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PROFESSIONAL

PRACTICE

By Benkele R. G.

BScN., KRPaedN., ZRN., ZEN.

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A SMALLA SMALL

TRUTH TOTRUTH TO

MAKE LIFE 100%MAKE LIFE 100%

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Hard WorkHard Work

H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

KnowledgeKnowledge

K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

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LoveLove

L+O+V+E

12+15+22+5 = 54%

LuckLuck

L+U+C+K

12+21+3+11 = 47%

( don't most of us think this is the most important ??? )

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Then what makes 100% ?

Is it MoneyMoney ? ... NO ! ! !M+O+N+E+Y

13+15+14+5+25 = 72%

LeadershipLeadership ? ... NO ! ! !

L+E+A+D+E+R+S+H+I+P

12+5+1+4+5+18+19+9+16 = 89%

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ATTITUDEATTITUDEA+T+T+I+T+U+D+EA+T+T+I+T+U+D+E

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 =1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%100%

It is OUR ATTITUDE towards

Life and Work that makes OUR

Life 100% ! ! !

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Every problem has a solution,

only if we perhaps change ourattitude.

To go to the top,to that 100% ,

what we really need to gofurther... a bit more...

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Change Your Attitude Change Your Attitude And You Change Your Life ! ! !And You Change Your Life ! ! !

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OBJECTIVES

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ATTITUDE

INTRODUCTION

Attempts to define an attitude are too general

There is need to clarify exactly what an attitude

actually is They are frequently assessed without a

complete understanding of their characteristic

therefore it is more useful to examine its

components.

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ATTITUDE

COMPONENTS OF ATTITUDE

1. Affective

It concerns the feelings we may have and

emotions about people, objects and issues likesand dislikes of people, objects and issues.

2. Behavioral

It refers to the tendencies we have to behave in

a certain way.

It is concerned to our actions towards others.

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ATTITUDE

DEFINITION OF ATTITUDE

It is an organized and consistent manner of

feeling and reaction towards people, issues,

groups or an event in ones environment. DEVELOPMENT OF ATTITUDE

The process of coping and adjusting to the

social environment creates attitude.

Many but not all attitudes are formed during

childhood

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ATTITUDE

A persons beliefs and values strongly

contributes to which attitude will be adapted to a

particular event.

The most social system that surrounds as withits many races, religion and classes has

influenced the kind of attitude we have adapted.

There are three ways to forming attitude and

these are: -

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ATTITUDE

WAYS TO FORMING AN ATTITUDE

1. Instrumental Conditioning

It involves rewarding and punishment.

- Rewarding= good attitude.

- Punishment=bad attitude.

As the years go by the individual may gradually

be influenced by parents, immediate familymembers and schoolmates also the mass

media.

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ATTITUDE

2. Modeling

Attitude can be acquired through observing theaction of others.

Children are continually look up to adults andothers for information on how to behave.

3. Direct Experience

For someone to develop an attitude towards a

certain object or issue, situation, person there isneed for direct experience.

The experience can be positive and negative.

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ATTITUDE

FACTORS INFLUENCING ATTITUDE

1. Family:

It is an agent of socialization

It has a great influence on attitude development.

2. Peer Groups:

People tend to spend more time with groups of

equals. During this time they meet different attitudes of

their friends from which one may learn.

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3. Culture:

It is passed from one generation to the other.

It gives identity to members of society

It includes values, ideas and customs of groupsof people

These will influence the attitude.

4. Religion:

It provides a social control in regards to moralbehavior norms; values and beliefs for a certainreligion determine the attitude.

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5. Age:

Young people cant build attitude as they growthey learn from conceptualized issues and areable to form attitude.

6. Race:

It has its own values and norms that willinfluence attitude formation.

7. Social economic status:

It can either enhance or deter attitudeformation.

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8. Personality:

It can either enhance or deter attitude

formation.

9. Background:

The environment in which you are will influence

the attitude you are going to have.

10. Mass Media

What you hear and see will make you behave in

a certain way.

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QUESTIONS

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SUMMARY

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REFERENCES

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