...Tang Ka Man 15072501D Helping My Father to Quit Smoking in Psychological Ways My father has been a smoker for a very long time. He started smoking since he was at college age. My family used to blame him for having this harmful habit while my father always find it difficult to quit smoking. We have put a lot of efforts to help him to be out of this dangerous hell, yet all we have done is futile. After attending psychology lessons, I could suggest some reasons on that from a psychological perspective. To figure out the most suitable methods to help my father quit smoking, it is essentially important to know the reasons why he was addicted to smoking. Nicotine is a drug found naturally in tobacco, which is as addictive as heroin or cocaine (American Cancer Society, 2014). We can regard smoking as a kind of operant conditioning. When people have taken in even just a small amount of this chemical, they can gain pleasant feelings from it. The pleasant feeling acts as a positive reinforcer which encourages people to smoke more. When my dad tries hard to quit smoking, the distasteful feeling from the lack of nicotine, which act as a negative punishment, prohibits him to abstain from smoking. Thus, it is not surprising that a smoker always find it hard to abandon this noxious habit, even they know this obsession is detrimental. I have also discovered a interesting phenomenon about the smoking behavior of my dad. I found that my dad is used to attribute his smoking...
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...Referencing: American Psychological Association American Psychological Association (APA) has been the common guideline in research projects and thesis. Followings are some information for referencing. Students are advised to visit: http://apastyle.apa.org for more information. Print Resources: Books * Names are listed last name, then initials. Separate names with a comma, and use & before the last author, e.g. Helfer, M. E., & Duncan, G. J. * Use Ed. for ONE editor, Eds. for MULTIPLE editors, e.g. (Ed.). / (Eds.). * Capitalize first word in TITLES and SUBTITLES, and PROPER NAMES. * Italicize the name of the TITLES. I. Books By One Author Frank, H. A. (2005). An introduction to organizational behaviour. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. II. Books By Two Or More Authors Levison, M., Ward, R. G., & Webb, J. W. (1973). The settlement of the Polynesia. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. III. Books By Corporate Author Institute of Financial Education. (1982). Managing personal funds. Chicago: Midwestern. IV) Books By Corporate Author as Publisher World Bank. (2004). Gender and development in the Middle Print Resources V. Books With Editors Duncan, G. J., & Brooks, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. VI. Books With Edition Helfer, M. E., Keme, R. S., & Drugman, R. D. (1997). The battered child (5th ed.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. VII. Chapter...
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...September 26, 2015 MSSW Dr. Lolita Pablo Journal Review Title of the Book: Human Resource Development Review (Jamie L. Callahan, Editor) Title of the Article: The Role of Self-Reflection, Emotional Management of Feedback and Self- Regulation Processes in Self-Directed Leadership Development Author: Paul L. Nesbit No. of Pages: 18 pages SUMMARY The self- directed leadership development is conceptualized within a framework of emphasizing a self understanding phase and self-change phase that are dependent on the integrated operation of three skills concerning one’s ability to manage emotional reactions to feedback, to carry out effectively the practice of self-reflection, and to enact self regulatory processes for development. It is suggested that the accomplished operation of these skills enable more refined and effective self development efforts allowing leaders to respond to changing work environments in a continuous and productive fashion. However, once learned and incorporated into ones behavioral repertoire, the operation of self development strategies would become self guiding. Given that self-development can be considered as metaskills- skills that allow for the development of other skills. It requires developing self awareness of competency strengths and deficits as a primary focus in leaders self development. This process requires self initiated obtainment of performance feedback and self-reflective analysis of this feedback in terms of its implications...
