Essays on Self-Worth

How absentee fathers affect teen pregnancy in daughters

Introduction The family is the basic unit of society. From this structure, individuals learn the tenets of how to integrate into society and cope with other members. Most mammal species live in the family unit, be it nuclear or extended. Within the family, members learn to bond, share and assist each other with difficulties. The human species shows the most sophisticated form of human organization. When children get born, they only get taught how to survive as adults, but there are certain values that parents must pass on to their children. Each family and society have different values and ...

Abstract

Black Lives Matter has grown from a hashtag to an activist group. Black Lives Matter is an issue that will be explored in this document from a psychoanalytical perspective. The qualitative instrument that is used will measure several documentations of behaviors of said members of the group, as well as those who consider that their view coincides, or who has participated with the group known as Black Lives Matter. The research model begins with the history of the group itself. In other words, each documentation following the abstract has been assessed as a part of the qualitative research that ...

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Introduction

The goal of therapies addressing weight loss is to decrease the risks for chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, but also to ultimately increase positive feelings of well-being from physical improvements. Significant weight loss is accompanied by both positive and negative emotions and if the decrease in body mass is accompanying by negative feelings, maintenance is difficult. Therefore, psychological aspects to weight loss programs are an important consideration when determining the success of the therapy. Previous research concerning the psychological aspects of significant weight loss has made ...

Marriage is a tradition that is practiced and honored all over the world. It signifies the birth of a relationship that grants couples the privilege to build families and an enduring kinship ties. Studies show that people who are happily married have more desirable benefits and experiences than those who are unmarried, cohabiting, widowed, or separated (Shariff 557). Specifically, married individuals have better parenting styles, stronger support systems, greater economic security, greater financial resources, healthier psychological status, more desirable emotional wellbeing, greater physical health, and longer life. Marriage practices in Western countries are different from those of other societies. ...

I. Introduction There is an ongoing debate about whether participating in athletic activities is beneficial to academic performance. This is an important issue in the field of education, as educational leaders must take into consideration those matters that have a direct impact on the performance of their students. Some educators argue that academics should not be mixed with athletics because college “should be a place for cultivating the mind, not the body” (White and Billings, 348), therefore, educational institutions should not be turned into a recruitment place for individuals interested in professional sports. This is based on the premise ...

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Today more and more people are getting the feeling that they are living a draft, and someday later, their life will be transmitted onto a clean copy. Trying to fill in the void inside, they still get no satisfaction. It leads to various outcomes, some better, and some worse. What people eventually want is a piece of happiness – an abstract term that everybody interprets individually. Elizabeth Renzetti and Gabor Mate each describe the factors that contribute to and symptoms that arise from loneliness and substance abuse, respectively. Mate claims that some people find chemical substances give them what they ...

High Turnover in Hospitality Industry in USA and Strategic Way to Solve the Turnover Problem

Introduction Currently, the hospitality industry taking a new route to lead in most economies. The industry is growing at a rapid rate, which is something for celebration. The biggest challenge is the employee turnover. Kim and Jogaratnam, (2010, p. 320) report that a big portion of up to thirty-three percent of the hotel money goes to labor. The current turnover in the hospitality industry settled at thirty-one percent (Batt, Lee, and Lakhani, 2014, p.17). This percentage is very high when broadly looked at concerning the disadvantage of employee turnover to businesses. The culture of the company is always affected ...

Eating disorders are characterized by the changes in a person’s eating behavior that is either a significant reduction of food or substantial overeating. The causes of these states may vary from the feelings of distress to the concern about one’s body and therefore one’s appearance. As a rule, adolescents and young adults suffer from eating disorders, but children and older adults may face these problems too. Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating are the primary types of eating disorders ("Eating Disorders | Psychology Today", 2015, n.p.).

Cases Background Information

Anita is a perfectionist. That is why she is worried much about ...

Children beauty pageants became widespread in the US in the 1960s. The girls are introduced to these pageants in their early years. The media has encouraged the spread of the beauty pageants (Nussbaum 1). Media can be used to educate, entertain the audience and the same media can be an agent that causes destroys the moral fabric of the society. The various scenes of crime, sex and money depict a society whose moral fabric is washed down. Beauty pageant grown in the world market has grown, as many people are attracted to the changes in fashions and designs. The ...

