Aspects of personality studied

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Personality is not necessarily a new topic for you – you’ve had one your entire life! However, this might be the first time you have consciously explored the question “What is personality?” This assignment will allow you to synthesize your initial thoughts about personality. Where do you believe it comes from? How does it impact your day to day life? How can it best be studied? Can it be changed?

Incorporating concepts and principles from this week’s readings, craft a 2 to 3 page paper in APA style addressing the questions below:

1. How do psychologists define personality?

2. What is your initial perspective on where personality comes from? How do these ideas align (or not) with the introductory reading for this week?

3. What aspects of personality can be explored using the principles of scientific research? What aspects of personality cannot be studied using the scientific method?

4. As you reflect on the variety of measures and tools researchers use to study personality, which best captures personality from the framework you have described in this assignment? Explain your response.

5. What questions excite you about the study of personality?

Personality and emotional intelligence research

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Understanding how employee behavior is directed by personality traits and emotional intelligence is essential for a professional in I-O Psychology. The ability to understand personality traits and emotional intelligence will lead to the prediction of workplace motivation. The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate employee behavior in a real-world scenario and identify the impact on workplace motivation.

This week you will write a 3-5-page essay based on the scenario below.

Scenario

Lewis is running late to work. His children missed the bus and he had to drive them to school, thus adding to his commute. On his way in, he hits every red light, spills coffee on his lap and realizes he has forgotten to take out the trash. When Lewis finally gets to his desk, his manager Carey calls him in for an impromptu meeting.  Carey needs Lewis’s team to repackage a shipment of ABC tools that was due to be delivered yesterday. Carey was informed this morning that original ABC tool order was for 500 parts, but the invoice incorrectly stated 5,000. As a result, the warehouse is overstocked, and the order was incorrectly packed. This also means that the shipment will likely arrive late. Due to several team errors over the last six months, Carey is under a lot of scrutiny from her leadership. Carey needs to ensure this problem is taken care of immediately and accurately.

Include the following in your essay

· Describe employee behavior based on specific personality traits and the level of emotional intelligence.

· Evaluate the employee’s behavior assessing how both personality traits and emotional intelligence affects the employee’s motivation.

· Synthesize the variables and factors within personality traits and emotional intelligence that affect workplace motivation.

· Support your evaluation with personality trait and emotional intelligence research within workplace motivation.

Study lifespan development approach

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Researchers who study lifespan development approach the field from several perspectives. Each general perspective encompasses one or more theories – broad, organized explanations and predictions concerning phenomena of interest. Developmental theories provide a framework for understanding the relationships among a seemingly unorganized set of fact or principles.

Detail one human growth and development theory and discuss its empirical support. Then read Defining Spiritual Development: A Missing Consideration for Student Affairs (Love & Talbot, 2009), and discuss research on spiritual development and how it could be connected to the other areas of development (physical, emotional, and social).

DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
The student will complete 5 Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread between
400-500 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned Module: Week. The student
must then post 1 reply between 200-250 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned
Module: Week. For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 2 scholarly
citations in current APA format, as well as 1 biblical principle. Any sources cited must have been
published within the last five years. Acceptable sources include peer reviewed journal articles

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Mock up of Healthcare organization

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Your are to create a mockup of a Healthcare organization’s Voice of Customer roadmap. Turning patient’s feedback into insight.

Awareness

Your customers, in this stage, may or may not have a pain point but are exploring your company because they’ve seen an ad or a catchy Tweet, or heard a friend mention your product or service.

Consideration

Here the customer realizes their need for a product or service to address their problems and begins to actively search for a suitable solution. If your brand was on their awareness radar, then potential customers are more likely to consider your product as a suitable fit.

Decision

In this stage, the customer has thoroughly evaluated all options, looked up reviews, checked your pricing plans and policies, and is ready to purchase your product to meet their business needs.

Retention

A critical stage in the customer journey where the customer reevaluates their decision to either buy a new product from you again or renew their existing contract/subscription. The percentage of customers choosing to continue their services with you is commonly referred to as the net retention rate which is a common north-star metric for companies, given the costs associated with acquiring new customers.

