The current criteria of diagnosing PSTD is DSM-IV and with the latest being DSM-V. To that effect, one therapeutic strategy for treating PTSD is altering the memory of the traumatic event.
Literature on the Effect Constructs of Grandiose Narcissism Validation Literature on Literature on the Effect Constructs of Grandiose Narcissism The purpose of the proposed research is to study GN among presidents of public Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Analysis of literature on a specific research design in the past five years on this topic provides →
CHAPTER 1: NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY - It is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes - Greek word: psyche or soul; logos or study RELATION OF PSYCHOLOGY TO OTHER SCIENCES - Anthropology - Biology - Chemistry - Psychiatry - Sociology GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGY - Describe behavior - Predict behavior - Explain behavior - →
Stage 5, Identity vs. My personality has a sense of self-assurance and independence, because I passed this stage very successfully.
Downward counterfactual thinking relates to this event as after feeling instant guilt I made myself feel better and improved my mood temporarily by making a comparison of my poor performance in the exam with the fact that at least with a 55% on the exam I avoided a fail. Counterfactual thinking plays a role in →
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a type of anxiety disorder whose main characteristicsinclude persistent worry that is often irrational and cannot be controlled. Generalized anxiety disorder: Advances in research and practice.
The second theory that we will summarize is the cognitive theory, the cognitive theory is a critical theory because it adds many insights to the psychological study of human development. According to a developmental theory provides a framework for explaining the patterns and problems of childhood development.
The journal article chosen for this assignment describes the persistence as well as the new onset of PTSD symptoms that were self reported by a large population of combatants who were deployed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The authors used the civilian version of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders, fourth edition, →
The conflict, which is articulated in the case involved TCMM, the present museum operators, who created the Wonderland county park and operated it; hence making the plan that was formulated by the land management Bureau, BLM, which the residents of the island are opposed to in regard to the use of the lighthouse. Therefore, because →
For instance, the plan involve receiving of a bomb threat, responding to the threat, and ensuring appropriate strategies are employed as discussed in the subsequent paragraphs. In the management of any crisis, a bomb threat notwithstanding, responsibility is key.
The psychodynamic approach is a form of depth psychology, the goal of this method for the psychotherapist is to open up the unconscious content of the mind in order to treat the psychic tension of the patient. Behavioral is a directive approach based on the principles of classical and operant conditioning, just focusing on behavior →
It tells the individual under which category he/she lies, furthermore individual knows whether he/she is 1)principled and idealistic, 2)caring and interpersonal, 3)adaptable and success oriented, 4)introspective and romantic, 5) perceptive and cerebral, 6)committed and security oriented, 7)busy and productive, 8)powerful and aggressive, 9)easygoing and self-effacing. Advantages and disadvantages The RHETI and Kalil's personality tests help →
To illustrate, the norms in a culture decide how to greet people, how to dress, how to and when to accept and refuse invitations, and what is a joke and what is an insult. On the other hand, a commoner who goes to a foreign culture and lives there for a considerable period of time, →
Some kind of narcotic drugs can also be used to decrease the anxiety and fear. To conclude, phobias are some kind of unnecessary fears and anxieties which can be treated with the help of medications, exposure therapy and behavioral therapies.
Attitudes, Biases, and Social Schema Questions Many theories exist that describe influences on attitude, but operant conditioning is one of the few that allows for the examination of emotions, behavior, and cognition as interacting factors in the process. Operant conditioning would be too limiting if held to the strictest of behaviorist principles that originally inspired →
James-Lange's Theory James-Lange's theory is based on the physiological bases of emotion in which he suggests that stimulus that induce emotions are received and interpreted by the brain, which then triggers visceral changes, which then subsequently triggers the experience of emotions. The brain mechanism, he notes, works such that the sensory system sends a message →
3 Strategies for Presenting the Findings: Strategy 1: Presentation I would use presentation as the main way to present my research findings to the audiences. I think presentations are the most effective method of presenting ideas because they enable face-to-face interaction between the presenter and the audiences during presentation of findings.
