Psychology Essay Examples and Topics. Page 21

For instance, the author compares the garrulousness of males and females using a scene from the media: "In short, the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man [...]

Do you have interest in a hobby and look forward to enjoyable activities? Are you able to have fun or joy?

Contemporary clinical psychology is aimed to study people's behavior, the problems which may appear and the differences in behaviors of different people.

She remains one of the most noted women in the field of psychology for the work on highly and profoundly gifted individuals.

The last but one conflict is especially interesting for me because I think that I belong to the seventh stage of Erikson's classification at the present moment.

Active listening demands that the receiver of a message shun the belief that listening is easy and that it happens naturally, rather realize that effective listening is hard work.therefore, what you get by active listening [...]

Communication is considered as an integral part of everyone's life and individuals that are successful in both the short and the long run usually stress a lot in the communication processes.

Motivation and volition refer to the setting and pursuit of goals. Motivation is a desire of needs in order to achieve goals and objectives.

The two areas are the Broca's area and the Wernicke's area of the cortex which are localized in the left hemisphere of the brain.

According to the hypothesis/topic there is a strong and positive relationship between the age of youngest child in the house and sustained child maltreatment within two years of investigation from an earlier allegation.

To begin with, the book under consideration is Plato's "The Republic", and in order to solve our task of interpreting of Socrates' defense of justice, we find it necessary to tackle the historic personalities of [...]

Most of them believed in a supernatural source of such implementation, others, the minority in reality, tried to find answers in the sphere of scientific approach and by means of disclosure of the difficult and [...]

There are various therapies in the treatment of childhood behavior disorders such as behavioral therapy, pharmacological therapy, talk-therapy, intrapersonal therapy etc.this paper presents mostly the perspectives of two articles with regard to the pharmacological therapy [...]

Although psychologists have been studying human behavior and thought processes for a long time the area of cognitive psychology is fairly recent to the field and the most significant year for the development of cognitive [...]

The feeling of threat could cause the person to shout and become aggressive in nature. The passengers and crew close to the troublesome person will be in immediate danger of being hurt.

Ramachandran and Daniel Schacter moved the neuroscience in the straightforward learning of depths in a man's brain. Their researches are the part of current heritage in the sphere of brain studies and development of scientific [...]

This study is interesting to the extent that it shows how the social environment impacts the development of a child and how it shapes his or her conflict resolution techniques.

Industrial and organizational psychology has been the topic of discussion for many researchers and psychologists and it has been seen that this is the main aspect that has a strong effect on the outcome of [...]

Very often the remorse of conscience is the most typical attributes of this conduct. The outcome of this self-deception is that infidelity or cheating becomes ethically permissible for them.

Beyond the observation that BDD commonly develops during the juvenile life stage, when anxiety about appearance and social acceptance is at its height anyway, researchers have variously ascribed the disorder to genetic predisposition, environmental factors, [...]

It illustrates various personality types and strategies Introduction: Personality is the major factor for uniquely identifying a person and it reflecting the characteristics, behavior, and attitude of a person to himself and to others.

Thus, human psychology is of great help to education in this respect, and Ediger shows in his article that educational psychology is a powerful tool that facilitates the development of the educational system in the [...]

Police psychologists create, maintain, handle, circulate, retain, store and dispose of records as and when professionally required, with the consent of the client adhering to the appropriate terms and conditions.

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is the term used to refer to a mental condition in which a victim is too preoccupied with perfectionism, orderliness, and interpersonal and mental control, at the expense of efficiency, openness and [...]

In the LANCY DAVID book, the main theme regards how the modern westerners perceive and handle their children in a different way compared to the annals of culture.

To be more precise, The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc.defined the study of Organizational Psychology on their website as ".the scientific study of the workplace." In order to achieve a proper and scientific [...]

According to psychologists, the focus of the research should be on the formation of an individuals identity and his or her relations with others.

In the many relationships that I have established, I am always responsive to the subtle gesticulations and metaphoric behavior of others.

In particular, it is necessary to pose several questions that would help to assess the suitability of the applicant for a particular job. What are the methods that you use in order to keep track [...]

I have chosen to help those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questionable to have a normal, successful life just like everybody else, and to try and change the attitudes of the society towards [...]