Advocacy

This is the stage where your customers are satisfied with your product capabilities, recognize the value added by your products or services, and start referring you to their colleagues and friends, completing the loyalty loop.

Personalities and behavior patterns

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Due Sunday, October 23, 2022, 11:59 PMTime remaining: 2 days 9 hours

Write a 2-3 page (double-spaced) discussion that outlines your current position the following questions:

1)      How important is the past, present, and future to personality and behavior?

2)      How are one’s personality and behavior patterns developed, including abnormal personalities and behavior patterns?

3)      How are personalities and behavior patterns changed?

4)      How should psychologists go about studying their subject matter?

5)      How might your answers to these questions be reflected in your therapeutic, parenting, relational, or research approach and technique?

Summarize your own positions on these issues as best as you can. Do not worry if your positions seem inconsistent but note when you feel they are and why this might be the case. Your positions themselves will not be graded. Only the completeness of the assignment (e.g., whether you thoughtfully answered all the questions) and your writing (e.g., clarity, spelling, grammar) is evaluated. Use 1” margins, Times New Roman, 12-pt font.

Method used to gather data

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Report the name and type of assessment (personality, intelligence, aptitude, ability, achievement, etc. that you selected for analysis. Provide information on a tests reliability and validity. Discuss the potential for any cultural bias. Indicate any concerns with the instrument regarding cultural bias. You may find this type of information in scholarly articles about the assignment. Report the method used to gather the data: observations, interviews, formal test, etc. Discuss potential ethical or legal challenges. Report and critically evaluate how the test is administered. Provide as much detail of the specific standardized recommendations as possible. Critically evaluate the overall strengths and weaknesses of the instrument. Need 1 minimum of peer-reviewed journal article.

Integration of Recovery Model

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After reviewing this week’s resources, address the following in notes and a treatment plan.

In the two videos on solution-focused therapy, you will observe aspects of solution-focused therapy such as complimenting, miracle question, exceptions, scaling questions, and homework. Use your observational skills to identify more about this approach. Address the following topics with brief paragraphs or a bulleted list. The final item asks you to prepare an abbreviated treatment plan for the couple in the video using solution-focused therapy. Harrison (2019), in your resource list, will guide you in this process.

  • Therapeutic Relationship: Describe the therapist/client relationship in solution-focused therapies. Describe what you observed about the therapist/client relationship in the videos.
  • Assessing Client Strengths: Describe several ways a therapist can identify individual and family strengths. What strengths did you see in this couple?
  • Solution-focused Interventions: Describe several solution-focused interventions. Identify examples from the videos.
  • Goal Setting: Identify some goals you might have for the couple in the videos. While these would be constructed with the client, use your imagination.
  • Solution-Generating Questions: Include two examples of possible solution-generating questions that you might ask this couple. Include a rationale for why you chose this question and how it fits with this model.
  • Integration of the Recovery Model: How could concepts from the recovery be applied in solution-focused therapy?
  • Treatment Planning: Use what you have written about to develop an abbreviated treatment plan. You can use the treatment plan examples in Harrison (2019) as a guide. Include examples of initial tasks, working phase tasks, and closing phase tasks. Please include your systemic hypothesis.

Length: 5 p, not including title or reference pages

References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources.

Usefulness in Couples-Marriage Counseling

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Running Head: FAMILY GENOGRAM 2

 

FAMILY GENOGRAM 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Genogram

Matthew Rosario

Walden University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With graph-like visuals, graphics, shapes, descriptions, and drawn lines, the genogram assignment will demonstrate how family structures may be read and evaluated utilizing a charted approach (Guerin & Pendagast, 1976). The purpose of a genogram is to enable a systematic method for identifying positives and negatives in family structures. As you shall see, one side of a family can have a favorable or negative impact on family members for decades to come. This is a summary of my family genogram

