...Personality Paper PSY/211 February 17, 2014 Personality Paper 1. According to Hockenbury and Hockenbury (2014), (Chapter 10 Personality ). There are four perspectives of personality they are humanistic, social cognitive, trait, and psychoanalytic. Humanistic Psychology emphasizes unique characteristics as free will and self-awareness. Fraud had a different perceptive on humanistic psychology. Fraud viewed things with a pessimistic point of view. He believed people to be motivated by unconscious sexual and destructive instincts. Humanistic psychologists saw people as being naturally good. Humanistic psychologists also had a different views from psychoanalytic theorists by their focus on the healthy personality rather than on psychologically troubled people. Social Cognitive is another perspective of personality. The social cognitive perspective is different from the psychoanalytic and humanistic perspectives in many ways. To compare social cognitive with humanistic, trait and psychoanalytic someone could say that instead of basing their view on self-analysis or ideas obtained from psychotherapy, social cognitive personality theorists base their ideas on experimental findings. Social cognitive perspective uses conscious, self-regulated behavior instead of unconscious mental influences and basic instincts. Another component in of the perceptive of personality is trait. Traits are very different from the other perspectives. To compare them someone might say...
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...Personality Paper Robbin Nehls PSY/211 September 25, 2014 Mark Ammer Four perspectives of personalities are the, psychoanalytic perspective, the humanistic perspective, the social cognitive perspective, and the trait perspective. The psychoanalytic perspective emphasizes the most importance of unconscious processes and the influence of early childhood experience. It is theory of personality that stresses the influence of unconscious mental processes, the importance of sexual and aggressive instincts, and the enduring effects of early childhood experience on personality. The term unconscious is used to describe thoughts, feelings, wishes, and drives that are operating below the level of conscious awareness. The humanistic perspective emphasizes free will, self-awareness, and psychological growth. A view of personality that emphasizes human potential and such a uniquely human charactistics as self-awareness and free will (Cain, 2002). Humanistic psychologists also differed from psychologists theorists by their focus on the healthy personality rather than on psychologically troubled people. The humanistic psychologists believe that people are motivated by the need to grow psychologically, they contended that he most important factor in personality is the individual’s conscious, subjective perception of his or her self ( Purkey and Stanley, 2002). Three areas of personality development can be the psychosexual stages, the social cognitive perspective, and the trait perspective...
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...Running head: Personality Paper Personality Paper Je’Neil Gant Alfred Hughes According to dictionary.com, personality is the visible aspect of one’s character as it impresses others. The four perspectives of personality are as follow: The psychoanalytic perspective, the trait perspective, the humanistic perspective and the social cognitive perspective. The psychoanalytic perspective focuses more on the unconscious mind. The trait perspective focuses on describing, identifying and measuring traits of your personality. The humanistic perspective focuses on human nature and “Free Will”. The social cognitive perspective is where it focuses on the behavior and achievement. The Psychoanalytic Perspective The psychoanalytic perspective focuses more on the unconscious mind. This perspective is the structure of the mind that supports the id, ego, and the super ego. The id of personality is what makes fast decisions and emotional responses. The ego of personality is what thinks about what to do before you actually do it. The super ego of personality is the one that is very critical and very judgmental. The Trait Perspective The trait perspective is based on describing, identifying and measuring traits of our personality. You have two sets of traits. These traits are called introversion and extraversion. The difference between the two is that introversion people focus on the world inside us. Extraversion people are more focused on the world outside. Introvert people may include...
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...In this paper, this author will be writing about the different perspectives of motivational learning. Though there are several views, this paper will focus on four in particular theories, which will include Behaviorism, Cognitive, Humanistic and Sociocultural perspectives and this paper will compare and differentiate the difference of these perspectives. Motivational Behavioral Perspective of Learning According to Huitt, (2011), he describes the Motivational Behavioral Perspective of Learning as “elicited by stimulus associated/connected to innately connected stimulus and obtain desired, pleasant consequences (rewards) or escape/avoid undesired, unpleasant consequences”. In other words, Behavior is the response to stimulus, it has been suggested that all behavior is learned from the environmental conditioning factor (McLeod, 2013). According to McLeod (2013), it is further implied that “Behaviorism is primarily concerned with observable behavior, as opposed to internal events like thinking and emotions”. To further explain this theory this author would have to say that from the behavioral viewpoint motivational learning is the result to the individuals surrounding and upbringing. The individual surrounding and environment that the person is subjected to is the stipulation that frames the persons motivation to learn. People can also be motivated to learn based on specific ways that they receive praise and rewards from their community. For instance, McLeod (2013) states...
