The client I chose for this project is my daughter, Madison. She is eight years old, and is in the third grade at our local grade school. The problem she has is sucking her two middle fingers on her left hand, she has done this since birth. While it is very common for children to suck their thumbs or fingers or a pacifier, Madison is long past the age where this is an acceptable behavior. She refrains from sucking her fingers at school and around most people because she knows this is not normal behavior for an eight year old. She has stated many times that she “will quit when she’s five or six” but always reverts back to the familiar and comforting behavior especially when she is tired or sick. I decided to employ the Theory of Planned Behavior to help her kick her habit once and for all! …show more content…
It started as the Theory of Reasoned Action in 1980 to predict an individual’s intention to engage in a behavior at a specific time and place. The theory proposes a model which can measure how human actions are guided. It predicts the occurrence of a particular behavior, provided that the behavior is intentional. The theory was intended to explain all behaviors over which people have the ability to exert self-control. The key component to this model is behavioral intent. It proposes that behavioral intentions are influenced by the attitude about the likelihood that the behavior will have the expected outcome and the subjective evaluation of the risks and benefits of that outcome. TBP is a theory that links beliefs and behavior. The concept was proposed by Ajzen to improve the predictive power of the Theory of Reasoned Action by including perceived behavioral
An alternate form of therapy that could benefit Mrs. Kay is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The social worker would begin with educational information on the CBT triangle, which includes thoughts, emotions, behaviors and body feelings. Since Mrs. Kay is cognitively aware she will be able to answer the assessment questions. The social workers discovered that Mrs. Kay’s main area of focus was on her belief that she could not report her pain or ask for assistance while living in an assisted living facility (Corcoran, 2014).
Routine Activities Theory includes elements from deterrence and rational choice theories. Routine Activity Theory provides a simple and influential imminent into the sources of ...
Theory has been defined as, “an organized set of assumptions, beliefs, or ideas about particular phenomena in the world (Teater, 2015).” Theory is used to understand and explain possible and perceived instances, behaviors and outcomes (Teater, 2015). Social workers use theory in order to understand, as well as, introduce interventions and solutions to their client’s individual situation. It is important for students entering into the social work profession to have a base knowledge of theories, with basic understanding of their similarities and differences to appropriately apply theory in practice. The theories which will be focused on in this paper include Systems Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Theory.
In Harman’s model, intention entails belief in that when one intends to A one believes that one will A. According to Harman, intentions are the result of practical reasoning and beliefs are the result of theoretical reasoning. For example, if I intend to write this paper, I must know that it is within my power to write this paper. Since knowing involves believing, I therefore must believe that I will write this paper in order to intend to write this paper. Thus, one comes to have a belief that one can do something, such as the ability to write a paper, as the result of theoretical reasoning, while one comes to have an intention, like writing a paper, as the result of practical reasoning. Simply put, the process goes as follows: practical reasoning forms intentions dependent upon the conclusions (beliefs) of theoretical reasoning.
Human behavior is a vital component in the sustainment of health and the prevention of illness. For some decades now there has been an increasing attention to the contribution of psychological and social components to improving and changing health. Health specialists have used the help of models of behavior change in order to reduce health risks. Through all these years psychosocial models have been a leading influence in predicting and explaining health behaviors. The most accustomed are the social cognition models. A central principle of social cognition is that people’s social behavior is comprehended by examining their perceptions about their own behaviour
According to Toleman, it states, “Some behavioral scientists try to describe all behavior as goal directed; their theories try to simplify nave theory to the point of describing all emotional reactions as anger, all guidance of behavior by ethical principles, and all sentimental factors in behavior as different varieties of goal directed actions.” (Baldwin, 1966) The book later states that other investigations include concepts like values, beliefs, or attitudes in their theories. These studies say that all actions have a goal in mind.
The key concept of the health belief model includes threat perception (perceived threat), behavioral evaluation, self-efficacy and other variables. The threat perception has very great relevance in health-related behaviors. This perception are measured by perceived susceptibility (the beliefs about the likelihood of contacting a disease) and perceived severity (the feeling about the seriousness of contacting an illness and leaving it untreated). The behavioral evaluation is assessed by the levels of perceived benefits (the positive effects to be expected), perceived barriers (potential negative aspects of a health behavior), and cues to action (the strategies to activated one’s readiness). The self-efficacy key concept was not originally included in of the health belief model, and it was just added in 1998 to look at a person’s belief in his/her ability to take action in order to make a health related change. The other variables that are also the key concepts of the model include diverse demography, sociopsychology, education, and structure. These factors are variable from one to another and indirectly influence an individual’s health-related behavior because the factors influence the perception...
