Psychological Issues Essay Examples and Topics. Page 7

One characteristic of AEM is the mental time travelling on the subjective time in order to connect the past with the current memory status.

The classifications of anxiety disorder include the phobias, the generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, separation anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.

This essay discusses the research setting and sample, the selection of the setting and the data collection procedure to be used during the project.

In the real world, the people with PTSD are supposed to display certain symptoms that can be attributed only to the specified disorder, case in pint being the PTSD, while in a movie, some symptoms [...]

Individuals who were exposed to acts of violence in the past are likely to try and expose others to similar conditions. The inability to diagnose is attributed to the fact that the effects of these [...]

It is against this background that this paper summarizes the evidence to support the suggestion that there are differences in brain function between pedophiles and non-pedophiles.

However, besides providing a summary of the book, it focuses on the author's conceptualization of mental illness; the treatment she received; its efficacy; and whether the four D's of abnormality were present in the symptom [...]

According to Freud, the most important thing in the history of the Jewish from captivity to return to freedom is not the later but the repression of Moses' murder and its effects.

However, information for the management of the disorder is scanty in the blog. The blog is missing a lot of therapeutic information in addition to the fact that there is no direct relationship between the [...]

The paper will go a notch higher to discuss the symptoms, treatment strategies, including spiritual and professional treatment, and finally the impact of the symptoms to human behavior.

At the point of stress, the person will feel vulnerable or in danger and will need something to offer them security.

The dimension of the baby's head is also seen to decrease in quantity from on third of the whole body at birth, to a quarter at the age of two years and to an eighth [...]

The need to understand the complex interplay between a number of variables, including genetics, environmental factors, clinical, psychological and social processes, in the development of brain disorders and the resultant behavioural and cognitive deficiencies informed [...]

Thus, obedience can be seen to have multiple meanings in the filed of psychology and the work of Ribot and Koocher and Keith-Spiegel turn out to be the source of Milgram's definition of obedience that [...]

This means that it is the presence of the bipolar disorder that alters the functioning of the brain circuits as opposed to the brain circuits leading to the presence of the disease.

The summarized study, titled "Revised Psychopharmacological Algorithms for the Treatment of Mood Disorders in Japan", was therefore informed by the need to develop new algorithms for the psychopharmacological treatment of depression and related disorders, particularly [...]

That is why the investigation was developed to prove or disprove such hypotheses as the dependence of higher rates of anxiety of adolescents with ADHD on their diagnosis, the dependence of ODD and CD in [...]

The model was used to investigate the effectiveness of processes used in testing interference control and task-set management in adults with ADHD disorder.

Lack of transport and communication services and scarcity of funds for sensitive respite seems to be essential determinants of morbidity. Therefore, it is necessary to raise awareness pertaining to psychological wellbeing in relation to the [...]

Abuse during childhood causes MPD as explained in the following paragraph A child who experiences severe abuse in the hands of their parent is often unable to assimilate the action of the loving parent to [...]

It is noted that majority of the people that suffer from anorexia disorder are those that suffer from low-self esteem. The eating disorder makes bodies of people suffering from Anorexia nervosa struggle to manage insufficient [...]

It also requires the role of research and statistics in the field of psychology. Statistics is used in to support the hypothesis and conclusions in research methodology.

By following the steps in the model in a sequential manner, the crisis worker is able to guide the clients into resolution of the crisis.

This research design is correlation since it tends to relate perceptions of the reporters on scientists and their actual behavior by provoking their personalities by sending them harsh judgments.

The purpose of an independent variable was to expose the participants to the prescribed conditions for the experiment, which was to test the influence of social talk on the attitude towards body type.

A research method is a procedure for collecting and analyzing data in a way that combines the research purpose of the study and the economy.

This technique differentiates between those characteristics that are considered normal by the society in relation to female adolescent and those that are peculiar which are symptoms of depression. However, there are side effects related to [...]

On the other hand, the goodies that ensue from being obedient form the basis of his courage to adhere to set rules and do the will of his authorities.

Most of the personality tests only work if the participants answer them honestly, and are easy to cheat if we answer the questions in a way that we perceive ourselves to be.

The cause of this behavior is the fact that people feel welcomed to a certain group of people and political party due to the views and principles upheld by these groups.

