Outline and evaluate the behavioural approach to abnormality. (12 marks) The behavioural approach suggests that all behaviour is learnt. This includes abnormal behaviours. Behaviours can be learned through classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning or modelling. Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning‚ where learning results from the association of stimuli with reflex responses. Classical conditioning can be used to explain the development of many abnormal behaviours‚ including phobias
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INTRODUCTION Psychodynamic counselling and therapy involves a number of important elements‚ which perhaps is what makes the psychodynamic approach more and more interesting to those who go on developing in their work. (E.g. Erik Erikson ’s work on life stages and the object relation theory) While in no sense wishing to undervalue the importance of basic listening and responding skills‚ nor the centrality of a positive therapeutic relationship‚ the ongoing experience of working with people leads
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INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY The psychodynamic theories that I have been studying this year have been nothing short of fascinating and as a result‚ I now view life in a very different way. I can see many of these concepts in both my own life and in my client work. I was relinquished by my mother and adopted when only a few days old and although my adoptive parents made me aware of my situation from an early age‚ I did not understand or accept the magnitude of this early life experience
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Critically Evaluate the Training of Mo Farah and Explain the Physiological Changes that will Occur. Mo Farah had to go through tough training to become the athlete he is today. Due to Mo’s type of events‚ (10‚000 and 5‚000 meters) he needs a high aerobic capacity and VO2 max. Aerobic capacity is how well the lungs‚ heart and the blood vessels work together‚ and VO2 Max is the maximum oxygen consumption attainable during maximal work. VO2 max can only be improved in 10 – 20% of the population
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1. SWOT analysis for Toyota Introduction Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats (SWOT) is a popular concept for evaluating an organisation. Conducting SWOT analysis is a common practice that organisations adopt to assess themselves and the industry within which they operate. This is very important given the different forces that exist within the environment the organisation operates. SWOT analysis offers an organisation insights into the areas that needs attention and consequently taking
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With ideas opposite psychodynamic approaches‚ Beck concluded the key to therapy was in a patients’ cognition‚ which is the way we perceive‚ interpret‚ and attribute meaning. Beck’s preliminary focus was on depression and developed a list of "errors" in thinking that he suggested could cause or maintain depression‚ including "arbitrary inference‚ selective abstraction‚ over-generalization‚ and magnification (of negatives) and minimization (of positives)." He later expanded his focus on anxiety disorders
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1 1 of 55 PERSONALITY 2 2 of 55 Chapter outlines • Define Personality • Theories of Personality 1.Trait Theories 2.Psychoanalytic Theory 3.SocialCognitive Theories 4.Humanistic Theories • Personality tests • MBTI 3 of 55 2 questions • Why don’t people react in the same way to the same situation? • early life experiences • biological makeup • learning • Can we predict behavior? Does it depend on personality traits or on situation? • is personality assessment meaningful? 4 4 of 55
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Personality Instructions: Be sure to read each question carefully and answer each part of each question completely. 1. What does it mean to say that a perspective on personality is inherently deterministic? Give an example of a perspective we discussed in class that has‚ at its core‚ a deterministic worldview. Support your assertion by giving examples of how this perspective is deterministic. When a personality is inherently deterministic‚ it means that personality is pre-determined from
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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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Outline and critically evaluate the concept of the ‘psychological contract’. Why is an understanding of the psychological contract considered to be important to the management of the contemporary employment relationship? This essay will outline and critically evaluate the theory of the “psychological contract” and its role between the employee and employer. Through looking at the positive and negative aspects of this contract by using relevant information‚ figures and evaluating case studies‚
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