Sunday, January 26, 2020
Streetcar Named Desire Psychoanalytic Theory
Streetcar Named Desire Psychoanalytic Theory The story Streetcar named Desire is a vastly confusing and complicated piece of literature. The characters in the story are constantly developing and you seem to find out their background history and their mental issued from beginning to end. The many aspects of the psychoanalysis theory apply greatly to each of the characters throughout the story and understanding the theory helps you understand their histories and their inner conflicts. Stella is the sister of Blanche and throughout the whole story she plays the peace keeper of all the characters that enter her apartment. Selective perception is Stellas way of keeping her senses about herself because throughout the story Stanley her husband is the opposition of Blanches lies. Stella wants to believe that her sister is the same person mentally that she was when Stella was living back in Bella Reve. When the subject about Blanches lies comes up, Stella avoids the situation of talking about it. This helps her act like nothing is going on; also it buys Blanche time in the house because Stella is blocking Stanley from confronting Blanche. When Stella gets hit by Stanley, the fear of abandonment creeps in because she comes back to him instead of staying in the neighbors house. Partly this is because of the baby they are about to have and also because of the time period the story is set in. Stellas self-esteem is constantly belittled by her husband because of their constan t fighting ever since Blanche arrived. Stanley is the epitome of a dominate male figure over women during the 1950s. He feels empowered by his knowledge and the fact that he brings in all of the income. Stanley is a very unstable human being and constantly teeters between the sane and insane. He is constantly belittling all of the women in the story and it only increases when he drinks and plays poker with his friends. Stanley loves to feel powerful and this is clearly shown when he rapes Blanche. His friends also are belittled by him and he pretty much takes control of theirs poker games. Stanleys id side is constantly striving to be right about Blanches lies and he will not stop till he is. When he crosses the line such as when he strikes Stella and she runs away, his fear of abandonment comes into play. Out of all the characters in the story he struggles with abandonment the worst. At a point he ends up crying out for Stella at the bottom of the stairs and this is very out of character for him, being the strong manly m an act he puts on. He often displaces he anger with Blanch on his friends and wife. This cause unnecessary fighting an more turmoil that increases throughout the whole story. Blanche is the most confusing and complicated character throughout this whole story. It took rereading and watching the movie to fully understand her characters complexity. The first clue to her mental problems is when she first arrives in town and asks the young sailor for directions. This is a huge clue to actions that will happen later on in the story. Blanches mind seems to always delete the horrific things that she has experienced like when her first husband shot himself in the street. In certain moments Blanche slips into the bad moments and almost relives them. Blanche is the kind of woman that always needs the comfort of a man and for them to always glamor her with compliments. She hides in the darkness to try and cover up that she has aged and is no longer a young woman. The darkness that she tries to cover up her face with also compares to the darkness she is trying to cover up her lies with. Blanche also tries to date younger men to make herself feel young again and also t o remind her of the way she was tried when she was younger when the soldiers would come by calling out for her. Blanches character is the center point in illustrating the other characters inner struggle because in some way she brings out their flaws and inner weaknesses. Mitch is Stanleys friend and Blanches admirer. He is thoroughly infatuated with Blanche after meeting her at the apartment during a poker game. He falls head over heels for her but becomes aware of the many flaws that Blanche has. He is very scared about not finding a wife before is sickly mother passes away. This fear of abandonment pushes him to try harder for Blanche because his mother is getting older and sicker by the day. He also has lost the love of his wife when he was younger just like Blanche. Unlike Blanche, Mitch is embracing his age and works out at the gym trying to make his body fitter. When Stanley tells Mitch about Blanches true history, he is so head over heels for her that he is in denial and needs to hear it from other people. When he does believe that she is a liar he avoids her so basically he does not have to face the truth. Mitch also makes Blanche realize the real life when he exposes Blanche to lights in the bedroom. At this point in the story all the lies s tart to unravel and the story climaxes with the undoing of all the lies. I thoroughly enjoyed reading a Streetcar named Desire because it changes my views on how to look at characters and their development throughout a story. This text is a great way of understanding and applying the psychoanalytical theory to a story. In a Streetcar named Desire every aspect of the psychoanalytical theory is applied to every different character. Without watching the movie in class and discussing the story I feel that my understanding of the play would have been far from where it is now. Psychoanalytical literary pieces seem to be complex and take time to break down every character and understand the full story.
