Behavior Course Works Samples For Students

A person with a persistent sense of despair and hopelessness is an indicating sign of major depression, which may also be referred to as clinical depression. I would inform my cousin of the disturbing symptoms brought about by major depression which may include having some difficulty in doing any kind of work, sleeping, studying, spending time with friends and other activities. Other symptoms include fatigue, feeling of guilt, indecisiveness, excessive sleeping or insomnia among others. I will also tell my cousin about the chances of suicide, homicide, or increased illness if the diseases is left untreated.

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The psychiatrist acknowledges the facts that psychopaths can be born with the traits as some experiment conducted showed that psychopaths have unusual brain activities. Psychopathic children display little fear for punishment, slow in doing certain things as compared to other normal children, and crave for things that excite their nerves. However, traits bravery, assertiveness, and sensation looking, which lead to rebellious behavior, can be directed towards a more beneficial course with good parenting style. Failed parenting style, motivate the children with psychopathic traits to unleash them through other destructive modes of behavior. In general, psychopaths are influenced by the way ...

Children have a way of getting through with their demands; they will often convince their parents using various methods including withdrawal to attract their parent’s attention. When children realize that they have the power to influence the parents, they will take advantage of it and use it to get more from them.

Betty’s behavior came by after her parents decided to give in into her requests of sleeping with her. It has further been enhanced by the presence of a stimulus that is the continuous acceptance of her parents to sleep on their bed and the fact that ...

1. What is the Boss up against in relation to Bartleby? What does Bartleby represent? Who are the major players in the story? What do we know about them? Are they likable? Sympathetic? Realistic?

In the story, Bartleby is portrayed as a character that goes against the norms. The phrase, “I would prefer not to” shows his attitude towards not following the path followed by the majority. Consequently, the Boss is against this retaliation which Bartleby possesses. The story also shows that Bartleby is representative of a force apart from his individualism. This is largely a result of Bartleby’s way ...

There are several theories that can be used to explain the antisocial behavior that shows the progression from juvenile to adult criminality. The subject can be said to be in connection to deviance, juvenile deviance, as well as criminal deviance. Deviance refers to certain behaviors that are contrary to social expectations or standards of conduct of a given society or a group. Juvenile deviance, on the other hand, refers to the antisocial behavior shown by the youths. These include the violation of juvenile laws as well as delinquent actions affecting the society and criminal acts. Lastly, criminal deviance can be explained ...

This assignment will involve learning more about methamphetamine,which is drug we hear about very often on the news. In one page, summarize some of the information that you read on this site and include any parts that surprised you or that you found particularly interesting. Submit your summary below via the upload option (5 points). Please go to the following two sites instead for this assignment. The first link provides a brief history of this drug. The second link provides other general, overview information about this drug. http://healthvermont.gov/adap/meth/brief_history.aspx, http://www.nmtf.us/methamphetamine/methamphetamine.htm

Methamphetamine, a.k.a., speed, ice, meth, crystal, and crank, is a synthetic ...

- What are the central assumptions of biological theories of crime?

The central assumptions of biological theories of crime are founded on the belief that some people are born criminals. The theory of deviance postulated by Cesare Lombroso developed the idea that criminals have distinct physical characteristics. Other biological theories of crime also associate criminal behavior to hormones, neurotransmitters, autonomic and central nervous system functions.

- What have research studies in the field of genetics had to say about possible causes of crime?

Researches and criminology treatises are exploring the various aspects by which genetics can ...

Gangs started their history in late 18th century when the first groups started to form. Mainly these groups started to form among the white immigrants; mainly they were English, Irish and German. However, the boom of gang formations is dated in 1820 in New York City.

The second wave of gangs’ formation started in the period of 1860-1920, when new immigrants started to settle down in USA. The first ones were Chinese, who formed highly structured gangs, which still exist in US. However, not only Chinese people started forming their own gangs. Therefore, there were many other immigrants ...

There are three grand theories providing theoretical framework for studying human development: psychoanalytic theory, behaviorism and cognitive theory.

