Skinner's initial assumption was that the language is solely a learned behavior, and thus is a set of functional responses to different phenomena. Besides, some progress in evolutionary psychology was possible thanks to the results [...]
It can be hypothesized that the higher the level of narcissism in parents, the higher the level of narcissism and depression in adolescents.
This part has addressed the right and wrong strategies of motivation along with the explanation of the factors that impact the effectiveness of motivation.
For example, the daily output at the place of occupation, as well as the simple politeness exhibited in a conversation will be counted as a behavior that needs to be reinforced, while the opposite will [...]
The first one stands for the idea mentioned above it is the closest social environment that has the most momentous influence on the future behavior of a person.
The research sample included 101 low-income women, and the evaluation of the sample let researchers find the correlations between stress and severe obesity, independent of unhealthy eating behavior.
Specifically, the discursive approach in explaining and exploring shared and coordinated actions on roles and channels through which an individual's framework functions in the exchange of information formally is of great essence towards understanding the [...]
Members of the society are able to distinguish between behaviors that are deviant and those that are not. They are most likely to be affected by stigma because of the development stage they are.
Individuals feel a strong sense of urgency to conform to a group leader by putting group values ahead of self-values. Such a level of loyalty lacks a balance between commitment to self and commitment to [...]
At each of these stages, children continue to develop more skills and abilities, and thus adding to the list of activities that they are able to perform on their own.
In the first half of the XX century, John Ridley Stroop paid his attention to the study, which explained that it takes people more time to process and name the pictures of colors or objects [...]
This essay uses the reinforcement theory of motivation to discuss how the four strategies are applicable and evaluate the strategies that are can help to reinforce desired behavior positively.
Owing to his persistence and hard work, Erikson managed to make a profound achievement in the field of psychology and earned respect from his colleagues and followers. The importance of social and psychological crises, according [...]
Also, egocentrism is the very factor that causes a young person to think that no one in the world can understand his or her situation, and decide what is good for him or her.
Forensic psychology is the connection between the tenure or study of psychology and the law. The other role is assessing the competency of the defendants and of the elderly.
The researcher was interested in the connection between the expansion of narcissistic behaviour and the growth in the popularity of Internet.
This environment is extremely crucial for the work of any educator as it creates the background for the majority of the procedures and contributes to the increased efficiency of the methods used in the educational [...]
The lifestyle of a mother with posttraumatic growth and fibromyalgia is challenged by physical and psychological pain on a daily basis, which greatly influences the immediate family, which, in turn, has to make some changes [...]
The main principles of Freud's approach explained in An Outline of Psychoanalysis are focused on the "three forces of the psychical apparatus": the id, the ego, and the superego.
The teenagers are the vulnerable group as they experience a difficult transition of the maturing process. It is of paramount importance to know the symptoms of depression in order to be able to deal with [...]
The correlation between the participants' predictions of their performance estimated self-efficacy and grade-point is not significant: r = 0. The average correlation between the participants' confidence rating at the end of the exam and their [...]
The experiment is a psychological study of human responses to freedom restriction in conditions of prison life and the impact of the imposed social role on behavior.
Metacognition has characteristically been taken to consider at least one of the following factors of a cognitive practice: the comprehension of the progression, supervision of the practice, and the management of the procedure.
First of all, it is necessary to determine the nature of the problem and its symptoms. It, again, leads to self-isolation and the lack of self-confidence and is caused by depressive moods resulting from concussions.
According to the American Psychological Association, the responsibility of a psychologist should be in line with the legal requirements, which are meant to protect the client and ensure the therapist works professionally.
The principal strength of this method resides in the fact that it is focused on determining the motives of a particular behavior.
The lack of productivity in the course of multitasking, in its turn, can be explained by the fact that people are easily distracted by the media and, therefore, cannot control the process of switching from [...]
The article To better cope with stress, listen to your body, talks about the impact of the internal body response to a stressful situation, and the ability of individuals to be resilient.
The residents of the group home often access treatment through the treatment centers located within the homes. The foster cares are located in areas accessible to the amenities and other resources.
