Discussion: Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem Discussion: Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem You may recall from Week 3 that Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs includes esteem needs. This category includes self-esteem, which incorporates a person’s beliefs and emotions about his or her worth. Self-esteem relates to another term that sounds similar but has different implications in the field of psychology:…
Discussion: Motivation and the Individual Discussion: Motivation and the Individual Introduction In previous weeks, you explored individual differences inherent in motivation. This week you explore how what you feel about yourself—and more specifically, how you feel about your competence—impacts your motivation to attain goals. Consider a situation in which you were asked to swim a…
Immune System Functions and Wellness Research Immune System Functions and Wellness Research Immune Function and Wellness Unlike medicine which restores wellness, vaccines are used to improve immune function to maintain wellness. On the surface, vaccines might seem counterproductive with their contents consisting of antigens from the disease being prevented. However, most vaccines use dead antigens…
Organizations and HR in Todays Business Environment Organizations and HR in Todays Business Environment Understanding the “big picture” of the corporate or organizational world is fundamental to becoming an effective strategic HR partner, Organizations have always had a well-defined process for strategic planning and decision making, but for decades it rarely involved HR, which was…