Social and Humanistic Learning Theory

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mapped out a perspective on learning that includes consideration of the personal characteristics of the learner, behavior patterns, and the environment.

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Albert Bandura

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what Bandura calls the learner

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“human agency

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used social learning theory paradigm to organize training and produce changes within their system to make employment a higher priority among community mental health services.

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Mental Providers

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This theory is complex and not easily operationalized,
measured, and assessed.

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The Social Learning Theory

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A central concept of social learning theory.

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Role-Modeling

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emphasizes that to facilitate learning, role models need to be enthusiastic, professionally organized, caring and self-confident, as well as knowledgeable, skilled, and good communicators.

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Armstrong (2008)

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Involves determining whether role models are perceived as rewarded or punished for their behavior.

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Vicarious Reinforcement

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Concepts of Social Learning

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Role-Modeling
Vicarious Reinforcement

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Bandura’s Model Steps

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Attentional Phase
Retention Phase
Reproduction Phase
Motivational Phase

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A necessary condition for any learning to occur.

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Attentional Phase

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Storage and retrieval of what was observed.

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Retention Phase

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The learner copies the observed behavior.

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Reproduction Phase

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strengthen the reproduction of behavior

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Mental rehearsal, immediate enactment, and corrective
feedback

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Focuses on whether the learner is motivated to perform a
certain type of behavior.

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Motivational Phase

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play a key role, with Bandura noting that individualistic cultures interpret self-efficacy differently from the way group-oriented interpret it.

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Culture and self-efficacy

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a low sense of self-efficacy in either kind of culture produces stress.

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Self-efficacy

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paces on the educator or leader to act as an exemplary role model and to choose socially healthy experiences for individuals to observe and repeat.

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Responsibility

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The assumption that every individual is unique and that all individuals have a desire to grow in a positive way

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Humanistic Learning Theory

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may be damaged by some of society’s values and expectations

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Positive psychological growth

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are cornerstones of self-help groups, wellness programs, and palliative care

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Humanistic principles

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Modified the approach to education and changing behavior by giving primary focus to the subjective needs and feelings of the learner and by redefining the role of the educator.

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Humanistic Learning Theory

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Well-suited to working with children and young patients undergoing separation anxiety caused by illness, surgery, and recovery, and to working in the areas of mental health and palliative care.

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Humanistic Learning Theory

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compatible with nursing’s focus on caring and patient centeredness.

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Humanistic theory

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Traynor (2009) suggested the promotion of humanism in nursing in the UK, particularly by nurse scholars, maybe based more on unexamined professional ideology than on critical examination.

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Taking a skeptical approach

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a largely motivational theory similar to the psychodynamic theory

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Human perspective

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derived from each person’s needs, subjective feelings about the self, and desire to grow.

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Motivation

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facilitated by curiosity, a positive self-concept, and open situations.

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Transfer of learning

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Plays an important role in human motivation.

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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physiological needs → safety → belongingness and love → self-esteem → cognitive → aesthetic → actualization →
transcendence

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“What people want is unconditional positive self-regard (feeling of being loved without strings attached).”

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Carl Rogers (1961-1994)

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considered more important and enduring, and should be the primary goal of any educator.

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Fostering curiosity, enthusiasm, initiative, and
responsibility

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the keys to learning, communication and understanding in humanistic psychology.

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Feelings and emotions

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More oriented to health and well-being than to learning per se.

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Positive Psychology

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may earnestly encourage patients to be positive and think for themselves well. Yet, this pressure can overburden patients, and some may blame themselves (or be blamed by others) if they do not improve and their illness/injury worsens

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Positive Psychology