Motivational theories

Lastly the mechanical theory created by Henri Bergson, breaks down repetition and why machine like characteristics turn out to be laughable. Most comic characters depend for their laughs on enduring personality traits: Take Homer Simpson's inability to anticipate consequences — "Doh!" — or Austin Powers' single-minded sex-drive. The French philosopher Henri Bergson believed that it is inadaptability or rigidity — the repetitive nature of our personalities— that is the source of humor. If this…

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a multiphase modality based upon facilitating and engaging intrinsic motivation with the client in order to elicit behavioral changes. Furthermore, building on a patient empowerment perspective by supporting autonomy and self-efficacy. This client-centered counseling approach, which Hanson and Gutheil (2004) refer to as” “phase one in which motivation for change is built, and phase two in which commitment to change is strengthened” (p.1), is based on this…

when they are not getting equal time and therefore start to rebel and state that they “hate” their younger sibling. Motivational Enhancement Theory has different stages of changes that the child may go through when accepting their sibling. When applying this theory it will allow the child to go at his or her own paste and not feel pressured to change. Motivational Enhancement Theory “assumes…

factors affect people. To do efficient work, everyone needs a proper motivation. As a result of scientific researches were generated three main theories of motivation – Frederick Herzberg’s theory of “motivators and satisfiers” and Douglas McGregor’s X and Y Theories. This essay will discuss, compare and contrast Herzberg and McGregor’s motivational theories. Abraham Maslow was a scientist, who developed a visual representation of human’s needs in a form of a hierarchical pyramid. It is divided…

In addition, motivational interviewing can be used as a stand alone therapy (Mason, 2009). Another interesting facet of motivational interviewing is the fact that the client is entirely responsible for opening up and working through their ambivalence and their continuous progress. The counselor helps by getting the client to examine both the pros and cons of changing or not changing their behavior. The next interesting facet is that the counselor informs the client of the various…

Change is often inevitable and typically occurs naturally in ones life. Avoiding change has the ability to create both frustration and disappointment (Grant & Yoder-Wise, 2015). Making a change in my life allowed me to better understand the difficulties and successes one experiences during the change process. Switching into the nurses role and working along side someone through their change process encourages them to comply with the goal. According to Salmela, Eriksson, Fagerström (2012)…

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. A value that I hold that I think will influence my development of a…

Implicit Theories of Intelligence Predict Achievement Across an Adolescent Transition: A Longitudinal Study and an Intervention This peer reviewed journal examines the aspects on the theories of intelligence in adolescents’ mathematics achievement. With this in mind, the 2 studies debate on incremental theory versus entity theory and an intervention teaching regarding positive change. Therefore, psychologist will try to prove with this longitudinal study that with time intelligence can be…

One outcrop of the Social Cognitive Theory, associated with teaming, is the concept of resilience. Resilience is a person’s ability to adapt to stress and adversity. According to Anderson, Christenson, and Sinclair (2004), there has in recent years been an increase in the interest of fostering resilience of children. One of the findings of their report was that positive supportive relationships with adults is associated with resilience in children, and that the adult supporting the student…

What’s the relationship between theories and the world to which theories meant to apply? Are there ultimate truth which can be obtained through a series of scientific validation and falsification? Is critical relativism appropriate for scientific research (marketing or consumer research in particular)? Those are some critical questions raised by this week’s readings that centered on the topic of rationality and relativism. Several authors provide different insights on answering those above…