” I do not think it was exactly that wording, but the same general meaning. The effectiveness of rehabilitation was being questioned twenty-five years ago, so retribution or just deserts model received the endorsement of a Task Force on Role of Psychology in the Criminal Justice System. Retribution model was the most conductive to the ethical use of psychologists in corrections. Retribution is one of the most ethical ways for punishing someone, but I do not think it is the best correction. The idea
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Social Work Values: A Critical Analysis A. Antonio González-Prendes, Ph.D. Wayne State University aa3232@wayne.edu Kimberly Brisebois Wayne State University Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, Volume 9, Number 2 (2012) Copyright 2012, White Hat Communications This text may be freely shared among individuals, but it may not be republished in any medium without express written consent from the authors and advance notification of White Hat Communications
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Abstract In psychology, research is vital for the progression and further understanding of this field. Psychological research includes the study of behavior for use in a scientific or academic setting. There are two types of research, qualitative research and quantitative research. To conduct research, there are numerous general principles of psychology and methods in which has to be considered for research to be good with strong supporting evidence. General principles of psychology include operational
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a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood. In this period adolescents undergo significant changes in physiological, psychological and social aspects. Naturally, these changes produce a significant impact on their lifestyle, behaviour, psychology, etc. Traditionally, adolescence is considered to start at preteens, mostly from around 9-10 years of age till 19-20 years of age. Basically, adolescence may be divided into three main stages middle childhood (8-11), early adolescence (11-14),
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Hierarchy of Needs the theory of needs that he stated that the people have two major types of needs. One is deficiency and the other is growth needs (Huitt, 2007). The growth needs consist of major behavior such as, aesthetic, self-actualization, cognitive, and self-transcendence. The deficiency will consist of the safety/security, belongingness, physiological, and love, and esteem. Abraham Maslow’s went onto say that people will look at their deficiency needs order to get a better outcome. Once a
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self-concept maintenance” (Crisp and Turner, 2010, p. 10). There are three theories in relation to this I wish to discuss, self-evaluation maintenance, the social comparison theory, and finally the control theory of self-regulation. Let’s start by defining each of the three self-concept theories. Self-evaluation maintenance refers to the theory that one’s self-concept can be threatened by another individual’s behavior and that the level of threat is determined by both the closeness of the other individual
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Unit 9 Final Project Case Study Nicole Sanchez PS370: Health Psychology Professor Elizabeth Smith Clark Kaplan University October 2, 2012 Health psychology consists of the mind and body working together to contribute to the wellbeing of a person. In choosing case study number one I: John, I will be discussing the effects of stress and alcoholism to a person’s wellbeing as well as different support and therapeutic techniques that can help with stress and treat alcoholism. Case Study:
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[pic] Studying the science of psychology for quite some time now made me realized that there isn’t one single approach that is used to explain all human behaviours and mental processes alone. One possible explanation for this is the fact that a particular approach has its own strengths and limitations. This realization is likewise true in my quest to understand and apply the process of learning. Among the approaches, humanistic psychology at first glance may not be associated
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE- DEFINITION Emotional intelligence (EI) describes the ability, capacity to identify, assess, and control the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups. In other words, it is the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions of self or others Emotional intelligence is about how we manage our actions with both others and ourselves as a result of the emotions we feel. Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer -“the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability
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other things being equal, a decrease in the degree of naturalness of a communication medium (or its degree of similarity to the face-to-face medium) leads to the following effects in connection with a communication interaction: (1) increased cognitive effort, (2) increased communication ambiguity, and (3) decreased physiological arousal. It is argued that the media naturalness hypothesis has important implications for the selection, use, and deployment of e-communication tools in organizations
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