The process of treatment varies from one individual to another, and the age bracket of the patient determines it. Therefore, the health care personnel must find a way to bring the patient to the understanding [...]
Additionally, the relationship between the psychological principles of training and the strategies that a leader chooses to use in the training process determine the success of the learning activity.
That is why it is important to pay attention to the reasons why bullying occurs and ways in which it can be reduced.
Many patients saw a dog in their dreams that tried to bite them; they began to defend themselves or hit the dog, and, in reality, they hit their spouses or walls/beds.
This serves as a background to clearly bring out what actually constitute the psychological dream process in the case of a sick child and a father in hospital. This brings up uncertainty in trying to [...]
The evaluation of behavior in the context of a functional perspective helps to understand the reasons for certain actions. The functional perspective promotes the identification of specific alternatives to the existing behavior in case it [...]
The life of university students was always said to be different from the lives of children and adults, but the issue was never thought to be as crucial as it is now.
In this paper, a review of literature pertaining to the use of praise and reinforcement in order to handle the negative behaviors of kids will be carried out.
The research study sought to demystify the facts on the relationships among the stress appraisal process, coping disposition and the level of acceptance of disability on a selected sample for study.
The theorist believed that if a person failed to attain the needs at the bottom of the hierarchy pyramid it would lead to neurotic and emotional problems that could eventually adversely impact personality. Biological theorists [...]
Dreams represent a psychological category of images, which suddenly arise in the mind at the time of sleeping and may either be remembered by a human or imply some distorted experiences.
Critical and creative thinking team members have the succinct ability to know the exact set of skills that are required to carry out a certain task.
Children health and life are appreciated in all cultures; that is why there is hardly a place in the world where such behaviour can be taken as normal and acceptable.
The interest of carrying out the study on child abuse is based on the fact that it is a critical issue in any society, especially due to the actual and possible consequences on the child [...]
When going over the contents of the book, the intended audience seems to be most people in the world since the concepts can be used in a wide variety of different ways.
Therefore, the general behavioral goal for Rad is to improve participation in the classroom activities with the focus on the increased attention to other students during discussions, to the teacher, and to the members of [...]
This paper aims to provide the discussion of the professionals' responses to the situation of bearing witness to sexual trauma, to analyze the personal reactions to the case, and to discuss the effective therapeutic healing [...]
With this in mind, it is possible to say that the Clark-Beck Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory is a very important remedy within the framework of modern science.
The following paper explores validity in relation to the process-focused model and the traditional model of validity, the importance of PF, and the process of implementation of the PF.
Also, psychological violence can be either the only form of violence or the consequence of psychological or sexual abuse or neglect. Inadequate evaluation of the child's capabilities and overstated requirements can also be a form [...]
At that time, the ability to think critically and recognize the deeper meaning of information coming from the outside world became more attractive due to the pressure of the totalitarian governments that were operating in [...]
It is the most commonly applied autism treatment remedy in the United States and several other countries in the world and the major method that schools and therapists embrace and use.
An adult is the one to analyze the play, become a welcomed participant, and view the activities as a child's way to communicate.
Great tempos lead to an increase in the level of stress which, in turn, leads to the appearance of a great number of problems connected with the mental health of a person.
The purpose of this article is to outline the function of a psychologist in the criminal justice system. For example, the expert can act in a consultative or counselor capacity in the court of law.
The list of physical and emotional transformations happening to the young people during adolescence is universal; the processes are the same for all teenagers.
The validity/reliability of the instrument The study does discuss the instrument's applicability for detecting giftedness in kids while comparing the effectiveness of the Brigance K&1 screen to that of the K-ABC test, which is being [...]
The concept of emerging adulthood is new to the segregated Japanese society, and it is likely going to take some time before the notion becomes accepted as a norm.
The patient, therefore, lacks the ability to manage his emotions and handle the pressure of his new responsibilities. Client B.C.is aware of his problems and recognizes the significance of learning.
It outlines the most important changes peculiar to the revised ACA Code of Ethics and states that the evolution from a focus on the needs of the counselor to the needs of clients could be [...]
The participants of the group get guidance from the counselor, which will help them realize the causes of the problems. In the beginning, the group leader emphasized the safety of the meeting.