It is based on this that it can be stated that, knowledge of one's ascertained impending demise has the possibility of affecting a person's psychological stability to such an extent that it results in socially [...]

After demonstration, the children imitated the process of retrieving a marble ball, and the experimenter noted keenly if children could precede unnecessary actions when retrieving marble balls."Of the other 16, 13 performed the unnecessary action...compatible [...]

The paper is composed of a matrix that gives detailed information on the major DSM IV-TR categories of schizophrenia and psychosis, and lifespan development as well as the various classifications of schizophrenia and psychosis, and [...]

The control group listened to the piece of music only at the original tempo. This design of this study aimed to explore the relationship between music tempo and cognitive speed.

Grounded theory is used to explain the manner in which data is analyzed; it is evident that in this method, data is analyzed from the group moving upwards.

Stockhorst, Enck, and Klosterhalfen assert that, proper understanding of the placebo effects and classical conditioning of certain drugs is very important in calculating appropriate dose of drugs to minimize development of tolerance and addiction to [...]

The traumatic experiences that the police officers encounter and endure during the course of their duties make them susceptible to depression.

The victims of such oppression in the societies are usually the minority groups in the society like those with disabilities. The number of times that such experiences have occurred in an individual's life may affect [...]

While stress is a routine normal reaction to some specific life experiences, studies have revealed that a constant cycle of stress is not only dangerous to the health and wellbeing of the victim, but cannot [...]

The proponents of this theory suggest that the strength of people's belief in the objectivity of paranormal practices/experiences correlates with the extent of their intellectual and consequentially social marginalization, which in its turn, explains why [...]

Although earthquake is a major cause of the post traumatic stress disorder, there are other factors that determine the development of the same.

Countertransference is a term use to describe the therapist's emotional responses to the client, which are attributed to his or her unconscious demands and conflicts, relative to his or her conscious responses to the client's [...]

The people who are going to be in the spotlight of this little drama are the most usual members of the most usual company in the world.

Eileen was a woman without remorse as she was not bothered by the death of her victims. It is said that her intention was to capture the attention of the man she was dating.

The author of the previous analysis grounds on the words of Wood and admits that the reason of the conflict under analysis is employees' aggressiveness, neglect of some rules, and lack of understanding of other [...]

This report gives a general definition of stress, presents the general causes of stress, provides the effects of stress in individual's lives and provides ways of handling or managing stress.

There is reasonable doubt as to the classification of psychology as a science in the minds of the lay person. This paper set out to reinforce the notion that psychology is a science.

However, the training of clinical psychologists emphasizes on educational aspects as well as growth and development in children and their behaviors.

Most of the combatants, usually, tailored a war awareness state to manage the consistent pressure of battle duty. Majority of the combat soldiers that were repeatedly deployed to war zones suffered post traumatic stress disorders.

On the other hand, situational challenges occur as fresher students attempt to adjust to new situations, and are influenced by such variables as length of stay at the university, social interaction with students and instructors, [...]

The psychologist was overly interested in studying the behaviors of people and animals to a point of developing the motor theory of consciousness.

The understanding and modification of the contributions of these factors is the ultimate goal of the clinicians who engage in the treatment of depression.

Moreover, this model implies that it is possible to assess the general intelligence of an individual by using the methods of statistical analysis. This is one of the limitations that can be considered.

The major dependent variables included in the study concerned the extent of negativity towards the individual considered as deviant, as well as the effects of the perceived negativity on group conformity and identification.

The independent variable of the study was the age-regression of respondents during hypnosis. In the course of the survey, 16 respondents were asked to give their accounts of transitional objects under hypnosis.

The early environment, a child is exposed to, especially the maternal care environment influences the brain and affects the cognitive functioning of the child.

As such, stress is a reaction of the central nervous system to the conditions that happen outside of the organism and as such, physical and mental suppression is required.

The findings of the study confirmed that once an individual engages in social networking, his or her feeling of safety goes down and depression mood emerges meaning that a correlation between depression and social networking [...]

The culture of fear is not new: it continues to breed with the sustaining efforts of the opportunistic politicians seeking votes from the public by playing on people's emotions through mass media.

This paper has gone on to reiterate the fact that anxiety disorders are indeed a reality in life and as such, we should brace ourselves for their occurrences.