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Tips and Tricks for Word 2010
Tips & Tricks for Microsoft Word 2010 Word 2007 Upgrade Scenario Before You Begin * Copy Contoso Business Plan (2007). docx from the Original folder to the Demo folder, then open the new file. * Click FileOptionsSave. * Make sure the auto-save/auto-recovery options are checked. You may want to reduce the auto-save time to 5 minutes. * Open Co-authoring & Web App Demo (2007). pptx; minimize it. * Open Excel Chart. xlsx; do not minimize. * Open the MVC Music Store Tutorial. pdf and scroll down to PDF page 5 (Overview); do not minimize.Introduction If you are one of the millions of Office 2007 users who rely on Microsoftà ® Word to create documents for business, school, or personal projects, you might have some expectations for what youââ¬â¢ll find in this new version. Whether you want faster, more convenient ways to accomplish everyday tasks or new technologies that help take your results to a new level, Microsoft Word 2010 has the tools you need. * Create better documents that hel p your important content shine. * Work more quickly and easily when working with others on documents. Access and edit your documents when itââ¬â¢s convenient for youââ¬âonline or on the roadââ¬ârather than being tied to your computer. New and improved tools for formatting and managing documents make it easier than ever to create incredible content. Working with others on documents no longer means waiting your turn. And, you can access and work on your files where and when your best ideas occur. Welcome to Word 2010ââ¬âour most powerful, intuitive, and customizable release yet. Getting Started Feature| What You Say| Where You Click|Introduction| The improved, customizable Ribbon, available in all Office 2010 applications, replaces traditional menus and toolbars to give you a more personalized work experience. Itââ¬â¢s designed to help you more easily find and use the full range of features that Word providesââ¬âso that you can get more done in less time. | The R ibbon| As in Word 2007, the standard tabs that you see on the Ribbon are organized to display commands relevant to a given task, so that you can find what you need more quickly. * Point out the familiar Ribbon interface, including the tabs and Quick Access toolbar| Backstage View| On the left edge of the Ribbon you see the File tab. Click the File tab to access the new Backstage view, a single location for all of your document management tasks. When you first open Backstage view, youââ¬â¢re on the Info tab. From this one location, you can manage document protection options, view and edit file properties, and much more. The New tab displays available document templates.The Print tab provides a new, integrated print experience with a full page Print Preview right alongside all of the print options you need. | * Click the File tab * Point out the Info tab * Click the New tab * Click the Print tab| Create a Custom Ribbon Tab/Group| Use customizations in Options to personalize the rib bon the way that you want it. For example, you can create custom tabs and custom groups to contain your frequently used commands. Please note: You can rename and change the order of the default tabs and groups that are built-into Microsoft Office 2010.However, you cannot rename the default commands, change the icons associated with these default commands, or change the order of these commands. | * Click Options * Click Customize Ribbon * Click New Tab * Click the new New Tab (Custom) in the Main Tabs list * Click Rename * Change the display name to My Tab * Click OK * Click New Group (Custom) * Click Rename * Change the display name to Favorite Commands * Click the icon of the person in a suit/tie * Click OK| Add Commands to a Custom Tab/Group| You can only add commands to a custom group that is under a custom or default tab.You cannot add commands to a default group. Only commands added to custom groups can be renamed. | * In the left column, click New Comment * Click Add * In the left column, click Paste (with dropdown arrow) * Click Add * In the left column, click Table * Click Add| Import/Export a Custom Tab| You can export your ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar customizations into a file that can be imported and used by a coworker or on another computer. * Click the Import/Export dropdown * Point out (donââ¬â¢t click) the options * Click the Import/Export dropdown again * Click OK * Click the new My Tab| Paste with Live Preview| In addition to the new customizable Ribbon, you can use the new Paste with Live Preview feature to preview your Paste Options before you paste. | * Switch to Excel Chart. xlsx * Right-click the Excel chart and select Copy * Switch back to Contoso Business Plan. ocx * Place the cursor below Future Financial Predictions * In My Tab, click the Paste dropdown * Hover over the paste options to show the Paste with Live Preview * Click the Use Destination Theme & Link Data command| Navigation Pane| The improved Navigation Pane in Word 2 010 (formerly called the Document Map) provides a visual representation of the heading structure of your document. Browse headings to quickly find your place within a document and just click to go to that location. You can easily drag and drop to rearrange headings and the content beneath them. * Click the View tab * Check the box next to Navigation Pane * On the headings tab, click the Market Analysis Summary heading * Click the Future Financial Predictions heading * Click and drag the Future Financial Predictions heading down to the bottom of the document * (Click off any selected text to deselect it)| Search Document| The improved Find experience is also seamlessly integrated in the Navigation Pane. Word 2010 automatically searches as you type the term youââ¬â¢re looking for, visually highlighting all matches.The new results view in the Navigation pane shows a quick preview of all search matchesââ¬âclick any preview to jump to that point in the document. The familiar Find and Replace dialog box is still available for more advanced searches and Replace tasks. | * In the Navigation Pane, click the search results (third) tab * In the search field, type Contoso * Show the results in the Navigation Pane and in the document * Click the first Navigation Pane result to be taken directly to the occurrence * Click the X on the Navigation Pane to close it | Bring Your Ideas to LifeFeature| What You Say| Where You Click| Introduction| Todayââ¬â¢s documents range from simple letters and lists, to forms, complex reports and papers that used to require a professional print shop. But one thing is common to all of themââ¬âyour documents represent your ideas. Thatââ¬â¢s why you want them to be more than just