Adolescent Girls and the Media

Adolescence marks a time of rapid and intense emotional and physical changes, especially for females. There is an increased value placed on peer acceptance and approval, and a heightened attention to external influences and social messages about cultural norms. Body image and related self-concepts emerge as significant factors associated with health and well-being during this developmental phase, as youths begin to focus more on their physical appearance. How adolescents formulate and define their body image ideals and subsequent self-comparisons is strongly influenced by personal, familial, and cultural factors. However, crucial to the formation of teenage girls’ body image ideals ...

Dealing with Infertility and its Emotional Struggles

Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive or bear children after an extended period of one year after engaging in male to female intimacy. Several medical statistics show that, around one in every six couples go through this experience at a certain point in their lives. This issue is very common around the world, but it is often misunderstood and judged in religious and mythical ways. However, the issue is a medical disorder thus with the aid of medical interference, it can be dealt with. Infertility is often not expected by most couples who experience it except for ...

I have read the article about the young couple that spent a lot of money for plastic surgery. These two persons spent more than 300 thousand dollars for many surgeries to change their appearance and become like dolls. They state that they are very happy, they like the results of plastic surgeries and they do not want to stop this process. Despite the fact, that passion for plastic surgery is very great for both of them and their parents are not against this passion of their children, they do not say exactly why they do this thing. I disagree ...

Healthy families, promote the wellbeing of their family members through the provision of emotional support and companionship, positive relationships with the family members, economic security, the psychological and physical health of the family members. Imbalances in the family dynamics lead to the family problems witnessed in the present day. Imbalanced family dynamics cause problems such a child development, addiction and violent tendencies; it also leads to personality disorders among children and adults (Dayton, 2016). Children draw from the synchrony and wellbeing of their parents, positive energy projected within a family gives rise to high immunity and mental health of ...

I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing In her autobiography, “I know why the Caged Birds Sing”, Maya Angelou illustrates her life in the American South and then in California. From the memoir, it was evident that racism and segregation was a dominant factor in the 1940s and the 1950s America. The plight of African American Child was first demonstrated when the Maya’s parents abandoned them and they were forced to go stay with the maternal grandmother, Momma. Maya faced various instances of racism and discrimination through her early life. She felt out of place and ugly as ...

An individual suffering from a panic attack may react to the overpowering anxiety at home, in a car, or in a public place. Sometimes those around him do not even recognize what is happening. A recent posting on Facebook by Amber Smith brought international attention to the social stigma and presentation of a person suffering from panic attacks. The 22-year-old woman submitted photographs of her “normal” self and one taken immediately following an attack; the photos were accompanied by commentary on the way society reacts to her disorder (Appendix A). In an article by Today Healthy Living Newsletter, it ...

In the universe, creativity is valued and desired, yet the expression of creative ideas may be hard out of fear of discrediting one’s social image. Honor refers to the value a person has in his or her eyes, as well as the extent to which society values the person. Miron-Spektor (2011), the socially constructed system varies among cultures, although there are shared elements of honor cultures between cultures. Understanding the effect of face concern and loss of creativity in different cultures is valuable given rise in cross-cultural interactions. In many of today’s Western cultures, the concept of ...

Essay

Abstract Development is the sequence of transition that occurs over an individual's life span. A number of well-known psychologists, such as Jean Piaget, Erick Erickson, and Sigmund Freud, identify development as a progression of stages. The different theories of stages of development have several major premises. First, development is disconnected, with subjectively and conditionally distinctive abilities developing in every stage. Second, stages are connected to age progression. And, third, individuals move from one stage to the next in a particular sequence, with every stage depending on abilities achieved in the preceding stage. This paper is an analysis of an ...

Introduction

Many people, especially women have been known to obsess over their weight. It has always been a relevant issue in today’s society on how they may maintain or lose weight. Failure to abide by these social constructs may lead to insecurities and other mental implications. It is as if, one’s self-worth is measured by their waistline and their self-esteem is heightened as their size drops. The incidences when one’s weight becomes a measure of self-esteem or self-worth is enough reason to study further on this issue. Weight stigma does not affect women in their early years ...

