Psychology

Cognitive Therapies

What is cognitive therapy? The first thing that comes to mind about this question is that it is some kind of therapy available for people who face difficulty focusing and concentrating. Cognitive therapy is also known as CT. It refers to the therapy treatment that helps individuals develop a concrete pattern for thinking and focusing […]

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Client Centred Therapy

Client-centred treatment is guided by three main concepts that represent the therapist’s attitude toward the client: There is a clear understanding between the therapist and the client. The therapist and the client have reached an agreement. The therapist communicates with the client in an empathetic manner. Research Five researchers have found that client-centred therapy in

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Charles Spearman

Charles Spearman played a pivotal role in exploring human intelligence. Human intelligence is a subjective topic, and when you ask people, “what is intelligence?” The answers will vary because understanding intelligence is difficult. For example, for some people, an intelligent person will be the one who solves mathematics questions quickly, while for others, an intelligent person will

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Biofeedback Therapy

Psychological therapies are extremely effective in modifying our natural behaviour and reflexes to a great extent. Biofeedback therapy is one of these psychological therapies which is extremely effective in controlling or modifying your natural bodily processes or reflexes. In general, it is not possible for us to control our reflexes or natural body stimulus without

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Behaviour Therapies

Often used as an umbrella term, behaviour therapy is referred to as a form of therapy that aims at treating mental health disorders through bringing positive shifts in a person’s behaviour pattern.  This particular form of therapy usually deals with the identification of unhealthy and probably self-destructive personality traits and bringing positive changes in them.

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Adam Equity Theory

According to Stacey Adams’ Equity Theory, an employee’s “inputs” (hard work, skill level, acceptance, enthusiasm, etc) and “outputs” (salary, benefits, intangibles such as recognition, etc.) must be balanced fairly. Equity theory, recognized as one of the justice theories, was first developed in the 1960s by J. Stacy Adams, a workplace and behavioural psychologist, who stated

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