...Biological and Humanistic Approach Penny Jo Watkins PSY/250 Febuary 25, 2012 David Levosky Biological and Humanistic Approach He or she can commonly recognize the aspects of Freudian psychology is the presence of the Id, Ego, and Superego. In knowing this Freud says, there are levels of consciousness that shape human personality. With the knowledge of the most basic is the Id, which can make us realize what our most basic human instincts are.The Ego is responsible for taking care of our most basic needs and the Superego dictates how we address those needs in a manner consistent with social norms. Freud also believed that sex-drive, or libido, does more to shape our personality and interactions than anything else does. He or she who is being honest with themselves could agree that sexual desires can shape our personality. Most people’s instinct to reproduce is certainly one of the greatest forces that drives anyone, or any living being. One certain instinct that is a greater force in the world, is the need to survive. Abraham Maslow is a famous psychologist who stated that people have different levels of needs that must be fulfilled before the next, higher, level of needs can be achieved (Friedman &Schustack, 2009). This is called Maslow’s Hierarchy. Maslow stated that one’s physiological needs are the most basic. Some of these needs are to survive; the need for food and water. As soon as people have these needs they feel safer, this is Maslow’s second...
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...Habits I certainly have quite a few quirky habits that consume my day; a lot are associated with my OCD. So, the question is, which habit should I write about for this paper? Like everyone, I have good habits as well as bad habits and habits that I just do because of my OCD. Although I have tried many times to break a lot of the bad habits, it is not so easy. One habit that I continually try to break, is smoking cigarettes. Unlike most, I am not addicted to the nicotine and I do not crave a cigarette unless I am drinking an alcoholic beverage. Hence, this is the habit that frustrates me the most. I do not wake up wanting a cigarette and I can run all day without having one or even thinking about one. To me this habit is strange. I would think smoking cigarettes becomes a habit because of the nicotine addiction, as for me it is only when I consume alcohol. I have gone weeks even months without a cigarette and of course I was not drinking during those times. Then I have an alcoholic drink and the urge to smoke a cigarette arises. I developed this habit in high school when a group of my friends started smoking and I tried one for the first time. At first I did not like the feeling and it actually made me feel quite sick. Now as I am writing this paper I cannot remember how the habit stuck. All I can remember is that I only want a cigarette when I drink. As far as this habit relating to my personality I am not quite sure. I have thoughts related to how it relates to my life but...
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...Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Theories of personalities have been studied for many decades. The biological and humanistic approaches to personality have both become infamous in studying the science behind personality. Abraham Maslow developed the hierarchy of needs because he did not believe that the conditioning theories adequately portrayed the complexity of human behavior. In analyzing both the biological and humanistic theories, one can see where Maslow may have been right in that assumption. The basic perceptions of humanistic and biological theories vary significantly. There are some basic ideas behind humanistic psychology. Humanists focus on the present rather than looking at the past or toward the future. Well individuals should take responsibility for themself; regardless of the actions and every individual possess inherent worth. Even negative actions do not negate the value of the person. The achievement of personal growth and understanding is the goal of life (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). On the other hand biological theorists believe that genetics can determine a person’s personality. Some concepts state that even if biology plays no direct role in personality, the way a person looks affects how one sees himself/herself and how others interrelate with him/her. This unintended affect controls how a person develops into adulthood. Biological viewpoints teach that intelligence and genes could define a person’s personality. Temperament and mental...
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...Human behavior is learned, plus all behaviors can be unlearned and new behaviors learned in its place. Behaviorist believe that the only things that are worth studying are things that we can see and observe. The research-based model for social and cognitive approaches specifies how an individual’s implicit theories direct them towards particular and specific goals and how these goals set up the different patterns. This shows an example of how each feature (cognitive, affective, and behavioral) of the adaptive and maladaptive patterns can be seen to follow directly from different goals. I am twenty two years old, over the last seven years of my life I have developed a nasty habit of smoking cigarettes. I have realized the fact that I am a true smoker when I started working at the age of sixteen, this only helped me develop my habit even worse when I started stressing about work at such an early age. I usually don’t like to point fingers and play the blame game over my own habits but I did have important role models in my life that influenced me on smoking cigarettes. These role models just so happen to be my two older brothers and both of my parents. It is really not their fault for my habit because every individual in life makes their own decisions. Not only my immediate family smokes but also my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. I would have to say this habit of smoking cigarettes has been a huge habit for my whole family tree, or at least since the...
