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The semantic meanings of the adjectives normal and abnormal seem to be too generalized; for this reason, one is to keep in mind the areas the terms are to be applied to.

He also identified that the assumption that psychology was related to consciousness implied the lack of mental processes in the absence of consciousness.

However, the article does not meet the provisions for a scholarly article bearing in mind that it is not peer-reviewed. Expertise The expertise of the author of the article is quite good.

This is an indication that the presence of a gun is not a cause of aggression rather a tool that aggravates aggression in some people.

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 [...]

It is believed that people's reactions to stress that they encounter in life is one of the factors that leads to changes in the levels of the chemicals that are involved in bodily changes such [...]

The other type of medication that is widely used to treat depression condition is the healing process that helps in reverse or eliminates the fundamental process that results to the continuation of depression.

From a study of adolescents of different racial groups in the United States, it was found out that self esteem of the groups was observed to rise among the groups of early and mid adolescents.

Therefore, the performance of this model is greatly influenced by increase in the distance of the path linking each object to the other, increase in the number of objects to be tracked, increase in the [...]

Since the goal of the experiment was to see whether the developmental stage of children had impact on their ability to think in a scientific way, she divided the children into the younger and the [...]

The mind is considered a very delicate organ of the body and only specialists in the field of neurosurgery are allowed to conduct operations on it.

Accommodating is not assertive, contrary to competing, the next party is considered in a conflict. Compromising mode is the preferred style of conflict management in the scenario above.

In the video of the angry adolescent, the councillor was trying to identify the problem that may have led to the current behaviour that the girl was exhibiting.

Asch claimed that the list that included the word 'cold' in the description elicited a negative impression effect on the subjects describing the person as compared to those who examined the list that included the [...]

He used a two step model and addressed the issue using three approaches namely; the law of comparative judgments, the method of equal appearing intervals and the method of successive intervals. Statements obtained from the [...]

Robert Karen explores the formation of an infant's attachment to a parent and discusses how this process can affect a child in the long term.

This particular experience can be classified as a type of retrieval mechanism which we all use on a daily yet it is surprisingly similar to the way in which people utilize their local library however [...]

In other words, Burger claims that Milgram's studies show that the participants, who continued the procedure after the 150-switch, were likely to continue till the end.

In vivo exposure is both a cognitive and behavioral strategy which will enable Carol overcomes her fears by appealing to cognitive skills through behavioral activities of exposing her to the stimulus.

Therefore, the scientific reason for the difference in real and fake smile is due to the control of different parts of the brain. Therefore, the difference between a fake and real smile is observable if [...]

It is thus necessary for the designer of any product to consider some of the feelings that can be aroused as a result of the design of a product.

Vipassana, in the prison setting, is a revolutionary idea because it gets to the root-cause of the recidivism problem. Supporters of this kind of approach claim that spirituality is a natural way of helping criminals [...]

Second, critical thinking is knowledge of the methods of logical inquiry and reasoning. Components of critical thinking seek and treat information in their ways, involve continual use of skills, and acknowledge the outcomes of the [...]

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 [...]

According to Robbins, it is the tendency of an individual to yield to other people's opinions. The last dimension is openness to experience.

The rate at which the observers included nonexistent words in their recollection of the initial study list was explored and represented in the experiment.

Boys' testicles and scrotum enlarges and the penis enlarges in size, and the full development of boys' reproductive parts is attained at the age of 16 to 17 years.

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

The article "The Ecology of the Family" discusses the development of a child in relation to its psychology and social orientation.

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 [...]

When speaking about the relation of altruism to psychology, it is necessary to state that altruism is considered to be the issue of social psychology.

In the past, she has been to the dentist and had some of the teeth with cavities extracted. During the second time when she felt a lot of pain, Miss Y noted some of the [...]

According to Francis et al, the observed developments in media framing of mental illness in Australia reflects deep-seated concerns with the nature of perceptions generated from reporting cases of mental illnesses in both broadcast and [...]

However, this measure may be very important in the understanding of the human behaviour that pressures many to wish to be the ones in control in the workplace and in other scenarios.

Therefore, the research assumes that negative criticism and relationships are social factors that influence the development of appropriate handwriting proficiency among seven-year-old children.

It describes the rationale for the therapy, some of the therapeutic techniques used to treat this disorder, and provide a brief overview of the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of this treatment method.

