daily basis as nurses‚ we chose Madeleine Leininger‚ who was a pioneer in her time‚ as our nursing theorist. When Madeleine Leininger’s name was suggested‚ the majority immediately agreed on her because of the concept that she has developed; the Theory of Culture Care. Culture Care or Transcultural Nursing deals with nursing and the culture of the clients. And as we are nurses who are working in various
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORIES AND BEHAVIOUR Several theories have been developed to explain entrepreneurial behavior and motivating factors. 1). Psychological theories – As those developed by McClelland pay attention to personal traits‚ motives and incentives of an individual and conclude that entrepreneurs have a strong need for achievement. According to this theory‚ entrepreneurship get a boost when there are sufficient supply of individuals with certain psychological characteristics such as need
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m Motivation Theories By Therese Mac Donald Table of Content Page 3 – Introduction Maslow Page 4- Porter & Lawler Page 5- David Mc Chelland F Hertzberg’s Hackman & Oldham Page 6- Heekhausen’s Theories Vroom Justice S Adams D Atkinson B Skinner Page 7- Conclusion 17 November 2012 Therese Donovan Motivation Theories There are quite a number of modern motivational theories that attempt to identify the key needs and
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Post-colonialial theory as a recent field of study has lately become one of the most attractive academic disciplines - if it can be called a discipline - that incessantly triggers piles and piles of literature written by art of critics‚ social reformists‚ political scientists‚ literary critics and political economists. The continuous expansion of post-colonialism in its recent version made its own domains of interest and areas of functionality overlap with other fields of global academic studies
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In 1967 ‘The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research’ was first published and this introduced what has become the most influential paradigm for qualitative research in the social sciences today‚ the methodology of grounded theory (GT) (Cutcliffe‚ 2005‚ p.421; Patton‚ 2002‚ p.124). Despite being heralded as revolutionary in the history of qualitative traditions‚ it is the most frequently disputed and misunderstood of all the research methods‚ likely due to the methodological
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According to Trait theory‚ Individuals who takes leadership position has some good qualities or attributes compared to those who are non-leaders. This Trait theory is also known as Great Man theory. This theory focuses on the inbuilt quality which the leader has it in himself. In 1974‚ American Researcher named Ralf Stogdill had found that the leadership is not about single or small cluster of traits but it is based on complex groupings of trait and social interaction. This theory focuses on different
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REVIEW Journal Review: An assessment of contemporary studies to Psychoanalytical theory and Cognitive Behavior theory. Abstract Psychoanalytical theory and cognitive behavior theory (CBT) are currently two of the most utilized psychotherapeutic modalities in Western psychology. In the current review of literature‚ the salience of both theories is analyzed through the evaluation of contemporary studies on the two theories. These studies focused on empirical rather than merely theoretical research. Upon
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of Freud’s most basic theories‚ such as his theories of identification‚ the role of transference‚ and the way in which the symptom is a formation of the unconscious.” “Freud’s case histories illustrate very clearly some of Freud’s most basic theories‚ such as his theories of identification‚ the role of transference‚ and the way in which the symptom is a formation of the unconscious.” I have chosen the Ratman as the case history I will use to illustrate Freud’s theories. The Rat Man exposes many
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Psychodynamics is the theory and systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior‚ especially the dynamic relations between conscious motivation and unconscious motivation. Psychodynamics also describe the processes of the mind as flows of psychological energy (Libido) in an organically complex brain. The words ‘psychodynamic’ and ‘psychoanalytic’ are often confused. Sigmund Freud’s theories were psychoanalytic‚ whereas the term ‘psychodynamic’ refers to both his theories and those
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In this essay I aim to describe two theories (Equity Theory and Social exchange theory) of relationships and to consider how they might influence the therapist engaged in couples counseling‚ noting their similarities and differences. Equity theory is a theory about fairness. Its application to close relationships has been primarily advanced by Elaine Hatfield (previously known as Elaine Walster) and her colleagues in the book Equity: Theory and Research (Walster‚ Walster‚ and Berscheid 1978). The
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