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...A Humanistic Approach to Working with a Terminally Ill Patient “Humanistic psychology . . . emphasizes the independent dignity and worth of human beings and their conscious capacity to develop personal competence and self respect” (Humanistic Psychology Overview, 2001). This view of humanistic psychology shows why a humanistic approach is valuable and effective when working with patients who have a terminal illness, such as cancer. This paper will provide an example of a humanistic approach by a medical professional in providing care to a terminally ill patient. This paper will also provide a reflection of my feelings on the approach, my thoughts on how I would prefer a human service worker to work with me in such an instance, and discuss how unconditional positive regard would be presented under these circumstances. The following example is from Jill Preston’s article in the Journal of Community Nursing, Using Reflective Practice in Palliative Care (2001). Brenda is a patient who was diagnosed with breast cancer and was treated with a mastectomy and radiotherapy. Three years later, Brenda presented back pains to her physician. It was discovered that Brenda had a metastatic tumor on her spine, a terminal condition. Jill Preston was a nurse from the district nursing service who provided Brenda with care. Jill had only visited Brenda three times in the past two months. During the next visit, Jill was shocked to find Brenda looking so pale. Jill greeted Brenda, who smiled. Jill...
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...AN INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR NURSING Work Engagement, Moral Distress, Education Level, and Critical Reflective Practice in Intensive Care Nurses nuf_237 256..268 Lisa A. Lawrence, PhD, RN Lisa A. Lawrence, PhD, RN, Instructional Faculty, Nursing Department, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ Keywords Critical reflective practice, education level, moral distress, registered nurse, work engagement Correspondence Lisa A. Lawrence, PhD, RN, Nursing Department, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ E-mail: llawrence@pima.edu AIM. The purpose of this study was to examine how nurses’ moral distress, education level, and critical reflective practice (CRP) related to their work engagement. The study is relevant to nursing, given registered nurse (RN) documented experiences of job-related distress and work dissatisfaction, and the nursing shortage crisis. A better understanding of factors that may enhance RN work engagement is needed. METHODS. A non-experimental, descriptive, correlational design was used to examine the relationships among four variables: moral distress, education level, CRP, and work engagement. The sample included 28 intensive care unit RNs from three separate ICUs in a 355-bed Southwest magnet-designated hospital. RESULTS. There was a positive direct relationship between CRP and work engagement, a negative direct relationship between moral distress and work engagement, and CRP and moral distress, together, explained 47% of the variance in work engagement. Additionally...
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...Paper * Connecting with a group of doctoral students for the first residency is very challenging. Most of the students admitted to having feelings of misperception, worry, or uncertainty. Meeting someone new is certainly not comfortable, however the anticipations and nervousness of a doctoral program is adequate for someone to ask why one would choose to embark on a titanic venture. This residency has encouraged me to withstand in my program. There were more than a few eye-openers that revealed progress and improvement as a doctoral student. In the last five days, various lessons and experiences were imparted and learned but the most important lessons for me include the learning team experiences, scholarly writing, and reflective journaling on the lessons learned. Learning Teams During this residency experience, I acquired a lot about learning teams. In my academic and professional experience, I have been a part of numerous teams. I have had some bad encounters with teams during my period with the University of Phoenix and acknowledged that the team experiences at residency would be similar. I definitely applied my situatedness but I understand now a cohort of different personalities can form a successful team where all opinions are heard, all ideas count, all contribute and all appear to demonstrate an authentic interest for one another. We had various chances to work in learning teams. We reviewed course articles, course competencies, and were...
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...Reflective Journal Psychology seems a very profound subject but I am studying it. Through the lectures I had attended, I have more ideas about psychology. In my mind, there are many theories used to describe human’s behaviors, thoughts and emotions. In fact, we may find that people even ourselves have different personalities over time. What make our personality change? In this essay, I will put forward to the idea of Albert Bandura’s reciprocal determinism and the factors that influence our personality There are many influences affecting our personality and behavior such as the social environment, people’s education level, cognitive skills and attitudes. At the same time, people’s behaviors can also change the environment. The aspects of individual and the aspects of situation are interacted. These are what Albert Bandura’s reciprocal determinism advocate. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see that citizens parade the streets. They fight for their own needs and the community needs. They are changing our living environment and the social culture. Why are people being more and more active in pursuing their needs? Thanks to 12-year free education, more and more citizens can enjoy the benefits of education. Citizens broaden their horizons and have the ability to understand more difficult social issues like social justice. They started to distinguish between right and wrong on community and concern about the development of the community. Also, economic factors...
