Personality Theories and Human Nature Insights
Personality Theories: A Comprehensive Look
1.6 Strategy
Definition of personality: The pattern of characteristic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that distinguishes one person from another.
Major Personality Theories
- Psychoanalytic Theory: We are motivated by psychosexual forces.
- Id: The dominant force in personality; the deep, inaccessible part of personality that is devoid of values, ethics, and logic.
- Superego: The values of society presented to the child through punishments and rewards.
- Ego: The
Mind-Body Problem: Philosophy and Neuroscience
The Mind-Body Problem: Philosophy and Neuroscience
1.1 Mind, Brain, and Consciousness
Studies in philosophy, biology, and medicine consider humans as a material part of nature. As living organisms, we develop functions that allow us to survive independently: to live, feel, and know through the body. The body is an indispensable tool for us to live.
The Mind: The mind encompasses the set of intelligence activities and human capacity, processing information from the outside world and conducting vital
Read MoreUnderstanding Human Sexuality: A Holistic Approach
Human Sexuality: A Holistic Perspective
Introduction
We are not only biologically sexed, but our psyche, social organization, and culture are also deeply influenced by sex. From birth, we are assigned sex-specific names, clothes, toys, and activities. Even our hobbies, thoughts, and desires are often categorized by sex. Before a child is aware of their own sexual identity, society assigns a gendered role that impacts nearly every aspect of their life.
Different societies and cultures assign specific
Read MoreUnderstanding Education and Health: Key Concepts and Factors
Education: Learning and Growth
Education is synonymous with learning, study, and growth. There are two main approaches:
- Educare: To draw out potential.
- Inducere: To fill the head with knowledge.
Educare focuses on developing behavior and practical knowledge, while education, in general, facilitates personal development, enabling individuals to make independent decisions.
Characteristics of Education
- Human intervention (direct or indirect)
- Intentional process (reality and environment)
- Objective-driven activity
- Integral
Understanding Organizational Behaviour: Key Concepts
Organizational Behaviour
Organizational Behaviour is a multidisciplinary field that seeks knowledge of behavior in organizational settings by systematically studying individuals, groups, and organizational processes.
Hawthorne Study: The Bank Wiring Experiment (Group of 14 Men)
Aim of Study | Method | Findings |
To find out how payment incentives would affect productivity. | Workers were suspicious that increased productivity might justify firing some of them. They developed informal rules of behavior to control |
Understanding Late Adulthood and Aging
The Later Years
The period of late adulthood is a subject of study in gerontology. Gerontology, the scientific study of the processes and phenomena of aging, provides answers to many questions about this life stage. Sociologists are particularly interested in social gerontology, the study of the nonphysical aspects of the aging process.
Change Continues
People are now living longer. Life at age 65 is very different from life at 85. In recognition of this fact, gerontologists place individuals aged
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