Functionalism studied the psychological processes which enable individuals to be able to adapt to their environments; each psychological process has an important role which is their main point of focus. William James, who is one of the founders of functionalism, felt that in order to study psychology, it had to come from multiple sources, through introspection, experimentation, the study of children, the
Running head: INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY 1 Internal Family Systems Theory Scott A. Landry Westfield State University INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY 2 Descriptive theory of IFS A practice theory that is of interest to me which is used more and more frequently in social work is the Internal Family Systems Theory (IFS), used primarily with individuals, couples and families. IFS describes human thought, emotion, and motives as subpersonalities that are often in conflict with one another (Schwartz, 2013). While IFS is less widely used as other practice theories, it is not unique. Many other theories have talked about the inner being, starting as early as Freud with his idea of the id, ego, and superego (Dolbier, et al., 2001). In terms of being described as a cognitive behavioral approach, it would be labeled as schemata (Mones, et.
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These are represented in everyone’s psychology and include behaviour, language, eye movement and even our preferences. By talking and listening to the client, as well as observing them, their individual modalities can be assessed. Every one of us is subject to one of the following modalities, and some are more prominent than others. It is also not uncommon for an individual to be susceptible to more than one; Visual (Sight), Auditory (Hear), Kinaesthetic (Touch), Olfactory (Smell), Gustatory (Taste). “Olfactory” and “Gustatory” - sometimes regarded as secondary, but can have a very strong
The definition of personality in which this essay will refer to must first be established. According to Pastorino and Doyle-Portillo (2010), personality is a unique combination of feelings, attitudes, thoughts, impulses, behaviour and habits that characterize how the individual will typically react across a range of situations. Personality is currently widely believed to have some innate qualities and other qualities which are developed through the interaction which the environment (Pastorino, & Doyle-Portillo, 2010). An important area to note is that it is how one will typically react, thus personality will guide our behaviour but it is not fixed. There are various other views of what personality is according to different psychologists, yet this is the definition which has been adopted for this paper.
olution of Cognitive Psychology Evolution of Cognitive Psychology PSYCH/560 Isabelle B. Ragsdale, Ph.D. May 20, 2013 Evolution of Cognitive Psychology Cognitive psychology is a broad subdivision of psychology that relates to the study of mental processes. These mental processes involve the different ways that individuals acquire, obtain, use, and apply information. Cognitive psychology is the focus of an individual daily life and provides an understanding for the way individuals think and behave. Although cognitive psychologists examine behavior to some extent; the main focus is on how behaviors are related to an individual’s mental processes. Although researchers always have been interested in how the mind works, over time cognitive psychology has evolved to become a branch of psychology.
Journal 1: Personality Theory A personality theory is a theory is an attempt to describe and explain how people are similar, how they are different, and why every individual is unique. (p.445) There are many personality theories but for the most part they are grouped into four basic perspectives: The Psychoanalytic Perspective: Freud’s theory of personality, which emphasizes unconscious determinants of behavior, sexual and aggressive instinctual drives, and the enduring effects of early childhood experiences on later personality development. (p.445) Humanistic Perspective: theoretical viewpoint on personality that generally emphasizes the inherent goodness of people, human potential, self-actualization, the self-concept, and healthy personality development. (p.459) Social Cognitive Perspective: Albert Bandura’s theory of personality, which emphasizes the importance of observational learning, conscious cognitive processes, social experiences, self-efficacy beliefs, and reciprocal determinism. (p.463) Trait Personality: trait theories of personality focus on identifying, describing, and measuring individual differences in behavioral predispositions.
Motivation is a process that arises from research in physiological or psychological need that activates a behavior or a drive that is aimed at a goal (Byrnes 2009). The corresponding theories arise from research in psychology, identified as four theory areas: need, cognitive, reinforcement, and social learning (ibid.). Need theories states that people behave the way they do because of internal needs they are attempting to fulfill (ibid.). Cognitive theories argue that the ways people think are used to decide their behaviors. Reinforcement theories depend heavily on the effect of law, which argues that people
Running Head: SOURCES OF MOTIVATION PAPER Sources of Motivation Paper PSY 355 date University of Phoenix Sources of Motivation Paper When defining motivation, there are several definitions. Every person may have their own meaning of what motivation means to them. Motivation can be described as a trait that one needs in order to achieve something in life. There are many things that prompt individuals to behave in certain ways. There are also many different theories that revolve around how and why a person is motivated to behave in such ways.
Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning Of the six stages of Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning, I would say that I operate in the moral stage of social contract orientation. At first I was confused of which stage I operated in, the social contract orientation or the personal reward orientation. I would say that at majority of the times I operate in the social contract orientation. Upon hard thinking I came to believe that I operate in personal reward orientation when I am around the people of my age group and of them whom I personally know. However, not being around those people at all times, I tend to operate in social contract orientation.