From the psycho-dynamic perspective Alice's failure is caused by an unconscious motive that drives her to fail. (McLeod, 2013) Her failure in math has a cause that is most likely because of failures or feelings of failure that she has had in the past that are now manifesting themselves and causing her to stop studying. Alice's id or primitive desires for immediate satisfaction are taking over and causing her to stop studying for math and instead do things that she can do without feeling bad about herself. This perspective is lacking the outside forces that are in play because it doesn't consider how the mothers lack of success could factor into Alice's failures. The behavioral perspective suggests that Alice's behavior is a learned behavior and that is what is causing her to fail math. Alice has been taught that it does not matter how hard she studies her math homework because has failed even when she studied. This caused Alice to believe that no matter how hard she studies she will fail, so she has no motive to work hard for a failing grade. This perspective only focuses on observable behavior and discounts most inner thoughts and feelings. (McLeod, 2013) It focuses too much on cause and effect and doesn't account for the complexity of human feelings and doesn't give Alice the benefit of free-will. The cognitive perspective suggests the …show more content…
Alice could be failing math because she does not realize the potential she has or doesn't see herself as worthy enough to succeed. This perspective would use an individual approach and learn Alice's feelings about herself and then coach her into self-actualization. This perspective is not scientific however, and self-actualization is not something that can be measured so there is not a concrete way of measuring the patients happiness. (Feldman,
These children do not have to go through everything they parents went through to be successful. They do not know the meaning of working hard, setting goals and achieve those goals. So these kids end up losing their goals and sense of self-worth, Gladwell says.
The Behavioral Model and behavioral theorists believe that our actions are determined by our experiences in life. The focus of this model is on the subject’s behaviors in response to their environment. These behaviors can either be external or internal. Learned behaviors can help some people cope and lead to productive activities in life. Learned behaviors can also be abnormal and lead to abnormal functioning (Comer, 2005-2011).
"The behavioral view is defined as the psychological perspective that emphasizes the power of the environment to influence behavior." (Zimbardo, page 17) The behavioral view is often referred to as behaviorism and was developed by psychologists who disagreed with the cognitive view. Instead of looking at the mental processes, behaviorists look at humans externally by observing the effects of people, objects, and events on behavior. The stimulus-response connection, developed by behaviorists, explains human behavior by stating that each response has a stimulus. An example would be a loud noise (the stimulus) causing a person to jump (the response). True behaviorists claim that thoughts, feelings, and motives do not play a role in determining behavior. Thoughts and feelings are not the cause, but the result. B. F. Skinner is quoted as saying, "The crucial age-old mistake is the belief that…what we feel as we behave is the cause of our behaving." (Zimbar...
...eate in Annie the self-discipline that she needs, how? I will work with her closely in the academic part, but I need that her parents and family work with her too in their family environment. I will include a realistic feedback about her work done in general and talk about her writing or any other issues. Because feedback is an externally imposed control that works with a person’s self-regulatory capability in order to adjust behavior (p. 412). In addition, in Annie’s case, I will investigate her family relationship, friends, values, and emotional issues. Because, she may be lacking of role models in her family and her social environment and interaction with others can be the factors of Annie deficiency of concentration, motivation, and self-regulation.
Behaviourism is a view that indicate that a learner is essentially passive, responding to environmental things in the world. The learner begins as a clean slate and behaviour is manner through positive or negative reinforcements. Both positive and negative reinforcements induces the probability that the antecedent behaviour will happen again. In contrast, punishment (both positive and negative) reduces the likelihood that the
The learning perspective is the science that studies the environmental and experiential influences on a person’s actions and behavior. In the learning perspective, scientists have proposed two ideas that explain why people behave the way they do; these are behaviorism and social-cognitive learning theory.
Math anxiety is a negative emotional reaction to mathematics that can be debilitating, It has been defined as a feeling of tension and anxiety that interfere with the manipulation of numbers and the solving of mathematical problems in ordinary life and academic situations. Math anxiety often results in a lack of confidence in the subject, which impedes academic performance. It perilous hurdle for many children across all grade levels. Individuals with math anxiety often avoid studies in mathematics and therefore limit their career options (Hembree, 1990). Hence, interventions are imperative in order to prevent further affecting students success in both academic and life itself.
