Introduction In recent times‚ thinking about poverty and sustainable development has begun to converge around the linked themes of vulnerability‚ social protection and livelihoods. This has been accompanied by the development of a variety of approaches to analyse situations and assess the likely impact of project interventions. These include vulnerability analysis‚ social analysis/social impact assessment and sustainable livelihoods approaches (sometimes referred to as livelihood security or livelihood
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The Biological Approach The biological approach is concerned with how our biology affects us‚ such as genes and the biological environmental influences to which we are exposed to. This approach focuses on genetics‚ neurochemistry‚ the nervous and the endocrine systems‚ and brain structure. Our biology can affect us due to our genes as we can inherit a faulty gene which predisposes us to develop a particular disorder as we grow older‚ unfavourable environments can trigger the faulty gene to develop
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The Biological Approach to psychology focuses on the body‚ with emphasis on the brain and nervous system. Psychologists attempt to examine our behavior and our mental processes through our physiological reactions to situations in the world around us. One such example is the way your heartbeat increases when you’re scared‚ our how your palms perspire when you lie. There’s no true way to tell exactly how many biological systems are influenced by our thoughts and feelings‚ but thanks to advances in
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Biological Approach to Depression The biological approach is based on the idea that depression has a physical or organic cause. One explanation suggests that some people are simply more genetically inclined to develop depression‚ as Hecimovic suggested that it was caused by a mutation in the 5-HTT gene‚ which was responsible for coding for serotonin production‚ and that this mutation is inherited. Family studies‚ twin studies and adoption studies have all helped support the role of genetics in
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32). It’s important to study with this critical approach because it essentially highlights the way in which men’s power come to be differentiated‚ naturalized and embedded across all institutions (family‚ education‚ work place‚ government‚ etc.). In addition‚ it brings a different perspective to preexisting and gender-biased thinking. The critical approach to this allows sociologist to contribute to the liberation of this power structure of a male-dominated society. In addition‚ it addresses the problems
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Effectiveness A Research-Driven Approach to Executive Summary We all know that a seminar alone is not likely to result in significant changes in job performance‚ and much has been written about different techniques for ensuring that skills transfer into organizational performance improvement. However‚ while many have promoted specific activities to support the transfer of learning‚ there has been little research comparing the actual impact of these different techniques. In this study we reviewed the literature
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of the rational choice approach to understanding the political? Whilst people all around the world debate over which political system is the most effective‚ social scientists are still in debate over which is the best way to analyse politics. Without the correct analysis of political objects how is one supposed to decide which political system or party is the most effective? It is for this reason that the way in which we analyse political objects is
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Introduction. This Presentation will look at the psychodynamic approach to counselling‚ focusing on how problems arise and continue. Then how therapy seeks to resolve these problems. We will look at conflict between ID and superego and unresolved childhood problems. Then we will look at defence mechanisms. From there we look at how therapy brings the unconscious into the conscious to resolve conflicts. Slide 2. In psychodynamic theory‚ there is the structure of the personality‚ which consist of three
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disciplines - science‚ economics‚ politics‚ art‚ history. (Descartes -- with his strong leanings toward math and science - was indeed a forefather of cross-discipline studies.) Some use an issue-oriented approach‚ applying critical thinking to everything from gender to humor‚ war and peace‚ even the media’s treatment of certain issues. At the root‚ critical thinking is used as a tool to examine our very thinking processes - assumptions‚ stereotypes‚ biases‚ reasoning
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There are many different psychotherapy options in modern society today. I shall be focusing on the primary forms of psychotherapy‚ such as cognitive‚ humanistic and behavioural. I shall then identify the focus of each approach as well as the areas of agreement and difference. Cognitive-behavioural therapists hold that beliefs play the central role in our behaviours and feelings. These therapies share three core assumptions such as; (1) cognitions are identifiable as well as measureable. (2) cognitions
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