Sir Gawain is established as a noble hero represented by a pentangle; an interconnected five-pointed shape delineating his qualities in fives. He has perfect senses of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell (640). Further, his fingers are always perfect, which could be an elaboration of touch, but also denote dexterity (641). Sir Gawain is a faithful follower of the Christian religion, which is "founded in the five wounds/ Christ received on the cross" (642-643). When Sir Gawain is faced…
Chiefs Petty Officer Academy (CPOA) is an extremely effective tool to help refine leadership and understand one’s self. CPOA offers a great opportunity for self reflection and learning how to communicate with many different personalities. There is a plethora of great topics that were taught during the 5 week course, however the topics that had the most influence and inspired me the most, were the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), Disc profile, ropes course. As stated above the…
Questions 1. If you are given five persuasion theories, be able to offer “persuasion examples” based on those theories. Explain how the examples fit the theories. Persuasion has a long history and also has been created into theories by many scholars. Persuasion theories had been classified into 2 types which are psychological theories and sociological theories. Psychological theories seek to demonstrate how values, attitudes and beliefs are structured and triggered. Meanwhile, sociological…
1. What are five practices of effective leaders? Describe each The five practices of exemplary leaders is a list of characteristics that can influence effective leadership (Griffith & Dunham, 2015). These characteristics were rooted and founded on research data that included over 3 million leaders over the course of 30 years (Griffith & Dunham, 2015). Exemplary leaders have the ability to display characteristics such as model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable…
Co-Active Leadership Five Ways to Lead Intellectual Value Scientific Rigor Leadership Value Readability 4 1 5 5 Rating based on a scale of 0 – 5. 5 being the highest. Summary: Co-Active Leadership Five Ways to Lead was written by Karen and Henry Kimsey – House. Karen and Henry are the coauthors of Co-Active Leadership and Co-Active Coaching and Co-CEOs of the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), a coaching and leadership development company offering various programs in more than twenty…
Functions of Qi There are five functions of Qi. First, Qi brings about a propelling effect. Not only it provides energy for growth and development of human body, it is responsible for the normal functioning of internal organs and meridians. In addition, it promotes the formation and circulation of blood and body fluid within the body. Secondly, Qi provides warmth to the body. The heat energy of Qi warms up the body for carrying out metabolic activities. A lack of Qi would therefore result in a…
1: What do you hold close to your heart? Growing up Catholic, I always believed in God, and I considered myself a “good person.” I worked hard every day, and I was considered a success by those who knew me. When I thought about God, which I admit was not that often, I believed that if I did the right things I would go to heaven. Every time I achieved a goal, I expected that achievement to be followed by satisfaction and “happiness.” However, I could feel the emptiness, inside of my heart that…
Clement, D., Granquist, M. D., & Arvinen-Barrow, M. M. (2013). Psychosocial Aspects of Athletic Injuries as Perceived by Athletic Trainers. Journal of Athletic Training, 48(4), 512–521. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-48.3.21 Purpose: To obtain information from current athletic trainers about what they perceive as psychological reactions and coping mechanisms athletes present to them. To observe psychosocial strategies that athletic trainers use with their clients. To learn what psychosocial…
Creative Hypothesis Generating In Psychology: Some Useful Heuristics This publication by McGuire focuses on hypothesis-generating issues where 49 creative heuristics are described, each divided into 5 categories and 14 subcategories. The 49 heuristics range from perceptiveness of the oddity of natural occurrences to use of sophisticated quantitative data analyses to generate new insights. According to McGuire psychologist generate hypotheses for their research as opposed to courses and textbooks…
personality theories, types and tests personality types, behavioural styles theories, personality and testing systems - for self-awareness, self-development, motivation, management, and recruitment Motivation, management, communications, relationships - focused on yourself or others - are a lot more effective when you understand yourself, and the people you seek to motivate or manage or develop or help. Understanding personality is also the key to unlocking elusive human qualities, for…