The fundamental concepts of the psychoanalytic theory are the underlying forces (inner drives, mental and emotional processes, motives) shaping the personality, behavior, thinking, attitude, decision making, etc. Central to this theory, introduced by Sigmund Freud, is a point of view that a individual in his or her development passes through specific psychosexual stages: oral, anal, phallic, latent and genital. Ericson, who also contributed to the psychoanalytic theory, offered different classification of development stages. Each stage has its unique needs, motivation drivers, challenges and relationships. According to Freud, people act from three major states of the ...

Abstract

The construction of steel buildings are found before fifty years ago, but not full concept of using steel in the building is not used. The first steel frame building were built in Chicago on 1885 that was Home Insurance Building it consists of 10 story’s with a height of 42. During the Second World War concept of steel frame structure was practically used. When the concept was well known component for steel structure was used to build the frame quickly, by this method we can complete our project within several interval of time. It saves time and money.

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There can be many reasons for and importance of developing skills when it comes to detecting deceit. Such skills can prove to be useful in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement. Professionals who work in these fields often engage in interviews and interrogations with suspects, witnesses, and other key persons involved in a subject incident, and making sure that every key person is telling the truth is often vital to the process of solving cases or even in gathering information in a surveillance operation.

Detecting deception can be considered both a science and an art. There are many tricks and ...

According to Bryant Thomson, priming is a process that occurs when one’s exposure to mediated communication activates some related thoughts that were previously stored in his or her mind. Messages passed through the media, for example in terms of adverts often trigger thoughts, concepts, learning or even knowledge that has been leant in the past and that is related to the message content. This process is what constitutes “priming” and in addition to just activating related thoughts and concepts, it can also influence behavior. This paper seeks to explore this concept by using an example of a media advert ...

According to Slagter and Georgopoulou (2013), “attentional blink refers to impairment in detecting the second of two target stimuli presented in close succession in a rapid system of distracters”. People will have problems in identifying the second stimuli when it comes after the first stimuli within 200-500ms (Slagter and Georgopoulou, 2013). Different reasons have been provided for this condition such as the brain having inadequate capacity to process information in the working memory (Slagter and Georgopoulou, 2013). Additionally, the authors note, “attentional blink has been attributed with the dysfunctional gating of information to working memory rather than the ...

The Behavior to be changed

Several individuals suffer from sleep disorder. The disorder may result from sleeplessnessor the inability to sleep for the required time. Consequently, several individuals have resorted to sleeping pills to help them sleep.Lately, I have been sleeping late, and the condition developed to the point that it feels normal, resulting into sleeplessness in the early hours of the night.

Behavior Assessment

Sleeping does not come easy to me unless induced by use of some medication.For example, I have to go to bed, twist, and turn severally, until late in the night. Mostly, I sleep at around 2 o’clock in the morning ...

Police misconduct or unethical behavior by the police refers to the violations of the laid down rules and regulations in relation to carrying out official duties. In a legal perceptive, it can be termed as, the infringement of constitutional rights of individuals, by the police, when carrying out their official duties. Examples of some forms of police misconduct include wrongful detention, discriminatory arrests, use of excessive force when arresting a suspect, assault and many others (Pollock, 2012).

Most of the countries face the challenge of police misconduct. Many arguments have been voiced as to the cause of an the increase in ...

Role of parents in the social and emotional development of children

The availability of parents in close proximity to their children especially in the initial stages of their growth is crucial to the children’s social and emotional growth. Children have the tendency to form strong emotions on their feelings and when they are convinced of an aspect it is extremely hard to make them think otherwise. If a child grew up in an environment of abuses and mockery, it becomes hard to convince such a child of self appreciation and recognition of others. This is because they have not grown up in such environments and all they know are negative sentiments from ...

Treatment of abnormal behavior and culture

Many ways of treating abnormal behavior and culture exist, and they vary from time to time-they are not static so as to remain relevant with time. A psychological intervention is one of the preferred ways. This treatment is performed through psychotherapy that broadly refers to the method of curing that emphasizes an unequivocal focus on the self. Another recognized and commonly used intervention is the cognitive behavioral treatment that emphasizes on the improvement of strategies for training cognitive skills. It relies on this assumption that by changing our thinking, we can change our behaviors, and subordinate versa. These interventions ...

