The Enviromental Affects on Terrorism
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The Enviromental Affects on Terrorism
"The FBI defines three types of terrorists: (1) a leader with a strong commitment to their groups belief system; (2) an "activist operator" who often has a criminal background and implements their groups agenda; and (3) an idealist who finds a sense of purpose in his commitment to their group." (Kressel, 82) In the field of psychology, it is the psychologists duty to try to come up with theories or correlations, which help people group and identify terrorist or terroristic behavior, quickly and consistantly. There are many common assumptions about the common terrorist, but there are no true or definite catagories to place them in. A terrorist is formed by his environment either through ways of social interaction, their economy class, media influence or simply societal expectation.
The social learning theory of Bandura emphasizes the importance of observing and modeling the behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others. Bandura stated that learning would be exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. He believed that most human behavior is learned observationally through modeling. From observing others he believed that one could form an idea of how new behaviors are preformed. This theory explains human behavior in terms of continuous reciprocal interaction between cognitive, behavioral, and environmental influences.
The social learning theory has been applied extensively to the understanding of aggression (Bandura, 1973) and psychological disorders, particularly in the context of behavior modification (Bandura, 1969). It is also the theoretical foundation for the tec...
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...reatly to the violence of today's modern criminal.
Media violence all together stimulates new aggressive thoughts and ideas. It gives people the idea of something new, for example a new way to kill some one or yet to place the bomb. It also acquires new aggressive responses to situations. A child that usually is calm may see a violent act on the television and decided that next time someone try to take a toy from him he is going to hit them, because he saw on the television that the person who used the violence got what they wanted. Another negative aspect of media violence comes in when it desensitizes our reaction to violence. When we see a mugging on television and see it constantly we think that it is just a normal part of our society, thus when it happens in reality one merely ignors the violence and goes right by the crime as if nothing has happened.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the fbi defines three types of terrorists: a leader with strong commitment to their group's belief system, an "activist operator" with criminal background, and an idealist.
- Explains the social learning theory of bandura, which emphasizes the importance of observing and modeling the behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others.
- Explains that bandura's social learning theory has been applied extensively to the understanding of aggression and psychological disorders, particularly in the context of behavior modification.
- Explains that criminologist edwin h. sutherland's theory of differential association states that criminal behavior is leaned behavior and learned via social interaction. he drew upon three major theories from the chicago school to formulate his theory.
- Analyzes how sutherland concluded that patterns in association would differ from person to person. he believed that crime came from a conflicting value system.
- Explains that sutherland based his theory on nine postulates: criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other persons in a process of communication, and the majority of crime occurs within intimate personal groups.
- Explains the process of leaning criminal behavior by association with criminal and anticriminal patterns involves all of the mechanisms that are involved in any other learning.
- Explains that criminal behavior is an expression of general needs and values, but it is not explained by those needs. non-criminal behaviors are expressions of the same.
- Explains that sutherland's theory of differential association suggests that any behavior, being violent or nonviolent, is learned based on the interactions we have with people and the values that come from those interactions.
- Explains that today's society mimics what we see and hear on television and radio. in 1954, the first congressional hearings took place on the effects of television violence.
- Explains that people see violence on television and believe it is okay and accepted in our society. children see it and think it's okay to hit or kill to get what they want.
- Explains that heavy metal and rap music today contains an element of hatred and abuse of women of a degree never seen before. they contain offensive racism, blasphemy, and bigotry.
- Explains dr. paul king's theory that the themes of heavy metal rock fell into five categories: aggressive rebellion, abuse of drugs, graphic violence and suicide, fascination with the occult, and sexuality that is graphic and explicit.
- Analyzes how media violence stimulates new aggressive thoughts and ideas, and acquires aggressive responses to situations. media violence desensitizes our reaction to violence.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that the best way to address juvenile delinquency is through the understanding of the causation mechanism that has led to the situation.
- Explains albert bandura's proposed social learning theory, which was based on observational learning and focused on behavior modeling.
- Explains that three theories have been proposed that reflect the biological, sociological, and psychological to try and understand this concept.
- Explains that william h. sheldon proposed a classification that proposed that the human physique was directly linked to crime, which he referred to as somatotyping.
- Explains hans eysenck's support for neurophysiological characteristics that show a relationship with criminals. extroverts need stimulation, change, and excitement to be impulsive as well as thrill-seeking individuals.
- Analyzes how factors like sex, race, age, socioeconomic status, values, friends, poor education, environmental and situational factors contribute to sociological theories. merton came up with a social strain theory with regards to criminal involvement.
- Analyzes merton's opinion that the lower social classes were more vulnerable to the depredations of anomie since they had higher affinity to having their aspirations frustrated as they attempted to contribute in the economic benefits of the general society.
- Explains that there are many factors that do and might contribute to a child’s delinquency, which are diverse by all factors; in most cases, they are complexly interwoven within any single case.
- Cites bartol, c. r., & a.m. (2006). criminal behavior: a psychosocial approach. pearsoneducation, inc. upper saddle river, new jersey.
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- Explains that the social learning theory clearly states how a person learns and that through observation and instructions. kids ages 2-4 often see cartoon violence, but keep them away from anything that shows physical aggression.
- Explains that social learning theory is useful because it helps explain some of the societal problems in the world and provides some solution to it.
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- Explains cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) is made up of a number of basic principles that recognize that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interrelated.
- Explains the differences between cognitive therapy and rational emotive behavior therapy. cognitive therapy is a diagnostician, educator, and consultant who assesses distorted or deficient cognitive activities and dysfunctional behavior patterns.
- Explains albert bandura's social learning research highlighted the importance of the perception of reinforcement and the modeling effect in which individuals learn by observing others.