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...PSY 250 WEEK 4 A+ Graded Tutorial Available At: http://hwsoloutions.com/?product=psy-250-week-4 Visit Our website: http://hwsoloutions.com/ Product Description PSY 250 Week 4 , Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits Habits are formed from the early stages of childhood and develop further into adult hood. One’s behavior and social interactions play highly influential part in the development of habits. Once a habit is formed it can be quite difficult to break. It requires the ability to recondition one’s self to behave differently. I struggle with a harmful habit of my own. Since the age of 14 years old I have been smoking cigarettes. Although I have managed to stop on a few occasions, ultimately I return to smoking sooner or later. I intend to analyze what caused this addiction and obtain a better understanding of why I cannot stop. Since I was a small child, I have watched both my parents smoke an innumerable amount of cigarettes. I would always tell them that smoking is bad for them and that they needed to quit. At age 12 started my rebellious phase. I did not have rules mostly and the ones that I did have were not followed. This was mostly because there were no consequences to my actions. One day while my mother was not home, I stole a cigarette from her room and decided to light up. At first I coughed of course, but then I began to like the smooth minty flavor. Soon, I began standing near the corner store and asking someone who was going...
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...PSY 250 WEEK 1 A+ Graded Tutorial Available At: http://hwsoloutions.com/?product=psy-250-week-1 Visit Our website: http://hwsoloutions.com/ Product Description PSY 250 Week 1, In determining personality there is much more that meets the eye. During my first week of this course this was something that became evident. Personality is a science in itself. It is used to measure why people are the way they are. In analyzing my own personality I in turn am beginning to have a better understanding of who I really am. How would you define personality? Personality can be described in many different ways. “According to the definition by Henry Stack Sullivan, an influential 20th century psychologist, personality is the emerging relational patterns between two people” (Mayer & Korogodsky, 2011). I personally would define psychology as a number of specific character traits combined to form a specific way of being and communicating. What are some key personality features that define you? The eight basic aspects of personality are perspective, psychonanalytic, ego, biological, behaviorist, cognitive, trait, humanistic, and interactionist. (Friedman & Schustack, 2011). To fully understand one’s key personality features. In determining my own key personality features these aspects must be considered. I am innately shy, somewhat introverted, and a people-pleaser. I think these three features are key in defining my own personality. What are some key concepts or constructs...
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...PSY 250 WEEK 2 A+ Graded Tutorial Available At: http://hwsoloutions.com/?product=psy-250-week-2 Visit Our website: http://hwsoloutions.com/ Product Description PSY 250 Week 2, The basic approach of psychoanalytic theories is based on the inner experiences or unconscious experiences which we have in our daily lives. They proponent’s of psychoanalytic theories emphasize that these unconscious experiences are not without reasons. There are some inner forces that are working to direct our behaviors in some direction. Freud was the main proponent of psychoanalytic approach. The neo-Freudians such as Jung, Adler , Erikson and Horney have also major contributions. Freud’s theory of personality Sigmund Freud is a founder of this approach. His work has profound effects on many disciplines including psychology, sociology, anthropology, art and literature. According to Freud the mind is divided into two parts; conscious mind that includes everything of which we are aware of and unconscious mind that is an epitome of feelings, thoughts, memories and urges that our outside of our conscious awareness. Most of these things in unconscious mind are unpleasant or painful. He divided the personality into three elements in his theory of personality; id, ego and super ego. Id : Id is present from birth. It’s completely unconscious and operates on pleasure principle. It needs immediate satisfaction of its impulses and desires which if not satisfied create tension and pain. It’s very...
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...Behavioral and Social Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits Duke Stevens PSY 250 November 2, 2015 Tyler Maxey Behavioral and Social Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits Habits as defined by Merriam-Webster's Dictionary as a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior or a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance. In this paper, I will analyze one of my habits, how, why, and where it was developed. Also, I will discuss the chances of continuing the habit, and attempts to break the habit. Using behavioral personality theory and components of social/cognitive theory, this paper will explain why I have this habit and why the habit was formed. I will also develop a plan applying operant conditioning to change my habit and discuss which theory best explains my personality, behavioral or social/cognitive theory. Social Cognitive Theory The social cognitive theory explains that behavior is learned by watching others do things, using the school of thought that since others are doing this behavior, one should also do this behavior to be like their peers, learning that behavior by witnessing the actual act. One example of this would be a sister and brother are playing with a new toy that requires a certain pattern of movement like a Slip N' Slide. The first sibling runs and slides down the Slip N' Slide on their stomach. The 2nd sibling observes the act, not wanting to be out done by...
