Motivational theories have been studied by many scientists for many years. Motivation is “the processes that account for an individual’s intensity‚ direction‚ and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.” In laymen terms motivation has been said to be a reasoning of why people do the things that they do or say some of the things they say and want some of the things they want. Many scientists put a lot of time and effort into the study of human beings and this intriguing topic testing hypotheses
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Historical Perspective of Abnormal Psychology Although humans have attempted to understand their own behavior since the beginning of time‚ it wasn’t until the latter part of the 19th century that academics attempted the creation of a new field of science called abnormal psychology. Origins “In 1879 the first psychological laboratory was set up by Wilhelm Wundt in Leipzip Germany‚ which set the stage for the scientific elucidation of the causes of psychological dysfunction. In 1892 the American
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Neurological Processes PSY/340 Neurological Processes Every animal has a brain‚ but humans have a more complex and unique brain in terms of giving individuals the power to think‚ plan‚ speak‚ act‚ and behave. It is an extremely complex organ that consists of many areas that all work together in unison in order for the body to perform the tasks it is told to perform. The brain is responsible for controlling both voluntary and involuntary actions and coordinates and controls other organs in the
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Determine the motivational strategy or strategies that would likely be most appropriate for each of your three employees on basis of their individual characteristics. Indicate how you would leverage their employee evaluations to motivate each of the three employees. Describe one or more of the motivational theories and explain how the theories connect to each of your selected motivational strategies. |Team Member Name |Summary of Individual Characteristics |Motivational Strategy
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of situations. Motivation is the “extent to which an individual is engaged by the work role he or she occupies.” It is very important that in today’s society‚ managers have a successful motivational strategy put in place in order to maintain high levels of performance in the work environment. The motivational theories that I have studied can be categorised into two groups; content and process theories. “Content theories are based on the assumption that we can attribute a similar set of needs to
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Motivational Strategies: Ways to Increase Performance and Productivity Prepared for: Dr. Michael O ’Conner English 210 Instructor 439 Shilling Hall Millikin University Decatur‚ Illinois 62522 Prepared by: Michael Merten English 210 Student 215A Oakland Hall Millikin University Decatur‚ Illinois 62522 (217) 420-6526 mmerten@mail.millikin.edu Date of Submission: May 1‚ 1997 Preface Owners
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visible trauma. However‚ even in the absence of bleeding the risk of viral infection remains. While needle stick injuries have the capabilities of transmitting bacteria‚ protozoa‚ viruses and prions from a practical point of the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). Many nurses had been accidentally exposed to HIV mostly through needle stick injuries and when drawing blood from patients infected with HIV virus. Injuries with a hollow-bore needle
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status‚ dominance‚ prestige‚ managerial responsibility. 5. Self-Actualization needs - realizing personal potential‚ self-fulfillment‚ seeking personal growth and peak experiences. McLeod‚ S. A. (2007). Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs - Simply Psychology [Internet]. Available at:http://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html [Accessed: 01 Nov 2013] Frederick Herzberg – Theory of motivation Frederick Herzberg was a well-respected American who has contributed greatly to the
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thinking skills. Educational Leadership‚ 43(2)‚ 44–48. Entwisle‚ D. R.‚ Alexander‚ K. L.‚ Cadigan‚ D.‚ & Pallas‚ A. (1986). The schooling process in 40 MOTIVATION Pintrich‚ P. R. (2003). A motivational science perspective on the role of student motivation in learning and teaching contexts. Journal of Educational Psychology‚ 95(4)‚ 667–686. Webb‚ N.M. (1991). Task related verbal interaction and mathematical learning in small groups. Research in Mathematics Education‚ 22 (5) 366–389. Willingham‚ D. T. (2007)
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Sciacca‚ K. 1997. Removing barriers: dual diagnosis and motivational interviewing. Professional Counselor 12(1): 41-6. Reprinted with permission from Health Communications‚ publisher of Counselor (formerly Professional Counselor)‚ www.counselormagazine.com. All rights reserved. "Removing Barriers: Dual Diagnosis Treatment and Motivational Interviewing" In the past‚ traditional treatment methods for drug addiction and alcoholism have been characteristically intense and confrontational. They are
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