In this case, Astrid watches in disbelieve as her mother breaks her self-imposed principles as she indulges in the love affair. Normally, it would be expected of a child to do anything that the parent asks of them.in this case, Astrid shows cognitive anatomy when she demands some declarations from the mother.
These are derived either from the position held by the leader in the organization or from the individual regardless of his/her position in the organization. Legitimate power is derived by the position one holds in the organization such as a manager or supervisor; a position with authority.
The implications of the " Consciousness and Neuroscience " is that the neural correlates of consciousness is not enough to prove that a conscious can be cry dated.3. It gives a lots of evidence using neural science and the anatomy of the brain and how there are plenty of sass motions that questions the Neural →
The attachment parenting theory is influenced by the attachment theory which states that all children create a very strong connection with their parents and caregivers and this attachment can have a lifelong impact. I have to be positive about the entire situation and inform her that there is nothing to worry, being positive about a →
ICAL AND OPERANT CONDITIONING The two important concepts of the psychology of behavior are the ical and operant conditioning. The operant conditioning focuses on association between a free- will behavior and a consequence of such behavior.
Suppression and denial of emotions lead to withdrawal and even the development of antisocial behaviors that may spill to affect the nature of the relationship with a family. The approach can be effective in treating a family with a depressed and withdrawn adolescent daughter who is experiencing first menstrual circle but fears to tell parents →
Bozie had gone a milestone ahead to manage his condition but there was more to his cause of the condition that forced him to keep on going back to alcohol abuse. This was to test his kind of dependence on the substance.
It was a reflection of the state of my mind that I took a long time in deciding what to wear to the Prom. I also acknowledged my responsibilities as a member of the Court and promised to give it all.
Realism and modernism frowned upon the hypocrisy, brutality, and dullness[1] of the bourgeois life and appealed to the aesthetic. At this time in the early 1900's the Catholic Church was the most powerful institution in Europe, then scientists and psychologists came along and rejected many of the Church's teachings.
The psychology of prompted prayer. The psychology of prompted prayer.
Stanford Prison Experiment The hypothesis of Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment was to prove that the innate personality attributes of prisoners and guards are the primary reasons surrounding abusive behavior between the two groups in prison. Zimbardo was successful in obtaining his subjects, putting the experiment together, and implementing beneficial methods to acquire his data; as →
The concept of the unconscious mind can be applied in the given case in a sense that the boy might have experienced bully in his childhood, or he might have seen his father bullying his mother. The bullying he experienced influenced his behavior that he became violent toward others or toward females if he saw →
It is part of the stress response system with the principle effect of changing the behavior of an organism for the purpose of increasing the survival chances of an organism while undergoing a stressful situation. The HPA, being part of the stress response system creates the effect of changing the organism's behavior for the reason →
What values and morals would you like to pass on to your children? Parents should consider that parenthood must be all about extreme consideration of responsibilities and commitment, and so the lack of commitment and responsibilities will lead to a relationship that will not last long.
Define what Horner meant by " fear of achievement" in women The influence of one's gender on the achievement level of an individual has been one of the vital topics of researches in relation to gender studies and the constraints of femininity have attained the focus of such discussions. In conclusion, Horner's findings with reference →
I feel that a person with this trait is always going to be reliable when it comes to working and they are going to always see to it that the work is done effectively. Openness to experience is a person who is creative, curious, and very cultured.
The two perspectives that are going to be focused on in this assignment are the cognitive perspective and the biological perspective. In Austria and Germany 20 years later, Gestalt psychologist also reacted to the idea of structuralism and behaviourism, they studied on the basis that 'the whole is greater than the sum of its parts'.
Finally she put 5 dollars all way down the street and told me to bike there and get it; making me lose my phobia of bikes. Retrieval is the last most important concept that I have learned in the doodle.
It is also evident that one is required to actively process information in order to memorize its contents. As a result of this, I will occasionally involve myself in learning in order to boost my memory.
Research Ethics and Compliance The office of IRB promotes scholarly and ethical conduct of the highest level in scales of research involving people participation. The IRB guidelines are particularly useful because it minimizes the risks of subjects that concerns human research, and ensures that subject selection is equitable.