Economics of motivation is a concept that is associated with the costs that must be met and availability of the required resources to cover these costs for a motivated behavior to happen. Arguably, there are five categories of motivation costs. The first cost is the response cost, which is related to the behavior that should be made in order to realize a goal. Second is the time required to work on achieving a goal. It would take a given span of time before the anticipated goal is realized. The third cost is the physical energy, which is the amount of calories that is spent on ...

Concept of Nomos

Nomos implies the provisional set of rules or code of conduct to be adopted by members of a society for their own well-being. It mainly refers to the socio-political behavior of a society with reference to a particular period of time. Nomos thus binds the behavior of the members of a society, and hence it dictates ethical behavior to the members. Berger, (1967) states that man designs the world by his endeavors through a relationship process with the society. Man’s action sometimes destroys him, the society or both. Berger reiterates that the ‘nomos’ implanted in a society must be its shield, which always ...

Introduction

Many school officials have performed countless duties and responsibilities in different level of challenges that are extremely in demand. School officials are expected to work hard with different students with different characteristics, faculty, and parents in complex circumstances. It is necessary to face multiple needs and the necessity to make decisions in accordance to the environment it belongs, in the right time, right management, and with full liability. In the legal research, the importance of the Supreme Court about the New Jersey v. T. L. O. is reviewed properly by state court cases related to the Search and Seizure ...

Consumer behavior includes multiple elements that must be recognized, enumerated, and assessed depending on their specific product or service needs. According to me, the most interesting element of consumer behavior is the cognizance that acts a motivating factor to buy or ignore the product. Consumers make difficult buying decisions, and these buying methods are the main elements of the examination for the marketers. For an emerging expert in consumer behavior the expert must focus on research. Reducing the gap between conventional devices and the new equipment, surveys and feedbacks from the existing and potential consumers are also vital. According to , ...

Intervention Strategy

The proposed intervention strategy is centered on improving English language proficiency within the Gulfton community. The premise behind this strategy is that improved language proficiency will facilitate better communication skills that will lead to (better) employment, improved knowledge around legal status and rights, better healthcare and other amenities, and improved outcomes relative to children’s education.

This is a multifaceted strategy that aims to reach out to multiple groups of residents. In laying out an intervention strategy it is highly important to determine up front how to articulate a plan, implementation, refinement, etc. This will be laid in greater detail in ...

I admire my peer from my micro (micro/meso/exo/macro) system because he/she has the social skills I will need to achieve my goal. What I want to emulate about this person is their ability to listen carefully and respond to matters appropriately. My friend also has good leadership skills and persuasion strategies.The behaviors of this person that are within my reach are teamwork, cooperation, patience and their ability to communicate effectively with others.

I admire my family from my micro (micro/meso/exo/macro) system because he/she has the emotional stability I will need to achieve my goal. What I want to emulate ...

Introduction

In the recent past, organizational behavior has created and disseminated knowledge which advances the evaluation and understanding of the procedures with the aim of increasing organizational and personal effectiveness can be upgraded. Despite the fact that specific research focuses span a larger range of study subjects, organizational behaviour share a challenge driven has contributed significantly on practice of behavior change (Dansereau & Yammarino,2003). However, several advanced issues have emerged in relation to behavior and these issues need immediate attention.For example,organizational behavior in research has changed greatly in terms of weaknesses and strengths considering quantitave and qualitative approaches .

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- Introduction

Consumer-brand relationships are one of the most important area of concern for businesses as consumers have gained a much more powerful and influential position in the current business environment. The various organizations are striving hard to strengthen and enhance the consumer-brand relationships by connecting emotionally with consumers and increasing sales through consumer loyalty. The present paper aims to analyze the role of culture in forming consumer –brand relationships.

Adam Smith, the Father of Economics also known as the first free-market capitalist, wrote at the closing of the 18th century that consumption is the singular end and function ...

Psychology Motivation

1. Explain the role of hormones across multiple motivation systems. Include in your answer (but do not limit to): sex differences, action patterns and implications for human applications.

Testosterone is considered to be a steroid hormone that is derived from cholesterol and released in men. Men hormones are called androgens responsible for the formation of masculine qualities. In addition to supporting basic physical development, testosterone is associated with psychology motivation. For instance, this hormone is in charge of leading behavior intended to get high status (Mazur, 1998). Testosterone is interrelated with social position and dominant conduct in different species. ...

Question 1

In teaching, the metaphor ‘widening the lens is widely used. In one way or another, this metaphor seeks to encourage teachers to take into consideration diverse perspectives whenever they are solving problems. A person should think widely before making decisions. Employing diverse perspectives is crucial in that one gets the opportunity to come up with better decisions. This approach is highly encouraged in teaching young students.

Question 2

My experiences as a student in elementary

In elementary school, there were several learning theories that were employed in order to ensure the learning process was effective. Despite this, the reinforcement theory seemed ...

Abstract

The following questions will be answered in accordance with the perspective of Hutchison (2013):

1. Define each of the dimensions and give examples of Manisha’s journey for each dimension. 2. How does knowledge of these terms contribute to culturally sensitive social work practice? 3. Cite examples of how you think these theories would help with assessment and intervention in your practice with client. Provide a rational for your answer. 4. Which theoretical perspective would you evaluate as meeting the most criteria for judging social theory? Provide a rationale. 5. In a short answer list and explain the three factors associated ...

- What does the article conclude about spanking prohibition and what evidence did they used to support their findings?
The article has concluded that spanking prohibitions tend to be harmful as well as supportive for children as it impacts on their learning and behavior. Authors has used the evidence of Roberts studies and have concluded that spanking prohibitions restrict the backup options of reasoning and time out for parents which consequently enforce them to use physical tactics for disciplinary control on their children .

- What does the article conclude about conditional spanking and what evidence did they used ...

Human Behavior

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Sheila´s challenges during her experience at the university were attributed to jean Paget’s theory of assimilation or accommodation. Sheila was challenged in college with regards to attaining equilibrium due to her inability of being able to assimilate new experiences within the realm of her existing schemata. Sheila was from a rural environment and was used to making friends at a much slower pace. She had challenges adjusting to her new environment. Sheila’s dyslexia also was one of the driving forces behind her behavior. She did not have the schemata required for adaptation for information processing due ...

Summary Report

Behaviour support plans for children are usually designed to assist children who have behavior challenges. This document has two main strategies namely; proactive strategies which are meant to ensure that the child has what he needs or wants on a day to day basis and reactive strategies are designed to keep the child and the people around him/her safe. The support plan is based on results of a functional assessment. This exercise will seek to establish an example of such behavioral challenges through carrying out a functional assessment where interviews of the persons in direct contact with the child will be conducted ...

Sub cultural groups based on age, race, creed, ethnicity and religious bias carry their importance in many ways in a multiethnic society. These groups tend to have their intrinsic characteristics which shape up their life styles, consumer behaviors and marketing preferences, to an appreciable extent, if not completely. With the passage of time, the shadows casted by the culture of origin tend to decrease upon the immigrants, though certain aspects, woven into their very fabric, continue to stand firm. The phenomenon however is more complex than it may seem (Solomon, M. R., 2002).

Describes How Memberships in the African American Subculture Guide Consumption Behaviors?

The African American, a significant racial subculture, once ...

Psychology

Operant applications or otherwise the applications of operant conditioning is referred to as the reinforcement of stimulus similar to a reward or learning and teaching behaviors to others through a reinforcement. The resulting conditions of applying operant learning is that the learner is likely to obtain the same behavior taught by the reinforcing stimulus, which will reflect as behavioral changes on the part of the learner (Grusec, 1992).
Braaksma et al. (2004) discussed observational learning as an example of operant application wherein learners orchestrate their writing processes as a result of the perceived differences in instructional methods (i.e. learning by performing ...

Introduction

Culture is a combination of behavior and cognition processes shared by a certain population and usually differs with those of other populations. Culture is influenced by ecological, biological and social factors (Matsumoto, 2001). Social factors include history, religion, and density of population, affluence, technology and political views. Biological factors include the temperament and personality of the population. Ecological factors include the geographical features of an area, natural resources and climate. Culture is evident in a variety of groups which are; country, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity and disability (Matsumoto, 2001).

Discussion

Culture and psychology are interrelated. Psychology influences culture and culture influences psychology. ...

