Memory
Is repression a valid and legitimate process in the sense that Freud portrayed it or, alternatively, as might be presented in a more modern explanation?
According to Freud we 'repress' aspects of our memory we find unpleasant by relegating t Continue Reading...
Violence should best be seen in the context of an individual alienation caused, most likely, both by the apparent lack of moral norms and, at the same time, by the continuous development of the individual, in a constant quest for the absolute (and Continue Reading...
BFSkinner
Interview with B.F. Skinner
Describe your life and work in the field of psychology.
Please call me Fred. As a boy, I loved building things, especially if they solved problems. I'm still that way. I have a lot of interests, which I guess Continue Reading...
For example, behaviorism can explain the "fight and flight" response. Psychodynamics can shed light on some of the least understood aspects of the human experience: our dreams. Moreover, psychodynamics can help individuals understand behavior that i Continue Reading...
Bringing up the aspects of personhood that help create identity can help start a dialogue and encourage critical and creative thinking in the class. Teachers can raise issues related to race, class, gender, religion, and power in a sensitive, cultur Continue Reading...
Career path, social class status, race, ethnicity, and gender are all possible features of an identity but none are universally agreed-upon as essential.
The way a group remembers its own history will of course differ from the way that non-group me Continue Reading...
" Hence, Ayan adds, with laughter, the lives of people with elevated levels of cortisol might be saved. Arguably that's a bit of a stretch, but for the purposes of his article Ayan is justified in using it.
Keeping anxiety "at bay" through humor is Continue Reading...
Self-Reflection
Life development
There has been a lot of focus put on the concept of life and the growth process, the development of the human mind and even the behaviors displayed as one grows and the changing patterns of the behaviors of the indi Continue Reading...
Financial Impact of Abortion and Economic StrainThe economic consequences of abortion are considerable, as they lead to extended hospitalizations for patients, adding a substantial financial burden (Cahill et al., 2018). In Africa and Latin America, Continue Reading...
1960, the world of women (especially American women) was limited in very many aspects, from the workplace to family life. American women who were employed in 1960 were largely restricted to jobs such as being nurses, teachers or secretaries. Women w Continue Reading...
He has a name; he is the Capitalism of private property and the Capitalism of the state" (Sigmund 85). The social, economic, and political undertones of Liberation Theology are not hard to see. While representing themselves as activists, their goal Continue Reading...