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The Glucose Model Of Mediation: Physiological Bases Of Willpower As Important Explanations For Common Mediation Behavior, Roy F. Baumeister, W. Scott Simpson, Stephen J. Ware, Daniel S. Weber
The Glucose Model Of Mediation: Physiological Bases Of Willpower As Important Explanations For Common Mediation Behavior, Roy F. Baumeister, W. Scott Simpson, Stephen J. Ware, Daniel S. Weber
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
Success in life requires the ability to resist urges and control behavior. This ability is commonly called “willpower,” the capacity to overcome impulses and engage in conscious acts of self-control. Social psychologists believe willpower is a finite resource dependent on physiological bases including glucose (from food and drink), sleep and other forms of rest, and the absence of stress. In short, people who are hungry, exhausted, or highly stressed tend to have less willpower than those who are well-fed, well-rested, and relatively stress-free. In addition, a person who exerts self-control (uses willpower) tends to reduce temporarily the amount of willpower …
Apology, Forgiveness, Reconciliation & Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Susan Daicoff
Apology, Forgiveness, Reconciliation & Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Susan Daicoff
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
The article offers information on the definition of the apology, forgiveness, and reconciliation processes. It discusses the relationship between these concepts and explains the benefits of practical use of apology, forgiveness, and reconciliation in the law. It informs that these concepts provide an effective healing to dispute or conflicts between individuals, groups, or institutions.
Pursuit Of Happiness And Resolution Of Conflict: An Agenda For The Future Of Adr, Arthur Pearlstein
Pursuit Of Happiness And Resolution Of Conflict: An Agenda For The Future Of Adr, Arthur Pearlstein
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
The article presents information on the study of happiness with respect to the conflict resolution and the goals of Alternative Dispute Resolution. The study of happiness with its disciplines and methodologies falls under the field of psychology. Information on the role of the American Psychological Association of the U.S. on the study and science of happiness that consists of the findings on the subject of medicine, economics, neuroscience and philosophy is also presented.
The Narrative Approach To Mediation, Toran Hansen
The Narrative Approach To Mediation, Toran Hansen
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
Narrative Mediation is an approach and methodology that can offer mediators an innovative way to handle conflict intervention. It is important to note that "it is not a model that can be ransacked for techniques without damaging the intent and process it requires.. .because the foundational view is vastly different [from other approaches]." It may, however, particularly appeal to mediators with a postmodernist theoretical bent who prefer to work with the accounts of parties in conflict rather than attempting to get at "the truth" because they recognize that any truth brings with it implicit bias. The explicit role of mediator …