Communicating Under Pressure
The stress families experience can be divided into internal and external. Whereas internal conflicts can be very different, external impacts that contribute to the stress perceived by the family members are usually limited. The historical frame refers to the conditions of the country the family resides in. Usually, stress based on this frame means the […]
Motivational Interview (MI)
Motivational Interview (MI) refers to a style of counselling, which is client-centered and directive, being aimed at eliciting behavior change and helping to explore and resolve ambivalence in clients. The concept of MI emanated from Bill Miller’s experience of treating victims of alcohol addiction, which was later structured into a more professional and detailed clinical […]
Essay about Motivation
Extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation Extrinsic motivation is the motivation that comes from the outside. The factors that influence a person are external. Extrinsically motivated person gets pleasure not from the process of doing something, but from the rewards he or she will receive. This means that one has little interest in the task or performing […]
How to Start a Career In Psychology
The basis of choosing this specific profession was geared on the premises of the active role played by this job and its contribution to the field of psychology. Similar occupations to counselling psychology that I can work in include educational psychologist, developmental psychologist, and sports psychologist. If I fail to work within my area of […]
People Often Get Motivated to Behave Violently by Violent Video Games
A lot of people regardless of age enjoy playing video games. Video game industry offers a variety of video games of different genres, such as: logical video games, racing games, different kinds of quests, etc. However, the most popular video games are the ones, which contain violence. While playing a video game, which contains violence, […]
Smile Intensity in Photographs Predicts Longevity
The article titled “Smile Intensity in Photographs Predicts Longevity” was written by Ernest L. Abel and Michael L. Kruger. The main point presented by the authors is the way positive attitude influences a person’s life, personality, individual choices, marriage stability, and longevity. It has been considered for a long time that people who are more […]
Sources of Motivation
According to the accepted definition, motivation is a reason for acting or behaving throughout in a particular manner. Speaking in a more concrete parlance of sociologists, motivation is a dynamic psychophysiological process that dictates human conscience as well as determines orientation, self-discipline, activity and tenacity of individuals (O’Neil, 1994). A prominent German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer […]