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569828
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Personal Name - Primary Intelectual Responsibility
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Govan, Babak
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Title and statement of responsibility
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Self-defeating behavior: The theory of the evolving psyche [Thesis]
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Alliant International University, Los Angeles, 2007
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eng
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Ph.D
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, Alliant International University, Los Angeles
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The Theory of the Evolving Psyche (Three Sphere Model) merges personality and evolutionary psychologies to explain why individuals engage in self-defeating behaviors when they know better. Sphere One behaviors involve the unconscious, instinct/impulse, emotion, and heuristics/defense mechanisms. Sphere Two involves conscious processes, restraint, and delay of instant gratification. Sphere Three provides behavior's underlying genetic component. The primary hypothesis: Until motives are fulfilled satisfactorily through Sphere One, attempts by Sphere Two to fulfill motives will be unsuccessful globally and longitudinally; although an individual knows better, Sphere One supersedes Sphere Two's global and long-term influence on behavior. Converging evidence provides support. Topics include self-regulation; self-control; regression; integration; self-esteem; authenticity; attachment; implications for psychotherapy and public policy. Advantages over similar theories are discussed..
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Behaviorial sciences
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Social psychology
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Developmental psychology
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Psychotherapy
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Personality
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http://dl.islamicdoc.com/site/catalogue/569828
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