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  2. Terror management theory - Wikipedia

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    The latter theory is replacing death denial by death acceptance. TMT theorists argue that meaning management theory cannot describe why different sets of meaning are preferred by different people, and that different types of meaning have different psychological functions.

  3. Emotional intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Emotional intelligence ( EI) is defined as the ability to perceive, use, understand, manage, and handle emotions. People with high emotional intelligence can recognize their own emotions and those of others, use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, and adjust ...

  4. Self-determination theory - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Self-determination theory ( SDT) is a macro theory of human motivation and personality that concerns people's innate growth tendencies and innate psychological needs. It pertains to the motivation behind people's choices in the absence of external influences and distractions. SDT focuses on the degree to which human behavior is self ...

  5. Feminist theory - Wikipedia

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    Feminist history refers to the re-reading and re-interpretation of history from a feminist perspective. It is not the same as the history of feminism, which outlines the origins and evolution of the feminist movement. It also differs from women's history, which focuses on the role of women in historical events.

  6. Social theory - Wikipedia

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    Social theory. Social theories are analytical frameworks, or paradigms, that are used to study and interpret social phenomena. [1] A tool used by social scientists, social theories relate to historical debates over the validity and reliability of different methodologies (e.g. positivism and antipositivism ), the primacy of either structure or ...

  7. Transformative mediation - Wikipedia

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    Components of transformative mediation theory. Definition of conflict: Conflict is a crisis in human interaction; Empowerment: The ability or movement towards being able to deliberate and/or make a decision in the conflict interaction.

  8. Tidal Model - Wikipedia

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    The Tidal Model [1] [2] is a recovery model for the promotion of mental health developed by Phil Barker, Poppy Buchanan-Barker and their colleagues. The Tidal Model focuses on the continuous process of change inherent in all people. It seeks to reveal the meaning of people's experiences, emphasising the importance of their own voice and wisdom ...

  9. Black feminism - Wikipedia

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    Black feminism is a branch of feminism that focuses on the African-American woman's experiences and recognizes the intersectionality of racism and sexism . Black feminism philosophy centers on the idea that "Black women are inherently valuable, that [Black women's] liberation is a necessity not as an adjunct to somebody else's but because of ...