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    Attachment Theory

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    Attachment Theory John Bowlby was a psychoanalyst and has developed his knowledge and understanding into the theory of Attachment. Bowlby believed that children have been born programmed to form attachments which will help them survive; this is known as evolutionary attachments. Bowlby believed that all attachments are instinctive‚ he said that attachments are shown when the child is under conditions of feeling threatened‚ such as: separation‚ fear and insecurity. In 1969 and 1988 Bowlby suggested

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    Theories of Justice

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    A Theory of Justice is a work of political philosophy and ethics by John Rawls. It was originally published in 1971 and revised in both 1975 (for the translated editions) and 1999. In A Theory of Justice‚ Rawls attempts to solve the problem of distributive justice (the socially just distribution of goods in a society) by utilising a variant of the familiar device of the social contract. The resultant theory is known as "Justice as Fairness"‚ from which Rawls derives his two principles of justice:

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    This change is called evolution. Who founded the theory; what is it and why it happens will all be explained in the following paragraphs. Charles Darwin is the man who is most famously associated with the theory of evolution. In 1859 he published a book a called ‘the Origin of Species’ which explained his theories on evolution. Darwin received lots of criticism and his theories caused much debate when he first mentioned it. This is because his theory of evolution did not match up with religious views

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    Applying Motivational Theories to Compensation Abstract An organization’s success is built and defined on its strategy and goal for the company. In order for an organization to achieve its goal‚ it must be shared with the whole organization. This includes the employees as well as stockholders feeling connected to the company and motivated to reach these goals usually by some type of compensation. Keywords: strategy‚ employees‚ compensation‚ motivation

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    Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Stephanie M. Collins NUR/ 403 August 4‚ 2014 Esther Van Baren‚ MSN Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Caring and nursing are deeply interwoven. Caring in the nursing profession can be expressed in many forms such as when a nurse performs a careful assessment‚ provides education to patients and their families‚ answers their questions or is just simply provides a therapeutic presence. Jean Watson is a well-known nursing scholar who has developed her own theory on caring

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    Personality Theories

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    Personality Theories Stephanie Mobley Beh/225 April 20‚ 2014 Joel Vance Personality Theories The word personality is derived from the Latin word persona which means mask. When it comes to personality I do not feel that word is easily defined. Everyone is different in their own little way so therefore no two people are the same. Some people may question if twins actually share the same personality and the answer is no they do not. It seems that personality is something that is developed from birth

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    Organisational Theory

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    QUESTION: "In considering the influence that technology in general or any single technology has over human affairs‚ it is ... necessary to consider not only the technology and its presumed "imperatives‚" but also the key human agents of the technology‚ the organisations in which they operate‚ and how these influence the course of technological change" (Rudi‚ 257). Introduction Over the years‚ technology has become a developing existence in companies and inevitably‚ companies are trying to

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    Psychodynamic Theories

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    Personality Overview Paper The study of human personality has numerous theories. When looking at the differences of these theoriesone can not help but wonder if the theories are a representation of the individual who developed them. There is also a question of variances based on geographical and time of which these theories were developed. Researchers gain a basic knowledge and understanding based on scientific research and current theories of the time. Combined with the personality of the individual

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    System Theory

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    been so widely adopted. Since the beginning of the profession‚ practice has been focused on the person and the environment. This "psychosocial" focus is so important as a distinguishing feature of social work that it has become its identified purpose: to address the psychosocial matrix of which individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ and communities are constituents. Although the person-in-environment concept has governed practice since the work of Mary Richmond (1917) nearly a century ago and has been defined

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    Management Theories

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    (Davidson‚ Simon‚ Woods & Griffin‚ 2009). Management theories from the past can be utilised by contemporary managers‚ enabling them to consider a range of perspectives on how to approach problems‚ make decisions and develop systems designed to reap the benefits of employees exhibiting desirable behaviours (Davidson et al‚ 2009). Despite the common conception that theories are abstract and irrelevant to practical situations‚ management theories are grounded in reality (Davidson et al‚ 2009). Knowledge

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