Allport defined personality as a dynamic organization, inside the person, of psychophysical systems that create the person’s characteristic patterns of behaviour, thoughts, and feelings (as cited in Carver & Scheier, 2004, pp. 5). There are seven perspectives on personality, i.e., dispositional, biological, psychoanalytic, neoanalytic, learning, phenomenological, and cognitive self-regulation (Carver & Scheier, 2004). The Big […]
This essay will explore the role of guided discovery and associated techniques in helping clients understand the origin of their problems, their maintaining factors and the processes that will allow them to bring new perspective to the problems. The paper primarily discusses the role of Socratic dialogue and its facilitating role in the process of […]
According to Ian Brooks, “Organisation behaviour (OB) is the study of human behaviour in organisational contexts with a focus on individuals and group processes and actions”. “Hence it involves an exploration of organisation and managerial processes in the dynamic context of the organisation and is primarily concerned with the human implication of such activity” (Brooks, […]
Stress is a term in psychology and biology. The definition of stress was first employed in a biological context by the endocrinologist Hans Selye in the 1930s. Recent decades, stress is more commonly used in popular parlance. It refers to the consequence of the failure of an organism – human or animal – to respond appropriately to emotional or physical threats, whether actual or imagined. Stress is a universal element and persons from nearly every […]
Cells can be split into two types, prokaryotic (see figure 1) and eukaryotic (See figure 2). Karyose originates from a Greek, meaning kernel, as in a kernel of grain. In physiology, it is used to refer to the nucleus of a cell. Pro means before, and eu means true. Therefore you could say that prokaryotic […]
In this essay, the concept of behaviour from the point of view of behaviour analysis will be discussed. Skinner (1953) maintained that psychology is a science. His perspective on the purpose and the subject matter of psychology and why behaviour should be studied will be examined. Skinner (1981) proposed that behaviour is shaped by the […]
As childbearing women go through bio-psycho-social changes, they experience social morbidity and depressive symptoms, which are often unidentified and untreated. Maternal depression and mood disorders during postpartum phase are common. Postnatal psychiatric disorders categorised into three main divisions: postpartum blues, postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression. Postpartum blues is a comparatively a mild emotional disturbance with […]
Introduction In the following essay I will analyse the extent to which Taylor’s “scientific management” principles are present in current organisational management practices. Therefore, I will first introduce the main ideas of scientific management. Then, I will present points of critique that emerged in reaction to Taylor’s work. Subsequently, I will concentrate on modern organizations […]
An inmate with depression may provide many difficulties into the penal system. Among other things depression may make an inmate more prone to violent as well as suicidal tendencies. In cases such as this it is important for an inmate to receive swift treatment as, in this state, they are a hazard to themselves as […]
Theories are explanations of cause-effect relationship of human phenomenon. A well-developed theory presents a set of testable propositions stating the relationships of variables producing a phenomenon i.e. it should be capable of explaining the dynamics of human behaviour. All theories of human behaviour are not alike. They do not enjoy equal status both in dimensions […]