Family Dynamics

My family has a variety of dynamics that work well with our approach. My family is made up of homes with two parents, one parent, only children, married people, and blended families that come from two or more different cultural origins. Some of us have formed close-knit ties more than others, but that is sometimes how things work. We have all come together in some manner, shape, or form.. It has influenced our behaviors and the connections we have built, as well as how we interact with others and perceive the world. More of the distant family members have, so to speak, made their own decisions and fit the description of being “outside of our norms.” Example: In our tight-knit family, it would never be acceptable for a few male relatives to engage on worldly activities when they are in what you may refer to as “the streets.” Our family’s pattern has been oriented or aimed toward assisting others with all the responsibilities that have emerged (Guerin & Pendagast, 1976). The majority of people who work are employed as police officers, correctional officers, nurses, counselors, and therapists, among other public sector professionals. This blended family, in my opinion, has its differences yet still manages to support one another.

 

Communication Styles

I come to the conclusion that, when comparing various communication philosophies, I fall somewhere between my parents and my grandparents. Both of my parents have various ways of communicating, which they have taught me to use depending on the situation (sort to speak). Warm, dedicated, and sympathetic toward the female family members, but stricter with the men, my father and grandfather, who are both stern but with a tiny tendency toward tolerance, create a close bond between them. The ladies, however, are always stern and inflexible, despite their ability to be charming, hospitable, and kind. Nearly everyone in the family that has this disposition is someone I am close to.

Mental Health/Physical Health

This project required that I complete the genogram while sitting with my father and a great aunt on my father side in order to acquire accurate physical and mental information. I discovered that several members of my family battle with mental illness. This includes all branches of our mixed and biological families. These ailments included heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, ADHD, and terminal illnesses. I discovered that diabetes, hypertension, and depression were my grandparents’ primary health concerns. As a result of this knowledge, I am now aware of any potential health or psychological issues that may affect me.

Emotional Relationship

The genogram of a family is helpful to the counselor because it makes the connections between family members clear. The genogram can be constructed in a variety of ways to include details like wealth, social standing, and relationships on both a physical and emotional level. Problems that may have been hidden or undetected may become apparent in relationships. There are patterns in relationships that may be observed, and these patterns may affect how partners interact and manage one another. The genogram could be beneficial to the pair by educating them on each other’s families. The pair may benefit from being able to identify potential obstacles and current or past issues that might have a family history component. Instead of isolating someone and categorizing them as problematic or the problem, the family might find it beneficial to look at their issues from a larger viewpoint.

Genogram Usefulness in Couples/Marriage Counseling

The genogram of a family is beneficial to the counselor since it clarifies the familial relationships. The genogram can be constructed in a variety of ways to include data such as finances, social standing, and emotional and physical ties. Relationships have the power to reveal problems that were previously hidden or unknown. Relationships exhibit patterns, and these patterns may influence how partners manage and interact with one another. The genogram may aid the pair by revealing more about their respective families. This may assist the couple in recognizing potential obstacles and identifying recent or continuing issues that may have a genetic component. Rather than isolating someone and characterizing them as problematic or the problem, it could be beneficial for the family to view their issues from a broader perspective.

Understanding my own Impact as a Counselor

Understanding my genogram could reveal information regarding my family’s medical history, social and physical interactions, life experiences, and status, among other things. I may view the couple’s familial relationships very differently than they do, focusing on their flaws while disregarding their virtues, because their familial relationships are not my own. Instead of studying the conditions that led to the events or the change in the person, judging a person in a relationship mostly based on their current conduct.

 

References

 
Guerin, P. J., & Pendagast, E. G. (1976). Evaluation of family system and genogram.  Family therapy: Theory and practice, 450-464.

 

Kim-Appel, D., & Appel, J. K. (2021). Bowenian family systems theory: Approaches and applications. In D. Capuzzi & M. D. Stauffer (Eds.). Foundations of couples, marriage, and family counseling (2nd ed., pp. 149-168). Wiley & Sons.
Kim-Appel, D., & Appel, J. K. (2021). Bowenian family systems theory: Approaches and applications. In D. Capuzzi & M. D. Stauffer (Eds.). Foundations of couples, marriage, and family counseling (2nd ed., pp. 149-168). Wiley & Sons.  