- Explains cognitive behavioral therapy is based on the theory that most social and behavioral problems or dysfunctions are directly related to the misconceptions that people hold about themselves, other people, and various life situations.
- Explains that both theories represent the concept that a person's thoughts and emotions are best understood through their behaviors which are associated with cognition.
- Explains the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, including thinking, cognitions, and behavioral change.
- Explains the importance of consistency between thoughts, feelings, and actions in cognitive behavioral therapy.
- Explains that the steps used in cognitive behavioral therapy are personalized to specifically identify and resolve the issue(s) each client presents.
- Explains that evidence based practice is the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences. cognitive based therapy provides measurable outcomes and utilizes scientific analysis.
- Concludes that cognitive therapy has fulfilled the criteria of a system of psychotherapy by providing coherent, testable theory of personality, psychopathology, and therapeutic change.
- Recommends that the person wishing for the change initiate the therapy process. cognitive behavioral therapy is best used for treating conditions such as obsessive-compulsively disorders, addictions, anxiety and depression.
- Opines that individuals or families who are dedicated to working through and changing undesirable behaviors would receive the therapy best if they have goals and desires to work through their emotions.
- Explains that cbt ideally works with people from diverse groups such as first nations peopls and the lgbtq community. however, literature and in person implementation are progressing and creating strong foundations for culturally competent evidence based practices.
- Explains hays' suggestions to facilitate the integration of diverse cultural considerations into the use of cognitive based therapy.
- Explains the strengths and limitations of cognitive behavioral therapy. cbt is effective for treating anxiety, sexual disorders, and depression.
- Opines that the exact role of cognitive processing is undetermined in cbt. lewinsohn studied a random group of participants before any became depressed, and it was found that cognitive issues were not more likely to have negative thoughts than those who did not.
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- Explains reproduction is the ability to perform the behavior that the model has just demonstrated.
- Explains graf, grumm, hein, fingerle, and graf. improving parental competencies: subjectively perceived usefulness of a parent training matters.
- Explains that southern early childhood association (seca) (2015). social skills: laying the foundation on for success.
- Explains that the four conditions in the theory apply to young children as they are learning from their parents.
- Explains how albert bandura's theory helps us understand the way a child or an individual learns different actions from an early age.
- Explains shonkoff, richter, van der gaag, & bhutta, z. an integrated scientific framework for child survival and early childhood development.
- Hypothesizes that children who attend preschool will have an increase in their social skills because they are around children and practicing the skills with them.
- Explains the purpose of the first study, which was to examine feasibility of preschool version of first step to success (fss) intervention.
- Describes the extent to which teachers and parents perceive the intervention to be social valid.
- Explains that their topic is early childhood development, based on the social learning theory and how each family teaches their child differently.
- Explains that herman-smith, r., waldfogel, and brooks-gunn, j. do preschool programs affect social disadvantage? what social workers should know.
- Explains that bandura's theory that a person learns from another person modeling, is correct because children learn their actions from their peers. the montebaro-training training is designed for parents with preschool and elementary-school children.
- Explains albert bandura's theory that people learn from one another through modeling, imitation, and/or observation. social skills are behaviors that promote positive interactions with others.
- States shonkoff et al. (2012) states that cognitive, emotional, and social capacities are inextricably intertwined and learning, behavior and both physical and mental health are highly interrelated over the life course.
- Analyzes the effectiveness of the intervention in reducing problem behavior and improving social skills. fidelity data suggest the preschool version can be implemented with acceptable integrity by coaches and teachers.
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2107 wordsRead More - media effects on violenceanalytical essayMedia violence is only one of many factors for later violent behavior. Therefor violent behavior does not occur when there is only one risk factor present. So, a normal healthy person would not go on a killing rampage because they played a violent video game or watching a lot of violent movies. A lot people think that violence comes from movies or video games, but yet they watch a violent movie, and think to themselves why am i not a killer. It is mainly because they have came from a good home and where raised properly. Violent behavior is caused by numerous factors and usually are clashing together. Many people think the violent media has no effect because the have not killed anyone after watching a violent movie or show. In one 15 year long study, heavy viewers of violent movies where shown to first and third graders, and they were three times more likely to have been convicted of a criminal behavior by the time they reached there 20’s. They where also more likely to abuse and assault others.
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- Explains that violence has been on movies since the beginning of the film industry. a normal american watches five hours of video each day, which equals out to 98% of people watching traditional television.
- Explains that media violence is only one of many factors for later violent behavior. violent behavior is caused by numerous factors and usually are clashing together.
- Explains that the cognitive dissonance theory states that conflicting thoughts cause psychological discomfort. people rationalize their thoughts by bringing their attitudes into line with their recent actions.
- Explains that the entertainment industry claims that violent media does not increase aggression or violence. in 1972, the u.s surgeon general issued a warning about the violent effects of watching harmful tv shows.
- Analyzes the 1994 crime film natural born killers, which stars woody harrelson, juliette lewis, robert downey, jr., tom sizemore, and tommy lee jones.
- Explains that people have blamed crimes on movies because it is a good way to claim that they are unstable or crazy. the shooting of william savage and patsy byers was one of them.
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- Explains that media affects everyone in many different ways, and that it has a positive side to it and helps us in some ways.
- Analyzes how media is promoting violence instead of censoring it. children are still developing so they can't tell the difference between tv and reality.
- Explains that horror movies can include a lot of violence and make you cringe. king claims that they help relieve some madness or craziness that we are not usually able to let free.
- Explains how media effects can last through life and effect life when you get older.
- Opines that media can have its effect on people in different ways.
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