This is important because it helps the child to develop essential skills of the will. It is not surprising therefore that the crucial relationship at this stage is with buddies and marital partners.

In accordance with Phil Zimbardo's theory, the concept of heroism is to be presented as an antidote to evil and light in the darkness people face.

This work might be useful to the extent that it provides clear guidelines for the assessment of the relations in the family.

The first involves actual crimes, like murder, assault and rape that are motivated by the fact that the victim belongs to one of the social divisions mentioned above.

The aim of the experiment is to show on the example of sounds that people of one society think similar and consider similar problems equally. The methodology of the experiment includes the computer usage and [...]

The article under consideration contains interesting information about anticipated regret and escalation commitment, as well as traces the influence of the former on the latter and the effect of the anticipated regret on the decision-making.

The aspects of egoism are also very much present in helpful behavior as has been advocated by many behavioral researchers, and others who have mentioned that collectivism is another manifestation of egoistic behavior.

The psychological reality of interconnection referred to the society and the structural states of human beings are rather significant for the evaluation of the directions in which science will move in the future.

In Michael's case due to the kind of upbringing he had and his childhood experiences, he turned out to be a very lonely person who failed to overcome the demons of his childhood.

Among the most common and widely used ways of self, the approach is self-esteem and self-concept.self-esteem refers to how an individual views himself from an emotional or affective aspect.

His family was a religious one headed by the father of Carl Jung, a pastor in the local church. In this sphere, Jung identified anima and animus as the main points of unconsciousness.

The major parts are the medulla, pons, and midbrain, the cerebellum, the hypothalamus, the thalamus, and the cerebrum. Apart from the brain factors, there are extrinsic factors and intrinsic factors which are involved in motivation [...]

Learning is the directed effort to improve the capability and willingness of persons or groups to gain and acquire new skills and knowledge, also lead to growth and maturity to comfortably adapt to changes and [...]

The educational level of people and the rise of culture are the main signs that the morality of the society is on a high level.

You need to accept those near you as they are and avoid the stress of recording their shortcomings. The third goal of the ABC Theory of REBT is to assist yourself and others to alter [...]

First of all, it is significant to point out that the internal structure of a group presupposes the concept of subordination and hierarchical sequence of positions as of human beings and human resources, in particular.

In the light of the social psychology theory, attitudes and behaviors are reciprocally related. Thus, attitudes, under the condition that they are already formed, guide the behavior of a person in a certain direction.

The physiological aspect that influences smokers and is perceived as the immediate effect of smoking can be summarized as follows: Within ten seconds of the first inhalation, nicotine, a potent alkaloid, passes into the bloodstream, [...]

This group believes that violence is the only way to ensure ethnic purification or cleansing that clears out the rest of the races and lives a pure white race in the society.

The article presents the essence, the methods and the results of the experiment which had to show the influence of TV and computer games on German children's sleep.

Every family has a areality that they have created over time as in the way they view themselves and their environment; each of the family members is given a unique identity and role in the [...]

The journal article titled "Alterations in Brain and Immune Functions Produced by Mindfulness Meditation" a randomized, control study carried out by Richard Davidson and others published in the Psychosomatic Medicine, 2003, to evaluate the effects [...]

The last reason for the unusual nature of Carlos as compared to other five year olds is the child's underdeveloped thinking skills.

The study shows a difference in the brain function of kids from high income background compared to those from low income environments.

As The Dictionary of Psychology interprets illusionary correlation is: 1) a sort of assumed association which is generated between two unrelated variables causing stereotypes; 2) overestimation of the relationship strength and credibility between members of [...]

The breakthrough model type of scientific research and the principle of connectivity are the co0ncepts which need observation in this part of the paper.

The role of cognition is quite concerned in this context and an individual while gathering the information and evaluating the personal deeds and those of others gains the picture of how the life goes and [...]

Bowlby proposed that a two month-old attachment is made up of a number of component instinctual responses that have the function of binding the infant to the mother and the mother to the infant.

Passive aggressive behavior does not give room for understanding as to the person that inhibits it denies the fact that he or she is irritated and upset whilst he or she still communicates the irritation.

The experiment reported in this paper has been carried out in order to find out how the implicit learning works and how it manifests itself in the performance of the experiment participants over the number [...]