words on paper. Word 2010 gives you the tools to create the professional, polished documents that help you express yourself effectively. SmartArt Picture Layouts| Office 2010 adds dozens of additional SmartArt layouts for a total of more than 130 differe nt diagrams that you can create as easily as typing a bulleted list. In Word 2010, you can use the new SmartArt graphics picture layouts to tell your story with photographs or other images. If you already have pictures in your document, you can quickly convert them to a SmartArt graphic. Insert additional pictures in the SmartArt shapes of your picture layout diagram. Each shape also has a caption where you can add descriptive text. * Click the picture of boxes on a conveyer belt below Keys to Success * Click the Format tab on the Picture Tools contextual ribbon tab * In the Picture Styles group, click Picture Layout * Click the Bending Picture Caption List style (second row, fifth from left) * In the SmartArt text box type: * Products * Service * Value * Click the image placeholder next to Service * Navigate to the Demo folder and select Service. jpg * Click the image placeholder next to Value * Navigate to the Demo folder and select Value. pg * Click the SmartArt frame * Click and drag the right side of the frame until all images are on the same row| Picture Tools| Word 2010 brings many graphic enhancements to your work, so you can easily make the impact you want. Use the new and improved picture-editing tools to trim images and get just the look that you want. Another advanced picture editing option in Word 2010 is the ability to automatically remove unwanted portions of a picture, such as the background, to highlight the subject of the picture or to remove distracting detail. Note: You should practice these steps a few times before delivering the demonstration. * Click the picture of the earth below A Global Market * Click the Format tab on the Picture Tools contextual ribbon tab * Click Crop * Crop down the picture within a small margin of the earth on all sides * Click Crop * Click Remove Background * Resize the inner frame until the earth is entirely inside * Click Keep Changes| Picture Effects| You can now transform your images into compelling, vibrant visuals by fine-tuning the color intensity (saturation) and color tone (temperature) of a picture.You can also adjust brightness, contrast, sharpness, and blurriness, or you can recolor the picture to better match your document content and to make your work pop. With Word 2010, you can now apply sophisticated ââ¬Å"artisticâ⬠effects to your picture to make the picture look more like a sketch, drawing, or painting. | * Click Corrections * Click Color * Click Artistic Effects * Click Pastels, Smooth (fourth row, four from left) * In thePicture Styles group, click Picture Effects * Click Shadow * Under Perspective, click the Below shadow * Click the Position button, then click the top-right position| Insert Screenshots| You can quickly and easily add a screenshot to your Office file to enhance the readability or capture information without leaving the program that you are working in. When you click the Screenshot button, you can insert the whole program window or use the Screen Clipping tool to select part of a window.Only windows that have not been minimized to the taskbar can be captured. | * Scroll down to page 4 * Place the cursor above the Order Number heading * Switch to Adobe PDF * Switch back to Word * Click the Insert tab * Click Screenshot * Click the thumbnail for the Adobe PDF * Click Undo * Click the Insert tab * Click Screenshot * Click Screen Clipping * Click and drag to select the image on the PDF page| Text Effects| You can apply the same types of formatting that you use for graphics and images directly to document text.Unlike WordArt from earlier versions of Word, you apply text effects to actual document text, so you can still edit and spell check that text and even add text effects to paragraph, character, list, or table styles. Available text effects include gradient fills, custom shadows, reflection, glow, soft edges, bevels and more, as well as a range of preset gallery options that enable you to quickly apply a coordinated set of e ffects. * Scroll up to page 3 * Click the text box frame (make sure the text box is selected, but the cursor is not blinking in the text box) * Click the Format tab in the Drawing Tools contextual ribbon tab * Click the Text Effects dropdown * Point out the available text effects * Click Reflection * Click Tight Reflection, 8pt offset (third row, first option)| OpenType| Word 2010 also provides support for advanced text-formatting features that include a range of ligature settings and your choice of stylistic sets and number forms.You can use these new features with many OpenType fonts to achieve that extra level of typographical polish. | Note: Many of these changes are subtle. * Click the Home tab * In the text box frame, select the word ââ¬Å"lettingâ⬠* In the Font group, click the Dialog Box Launcher * Click the Advanced tab * Click the Ligatures dropdown * Click Standard * Click the Stylistic Sets dropdown * Click 4 * Click the Stylistic Sets dropdown * Click 6 * Click C ancel| Recover Unsaved Work| It is now easier to recover a Word ocument if you close your file without saving, or if you want to review or return to an earlier version of the file you're already working in. You can keep the last autosaved version of a file in case you accidentally close that file without saving, so that you can easily restore it the next time that you open the file. Also, while you are working in your file, you can access a list of the autosaved files from the Microsoft Office Backstage view. | * Close Word * Click Donââ¬â¢t Save * Open Contoso Business Plan (2007). ocx again from the Demo folder * Click the File tab * Click the most recent unsaved version in the Versions section * Click Restore * Click OK| Work Together More Effectively Feature| What You Say| Where You Click| Introduction| You may need to share documents with colleagues, classmates or friends, or perhaps you need to work with others on a team project. Regardless, the complications and delays tha t can arise when sharing or working together on content can be frustrating to say the least. That is, until now.Word 2010 makes waiting your turn a thing of the past and gives you new and improved tools that make sharing your work simple and hassle-free. | Because of the Internet and multi-user requirements of the following capabilities, the rest of the demo will be run from PowerPoint. * Switch to Co-authoring ; Web App Demo (2003). pptx * Launch the slideshow * Right-click the slide * Click Pointer OptionsArrow OptionsVisible| Save to SharePoint/Web| From the