MOODULE 2: THEORIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING THE BEHAVIOURIST THEORY OF COUNSELLING Introduction to Theories A theory can be defined as a systematic way of explaining a fact or an event. It refers to procedure that has been put forward empirically tested that explains a situation as a phenomena. Importance of Theory in Counselling Theories help a counselor to; • Explain the existence of a behaviour by understand if how it’s conceptualized‚ perpetuated and its manifestations
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of the Psychological Developmental Theories Abstract This paper looks at the effects of divorce on children based on the application of various psychological developmental theories. More specifically‚ children within the age groups of 4 to 6 and 7 to 11 will be taken into account. The theories explored and applied will include Freud’s psychoanalytic theory‚ Erikson’s psychosocial tasks‚ Bowlby’s attachment theory‚ Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory‚ Bandura’s social learning theory and Vygotsky’s
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focus on the aging process. According to the biological theory of aging‚ the physical decline of Maya and Eddie is expected (Hess‚ 2005). As individuals such as Maya and Eddie age‚ an individual’s physical appearance changes sometimes displaying wrinkles‚ varicose veins‚ and grey hair as well as mobility is limited. In the scenario under review‚ Eddie experienced a stroke that limited his mobility‚ which may have resulted in him falling. The biological perspective of aging fails to examine Eddie’s
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Analysis of Case Study Six Based on Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development was greatly influenced by Freud; however‚ whereas Freud focused on the conflict between the id and superego‚ Erikson’s theory focuses on the conflicts that can take place within the ego itself. Erikson proposed that personality development followed the epigenetic principle‚ which states that human ego development occurs in eight fixated stages‚ and people must resolve a crisis in each
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Developmental psychology is the scientific study of human changes across their life span. It is important to study psychological development to understand how and why people go through certain changes throughout their life. There are many different areas of psychological development. Two main areas are perceptual development and emotional development. They both have theories that can be related‚ but before you can understand the relations‚ you must first understand the two theories. The theory
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Behaviourism Psychological Theories Operant Conditioning Operant Conditioning is a type of learning which is modified due to the consequences of something that happens. This learning theory is based around a theory created by Skinner. Skinner invented a chamber where he kept pigeons and rats. In order for his theory to be successful the animals had to perform simple responses‚ Skinner recorded their responses by a graph monitor‚ the details that he recorded were how many times they responded correctly
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Two important personality theories are the biological theory and the humanistic theory. The biological theory is based on the premise that all people inherit their characteristics from their family. This theory basically contends that people do not have control over their behaviors because they are genetically pre-determined. The humanistic theory‚ on the other hand‚ is based on the premise that each person has free will to control their actions. This theory does not go along with the idea that behaviors
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Comparison and Contrast of Developmental Theories Nichole Spiller PSY 104: Child and Adolescent Development Instructor: Sonja Bethune Monday‚ May 21‚ 2012 Throughout time the development of psychology has had many different theorists but I would like to explore these three particular theories. * Erik Erikson’s – Stages of Psychosocial Development * Lev Vygotsky’s – Sociocultural Theory * Jean Piagets’s – Stage of Cognitive Development The three theories I have chosen to discuss
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Evaluating the Psychological Therapies & Biological therapies PART B: OTHER MEDICAL THERAPIES FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS By Konstantinos Geros THE BIOMEDICAL APPROACH Biomedical therapies seek to treat psychological disorders by changing the brain’s chemistry with drugs‚ its circuitry with surgery‚ or its patterns of activity with pulses of electricity or powerful magnetic fields Biomedical therapies assume an organic basis for mental illnesses and treats them as diseases
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Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory - modified view of Freud’s theories‚ Erik Erikson (1902-1994) Rather than focusing on biological influences of personality‚ Erikson emphasized societal factors. - Society shapes the development of the ego or self. (Each society has unique qualities that influence personality.) - Ego development continues throughout life (unlike what Freud believed). - "Crisis" exists at each developmental stage‚ according to a maturational timetable‚ and
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