What is the overall purpose/direction behind personality? Comparing everyday individuals to that of scientists, Kelly believes that people strongly despite to understand the surrounding world, develop predictions about future events, and subsequently compose theories that serve to explain such events. The Personal Construct Theory was proposed and designed as an...

Abstract The process of attachment between mother and child is the focus of many theorists, all of whom seek to describe and explain the origins of that crucial early bond. Bowlby, Harlow, and Mahler all have theories of this process which overlap but are distinct from the others; all of...

In contradiction with Maslow and Herzberg who discussed internal needs and what efforts are used to fulfill them, Vroom’s expectancy theory separated effort from performance and outcomes. The expectancy theory states that behavior resulting from effort is made consciously in an attempt to minimize pain and maximize pleasure. This means...

Betty Newman theory is also known as the Newman Systems Model. It is a nursing theory that focuses on an individual’s relationship and response to stressors and stress (Newman Fawcett, 2011). Derived from general system theory, Newman Systems Model assumes that client is an open system reacting to internal and...

Essentially, spiral dynamics refers to a psychological and data-based approach geared towards understanding the thinking systems and worldviews or perspectives of societies, organizations, and individuals. In this case, Spiral Dynamics helps in comprehending diverse decision-making and problem solving by exploring how individuals react to their environment and how they conceptualize...