Essays on Humanistic Theory

Spring, 2016

I was raised in the conservative Christian family in the atmosphere of strict rules and respect toward elder people, especially toward parents. My mother is a nurse and my father is a pharmacist. I also have one younger and one elder brother. My parents raised me and my brothers using authoritative parental style. They were highly controlling and demanding and disciplined us for minor misconducts. However, I`m very glad that my parents were so strict, demanding and controlling they made me a good and respectful person. The theory of Skinner can be applied to how my parents raised ...

Define the 7 theoretical perspectives on organizations and provide 2 characteristics of each theory.

Theory is important in the organization. There are seven major theories on organization. One of this is the Transaction Cost Theory. This theory helps to explain why organizations exist. Its main concern is the efficiency of transaction. It is majorly applied on business organizations. The characteristics of this theory include the recognition of the human behaviour as a system that can be described by the exchanges of valued items and the need for social support. The second theory on organization is the Rational Systems Theory that recognizes the role of the organization in reaching the objectives. The recognition of ...

Increased competition and globalization has led to the need to ensure production of quality products by not only using the latest technology, but also retaining the best work force. Currently, the human resource departments have a hard task of motivating employees within the organization. The human resource department in consultation with industrial psychologists base their decisions on various motivation theories including humanistic, drive and incentive theory. This paper seeks to discuss about the theory that relates to needs, traits or values, which I believe is the humanistic theory.

Humanistic theory of motivation ...

Theories on personality have been variously described by psychologists. Different psychologists have proposed different theories that attempt to explain and identify the origins of personality. These theories of personality include the psychodynamic theory, humanistic model, five-factor model and the social-cognitive theory. Sigmund Freud coined the famous psychodynamics theory in relation to his psychoanalytical approach. The psychodynamics theory focuses on the interrelationship of different parts of humanity. These includes the mind, personal character, personality, or psyche in relation to the mental, motivational drives or emotional forces particularly at the unconscious level (Frick 8). The theory studies the psychological forces that ...

Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

This is a case study of Joseph. Joseph is a twenty five year old American male. There are more than 25 million people who are affected by schizophrenia. There is suspicion and uncertainty with regards to the causal attributes of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that has multiple manifestations. It is hard enough to try to understand the cognitive processes of as healthful person, let alone understand the cognitive processes someone who is manifesting symptoms of schizophrenia. Imagine looking at a person who is sitting on a park bench pretending to argue with someone while sitting on the park bench by themselves. The ...

Learning is one of the most significant events in which persons participate. A theory is an amalgamation of diverse intertwined together in an effort to clarify whatever the scheme (Schunk, 2000). Humanist learning approach views learning as a purpose of the whole individual and cannot take place except both mental and emotional areas are elaborate. It is used to assist Alzheimer’s patients recover in managing their health. Cognitive learning theories are founded on how individuals reason. Information is gotten from the senses of an individual and is transferred to working short term memory. On the practice, the information ...

Life Span Development and Personality of Princess Diana

Introduction There are numerous factors which influence an individual`s behaviour and development at large. One`s social, cognitive, personality, and physical development are influenced by factors such as environment, family issues, and heredity. As such, authors have come up with various personality theories which explicitly explains a person`s behaviours. This paper seeks to discuss about the lifespan development and personality of Princess Diana. Princess Diana was born on 1st July 1961 to John Spencer and Shand Frances. Princess Diana`s social support system and family issues greatly influenced her development adjustment and growth. In addition, Princess Diana` ...

Mental and psychiatric illnesses have are on a rise especially with the dynamism in social, economic and even political changes. These factors have made people liable to mental conditions. This paper will review the diagnosis using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) classification and justify the diagnosis. The paper will also outline a case formulation.

PART 1-DIAGNOSIS BASED ON DSM-IV-TR

Robert Jones clearly shows a clinical mental disorder and other clinical conditions that require further medical attention. On the basis of the multiaxial assessment of the mental illness, Robert is an alcoholic who clearly depends on alcohol. Alcohol as a drug ...

Conflict and motivation in an organization

Motivation is the energy that sets off, directs and upholds goal-oriented conduct. It is that force pushes people to put more effort in the responsibilities assigned to them. The most prominent theories applied in achieving motivation are: the theory of instinct, the theory of incentive, the drive theory, the theory of arousal, and the humanistic theory of motivation. According to the instinct theory, people behave the way they do due to evolutionary programming. Making employees feel attached to the organization is one way of applying this theory (Knights & Willmott, 2007). According to the theory of incentive, people get provoked ...

Introduction to Personality

Introduction to Personality Introduction This paper is devoted to the discussion of Veronica’s and Edward’s personalities from Paulo Coelho narrative Veronica Decides to Die. The personalities of the main characters were discussed form the psychoanalytic, behaviorist, and humanistic perspectives. The main concepts of three approaches to psychological research were discussed with regard to the practical implementation to the main characters’ personalities. A particular attention was paid to the analysis of the main concepts of each theory applicable to a certain occurrence. This paper is focused on the personality development. The aspects influencing the development of the ...

Introduction:

The individual nominated for this life-story interview is AJ. He is a family friend who was born in Alexandria in Egypt. He was born on the ninth day of November in the year 1956 thus making him 54 years old. He currently resides in Waterbury, CT with his wife of 19 years. He is also blessed with three children with whom He lives with: 16 years old, 12 years old, and 10 years old. However, unfortunately, he could have had four children since he lost a daughter at a tender age of 4 days and if she were alive today, she could ...

When psychologists discuss the term personality, they are describing the aspects of a person that are lasting, continuous, and stable. If one is violent now, the probability is high he or she will be violent in future. Therefore, the personality discussions are focussed on constant traits (DiCaprio, 1983). In addition, personality can be described as that trait that transpires in a broad diversity of situations (DiCaprio, 1983). A violent individual will be inclined to be so in many diverse conditions. Ryckman defines Personality “as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, ...