 

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 Psychology Research and Behavior Management

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The thin ideal is a situation in which overweight individuals or those with big bodies are deemed unhealthy or to have imperfect shapes. However, it is not always the case because somebody figures are natural and come from genetic makeup. Some stages in life can make one grow—the project target is to intervene in this thin-ideal situation by creating dissonance among the participants (Schaefer, Burke, & Thompson, J2019). The programs allow the participants to critique the thin ideal and to engage in body acceptance exercises and role-plays to counter thin-ideal statements and resist peer pressure.

Through the intervention that participants come to terms with their body appearance and avoid instances of situations where the thin ideal is perpetuated. Therefore, every individual accepts their body appearance and does the minimum requirements to remain healthy.

The participants took part in different activities that were categorized into four sessions. In the first sessions, the participants are informed of the type of activity they will do – discuss the cost of the thin ideal. Through the session, the participants engage in discussions that strive to identify the origin and perpetuation of the thin ideal, the impact of the messages about the thin perfect, and the corporation profiting from unrealistic standards (“Body Project,” n.d.). The participants are then instructed to write letters, as their homework, to hypothetical younger self discussing the cost of thin ideas pursuit and reflection examination in a full-length mirror.

The second session involves reviewing the previous session and sharing reactions to the letter they wrote in the first session on the cost of thin ideal pursuit. In addition, they also share their thoughts and feelings on self-affirmation and exercise. As a new exercise unique to the session, the participants engage in role-playing, trying to dissuade the group from pursuing a thin ideal. Also, the participants are given excise to give three examples of life experiences of pressure to achieve a slim body and list ten things’ women can do to resist the thin ideal.

The third session is also a discussion where the participants discuss the assignment given in the previous session on the pressure to be thin. They are challenged to engage in a behavioral experiment related to their problems as an assignment. In this session, the participants also discuss why they signed to the intervention and identify their body image concerns.

In the fourth and last session, the participants discuss their experiences and reactions to the behavioral challenge and body activism exercises. They are encouraged to go with the challenge in the future. The discussion they engage in includes how the thin ideal is perpetuated and ways of addressing difficulties arising from resisting pressure to conform to the thin ideal.

The dissonance intervention method is one of the methods used to prevent girls and humans from having a mental perception of thinking that body weight and shapes are the primary reasons for health issues. The interventions implemented in the programs aim to discourage young women from believing they should achieve the thin ideal. The thin ideal situation has brought many young women psychological problems because of trying to reach the thin ideal without any success (“Body Project,” n.d.). The dissonance intervention methods seek to boost the confidence of women and girls who think that their bodies are not healthy based on their appearance and the outside pressure to achieve the thin ideal.

The program’s goals are to ensure that young woman does not yield to peer pressures that force them to achieve thin ideal, to prevent psychological issues that come with external pressure and body shaming, and to encourage women to healthy living and dieting (Warren & Akoury, 2020). The discussion strategies, in this case, ensure that the woman gives enough information about the thin ideal and its impact on individual life. Through dissonance intervention, women can get rid of the perception propagated by the external environment on one’s appearance. Therefore, the women will have improved self-esteem by ignoring the external pressures of the thin ideal.

The participants that were involved in the study were selected from high schools and colleges. Typically, girls and women in high school and college have similar characteristics; most strive to have thin bodies. They give in to the pressure of thin ideal. As a result, they strive to maintain healthy eating habits by doing a lot of exercises but realize the most minimal effects (“Body Project,” n.d.). This strive has driven most of the psychological problems, which some remain for a long time, even after school.

After the intervention administration, it is good to assess the effectiveness of each intervention method. We need to determine whether the invention worked or not. First, indicators to determine the impact of the intervention are to assess the number of participants that completed all the sessions. A high number of more than 80 % of the meeting shows that the intervention works effectively. Second is the direct observation of participants’ change of behavior in their pursuit of the thin ideal. Most abandon the pursuit but maintain a healthy lifestyle without stress.

