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An accident changed the course of an ordinary man's life and the results have dramatically impacted the people and the massive world around him. If Abe's motivation and perception of his situation improved, it could help him with the traumatic effects of his accident.
So, with hard work and determination Abe could remake life goals and achieve them to better himself and his relationships with his family.

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Terry, Christopher P., Terry, Danielle L. (2015). Cell Phone-Related Near Accidents Among Young Drivers: Associations With Mindfulness.

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Shortly after the accident, Abe's personality shifted to a dark place. The chronic pain and the constant violent tv shows is leading him to act unkindly towards his family. Abe's personality has been distorted from a car accident that forever changed his life.

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Abe seems to have more antisocial behavior than not, as he feels that his managers treat him unfairly and everyone treats him differently since his injury. He is seen as unfriendly and tense, as well as quiet, possibly leading to negative behavior towards other people.

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In his reports, Abe seems to be working on improving his prosocial behavior with his wife encouraging him to contribute to the community and be a little more friendly, His therapist is also telling him to smile more often, and smiles often have positive affects on other people's behaviors and actions, not just your own.

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A style of personality defined by a group of related traits.

Coon, Mitterer, Martini
(2019, 2016) Cengage
Learning. Introduction to Psychology

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A stable quality that a person shows in most situations.

Coon, Mitterer, Martini
(2019, 2016) Cengage
Learning. Introduction to Psychology

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Wong, H. J., & Anitescu, M. (2016). The Role of Health Locus of Control in Evaluating Depression and Other Comorbidities in Patients with Chronic Pain Conditions, A Cross-Sectional Study. Pain Practice, 17(1), 52-61.

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A person's social behavior can be defined by their prosocial behavior, behavior that has a good impact on others, and their antisocial behavior, behavior that has a not-so good impact.

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A person's unique and relatively stable patterns of thinking, emotions, and behavior.

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Keeping his motivation seems to have become an issue in Abe's life subsequent to the car accident. Motivation is defined as "a process that arouses, maintains, and guides behavior towards a goal." Abe has often been showing up late to work, showing a lack of motivation to attend his job; however, he seems to perform better with a group, so he may be more motivated when he is with other people.

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Human growth and changes across the lifespan, including physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual, personality and emotional growth.

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Abe's struggles could come from having a negative mindset. Having a more optimistic view on his situation.
Coon. Mitterer. Martini. 2019,2016. Cengage Learning. Introduction to Psychology.

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Emotion is a huge part of Abe's life and problems. Emotion is "A feeling state that has a physiological, cognitive, and behavioral components."
Abe spends a large majority of his time watching violent tv shows which causes him to act out towards his family.

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Piaget's second stage of cognitive development, characterized by the use of symbols and illogical thought.
Coon, Mitterer, Martini
(2019, 2016) Cengage
Learning. Introduction to Psychology

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Abe's social life could be suffering because of this midlife crisis he is facing in his middle adulthood years. Part of having a midlife crisis is reworking identities and achieving goals.  Coon, Mitterer Martini 2019,2016. Introduction to Psychology.

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People generally reach a physical peak and have a slow decline afterwards. Dealing with the downward spiral can affect one's life satisfaction and personal development. Abe losing his leg seems to be a big obstacle for him to overcome, and it is affecting his overall happiness and self-worth in a negative way.

Coon, Mitterer, Martini
(2019, 2016) Cengage
Learning. Introduction to Psychology

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It seems that Abe does not remember much from his accident. However, he vividly remembers the song that was playing before and while the wreck was happening. Abe relates to the Preoperational stage.

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During the car accident (unconditioned stimulus), Abe most likely had an increased heart rate (unconditioned response). During the accident, their was a particular song that was playing (neutral stimulus). This led to whenever the song (now the conditioned stimulus) is being played, or anything similar, Abe's heart rate increases (conditioned response).

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Although Abe cannot remember the crash itself, he can still recall what song was playing at the time of the accident. Abe can also remember how to drive a car. This could be due to the trauma the crash caused, so his brain could have blocked the crash out from Abe's memory; however, he has been driving for years before the crash, implanting driving into his LTM.

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Abe works daily , but while at work, he cannot remember certain things after a short few seconds. This could be due to his accident or it could be solely due to high amounts of stress.

Coon, Mitterer, Martini. (2019, 2016) Cengage Learning. Introduction to Psychology

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Long Term Memory (LTM) is a limitless amount of information that can be stored for lengthy periods of time (p.230). The brain sorts through information and will store anything that seems important or meaningful into Abe's LTM.

Coon, Mitterer, Martini. (2019, 2016) Cengage Learning. Introduction to Psychology

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Short Term memory (STM is storage used to hold small amounts of information in conscious awareness for about a dozen seconds.

Coon, Mitterer, Martini. (2019, 2016) Cengage Learning. Introduction to Psychology

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Abe's therapist is teaching him to control his heart rate, and encourages him to become more positive.
This is a perfect example of behavioral self- management skills, which can help to change his tendency to become anxious and depressed.

Coon, Mitterer,  Martini. (2019,2016) Cengage Learning. Introduction to Psychology.

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Learning is generally a permanent change in someone's behavior due to their experiences, and memory is a series of active systems which store, receive, recover, organize, and alter information.

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Abe Smith is a 47-year-old man who is color blind and was texting and driving whenever he got into a car accident, resulting in the loss of one of his legs. He has been reporting chronic pain and has been having trouble at work; additionally, he has been calling in sick and showing up late. Abe has trouble remembering the new system at work, frequently forgetting things. He cannot remember the accident itself, yet can vividly remember what song was playing.

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During the accident, Abe could have suffered a blow to his frontal lobe, given his lack of self-worth, unfriendliness, and his trouble with memorizing information for more than seconds at a time.

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Perceptual Construction is a mental  model of external events. Abe's perceptual Construction is off, which could due to his accident and pain. His pain is causing him to lash out at his wife who is constantly trying to encourage him.

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Abe, as described by his wife, comes off as tense, anxious, quiet, and unfriendly; he might have gotten anxiety as a result of an unsupportive mother, as reported by his therapist. He seems to constantly seek a peaceful and quiet area.

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One of Abe's major issues is his perception on what has happened to him. Abe is dealing with his leg being amputated which is causing him a lot of pain. He has been treating his wife unkindly due to his pain.

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Abe's behavior is not solely based off of his nervous system, but also his endocrine system. His endocrine system is not properly regulating his hormones which could alter his behavior. Self regulation could also help Abe to set goals and alter his view of his situation.

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Sensation is primarily about the physical world, while perception is about the brain, what it selects, and organizes.