Based on the research design there is evidence of measures put in place to control against most of these biases which strengthens the study findings; this is the strength to the study.

These two articles provide evidence that cognitive factors such as phonological working memory, verbal and nonverbal intelligence as well as lexical bootstrapping affect language development in children with intellectual disabilities.

The Beck Depression Inventory II score can be used to evaluate depression in a population and to determine the degree of depression.

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 study particularly considered the gender and the race of the participants and the effect the two had on sexual harassment of the victims.

Some of the boxes had platforms that the cats could step on when they needed to get out; others had levers that would open when the cats wanted to escape.

To examine cultural, social, and economic aspects of the families, the study will examine the nature of the surrounding community, professions of parents, forms of recreational activities, stable diet of the family, and roles that [...]

This is why many children will show a lot of favoritism in the in-group compared to the out-group. It is also evident that, the adults have low in-group preference, compared to the children.

Social psychology is a section of the psychology of an individual; it tries to establish the correlation between the behavior of the individual and the environment which is made up of his colleagues.

The hastening of our customs and the organization of the family as the leading structure has led to a new family trend.

In the case of Mary, who is a police officer, she experienced a traumatic event when she was travelling in a police car; the police car was driven at a high speed at a roundabout [...]

In spite of the fact that governments and agencies across the world have made significant steps in the fight against depression, there is compelling evidence that we are yet to be fully effective in translating, [...]

In this case the problem is the need to move from point A to point B the woman has to navigate her way from her house to the restaurant.

However, this paper tries to explain the meaning of environmental psychology with the help of two principal theories; the Learning Theory and the Motivational Theory.

The manifestation of the disorder and the difficulties that they cause, as posited by the American Psychiatric Association, are typically more pronounced when a person is involved in some piece of work such as studying [...]

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 [...]

Availability of literature; as stated in the literature though the area of forgiveness is new in the field of psychology, but there is enough literature to cover the study.

Some of the common symptoms of this disease include loss of speech and the ability to classify objects in the immediate environment of an individual.

Other studies highlight the nature of the long distance relationships with specific interest on the degree of interaction of the individuals in a given dyad and their perception about the effect of their commitment to [...]

The metaphors provide the user with an opportunity to communicate a visual message in a way that enhances understanding and awareness.

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 [...]

To make sure that the relation between conservation and psychological sciences is understood, it is important to consider the meaning of the notion conservational psychology. Why is the relation of the conservation to psychology that [...]

Triplet and Ferrell, assert that a colonel in the United States army is an esteemed individual in the army and the society at large.

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

The research assessed the level of maturity in a child's play, the length of time spent in a play and the devoted attention given to a specific object in a play.

In the first block, study list were presented audibly as the experimenter sat in front of the computer and read them aloud while the screen was blinded form the participants. In the second experiment, the [...]

The article is in the Journal of Social Psychology and the citation is as follows: Hewitt Jay and Alqahtani A. The main concepts that can be depicted from this article include the fact that different [...]

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 [...]

The authors of the book "the handbook of conflict: theory and practice" tailored the text to suit both the student and the professionals who have the desire of deepening their knowledge and understanding on issues [...]

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 [...]

That is why it is necessary to find new approaches to the analysis of many aspects of our everyday life. One more important aspect or objective for improving of your critical thinking is the necessity [...]

It is important to mark that in the given assignment, it is quite essential that five variations of answering the question are offered so that the results of the test could be more precise and, [...]

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.

In the research to be conducted, the influence that these advertisements have will be measured in children between the age of 8 and 9.

He presents dual identity in; the ability of the white Americans to effectively generalize the blacks by compelling them into not standing up for their people when they know the truth of the situation, the [...]

The project seeks to make an observation of four-year-old and a seven-year-old child to unveil the conformance of the widely anticipated developments at the stages with the actual field observations.

Psychometric research acknowledged a wide sphere of characteristics that can be reduced to three major factors including the extent to which a risk is comprehended; the extent to which the risk induces a sentiment of [...]

The objective of determining the amount of face consciousness among people from the same races and those from different races is an interesting field of study.

Studies have shown that the environment in which a drug is administered plays a big role in development of tolerance to the drug such that a change in location of administration of the drug may [...]

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.

Risk analysis on the intended research activity is necessary to weigh the total benefits and risks of the proposed study to the subjects in terms of privacy and nurturing the reputation psychology as a profession.

