Psychological Treatment Approaches A broad range of psychological therapies are used to treat alcoholism. Some of the major ones are social skills training‚ motivational enhancement‚ behaviour contracting‚ cognitive therapy‚ marital and family therapy‚ aversion therapy and relaxation training. Alcoholism treatment can be highly effective‚ but the effectiveness depends on a few factors Person’s willingness major factor in overcoming alcoholism: The major factor whether alcoholism treatment ends
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I. What is self control? Self control is the ability to control one’s emotions‚ behaviour and desires. In psychology it is sometimes called self-regulation. Exerting self-control through the executive functions in decision making is thought to deplete a resource in the ego.[1] Many things affect one’s ability to exert self-control‚ but self-control particularly requires sufficient glucose levels in the brain. Exerting self-control depletes glucose. Research has found that reduced glucose‚ and poor
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behaviour = classical conditioning ( conditioned stimuli) & instrumental learning ( discriminative stimuli) Stimulus Control - Habit Learning Motivation = Why individuals initiate choose or persist in specific actions in specific circumstance Motivation is transient / temporary fluctuation of state ( learning is enduring ) and it is energizing Motivation vs Learning: Car analogy - motivation translates learning into action 4 Theories on Motivation: Instinct Theory How
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many journal entries‚ essay and poem readings‚ and critical analysis of articles. Because the course deals with reading‚ writing‚ and teaching the use of proper grammar‚ my vocabulary has definitely increased. Also‚ because of the emphasis on higher learning that the class presents‚ we as students are expected to maintain a journal broken down into three parts: a "Dear Gail’ section‚ a section for journal entries‚ and a section for rough drafts for upcoming assignments. Along with keeping a journal‚
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SELF DEVELOPMENT. 1.0 Introduction. Peter Drucker (1955) postulates that “Development is always self-development. Nothing could be more absurd than for the enterprise to assume responsibility for the development of a man. The responsibility rests with the individual‚ his abilities‚ his efforts”. In essence‚ in the eyes of a manager‚ the quote from Drucker boils down simply to “What self- development do I need?” What necessary knowledge and skills do I need‚ and what standards do I need to
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value‚ quantity‚ significance‚ etc. - Having the same or a similar effect or meaning. And as a noun it means: - The state of being equivalent or interchangeable. B. Equivalence and Translation It is evident that differences between the systems of the source language (SL) and the target language (TL) bring about the loss of certain functional elements whereas they also give rise to new ones through translation. This can be clearly observed when a target-language text (TLT) is compared with
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computer 10 4 Twenty steps to learning five times better‚ faster and easier 15 5 How to think for great ideas Ð A new programme to teach yourself how to think creatively 19 6 A Sensible guide to producing better‚ brighter babies 22 7 The vital years: How to enrich the child’s intelligence from birth to ten 24 8 The secret heart of learning Ð How to ensure success in the business of learning 26 9 True learning the fun-fast way Ð Guidelines for teachers
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Evaluating Learning & Development Activities Welcome‚ L&D team‚ to today’s Lunch & Learn. I hope you’ve enjoyed your lunch‚ now for the learning. We’ll be discussing the benefits of evaluating L&D activities and this handout covers 5 points: 1. Glossary of terms 2. Defining the purpose of evaluation (stakeholders’ perspective) 3. Return on Investment and how it can be measured (example included) 4. Approaches to evaluation 5. Evaluation tools 1. Glossary
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that the form and content of student assessment strongly influence students’ attitudes to study and quality of learning (Ramsden‚ 1997; Shepard‚ 2000). For most students‚ assessment requirements literally define the curriculum. Current research suggests it is assessment used in the right way‚ as part of teaching to support and enhance learning that has the most significant impact on learning (Elwood and Klenowski‚ 2002). James and his colleagues (2002) argue that carefully designed assessment is therefore
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Self-assurance In our life‚ there are two words between you and your success. Than if you reached to this words‚ I am sure you are successful person and you can make the success one after another in anywhere. In addition I am sure you will accept knowledge and experience more than others. In this essay I am going to define these two words which called self-assurance‚ which basis of the successful person. Everybody have abilities and decisions also have potentials‚ but all of this needs confidence
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