Introduction

Culture is a set of behaviors and thought processes that are similar in a certain population and that differs from that of other populations. Various human developmental theories are presented in psychology. They include; social cultural theory by Lev Vygotsky, behavioral theories by J.B. Watson, Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner, cognitive theories by Jean Piaget and Albert Bandura, humanistic theory by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers and ecological theory by Urie Brofenbrenner (Matsumoto, 2001).

Discussion

The social cultural theory by Lev Vygotsky explains how culture influences behavior and mental processes. In the American society, children are placed in a separate room ones the ...

Introduction

Given that humans are of the same species, we have some alike personality traits regardless of culture. They are referred to as the big five personality traits and consist of; conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, openness and neuroticism. These are personality traits that will be found in every culture. Just as there is universal personality traits, there is also cultural specific personality traits. The following essay discusses two personality traits that are considered universal and two that are considered culture specific.

Discussion

Neuroticism is a universal trait that is characterized by worry, jealousy, anxiety and moodiness. Neurotics are more prone to mental disorders ...

All teachers need to use positive psychology in the teaching and learning process. Positive psychology can be used by a teacher to model and instill nonviolent behaviors, as well as pro-skill character. Together with a good learning environment positive psychology can be used in a number of ways in order to ensure that the best comes out of all learners. Some of the possibilities that a teacher can explore include class layout, use of classroom partners, encouraging positive attitudes as well as gratitude and optimism.

A teacher can use and teach classroom relationships through use of partners in order for students to appreciate ...

For more than 50 years, psychologists and other scientists have been studying the effects of media on the development and growth of adolescents. For most of their studies, they concluded that media has a significant influence for adolescent trajectories especially in the aspect of health. It is the most important issue in understanding of adolescent development since most of them spend more time in media than any other activities aside from sleeping (Strasburger, 2010, p. 757).

In most of the studies, it is concluded that adolescents spend almost more than 7 hours a day in media. The media pertains to the ...

Question 1

What might be some potential negative and positive behaviors occurring with the issue of the Muslim nurse’s wearing of the Hijab?

One of the negative behaviors that occur with the issue if Muslim nurse’s wearing of Hijab is frustration. The nurse became frustrated since the Infection Control staff kept on telling her to remove it despite it being a requirement for Muslim women. Another negative behavior that may come up is domination. The Infection Control Staff do not understand that the nurse cannot remove her Hijab. Hence, by using their power, they try to force her to do ...

I know my friend who is resilient as he has been successful against the odds. The resilience indicates the healthy development in the form of the risk factors (Hutchison, 2012). The parents of my friend were not in the position to afford the education of their son. Their family members and the neighbors did not help them. They were in a condition that sometimes they did not have any food to eat. His father was paralyzed and mother had to look after the father. He learned from the attitudes and behavior of people in the society that he has to ...

Why do people conform?

People use to be conforming because of external factors, where other people that inspire an authority over a person, such as parents, teachers, coaches, the priest e.t.c that have governed all over his or her childhood create a conformist thinking about rules in the society. This is also known as acceptance to rules or fear to rules. These kind of people teach young people how should be a normal behavior in a social community, such as doing obvious things like urinating in bathrooms instead of urinating in the streets or treating people in a good way instead of hitting them just for nothing. As ...

Learning is the process of acquiring knowledge through different methods. This is what interests many academicians and scholars for centuries. Many scholars would like to know which method would foster learning the fastest and which is the most effective. Thus, learning theories had been developed, improved and constantly evaluated to measure its reliability. This paper would like to distinguish Observational learning from the other learning theories that have often been used interchangeably with the subject of this paper.

Observational Learning

Alfred Bandura, a renowned behaviorist proposed a salient technique of learning that does not require reinforcement or the traditional rudimentary precepts in ...

Cross-cultural psychology is a combination of both cultural and cross-cultural psychology; nevertheless, the two terms have a significant difference. Cultural psychology focuses on the cultural dynamics, whereas cross-cultural psychology is concerned with a culture’s static aspects. In this case, the main agenda is cross-cultural psychology, as it focuses on the effects culture has on studying human behavior.

This study looks at how human behavior is influenced by cultural factors. A culture involves the various characteristics that a certain group of people depicts. These attributes may include the peoples’ behaviors, attitudes, values and customs that pass on from one generation to another. The ...

