I'm certainly not the person who wants the challenge I will seek help and should my technical reasoning just fail me completely I will once again seek help and or pass the task on if possible. I use my CONFLUENT as needed I do like doing things my way and at times I don't like to follow the rules because I may think my way is better but being the risk taker and having lack of structure and not doing things accordingly can ultimately set up for failure in some cases and I've learned that in my past by making those very mistakes and that's not a pattern I choose to be in the habit of. I've learned so much about my learning style in this chapter and it's basically things that I already knew about myself but wasn't able to articulate them properly. By learning these patterns I can see how they will be effective and help me in my life as far as work and my personal relationships.…
Attention Discussion - Project Group 2 For this week’s discussion the article that stud out to me was Mind Games. The article was about Stanley Johnson a forward from the Detroit Pistons basketball team. One of the examples regarding stimulus was how at the end of last season he sat down with his coach and talked about his goals and the team goals for next season. From talking to the coach Stanley realized how much work the coach put into each season and what he needed to do to improve his skills to be able to be successful in the NBA.…
Detox - short for detoxification - means getting dangerous substances out of your system, which is the first step towards treatment of and recovery from addiction. Drugs and alcohol, although not necessarily toxic in the way say, arsenic or cyanide are, are insidious substances to have inside you. They breed dependency and lower inhibition against their own use. In that sense, they impair one's judgment, and make it easier to continue use that is ultimately harmful to one's mental and physical health.…
Walk into any bookstore or library and it is easy to find self-help books that promise to transform your life. Karen Pryor demonstrates in Don’t Shoot the Dog! that the principles of behavioral training are applicable in all walks of life and illustrates the value of utilizing these techniques in daily life, as these principles can be used to train your pet, your parents or yourself with equal success. In this book she presents several concepts including reinforcers, shaping, stimulus control, untraining, and real world examples and uses of each.…
Critical Response 4 The essay “Diagnosing and Treating the Ophelia Syndrome” by Thomas G. Plummer was interesting to read. I recognized the name “Ophelia” from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. The Ophelia Syndrome is a psychological disorder that is described as the inability to think for yourself.…
Book Report/ Critique Paper #2 Addictive Thinking Understanding Self-Deception The book Addictive Thinking, by Abraham J. Twerski is intended to help those that are codependent and those that are in recovery and teach them about addictive thinking and how to overcome it. It talks about how those that have an addiction think. Sometimes we fail to recognize that self-deception can be harmful. Deceptive thinkers can hurt everyone around them.…
Word associations consist of reading words and the person must respond with the first word that comes to mind. I played a version of word association during elementary school following the basic rule but never viewed it as a psychodynamic therapy. This experience, however, was the first time I viewed word association in a therapeutic format. I did not know what to expect and did not know what type of meaning word association gives. I was hesitant at the beginning of the process because word association seemed more like a game than a revealing of the unconscious mind.…
Ever set a goal for yourself, like making Honour Roll, losing weight and getting fit, or being picked for Valedictorian? Like lots of seniors that had contracted Senioritis, maybe you started with drive and hope, but then started showing symptoms; lack of motivation, excess sleeping, repeated absences and generally having a dismissive attitude. Just like everyone else, I am struggling with staying motivated towards the end of my last high school year. It is easy for a student to spend hours on YouTube, but when it comes to school assignments, after a half hour, it is break time. Is there any way to get past the senioritis mentality?…
The health behavior that I am choosing to modify is to increase the time I spend engaging in physical activity, daily. In doing so I plan to monitor the days out of the week and amount of time per day that I will engage in a form of exercise. As a first course of action, I am setting a realistic goal. I want to engage in physical activities for a minimum of 30 minutes per day. One of steps of the health behavior model is perceived susceptibility, which means understanding my attitude regarding how likely I am to engage in physical activity.…
n the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, by Sean Covey, you are introduced to 7 habits to help you take control of your life. They are simple, but they can really help you. I have learned how to be more proactive and to stop procrastinating. I am now better at synergizing, listening, discovering the best solution to upcoming problems in my life, and planning ahead.…
It usually works for me and helps me stay realized and focussed when taking a…
Whether an individual is attempting to toilet train a toddler, improve exercise habits, or quit smoking cigarettes, the principles of operant conditioning may provide the key to successful behavior change. According to Skinner (1963), “The term operant was introduced to distinguish between reflexes and responses operating directly on the environment” (505). Some parents may have trouble training their infants to use the toilet; however, by using operant conditioning to change the behavior, they can easily accomplish their goal. Some young adults and even adults struggle to constantly exercise; but, if they use some of concepts defined within operant conditioning they may create a behavior that sticks with them for the rest of their lives. Finally,…
1. List/describe six or more core values or beliefs that you hold that you think will influence your development of a counseling approach. Explain how your counseling approach will be shaped by these values or beliefs. (minimum 200 words) Core values and beliefs are important in a counseling relationship. Values are important because it helps a person to better understand themselves and what is Important to them as a person.…
I need to remind myself that if I lapse it is okay and to get right back on track. I will have those times where I wont always meet my goal but hopefully the processes like helping relationship and environmental control will hold me…
Today, everyone is constantly busy with school, work, extracurricular activities, and much more, but how do they manage to include a social life? People try to squeeze many activities in their life to maintain productivity. By trying to do too many things at once, our brain becomes overwhelmed which makes it difficult to concentrate. How can social media, being a distraction, diminish our capacity to function properly? Being occupied with other events while using social media lessens their ability to process and comprehend information.…