The article A Leader’s Guide To Why People Behave The Way They Do argues effective leaders understand the factors that shape the behavior of their followers. Having a strong understanding of the factors that shape people’s behavior makes it easier for the leaders to motivate followers and also reduces the...

When presented with an opportunity to save money, most people will willingly sign up without thoroughly thinking through all of the ramifications. Big box stores, membership stores and even gas stations offer consumers money saving incentives in exchange for purchase of a set amount of goods or services. Upon initial...

Choosing a mate is a complicated process, but some of it can be simplified into genetic preference for self-preservation of a species. People naturally want their offspring to be healthy. There are many cultural aspects to mate selection that can eliminate genetic factors in some circumstances. One prime example of...

The Theory of Chronic Sorrow is a middle range nursing theory first proposed by Olshansky in 1962. Chronic sorrow is defined as "a normal response to ongoing disparity due to loss" (Eakes, Burke, and Hainsworth, 1998). Chronic sorrow is very much related to grief, but extended over a long period...

Sister Callista Roy established the Roy Adaptation Model to enable nurses to provide a framework for adapting to illness, including a transformative environment to improve quality of life (Current Nursing, 2012). Nurses support the use of several steps with this model, including behavioral assessment, identification of stimuli, diagnosis, goal setting,...