It is this concept of predisposition that is at the heart of the nature versus nurture debate since it implies that not only do people have innate biological characteristics or advantages that make them unique, [...]
Constructivism is similar to the erection of a building since it holds that information is structured starting from the most elemental to the most sophisticated levels in the memory of an individual.
Based on this, we will analyze the roles and self-perceptions of teenagers, as well as adults' perceptions of adolescents, and the parent-child communication styles that are prevalent in the society to understand what communication patterns [...]
The need to tailor the behavior of individuals in the workplace or organizational settings is crucial for shaping up the corporate culture.
To explain the development of fibromyalgia syndrome in mothers with the focus on its association with posttraumatic growth, it is necessary to refer to the adult attachment theory and the PTG theory that reflects the [...]
The ethical conduct in the field of human behavior implies the ability to show respect for individuality and dignity of patients or clients, research participants, and other people with whom a counselor or a researcher [...]
The purpose of the study is to evaluate how youths and caregivers perceive their relationships relative to the occurrence of externalizing and internalizing behaviors.
The choice of the most accurate tool for use in the assessment process depends on the developmental components evaluated, as well as on the age of the child.
Developing the theory, the author defines the approximate age which corresponds to the description of the stages. Apart from that, it may be necessary to search the signs of traumatic experience in a person's behavior.
She is able to recognize the voice of the caregiver in the midst of other sounds in the room. She is very eager to respond to every sound that the caregiver makes and the composure [...]
The compelling vision of social justice is to achieve "free, full, and equal participation" of all groups in society to realize their aspirations and mutual needs.
A lot of outstanding professionals operated in the sphere of developmental psychology, introducing their unique ideas and contributing to the field with the help of their theories.
The central executive, as the name implies, is the primary component of the working memory system; every other component is subservient to it.
Therefore, counseling professionals have to recognize worker-client as well as ecological-cultural determinants of a crisis in order to understand their meaning for a client and their impact on the development of stress.
It should be pointed out that while the goals were set prior to the commencing of the observations, the scope and focus of the process were not limited to a specific perspective, and the in-depth [...]
This paper is based on a discussion that proposes the adoption of play therapy as one of the most effective interventions in working with autistic children.
The purpose of the play therapy is to give the parents something to think about and learn from when the child is fully engaged.
Since we deal with the case of a three-year-old kid who experienced maltreatment, it can be assumed that his attachment style is not flexible and therefore, it is not easy for him to establish new [...]
This paper identifies and discusses a variety of effective strategies and interventions that may support the learner with the help of an appropriate behavior framework, strategy, and model prescribed by theories that have been used [...]
The interview is focused on who psychopaths are, why they are dangerous to corporations, and how corporate psychopaths can be detected and treated.
Therefore, its main goal is to improve the current understanding of the cognitive dissonance in leaders and its effects on organizational culture on a large scale.
According to the case study, the client states that she can no longer cope with the crutches and she begins quietly to cry.
It is deeply rooted in Christianity, and the heterosexual monogamy is the most widespread form of marriage in the Western cultures, i.e.in the American culture.
When describing Harriet Tubman's psychosocial development during the first stage, it is important to examine her relationship with the parents, especially with her mother.
Instead, the evaluative review aims to explore the literature, provide information about the studies and their findings, analyze the discovered literature, and provide a conclusion based on the results of the reviewed studies.
One existing theoretical connection to wellness involves the concept of the wheel of wellness. This model is a simplification of the previous wheel of wellness and WEL models.
The strengths of Gestalt in counseling include its provision of flexible and phenomenological diagnoses that are focused on the identification of patterns and themes that are specific and unique to an individual client.
It is necessary to determine physiological indicators that will provide insights into the health of the patient and collect the information about a woman's medication regime to be able to determine the appropriate course of [...]
In this case, the researcher should elucidate the type of services, potential effects, and the expected roles of the participants in the research.
Professional ethics are the hardest to adhere to compare to other codes of conduct. The first option is to terminate counseling and let the client know that without money, no services will be offered.