The study was conducted with the aim of ascertaining the link between the supports from older siblings that are academically prosperous to their young siblings. Furthermore, self-administered questionnaires to both the adolescents and their older [...]

Suprisingly the quality of visual thinking according to Bogdashina is dependent on other factors like time and the state the autistic person is in.

It is rather sad to observe that working Christian married women with children do not even have time to spare and teach their children about the Bible as a way of nurturing them spiritually and [...]

Culling authoritative surveys from the 1970s to the early 1990s about the sexual mores and behavior of teenagers, Braverman and Strasburger report that from five to eight percent of 11th and 12th grade boys and [...]

After collecting and analyzing the data, on the whole, the results highlight the comparison between evening types and morning types with regard to sensation seeking.

The report focuses on the legal issues related to the licensed and unlicensed professionals in the field of abnormal psychology. Those who are in the field of abnormal psychology are mainly interested in investigating behavior [...]

The final element of conflict resolution and peacemaking is the establishment of stable trust relations between the parties which will enable third future dealings to be peaceful. The process of conflict resolution and peacemaking is [...]

The traits of this approach include the fact that it links up the behavior of human beings with that of lower organisms.

Based on the results of the examination, I have to say that I discovered that coulrophobia among children is related to the concept of the "strange and unknown" wherein children tend to view the general [...]

Humor has been used since time immemorial, to reduce stress and help one keep a positive attitude irrespective of the situation.

The mind will be disturbed as one tries to imagine how the incident took place, and why it happened the way it did, and not in the manner desired. When the resentment in the mind [...]

As acknowledged in the literature, "...decades of research on the etiology of individual differences in overt aggressive behavior have pointed to the importance of temperament and interplay of biological and environmental factors".

Whereas many studies have indicated the possibility of the beneficial effects of WM training on people with ADHD, critics have dismissed them on the basis of flawed research design and interpretation.

Virginia was widely recognized mainly as a psychology historian and most of the writings she left behind assisted in establishing the course for later contributions in the field and subject of psychology.

In the case with adults, however, the definition of the disorder will be quite different from the one which is provided for a child ADHD.

Moreover, the inability of her parents to attend the parent-teacher conference is an indication of the nature of care that Alana receives in the family.

At the center of the legal debate was the interpretation of insanity, and how it could be utilized to absolve a criminal. George Palermo, a psychiatrist, made the conclusion that Dahmer was not insane.Dr.

This paper examines the role of beauty and the influence of the media in society. This shows that beauty shapes the perception of people in the society.

In contrast, in the aspect of prescription drugs, substance abuse involves regular use of the drugs without approval of medical professionals or the use of over-the-counter drugs for the wrong purposes.

The response of human cadiovascular system in such situations is that the heart beats faster in order to increase oxygen supply to the limbs and the brain for quicker thinking and action.

In terms of definition, it is imperative to mention that each person has a unique knowledge in vocabulary and that is why the set of words that a person is familiar with are generally known [...]

Though many studies have pointed out that its causes are poorly understood, Dora is of the view that it results from the interplay of the immediate environment that a person is exposed to and the [...]

It also shows that the number of meth drugs and their laboratories were on the rise, thus an indication that a lot of people are engage in the act of drug abuse.

One of the most appropriate and famous classification of the psychological stages of a human being is Erik Erikson's one. Having considered each of the stages in detail the analysis of the specific case studies [...]

There are several factors which affect human condition and may be considered as the main signs of suicide risk. Therefore, it should be concluded that depression and anxiety, especially which last for a lengthy period [...]

Other common types of disorders are the eating disorders, which are related to weight and food. The basis of behavior and patterns of thoughts, are also related to certain disorders.

However, the author also claims that the instinct has become a kind of pathology as people now live in the world of 'wants' and not in the world of 'needs'.

This is because while the disorder may be similar between two people, the effect and the impact of the disorder might be different between the two people.

A psychic is a person believed to have the powers to reveal information that is hidden in the natural senses. The term psychic can also be used to demonstrate the ability of the mind to [...]

The past records, structures as well as the events surrounding the feminist movement are strongly connected to the particular protests of that time, individuals, and the broader alterations witnessed in the American culture.