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...Personality Assessment Paper Chelsea Johnson Psy/203 7/27/2015 Stacie Flynn Personality assessment paper The results from the personality assessment I received were somewhat accurate /inaccurate to me. I am the type of person who like to sometimes sit back and observe things that is going on around me some times. Especially if I don’t know everyone in the room or if I’m new to something like a job or people. When it comes to work I will push myself to work hard and everything has to be perfectionist to me! I received a 4.3 in neuroticism, I am the type of person who don’t handle negativity that well and I will lash out and let my emotions get the best of me. For example (Me and my uncle had a big falling out over how he talks to woman and don’t treat no body with respect but he want to be respected all the time. I feel like why respect some who is disrespectful to any and everybody. Carl Jung developed the concept of introverts and extroverts. Introverts are people who tend to be preoccupied with the...
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...of life in their relationships, emotions, and physical selves” (Plante, 2011). The paper will discuss the history and evolving nature of clinical psychology and how psychology is still changing overtime. Next, the paper will discuss the roles that research and statistics play into clinical psychology. Lastly, the paper will include the differences between clinical psychology and other types of health professions, such as clinical psychology versus social work, clinical psychology versus psychiatry, and clinically psychology versus school psychology. History and Evolving Nature of Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology has changed over the last 25 years. For starters the DSM-III was published as well as the APA standards were revised. The American Psychological Society was founded, as well as the APA published the findings from the Presidential Task force for evidence-practice. Two of the main evolved approaches would be the Cognitive-Behavioral Approach as well as the Humanistic Approach. The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach was popular in the 1970s and they were used for depression as well as “treatment focusing on changing thinking, feeling, and expectations became as important as the goal of changing overt behavior” (Plante, 2011). The Humanistic Approach was more based off of philosophy and the theory that humans can grow from understanding experiences and behaviors. The humanistic approach believed in understanding empathy as well as unconditional positive reinforcement...
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...Approaches to Clinical Psychology Depression knows no economical, social, racial, or gender. Depression affects the lives every person on the planet, in one way or another. Depression manifest it’s self in many ways. It causes weight gain, weight loss, anxiety, moodiness, sadness, irritability, restlessness, loss of interest in people, places, and things, loss of energy, loss of appetite, and much more. Because depression has so many different facets, it stands to reason that there are just as many ways to effectively treat the disorder. Psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and family systems are clinical psychological approaches to depression. Each one uses a different approach and in some areas there are overlaps. The information in this paper addresses origins, goals, and techniques of the approaches. Also, an explanation of how each approach affects the treatment strategies of the selected disorder, and the effectiveness of each approach. Major Approaches to Clinical Psychology Psychodynamic therapy is talk therapy like what a person sees depicted on television or in the movies. This type of therapy allows patients to examine emotions, feelings, thoughts, and memories ("Web Md", 2005-2012). Cognitive-behavioral therapy is the “…form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the important role of thinking in how we feel and what we do…” ("National Association Of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist", 1996-2010). Cognitive-behavioral (CBT) is based on the theory, that one’s beliefs...
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...Personality Paper Elizabeth Smith PSY/201 January 18, 2015 Sean Jones Describe the different perspectives (psychoanalytic, humanistic, trait, social cognitive, and biological) on personality. There are different perspectives when it comes to personality. That is humanistic, trait, social cognitive, psychoanalytic, and biological. The Psychoanalytic perspective deals with the early childhood experiences and the unconscious mind. It showed that Sigmund Freud believe that things in an unconscious mind comes out through dreams, and sometime slip of the tongue. The Humanistic perspective focuses on psychological growth and personal awareness. It also focuses on each individual can achieve their own individual potential. It has a positive outlook on things too. The Trait perspective make up the human personality by describing, measuring, and identifying specific traits. The Social Cognitive perspective shows the importance of self-efficacy, learning by observing. It emphasizes the beliefs in our own ability to do things. The biological perspective is the studying of the behavior of humans and animals. It focus on behaviors through biological causes. Explain how changeable or unchangeable you think personality is. Personality is very changeable it changes from when you a child, to teenagers into adulthood. It all have to deal with our mind frame and the way we think. It also deals with experiences and individual may...