Save ; Send tab in Backstage view, you can also save your document to an online location such as Windows Live SkyDrive or a SharePoint site.If the online folder is shared with others, you can use Word 2010 to co-author the document at a time thatââ¬â¢s convenient for you. Please note: This is a Save As feature. Once saved to an online location, you should open and work with that version of the file. If you are using ShareP oint, you can synchronize your document library back to your local PC for offline access/editing. | * Click the File tab * Click Save ; Send * Click Save to Web * Click Save to SharePoint * Click anywhere to advance to black slide| Protected View| Opening the online file will likely reveal Office 2010ââ¬â¢s Protected View.By default, documents that originate from an Internet sourceââ¬âor that may otherwise be likely to include potentially harmful contentââ¬âare automatically opened in this limited functionality mode. If the document source is trusted, click the option to Enable Editing. | * Click anywhere to advance to next slide * Click Enable Editing * Click the File tab * Click Options * Click Trust Center * Click Trust Center Settings * Click Cancel * Click Cancel again| Co-authoring Notification| When working in a shared document, you will be notified when someone else opens the file to begin editing.View the names of all current editors at-a-glance from a pop-up lis t on the Status bar at the bottom of the screen. | * Wait two seconds for co-authoring pop-up notification * Click the X on the co-authoring pop-up notification| Streamlined Communications| When combined with Office Communicator or your favorite instant messaging application, you can view information about that person and initiate contact instantly via their contact card. * Click the co-authoring icon showing two people editing * Click Sanjay Patel * Click the more communications options dropdown on the communications pop-up window * Click off the communications pop-up window to hide it| Co-authoring| Co-authoring capabilities in Word 2010 enable you to simultaneously edit the same document with colleagues or friends. Automatically see who else is editing and where they are working in the document. Just save the document to see changes from other editors as you work. Your changes also become available to other editors each time you save. * Wait two seconds for Sanjayââ¬â¢s co-aut horing placeholder to appear in the document * Click Summary in the first heading * Click Summary again * Click the Save button to show the tooltip * Click the Save button again * Click OK * Point to Sanjayââ¬â¢s changes * Click anywhere to advance to the black slide| Anywhere Access to Your Work Feature| What You Say| Where You Click| Introduction| If your ideas, deadlines, and work emergencies donââ¬â¢t always occur conveniently when you are at your desk, you are certainly not alone. Fortunately, Word 2010 gives you the power to get things done when and where you want.In addition to viewing and updating documents in Word Mobile on Windows Phone 7, you can use Word Web App to view and edit your documents from any Web-connected PC. | Word Web App| Word Web App extends your Word experience to the web browser, where you can work with documents directly on the website where the document is stored. Word Web App is available for personal use in Windows Live SkyDrive, in organizatio ns that have installed and configured Office Web Apps on their SharePoint site, and for professionals and businesses that subscribe to select Office 365 services. * Click anywhere to advance to the next slide| Word Web App (Read)| When you open your document in SkyDrive or SharePoint, Word Web App opens the document in the browser. The layout and formatting are what you would see if you were to open the document in Print Layout view in Word. The Read view features a File tab and Find command to search for words or phrases. | * Click the File tab * Click the File tab again * Click Find * Click the search field * Click the magnifying glass icon * Point out the search results| Word Web App (Edit)| If you want to make changes to the document, click Edit in Browser.In Editing view, you can add and delete content, and format text. Layout is simplified in Editing view, and items that the view cannot display are shown as placeholders. The placeholders prevent you from unintentionally deleti ng content that can be displayed but not edited in Word Web App. | * Click Edit in Browser * Click the Insert tab * Click the View tab * Click the Home tab * Click above Keys to Success * Click above Keys to Success again| Word Web App (Co-authoring)| When you are editing a document in Word Web App you might see notification that others are working in the document too.Like Word 2010, Word Web App allows co-authoring: more than one person can work in a document at the same time. | * Wait two seconds for co-authoring notification to appear| Word Web App (Open in Word)| Editing in Word Web App is best suited for quick changes, such as making a correction, inserting a picture, or adding more text. If you want the full set of Word capabilities, click the File tab, and then click Open in Word. | * Click Open in Word * Click OK| SummaryWhether you want faster, more convenient ways to accomplish everyday tasks or new technologies that help take your results to a new level, Microsoft Word 20 10 has the tools you need. * Create better documents that help your important content shine. * Work more quickly and easily when working with others on documents. * Access and edit your documents when itââ¬â¢s convenient for youââ¬âonline or on the roadââ¬ârather than being tied to your
Friday, January 10, 2020
Behaviourists Explain Maladaptive Bbevaviour in Terms
ESSAY TITLE: ââ¬Å" BEHAVIOURISTS EXPLAIN MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR IN TERMS OF THE LEARNING PRINCIPLES THAT SUSTAIN AND MAINTAIN IT. DISCUSS THIS STATEMENT AND SHOW HOW A BEHAVIOURISTââ¬â¢S APPROACCH TO THERAPY IS IN STARK CONTRAST TO A PSYCHOANALYTIC ONEâ⬠Behaviourism is a movement within psychology that works on the principle that all behaviour is ââ¬Å"learnedâ⬠, that we were all born with a ââ¬Å"blank slateâ⬠.Behavioural approaches use strict experimental measures to study observable behaviour ( or responses ) in relation to the environment, thus resulting in the maladaptive behavioural approaches that we employ to deal with our learning. Behaviourism was first developed in the early 20th century by an American psychologist John B Watson, who at the time was working in the field of animal psychology. He believed that all behaviour was observable and therefore scientific, and worked on the principle and study of the association between a stimulus and response. Watson did not