Importance of Cognitive Development 1. Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget together came up with a theory of child development known as the Cognitive Theory. This theory has to do with the development of a young child’s brain. Specifically it has to do with the development in a child’s ideas‚ beliefs‚ and assumptions ( 47). These beliefs can be altered based on everyday experiences and understandings. As a child grows and develops their cognitive development changes in a child’s schema allows a child
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a short-term‚ problem-centered therapy that is used to address psychopathology within the individual (Beck‚ 1995). This model of therapy is used to address issues of depression‚ anxiety‚ eating disorders‚ relational problems‚ and drug abuse‚ and can be utilized when working with individuals‚ as well as within group and family modalities. The core aspects of this therapy include collaboration and participation by the client‚ a strong alliance between therapist
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The Social Cognitive Perspective The Social Cognitive Perspective is a psychological theory on personality founded by Albert Bandura that paved the way for Behaviorism. In short‚ the perspective basically states that we learn by observing others or conditioning and model our behaviors after those situations. Mental processes are also emphasized in this theory‚ hence the “cognitive” aspect. Bandura’s perspective focuses on how we interact with our environments and the events we experience. Several
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Schimelphfening (2007)‚ Cognitive therapy makes the assumption that thoughts precede moods and that false self-beliefs lead to negative emotions” (para. 1). Cognitive therapy helps patients to recognize what his or her negative thoughts are and helps the patient work at replacing these thoughts with those that are positive. Cognitive therapy is known to reduce the rates of relapse of depression. This therapy is effective in the treatment of depression in adolescents and teens (Schimelphfening
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from the indigenous methods‚ they are some similarities in terms of their theories. The Behavioral and Cognitive approaches of psychotherapy have proved to be one of the most effective psychological approaches for a wide range of behavioral problems. These approaches were developed as a result of modern psychological research and are therefore based on scientific principles. In cognitive behavior therapy‚ the psychotherapist works closely with the patient in order to identify and evaluate behavioral
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excellence‚ some people will take drugs as an enhancement for their cognitive abilities. What makes this path to excellence ethically questionable? There are two large issues to using cognitive enhancements: fairness and the pressure to use them. While there may be nothing intrinsically wrong with using cognitive enhancers‚ the use of these drugs will likely have major side-effects on society which need to be taken into consideration. Cognitive enhancements have been proven to increase mental capacity
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Cognitive development "addresses the expansion of a child’s intellect or mental abilities. [It also] involves recognizing‚ processing‚ and organizing information and then using it appropriately" (Martoz pg. 39). Cognitive development uses mental strategies of classifying‚ sorting‚ exploring‚ depicting‚ and manipulating. Piaget’s contribution to the cognitive domain holds that "cognitive development is an ongoing process of interaction between the child and his perceptual view of objects or events
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Historical Origins & Major Contributions: In the early 1960’s there was a drift towards Cognitive Behavior Therapy as people turned away out of disappointment in the psychodynamic theory for psychotherapy. Also at this time social learning theory was the new and upcoming study. This is when Cognitive theory emerged with Alfred Adler. He was the first Cognitive therapist who came up with the idea that an individuals beliefs and ideas is what makes up their behavior (Lantz‚ 1996). He believed
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The Brain and Cognitive Functioning Jessica Johnson PSY 360 March 11‚ 2013 Donna M. Glover-Rogers‚ Ph.D The Brain and Cognitive Functioning The following describes the role of the brain and the impact it has on a person’s cognitive functions‚ including how injury to certain part of the brain can affect specific cognitive functions while leaving others intact. To support this idea we look at the case of Phinneas Gage‚ and how his brain injury affected his cognitive abilities. In order to
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Cognitive‚ Social and Language Development Everlyn Moore Psy 101 Introduction to Psychology Dr. Wendy Conaway May 14‚ 2010 This paper will discuss cognitive‚ social and language development. Four articles will be summarized‚ and personal experiences will be discussed. The approach to the study of cognitive development by observation and analyzing mental processes in perceiving and handling information is known as information processing theory. (Papalia‚ Olds‚ Feldman‚ 2008) This theory is
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