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...degrees in the field and subfields of psychology. Psychology is the study of the human mind and the behaviors associated with feelings, thoughts, and emotions while understanding that the field is an applied and academic approach to such ideals or theories. While understanding that no two thoughts are the same as well as no two people are processing thoughts the same, psychology is the understanding that through objective study one method or theory will not work the same for each person which calls for many different theories and methods in order to find the best method for the patient being treated. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast three perspectives (theories) to explore the similarities and differences between them. The differences between the three are very interesting and important. The three that will be explored are Cognitive, Humanistic, and Behaviorism while attempting to show the similarities as well as differences. Behaviorism is based on the belief that behavior can be trained, changed, and measured by responses to environmental stimuli which was introduced by John B. Watson who believes only observable behavior is to be studied since cognition and mood is too subjective. This is to say that through conditioning any behavior can be monitored systematically and objectively without thought to internal...
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...Writing Assignment 1: Learning Theory Systems Liberty University Theological Seminary A paper Presented to Dr. Jim Zabloski In partial fulfillment for the course: Ministry of Teaching DSMN 601 By Watson Rugano October 25, 2012 Yount Learning Theory Systems. To fully grasp and appreciate the learning theories suggested by William Yount, it is imperative that we discuss some of the key issues he highlights. The four theories are, traditional behavioral learning, social behavioral learning, cognitive I & II learning and humanistic learning theories. Although the materials covering those theories are enormous, this paper will only offer brief understanding of the said theories, assessing their strengths and weaknesses. Several personalities have been credited with promoting Traditional Behavioral Learning theories that have shed light into the nature of learning. Ivan Pavlov is popular for advancing classical conditioning “which focused on an association, or bond, between a stimulus and given response.” To this end, Pavlov experimented with a dog to measure salivation rates under differing conditions. On the other hand, John Watson and Edward Thorndike were known as the father of behaviorism and Educational psychology respectively. Although Watson’s contribution was essential in understanding human behavior, his attempt to associate the fear of rats by loudly banging a bell behind the boy Albert left more unanswered questions. However, it would be Thorndike...
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...Psychodynamics is the systematic study and theory of the psychological forces that underline human behavior, emphasizing the interplay between unconscious and conscious motivation.[1] The original concept of "psychodynamics" was developed by Sigmund Freud.[2] Freud suggested that psychological processes are flows of psychological energy in a complex brain, establishing "psychodynamics" on the basis of psychological energy, which he referred to as libido. The psychodynamic psychotherapy is a less intensive form compared to classical psychoanalysis practiced by strict Freudians, demanding sessions only once weekly instead of 3-5 times weekly which was typical for traditional psychoanalysts. Psychodynamic therapies depend on a theory of inner conflicts which surface in behaviour or emotions. Generally, one conflict is subconscious. ------------------------------------------------- Overview In general, psychodynamics, also known as dynamic psychology, is the study of the interrelationship of various parts of the mind, personality, or psyche as they relate to mental, emotional, or motivational forces especially at the unconscious level.[4][5][6] The mental forces involved in psychodynamics are often divided into two parts:[7] (a) interaction of emotional forces: the interaction of the emotional and motivational forces that affect behavior and mental states, especially on a subconscious level; (b) inner forces affecting behavior: the study of the emotional and motivational forces...