This unwillingness of prisoners in isolated confinement is in considerable measure a rejoinder to the insight that such imprisonment is an evident effort by the system to "break them down" mentally, and in some cases, [...]

In the case of the non-Japanese consumer of sashimi, the first thing that he or she has to adjust to is the fact that there is no aroma coming from the kitchen when sashimi is [...]

It is necessary to state that understanding change is considered to be the principle aspect in human development; thus, lifespan perspective can be identified as the changes understanding occurring in the development period being perceived [...]

The yellow hat is dedicated to consideration of the values and benefits of the situation both as it exists and in the potential values and benefits of possible solutions brought forward. The green hat looks [...]

However, the timing of the reward is important in determining how fast the reinforced behavior will be acquired and also has an effect on the strength of the response.

Information which serves as the stimuli moves from the sensory memory to the short term memory and finally to the long term memory for permanent storage.

The response to the stimuli occurs through the motor nerves which transmits the information from the brain to the peripheral muscles.

In contrast the structuralism and functionalism, behaviorism is defined as the science of behavior and not the mind. The basis of behavior is the surroundings and not internal stimuli as in structuralism or functionalism.

The main objective of the research study is to investigate the impact of seasonal changes of "mood, work time, light exposure, activity, and sleep indices on people".

An example of such an approach can be seen in the work "The Human Condition" by Hannah Arendt which is a "more controversial way of challenging contemporary truisms". In that chapter, Arendt rose against the [...]

Counseling through a recognized counselor is required and the use of reality therapy is considered as one of the most effective ways to cure adult depression. Depression or depressive disorder is an illness that involves [...]

Stress being a medical issue forms the basis of this research and the sample to be used for the purpose of the above research will be medical students in different institutions of learning.

I must admit that the communication styles I learned brought me back to the days in my family where there were a lot of communication styles that I had to contend with.

In the video, the psychologist had the family bond through a project of gathering information about the family's genealogy on both sides of the family the father and the deceased mother.

In the context of conformity and compliance, the individuals involved embark on a tough process of convincing themselves that change of behaviour will have to happen in order to overcome the challenges they could be [...]

Thus, I can easily acknowledge the role of my parents and the impact of the church in instilling ethical behavior and beliefs in me.

The result based on the answers marked in the test gives us a rough idea of what kinda person is. The questions are related to yourself and are designed in such a way to extract [...]

I was able to clarify with both about the lack of clarity that I had in the two situations, which further paved the way for a more loving and cordial relationship respectively.

The Recuperative theory of sleep is based on the premise that humans require sleep to rejuvenate and recoup spent energy during the waking period.

It is believed that age issue, educational background, and maybe in some cases, individual income has a total impact on the prediction of a quality marriage.

The instinct of a researcher is to find demographic patterns in the trend of the variable. A possible hypothesis for clarifying our understanding of the relationship between happiness and close relationships could be: "People feel [...]

The professionals who disagree with the concept that emotional trauma can cause amnesia, base their refutation on the absence of laboratory defined empirical evidence to provide justification of the phenomenon.

Amnesia is of two types: Anterograde amnesia Retrograde amnesia In aterograde amnesia, the person is unable to recall recent events such as something that happened a few hours ago. The Korsakoff's syndrome is caused by [...]

The paper seeks to identify the role and impact of culture in determining the playing field of children. However, although the surroundings may differ from family to family, the role of culture in the providence [...]

Bipolar and Mania disorders is a condition that is characterized by two major phases depression and euphoria. The depressive phase is characterized by feelings of hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, changes in sleep patterns and loss of [...]

The aim of the paper is to explore the main tenets of utilitarianism and happiness, apply them to personal vision of happiness and compare it to Aristotle's notion of happiness and ideal life.

Mama's ethnicity is exotic in our town and she was educated, so she was of the higher middle class. Our dad likes sports and Mama loves the symphony, but she plays Spanish music when he [...]

With sufflcient information, teachers can detect depression and are in a good position to identify it and seek help for the student.

Major depression could also be a result of family problems and difficulties leading to an aggravation of the patient's mental state, which in turn could lead to further intensification of the depression in the person.