It is appropriate to regard Leonard’s behavior as challenging. This conclusion is indicated by many behavioral characteristics from the evaluation of Ms. Alison and the special education consultant. There is evidence that Leonard’s behavior impedes his learning. Firstly, Leonard cannot concentrate during the presentations to benefit from the teacher’s lecture. Secondly, when he is prompted to do some problems, he does them hurriedly. The result is a messy and incomplete work. Ms. Alison also noted that mathematics and writing are Leonard’s least favorite periods (Chandler& Dahlquist, 2014). The behavior is also challenging because it interrupts ...

A myriad of factors can be attributed to drug dependence and substance abuse including genetics, psychological and social factors. Genetic studies associate alcohol and drug dependence to the interaction of genes to the environment. According to the incentive-sensitization theory, the dopamine system may play an important factor in drug intake through the brain pathways. Psychological factors such as reduction of stress and tension, increase of sex drive and, increase of violent behavior can also be attributed to the use of alcohol and drugs. Social and cultural factors including access to substance, family dynamics, social support, and advertisements also influences ...

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An organization serves the community needs, in addition to providing income and self-worth. It contributes to the progress of the society through innovations and inventions. The success of an organization in the long term will depend on its ability to envision business opportunities; ability to innovate and come up with new idea, products and services; its ability to motivate itself, its ability to remain organized and its willingness to take risks. The major challenge of many business enterprise is not only to profit from existing opportunities, but also to remain viable in the long run. While sufficient self-exploitation aids ...

Introduction

Today’s young generation unanimously refer to luxury items as synonymous to being distinctive and possessing beauty, aesthetics, and elegance. Luxury items in their view should be of good quality, are usually highly priced and belong to brands that are well-known globally. Seeking or possessing luxury items connotes a person with good taste, sense of style and one who is cultivating a way of living. These youngsters want to own and use luxury items in the future that reflect beauty, aesthetics and quality, rather than things that are showy, superficial and are signs of splashy social recognition . In China, ...

The story revolves around Raymond Winston Tyler Jr., a lawyer from Alabama. He is popular and had a perfect life. He dated Sela, the only black popular cheerleader in the campus. One day, he met the star footballer in the campus – Kelvin Ellis who is adventurous. He admitted to Raymond that he was bisexual. One kiss and further intimacy change it all for Raymond. During his struggles, his friends JJ and Kyle were beside him. Another man popped in Raymond’s life – Quinn Mathis whom he had sexual and indoor relation. As time goes, Raymond discovered that Quinn was already married ...

For the purpose of my project, I decided on living ‘mirror-free’ for at least four days. After many hours of thinking, I decided upon a mirror as the item for my project. As the world is advancing, we are becoming more and more technology-dependent. Almost everyone dreads the prospect of living without internet or cell phone for more than a few hours at the very most. However, no matter how much we advance in technology, there are some things in life that are extremely essential to provide us with the inner worth that makes us keep going forward. We find ...

Personal thinking styles

As portrayed by my personal Life Style Inventory, my primary thinking style and back-up thinking styles were constructive styles (11, 12, 1 & 2 o’clock) and passive styles (3,4,5 & 6 o’clock ) respectively. My primary thinking styles are represented by the constructive styles in my LSI Styles profile. These thinking styles have a percentile above 75%, showing that the styles in this range highly describe my thinking style. One my primary thinking styles is humanistic-encouraging. I’m very accepting of people for who they are. Apart from this, I have accepted myself for the person I ...

According to Twenge and Campbell (2009), the level of narcissism displayed by individuals has reached epidemic proportions. The perceived self-worth of so many individuals is prominently displayed throughout society. The characteristics associated with narcissism is apparent through a quick glimpse at many of the programs offered on television through the prevalence of reality shows, such as Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Botched, and The Jersey Shore, among others. This leads one to consider what type of parenting styles encourages their children to grow up with the perception that they are the center of the universe as well as the measures ...

