Human Nature, Culture, and Genetics: An In-Depth Analysis
Human Nature and Culture
The human being is characterized by a genetic nature. Throughout their life, people acquire a culture composed of habits and customs, language, and knowledge and belief.
Nature vs. Culture
Nature: It refers to the genetic determinants that an individual has from birth. It includes all those factors and conditions that we inherited (number of fingers, ability to speak, etc.).
Culture: It is everything that humans have learned or acquired. Equivalent terms are environmental or
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Mediating Processes and Factors of Student Learning
The paradigm of the processes mediating the situation that occurs as a result of the interaction of the four areas of learning (teacher-thinking, behavior thought, student-teacher-student behavior). This paradigm explains that depending on the student’s thinking, it acts, but in turn, how their behavior will determine its way of thinking.
The factors that influence student learning are:
For the Teacher
- His thinking: The teacher is a reflective subject,
Social Work Ethics and Values in Group Dynamics
Ethics and Values of Social Work with Groups
1. Introduction
We have been able to survive thanks to our social nature. The ability of social interaction plays a key role in the development of our personality and the dynamics of the society in which we are immersed. Any consideration of the ethics of social work with groups should start from that fact, establishing our social status and the requirements that are necessary for human sociability to function as such and allow our survival. Therefore,
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Moral Autonomy
Moral autonomy (from 7-8 years) involves the internalization of adult standards. The child is able to take the place of another, begins to discover their intentions, and establishes new partnerships with others. Things are good or bad because they meet or break the rules. Moral valuation becomes increasingly abstract and universal.
For example, is it wrong to lie because it betrays the trust of a friend, or is it preferable to suffer a punishment rather than rat out a teammate?
Cognitive
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Personality: An Overview
Personality refers to an individual’s characteristic emotional responses, thoughts, and behaviors that are relatively stable over time.
Psychodynamic Theory
Psychodynamic theory posits that behavior is motivated by inner, unconscious forces over which a person has little control. All psychological events have a cause; we are at the mercy of forces outside our awareness. No action is meaningless. The unconscious is considered more important than the conscious.
Sigmund Freud developed
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Assessment of Cognitive Functions
Old age often brings a decline in cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, perception, and language. Biological aging affects not only the physical functioning of the body but also the mental, such as in Alzheimer’s disease. These deficiencies can be managed by delaying their onset through techniques, strategies, and exercises that stimulate cognitive abilities. The role of a coach is essential to implement these strategies and techniques.
Cognitive Functions
Elderly
From
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