One reason why this is so is that, given the onion-layered nature of their problems, family members, individually or as a group, lack the ability to "diagnose" the difficulties they face and to identify their [...]

To better understand this neurological task there is a need to focus on the connection between brain and awareness. Further, it is reasonable to connect the relationship between awareness and memory with the concept of [...]

There are no gender distinctions at all in this show and the only way to differ the male and the female is through the voice of the actors.

The brain is divided into four divisions: The hindbrain, which is located at the rear of the skull, the midbrain which is located between the hindbrain and the forebrain, the forebrain, which is the highest [...]

Attachment disorder- According to research done by Boris and Zeanah, 2005, attachment disorder is a condition, which occurs during the first three years of a child in which the child fails to connect, bond, or [...]

Monitoring as one of the great risk factors is related to the severity of perceived symptoms to a great extent as opposed to coping flexibility and support that is emotional which to a low extent [...]

It involves the process of recognizing the environmental stimuli and the actions that respond to the stimuli that allows an individual to act within the environment in which he or she is so that the [...]

The key aim of the given paper is to study and analyse the case of a forty one year old client who is married, has two school age children, and he is in a contentious [...]

Kennedy used the term to denote the outcome caused by the negative expectation of a patient to the administration of a drug or ritual.

For young people, suicide continues to be a major problem as thousands of teenagers in the U.S.commit suicide each year. The risk of teen suicide is also seen to increase when they have access to [...]

The child is not able to cope with the problems of the advanced stage. The process of introjection, projection and reintrojection is continuous.

Laughter of social obligation falls into "laughter of harmony" which occurs when people greet each other, "defensive laughter" which people demonstrate in unpleasant situations to the befuddlement of foreigners, "offensive laughter" that implies any kind [...]

While the military is engaged in combat operations the psychologists are able to increase their understanding of the psychological consequences of combat operations.

The theory of Gestalt psychology combines the mind and brain and follows the principle that the whole differs form the sum of its parts.

Kurtz narrowed his focus to one locality and the minority of homosexuals to investigate the relationship between MA use, on one hand, and employment, social and personal relationships, on the other.

Operant conditioning through the use of punishment can be used to prevent or decrease a certain negative behavior, for example, when a child is told that he/she will lose some privileges in case he/she misbehaves, [...]

The sense organs have to receive a certain stimulus, which is then transferred to the brain and the brain interprets the message.

Considering the problem of attitudes towards aging in mass media, one can observe that the elderly population is having been viewed in a different manner if compared to the people of young age.

This is the main technique used to study the consistency of eyewitness testimony in young children. In this case, there is no accidental assignment and the type of research is referred to as differential research.

Emotional intelligence pertains to the ability to realize your own emotions and those of others, the inspiration of yourself and the management of emotions within and outside relationships.

What develops in the mind of an adolescent that makes them change to adults is the prefrontal cortex which is located in the frontal lobes of the brain.

Hence, Freud associates basic human needs with the unconscious and emphasises the development of the concept of consciousness in order to examine and observe keenly the sentimental and emotional problems of the patients, which they [...]

The parable of the cave, the metaphor of the cave, terms describing the same topic commonly known as the Allegory of the cave.

This paper will however streamline its scope of analysis to Trait theory and behaviourism approach in order to; assess personality, account for the extent to which these approaches can be said to truly guide the [...]

The community-based mental treatment system, as the article proves is based on the new comprehensive approach to the issues of psychological health, which puts forth not only the consequences of the illness but its deeper [...]

A leader has to be visionary and be able to articulate the wishes of the majority. A leader also has to transcend the individual barriers to decision-making and be able to articulate a vision that [...]

Leaders need to get the people involved in a conflict invested in the outcome so that they can accept the resolution.

Employers consider the personality tests as a way of gauging if a person they are considering hiring is stable, honest, and a good fit for the company.

Seemingly, nobody seems to get past the superficial top layer of video gaming that provides hours of mindless fun to see that there are deeper psychological needs that are unknowingly addressed by the video games [...]

It is clear that the scientific practitioner is not just to read so as to prepare scientists and practitioner psychologists but to read and integrate these roles so that the practice by the psychologist is [...]

As the problem of Jack's aggressive behavior is a burning one, much effort should be made to establish adequate interaction between the child and his classmates.