Ethics may infer different meanings to different people. It however generally narrows down to what is considered in a basic sense as right or wrong. The society has placed a wide range of measures to ensure that what is right receives maximum support, and the people uphold the principles. In relation to a business context, ethics will involve making decisions that either aligns to wrongs or right. A further consideration is made for the law that the organization subscribes to within that society. Value-based and morality dilemmas within the workplace are very difficult to solve and handle. The ethical issue that has ...

COUN503: Introduction to Research

Abstract Behavioral and psychological problems are common during the adolescent years. Improving self-esteem to healthy levels will minimize or eliminate these issues. It is also shown to have a positive impact on physical health as well. Having high self-esteem has been given a tremendous about of attention lately, and seen as a way to mitigate a variety of social ills. Adolescents with higher self-esteem are proved to do better in school, avoid drug abuse, and have successful social interactions. That is why studies on the influence of self-esteem on the adolescents’ life are not rare. Assessment of self-esteem is required in order ...

Of all the varieties of conceptual models of the information society, for the purposes of this study, it is important to include at least two aspects: first, characterizing the functioning of culture at the named stage of social development and, secondly, a new type of relations in the system of "individual - society". The first of them is determined by the mosaic of culture, the increasing role of virtualization, media saturation, changing patterns of behavior, loss of a clear hierarchy of values that actually leads to the disappearance of the notion of norm. Second - characterizes crisis of paternalistic society, increase ...

Facelift, by Dr. Kassir in NYC © 2013. parkavesurgeon.com. 29 Feb. 2014. Plastic surgery is known to have been used as early as 4000 years ago. According to various sources the reconstructive surgeries including skin grafting were conducted back in 600-800 BC in India; these are among the first surgeries to be officially documented (“The History of Plastic Surgery | American Society of Plastic Surgeons”). Additionally, many resources report plastic surgery to be worth the benefit in self-esteem. The reasons for resorting to reshape one’s body can be different: either a person wants to make a disfigured body beautiful ...

Plastic surgery is known to have been used as early as 4000 years ago. According to various sources the reconstructive surgeries including skin grafting were conducted back in 600-800 BC in India; these are among the first surgeries to be officially documented (“The History of Plastic Surgery | American Society of Plastic Surgeons”). Additionally, many resources report plastic surgery to be worth the benefit in self-esteem. The reasons for resorting to reshape one’s body can be different: either a person wants to make a disfigured body beautiful again, use the surgery to fix the problems that endanger the physical existence, ...

Plastic surgery has a long history and is known to have taken place as early as 4000 years ago. According to various sources, the reconstructive surgeries, including skin grafting, were conducted back in 600-800 BC in India; these are among the first surgeries to be officially documented («The History of Plastic Surgery | American Society of Plastic Surgeons»). The reasons for resorting to reshaping of one’s body can be different: either a person wants to make a disfigured body beautiful again, use the surgery to fix the problems that endanger the physical existence, or use it solely to enhance the beauty and ...

Instructional leader

Abstract This essay will discuss tools, which will assist the educational leader in promoting the learning outcome and assessment of students by guiding, encouraging, motivating and supporting the school culture and offering instructional programs in the area of mathematics, which are conducive to student learning and the professional growth of staff members. Mathematical tools are measured and structured to assist teachers who can examine distinct or various approaches to improve the mathematics performance of students in middle school. Students that are in elementary grades 3 through 9 accept the challenge and the desire to succeed. According to research, ...

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The observation is a study of altruistic behavior of adults toward strangers. One goal in the study is to determine if the presence of an audience motivates a person to be charitable. Hudson and Bruckman (2004) theorized an individual of a particular personality will respond more to the opportunity to participate in a charitable contribution if others are aware of the donation. This may be evidenced in a donation when the plate is passed n church when a person feels others are watching. Some religious organizations include an envelope to conceal the amount of the donation. In this way, the individual is acknowledged as donating ...

Religion and spirituality continue to be unrecognized as effective strategies for coping against tragedies and life pressures and as essential factors in self-protection and psycho-emotional resiliency (Bryan-Davis, Austria, Kawahara & Willis, 2014). Despite that, these concepts constitute key pathways towards the holistic health and well-being of women (Bryant-Davis, Gray & Bhang, 2014). This paper explores the influences of religion and spirituality on women’s wellbeing, the few specific forms of nontraditional spirituality (such as Astrology, Hinduism, Gnosticism, Yoga, and Meditation), the seven markers of spiritual wellness according to Pazzino (2014), my personal definition of spirituality, my personal spiritual wellness self-assessment, and ...