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...University of Phoenix Material Personality Reflection Using the textbook, the University Library, the Internet, and/or other resources, answer the following questions. Your responses to each question will vary but overall should be 700- to 1,050-words in length. 1. How would you define personality? I define personality as the combination of characteristics that make you who you are and how you are defined. A personality is just as unique and individual as are the fingerprints we are born with, even though many people may share similar characteristics within their personality, Part of having personality that makes everyone unique is their mannerisms: making hand gestures when they are talking, the pitch and tone of their voice, how they make eye contact, and the words they say to describe something all play a part of having a personality. Another feature of having personality is how someone dresses. Wearing certain clothing, such as funny shirts or bright colored cloths, may show someone who is outgoing and not closed in with people. 2. What are some key personality features that define you? Key personality features that define me would be that I am humble as a person. Going through life experiences made me appreciate everything I have and live with what I got. I also have a lot of humor, which makes me approachable and sociable. Even though I am perceived as funny, I do take everything around me serious, as I am observant, independent, intelligent...
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...PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) To purchase this tutorial visit here: http://wiseamerican.us/product/psy-250-week-5-presentation-custom-work/ contact us at: SUPPORT@WISEAMERICAN.US PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) PSY 250 Week 5 Presentation 2-3 Slides with Speaker notes Deadline………. 4th Oct 2015 PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) PSY 250 Week 5 Presentation 2-3 Slides with Speaker notes Deadline………. 4th Oct 2015 PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) PSY 250 Week 5 Presentation 2-3 Slides with Speaker notes Deadline………. 4th Oct 2015 PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) PSY 250 Week 5 Presentation 2-3 Slides with Speaker notes Deadline………. 4th Oct 2015 PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) PSY 250 Week 5 Presentation 2-3 Slides with Speaker notes Deadline………. 4th Oct 2015 PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) PSY 250 Week 5 Presentation 2-3 Slides with Speaker notes Deadline………. 4th Oct 2015 PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) PSY 250 Week 5 Presentation 2-3 Slides with Speaker notes Deadline………. 4th Oct 2015 PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) PSY 250 Week 5 Presentation 2-3 Slides with Speaker notes Deadline………. 4th Oct 2015 PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) PSY 250 Week 5 Presentation 2-3 Slides with Speaker notes Deadline………. 4th Oct 2015 PSY 250 WEEK 5 PRESENTATION (CUSTOM WORK) PSY 250 Week 5 Presentation 2-3 Slides with Speaker notes Deadline………. 4th Oct 2015 PSY 250...
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...Amber Ryan/Stokes June 23, 2012 PSY/250 Michele Montgomery University Of Phoenix Psychoanalytical Personality Assessment Everybody is unique or special in one form or another and each personality has a theory. For many years psychologists have based theories upon individuals and I the writer will compare and contrast three well known psychologists Sigmund Freud, Alfred Alder, and Carl Jung. Sigmund Freud was one of the greatest psychologists in time he Alder and Jung’s theories were very similar but then again very different. Within these theories we will discuss characteristics with which I agree and disagree with, explore the stages of Freud’s theory explaining characteristics of personality using stage components and describe the uses of mechanisms using real life experiences. The hypothesis Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, and Carl Jung were in agreement with is that human behavior is determined by an individual’s past experiences and childhood experiences which paint his or her impression on events and the world at large. Adler believed in individual psychology, Freud believed in the theory of psychosexual development and Jung analytical psychology. Freud dichotomized three characteristics of personality to id, ego and superego. The id or “it” worships the pleasure principle its sole purpose is to satisfy desire and release tension. Our ego or “I” ordain according to the reality principle meaning we learn to adopt, plan and act to the world around...
