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is done through modification of the patient’s ability to re-assess and analyze current patterns of thinking, emotional reactions and behavior (Antshel et al., 2012). Ultimately, this form of therapy aims to promote rational or logical analysis of thoughts and circumstantial triggers, and to understand the consequences they have in the patient’s thinking and behavior (Antshel et al., 2012). The positive outcomes of CBT have been consistently reported in the literature. Empirical data supports the…

ABA and TEACCH Autism is a developmental disorder with no cure, but there are interventional treatments available for autistic children that family can use. Two of the most widely known comprehensive intervention models is “Applied Behaviour Analysis” (ABA) and “Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped Children” (TEACCH). These two interventions are broadly requested and implemented in schools, educators, service providers, and parents (Callahan, et.al. 2009).…

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to heal, grow new connections and reorganize in order to adapt to an environment. In early life, environmental factors are crucial to brain development because the brain is acutely sensitive to the world around it. Rosenzweig’s research supports that the habitat in which a rat lives in affects its neuroplasticity. In Spitz’s research, it is evident that a mother's presence in a child’s life is crucial to brain development. Harlow’s research may suggest that…

Behaviorism. Behaviorism focuses on tangible and evident information rather than introspection to gain knowledge about something. The opposition to mental feelings and other internal states is what Watson believed gives humans the ability to control behavior. The original definition of psychology, the study of the human mind and its functions, takes on a different viewpoint that focuses on describing experiences. Watson, however, believed that to focus on personal experiences is extremely…

The article “Spying on brains in action” is about using different tools on the brains of animals and humans. Scientists have made three new tools that can help study the brain. These tools are helpful because they can show what happens in the brain even when humans and animals are moving. In order to get a good picture of the brain, people and animals need to stay still. With the help of these new tools, scientists can learn more about the living brain. Elizabeth Hillman is a biomedical engineer…

analysis provides psychologist with scientific evidence for unusual characteristics or behaviors that may present themselves in humans. One principle of the biological level of analysis states that there are biological correlates to behavior. This principal correlates with the idea of localization of functions in the brain in that each area of the brain is responsible for a certain part of our body and therefore our behavior. Michael Gazzaniga is one of the many psychologist to study split brain…

The first chapter of Beyond Discipline by Alfie Kohn was about the nature of children and their motives and abilities. It discussed many negative theories and programs that characterize children as untrustworthy, incapable, and lack self-control. However, the author provides a different point of view where children are not seen as horrible human beings. He believes educators must look carefully at how they are teaching and the assumptions and predispositions they may bring about on their…

person, environment, and behavior. A unique feature of Social Cognitive Theory is the focus on social influence and social reinforcement from an external and internal perspective. SCT takes into consideration the unique manner in which we all learn as individuals and acquire and maintain behavior while also addressing the social environment in which individuals perform the behavior. This theory reflects on individual past experiences which factor into whether or not a behavior…

disability someone may have. An individual may have a rich vocabulary but have poor dialogue capability. This neurodevelopmental disability affects an individuals able to communicate effectively, have difficulties during social interaction, capricious behaviors and a difficult time understanding the concept of morality. The autonomy of individuals living with ASD can be constrained because they constantly need to be monitored. What in the brain is different for those who have this disorder? For…

If I were to describe the particular body of ideas that makes me who I would have to point first to the speech from William Shakespeare’s As You Like it Act II, Scene VII, “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts” (Shakespeare, n.d.). Having moved, a lot, due to my dad being in the military and then as a minister when I was younger, I realized early that depending on the situation, the…