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...School of Psychology 2013 Paper Outline Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences PSYC573-13A (HAM) Personnel Training & Development Lecture times/rooms: Thursdays, 09:00am – 10:50am. Room I1.08. Lecturer/Convenor: Donald Cable, Room K1.01. Extn: 8296. Email: dcable@waikato.ac.nz Student consultation hours: Thursdays 14:00-15:00. Other times by appointment. Paper Description The aim of this paper is for you to develop an understanding of the theory, research, and practice relating to training and development (including career development) in organizations. Upon successfully completing this course, you should be able to: understand, and apply personnel training and development psychology theory and research, and bridge the gap between this and the practice, conduct training needs analyses and evaluate training and development (including career and professional development) initiatives, identify or develop training programs which incorporate sound principles of learning and training transfer, identify and develop the competencies that will support you in pursuing a career as an organizational psychology (or HR) practitioner with a focus on the training and development of individuals in organizations. Blending the exploratory learning aspect of Active Learning with proceduralized instruction, and creating a learning environment within which students are actively encouraged to construct knowledge, this paper includes lectures with associated readings, student seminars...
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...A Humanistic Approach to Working with a Terminally Ill Patient “Humanistic psychology . . . emphasizes the independent dignity and worth of human beings and their conscious capacity to develop personal competence and self respect” (Humanistic Psychology Overview, 2001). This view of humanistic psychology shows why a humanistic approach is valuable and effective when working with patients who have a terminal illness, such as cancer. This paper will provide an example of a humanistic approach by a medical professional in providing care to a terminally ill patient. This paper will also provide a reflection of my feelings on the approach, my thoughts on how I would prefer a human service worker to work with me in such an instance, and discuss how unconditional positive regard would be presented under these circumstances. The following example is from Jill Preston’s article in the Journal of Community Nursing, Using Reflective Practice in Palliative Care (2001). Brenda is a patient who was diagnosed with breast cancer and was treated with a mastectomy and radiotherapy. Three years later, Brenda presented back pains to her physician. It was discovered that Brenda had a metastatic tumor on her spine, a terminal condition. Jill Preston was a nurse from the district nursing service who provided Brenda with care. Jill had only visited Brenda three times in the past two months. During the next visit, Jill was shocked to find Brenda looking so pale. Jill greeted Brenda, who smiled. Jill...
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...article titled Including Hip-Hop In Classroom Instruction Aims To Revolutionize Education. Anne’s article touches on the idea that it’s important to bring Hip-Hop into the classroom to engage students in their own learning. As I moved on to my formal research of Hip-Hop Pedagogy, I used the initial claim to really develop what I was looking for on different sites and journals. I looked for key words that had been in the previous initial articles and found a number of sites doing such. Kathryn H. Au published a journal titled Social...
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...may skip only one class during the semester. Any additional nonappearance will be penalized with 2 points for each nonappearance in your final course grade. I expect you to participate completely in all class activities. You can contribute to class learning and your own learning by openness to new ideas and a willingness to share your thoughts and ideas with others in the class. * Personal diary - 5% * Class presentation - 30% (in teams) * Final project - 65% (in teams) Personal diary In order to better understand the team processes and your behavior in a team context, you are expected to keep a personal journal, which should consist of your observations regarding the team and yourself within a team, made from recall at the end of each class simulation. What observations you make are completely up to you, although some suggestions for journal entries are given below: 1....