My name is Eno Akpan and I am a Nigerian. I am currently taking nursing classes at Clarkston campus. I endeavor to be a nurse practitioner in future.

My interests outside schoolwork entail dancing, singing, modeling, and reading. My objective is to complete this course at the end of the semester and perform well in class.

I intend to pursue Psychology as my major and a career choice. I have heard a short stint with the course in the past and I got interested in the subject. I am interested in finding out the development of human mind in comparison non-humans. I relish ...

Introduction

Ever since the concept of operant conditioning presented to the discipline of Psychology, it has been praised, applied and criticized equally in fervor. Currently, both psychologists and economists have interests in its applications. The concepts of operant conditioning are applied in many fields such as education, business organizations, communities, professional bodies, market, international relations and even in robotics. One domain that binds both, economics and operant conditioning is consumer demand (Domjan, M. 2009). In Economics, the consumer demand is a function of price of the good and the quantity purchased. The elasticity of demand or variability of the demand is ...

We have heard the cliché spare the rod, spoil the child perhaps one too many times. This line often associated with the principle of punishment. Many believe that the punishment is an effective way to rectify bad behavior because it imprints the intensity of the punishment within the mindset of the individual. However, critics of the use of punishment argues that it does not address the core of the problem but rather leave a very superficial implication which can eventually fade over time because of the person has grown immune of the punishment. This paper argues that the punishment is ...

Ashford University

We Need Regulation: Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means offered three reasons that financial managers cannot be trusted to act ethically in how they present themselves and their financial books. First, exploitation of workers is evident in any corporation with its purposes to keep costs low and to raise profits. Second, they reap much profit from the company for self-interest in large bonuses and dividends. Third, a self-serving behavior and improper procedures of the corporation’s accountants and auditors are being practiced.

The Marketplace Can Decide: Henry Manne, a free market supporter, argued that companies could not hide falsehoods in a ...

1. How do we measure the prevalence of drug use in the UK?

The prevalence of drug use in the United Kingdom is measured by surveys conducted amongst the youths of secondary schools years 7-11. The NHS Information Centre in the UK conducts this survey. The survey is done anonymously amongst the schools all across the UK. General household surveys are also conducted. However this is not always an accurate description of drug use due to the fact that most people may not be entirely truthful on a survey or are missed completely because they are not in conventional housing units, thereby not being included in the survey at all.

There are also a ...

Revealing both the best and worst aspects of humanity, the Renaissance was characterized by extraordinary human achievements, a heightened interest in human potential and, paradoxically, by superstition, witch-hunting, exorcism and torture. The humanism of Renaissance had four main themes: the belief in the individual’s potential, a tendency to view religion as being more personal rather than institutionalized, an increased interest in the classics, a rejection of Aristotelian philosophy in order to develop a more scientific attitude.
As the ecclesiastical power started to deteriorate, the pressure of having to fit scientific inquiry with Christian dogma decreased, making inquiry steadily more objective. Copernicus ...

1. The variability hypothesis had stated that males are more superior in terms of ability as compared to females, specifically in terms of intelligence. To be precise, he stated that most geniuses are mostly male. Hollingworth and Wooley had refuted the idea of variability hypothesis and had criticized the logic of the hypothesis. They stated that there was no empirical evidence which could prove that men were superior to woman n terms of ability. To examine the relevance of variability hypothesis, Hollingworth and Wooley gathered a data on the birth of 1000 male and 1000 female infants. There research proved ...

Question 5

An employee whose employment is terminated incurs several negative outcomes. First, he suffers a serious setback in terms of career progression, financial hardships, as well as, self-esteem loss. However, the organization also suffers consequences such as possible disruption in its production processes and delivery of services. It is crucial that an employer critically evaluates an employee’s impending employment termination to ensure that it is absolutely necessary and that it abides by the law. There are several questions that the employee or employer should ask himself or herself before terminating an employee. The employer should ask whether the termination was a ...

The paper addresses dive behavior of loggerhead turtles which are threatened species, and are distributed in temperate ocean basins. Within Pacific, loggerheads commonly comprises of two different genetic stocks; a South Pacific stock mainly originating from breeding sites within New Caledonia and Australia, and a North Pacific stock mainly originating from breeding sites within Japan.