One of the most significant benefits of art therapy is the fact the patients get to understand and interpret their own situations which puts them in a better position to creatively participate in own healing [...]

This is also evident in advanced states where due to low fertility and low levels of gender equality, the efforts to relate employment and childrearing among women lacks support and is neglected by the society. [...]

The main essence of gambling is to win something that is valuable as compared to the stake that the gambler invested in the gamble.

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.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory of Growth Maslow's hierarchy of needs growth theory states that, an individual has needs that need to be fulfilled at various levels for the individual to achieve personal and professional [...]

It is difficult to predict the nature of relationship that there might evolve between the patient and the clinician while at the stage in which the clinician is being chosen. This is not to mean [...]

The most vital areas in psychology are the training/educational qualifications, theories, which influence the field, outstanding persons who contributed to the subject, the current ruling theories, and other motivating factors, which propel people to take [...]

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.

Doris Lessing points out that, as on one hand human beings living in the free world present claims that they have the freedom to live as well as hold beliefs the way they wish, on [...]

In the outcome, the majority group will stubbornly confirm that the lengths are equal while on the other hand, the minority, that is the individual who performed the task alone, will state that the pieces [...]

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.

Most aggressive children are likely to experience some rejection and such rejection creates a feeling of rejection, and thus most of the times live as outcasts.

The person faced with a decision must have the will to solve the problem and have the opportunity or resources to do so.

Thus, the therapeutic alliance in family therapy has emerged as an intervention method that integrates participation and collaboration of family members and therapist in treatment of various problems members of the family may be facing.

She thus reverts to the original state of deterred self-control to the extent that she no longer has the opportunity to present her grievance.

Interpretation of communication is the next step and is crucial as it is the medium in which the meaning of what is said is actually understood.

Such associative responses have been defined by Pavlov in classical conditioning as the conditioned stimulus, the conditioned stimulus being the food that evokes the emotions in a person, while the emotions evoked by the sight [...]

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 [...]

Making the test real to life is a way of increasing validity. Different types of evidence are used to establish the validity of a test.

According to the theory of psychological egoism, Tony had applied his invisibility during Beth's commitment to her mother to satisfy his emotional needs.

The primary "take-away" message demonstrated by the Smith-Jentsch et al.reading is basically that, with more motivation during training, a trainee tends to perform better post-training The reading also puts emphasis on the fact that there [...]

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 arguments of the authors above are all focused on one particular aspect of group decision processes and outcomes, and that is the magnificent influence of ideas shared among a majority of the group members.

Thus, Brentano defines psychology as the science of the soul and as the science of the mental phenomena. The traditional vision of psychology as the science of soul has been rejected by the psychologist who [...]

The ego is the component of the psyche that interfaces and coordinates the super-ego and the id in the harmonization of the conflicting sexual instincts and cultural sexual constrains in the process of psychosexual development.

Lee is in dilemma whether to undertake legal intervention or not, because Julie has declined to sign a contract to demonstrate that she is no longer going to avenge and commit suicide.

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.

The words and phrases may be different, but once analysed; they may give a common understanding, perception or reaction to the discourse of masculinity in that particular social setting.

To achieve the desired theoretical rigour, it is important that the theoretical framework, also referred to as the phenomenology, is drawn from a touch of symbolic interaction and hermeneutics perceptions of research.

So the problem is preventing unwanted pregnancy in a couple, and they require a scientific thinking to solve it. It is also imperative for that individual to provide concise and conclusive evidences on the advantages [...]

In order to be part of the health-care systems, psychologists will have to employ the use of technological advances such as the use of electronic health records.

The findings of this study were similar to those of a study conducted by Cross and his colleagues in which they found out that most genius children in the US are bullied by their colleagues [...]

The survival of any civilization depends on the establishment of laws of conduct and the following of the same by all the members of the society.

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 [...]

These similarities and differences in cultural backgrounds have led to emergence of cross-cultural psychology, a study on the interaction between diverse human culture, belief systems and behavioral patterns.

In conjunction to this argument, the purpose of the study topic is to create awareness to the people in the society that the characteristics of the first born child affects siblings birth in the family [...]

As such it can be said that the use of technology creates cognitive and behavioral changes which in effect changes the way people perceive and interact behaviorally and socially due to the amount of time [...]

When one of the individuals in a couple is depressed, there is lack of effective communication, more conflicts and hostility. Rather there has to be understanding and proper communication between the couple so that each [...]