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  2. Recovery model - Wikipedia

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    In general medicine and psychiatry, recovery has long been used to refer to the end of a particular experience or episode of illness.The broader concept of "recovery" as a general philosophy and model was first popularized in regard to recovery from substance abuse/drug addiction, for example within twelve-step programs or the California Sober method.

  3. Piaget's theory of cognitive development - Wikipedia

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    The neo-Piagetian theories of cognitive development, advanced by Robbie Case, Andreas Demetriou, Graeme S. Halford, Kurt W. Fischer, Michael Lamport Commons, and Juan Pascual-Leone, attempted to integrate Piaget's theory with cognitive and differential theories of cognitive organization and development. Their aim was to better account for the ...

  4. Individual psychology - Wikipedia

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    Adler's theory is similar to the humanistic psychology of Abraham Maslow, who acknowledged Adler's influence on his own theories. [8] Both maintain that the individual human being is the best determinant of his or her own needs, desires, interests, and growth.

  5. Gender studies - Wikipedia

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    Gender is pertinent to many disciplines, such as literary theory, drama studies, film theory, performance theory, contemporary art history, anthropology, sociology, sociolinguistics and psychology. These disciplines sometimes differ in their approaches to how and why gender is studied.

  6. Content theory - Wikipedia

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    Content theory is a subset of motivational theories that try to define what motivates people. Content theories of motivation often describe a system of needs that motivate peoples' actions.

  7. Social penetration theory - Wikipedia

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    This theory assumes that as people becomes closer with others, positive reinforcement through positive interactions allow people to achieve deeper levels of intimacy. [5] The theory is also guided by the assumptions that relationship development is systematic and predictable.

  8. Social information processing (theory) - Wikipedia

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    Three assumptions related to SIP theory are listed below: Computer-mediated communication provides unique opportunities to connect with people. The first assumption rests on the premise that computer-mediated communication is a unique opportunity to build interpersonal relationships with others. CMC systems are vast and almost always text-based.

  9. Expectation states theory - Wikipedia

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    Assumption 4. (Basic Expectation Assumption) If p assigns states of characteristic predictive of success to himself/herself and o consistent with the states of an activated diffuse status characteristic, then p's position relative to o in the observable power and prestige order will be a direct function of p's expectation advantage over o.