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...Navigation Skip to Content TermPaperWarehouse.com - Free Term Papers, Essays and Research DocumentsThe Research Paper Factory Join Search Browse Saved Papers Search A Humanistic Approach To Working With A Terminally Ill Patient In: Psychology A Humanistic Approach To Working With A Terminally Ill Patient A Humanistic Approach to Working with a Terminally Ill Patient “Humanistic psychology . . . emphasizes the independent dignity and worth of human beings and their conscious capacity to develop personal competence and self respect” (Humanistic Psychology Overview, 2001). This view of humanistic psychology shows why a humanistic approach is valuable and effective when working with patients who have a terminal illness, such as cancer. This paper will provide an example of a humanistic approach by a medical professional in providing care to a terminally ill patient. This paper will also provide a reflection of my feelings on the approach, my thoughts on how I would prefer a human service worker to work with me in such an instance, and discuss how unconditional positive regard would be presented under these circumstances. The following example is from Jill Preston’s article in the Journal of Community Nursing, Using Reflective Practice in Palliative Care (2001). Brenda is a patient who was diagnosed with breast cancer and was treated with a mastectomy and radiotherapy. Three years later, Brenda presented back pains to her physician. It was discovered that Brenda...
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...will be clear that Sandra, Michael’s wife, opinion that the ISM position is a better fit for Michael is a reasonable statement. Although the role of Deputy Principal Head of IT is a closer match for Michaels expertise and passion, it will be proposed that this role will have to overcome greater factors of potential dissatisfaction and that the Principal postion contains motivators that will sustain for a longer period. This analysis will provide an insight into the internal thought processes and relationship to the discussed theories which will be summarized into a conclusive judgement. ‘Motivation can broadly be divided into two types namely internal or intrinsic motivation and external or extrinsic motivation’ (Indian Streams Research Journal, 2013, p1.). Motivation is a critical driver of any organisations intellectual capital and underlies what employees choose to do, the quality and quantity of such tasks and how long for. In other words, motivation is strongly linked to job satisfaction. Job...
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...What is Cognitive Psychology? Donyelle Best PSY/360 Cognitive Psychology Luvenia Jackson September 4, 2014 What is Cognitive Psychology? The word cognitive refers to the mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension. These mental processes include the acts of thinking, knowing, remembering, reasoning, judging, learning, perceiving, speaking, believing, speaking, decision making and problem solving. These are more complex functions of the brain and include language, imagination, perception and planning. It uses scientific research methods in studying the mental processes. In other words, cognitive psychology is a scientific approach to studying the mind. The main focus of cognitive psychology is on how an individual acquires, processes, and stores information, and it studies how individuals view and comprehend the world around him or her. Cognitive psychology also focuses on trying to identify behavior through characteristics other than its obvious properties (Willingham, 2007). Cognitive psychology rose to the top due to top in response to the flaws in other methods of studying the mind. Key Milestones in the Development of Cognitive Psychology Cognitive psychology developed primarily from the inability of the behaviorist approach to fully explain every form of behavior. While there were many things that drove its development, there were four...
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...Reflective Leadership Plan Yvonne Alaniz-Moreau University of Phoenix – School of Advanced Studies Reflective Leadership Plan Leadership is defined as “1) the office or position of a leader; 2) the capacity to lead, 3) the act or an instance of leading” (Merriam-Webster, nd). I have often wondered if I have what it takes to be a good leader. Even as a child and young adult, I can remember always wanting to be in charge, always trying to tell someone how to do things and find new ways to improve a process or situation. I think I was destined to be a leader but lately I find that I question myself as to what that actually means, to be a leader. When I first considered earning my doctorate, I questioned my purpose for doing so. I was not really interested in teaching. A part of me felt the need to accomplish this goal to prove to myself that I could do it. But what I have discovered is that I want to share with others the knowledge I have gained, I want to encourage people to be and do their best, and to believe they can achieve whatever they want. I want to be supportive in my role as a leader and instill passion in what others do. In order to be this type of leader I knew it would be necessary to earn my doctorate. This reflective leadership plan will serve as a guide throughout my pursuit of my Doctorate in Business Administration. Leadership Theories Each person defines leadership in a way that best suits them to accomplish the goals and plans set forth...
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