Emotions Are Power. When It Comes To Feelings And Emotions,

Parents can have influencing decisions on children when they are still at a small age of being dependent on others. All throughout The Road the father constantly tells his son the next route on the journey, who to and to not trust, and decisions he must make. Ever since the day where the whole world diminished the father began to map out of the route the two men would take leaving his son with no room for his input. The father would never let his son be an open-minded individual and get to know people for who they are. A prime example of this is when the men stumble open a poor, old, dirty man sitting on the ground of their path with hardly any clothing on and his bone deteriorating. The father believes the vagabond is trying to steal food and the son believes he truly just needs help. The boy finds it in his heard to give the man a jar of peaches but his father is very hesitant and insist that the boy must not continue speaking to the homeless man and too specifically not ask him to dinner. The young boy crushed by his fathers ignorance and crude behavior begins to see a change in his father and really trust if his father is trying to protect the both of them or just scared of getting to know people. At the end of the story when the father passes away he passes on the torch to his son to be able to make executive decisions and all of the

The son always longs for social interactions, especially with another child. The reader can see how a society will diminish through the characterization of the son because of his longing desire to become acquainted with new people, help other people, and always be the “good guy” (McCarthy 65), and his thoughts of suicide. Notably, the son had said that he wishes he could be with his mother. His mother's death added even more to the isolation the son felt because she left him so suddenly (McCarthy 55). When the boy said that, the man replied, “You mean you wish you were dead…You mustn't say that” (McCarthy 55). Through this, the reader can see an example of how the son is affected by a copious amount of isolation. In a non-isolated society, children do not passively speak about wanting to die. In The Road, it does not seem shocking as they are surrounded by nothing but violence. An isolated society also impacts the son because he constantly wonders about the minimal amount of people he has crossed paths with throughout the duration of the text. An example of this is when the son sees another boy while he and his father are going through abandoned houses. He tried to chase after the boy, but his father stopped and scolded him. The boy thought that he would never see another child again and voiced again how he did not care if he died (McCarthy 84-85). This shows how the son desperately wanted to interact with other people, but he could not due to the dangers that were caused by the deterioration in human nature, such as cannibalism. Alternatively, isolation the son feels is also shown by the fact that he went with random strangers after his father's death. Going with random people is the most dangerous thing the son could have possibly done (McCarthy 282-286). He did this due to the fact that he is already scared, desperate, and isolated, and did not want

Bandura has studied self-efficacy, which is the extent or strength of one’s belief in one’s own ability to complete tasks and reach goals. Self-efficacy can affect all types of behaviors like academics, social and recreational. A child might have the ability to accomplish a task, but if they do not feel like they are capable of doing so, then they may fail or may not attempt the task. For example, in a study difficult math problems were given to children with

Self-efficacy can be described as the level self-confidence that a person has when they try to do something. It is important in making a behavioral change because people need to envision themselves succeeding.

Bandura focused on perceived self-efficacy, which he defines as a belief in one’s own capability to organize and execute the course of action required to attain a goal. (Bandura, 1977).

In this chapter, Rivera outlines and describes three existing theories: Bandura’s Theory of Self-Efficacy, Vygotsky’s Constructivist Theory, and Social Interdependence Theory. She also refers to multiple sources and explains their opinions about these theories. She goes one step further to clarify how these theories directly correlate with her research topic.

This is usually seen in families with parents who suffer from addiction or mental illness. However, in Bastian’s case he becomes the parent to a grieving father.

Three of which include, his or her cognition towards situations, his or her emotional status, and the decision-making process of that individual. Self-efficacy affects an individual’s cognition towards a situation due to the fact that a person’s view can greatly influence the outcome of that situation. Therefore, thinking in an optimistic manner can be beneficial, whereas thinking in a negative manner towards a circumstance can be detrimental. Self-efficacy can affect the emotional status of an individual, in that a resilient sense of self-efficacy enables an individual to recognize that it is normal for him or her to feel discouraged in certain situations, and this transpires in a determination to persevere and turn the outcomes of his or her circumstances into success. The manner in which self-efficacy affects an individual’s decision-making process is that it facilitates the individual to recognize that there is always a choice for choosing the way he or she will experience a certain situation or circumstance. In summation, the concept of self-efficacy pioneered by Albert Bandura elucidates that through an individual mastery of his or her thoughts emotions and decisions with the guidance of past circumstances he or she will be able to recognize the ability to shape the outcomes of his or her situations and circumstances. Therefore, the concept of self-efficacy has proven to be a paramount dynamic in the positive field of psychology regarding the prerequisite for behavior

Self-efficacy is the principle that a person can organize and perform certain outcomes or actions necessary to deal with potential situations. This self-efficacy expectation lies on a spectrum, those confident in their abilities are said to have high self-efficacy expectations, while those who that doubt their abilities are low in it. Olivia Dunham has a very high self-efficacy expectation when it comes to her job as a member of the FBI. High self-efficacy leads to determination and effort at a task and setting high goals, which is a trait that is seen frequently in Olivia. In some of her cases, the trail would go cold and her colleagues, supervisor, and even the government would suggest or force her to give up.

Virtually all people can identify goals they want to accomplish, things they would like to change, and things they would like to achieve. However, most people also realize that putting these plans into action is not quite so simple. Bandura and others have found that an individual’s self-efficacy plays a major role in how goals, tasks, and challenges are approached.

Helping children achieve realistic self-esteem is very important so that they can become well-adjusted members of society. These is something that I deem important for the future of humanity. These will not only give children the will and courage to attempt something new but also the resilient to try again after a failure. When people underestimate their problems or automatically accept failure, they block themselves from the opportunity change and success (Belsky, 2013). Real self-efficacy helps compensate for varied happenings in one’s life, as changes in the coping process brought on by different influences, physical stresses, past experiences of failing, and by pursuing ones goals (Bandura, 1982).

Teaching the students self-efficacy they will be capable of performing a task or managing a situation. Some student with high self-efficacy believes they can reach their goals, but some student’s may set unrealistic goals, and experience failure and frustration.

One of the HPMs central concepts is perceived self-efficacy or the capability of one’s self to

“Your father wasn’t there because he couldn’t be, my father wasn’t there because he chose not to be. We’re going to mourn their absence in different ways.”(Moore, 3) said Other Wes and it shows the difference between two boys of how they grow up. But at the same time the similarity which is growing without the father, for both of them their father was unable to be physically present in their life. And it’s a big problem not only in this novel but in society as of communication with the father is one of the important aspects of the formation of the personality of a small person. The correct position of the father in upbringing helps the child to realize himself as a person, to distance himself from his mother (in a good way) and learn to live his own, autonomous life.

As it is a key construct in many theories, self-efficacy is also a part of the health belief model. Self-efficacy is defined as one’s belief in their own ability to accomplish a particular goal or task. It states that if one believes that they can accomplish a task, they will be more likely to accomplish it. If one believes that they cannot accomplish a task however, they will be less likely in being successful. (Hayden,