Ashley Norton Psy-270 Final Project- Marla’s Disorder Due-Sunday Dysthymia Disorder Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping‚ feeling "jumpy all of the time‚" and experiencing an inability to concentrate. These symptoms are causing problems for her at work‚ where she is an accountant. Before I could tell Marla’s that she may be suffering from Dysthymic Disorder I would need to really take a look in her life and understand
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Motivational Motivational theories essentially state the behavior is based on a factor of motivation for the individual. (Taylor‚ 2006) An example would be the man who steals in order to feed his family. This implies the cognitive and the learning theory. The learning theory may be implied as his father was a strong provider and the thief may want to accomplish in the same manner as his father did. The cognitive theory may be associated depending on how the individual views his world. Certain
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On the very first page of The Color Purple‚ the reader encounters strong words and difficult concepts. The book unfolds into a series of letters from Celie to her sister Nettie‚ as well as some diary entries. The book talks mostly about Celie’s life. We learn that in the beginning of the novel Celie is raped by her father. Another thing we learn is that Celie’s mother is ill and therefor is unable to care for her family. Celie‚ the narrator‚ is a poor and uneducated‚ 14 year-old African American
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Oprah Gail Winfrey holds many titles-billionaire‚ philanthropist‚ publisher‚ producer‚ activist‚ media mogul and many more-but the title that catapulted her journey into the success she worked hard to achieve is: ‘victim’. She was the victim of rape‚ prejudice‚ and sexism. Her experiences as a victim gave her the strength and courage to prove that she can be more than her biological determinism; it also led her to become a strong proponent of women’s rights and thus‚ dedicate her show’s platform
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November 2009‚ Oprah Winfrey delivered the shocking news that she will end her show in September 2011. The Oprah Winfrey Show is viewed by 42 million viewers weekly‚ it was the number one talk show for 23 successive seasons‚ and it received numerous awards throughout its history. Oprah’s decisions to take on the show‚ stay the course‚ and ultimately to end the show was motivated by psychoanalytic‚ humanistic‚ and diversity motivations. Freud’s psychoanalytic view suggests that Oprah and all people
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The dialogues are filled with tension‚ laughter and comedy and this makes the play fit into the tragicomedy category. The playwright incorporated a cluster of themes within the plot and shaped her characters according to certain profound psychological and mental states. She stays objective and gives the audience a hint of foreshadowing in order to make the play more interesting and prepare the ground for the upcoming clash. She also keeps a certain mysterious tone in the whole play such as the
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“Where do we go from here: chaos or community?” “How to talk to anyone‚ anytime‚ anywhere”‚ “The uncommon wisdom of Oprah Winfrey”‚ “The audacity of hope”‚“ The story of my experiments with truth” And many other masterpieces created by the best communicators in history are still representing their theory and showing off their competence and proficiency in communication. “I have a dream…” a popular speech that almost everyone knows about the content‚ shows that Martin Luther king was successful
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television. Many of us have seen and heard the often recycled topics found on such shows as Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey. And anyone who watches talk shows on a regular basis knows that each one varies in style and format. One might enjoy watching the sometimes trashy subject matter found on Jerry Springer‚ while someone else might prefer the more serious and light hearted feel of the Oprah Winfrey show. A talk show is should be informat ive‚ entertain‚ and should relate to the everyday life of
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TASK FOR SUBMISSION TO YOUR TUTOR TASK 1 Listen to the sound file (Listening Task.mp3) and complete the table below:- Problems learners have Ways we can help Teacher is not real people‚ who speak to quickly and whose accents difficult to understand. Use the audio materials or practice listening to native speakers with various accents and normal speech speed. Confusing if the conversation involves more than two people or with background interference. Use different types of audio material: dialogs
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As a young girl‚ I remember watching many Disney movies. Learning about child development in this section of the class‚ the movie Tarzan came into my mind. In this movie‚ a baby boy is left to fend for himself after a leopard in the wild kills his parents. Tarzan‚ after being orphaned‚ is found by a mother gorilla. Tarzan quickly begins to integrate with the way of the apes that he lives with. All the while‚ he is fully aware at all times how different he is from the animals he is in company with
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