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...Chapter 1—What Is Psychology? Learning Goals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Explain what psychology is and how it developed. Describe six contemporary approaches to psychology. Describe two movements that reflect a positive approach to psychology. Evaluate careers and areas of specialization in psychology. Apply some strategies that will help you succeed in psychology. After studying Chapter 1, you will be able to: Define psychology. Describe the influence that philosophy, biology, and physiology had on the beginnings of psychology as a science. Compare the two early scientific approaches in psychology: structuralism and functionalism. Describe the focus of each of the six contemporary approaches to psychology. Describe the positive psychology movement, and discuss why this movement recently emerged in psychology. Discuss career opportunities in psychology. Profile the main areas of specialization in psychology. Say how studying habits may be optimized. Understand how to be a critical thinker. CHAPTER 1: OUTLINE Psychology is a science dedicated to the study of behavior and mental processes. In this chapter you are introduced to the history of this science, a variety of contemporary perspectives in psychology, the positive psychology movement, and an overview of psychology-related careers. At the end of the chapter, the reader learns about the most effective methods of studying and learning. There are three concepts important to the definition of psychology: science, behavior, and mental...
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...“Can a humanistic model of counselling be integrated with a cognitive one? Discuss with reference to the work of Rogers and Beck.” In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the main features of humanistic and cognitive behaviour therapies. I will state my ideas on integrating aspects of the two models; discuss any difficulties I foresee and critique with regard to diversity and my own experiences. The humanistic model of counselling is an approach which is grounded in the positive view of humanity and the uniqueness of each individual. It was founded by Carl Rogers in the 1930s and 1940s. It focuses on the belief that we are all born innately striving towards becoming fully functioning, (Rogers, 2004). This approach is non-directive; (Mearns & Thorne, 1999) state: “the importance of rejecting the pursuit of control or authority over other persons.” The relationship of client and counsellor is based on equality with the belief that the client is the authority of their own life and the counsellor is “a guest within the client’s world of experience.” The counsellor will use the core conditions of empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard to enter into the client’s internal frame of reference. The belief with this therapy is that the relationship is all that is needed to effect change and if clients are being accepted unconditionally, they can learn to accept who they are and reconnect with their true selves. Cognitive Therapy (CT) developed by Aaron...
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...Psychology Dorothy Forrest June 8, 2012 Sarah Bihms Foundations of Psychology The miscellaneous condition of psychology is a scientific investigation of humankind mind, body, and behavior. Psychology includes different departments of psychology to apprehend and supervise observations on the mental technique of a person mind and behavior. Psychology is regularly used to establish the secrecy of the human behavior. Observation was the way to study a person mind to become aware of the mental conscious and unconscious states. As time went by psychology was established, alone with some major schools of thoughts. The paper below will examine the foundation of psychology, identify the major schools of thought in psychology, and examine their major underlying assumptions such as, behaviorism, psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, humanistic, and cognitive. In addition, it will identify the primary biological foundations of psychology linked to behavior such as, brain, central nervous system, peripheral nervous System, and genetics/evolution. Behavioral Theory Behavioral psychology, also known as behaviorism, is a learning theory established on the notion that behaviors are gathered by conditioning. Conditioning develops from influenced of the environment. There are two major types of conditioning classical and operant. Classical conditioning is a procedure used in behavioral training where a naturally stimulus is paired with a response. Operant conditioning is a procedure...
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...Personality Paper Christopher Hill PSY/211 October 5, 2015 Personality Paper Personality provides a good look into other people’s lives and how they live. Personality traits affect every person differently and uniquely. Every person in the world has a personality and there are no two people alike. A person’s personality provides a topic to psychologists to research and better understand a person’s mind and how they think. There are many different personality traits that make up the five personality types. There are many different points of view when it comes to personality. There are psychoanalytic, humanistic, trait, social cognitive, and biological. The psychoanalytic perspective talks about a person’s early childhood experiences being stored in the unconscious mind. Sigmund Freud believed that things in our unconscious mind sometimes are seen in our dreams. The humanistic perspective looks at our mental growth and focuses on our feelings that drive for good in our behavior. This perspective helps a person to focus on the good versus the bad or their strengths rather than their weaknesses. The trait theory is a different way to look at human behavior and thoughts. This identifies and measures personality traits from one individual to another. The social cognitive perspective refers to behavior that has been developed through observation. This suggest that our personalities are a combination of things we have observed throughout our lives. The biological...
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