Psychological Issues Essay Examples and Topics. Page 8

The diagnosis of ADHD has drawn a lot of attention from scientific and academic circles as some scholars argue that there are high levels of over diagnosis of the disorder.

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 it would be observed, some of the symptoms associated with the disorder for children would differ from those of adults suffering from the same condition in a number of ways.

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.

Social skill, empathy, self regulation, motivation and self awareness are the qualities to consider in determining high degree of emotional intelligence.

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.

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.

Because self is a set of experiences, attitudes, and perceptions, it is necessary to consider the concept as an activity. With regard to these deliberations on the components of the self, the "I" concept is [...]

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'.

In their study, Lauren Alloy and the group of the researchers focus on the psychosocial context for the development of bipolar disorder as one of the most influential factors.

The next step is for the user to look back into their lives and determine the factors which led them to the use of drugs.

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.

Surveys of parents suggest that they acquire home computers and subscribe to Internet access to provide learning opportunities for their children, and to equip them for the 'information-age.' It is obvious that many parents are [...]

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 [...]

Several studies have been undertaken to study the effects of napping on declarative memory, and all seems to come to a conclusion that napping improves declarative memory performance.

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.

The prediction of a difference for early contingent negative variation in psychopaths was lower than for non psychopaths. Interpretation of the early contingent negative variation difference was significantly larger in psychopaths than in nonpsychopaths.

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

Without the development of the upper ego, the id identifies the hunger and the ego associates it with food, therefore leaving the individual to obtain the food in any way possible.

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 [...]

Brief history and family background of Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was certainly a disharmonious and destructive personality and, in order to define the main underpinnings and causes of his psychological disorders, family background and history [...]

The purpose of the discussion is to analyze the definition of MDD and identify any gaps based on the social and biomedical perspectives, after which it gives the recommendations to fill the gaps in the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In this case, there is a large context of life that people can be part of which should be understood. All in all, there is a lot that can be done to ensure that people [...]

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.

During the conversations the counselor should look at the client in the eyes because this will build a sense of trust in the client.

Generally the results indicate that children with ADHD had a difficult time in evaluating time concepts and they seemed to be impaired in orientation of time.

Facts presented by each side of the critical issue The yes side of the critical issue makes it clear that the drugs being used to control ADHD are harmful as they affect the normal growth [...]

Everyone is however in agreement that the violent video games are in compromise of morals and expose the young kids to in appropriate content.

The community and government were left with a major challenge of how to cope with the physical and psychological stress that was quite evident.

Without thinking much of what she should take with her, or where the trip would take her, Cassie had bought the tickets and soon was flying away to the islands where the world would be [...]

The major cause of catatonic depression is negativity of a person or in the way he or she perceives different aspects of life. However most disorders share most of the symptoms and characteristics and it [...]

Also referred to as Manic Depression or Bipolar Affective Disorder, Bipolar disorder is categorized as one of the serious mood disorders.

The subjects should be informed of their liberty to participate in the study. In view of the above, negative reinforcement occurred.

A wealth of psychological literature have concentrated on not only the personality correlates of leadership, called the trait approach to leadership, but also on the leader's functions and styles in the light of task demands [...]

Dissociative Disorders Dissociative disorders are a class of disorders that affect the normal functioning of individuals' consciousness and acuity of their immediate environments, because of trauma.

As if that was not irresponsible enough, she at some point surprised her family and friends when she cut herself on the wrist, making us wonder about how much she had gotten used to the [...]

However, in spite of the fact that there exist a wealth of clinical literature on treatment methodologies of victims of sexual abuse, the evidence base concerning the treatment of victims of childhood sexual abuse exhibiting [...]

Proponents of the study of paranormal beliefs suggest a janusian peculiarities associated with specific beliefs that are useful in understanding the pathology of belief and their clarification of some of the cognitive bases of human [...]

The research paper seeks to discuss the use of physical traces as one of the ethical considerations in any psychological research. The researcher should ensure the preservation of the physical and psychological dignity of the [...]

Among other effects, stress can increase the rate of heart beat, paralyze the immune system, the risk of heart attack and stroke, affect a person's fertility, and raise the general levels of fatigue and aging [...]

Here the experiment will be introduced First, it is necessary to determine the methodology of the experiment, and, secondly, it is important to state that it has already been "a common clinical observation" that stress [...]

Although people with the condition are able to recover if the disorder is properly managed, Eysenck states that the near starvation state that most anorexics live with during the period of the disorder can be [...]

With the ever changing social-economic, mental, political, and the general health status of the society, there is need for practitioners in the clinical psychology field to integrate in their practices measures that will ensure they [...]

To collect the necessary data, the behavior of children playing in the park will be observed. Thus, it is possible to focus on the reasons for the development of aggressive behavior in children.

In spite of the fact that the issue of autism is not clearly explained in the story, the condition of the narrator is referred to as high-functioning autism or Aspersers Syndrome on the cover of [...]

Charles Manson is one of the famous serial killers in the history of the United States. One afternoon in 1969, Manson and the members of the 'family' planned the Tate-LaBianca murders.

Drug abuse may result from the inadequacies in the coping abilities of family members as they try to come into terms with the suffering of their fellow family member.

According to Jex and Britt, organizational psychology is a branch of psychology that employs scientific techniques to study individual and group behavior within organizational set up. Organizational Behavior Organization psychology is closely related to the [...]