References

Body Project. (n.d.). Blueprint. https://www.blueprintsprograms.org/programs/836999999/body-project/

Schaefer, L. M., Burke, N. L., & Thompson, J. K. (2019). Thin-ideal internalization: How much is too much?. Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 24(5), 933-937.

Warren, C. S., & Akoury, L. M. (2020). Emphasizing the “cultural” in sociocultural: A systematic review of research on thin-ideal internalization, acculturation, and eating pathology in US ethnic minorities. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 13, 319.

Psychological Distress Policy Recommendation

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Module Assessment: Consultant to New Nation: Psychological Well-Being and Psychological Distress Policy Recommendation

For this Module 3 Assessment, you will finalize your Module Assessment for submission in which you examine a situation that includes making a policy recommendation based on your expertise as a psychological consultant to a newly discovered nation. Your recommendations will be included in a 5-page paper not including your title and reference page.

To Prepare:
  • Review the following situation:Imagine you are serving as a psychological consultant to a newly discovered nation of the world and you discover that most people in this nation are happy while some are distressed and suffering from psychological disorders or mental distress.
  • Review and use any of the course Learning Resources to support this Module Assessment. You may also use any resources from your previous research for this course.

Assignment: (5 pages excluding title page and reference page)Part 1: Happiness and Well-Being (2 pages)Based on the situation provided and utilizing the course Learning Resources to support your thinking:

  • Select and describe three influences on happiness and well-being that vary across cultures for your new nation.
  • Explain why you think these three influences are critical to improving national well-being.

Part 2: Psychological Distress and Disorder (2 pages)Based on the situation provided and utilizing the course Learning Resources to support your thinking:

  • Select and describe three influences on psychological distress and disorders that vary across cultures for your new nation.
  • Explain why you think these three influences are especially significant for understanding the nation’s psychological distress.

Part 3: Policy Recommendation (1 page)Based on the situation provided and utilizing the course Learning Resources to support your thinking:

  • Make three policy recommendations to reduce psychological distress and explain why.
  • Make three policy recommendations for psychological well-being for this new nation and explain why.

Support your finding with references from the Learning Resources and your research.Support your Module Assessment by citing all resources in APA style, including those in the Learning Resources.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Colby, B. (2009). Is a measure of cultural well-being possible or desirable? In G. Mathews & C. Izquierdo (Eds.), Pursuits of happiness: Well-being in anthropological perspective (pp. 45–64). New York, NY: Berghahn Books.  Credit Line: Pursuits of Happiness: Well-being in Anthropological Perspective, by Mathews, G.; Izquierdo, C. Copyright 2009 by Berghahn Books. Reprinted by permission of Berghahn Books via the Copyright Clearance Center. 

Lomas, T. (2016). Towards a positive cross-cultural lexicography: Enriching our emotional landscape through 216 ‘intranslatable’ words pertaining to well-being. Journal of Positive Psychology, 11(5), 546–588.

Oishi, S. (2018). Culture and subjective well-being: Conceptual and measurement issues. In E. Diener, S. Oishi, & L. Tay (Eds.), Handbook of well-being. Salt Lake City, UT: DEF Publishers. DOI: nobascholar.com Retrieved from https://www.nobascholar.com/chapters/46/download.pdf 

Suh, E. M., & Koo, J. (2009). Comparing subjective well-being across cultures and nations: The “what” and “why” questions. In M. Eid & R. J. Larsen (Eds.), The science of subjective well-being (pp. 414–427). New York, NY: Guilford Press.  Credit Line: The Science of Subjective Well-Being by Eid, M.; Larson, R. J. (Eds).  Copyright 2009 by Guilford Publications. Reprinted by permission of Guilford Publications via the Copyright Clearance Center. 

Veenhoven, R. (2010). How universal is happiness? In E. Diener, J. F. Helliwell, & D. Kahneman (Eds.), International differences in well-being (pp. 328–350). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.  Credit Line: International Differences in Well-Being, by Diener, J.; Helliwell, J. ; Kahneman, D. Copyright 2010 by Oxford University Press. Reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. 

Government.ae (2018). UAE Government: Happiness. Retrieved from https://government.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-uae-government/government-of-future/happiness