Possible Selves Possible selves refer to the selves taht you might become. "Possible selves are highly personalized‚ vivid‚ futuristic images of the self that feflect hopes‚ fears‚ and fantasies" (Hockenbury and Hockenbury‚ 2003). Some examples of positive hoped for possible selves might be the successful self‚ the creative self‚ the rich self‚ the thing self‚ or the loved and admired self. Some examples of the negative dreaded possible selves might be the alone self‚ the depressed self‚ the
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Alternatives to Spanking Considering the significant evidence that discourages the use of spanking as a disciplinary method‚ it is essential to understand the various alternatives to spanking that can prove to be more effective. Morin (2015) is of the view that there are several strategies that can help in conditioning behavior of children towards positivity and avoid spanking. The first and most effective alternative to spanking is the use negative consequences as a strategy. This involves teaching
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December 5‚ 2001 Alternatives to incarceration Ever since the first prison opened in the United States in 1790‚ incarceration has been the center of the nation’s criminal justice system. Over this 200 year period many creative alternatives to incarceration have been tried‚ and many at a much lower cost than imprisonment. It wasn’t until the late 1980’s when our criminal justice systems across the country began experiencing a problem with overcrowding of facilities. This problem forced lawmakers
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CHROMOTHERAPY: AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS MARCH 2013 As the world changes‚ competitions grow larger and become more evident. Living in such competitive environment affects an individual’s health‚ particularly his/her mental wellness. Such mental health problems include depression‚ anxiety‚ self-harm‚ eating disorders‚ psychosis‚ and stress. Hence‚ many individuals succumb to use drugs or medical treatments to cure these problems. However‚ some drugs and medical
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Alternative Energy Alternative Energy Alternative energy refers to energy sources that have no undesired consequences such for example fossil fuels‚ nuclear energy and falling water. Fossil fuels are coal‚ petroleum and natural gas. There are some characteristics of the fossil fuels that made the concept of alternative energy come into place. (Alternative Energy) One of the fossil fuels‚ Petroleum‚ forms a thin film around the grains of the rock where it formed. Pressure from the overlying rock
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boy asks the wise old man about the present and how could he get it. He had heard about how wonderful it was and how happy and successful it would make him. As the boy grows into his teens he keeps trying to find out how to attain this present. The old man tells him he already knows how to attain it‚ the present is a gift we all have to give to ourselves. As the boy grows into a young man he gives up the search for The Present‚ and he begins running into problems at work and in his personal life.
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Energy Alternatives: * Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel. In a general sense in contemporary society‚ alternative energy is that which is produced without the undesirable consequences of the burning of fossil fuels‚ such as high carbon dioxide emissions‚ which is considered to be the major contributing factor of global warming. * This chapter discussed only a few of the possible alternatives to our current combustible energy generation system
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from the community. The Quakers built the first prison in 1790 in order to seclude criminal offenders from society to think about their wrongdoing and to seek forgiveness in a kind‚ and spiritual environment. (Inciardi 497) Currently‚ there are three types of prisons within the Federal‚ State‚ and County governments. These are categorized by the degree of security they provide. Minimum security prisons‚ which are also known as county jails‚ provide minimal supervision. These jails are generally
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Organizational Behavior Unit Three: Case Incident 2 Whistle Blowers: Saints or Sinners 6/27/09 Whistle Blowers: Saints or Sinners 1. Do you believe that whistle-blowing is good for organizations and its members‚ or is it‚ as David Stetler believes‚ often a means to extort financial gains from companies? Is having strong ethics whether they are ethical or unethical practices makes it easier for a person to take action than for that person to process the making of decisions and choices for today’s
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Decision Making Process The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the decision-making process used when I made a life changing employment decision. Making a decision to do something new usually involves giving up something else. Important decisions are even more difficult because of the conflict and emotion faced regarding the possible outcomes of the final decision. “The ideal decision making process includes six stages. (1) Identify and diagnose the problem‚ (2) generate alternative
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