The principle aim of conducting this research was to scrutinize people's self reported exposure and perception to television violence and their perceived behavior. The writer of the article tries to explain the effect of television [...]

As for the case of Britney Spears, the bipolar disorder has significantly affected her music career given the uncouth behavior she has pertained due to the disorder.

Contractions of a fake smile involves the use of a single around the face known as zygomatic major, whereas contractions of a genuine or Duchenne smile involves the use of muscles namely; the zygomatic major [...]

To collect the needed primary data, three sets of questionnaires, namely the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and a General Health Questionnaire, were administered to the participants sampled using a rigorous scientific [...]

The subject of psychology comes to light in this discussion because, for the sportsmen/ women to perform to their optimum, they have to be physically, technically and most importantly mentally fit to be able to [...]

In spite of the cultural values that connect people, the Asian men feel discarded when the Asian women prefer the Caucasian men to them.

Type B Personality Type B personality is regarded as the inverse of Type A since people with this type lack the Type A attributes of competitiveness and time orientation.

The main aim of the careful explanation of the positive reasons of recovering from the condition is to enable the victim to have a feeling of absolute calmness as the session winds up and to [...]

The examiner may also look at the date on the paper and see if it is consistent with the age of the ribbon used in the typewriter.

Manning, Wainwright and Bennet argue that children with autism are faced with a big challenge because of the nature of the symptoms the disorder.

The care and support for the developmentally disabled residents at Heritage Christian Home on Yorktown Road in Penfield, New York, is proving to be a jigsaw puzzle with regard to hiring of the staff to [...]

When elderly abuse is mentioned, most people think that sexual or physical harassment on the elderly is the only form of mistreatment that qualifies to be abuse.

This research paper will evaluate and discuss how the left and the right brain affect the learning process in human beings. According to research, the left and the right sides of the brain "control different [...]

Even as researchers continue unraveling the truth behind the causes of this disorder, it is believed that Munchausen syndrome affects people who may have suffered a severe illness in their childhood or may have experienced [...]

Piaget proposed the theory of "Developmental Growth of Schemata" which explores the role of schemata in relation to acquisition of new experiences.

He feels that his physical, emotional, personal and professional state is in decline, and that is indicative of the seriousness of this psychological disorder.

It entails telepathy, which is the potential to read other's thoughts, psychokinesis, which is the capability to apply mind above matter, precognition, which is the potential to prognosticate events, and clairvoyance, which is the capability [...]

During sleep, the brain is at rest while the rest of the body system is in active state. Thus, to prevent most of the body disorders in human both psychiatrists and health experts recommend sleep.

This study is important in terms of understanding of the effectives of empirical and theoretical research in the field and attracting the scientist's attention to the problem so that appropriate and effective treatment to be [...]

Given that divorce rates are increasing in the modern society, what are the causes and effects of divorce on children? Effects of divorce are very damaging to the growth and development of children and significantly [...]

In addition, some of this research indicates that the differences in the degree of the disorder are due to the varying nature of the trauma experienced by that individual.

The affliction of children by depression involves much more than the general attitude that most of us assume in considering childhood depression as a result of the child's disappointment experiencing a challenging encounter within the [...]

Hostile aggression is the one that comes to be because of anger whose goal is to injure while in contrast, instrumental aggression whose aim is to injure but with some means to others end.

According to the theory; there are two main conditioning of human life depending with the situation the person is under, they are: Classical conditioning Under this condition it involves molding of human behavior through naturally [...]

There is a need to increase the number of transitional, supportive, and affordable ex-offender housing opportunities in Montgomery County for high-risk groups as well as for families and children.

I would say that if he were medicated and able to assist in his own defense, Wilson should be competent to stand trial.

Denial is the first stage and is the period during when the victims is described to be in complete denial of the problems affecting her; because Winkler had lived with her late husband for more [...]

She is invited to ride with a race car driver and as a passenger she was taught the use of a seatbelt and instructed to sit back and enjoy the ride.

Grieving is the process of accepting and acknowledging the reality of death and the loss that has occurred due to death of a loved one in the society.

Human instincts are the innate characteristics that determine specific behaviors while instincts are innate abilities of human beings or animals, which enable them to adapt to diverse and changing environmental conditions for survival purposes.