Who Are You

The Abolishment of the Hawaiian Monarchy In this essay I will discuss the changes that led to the overthrow of Hawaii and that forever changed the Hawaiian way of life. The three historical events that led to the overthrow and drastically changed Hawaii were the introduction to trading, the arrival of the Christian missionaries, and the tax and tariff trade agreements between Hawaii and the United States. Many things happened in Hawaii after King Kamehameha took control of all the islands, but I believe these three were the most important. Each of these events drastically and permanently impacted Hawaii because this changed the way of life for the native Hawaiian.

Erikson’s (1968, 1980, 1982) psychosocial stages of development provide a framework for the different stages of development throughout the human lifespan. These stages of development begin at birth and continue until death, and separate the lifespan into eight stages based on chronological age. Within these eight different aging stages are corresponding psychosocial stages. Each of these psychosocial stages represent a conflict between two characteristics of development for that particular time period in a person’s life.

What Does It Really Take to Be Great The central focus of Geoff Colvin’s article, “What It Takes to Be Great” published in October 30, 2006, is research on what it takes to be great. Colvin notes that the researchers were first curious why only certain people are able to go on improving and becoming great and that led them to study “expert performers” such as Michael Jordan, Bobby Fischer, Tiger Woods, and Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffet to find the answer to this “irresistible question”. While many believe that practicing a lot on what is necessary to get better at makes people great, Colvin and the researchers conclude that greatness can be achieved through deliberate practice. Deliberate practice involves hard, excruciating, and painful work, but most of all; a lot of time and effort.

During my time at North, I have played football and baseball here, except for Freshman year when I played golf. During my times in these sports, there have always been people who chose to lead the team, and those who follow these leaders. One of these leaders is the head coach of the football program, Coach D. Coach D is leaving after this season and returning to his alma mater of Riverdale. While he was here, the North football program was turned around and we saw success on and off of the field. Even with only 2 wins, those stats do not show how hard we worked on and off of the field. Without Coach D here, I believe that this program will take steps back unless the players step up and become leaders themselves.

There are 18 characteristics of self actualizing people. They are percieveing reality efficiently, acceptance of self and others as they are, spontaneous thoughts and actions, being problem centered not self centered, unusual sense of humor, the ability to look at life objectively, creative,resistant to enculturation but not eccentric, conscern for the wealfare of humanity, appreciation for the little things, the ablity to establish deep and meaningful relationships, peak experiences, desire for privacy,

Who am I? This question asked so often suggests that there is actually a reasonable answer. Almost as if our own personal being were a fixed thing. Generally, people who ask this type of question are usually struggling with their identity and thus are looking for something to make sense of themselves. The irony is that the more you seek to identify who you are, the more you are exposed to being fragile. Some people spend their live looking for an answer that could possibly satisfy them but still never find anything. The main focus shouldn't be on discovering who you are but on considering the social influences that have affected you.

Self-actualization refers to the desire to achieve one’s greatest potential or as Maslow writes “what a man can be, he must be” (Maslow). Abraham Maslow, a researcher and a pioneer in the field of psychology, strongly believed that people can control their own behavior and have the abilities to reach their full potential. Maslow is perhaps best known for his “Hierarchy of Needs” that culminates in self-actualization. This hierarchy begins with so-called “basic needs” - psychological, safety, social, and esteem - and concludes with the “growth need”. Among other characteristics, Maslow describes self-actualized people as highly creative, independent, genuine individuals who are resistant to enculturation and accept themselves for who

Perfectionism is conceptualized as a multidimensional construct (Ayerst, Flett, & Hewitt, 2012). As cited in Ayerst, Flett and Hewitt (2012), Frost, Marten, Lahart and Rosenblate {I am working on getting access to this source} view perfectionism as a cognitive construct focused on concerns about making mistakes, posessing high standards, and doubting one’s actions. Additionally, Frost and colleagues also understood perfectionism as involving two

In conclusion, a person must go through a series of step/stages to reach “self-actualization.” They must achieve his/his “safety” and “physiological” needs “(basic needs).” “Esteem” and “belongingness and love” needs “(psychological needs)” to reach the stage of “self-actualization.” Psychological theories helps us better understand why a character does what he/she did. Using the psychological theory can help people reach the stage of self-actualization. Although, some may not reach this stage due to natural or un-natural

Erikson believed that people develop in psychosocial stages. He emphasized developmental change throughout the human life span. In Erikson's theory, eight stages of development result as we go through the life span. Each stage consists of a crisis that must be faced. According to Erikson, this crisis is not a catastrophe but a turning point. The more an individual resolves the crises successfully, the healthier development will be.

The three theories I have chosen to discuss are all extremely relevant ideas; although I prefer Erik Erikson’s stage of psychosocial development. Erik Erikson’s theory covers a person’s entire lifespan showing the many different stages throughout one’s life. A person is always

When we do so, self actualisation will occur. Rogers likened this actualisation process to the growth of plants, having an innate tendency to grow from a seed to full potential when exposed to favourable conditions. Rogers believed that for a person to achieve self-actualisation they must be in a state of congruence, thus, self-actualisation occurs when a person’s ideal self is congruent with their actual behaviour and self-image. For the client to self actualise; key principals must be employed during the counselling process. Outlined as follows:

Development of a person throughout his or her whole lifetime can be seen either as a continuous process or as a final status to be attained. Psychologists agree

Do you push yourself to be the best? Do you get mad at yourself for not doing the best? Do you delay assignments till the last possible limit because of fear of rejection? Do you feel horrible when work isn’t done to your best ability of when minor failures seem like catastrophic ones? These are all signs of what is known as perfectionism (Pacht 1984). If you seem to agree with most of these things then you might be a perfectionist. According to Webster’s dictionary, it states that perfectionism is "a disposition which regards anything less than perfect, unacceptable." Many people in the world suffer from perfectionism. So is that case of Mike Bellah. His perfectionism lead him to a lifestyle where he lost

5. Self-actualisation – the need for personal fulfilment and the need to grow and develop.