Chapter 10 Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory Learning Objectives After reading Chapter 10‚ you should be able to: 1. List and explain Maslow’s five assumptions regarding motivation. 2. List and explain the five needs in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. 3. Distinguish between conative‚ aesthetic‚ cognitive‚ and neurotic needs. 4. Define instinctoid needs. 5. Describe Maslow’s criteria for identifying self-actualizers. 6. List and describe the characteristics of self-actualizing
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Humanistic Theory vs. Social-Cognitive Theory Rebecca Chaplin 8/9/2009 In this paper‚ I am going to compare and contrast the two personality theories humanistic and social-cognitive. These two theories are not generally paired up when comparing and contrasting personality theories because they are very different. I am going to compare and contrast these two because I find them the most interesting of all the personality theories. Let us start with the definitions of humanistic and
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Chapter 10: Humanistic Theory King of the Mountain Perhaps the most well known contribution to humanistic psychology was introduced by Abraham Maslow. Maslow originally studied psychology because of his intrigue with behavioral theory and the writings of John B. Watson. Maslow grew up Jewish in a non-Jewish neighborhood. He spent much of his childhood alone and reported that books were often his best friends. Despite this somewhat lonely childhood‚ he maintained his belief in the goodness
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Personality Theory Abstract In the past few weeks we have explored human personality development as theorized by some of the world’s most recognized‚ respected and celebrated psychologists in the field of psychoanalysis. People exists in a culture dependant on social interactions whether it be in their immediate family structure or outside in a community basis‚ individual personality
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Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa include neural explanations and evolutionary explanations. 1st BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION - Neurotransmitters -Serotonin Disturbances in the levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin appear to be a characteristic of individuals with eating disorders. Kaye 2005 found a reduction in the levels of the serotonin metabolite 5-HIAA in people with eating disorders. This suggests that brain serotonin pathways are underactive
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Abstract Oprah Winfrey is considered one of the most powerful women of our time. She was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Oprah Winfrey did not always have the most perfect life; she had to over come some very tough obstacles in life. Oprah Winfrey was sexually abuse by a relative at the age of nine‚ and had the lonely feeling of not being loved by her mother. Oprah had very good study habits. They came from one of the most influential people of her life‚ her fourth
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evaluate biological explanations of OCD (10 marks) The biological approach as an explanation of OCD believes that the disorder is caused by a fault in our body‚ either through genes‚ hormones‚ the brain‚ or neurotransmitters‚ therefore suggesting that OCD is caused by our nature‚ rather than our upbringing. This means that since we are born with the body we have‚ if we have OCD‚ it is innate within us. One biological explanation for OCD is the genetic explanation. The genetic explanation believes
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swimsuit‚ it is habitual for me to have a tank top and shorts on over my suit or a towel wrapped because I feel more comfortable doing so. B) Theory: Psychodynamic Theory C) Theory defined: The Psychodynamic Theory suggests mental or emotional behaviors that are acted upon within the unconscious level‚ developing from early childhood experiences. D) How this theory explains the behavior: As a child growing up‚ I was always overweight for my age. I was continually battling sadness and depression because
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Outline and evaluate biological explanations for aggression (24) The biological explanation for aggression states that aggression is innate behavior in people and the environment around them does not cause it. Neurotransmitters in the brain‚ chemicals that allow impulses to be transmitted from one area to another‚ can be used to explain why some people are aggressive. There is evidence to suggest that the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine are linked to aggression‚ low levels of serotonin
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There are many theories as to what makes up a person‚ and there are just as many theories about what makes up someone’s personality. One of the main theories is the learning approach to personality. The learning approach states that out personality is shaped by past experiences and situations‚ and how we use these experiences to deal with similar situations. Unlike other theories that are fueled by thoughts‚ feelings‚ and motivations‚ in the learning theory all this is put aside and it adheres to
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