Model theory

Theoretical Orientation. Having a theoretical orientation stems from having a theory of change that one believes works. Before a theory is formulated, it is first tested and see if hypothetically it works for the purpose for which it is derived. I have seen that the Adlerian as well as the Reality Theories based on my PACE theory of change works and on these have I had my theoretical orientation founded. The Adlerian theory The Adlerian psychology places its emphasis on a person’s ability to…

This paper suggests that financial accounting thought is undergoing a revolution. As many scientific theories both describe and prescribe phenomena, so many accounting theories describe and prescribe financial phenomena. New ideas have been proposed and debated and new school of thoughts have been emerged. The priori research has been criticized in 1960 and regarded as having doubtful value. But it has been argued in the paper that priori research has helped in overthrowing existing ideas. If an…

different and similar. A historical explanation is an account of an event or events in history and it can reveal when the event takes place, how it takes place and the events that prompted that particular event to take place. A scientific explanation is a theory that reveals the reason why phenomena occur in the natural world. Although historical and scientific explanations are acquired through different means, knowledge in History and Natural Science is discovered and scientists and historians…

Using strength-based models, this essay will endeavour to explain and discuss the interrelationship between practice and theory, and also how practice shapes theory and vice versa. Firstly it will define and discuss what theory is, the underpinning relationship they have in shaping perspectives, and models. Secondly, what is strength-based theory, and identify two strength-based perspectives, those being task-centred and solution-focused. Also, how these perspectives would benefit a family…

In Galileo’s Daughter, Dava Sobel assembles an account of Galileo’s attempt to prove the heliocentric model of the universe in a world where mans’ logical reasoning is potent, yet second to his devotion to God, and by relation, the Catholic Church. Sobel writes about Galileo’s tendency to question the reasoning of those around him. Though it may not be apparent, Galileo was born into a world of great similarity to the modern day. In Galileo’s time, Science was seen as blasphemy and a tool to…

a multi-criterion model would provide the best chance of demarcating science. However, if I were to create a criterion of my own, a theory can be scientific if it fulfills three conditions. Firstly, the auxiliary hypotheses involved in the testing of any theory should be independently testable themselves. In this case, if new questions arise from an accepted theory, these questions must be testable and falsifiable. Second, scientific practices are unified wholes, so a theory – if it is…

Theory Paper Theories are the foundation of career counseling. The goal of learning about theories is not necessarily to develop certain procedures or techniques for counseling, but to use them as a basis to understand career counseling and the research behind it. Zunker (2012) puts the main counseling theories in to four groups: trait-oriented, social learning and cognitive, developmental, and person-in-environment. Each of these theories marks an attempt to help and understand clients and…

society that has been in existence for that long of a time, and releasing the changes that were made, how they were made, and most importantly why they were made is paramount. In the article “Activity Theory, an introduction for the Writing classroom” Kain and Wardle give us an Idea of an activity theory which “gives us a helpful lens for understanding how people in different communities carry out their activities”.…

1. This research was conducted to examine and test theories that tries to explain how adolescent react towards challenge and threat. This explores the implicit theories that explains how social stressors are perceived and interpreted by an individual. There is also biopsychological model of challenge and threat that tries to explain how one interprets an event as challenge or threat. Challenge will be recognize when there are resources to cope with the stressors, while threat is considered when…

Many counselors and therapists rely on counseling theory throughout the process of assisting their clients with coping with life’s issues, understanding their circumstances, and making informed decisions. Counseling has proven to be an effective tool used by psychologists since it gained recognition in the 1950s (Strong, Welsh, Corcoran, & Hoyt, 1992). Counseling is considered to be beneficial because it “works through a safe and trusting relationship” (Redekop, Luke, & Malone, 2017, p. 106).…