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    Attachment Theory

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    and Loss: Vol. 3. Loss. New York: Basic Books. Bowlby‚ J. (1988). A Secure Base. Oxon: Routledge. Bowlby‚ R. (2008) ‘Attachment Theory: How to help young children acquire a secure attachment’ (Speech‚ European Parliament‚ 8th January 2008) http://www.allianceforchildhood.eu/files/QOC%20Sig%204.pdf Bretherton‚ I. (1992) ‘The Origins of Attachment Theory: John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth’‚ Developmental Psychology 28: 759-775 Daniel‚ S. (2006) ‘Adult attachment patterns and individual

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    Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory and Family Ecological Model can be used to talk about alcohol and substance abusing parents and their children to demonstrate the bi-directional influences between the parent’s alcohol or substance abuse and the system’s in the family’s environment. This theory views families and their surroundings as a family ecosystem in which the family or an individual are influenced by the “systems” in that environment and the family or individual’s interactions with the systems

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    Theory of Personality

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    Theory of Personality Paper Humanistic psychology has led to the development of several different psychotherapies. All are based on the idea that people possess the resources for growth and healing and that the goal of therapy is to help remove the barriers that block this growth and achievement. Although‚ several theorists have contributed to Humanistic Psychology‚ one of the most renowned is‚ Abraham Maslow. Humanistic psychology is defined as: "Explicitly concerned with the human dimension

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    OVERVIEW OF THEORIES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR & THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS TO SOCIAL WORK GENERALIST PRACTICE The following is a very general outline summarizing the theories covered in the NCSSS foundation classes of SSS 571: Human Behavior & the Social Environment. Theory application & integration with practice are demonstrated. This outline is only a summary of highlights; all theorists‚ ideas‚ and concepts are not included. Because human behavior is complex and the social work profession is

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    of being good. By understanding mentally healthy people‚ it reiterates this point of humanist beliefs (Cherry). 2. Psychoanalysis is based on theories that people are controlled by instinct and other psychological factors. By stating the aggression is human instinct‚ the psychologist can already be ruled out as a behaviorist because behaviorist theories propose that inner thoughts or processes do not control actions. Humanism can also be ruled out as humanism promotes that people are controlled

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    Theories of Development

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    Theories of Development  There are many branches of psychology. The field of human development is divided into five theory groups. The theory groups are Psychodynamic‚ Cognitive‚ Systems‚ Biological and Behavioral. Each theory group has many contributing theorists. Some theories overlap while others are independent. Often theories are credible whereas others cause skepticism. There are many contributors to the world of psychology with different views and beliefs about human development.  Psychodynamic

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    Compare and contrast two theories of leadership. Do these theories offer practical guidance for managers? Practice in management There has been a long debate about the functions of leadership and management. Kotter (1990) argued the goal of leadership is to pursue the adaptive and constructive changes and the purpose of management is to acquire stability and consistency. In addition‚ he suggested that the process of leadership is to influence others and management is to maintain operations

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    Compare and contrast any two sociological theories and briefly evaluate them. In the following essay I am going to compare and contrast the theories of marxism and functionalism‚ looking at the topics of the family and education. Functionalism has a macro-structural approach to society. It looks at society as a whole and is known as a consensus perspective i.e. everyone agrees on social norms and values and people work together to maintain society. These norms and values are learned by social

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    Nursing Theories

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    Introduction Theories are a set of interrelated concepts that give a systematic view of a phenomenon (an observable fact or event) that is explanatory & predictive in nature. Theories are composed of concepts‚ definitions‚ models‚ propositions & are based on assumptions. They are derived through two principal methods; deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning. Objectives to assess the patient condition by the various methods explained by the nursing theory to identify the needs of the patient

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    Comparison/Contrast

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    Writing Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb Comparing/Contrasting What this handout is about... This handout will help you first to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences‚ decide which similarities and differences to focus on‚ and organize your paper so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how you can (and why you should) develop a thesis

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