deny the existence of inner experiences, but insisted that they could not be studied because they were not observable ) Watsonââ¬â¢s stimulus and response theory of psychology claimed that all complex forms of behaviour ââ¬â emotions, habits etc ââ¬â are seen as composed of simple muscular and glandular elements that can be observed and measured, and that emotional reactions are learned in much the same way. Watson aimed to prove his beliefs with laboratory experiments, and one of these experiments was known as ââ¬Å" The Little Albert Experimentâ⬠.Little Albert was a small young boy of about 18 months of age , Young Albert would sit happily on the floor and play with a white rat. Young Albert did not like loud noises, and on the presentation of the rat, scientists would clang two metal rods together behind Young Albertââ¬â¢s head, which resulted in screaming from young Albert. The result of this ââ¬Å" conditioningâ⬠experiment was that Alb ert came to associate the rat with fear, and on following presentations of the rat, young Albert displayed considerable fear.Around the turn of the 20th century, another American psychologist Edward Lee Thorndike, investigated how animals learn, in one experiment he placed a cat in a ââ¬Å"puzzle boxâ⬠and measured the time it took to escape. Over a number of trials, the time taken to escape decreased, and from this observation he developed the ââ¬Å"law of (positive) effectâ⬠, which states that any behaviour leading to a positive outcome will tend to be repeated in similar circumstances. If we like the consequences of our actions then the actions are likely to be repeated, this ype of learning was known as operant conditioning . Thorndikeââ¬â¢s work was developed by such behaviouristââ¬â¢s such as B. F. Skinner. Skinner approach to psychology was scientific, his views came from Darwinââ¬â¢s theories of evolution. Skinner focused on the environment as a cause fo r human behaviour, he did not think that people acted for moral reasons, believing they reacted in response to their environment. For example: a person might do a good thing not for moral reasons, but for the rewards received for the act.Skinner believed that the mental process was irrelevant. To prove his theories skinner invented what is now referred to as the ââ¬Å" skinner boxâ⬠. This was a small box with a lever mechanism inside that dispensed a food pellet when pressed. Many experiments were done using this box system, and in one of these experiments a rat was rewarded with a food pellet on every press of a lever ( condition A). In another condition ( condition B ) the rat was only rewarded with a food pellet only sometimes when pressing the lever.They found that rat B pressed the lever much more! Why was this? Because the lever pressing was only occasionally rewarded, it took longer to figure out that in no longer worked. Skinner believed that reinforcement is a key con cept in behaviourism, that it increases the likelihood that an action will be repeated in the future, however, punishment on the other hand, will reduce the likelihood that an action will be repeated. For example: shouting at a child who is behaving in an irritating way, might in fact lead to the behaviour appearing more frequently.The shouting therefore, is seen as reinforcing( providing attention) rather that punishing. Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist who studied the digestion of dogs, he found that laboratory dogs would salivate at the sight of a food dish, from this he reasoned that the dogs learned an association between the dog bowl and the food it usually contained. In behavioural terms the food ( the unconditioned stimulus or UCS) had been associated with the bowl ( the conditioned stimulus or CS) giving rise to the conditioned response or CR of the dog salivating at the sight of the bowl.In these terms the unconditioned response or UCR would be the dog salivating at the sight of food. In further experiments a bell was continually rung immediately before feeding, Pavlov was able to condition a dog to salivate whenever a bell was rung. After a period of conditioning, Pavlov discovered the dog would salivate at the sound of a bell even if no food was forthcoming, and by pairing the conditioned stimulus of the bell with a light, he could get the dog to salivate at the presentation of the light only, even though the light and the food had never been presented together.This type of conditioning demonstrates how readily behaviour will form predictive associations. This learnt behaviour was called classical conditioning. In terms of human behaviour classical conditioning involves involuntary behaviour such as a fear response, they can be elicited, meaning you can do something that produces an involuntary response. Operant conditioning involves voluntary behaviours. Voluntary behaviours are those that cannot be made to happen, meaning that you cannot ge t those behaviours until someone carries them out.Behavioural approaches assume that what is learned may be unlearned, and explains why phobias tend to get worse as time goes on. When you meet you fear, your fear level rises (fight)and so does your level of adrenaline. If you avoid the fear ( flight) you will reduce the fear and your level of adrenaline. This is the connection between your fear and your response to it. The result from this is a maladaptive behaviour, often with an avoidance and a rise in anxiety levels, leading to stress and other ways of behaviour and coping strategies.Social learning theory is another approach to behaviourism of Albert Brandura , it emphasizes the importance of observing and modelling behaviours, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others, Brandura pointed out that much of what we learn is in the consequence of observation, indirect rewards/punishments and modelling. (www. psychology. org) What are the behavioural approaches to therapy? Behaviou ral therapy concentrates on taking away the old responses or conditioning new ones, there are a number of techniques that can be used: * Systematic desensitisation ( experiences in imagination) * In vivo exposure ( experiences in reality)The way in which these techniques work is that it is difficult to feel two opposing states at the same time ie, relaxation and fear. The client will be coached in relaxation techniques and then encouraged to remain relaxed whilst imagining themselves in a mildly frightening situation, once able to do this, they will be encouraged to imagine themselves in a more slightly distressing situation and so on. * Flooding Flooding is a behavioural technique that relies on the idea that it is not possible to maintain a state of fear indefinitely.Flood therapy will expose the client to the fear / situation until their fear drops to normal, the idea that when released from that fear their fear level will drop to a normal and acceptable tolerance. * Selective re inforcement This is based on operant conditioning, and for example: in schools and at home any good behaviour is reinforced by means of reward. * Modelling This makes use of observational learning, the client will watch the therapist/teacher and copy what they do. This gives the opportunity to view adaptive behaviour on which to base a new response. * Cognitive behaviourThis is another approach to psychology, the origin of the word ââ¬Å" cognitiveâ⬠comes from Latin, which means to ââ¬Å"know and understandâ⬠. This perspective is directly linked with the internal mental processes of thought, such as memory, problem-solving, thinking and language. The cognitive psychological perspective is seen as a response to behaviourism because cognitive psychologists see humans as rational beings and not as programmed animals with no ability to think. The study of the mental processes is not observable, which does contrast with ââ¬Å" traditional behaviourists ideasâ⬠, which i s to study only observable ways.The focus of cognitive psychologists is the way the brain processes information ( stimuli) received ( input ) which leads to a certain behaviour ( output ). This process is often compared with the computer function, however this comparison is not too coherent because the human mind/brain, is far more advanced than a computer. Humanistic psychologists see this approach as cold because the cognitive psychologists ignore any emotions any individual may have, and may well prove everything in a way that is too clinical.All mental processes are investigated scientifically, which is good to cognitive behaviour. (I apologize that i slightly went off track with the reference to the humanistic approach, but i felt it very relevant to compare a behavioural approach with the humanistic approaches such as Maslow and Rogers) There is a belief in behavioural therapy that human behaviour does not just happen, but is caused by environmental events that cannot be contr olled, and this has been criticised by other approaches for ignoring learning due to evolution.This can also be said about human behaviour and the relevance to food, diet and nutrition. It is a known fact certain foods have chemicals that do alter oneââ¬â¢s behaviour, and in the dayââ¬â¢s of food being tampered with and injected with growth hormones, one has to be aware of this. It is now at this point in the essay that i will turn to the view of the psychoanalytic one and their view to the behavioural approach in therapy. Psychoanalytic approach to behaviourism One thing that is certain, and that few textbooks of psychology ignore Freud and many are built around his theoriesâ⬠ââ¬Å"Freudââ¬â¢s approach was as logical and his findings as carefully tested as Pavlovsâ⬠ââ¬Å"The foundation of Freudââ¬â¢s method-psychic determination and the relentless logic of free association are scientificâ⬠ââ¬Å"Freudââ¬â¢s method was to take everything anybody sa id at any time or place regardless of truth or falsity in terms of external reality to be used as basic data in revealing the dynamics of the personalityâ⬠ââ¬Å"Freud devised a means of diagnosing manââ¬â¢s troubles, not of suppressing them, and the emotions we suppress are the mental equivalents that all is not well within the bodyâ⬠(Freud and the Post Freudians. J. A. C. Brown) Freud, first published his psychoanalytic theory of personality in which the unconscious mind played a crucial role. Freud combined the then current notions of consciousness, perception and memory with the ideas of biologically based instincts, to make a new theory of psychodynamics. Freudââ¬â¢s theory, which forms the basis of the psychodynamic approach, represented a major challenge to behaviourism. Freudââ¬â¢s theory of personality was based on the assumption that all behaviour stems from the unconscious mind.He divided the personality into three different parts, that of the id, the ego and the super-ego, which Freud believed were often in conflict with each other. * The id operates on the pleasure principle seeking immediate gratification. * The ego obeys the reality principle and plans for the future * The super-ego is conscious and makes us aware of our moral standards Freud believed that we all have a stream of psychic energy, he called this constant psychic energy the libido, reflecting that the sex drive was a primary life instinct. If this energy was suppressed, the energy would seek out another outlet, such as in dreams and/or neurotic behaviour. Freud believed we go through several personality developmental stages in the early years of life.He called these stages the psychosexual stages. During each of these stages the pleasure seeking impulses of the id focus on a particular part of the body. The first year of life Freud called the oral stage, whereby babies derived pleasure from sucking and/or nursing. The second stage was termed the anal stage, and Freud believed infants derived pleasure from withholding and expelling faeces. The next stage was the phallic stage where the child derived pleasure from his or her genitals. During the phallic stage the child reached a conflict called the oedipal conflict , whereby Freud believed the anxiety caused was the basis of all later anxieties.The oedipal conflict resolved at the latency period, which lasted from the age of seven to twelve, and during this time children became less concerned with their bodies and turned their attention to life skills, and finally adolescence and puberty brought about the genital stage, which is the mature stage of adult sexuality. Freud placed much emphasis on child development believing that if the child at any given time was denied the gratification needed in each stage, then a maladaptive behaviour was to take place, for example: a man might be hostile towards his boss, an older co-worker, and all other ââ¬Å"parent figuresâ⬠in his life because h e is unconsciously re-enacting childhood conflicts with an overprotective parent.The psychoanalyst would help the client recognise his hidden, pent up anger toward the parent, experience it, and trace how this unconscious source of continuing anger and the defences around it have been creating problems. (Psychology Bernstein) Freud believed that many clues to the unconscious lie in the constant stream of thoughts, feelings, memories and images experienced by all people. These clues can be uncovered and understood if the client relaxes defences that block or distort the stream of consciousness. Thus, one of the most basic techniques of psychoanalysis is free association, in which the client relaxes, often lying on a couch, reporting