Conceptions of self

The education in Sparta was extremely rigorous. They had to train hard and were prepared for war, so their lessons were centered on this. Boys started training as young as the age of seven. The weaknesses of Spartan education outweigh the strengths because the training was harsh, children were encouraged to steal, and many subjects were not taught. To begin with, the training was very demanding. Much of the physical activity the children practiced could injure them. For example, during…

Identify three instructional targets that are being assessed and identify the category of each target (knowledge, reasoning, complex skill, product, or affective). Support your response with information in the task description. (3 points) There are three instructional targets that are being assessed in this task. One instructional target is deep understanding. Students will be gaining knowledge from this task by learning about explorers and their voyages. They will learn how explorers took…

In chapter 13, one of the topics discussed is bullying. In general, bullying is an act pursued in repetition by a superior individual in attempts to degrade, taunt, or hurt another person who is ultimately powerless in the situation. The book describes bullying in four different types which include physical, verbal, relational, or cyberbullying. Genetics, brain abnormalities, home life, and peers play an important role in whether someone becomes a bully. Although, most bullies grow up to suffer.…

to whether self-esteem should be considered as a personality trait, therefore remaining relatively stable, or should it be deemed as being a state-like concept, continuously fluctuating in response to different situations. Self-esteem, simply defined as “the way an individual feels about him or herself,” (Bobbio, 2009, p.549, cited in Yìğìter, 2014, p.1234) develops at a young age. Robins and Trzesniewski (2005) analysed the correlation between self-esteem and age and outlined how self-esteem is…

the confidence in my peers and make them feel good and happy about themselves. This task was a comment about how some people may act deviantly to appreciate the outcome of their achievement. After I completed this activity, not only did I boost the self esteem of my peers, but I also gained trust and felt more accepted. This act is considered deviant because in this time period, people usually throw insults at each other rather than compliments, especially with…

Time-Limited Treatment Intervention for Body Image Disturbance and Self-Esteem: A Single Subject Case Study Design”. The article was first published in the first volume third edition of the Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice in 2000. The purpose of the article was to provide evidence that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) was an effective time-limited treatment for treating body image disturbances and low self-esteem in a single Caucasian female. Dziegielewski…

school counselor today. Pt has hx dx of Anxiety D/O and Depressive D/O. Pt states he is currently SI with a plan to jump of his bedroom window head first. “ I wrote a letter to my best friend yesterday I want to die”, “Im fat and ugly”. Pt states of self harming behaviors such as punching his leg. Pt states that he has been a victim of bullying since the 7th grade by the same individual. Pt stated “He said he was going to murder me yesterday”. Pt endorses HI with a plan, “I’m going to…

After viewing the social security webinar: Internet Disability Appeals Application Revitalizations and Attachment Utility Update, which regards an easier method of filling out disability appeals online, I can definitely say I have a better understanding of how individuals with disabilities can receive disability benefits. The webinar explains a simpler method for the public such as a family member, an attorney, a nursing care agency, a social worker, or a non-profit organization to fill out a…

I believe that the American Dream is still attainable today and this is because it is the mere principle of life no matter how small or large. What we must ask ourselves first is, what is the American Dream? The American Dream has been around for awhile now. However, it was first publicly defined in 1931 by James Truslow as the “dream of a land in which life should be better or richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” That may have been…

By today’s standards, this is a lighthearted romantic comedy. However, Otto Preminger encountered a great deal of resistance when he tried to distribute his film. In the Production Code files archive there are several letters between Otto Preminger and Joseph Breen (the director of The Production Code Association) discussing the denial of a seal of approval for The Moon is Blue. Among these are letters between Preminger and the heads of many studios that also refused to distribute the film due…