Yet, happiness is not a condition, a gift or a talent, though some people appear to have a natural knack for happiness than others. They seem to have no particular reason for being happy except that they are so. Sometimes it may lie in one’s genetic disposition to be happier than others in identical circumstances; they have inherent aptitude for happiness. They are born with it: born happy. It is the genetic factor. But, it is also a skill that can be acquired, practiced into habit. Typically, a man tends to count his misfortunes more than his fortunes. But if he counts his fortunes at the same time with the same sensitivity, he would see that for every misfortune there are so many fortunes, for every pain there are so many pleasures. If he counts it right, he will be very happy. It is a hard arithmetic, but to be master with the math, we need to welcome these blessings and recount ourselves to be happy every day, every time. We need to reconcile, recognize and appreciate what we have (good health) and what we do not have (cancer). The talent of being happy is an understanding. Intelligence starts here. It is not a huge effort; it is possible and achievable. It is some form of
...her to feel despair. Her misery resulted in her doing unthinkable things such us the unexplainable bond with the woman in the wallpaper.
A major conflict is focusing on after Alice’s brain operation, she perceives to everyone and herself she’s the same girl she used to be. Unfortunately, her friends and family don’t agree that she is the same person. “You’re always saying that you are still you because you have the same brain, but who is to say that your whole personality is in your head?” (pg.5) Jenny argues that Alice is a completely different person than who she used to be. Their mother stands up for Alice but secretly does not agree with her, she does not see Alice as the daughter she used to have. “Sometimes I think my sister is dead.” (pg.5) This similar quote is showing how powerful Jenny feels about the new Alice and her failure to see how Alice is truly seeking self reflection. “Alice stared at her mother, but again her mother avoided her eyes.” (pg.5) This final quote impacts the reader 's empathetically and Alice immeasurably knowing that her own mother doesn’t accept her for who she is now. These quotes show the frustration from Alice and her family, skillfully building apprehensive conflict in the rising
A brain is always trying to please the adults around him. He suffers from a paralyzing fear of failure and will do almost anything within his power to avoid disappointing the adults that see potential in him. Generally speaking, the pressure the brain feels is almost entirely self-imposed and internalized. You wouldn’t know it by looking at him on the outside, but inside, the brain is freaking out. He’s constantly worried about the next test or the next semester. Much of these anxieties can follow him late into life if he can’t find a way to balance the chaos going on in his mind. He has a tendency to be overly obsessive and should failure show its ugly face, the brain can be utterly and completely devastated as a result. Hopelessness is the ultimate foe of anyone found in this categ...
“Learned helplessness is a phenomenon containing three components: contingency, cognition, and behavior. Contingency addresses the uncontrollability of the situation. Cognition refers to the attributions that people make regarding their situation or surroundings of which they are a part. Behavior allows individuals to decide whether they will give up or proceed with the obstacle set before them” (Peterson, Maier, & Seligman, 1993; Firmin, Hwang, Copella, & Clark, 2004). When a student thinks about college he must take either the ACT or the SAT test to be admitted into the college. Students have a lot of decisions to make that can be stressful. Failure is an aspect that students fear and can determine whether they will succeed in life.
Behavioral perspective is the theory that the majority of all behavior is learned from the environment after birth. Freewill is considered to be an illusion, because our environment determines behavior. Behaviorists believe that only behavior should be observed, not our minds, since we cannot see into other people’s minds. There is no way to know if a person is honestly answering a question so it is irrelevant. Behaviorists use strict laboratory experiments, usually on animals, such as rats or pigeons. They test animals because the laws of learning are universal, there are only a quantitative difference between animals and humans, and animals are practically and ethically more convenient to test.
In the assessment of Ryan, the parent provided crucial information that led to identification of challenges that Ryan was going through. The parent spent a lot of time helping the child to complete his homework. Secondly, the parent realized that Ryan would be able to memorize a story, but reading and writing down the story was the challenge because the letters were jumbled up in a word. Ryan was showing extreme signs of frustration while at home, an aspect that he hid from his class teacher and schoolmates. Ryan was not afraid to ask the mother for help in doing homework and worked quite hard to please the mother, although inherent challenges frustrated his efforts.
Students assume they are incapable of understanding a concept because they do not understand it the way it was taught to them. In most cases, that is not true. There are several different learning styles as well as several different teaching styles so a tutor or a friend could approach the material better suited to a student’s learning style. Russell’s sixth and final strategy is to be persistent. The key to making this strategy successful is for students to understand that everyone makes mistakes, and that is okay as long as they learn from their mistakes. It is important for students to keep trying, even if they’re wrong a few times (“How to Overcome Math Anxiety”).