Learned helplessness

discriminating and reinforces patriarchy structures. Metha (2012) discusses the cultural mechanism responsible for inequality and how ideas, prejudices and understanding of things can often affect the outcome of inequality. She uses India as example of learned helplessness but this can also be applied to Australia. Here, because it is a represented as a “culture of avoidance” it also transform into one because it has affected the self-image and its self-esteem (Metha,2012,p.45). From this,…

“My true disability is not having to be in wheelchair. It’s having to be without her.” That is just one inspirational quote that came from the incredible movie The Intouchables. To summarize, the movie is two man who have lost the purpose of life. First man was named Driss, he had lost his way in the streets wanted to collect from the government and to do so he needed a few jobs to sign a paper claiming he didn’t have the qualifications to be hired. This was how he met the other man who needed…

The first approach to be discussed is the psychodynamic approach developed by Sigmund Freud at the beginning of the 20th century. The psychoanalytic theory states that childhood experiences and unconscious desires influence behaviour. Personality has urges, believes, memories, instincts and drives that people are not always aware of and they make up this unconscious. The major driving forces behind it is the concept of libido. Libido is natural energy source that fuels the mechanisms of the…

cognitive perspective. Used by Freud and his followers, the psychodynamic view explains psychological disorders as a result of one’s repressed thoughts, memories and concerns trying to resurface. Behaviorists would say that psychological disorders are learned, while cognitive theorists would explain it as an illogical thinking pattern. And the biophysical perspective combines biological, psychological and sociocultural factors to explain psychological…

categories, which is when people mindlessly rely on defined categories as opposed to creation of new categories (which Langer in turn defines as mindful activity), (2) automatic behavior, which is when people tend to mindlessly rely on known and learned behavior without actually noticing whether it makes sense or not for a given situation , (3) acting from a single perspective, which…

after the game, the team got together to reflect on the loss. We had a very honest discussion and I learned an invaluable lesson that day. I learned the value of teamwork and the importance of instilling a sense of confidence in team members. Over a period of time, this helped me hone my leadership and organizing skills. I soon applied these principles at work when we started hospital rotations. I learned that better communication with the nurses fostered an environment of trust and helped make…

Social Constructionism Theory of violence views human interaction through which people share their experiences and shared meanings that justify violent acts or define violence, so that it is acceptable behavior. Abusers tend to follow their own “rules” about abusive behaviors. They often choose to abuse their partners only in private, to ensure that they do not leave evidence of the abuse, so they chose their tactics carefully. Violence can be strongly associated with gender. At an early age,…

acquire adequate housing. The systems theory states that all parts of a system are interconnected and any change in one area will change the entire system (White, Klein & Martin, 2015). Paul-Ward & Lambdin-Pattavina (2016) point out that learned helplessness negatively affects teens aging out of the system and, further, puts a large financial and health burden on…

Piaget’s-development proceeds learning. Highly individualistic (minimize roles of parents, teachers whatever.) is guided by assumptions of how learner interact with their environment and how they integrate new knowledge and information into existing knowledge. Assumptions: children are active learners, they learn through assimilation and accommodation, interaction with physical and social environment is key and development is key. Vygotsky- Cognitive development: tools of your culture,…

doing something. Sometimes, you may feel powerless against the situation. You are in a spot and you know that you are unable to do anything to extricate yourself from the situation. Here there is no feeling of nervousness but only a feeling of helplessness. Nail biting takes place as a passive response to a challenge against which you feel totally powerless. This is one reason why the habit of nail biting…