Historically speaking most theories of counseling are based on Western assumptions. Research has shown that for non-White clients the monocultural ethnocentric approach is not effective. For example‚ Sue & Sue (2013) believe that because most therapist are trained to use the Western approach they lack expertise in working with culturally diverse clients. Also many of these counseling theories do not work for culturally diverse clients because they go against their beliefs and values. Therefore‚
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Behavioral Theory Influence on Personality There are a number of theories which have attempted to explain human behavior and its impact on social as well as work life. These theories have tried to explain how human behavior shapes a person’s personality. One of the important theories is the Behavioral Theory or Behaviorism. This theory depends on the premise that all kinds of human behaviors are basically acquired via conditioning. The behavioral theories originated in the first part of
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Emily Nichols Psych 220‚ Dr. Bikmen 4/28/2016 Lives in Social Psychology: Leon Festinger Leon Festinger was an extremely influential social psychologist‚ known for his studies about cognitive dissonance and social comparison theory. Festinger was born May 8th‚ 1919 in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ to parents Sara and Alex Festinger. His father was an embroidery manufacturer. Festinger attended Boys High School‚ a public school in Brooklyn. After graduating‚ he moved on to City College of New York for undergraduate
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Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits According to the American Psychological Association‚ “Obesity is a condition marked by excess accumulation of body fat. Genetic factors play a key role in obesity‚ but so do behavioral factors — especially eating too much and exercising too little.” Behavioral and social/cognitive theories approach the habit from two different perspectives and both theories can explain reasoning behind the habit. However creating a plan that will apply
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then speculate what treatment approach is best for the patient. In the case study I created Ashley shows early childhood trauma which starts her distorted image of herself and coping mechanisms that display a lifestyle that is not functional. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) would be the most effective treatment for her condition because it focuses on personal coping strategies that target solving current problems and
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helps children decrease their anxiety and depression through relaxation techniques‚ positive self-talk‚ and cognitive reconstructing (James & Gilliland‚ 2017). One of the most important factors in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is psychoeducation. It is critical for a child to understand the misconceptions of sexual abuse (James & Gilliland‚ 2017). The reason I selected Cognitive behavioral therapy is because of its strong empirical evidence for efficacy (Putman‚ 2009). Children must be educated about
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environments. According to research‚ the skills that individuals learn during the cognitive behavioral therapy approach‚ should remain beyond termination of a treatment program (NIDA‚ 2012). If conducted effectively‚ the skills and knowledge that individuals with drug dependency acquire from therapists and social workers‚ will interrupt the destructive cycle. Moreover‚ research reveals that cognitive behavioral therapy is effective because it addresses the origin of problems. It helps patients
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HECKSCHER-OHLIN THEORY In the early 1900s an international trade theory called factor proportions theory emerged by two Swedish economists‚ Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin. This theory is also called the Heckscher-Ohlin theory. The Heckscher-Ohlin theory stresses that countries should produce and export goods that require resources (factors) that are abundant and import goods that require resources in short supply. This theory differs from the theories of comparative advantage and absolute advantage
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: Social imagination and the Social perspectives: The concept “sociological imagination’ was introduced by C.Wright Mills in 1959 The sociological imagination is a concept of being able to think ourselves away from the familiar routines of our daily lives in order to look at them in a different & a more wider perspective. Mills defined sociological imagination as “the vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society.” To have a sociological imagination‚ a person
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adopted to enhance recovery and maintain abstinence. Cognitive behavioral therapy (referred later as CBT) was one of the most applied approaches in this field. CBT was originally designed to treat depression to help solving current problems by challenging maladaptive thoughts and behaviors. Now‚ CBT use was widened to involve substance-related disorders as well as other psychiatric disorders (Lee‚ 2013). CBT integrated both the cognitive and behavioral models and applied them to deal with substance related
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