In my compare and contrast essay I chose to do it on Routine Activities Theory and Social Learning Theory. I will start by briefly summarizing in my own words what each theory means. Routine activities theory founded by Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson and is a “recurrent and prevalent activities which provide for basic population of individual needs” pg 122. It is defined as a victimization theory that states that there are certain lifestyles that expose people to high risk for victimization and to me this means basically day to day activities and their effects on people. Routine activities theory looks at crime from the point s of view of both the offender and crime prevention.
Determinism and free will are incompatible. The events in people’s lives are already chosen for us, or determined. The expected behaviors of people are explained by natural laws and by experiences that they were exposed to. But this viewpoint does not explain people’s intuition. Although, there is a chain of physical causes that lead into people’s intuition.
Instead of giving up the cutting task, disturbing other students, or cutting the paper randomly, he persists in the task, complete it efficiently, and follows the teacher’s instruction. He is the first student of whom sticks four cutting pictures in a red paper in his table. This example indicates that self-efficacy contributes to behaviors (person → behavior). After he completes the task successfully, he may perceive that he is able to understand what the teacher is saying, use a scissor, and stick pictures in a paper, which in turn will foster his self-efficacy. The reason is that positive results improve his confidence in similar tasks (behavior →
Dick Solomon’s pursuit to motivate the waitress while dining exemplifies his negligence of formal dining etiquette, and unreasonable attempts of motivating his waitress. McClelland’s Acquired Needs Theory, and the Expectancy Theory best represent Dick’s unsuccessful attempts of motivating the waitress. The Acquired Needs Theory states that “An individual’s specific needs are acquired over time and are shaped by one’s life experiences.”(NetMBA). There are three needs classified under this theory: Achievement, Affiliation, and Power. One’s motivation in particular circumstances are influenced by the three needs. Achievement stems from a desire to accomplish goals from personal effort, as results are based off of one’s efforts. Motivation is stemmed by the desire to achieve goals in the workplace. In this particular case, the waitress has a predetermined goal: to provide great service in order to receive a great tip. Dick believes that placing money on the table will incentivize the waitress, creating motivation for him to receive outstanding service. The waitress is aware that her motivation is to meet Dick’s needs, so both of them can leave at the end of the night satisfied. The need for affiliation is commonly seen in the workplace. Employees who seek affiliation adapt easily to norms in the workplace, and, at all costs, aim to avoid conflict. Furthermore, those pursuing affiliation work well in customer service. Dick is unsuccessful with avoiding conflict between him and the waitress. As seen in the video, she becomes uncomfortable and concerned with every move she makes. The waitress seeks to avoid conflict by being polite to Dick and waitressing regardless of his impolite manners. The waitress acts professional and exemplifies ...
The aim of this essay is to analyse four theoretical approaches to psychology, including psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive and behavioural. Analysing each approach in detail and identifying key features the approach uses to explain human behaviour. This essay will also analyse how successful each approach is in it methods, evidence gathering techniques and analyse how it can be applied to giving reasons for particular human behaviours. As well as analysing each approaches failings in it theories, methods and evidence gathering techniques.
The theory of goal setting was developed by Edward Locke and Gary Latham (1990) and states that there is a direct relationship between the setting of specific high goals and task performance. A higher degree of employee performance is obtained when specific goals are set compared to the performance achieved when employees are simply told to do their best (Latham & Locke, 2007). These findings have helped shape leadership styles and improve employee performance and job satisfaction (Posthuma & Al-Riyami, 2012).
Accomplishing my task appeared straightforward when applying my attitudes, perceived control, and subjective norms to the Theory of Planned Behavior; initially I had all necessary aspects to initiate a lifestyle change. Before starting my regiment I had the belief that regular running leads to decreased weight and improves overall health. Health and appropriate body size are both characteristics I evaluate as desirable. Subjective cultural norms highlighting the value of appropriate weight, active lifestyle, and overall health influenced my motivation to comply to these standards. In this way beliefs as well as evaluations of the beliefs influenced my motivation to start running. Additionally my perception of behavioral control and sense of self-efficacy are generally high. Since I accomplished similar goals in the past I felt it could be done again. My attitudes, subjective norms, and my perceived control indicate I had the behavioral intention to make the change to run more frequently.
Throughout the ages, humans have had an inherent interest in studying the complex area of human behaviour, even before psychology was established as a science. Because the study of behaviour is so broad and multifaceted, its scientific study poses particular challenges. Therefore, it can be beneficial to approach the scientific study of human behaviour from the perspective of cognitive psychology. This is the study of cognition, the mental processes that underlie human behaviour (Ling & Cattling, 2012).