The task of this paper on motivation is designed to describe the two scenarios provided from a motivation standpoint. The first chosen scenario is the one involving the person who bought a new Audi car who sees the word ‘FUSE’ lit up on the dashboard, followed by an annoying beeping sound after which the car dies. Several trips to the dealership in an effort to get the car fixed inspires emotional annoyance and creates inconvenience. The second chosen scenario involves Jill who meets Jack on a roller coaster ride and falls madly in love with him. In the beginning of their acquaintance ...

Introduction

The issue on violence has always been a sensitive topic around the globe considering its impacts and the way it is conducted. A majority of today’s population abhor the use of violence in any way or reason as the impacts are more severe for the people, especially for those caught within the violence. In a social level, violence is strictly forbidden especially towards women and children. However, there is a steady trend of cases wherein women and children – including some men – are becoming victims of abuse and violence. Studies have indicated several causes of domestic violence throughout the years, as well ...

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- Purpose and/or Hypothesis(es) of the Study: The importance of implicit theories affects the formation and belief in group stereotypes - Results of the Study: Positive support for the hypothesis. - Method for testing the hypothesis (5 experiments conducted): - Measures: Implicit Person Theory Measure and Stereotype Measure. - Participants: Male and female undergraduate students between the ages of 16 and 42. - Procedure: Variations on self-reporting questionnaires. - Implications for the Results: It is possible to understand why one individual engages in social stereotyping more than another. - Purpose ...

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Introduction

Each individual has peculiar traits and characteristics that differ from other individual. These differences are unique and refer to as the individual’s personality. In our daily lives, we tend to encounter individuals who are quiet and reserved; other individual prefers to sit in the corner, while others like to become the center of the crowd, chatting with every individual in the party with full confidence. This varying traits and behaviors of an individual are best explained by renowned theories that will potentially help one why a person is behaving a certain ...

While it remains debatable that money cannot buy happiness, money certainly can buy quality mental health medications and services. It also may buy a sense of feeling good about one’s self – or at least feeling better in comparison to poorer people. Living in poverty and living with a mental health issue are often comorbidities. Common mental disorders (CMD) such as major depression and anxiety are treatable only if a person suffering from these disorders is able to get access to mental health care. Sadly, this is not often the case for those living at the poverty level or homelessness, no matter ...

Motivation Case Overview

My chosen profession was largely directed by the profession of my father who is a school headmaster in China. So this was a dominant factor that shaped my being of a teacher. Being a good student, it was infused in me that I will be able to become a good teacher. However, the case is not always the same. During my teaching career, I suffered from a series of events that was associated with my motivational aspects. Self-efficacy, self-determination and the prevalent family and societal culture are some of the factors that I suffered from and are also the reasons from my weak motivation. ...

Introduction

Survivors of sexual childhood abuse go through a series of intense and overwhelming feelings. These include feelings of guilt, fear and shame. The abusers are fond of telling children that it is their fault that they were abused, removing the blame away from the abuser, who should be blamed and blaming the child. In addition to this, abusers may bribe or threaten the child not to speak up; telling the child that no one will believe him or her. The response of a survivor’s family or friends to the revelation of the sexual abuse also has the possibility to cause ...

1) The internet is a part of our daily lives. Discuss how the internet is changing the way we think today and in the future. Had there been a voting, which innovation in the 21st century had the greatest impact on the daily lives of the people; it is no doubt the Internet technology. As a result of phenomenal growth of Internet, its application has significantly impacted lifestyles of the people all around the Earth. Now, it has become parts and parcels of our lives. The Internet had caused significant great ease to education, vocations, and almost every aspect of human ...

