| Culturally Diverse Families | Reading Article #1 | | | | | Do you believe that the values held by scholars affect their interpretation of ethnic families? If so‚ can cite specific samples? I believe values held by scholars do affect their interpretation of ethnic families. We can take two different ethnic scientists with different backgrounds from the article for an example. According to Daniel Moynihan (1965)‚ a white scientist‚ black families were deteriorating and
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Introduction: In order to overcome behavioral problems such as anxiety‚ depression or fear‚ individuals usually communicate their problems or anxieties with their trusted friends or family members. In case of a somewhat complicated problem‚ a counselor is consulted. These are a relatively simple form of psychotherapies that individuals have been practicing from centuries. However‚ with the development of modern science and advancements in the field of psychology‚ theorists have identified some
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Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits Norman L Fountain PSY 250 May 4‚ 2011 Nichelle Ancrum Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits Habit as defined in Webster’s as a: a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance b : an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary (Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online‚ 2011). Behavior
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Motivating Culturally Diverse Workforce in an Organization Muhammad Junaid Murshed Southern New Hampshire University Abstract In this research paper‚ I will be discussing some of the methods that may be used to effectively motivate a culturally diverse workforce in an organization. At first‚ I will present a brief introduction to motivation‚ some of the well-known motivational theories and cultural diversity. Then‚ I will look into a few reasons for demotivation among the workforce of an organization
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Cognitive Behavioral Approach In the 1950s‚ the prevailing tradition in psychology was that of the Behaviorist perspective. It focused on outward human and animal behavior as opposed to internal mental states like consciousness and thought. Though these constructs are not observable‚ they could not be ignored. The notion that these internal states do result in outward behavior set the stage for the cognitive revolution. Application of a dual (cognitive and behavioral) approach to explaining behavior
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LEARNING THEORIES BASED ON BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVES Behaviorism is a school of thought in psychology based on the assumption that learning occurs through interactions with the environment (Cherry‚2011). Two other assumptions of this theory are that the environment shapes behaviour and that taking internal mental states into consideration is useless in explaining behaviour. Ivan Pavlov‚ a Russian physiologist discovered the classical conditioning in the 1920s. Classical conditioning focuses on
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Historical Origins & Major Contributions: In the early 1960’s there was a drift towards Cognitive Behavior Therapy as people turned away out of disappointment in the psychodynamic theory for psychotherapy. Also at this time social learning theory was the new and upcoming study. This is when Cognitive theory emerged with Alfred Adler. He was the first Cognitive therapist who came up with the idea that an individuals beliefs and ideas is what makes up their behavior (Lantz‚ 1996). He believed
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You as a Culturally Diverse Entity Maria Chavez SOC 315 Kevin L. Benbow University of Phoenix You as a Culturally Diverse Entity In this paper I will try to highlight the different sources that have contributed to my cultural background. I will start by saying that I was born in Mexico and I was raised in a big family; 5 brothers and 5 sisters. I studied at a catholic school from grade school through middle school and moved to a public school in the United States the first two
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Culturally Diverse Classroom Plan In order to incorporate multicultural diversity in the classroom‚ I will create a bulletin board that will display multicultural diversity. The bulletin board will display the different cultures and religions in our geographic area. The bulletin board will also display the many different occupations that the student’s parents are currently involved in throughout the surrounding areas. I will also be sure to create an atmosphere of tolerance‚ acceptance and caring
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practice‚ pastoral care‚ and counseling contexts that include lay counseling. Tan (2007) explains the eight key features of the Biblical and Christian Approach to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Tan (2007) also explains that the Biblical and Christian Approach to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy requires the use of professional integration into the therapy of either Implicit Integration or Explicit Integration. According to Tan‚ (2007)‚ “both implicit and explicit integration are equally important and substantial:
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