everything that comes to mind as soon as it occurs, no matter how trivial, bizarre, or embarrassing it may seem.Clues to the unconscious may appear in the way thoughts are linked, rather than in the thoughts themselves. For example: if the client stops ta lking or claim that their minds are blank, the psychoanalyst may suspect that unconscious defence mechanisms are keeping threatening material out of the consciousness. The interpretation of dreams is another one of Freudââ¬â¢s ideas, and psychoanalysts believe that dreams express wishes, impulses and fantasies that the dreamerââ¬â¢s defences keep unconscious during waking hours. The psychoanalyst will look at the clientââ¬â¢s thoughts and behaviours, and will help the client to become aware of all the aspects of their personality, including the defences and the unconscious material behind them.The basic strategy is to construct accurate accounts of what has happened to the client ( but has been ââ¬Å" forgottenâ⬠) and what is happening to the client ( but is not understood), and in this way help the client to see their maladaptive behaviour towards their life. ââ¬Å"The psychodynamic approach emphasizes internal conflicts, mostly unconscious, which usually pit sexual or aggressive instincts against environmental obstacles to their expressionâ⬠( Psychology Bernstein) ââ¬Å"The psychodynamic approach holds, that all behaviour and mental processes, reflect constant and mostly unconscious struggles within each person. Usually these struggles involve conflict between the impulse to satisfy instincts or wishes( for food, sex or aggression for example ) and the restrictions imposed by society.From this perspective, a display of violence ( or hostility, or even anxiety)reflects the breakdown of civilizing defences against the expression of primitive urges ââ¬Å"(Psychology Bernstein) ââ¬Å" the psychodynamic approach assumes that if clients gain insight into underlying problems, the symptoms created by those problems will disappearâ⬠( Psychology Bernstein) Conclusion Although there are clear divisions in these two approaches, there is a case that the perspectives and the research, have contributed a great deal to understanding human behav iour. Therefore it is worth remembering that psychology is a dynamic science and new theories and experiments are conducted every day.As technology advances so does the field of psychology, and the study of human behaviour needs to be with the use of all the approaches that are available, whether it be behaviourism, psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, Jungian, humanistic, integrated or whatever the approach that is being used. After all, we are all unique, and one cap certainly does not fit all! However, because the classical psychoanalytic treatment may require as many as three to five sessions per week, usually over several years the cost is of consideration both in private practice and within the national health system, and this may well reflect the reason why the behavioural approach of CBT/REBT is widely used within such quarters. ( Psychology Bernstein) REFERENCES First steps in counselling Sanders 2010 Freud and the Post Freudians J. A. C. Brown 1985 www. psychology. org Psycholog y Third Edition Bernstein, Stewart, Roy, Srull, Wickers 1994
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Differences and Similarities between Postmodernism and...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Causes And Consequences Of Children Obesity - 1841 Words
Causes of Children Obesity Imagine yourself walking into a kindergarten class, and all you see are obese children not walking, but moving on wheels because they simply cannot walk anymore due to their excess body weight. Their legs are so weak since they have to handle so much more weight than what they are designed to do. This vision may no longer be fictional if the world keeps ignoring the issue of childhood obesity. Nowadays, not only adults, but the number of children who are obese are incredibly high. The topic has to be taken more seriously because it is not only bad for their health obviously but it is also abusive. Youngsters with obesity will tend to stay obese when they grow up and we can all agree it is not so pleasant to beâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦However, in order to achieve these ââ¬Å"amazing skillsâ⬠, our youngsters have to do nothing but sit in one place with their machines on hands. For instance, Gary Ruskin has shown us the number of hours in which youth spend on watching televi sion each week, ââ¬Å"The average American child watches 19 hours and 40 minutes of TV per week--more than a thousand hours each yearâ⬠( paragraph 14). This has shown how inactive kids are in theses days. Thus, it has been confirmed by the research Relationship of Physical Activity and Television watch with Body Weight and the level of Fatness Among Children that watching TV plays a big part in child obesity since the human body cannot burn much fat efficiently when in the state of not physically active. Although American kids are doing harm to themselves by sitting and doing nothing, the case gets even worse when we look at the minorities such as African American kids, ââ¬Å"African American teens watch 40 percent more prime time TV per week and nearly twice as much daytime TV as other teensâ⬠(Ruskin, paragraph 15). These facts are terrifying as it shows how unhealthy our next generations would be if this trend keep goes up. There are several reasons for this situatio n. One may comes from financial burdens which lead to kids having no luxuries in doing sports or
Monday, December 16, 2019
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Sunday, December 8, 2019
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Question: Discuss About The Managing Complexity Compete Value Framework? Answer: Introduction The competing value framework is one of the most influential and extensive model that has been used particularly to the organizational culture. In this week there was application of the competing values framework to this study (Cameron Quinn, 2011). In this week it was developing and communication a vision. As a manager in the organization there is need to vision statement which could speak to the employee, and at the same time encourage them to feel a part of the team. In this competency is in the second quadrant. In this quadrant the manager does not control the employees but rather inspire them. This leads to respect and commitment from the workers and it is crucial especially in improving the productivity and increasing the productivity of the organization. The relevant competency highlighted was innovator and the theory is goal setting that is based on the adaptability, growth