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There is an open public debate regarding the effect of Social media, like Facebook, Twitter, and constantly connected electronic devices like cellphones on human relationships. As with any controversial subject, there is a long list of “Pros and Cons.” On the positive side, the people of the world have never before been so interconnected. The ability to interact with other people around the world and establish relationships electronically without suffering the constraints of locale expands the potential for human interaction. Shy people who have difficulty expressing themselves in conversation can connect in text. On the negative side, people can be ...

Creative Social activities that incorporate children with special needs

Introduction Children with special needs, like every other child, long for a peer group to associate. When peer groups do not appreciate their presence or effort, their emotion growth is affected. Striving to fit in a group that resists the person trying to prove they are useful is traumatizing. Young children are playful and engage in many social activities such as fun games and interesting learning activities. Most of these activities require a group of participants and competition for enjoyment. When the children with disabilities are completely unable to participate effectively or enjoy the activities equally, they feel odd and secluded. ...

The latter part of the 1960s brought many changes in the roles of women in the homes. The changes offset a number of issues that are positive and negative. Male advocates against these changes opine that the changes led to the breakdown in the family structure and values. But, how can the increase in financial assistance in the family lead to disaster? The responses vary as many critics believe that the family is the center of the values that individuals learn and present in the society. In fact, some critics go as far as to suggest that a woman’s role ...

Psychology of Beauty

Many people would argue that beauty is in the eye of the beholder; it must not be the clear definition of a person. However, sadly in today’s materialistic world ‘beauty’ brings about divide and unwanted effect in a person’s self-esteem and self-image. The media today seemingly has stereotyped the beauty into standards that appear pleasing to the eyes. Media has created an ideal beauty that unconsciously affected a person’s self-image due to the constant desire to achieve that ‘ideal’ beauty. In the workforce, for instance, physical appearance has created both a disadvantage and advantage to people. Physically attractive people tend ...

Spirituality has been embraced in disciplines such as sociology, philosophy, literature and health care. However, nursing profession has historically neglected the dimension of spirituality regardless of its significance in the healing process. Currently, medical institutions offer courses in spirituality. In addition, many medical centers have incorporated holistic health care and spirituality into their programs. In essence, trends towards embracing spirituality in nursing care include situations where patients demand that their spiritual requirements be addressed. Interestingly, patients desire that their mental, emotional or physical should be accompanied with spiritual concerns. Spiritual care identifies and considers the needs of people ...

Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture is a book written by Peggy Orenstein in the year 2011. This book explores the princess culture trend and predominantly how this culture is promoted to young growing girls. The Cinderella Ate My Daughter book is stemmed from an article in The New York Times Magazine wrote in 2006 by Orenstein entitled What’s Wrong with Cinderella? In the article, Orenstein explains how the Disney Princesses originated and how the princess-themed merchandise and advertising has increased. Orenstein’s book Cinderella Ate my Daughter explores beyond the ...

With a setting in Los Angeles after the beating of Rodney King and during riots, the novel “Brothers and Sisters” focuses on depicting introspective characters and their interpersonal relationships when stereotypes, racism, and gender bias influence their perception and decision-making. Various concepts in social psychology can be used to interpret how characters in the novel form relationships, build self-concepts, and make decisions, such as self-schemas, attribution, conformity, friendship, and other concepts, when they encounter discrimination and prejudices.

Self-Concepts

The main characters are introspective, so they frequently question their values and beliefs. They are always willing to improve because they believe it ...

Introduction

In the field of nursing, nurses have a responsibility of providing treatment and care to their patients; this provision ensures easy coping with ailments and wellbeing. In order to carry out their responsibilities effectively, nurses must interact with their patients in an appropriate manner. The nurse-client relationship is an interactive process in terms of feelings, thoughts, and actions. According to Peplau’s outline of Interpersonal Relations theory, such relationships are crucial in nursing practice. Whether the client is an individual, group, family or community, this relationship benefits them in a variety of aspects (College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, 4). ...

Lab Report on Self-worth

Abstract Researchers have found that there are three major determinants of global self-esteem that is tendency to experience positive or negative states, a person’s conception of strengths and weaknesses, and the way one frame his or her own self-views. Some people though they have achieved few things in life, they still have high self -esteem and consider themselves worthy. Other people though they may be viewed as successful by other people, they may have low self-esteem and if not protected and encouraged they may commit suicide(Almon, 2002). This report seeks to respond to the fundamental questionspeople’s ...

