowledge of the time of “human information processing capacities”‚ and “biases that influence learning from experience‚ observation‚ and symbolic communication.” SCT can be divided into five sub-category constructs‚ which group the key concepts. (a) Psychological Determinants of Behavior: This
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Relationships Discuss theories of relationship formation The sociobiological explanation is an evolutionary theory which perceives relationship formation as a form of ‘survival efficiency’‚ with different focus between genders. Males are not certain of paternity and produce lots of sperm‚ so their best strategy to further their genes is to have multiple partners. The explanation sees males looking for signs of fertility such as smooth skin‚ and sexual faithfulness as they do not want to waste resources
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2553 Evaluate the claim that Person-centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients. In this essay I am going to look at whether person-centred therapy offers the therapist all they will need to treat a client. I am firstly going to focus on a brief history of person-centred therapy‚ then look at the characteristics and key elements of person-centred therapy. Once I have done this I shall look at criticisms of person-centred therapy from other writers and then
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t in psychology. Sigmund Freud is one of the most famous name in psychology.Many expressions of our daily life come from Freud’s theories of psychoanalysis: unconscious‚ denial and control. Freud believes that there are three level of consciousness: unconscious which exists outside of your awareness‚ next is pre conscious one which includes all information that you are not currently aware of it‚ finally the conscious one which is your current state of awareness. He believed that events in our
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Cognitive dissonance refers to any situation involving conflicting beliefs‚ attitudes‚ or behaviors. According to the text‚ A First Look at Communication Theory‚ cognitive dissonance is the distressing mental state that people feel when they find themselves doing things that don’t fit with what they know‚ or having opinions that do not fit with other opinions they hold. This produces a feeling of discomfort‚ which leads to a change in one of the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ or behaviors to reduce discomfort
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Jean Piaget: The second theory I am going to investigate is Jean Piaget’s cognitive theory. Jean Piaget (1896 -1980) was the first psychologist to make a systematic of cognitive development‚ his theory of cognitive child development assistance “us” in understanding children of cognitive development. Piaget believed that babies are born with reflexes (innate schemas). For example‚ when the babies are born‚ they have a sucking reflex‚ they will suck a nipple‚ dummy or a finger. Similarly the grasping
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The cognitive dissonance theory states that if there is a discrepancy – an aversive emotional state – between our beliefs and behaviors‚ we are likely to experience inconsistency between these two cognitions. For instance‚ if you smoke‚ despite knowing that smoking is harmful‚ then this may result in cognitive dissonance. Furthermore‚ the college students who put themselves through hazing to join a fraternity could be another example. These students also most likely to experience cognitive dissonance
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