Even though there are professional guidelines regarding this aspect, few service providers adhere to them, and this exposes this profession to criticism in the manner in which its members perform their duties. However, this department [...]
The patient has exhibited explosive behavior at home, where he punches holes in his bedroom walls. He drinks at his age and has been brought home intoxicated five times in the past month.
However, the majority of them accept the idea of the dominant role of the family in the process of the formation of the psyche of a child and his/her socialization.
In particular, Family Systems Thinking revolves around the perception of a family as a unified unit where the behavior of one member is interconnected with that of the entire group. In that way, the latter [...]
The guidelines in the code of conduct are vague and generalized, which further encourages counselors and practitioners to use their criteria in assessing culturally diverse clients.
It could be important for the team to understand Kornfield's vision of the project, the main and secondary tasks, the project timeline, and the general outline of it. The third technique is to ensure face-to-face [...]
The study aimed to compare training and experience as determinants of the confidence level among the staff that worked in the neonatal unit.
The nature of counseling is an intricate combination of personal character and values and theoretical research to create a comprehensive approach to the responsibilities of the profession.
Such a concept as cognition can be viewed as the ability of a person to process the information about the external environment.
This is also evident when a person's attention flows from the voice of a given conversation to that of someone else in another conversation. This is because the attention apparatus focuses on a particular stimulus [...]
However, the perception of the world depends on the environment in which one lives in. The other form of perception is environmental perception that is formed basing on the manner in which one receives information.
The healthy growth of a child in most cases depends on the guardian in this case the mother to be specific since this is the person who is entirely responsible the child's life.
A lot of researchers consider that the usage of language is one of the main features that designate the humans from the inferior species.
Moreover, the high scores on dark triad qualities are related to antisocial behaviors, promiscuity, and preference for short-term relationships. For men with dark triad traits, the low levels of agreeableness and empathy makes them to [...]
Due to the fact that the nature of altruistic and egoistic behavior is hard to define, both outcomes of are possible.
Scholars in the field of psychology have performed various researches to investigate aspects of military deployment on the family members of the deployed officers.
To conduct the research, 164 employees were involved in the survey to determine the regression between their personality and OCB. The hypothesis of the article was to establish the link between personality traits and the [...]
In this respect, the analysis of personality traits is the core of personality description disclosing tendencies and disposition to behave, think, and feel in a specific way.
There is a downside to this perspective is that it ignores the diversity in culture and differences among peers. The main problem however is that most of these youth have no experience with the real [...]
It is necessary to pay attention to the needs of students at risk, to the peculiarities of their interactions with other people and to the features of their awareness of themselves as personalities.
Shay and Wheelis argue that the fundamental metaphor of the book is the fact that the change processes in the field are reproduced in the changed process themselves in exceptional and thoughtful psychological counselors.
According to Walser, the use of acceptance and commitment therapy is effective in treating a case of post-traumatic stress disorder, which entails the patients to experience positive and negative events without treating them as reality.
High levels of university and college dropouts are related to failure to invest in the social development of kids and adolescents.
In the article "Cognitive estimation abilities in healthy and clinical populations: The use of the Cognitive Estimation Test," the authors describe the psychometric features and standards of the Cognitive Estimation Test and evaluate the reliability [...]
At the very beginning, Vees-Gulani briefly overviews the evidence from the book pointing to the Vonnegut's psychological trauma in order to underline how the writer makes use of stylistic and literary devices to surpass his [...]
In most cases, Primary School children are the affected group of sexual abuse, both the girls and boys since their age are believed to be unaware of sexual activities and abuse.
The role of the counselor in the behavioral school of counseling is that of a teacher, in the sense that he or she teaches and trains the clients on behavior modification.
That is why it is important to focus on self-care techniques in order to maintain the balance between the professional and personal life, prevent the negative results of ongoing stresses and challenges, and be effective [...]
The role of self-disclosure is to create a mutual understanding between the client and the therapist on what to expect at the end of the session, how to achieve the results, and the creation of [...]
Solution-Oriented Brief Therapy is a brief classical therapy that is focused on the solution, where the therapist and the client are more interested in the future solution than in the past problems.