The two basic models for parole administration are the consolidated model and the independent model.

Pros of the Consolidated Model of Administering Parole Consolidated Model is considered as a program that is community-based hence its administration can be done in a single centralized location. Consolidated Model of parole administration is a better model for the board of parole that is ineffective when it comes to performing administrative functions. Consolidated Model helps in promoting consistent administration in the consolidated correction department that will render a better results offered by the services of community staffs. Optimal effectiveness and efficiency of all staffs can be achieved by using a single administration that are in charge of correctional process ...

The Lake Wobegon effect is “a natural tendency to overestimate one’s capabilities and see oneself as better than others” (White, 2012, par 1). In addition, it is a tendency to underrate one’s weaknesses. This term was based on a mythical community by Garrison Keillor in his radio series, “A Prairie Home Companion”, wherein the people are described as “all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average” The Lake Wobegon effect was popularized in 1987 by John Cannell when he discovered that all students in every state in the country got an above ...

Self-esteem is an important concept and need for people of all ages. For middle-aged children, it helps to enhance their adaptive functioning at a time when they are establishing friendships and finding their sense of self. Children with a high self-esteem are noted to be more willing to act in an independent nature, are more willing to attempt new tasks with confidence, accept and assume responsibility, are more willing to provide others with assistance when needed, and are less likely to become frustrated (Butler & Gasson, 2005). There are several types of interventions and therapies for children that suffer from self-esteem. ...

A Discussion

Self Concept in Psychology: A Discussion Just as a person has opinion about those around them, they also have perceptions about their own self. This opinion about one’s self is generally known as self-concept. Self-concept is not a predefined view and, as with most perceptions, develops overtime as a result of external influences. It includes an organized, dynamic and complex network of acquired beliefs, opinions and attitudes towards an individual personal existence. Cosden, Brown and Elliot describe self-concept as ‘domain specific self-perceptions’, while self-esteem is differentiated as ‘one’s overall sense of self-worth’ . Self-concept is often also identified as self-identity, ...

Exceptional students are those students that have trouble in learning, and their performance needs modification in instructions and curriculum (Hardman et al., 2010). These students have trouble in socializing, vocational, learning and other life skills. These students portray contracting characteristics in their learning abilities (Whatley, 2006). Some of the students require a repetitive and a well-structured environment to enable them get the required skills in life while other students learn and use whatever they have learnt in different scenarios (Justice Department, 2013).

This paper describes and explains the effective teaching methods for the exceptional students. This paper gives examples of strategies ...

Alice Walker’s The Color Purple is a heroic story of a female protagonist Celie, who starts her journey as being a tragic heroine to finally gaining a voice and a sense of self-worth. By being surrounded by social outcasts such as Shug Avery, and being taught how to appreciate herself and her sexuality, by taking back the identity that has been cruelly taken away from her through abuse and sexual exploitation, by the end of the novel, Celie will emerge as the victor and sole owner of her own happiness. At the very beginning, the fourteen year old Celie’s finds herself ...

Effectiveness of Team Based Rewards

Krell (2011) asserts that there is a direct relationship between an organizations high retention rate and the system of reward and recognition. In USA, people like working, and can flourish in companies that create positive environments—environments they feel they can make a difference and competent people pull towards a common goal. Reward and recognition systems are either individual based or team based. Traditionally, American companies focused on individual based because if created aggressive and motivated individuals who strived to get extra compensation on top of what they were earning (Melacon, Noble, & Noble, 2011). However, the system resulted in conflicts, negative ...

General practice and applied ethics

Effective management of rape requires a three-pronged approach that entails provision of comprehensive medical, psychological and social care. Careful immediate and on-going assessments of the patient are required to identify the physical, physiological and psychological stressors as well as the patient’s response to therapy. The potential physiological and psychological stressors for Anne, an 18 year old rape victim will be identified, the nursing strategies for reducing or alleviating these stressors and nursing interventions that will promote healing explored.

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The fear of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) like HIV and becoming pregnant may cause emotional distress to Anne. The medical ...