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as a result feel sad and wish they had better social relationships. From
this definition, a person being lonely is not necessarily considered to the
the same as the one in isolation like for example if someone chooses to
isolate themselves and feel okay and comfortable with it, they are not
considered to be lonely but if at some point they just feel disconnected
and like they are missing something and there is need for something
better relationship wise then they are considered to be lonely. According
to mikluciner & seagal’s research, there are different feelings affiliated
with loneliness like self-pity, helplessness, boredom etc. and the one
which carries a large percentage among these is self-pity. Loneliness can
be caused by things like situations like if one goes to a new place or
sometimes the reason might be personal like if someone is shy and
sometimes the reason might be a combination of the two for example if a
person doesn’t share the same thoughts as those around them. According
to Rokach, one of the ways people can effectively deal with loneliness is
by means of self-reflection.
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way of controlling ones thoughts. An example of metacognition could be a
person becoming aware of the way they can best learn.
Priming is another of the concepts and may involve the way someone
behaves or their ability to make considered decisions or form sensible
opinions. Psychology concepts
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enables them to continue in their course of action when facing struggles
and blockages along the way. This theory was promoted by Angela
Duckworth, Michael .d Mathews, Dennis. R Kelly and Christopher
Petersen.
Cognitive dissonance is the one that happens when the individuals belief’s
do not collaret with their conduct. In order to reduce this, they have the
option of reducing either of the two in order to balance up, if none of
these takes place then it cannot be gotten rid of.
Problem based learning is the type of learning which in the process for
learning focuses itself on the problems that could be faced in the learning
process. Those teaching are the ones who use this method to try and find
and fix the problems, in this theory, the students direct themselves in
collaborative groups and when the problem is actually identified, they look
for a solution which everyone is consistent with and have the same
opinion, problem based learning discourages memorizing of a topic, in this
one, he students have to get the concepts from what they are taught and
apply them to new situations to show their understanding and teachers
are the ones who facilitate this. The ones that back this theory of learning
claim that it enhances critical thinking and makes creative learners and
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those with very bad methods of solving problems take a notch above and
improve and this will help them to solve world problems that relate to
what they have learnt.
Semiotics is the theory which studies the way people make meaning from
both foreign and non-foreign ways. In this theory, people cannot
understand the language for example but from the signs and gestures
they will be able to tell what the person they are communicating to is
trying to say and people make meanings of certain symbols through
agreement for them to be called or described in a certain way.
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Lankshear, C., & Knobel, M. (2011). New literacies. McGraw-Hill Education
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