and readiness for the manager (Tong Arvey, 2015). They are significant to the manager since they would be inspired and be able to effectively inspire other to the vision of the organization. I have discovered various things about myself in this week. I got some ability to craft vision and at the same try develop and communicate a vision. This has been portrayed from the project which we were undertaking I was able to guide the team members towards a focused objective to be able to do the project. Week 8 In this week reading on my take on the topic there was application of the competing value framework to the study on motivating self and others. As a manager one of the competencies is to motivate the employees which in turn affect the productivity positively. We are in the internal quadrant. In this quadrant the manager are responsible in combining the right combination of the motivational techniques along with rewards in order to satisfy the workers needs and encourage them to perform (Ancarani, Di Mauro Giammanco, 2009). The competency which is discussed is facilitator and mentor and the theory which we looked at was the expectancy theory. Based on this theory employees behaves in a given manner because they are motivated to select a given behavior due to what they expect the result of the behavior selected would be. As a manager this competency is important since they will identify the conditions for motivating the workers and works towards that. When the employees are rewarded based on the performance, they tend to behave in a certain way and they become more productive. I have learnt quite many things during this week topic in regards to motivation and this has made me understand myself better. As a leader I need to channel motivation towards accomplishing a given tasks. It could be within even the classroom set up, I need to motivate my fellow colleague in doing tasks and one way would be through motivating which could be intrinsic reward not necessarily extrinsic. This way I will become a better leader and help change others perspective to a positive manner. In this week it was on managing execution and driving for the results. There was application of the competing values framework to this study. In this study the objective is driving and implementing of the result to get things done (Billmeyer, 2006). The managers need to get done effectively and efficiently rather than just doing things within the organization. The quadrant that we are in is the external-control quadrant. The contemporary role of the managers falls in this quadrant. Their role consists of working productively, managing time and fostering a productive working environment. The competency look at is that coordinator and the theory is rational goal model. This competency makes a good manager because they are able to plan well and be able to manage the execution of various projects within organization (Quinn, Bright, Faerman, Thompson McGrath, 2014). They are able to execute their own time and consolidate their time to meet those tasks efficiently. I have discovered about myself that I need to develop this competency, since it would enable me manage my time well. Over sometime I have not been managing my time well in doing my tasks and this competency has shaped on my perspective of managing tasks effective and efficiently. This week study on championing and selling new ideas applied the competing values framework. It highlighted mainly on the substance and the style of communicating in regards to championing and selling ideas. The quadrant that is in this study is internal-control quadrant. This quadrant consists of building and maintaining a power base, presenting ideas along with negotiating of the agreement as well as commitment (Zohdi, 2017). The competency which we look at innovator and this is significant to a manager to a great deal. The manager needs to foster creative environment and create creative changes (Zohdi, 2017). The competency comprise of the framework which help in improving the quality of the manager communication and the ability to coach other employees in the organization. Based on the reading of the study I have discussed that am an innovator. I always foster on creating an environment and I sometimes offer a creative change. I always do things which could challenge me to see the blind spot and from this I tend to become creative. In this week study it is on negotiation and in this it has applied the competing values framework. Negotiation is not limited to any sessions and individual more often negotiate anytime. The quadrant is the external-flexible. The managers are responsible for facilitating participative decision making and at the same time making decisions in both personal and professional life (Kim, 2015). The competency that was looked at was being a broker or the facilitator. The competency could be helpful to the manager since they could use it to negotiating (Kim, 2015). They could exert some impact in the organization especially in knowing what individuals are ready to accept. The theory of focus is the human relations model where it is based on the cohesion and morale with emphasis on human resource particularly when negotiating. From this study I have discovered about myself that I have some negotiation skills. This has been exhibited in the classroom and outside classroom. For instance, when buying something I tend to use some negotiation skills to bargain a given item at a discounted price. This study has provided with comprehensive content which would enhance these skills. References Ancarani, A., Di Mauro, C., Giammanco, M. D. (2009). How are organisational climate models and patient satisfaction related? A competing value framework approach. Social science medicine, 69(12), 1813-1818. Billmeyer, R. (2006). Strategies to engage the mind of the learner: Creating strategic learners. ameron, K. S., Quinn, R. E. (2011). Diagnosing and changing organizational culture: Based on the competing values framework. John Wiley Sons. Kim, K., Kim, J. (2015, August). A Role of Information Security Committee based on Competing Values Framework. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Electronic Commerce 2015 (p. 32). ACM. Tong, Y. K., Arvey, R. D. (2015). Managing complexity via the competing values framework. Journal of Management Development, 34(6), 653-673. Quinn, R. E., Bright, D., Faerman, S. R., Thompson, M. P., McGrath, M. R. (2014). Becoming a master manager: A competing values approach. John Wiley Sons Zohdi, T. I. (2017). An agent-based computational framework for simulation of competing hostile planet-wide populations. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 314, 513-526.
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