It is based on the assumption that the personality and reactions of a person are the product of interplay between the conscious and unconscious mind, genetic structure and the person's environment. The three levels of Jung's model of the psyche are consciousness, the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious.
Therefore it arouses the male more than the colors red and white, which can be used to represent the emotions of sensuality and purity. The color red, like black, is also a powerful color.
This new study suggests that the rate of autism in the United States may be much higher since it is a fact that autism is on the rise and is growing every year at an approximate rate of 10%. The objective of autism treatment and therapies is to lessen the symptoms of the disease.
Ensuring that concepts taught in class are reviewed as soon as possible from the time of teaching helps in comprehending the ideas and ensuring a regular review of the concepts is necessary. Since ideas have not been comprehended and easily recalled, there is a challenge in writing papers and tasks, with the flow of ideas →
Nevertheless, Gates is one of the richest people in the world. In this sense, it does not matter whether the person is pleasing to the eye or not.
He thought he was doing the right things for his teacher. On the other hand if Gregory would try and make his opinion he would get embarrassed and made a full of.
With the help of therapy sessions, I was able to overcome the anger and frustration and thus, left smoking for good. Such feelings are detrimental not only for the mental health of a child, but also for their physical health and social well-being.
According to Goldstein, myopia is the inability of an individual to perceive and see things clearly, especially objects that are far from the eyes. Myopia, an eyesight defect affecting millions of young adult Americans, according to Goldstein, is a phenomenon wherein distant objects appear blurred on sight because of the formation of parallel rays coming →
Cognition and Aging: " Exercise, cognition, and the aging brain" " Exercise, cognition, and the aging brain" The article entitled " Exercise, cognition and the aging brain" was written by Kramer, Erickson, & Colcombe and published in the Journal of Applied Physiology. The authors proffered issues pertinent to reviewing related literatures on the effect of →
of the Psychology of the Concerned 30 May Extra-Sensory Perception ESP or Extra-Sensory Perception is also popularly referred to as the sixth sense. The British Society of Psychical Research was constituted in 1882 to research the psychic phenomenon like ESP.
Achieving higher self-esteem Is easier said than done but If Individuals focus on what they can contribute to others rather than basing their self-worth on appearance or other sources they will be more confident and optimistic. People with low self-esteem tend to be dependent on others and allowed them to make decisions, this could explain →
I intend to work in a government institution as a researcher since there will be facilities and resources to further the knowledge on this field. It will be my life-long goal to serve the people of Macau in changing their mentality towards those suffering from mental illnesses and especially those that have a biological basis.
The drug increases the chemical's content in the brain. The agonist tricks the brain by bridging the gap of the missing chemicals for it to communicate through nerve impulse.
Research question The effectiveness of the team to complete more projects depends on the years' of experience. Table 3 The unweighted means of the Projected completed are as shown in the graph below The graph shows the unweighted mean of Team A = 3.
The change experienced is part of the development stage of abnormal psychology. In the 18th century, asylums conditions are improved as policies and regulations are created.
Behaviorism Have you ever heard the popular expression it's not what's on the outside that counts, it's what's on the inside that matters? After reading and understanding the first half of chapter 1, I believe its safe to say the most appealing form of psychology is psychoanalysis because it insists behavior, feeling and thoughts are →
A well-organized and developed writing should be given to students to help them in evaluation before writing. Therefore, the above activities should be taken into consideration for a learner in this grade to have better grammar and writing skills.
The Relationship between Emotional and Episodic Memory for Four Discrete Emotions in an Elderly Population The paper proposes a research to investigate the relationship and its intensity between episodic and emotional memory in elderly patients. Two hypotheses are framed that correlate the four emotions to hierarchical effects on recall accuracy and vividness.
Visual Illusions PART ONE Ideally, a visual illusion is created at the cortical level, as the visual cortex influences the way we see the world. Blind spots and visual illusions related in the sense that they are both occasioned by an error in one's visual sense.
A generalcritique of the evolutionary theory of attraction is the frequent omission of clear definitions. The intention of the 18year old Harris and Klebold was to " leave behind a memorable mark in the world".