Advances within satellite transmitter technologies have enabled researchers to gather geospatial data on loggerheads within different oceanic and coastal regions. This information have offered more understanding on turtle ecology, which have provided a way to explain migration trends during their life stages. Previous findings within the North ...

There are different perceptions and ideologies among various cultures today. Faux Pas refers to acts that are socially inconsiderate or rude, and are not accepted by a community’s norms and social standards. There, however, are behaviors that may be socially awkward in one society, but do not seem socially offensive to another. Learning and appreciating such acts are an essential element, as it enables a person to adapt to different inter-cultural situations. The rapid globalization effect requires people to understand various cultural differences to avoid the incomprehensible behavior.

Some Asian countries consider stepping over someone as an anti-social behavior. People ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in civilians vs. military

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the main psychological challenge affecting veterans. According to Gaylord, Holcomb and Zolezzi (2009), up to thirty percent of combat veterans suffer from PTSD. In addition, up to 20 percent non-injured war veterans suffer from PTSD (Gaylord, Holcomb, & Zolezzi, 2009). With respect to civilians, victims of burns are more susceptible to PTSD than others. However, it is evident that PTSD is more common in military personnel than civilians.

Personality Disorders (PDs)

These are mental disorders that occur following maladaptive cognition, inner experience, and behaviors, manifested across many spheres and contradict societally acceptable behaviors (Kreger, 2008). These disorders develop ...

Media has been a part of people’s lives since the dawn of human civilization. From figurines of Venus that show signs of success of fertility, the printing press came about and gave way to what became the modern mass media. It is this modern mass media that became the focus of studies conducted by scientists and psychologists, determining how its effects on children can cause the development of negative behaviors. Researchers have conducted extensive studies regarding this issue through the years, and although correlation between media violence and the development of negative behaviors among children has been proven to ...

Chapter 5 concerns the physiological mechanisms of regulation. The behavior of an individual is largely determined by his physical state of being. Researchers have found that one’s mood, and consequently the choices one makes, may be affected by his or her state of physical being. Proper diet results in a healthy individual who can make rational decisions. When one is lacking in physical maintenance he or she may be uncharacteristically angry and unfriendly. Such behavior is a consequence of the deprivation of basic needs. Psychological disorders such obesity are largely determined by one’s eating patterns. Furthermore, such disorders may ...

Positive behavior support is a form of management practitioner that is used to get information that maintains peoples, challenging attitudes or behavior. People around the globe, have varied behaviors either inherited or the ones that develop within them. The situation can be hard to correct because they are functional. There should be a framework to support those people with disabilities from an early age.

Positive behavior support is compatible with the system of discipline in that, the issues being brought up here is how to help and ensure those members of our community with various disability issues relate well with those ...

Institutional theory refers to the universally accepted posture that emphasizes on rational myths, legitimacy and isomorphism. It consists of policy making that concerns itself with the formal and legal structures of government. It is concerned with the resilient aspects of social structure and the manner in which such structures become authoritative guidelines for social behavior in institutions. In effect, institutional theory may be useful in explaining the stability of institutional realities that is sometimes occasioned in institutions. It is the case that for organizations to survive, they must conform to the beliefs and rules of systems that are subsisting ...

The zero tolerance policy which is implemented in schools, in the United States focuses on punishing any mistake and error regardless of the intensity of the mistake. The error or mistake may be an accident, or result of ignorance, or an extenuating circumstance, the student would be punished for his act. This policy is aimed to eliminate the use of illicit drugs or weapons by students, staff, parents, or any other visitor within the school premises. People that are found using the banned items within the school boundary are punished as a result of strict implementation of the policy. According ...

- What is macro-level oppression? Provide an example.

Macro level oppression is the oppression and discrimination that arises in the relationship between groups and individuals to systems, structures and social institutions. It also occurs to disadvantaged neighborhoods and poverty-stricken areas (Regoli et al., 2011). A good example of macro level oppression occurs when a student is targeted because of color in a university. There are four levels of macro level of oppression. They include economic, political, representational and structural.

- Some scholars, such as Becker, contend it is the social reaction to a behavior that is more important than behavior itself in ...