“PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ADAMSON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS” A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Language‚ College of Liberal Arts In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Technical English Basillaje‚ Edmond Talingdan‚ Timothy John Victorino‚ Marifer A. Prof. Jose Rizal O. Dapat (Thesis Adviser) May 2014 APPROVAL SHEET This research work entitled‚ “PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ADAMSON UNIVERSITY
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Employee Resourcing – The Psychological Contract How can we define the psychological contract? Is it the set of mutual obligations/expectations and more often than not aspirations between employer and employee that extend beyond the formal‚ written contract of employment? This is the general consensus with modern scholars and workers alike‚ but just how far is this assertion true? The problem is trying to evaluate what the psychological contract actually is and what it stands for in our
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Zerpa 1 Cesar Zerpa. Professor Pacifico Pre-degree III 3 May 2013 Plastic Surgery Addiction Every year society is bombed with thousands of images of beautiful models and celebrities. This “reality” affect the sub-conscientious of many people with low self-steam and fill the mind of men and women with insecurities about their body images. Plastic surgery appears as an easy solution to this matter‚ but actually‚ cosmetic surgery can be just the tip of the iceberg of a more complex issue
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Topics in Health 26 November 2012 Drug Addiction a Disease? Drug addiction‚ a new major phenomenon in our society today. The dependence‚ compulsive craving of a drug which becomes priority over all other issues in one’s life. We recognize that this issue of drugs and addiction is a growing problem now affecting most in this world. The physical characteristics of addiction would trembling‚ sweating‚ loss of appetite‚ and seizures. Psychological characteristics are harder to define because
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Homeless persons are more likely to become ill due to the unhygienic environment they must strive in. They have greater hospitalization rates compared to the general population and are more likely to die at a younger age. The relationship between addiction and homelessness is complex due to various factors that will lead them into such addictive patterns to live in extreme weather and rough situations. Many people who are addicted to alcohol and drugs never become homeless‚ but people who are poor
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Psychological Traps in Decision Making ABSTRACT The purpose of this article synthesis and summary is to highlight six traps managers are susceptible to when making decisions. (Duening & Ivancevich‚ 2006) A decision can be defined as a conscious choice among alternatives followed by action to implement the choice. Effective decision making combines the use of knowledge‚ experience‚ creative thinking‚ and risk taking to move an organization forward. Managers typically find themselves
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Addiction means to be physical and mentally dependent on a particular substance‚ and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects. According to American Society for Addiction Medicine (2012)‚ “Addiction is a primary‚ chronic disease of brain reward‚ motivation‚ memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological‚ psychological‚ social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief
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Explain the principal psychological perspectives (P1) In this section‚ I will be talking about psychological perspectives that influence an individual’s personality and behaviour towards their actions and view on life. An approach is a perspective/viewpoint of someone. That revolves around certain assumptions (i.e. beliefs) about typical human behavior which involves the way they function‚ which aspects of them are worthy of study and what research approaches are suitable for carrying out this
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The Effects of Cyber Addiction in Academic Performance Among Selected First Year Students of San Beda College – Alabang A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty of College of Arts and Sciences Major in Psychology Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa NBP Reservation‚ Poblacion‚ Muntinlupa City In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the subject PSY-312B-2 Psychological Research By: Bon‚ Lady Arriane E. Domanais‚ Alvin October 2010 CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction
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historical essence of addiction counseling. Counselor‚ 5(3)‚ 43-48. The Historical Essence of Addiction Counseling William L. White‚ MA What distinguishes the profession of addiction counseling from the array of helping roles that have preceded and have followed it? What would be lost if the specialized knowledge and functions performed by the addiction counselor disappeared? This essay will explore these questions by attempting to define the historical essence of addiction counseling. The distinctiveness
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