It refers to a designated place enacted by the government to control or to limit the action of the angry noisy protestors and even to minimize the damages that may result from the same. He says these undermines the students' right to freedom of expression and is not in support of freedom of speech in →
Give five strengths of the study and five weaknesses of the study based on the evidence Strengths of study Limitations/weaknesses of study Strong control. In this study, Milgram did not explained the details of the experiment to participants and they were not aware of the electric shock was unreal.
The preservation of biodiversity and the production of ecosystem goods largely depend on these services. While the importance of the fundamental life-support services provided by the ecosystem may seem obvious from the definition above, the nature and value of placed on these systems have largely been ignored by the human race until their loss highlights →
If the question were changed from " can a machine know to " can a machine know as much as a human , the answer would be completely different. The answer to the question proposed " can a machine know , is yes.
Presently, law enforcement agencies rely on racial profiling to hasten and ease the investigation process. Retrieved from http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/offenses/expanded information OConner, T.
Anti-bias classrooms also teach children to speak up for the right thing, to recognize bias and to respect the differences of human beings. However, despite these differences, anti-bias education should allow the gifts and abilities of all children to flourish.
Therefore, to have a deeper understanding of the history and systems of psychology, it is important to first, understand Aristotle's philosophy and contribution towards this subject. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to basically educate or give psychology students and researchers a history into the origin of psychology basing Aristotle's contribution.
When Dreams and Reality Collide This one night I was lying in my bed and I had a terrible day. So that night I went to bed and I had this dream.
The way Owen describes the trudge back to camp allows the reader to open their minds to the events that are occurring. The way Owen describes a comrade watching as a lone soldier is struggling to get his mask fastened awakens the minds of the readers to see the psychological effect that this had on →
Since January of this year, I have been working alongside the school counselor at the International School in the Netherlands. This primarily involves working with adolescents in secondary school, as well as alongside the educational and school psychologist for both the primary and secondary school levels of the International School.
Discussion Question The essay aims to address a two-fold objective to wit to develop a preventative stress management program for an organization of your choice; and to share your discoveries and comment on their usefulness to an industrial/organizational professional. As prospective developer of a stress management program, I discovered that the Stress Inoculation Training focuses →
Rehabilitation and deterrence are only guaranteed to be successful on people already unlikely to recommit a crime, while restoration and retribution are not always possible depending on the severity of the crime, such as murder or kidnapping. Regardless of how many criminals are on the street, the more that are in prison, the fewer that →
Unconscious motivation is the resultant action of the body or part of the body due tostimulation of the unconscious mind. He coined the aspect of the superego, ego and id for the conscious, subconscious and unconscious respectively.
The strengths of this argument are that women forced to leave the workforce are not really making a free choice but a forced choice due to the gender roles imposed by social expectations of women, inflexible working environments that expect the female worker as a " superwoman" capable of juggling family and career in a →
social and cultural views of healthy and unhealthy human sexuality Human beings use sexuality as a means to express and experience themselvesas sexual beings. It has been shown in studies that relative status and sexuality roles of men and women are very much dependent on their economic roles.
One of the main theories is the learning approach to personality. By using these tests one can evaluate someone's personality and place them in groups according to the results of the test.
Allowing the mourners to experience the entire grief process helps in relieving them from grief and depression, and in bringing their lives back to normality. In conclusion, coping with loss and grief due to illness is specific to every individual and should be approached considering all the impacting factors and their intensity.
One of the ways people commonly guilt-trip others is by seemingly helping you in the present so that they can use it against you in the future, saying things like " remember, I helped you, so you have to do this for me". If they force you into a quick decision and it turns out →
Pre writing is crucial in the writing process. Pre writing will accord the student time to think of what they want to say about the topic at hand and plan out their prose effectively.
This first module introduces a number of altered states of consciousness and provides a guided tour of sleep and dreaming. Consciousness consists of your sensations and perceptions of external events and your self-awareness of mental events including thoughts, memories, and feelings about your experiences and yourself.
Some of the things to considers are, the purpose and goal of the group, will the group be homogenous or heterogeneous. Another thing to consider is the size of the group, the duration, and the venue where the group would be meeting.
