Hispanic psychology has allowed clinical researchers to study the unique complexities of the Hispanic experience. Among the cornerstones of Hispanic psychology include issues related to biculturalism, acculturation, the immigrant experience, racism, Continue Reading...
Fear of Success through Positive Psychology Perhaps we are blinded to the survival value of positive emotions precisely because they are so important. Like the fish who is unaware of the water in which it swims, we take for granted a certain amount Continue Reading...
The Origins of Behaviorism: A Synthesis Paper Introduction Although behaviorism is now considered part of psychology, the scientific study of human behavior started out as its own investigative field. In fact, early behaviorists actively endeavored Continue Reading...
biopsychological approach? A physiological assumption that relates behavior to the activity of the brain and other organs of the body. An ontogenetic consumption that describes development of behavior or of a brain structure. C. An evolutionary as Continue Reading...
This contribution towards the evolution of this field gives more credence and attention to these practices, making this award important for everyone involved. The education system is the starting point for many important subjects such as forensic p Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is the assimilation of the best research evidence with clinical proficiency and patient values. This takes into account placing equal emphasis on the situation of the patient, his or her goals, objectives, values and asp Continue Reading...
Soul: Why Only Christian Psychologists Can Practice "True Psychology" Today, there are more than one hundred thousand licensed psychologists practicing in the United States. These mental health professionals are in a unique position to provide indi Continue Reading...
Introduction Dudgeon and Walker (2015) note that “the discipline of psychology in Australia has a history of domination over Indigenous Australians that is still evident today” (p. 276). This claim gets to the heart of the concept of colo Continue Reading...
Rxy in Psyc One of the biggest mistakes we make as individuals is to see that two things occur together and conclude that one causes the other. For instance, there is a great deal of information online and in other venues about depression and poor d Continue Reading...
Social psychology view: What ensures that women are treated fairly in office settings in the United States? One of the most prudent applications of social psychology within contemporary settings are those that relate to gender. Gender issues can bec Continue Reading...
Introduction The involvement of students in sporting activities in their respective school is a crucial element of their education, either in private or public-school settings. Encouraging sporting activities in schools is backed on educational basis Continue Reading...
The paper was then set to focus on determining the reach and effectiveness of marriage interventions. This initiative could be used to understand the effectiveness of marriage therapy as a form of marriage intervention. The study was undertaken on Continue Reading...
Health psychology looks at several factors and how they are involved in preventing threats to physical health. Most commonly, psychological, cultural, environmental, and biological issues are all addressed by those who study health psychology (Marks, Continue Reading...
Careers in Psychology Following a Path: A Career in Psychology A career in psychology is not only exciting, but also rewarding. Yet many feel that the options with regards to finding a career in this field are limited. However, when one looks upon Continue Reading...
Adolescent Family Counseling for Substance Use and Depression I. Setting the Scene 1. Destination Hope provides mental health services to a broad client base, with areas of specialization including family care and substance abuse intervention. It is Continue Reading...
Professional Licensing State Laws And The Rules Of State Psychology Board Professional qualifications: Questions State rules and laws The education and training of psychologists In the state of Washington, according to Chapter 18.83 RCW, 246-924 Continue Reading...
Role of Positive Psychology and Resiliency Factors in Overcoming Leadership Challenges Leaders in the profession of arms greatly rely on influence to make their leadership effective. Influence can be defined as that ability to direct the character an Continue Reading...
Risk Taking Behavior between Teenage Boys and Girls Significant evidence reveals that women/girls and men/boys have differing propensity to engage in risky behaviors. The difference in their decision to engage in risky behaviors is attributed to th Continue Reading...
Community policing is a strategy that requires both new attitudes and commitments from citizens and new attitudes and commitments from police officers. It builds on the basic practices of policing by emphasizing cooperation between the police departm Continue Reading...
Clinical Focused The humanistic psychology was established in early 1940s and 1950s as an option to conservative behavioral and psychoanalytic techniques. A novel method of dealing with client referred to as humanistic therapy followed the developm Continue Reading...
Clinical Supervision: Tony Bush wrote an article regarding overcoming the hindrances to effective clinical supervision, which was published in Nursing Times website. Bush's publication was influenced by the fact that clinical supervision is one of Continue Reading...
Silence and Withdrawal - where the man "punishes" the woman for her "behavior" by becoming silent and withdrawn. Lack of Emotional Connection - where the woman reaches out for support and empathy, and the man withholds it (Chang 73-81). It is eas Continue Reading...
Psychology Personality Psychology Personality, a term rooted from the Latin word "persona" means 'mask'. According to Allport (1937), personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his Continue Reading...
During this period, there was a rather dramatic paradigm shift from the rather "mechanistic-deterministic" philosophy of psychoanalysis and behaviorism to the "self-deterministism" of the humanistic philosophy that is envisioned in by Carl Rodgers a Continue Reading...
I just tend to go down on myself more. I've been very stressed out lately even though stress is not something I generally have a problem with. I don't know what's wrong. W: Well, fear can make one uneasy and act differently from what one is used to Continue Reading...
The MMPI-2 has been used successfully to detect feigning in neurological and psychiatric control groups (Klein, 2007). As a result, the MMPI-2 is the most frequently used test in forensic psychological testing. There is, however, still substantial " Continue Reading...
Susan's boss told her that she was a valued member of the workforce, but that he believed some rest would do her good. Regardless of such favorable comments, Susan felt like a failure as a result. At home, things were not getting any better. Susan b Continue Reading...
Write a summary of this interview. Do not submit a transcript of the interview. 5. Using the information from your reading, this interview and any journal articles that you find, discuss the impact that public policies have on the roles and respons Continue Reading...
Psychology: Sleep StudyDiscussionHypothesisInitially, the proposed hypothesis for the current study was an increased quality of grades for students who go to sleep immediately after studying for two hours.Previous LiteratureThe previous literature st Continue Reading...
Bipolar Disorder Case Story Bipolar Disorder A girl suffering from Bipolar Disorder: Sarah I was working in the community health center as an intern, when I received a call from a woman desperately looking for assistance for her 17-years-old daugh Continue Reading...
Clinical Education The objective of this study is to conduct a critical analysis of issues in clinical education. Toward this end, this study will conduct a review of literature in this area of inquiry. The work of Strohschein, Hagler and May (200 Continue Reading...
psychology and on the subtopic of persuasion. This author has decided to pursue this topic because of the importance of understanding the subject of persuasion. It is used in everything from sales to simply convincing someone of your opinion. While Continue Reading...
DSM diagnostic criteria have long been a source of criticism. McGorry, Hickie, Yung, Pantelis, and Jackson (2006) point out some basic deficiencies of the DSM diagnostic system. First the authors state that the function of a diagnosis is to state wh Continue Reading...
Clinical Education There are many aspects to the nursing profession, but before a person becomes a nurse he or she has to focus on the clinical education it takes to become one. In other words, one cannot just study from books and pass tests to gra Continue Reading...
strengthen mental discipline. letter of Gratitude (a) Lincoln's "higher purpose" [b] What idea or insight in the full article would you recommend to others? [a] what seems to be driving Stephen Glass? what are his life goals and aspirations? [b Continue Reading...
