Theories of Cognitive Development: An insight to the theories of Piaget‚ Information-processing and Vygotsky How do we learn? How do we grow? Over the years‚ psychologists have studied to great lengths the processes that humans go through as they progress from infancy to adulthood. Several theories have emerged over time with three prominent ones. Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky produced two important and distinct theories. Another important theory‚ the information-processing theory‚ presents
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Stress is a normal psychological and physical reaction to the ever-increasing demands of life. Surveys show that many Americans experience challenges with stress at some point during the year. In looking at the causes of stress‚ remember that your brain comes hard-wired with an alarm system for your protection. When your brain perceives a threat‚ it signals your body to release a burst of hormones to fuel your capacity for a response. This has been labeled the "fight-or-flight" response. Once
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Stress Stress‚ we all struggle with it. "Stress" is a word we’re all familiar with‚ some of us maybe too familiar. Stress cannot be avoided and it is not possible to entirely eliminate it from our lives. The hassles‚ deadlines and frustrations have made stress so common that it has become a way of life for people. Life is full of challenges‚ and a life without it is not only impossible but is also undesirable. Stress is something that can’t be avoided and it isn’t possible to eliminate it from
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“Health is not merely the absence of disease but a state of complete physical‚ mental‚ spiritual and social well-being”. In the light of this definition‚ evaluate the state of your own health? Being in good health means more than just being free from illness or disease. While being physically healthy is the first step to good health‚ good mental health and social well-being are also necessary. In fact‚ health is defined by the World Health Organization as “a state of complete physical‚ mental
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In the present day‚ stress is widely recognized as a major problem for many employees in their daily life. According to Lawrence（2010）：The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have defined stress as the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them at work. This definition suggests that when people experience excessive stress‚ there is a high risk. And this phenomenon also contributes to some bad consequences‚ such as mental illness，heart and circulatory
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Stress In Athletics In the Journal article by Mark H. Anshel‚ entitled Qualitative Validation of a Model For Coping With Acute Stress In Sports. Explains how stress affects athletes‚ and how they can go about to deal with the problem‚ or cope with the problem. The author breaks this down into four categories. First‚ they want to perceive a stimulus or experiencing an event‚ secondly‚ appraising that event as stressful‚ thirdly‚ using either approach or avoidance coping strategies each consisting
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The psychosocial theory of stress and coping is of the utmost importance to patient care and recovery. It has been found that among other things‚ stress can affect the rate of wound healing‚ susceptibility to infectious diseases‚ and the development and progression of cancer (Walker et al‚ 2007). The nurse plays an integral role in the management and alleviation of patients’ stress‚ and can provide valuable mechanisms to aid in the process of coping with the stressor. Stress is a concept‚ not
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October 2011 Approved…………… Explain the basics of cognitive theory in relation to the development of abnormal behavior. Use Aaron T. Beck and Albert Ellis as theorists for reference. If you believe the saying ’Perception is everything‚’ then you may well be a cognitivist. According to the cognitive perspective‚ people engage in abnormal behavior because of particular thoughts and behaviors that are often based upon their false assumptions. Cognitives believe that without these thought processes‚ we
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Stress is a concept that is encountered daily in every human being. It occurs when a person is faced with an opportunity‚ demand or resource stemming from the individual’s desires for which the consequence is of great uncertainly and importance (Cooper‚ Dewe & O’Driscoll‚ 2002). This article will examine and focus on the main concepts of stress‚ the contrasting views of the stress concept and address any problems to improve employee performance and behaviour in the organisation with the aid of
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A00116258 Angry Fathers Mel Lazarus‚ writer of Angry Fathers‚ showed by describing his relationship between him and his father‚ as he recalled an incident that happened when he was 9 years old‚ back in 1938‚ when corporal punishment was most used to correct bad behavior‚ “They’ll live‚ don’t worry “‚ was the common idea‚ that event marked his relationship and trust with his father for life. Lazarus’ family stayed at a boarding house in Catskills for the summer during school vacations‚ and he
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