Behaviorism as a Pseudo form of Psychology Pseudo psychology is a category of psychology that deals with nontraditional sciences, which involves information that is not scientifically proved. Basically, behaviorism is very similar to a branch of psychology called cognitive psychology and can thus be considered to be a pseudo form of psychology.
Subsequently, Mary was forced to attend school and when her mother dropped her to school her teacher had to hold on to her so her mother could leave the classroom. An additional aim of the treatment was to increase the time Mary was apart from her mother in the home.
Gottesman: Schizophrenia is more common in the biological relatives of a Schizophrenic, the closer the degree of genetic relatedness, the greater the risk. Kety et al: 14% of the biological relatives of adoptees with Schizophrenia were classified as Schizophrenic, whereas only 2.% of the adoptive relatives were found to be Schizophrenics?
Sound of the metronome is a conditioned stimulus as it elicited salivation when food was presented with the sound of the metronome. When the dogs salivate to the sound of the metronome alone is a conditioned response.
This theoretical framework was developed by Robert Sternberg, and it gives a definition of intelligence as a mental activity which is directed towards a purposive adaption to the selection and shaping of a real world environment that is relevant to the life of an individual. Sternberg further denotes that a successful intelligence comprises of different →
Personification and symbolism are the most important poetic elements to " Schizophrenia" because they are used to describe how the house can never be the same after the effects of schizophrenia and how the souse personifies and symbolizes a family and the person with schizophrenia. One of the first major and noticeable uses of personification →
In regards to this, developing a body of moral standards that are reasonable for people to accept and apply to the choices people have to make in life, is the ultimate aim of ethics. As sourced from Carducci, the definitions from those prominent researchers are as following: * " That which permits a prediction of →
Beautiful mind Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects the normal way of breaking of thought processes and various symptoms such as paranoid, delusions, auditory hallucinations and disorganized speech in some cases accompanied the mental disorder, it usually experienced in the youthful stages in life of a person In the film beautiful mind, Nash started →
Male Erectile Disorder [Pick the Male Erectile Disorder Erectile disorder, or erectile dysfunction, is a male dominant disease characterized by problem in getting and sustaining erection. The main causes of erectile disorder are high levels of: Blood pressure Cholesterol Diabetes Smoking Overeating / obesity Alcohol and drugs Seeing through the mechanism of male erection, it →
Rise of prohibition and the temperance movement For many years, alcohol consumption in the United s was very high in that the total cost the government incurred was more than the total expenditure of the federal government. That is when the church based organizations sprung and joined hand with the society of reformed drunkards to →
Dominick is a 9 year old boy who is diagnosed both by myself and the state's social services department as having a pervasive developmental disorder who would greatly benefit and thrive using music and movement to achieve emotional and social connections. Traditional and clinical social workers may have various treatments in association with the said →
Strategic Family Therapy is designed to help find a solution to peoples problems. It will make it easier for the family members to all get along and understand each other.
A common type of therapy, which is used when there are behavioral abnormalities, which are the result of cognition, is CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, which relies on a therapist to help reconstruct new cognitive patterns in an effort to deter the abnormal behavior. While there are medications that can help regulate this behavior, CBT →
The findings of this research and the constant interactions with the various students support the following results. The research found that the use of smartphones and tablets has enabled students to access information faster.
According to Matlin, a sentence deep structure is basically considered as a basic structure of the sentence while a surface sentence is considered as an actual form of a sentence. This sentence is ambiguous in the sense that it can mean that the man is using an umbrella to hit the man or the man →
If you are looking for words to describe a person you love the most; choosing words that describe his personality, behavior, character, and mind will really make that person feel special. Following is a list, where some of the mostly used words to describe a person are mentioned.
This is evidenced by the fact that he is usually engaged in solving numerous problems at the workplace and has to multitask in his working. Whenever there is a problem or misunderstanding among the workers, the administrator uses his administrative privileges to unify the staff together since cohesion in the working environment is the best →
The effects of stereotyping and even positive stereotyping are mostly perceived as negative or are negative. Both the parties will believe that of each other and create an image about one another and then a negative stereotype will be created and all kinds of communications will deteriorate between them.