The study assesses the procedures of recruiting, and socializing from the viewpoint of both the candidate, and the organization. When it comes to recruitment preparation, the organization focuses on recognizing the number of essential candidates, [...]

The following are some of the issues that Bill ought to consider when evaluating the performance of an employee: One of the evaluation criteria in performance evaluation is task proficiency.

This research paper seeks to explore depression from a cross-cultural perspective with key focus on the conceptions of depression, its epidemiological aspects, different manifestations of depression, the evaluation of depression as a disorder, and the [...]

Both qualitative and quantitative data shall be used with numbers being used to provide evidence of the occurrence and magnitude of the effects of the condition on the population.

Hypothesis If the human depression state is as a result of the mind set and individuals can determine their state then an alteration of the mind frame can be established.

The ailment makes the lateral ventricles to increase in size and impinges on the normal functions of the frontal regions of the brain.

The purpose of this project is to investigate the history of gambling in Ohio, its development in the 1990s, and its impact on ordinary human lives in order to underline the significance of this process [...]

Therefore, productive behavior stresses to the employee the need for an active cooperation between them and the roles assigned in the planning and execution of the set targets for the assigned roles.

This is, perhaps, because I have to juggle between the chores and my challenging studies, thus making me strain in balancing the activities within the time limited. This compels me to adhere to the schedule [...]

The diagnosis of the patient in the case scenario is done based on the five different dimensions of the DSM-IV-TR. The justification for diagnosing the patient as having this syndrome is based on the fact [...]

The objective of this study is to prove that Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy is an effective method of treating depression among new college students.

Some of the issues and concepts in grief studies include the effects of grief and bereavement on people, as well as, the physical, spiritual, and developmental repercussions of grief and bereavement.

Her mother did not like the fact that she followed her around everywhere and this led to feelings of anger in Amarika's part since she did not understand why her mother avoided her.

Mental health refers to the ability of the brain to perform cognitive activities and to forge and maintain relationships with other members of the society.

Ethnographic approach seeks an in-depth understanding of a particular culture and uses it to examine the conceptions of that particular culture in relation to similar ones in other defined environments.

She confessed to have thought of committing suicide following her husband death in 1987 and after she realized that she suffered from bulimia nervosa. She is delusional; in her history, she has features of paranoid [...]

The provides an adequate background of these researches that suggest that the concept of adjustment is a theory of divorce that conceives the disruption of a marriage as a crisis which at eh beginning leads [...]

Consistent presence of children in violent media avenues is a major factor that results to increased aggression even as they grow up. In this case, there is a close link of social aggressive behavior with [...]

With regards to the case at hand, Ryan is likely to suffer psychologically as a result of trauma and depression. Through family support, Ryan will therefore find it easier to accept and cope with the [...]

Coincidentally, the two were the only members of Hispanics origin in our group and were the only people who were late that day.

Owing to the fact that some of his ideas are beingconsidered in the current application of clinical counseling, Alfred can be considered as a significant contributor to the field of clinical counseling.

Hunger, sex and self assertion are some of the instincts that man carries with himself to adulthood, there is much remodeling to these, this comes with continuous development and application of his mental power.

After divorce the parents reside in different houses and have to settle with the other about the custody of children. The recovery from divorce of the children is depended on the pace of the parent [...]

The effect of divorce on children depends on the age of the children at the time when the divorce is taking place, the gender of the child, and the characters of a child.

PTSD is seen as a mental disorder but in actual sense, it is a physical condition that has a huge toll on the whole body and can be understood well via the developing science of [...]

This is to say that, it is self dogmatic and occupation split and autonomous for the rest of the body. The theory by Dr Robert Ader gives the scientific field of study and the meaning [...]

This paper intends to highlight the arguments and discussions that prove that childhood abuse and neglect contribute to the development of borderline disorder personality.

Grant Devilly and Peter Cotton share the view that PD is harmful in the recovery process of trauma survivors. It is important to note that the use of PD has only persisted since no other [...]

In a divorce case where the only breadwinner, usually the man, abandons the other party together with their children, the abandoned party may have difficulties providing for the family.

His lowered self-esteem would make him to observe the common behaviours of the older boys quietly and accept the situation as a cultural practice.

This is the opposite of a woman as women tend to get past and forget physical transgressions than emotional transgressions. This is so as men tend to be more physically aggressive than indirectly while women [...]

Furthermore, as identified earlier, the neurological basis of the disorder may also involve abnormalities in the structure of the forebrain, the hindbrain and the limbic system.

The next step in the study is to come up with a hypothesis. When the subject has taken a nap, he will be required to type for 100 minutes.

Homesickness was a perennial illness for him and he knew that the only cure was to finally go home to the people he cared for and loved him back.

Furthermore, the paper analyzes the role of organizational leadership in the identified situation in the organization as well as evaluates the role of power and influence in the selected situation.

Considering the detrimental nature of stress on individuals' well-being and level of work performance, it is crucial for individuals and organizations to adopt appropriate and practical stress management methodologies The level of job stress primarily [...]

This is an abnormal behavior but to qualify it as a psychological disorder, then it must cause distress to the person in question or those in the vicinity.

The paper discusses the recruitment process from an organizational and applicant perspective, explains how the principles of organizational psychology can be utilized in the recruitment process.