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...Cookson Group Financial Analysis Group Members: Word count: 4978 4/30/2010 Cookson CONTENTS 2 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 2. Company Profile ………………………………………………………………………………………..……….5 3. SWOT Analysis ………………………………………………………………………………..…………………6 4. Operations Analysis ……………………………………………………………………………..…………….7 4.1 Group Overview…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 4.2 Ceramics Division…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 4.3 Electronics Division…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11 4.4 Precious Metals Division…………………………………………………………………………………………………………13 5. Sector Analysis …………………………………………………………………………………………………15 5.1 General Industrial Sector ………………………………………………………………………………………………………15 5.2 Industry Conglomerates Subsector……………………………………………………………………………………….16 5.2.1 Industry Conglomerates VS Industrial Machinery and Equipment……………… ………….16 5.2.2 Firms within Industry Conglomerates …………………………………………………………………………17 5.3 Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18 6. Strategy ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…19 6.1 Central Strategies ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..19 6.2 Corporate Expansion - Acquisition…………………………………………………………………………………………22 6.3 Response to Financial Crisis…………………………………………………………………………………………………….23 6.4 Future Prospects……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23 6.5 Comparison with Major Competitors……………………………………………………………………………………….24 7. Financial Analysis ……………………………………………………………………………………………25...
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...List of FTSE 350 companies FTSE 350 companies include two parts: (1) FTSE 100 companies which are the 100 largest UK companies measured by market capitalization; and (2) FTSE 250 companies which the 101st to the 350th largest companies within the UK. This follows on from the FTSE 100. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LSE Code RDSA+RDSB HSBA VOD BP. GSK BATS LLOY DGE SAB RIO BLT BG. AZN GLEN STAN BARC ULVR RB. PRU TSCO NG. BT.A AAL RR. IMT CNA RBS CPG ABF SSE Name Royal Dutch Shell HSBC Holdings Vodafone Group BP GlaxoSmithKline British American Tobacco Lloyds Banking Group Diageo SABMiller Rio Tinto BHP Billiton BG Group AstraZeneca Glencore Xstrata Standard Chartered Barclays Unilever Reckitt Benckiser Group Prudential Tesco National Grid BT Group Anglo American Rolls-Royce Group Imperial Tobacco Group Centrica Royal Bank of Scotland Group Compass Group Associated British Foods SSE 1 Index FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 No. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 LSE Code WPP BA. BSY SHP EXPN ARM AV. LGEN PSON CRH OML REL TLW ANTO KGF WOS SL. FRES NXT MKS SBRY LAND SN. BRBY MRW CPI SDR+SDRC ITV IAG...
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...Company profile: Barratt development PLC, a property development company based in United Kingdom. Established as Greensitt Bros during 1958, under Sir Lawrie Barratt it went through rapid expansion throughout 1960 and 1970 and at present Barratt Development PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange, a constituent of the FTSE 250 index (Barratt Developments PLC. 2009). According to the financial figure published by the company, it holds stock value of 2,105.08 million pounds with operating income of 135 million pounds and net income of 13.8 million pounds for the financial year of 2011-2012 (Barratt Developments PLC 2013). Reason for choosing Barratt development PLC: Rapid expansion of the company through acquisitions, transforming the company from a local Newcastle based house builder to a nation wide builder, developing more than 10,000 properties per annum. Through out 1970 the Barratt Development PLC has acquired large firm like Arthur Wardle (Barratt Developments PLC. 2009). However main reason why Barratt Development id chosen is, it is a Public limited company and therefore a lot of information are available to public (The Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel 2010). Stakeholder identification and management: Every business has got its own set of stakeholders, from economics view of the business, epically in construction business; many different and sometimes discrepant interests must be considered. In case of Barratt development, these representatives...
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...Investment Report by 28/2/2012 Name of company: AVEVA GROUP RIC: AVV.L Price: 1732 Date: 28 Feb 2012 Company profile: AVEVA Group PLC operates in the Computer related services sector. AVEVA Group plc is a holding company. The Company is engaged in engineering design and information management solutions for the process plant, power and marine industries. It activities include marketing and development of computer software and services for engineering and related solutions. One-year Price chart: [pic] Price performance: Key financial forecasts and ratios: | |Actual |Estimate | | |MAR 11 |MAR 11 |MAR 12 |MAR 13 | |EPS(GBp) |- |- |63.934 |74.790 | |DPS(GBp) |18.250 |18.590 |20.100 |22.750 | |PE |- |- |26.590 |22.730 | |ROE% |17.04 | |Beta |1.34 | |Alpha |0.01 | | |AVEVA GROUP |FTSE-100 | |Price...
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