Seligman’s Theory of Learned Helplessness Clarisa Kashima Laksmi B1101539 Department of Psychology PSY 111 Dr Goh Chee Leong Edward Ong Learned helplessness is the tendency to fail to act to escape from a situation because of a history of repeated failures in the past (Ciccarelli & White‚ 2009). To describe learned helplessness in person is that recognizing that repeated failures will arouse the idea of a difficult task and impossible to solve. They sometimes blame the outside factors
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roots of emotional intelligence can be traced to Charles Darwin’s work on the importance of emotional expression for survival and adaptation.[2] In the 1900s‚ even though traditional definitions of intelligence emphasized cognitive aspects such as memory and problem-solving‚ several influential researchers in the intelligence field of study had begun to recognize the importance of the non-cognitive aspects. For instance‚ as early as 1920‚ E.L. Thorndike used the term social intelligence to describe the
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Question to answer after watching the Interactive Physiology - The Immune System: Innate Host Defenses 1. Name the two major categories of innate (nonspecific) defenses: • Surface Barriers • Innate Internal Defenses 2. Surface barriers include the Intact skin and mucous membranes of the respiratory‚ gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. 3. List the three properties of skin that help it resist invasion: • Keratin: tough protein in skin cells‚ forms an abrasion- and water-resistant outermost
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The innate immune system is referred to as the first line in host defense against invading pathogens and preserve host integrity [1]. Of them the innate immune cells have sensors such as macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) detect molecular components of foreign microorgan¬isms known as pathogen-associated molecule patterns (PAMPs) through PRRs. Its highly developed ability to recognize microbial patterns and host derived danger signals relies on so-called PRRs‚ especially on the TLRs‚ RLRs and
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MTD Training Emotional Intelligence Download free eBooks at bookboon.com 2 Emotional Intelligence © 2010 MTD Training & Ventus Publishing ApS ISBN 978-87-7681-600-1 Download free eBooks at bookboon.com 3 Contents Emotional Intelligence Contents Preface 7 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Overview of Emotional Intelligence Introduction Theories of Multiple Intelligences The Importance of Emotions Emotions and the Brain 9 9 10 11 13 2.
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this semester‚ the authors were effective in helping their readers to learn something from the authors various subject matters‚ which could be used in the readers’ own lives. I have chosen four essays that I have read this term from which I have learned from. The four essays I decided on are: “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell‚ “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen‚ “What Really Scares Us” by David Ropeik‚ and “Delusions of Grandeur” by Henry Louis Gates‚ Jr. In George Orwell’s
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We sometimes think of being good at mathematics as an innate ability. You either "have it" or you don’t. But to Schoenfeld‚ it’s not so much ability as attitude. You master mathematics if you are willing to try. That’s what Schoenfeld attempts to teach his students. Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds... In the book “Outliers”‚ Malcolm Gladwell
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able to call on others for their assistance. I need to also be available if my peers require my assistance. So‚ with that being said I need to have teamwork and team players! We all need to be on the same “team”. 4. In terms of military lessons learned: I would agree that to help me on my mission I need a strong military force derived of experienced and well-equipped soldiers. Experienced in the sense of
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discussion forum showed how nurses empower themselves personally and collectively. Dr. Mary Wakefield speaks about 11 lessons learned in her DVD power and influence. I believe nurses have the ability to take on challenges in our nation’s healthcare in order to improve our patients overall health and satisfaction. Lessons Learned There are three important lessons learned Dr. Mary Wakefield speaks of in which I wish to address in this paper. Wakefield (2010) states‚ “You have to get off the porch
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600 Word Essay Lessons Learned Mistake: “An action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.” –Google Dictionary. Everybody makes mistakes. It’s human nature. In most mistakes‚ there is always good. That is‚ only if you learn from it. In my situation‚ I went through a variety of mistakes. Although I do not regret any of them as I would never be where and who I am today. I am happy to say that the mistakes are in the past but the lesson I learned from all of it will never be forgotten. The first
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