There Are Five Categories of Adopters Participating in the Diffusion

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Essay

There are five categories of adopters participating in the diffusion process.Name and briefly describe each of these five categories in the correct order from first adopter to last adopter.

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Definitions:

Negative Self-image

A subjective view of oneself that is critically poor, flawed, or fundamentally negative, often leading to low self-esteem.

Psychoanalyst

A practitioner of psychoanalysis, a therapeutic method developed by Sigmund Freud, which explores unconscious conflicts, desires, and experiences to treat psychological disorders.

Behaviorist

A psychologist who studies and works within the theory that behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings.

Stress-inoculation Therapy

A form of cognitive-behavioral therapy that teaches individuals coping skills to manage and reduce their response to perceived stressors before they occur.