How can Deci and Ryan's (2008) self-determination theory assist individuals in their personal or professional goals? Deci & Ryan’s (2008) self-determination theory is a theory of motivation that can help individuals set and achieve per Continue Reading...
Perception When I embarked upon this study of human perception, I did not anticipate learning any information that I would find new or exciting. After all, I had been perceiving things my entire life, and therefore felt experience had taught me all Continue Reading...
Person-Centered counseling: The culture" Ann Shanks Glauser & Jerold Bozarth explore the conditions that are necessary for successful counseling, and focus especially on the specialty of multicultural counseling. Published in the Journal of Cou Continue Reading...
The main purpose of this research study is to understand the psychology of decision-making and management of households with respect to Arab students living abroad. The study will take into consideration the impact of the difference in culture and al Continue Reading...
Psychology, Financial Decision-Making, and Household Management Reason for Selecting Subject The reason I chose this subject is that in the recent times, the aspect of financial education and understanding has become a contentious and significant o Continue Reading...
Personal Reflection The 21st century is an interesting period to study human behavior from a psychological perspective including certain aspects such as their environment and their social interactions. Since the begin of this century there have bee Continue Reading...
Psychology Learning Outcome The best method for conducting the study would involve the use of a case study. Since this would be a group, setting, the case study method would allow the researcher to conduct in-depth investigations. Case studies off Continue Reading...
outstanding fact: Americans love to diet. The South Beach Diet, Lo-Carb Diet, Slimfast, Weight Watcher's, diet pills, gastric bypass sugary. These are all examples of ways that adults in America are trying to lose weight. This obsession with losing Continue Reading...
Part I 1. It seems like the more a person goes to church, the more they accept the idea of torture (Thistlethwaite, 2009).When looking at the Savior, Jesus, this is a religious figure demonstrating the virtue of forgiveness. Jesus did not condone vio Continue Reading...
Computer Games Research When considering the short history of computers, video and PC gaming are very recent on the timeline of technology. This is one of the reasons why there have not been many conclusive studies on the negative and/or positive ef Continue Reading...
Divorce on the Lives of Children In today's society, half of all marriages end in divorce. Many of those marriages involve children. Parents who are involved in a divorce are often concerned about the effect of the divorce on their children. During Continue Reading...
Caffeinism: The Psychology of Caffeine, Coffee-Drinking, And Coffee-Addicts Coffee has been generally considered as an addicting drink, primarily because it contains the vital ingredient, caffeine, which is known for its ability to stimulate the cen Continue Reading...
Keys to Successful Ageing The concept of ageing has undergone considerable change in the past decade or so (Garnett, 2004, p. 3). The literature reviewed on successful ageing focused on three key components: (1) avoiding disease; (2) remaining engag Continue Reading...
1. Introduction The modern 21st century has posed new challenges for the organizations to survive and grow (Smith et al. 2010). As they are operated and managed by human beings, the challenges are ultimately faced by the individuals who are responsib Continue Reading...
Though prejudice seems to be a natural, hard-wired part of the human brain, racism is a learned trait, but the research discussed in Moskowitz's article suggests that there are predispositions in people's brains away from racism (and therefore proba Continue Reading...
Originality, Applicability, and Relevance; Interdisciplinarity; Literature Review;) It is the typically the norm for many offender programs follow the long-standing conventions that have been developed in the last few generations. However, the trad Continue Reading...
Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication among Cultures Influence of Culture on Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Language is often an immediate barrier to communicating with others of different cultures (Cox 2012). Even those who speak the same langu Continue Reading...
Positive Aging and the Impact of Physical and Mental Health Continue Reading...
Psychology of Marriage and Family Systems Vignette One Considering the reading assignments in both texts, what do you see going on with Pete and his family? Family dynamics is affecting Pete and his family. The point of focus is the pattern of dyn Continue Reading...
Psychology of Aging: Vignette Analysis Vignette one When we talk of socio-cultural age, we mean those particular roles played by individuals as regards the members of the society and the culture they belong to. The evaluation of socio-cultural age Continue Reading...
Psychology of Aging Aging of whole organisms is a complex process that can be defined as a progressive deterioration of physiological function, an intrinsic age-related process of loss of viability and increase in vulnerability. Many psycholological Continue Reading...
Psychology of Trauma PTSD: Diagnosis and Treatment The PTSD diagnostic criteria of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) of the American Psychiatric Association was revised. The criteria for diagnosi Continue Reading...
Psychology Dual Diagnosis: Substance Related Disorders and Co-Occurring Disorders The abuse of substances and the dependence on it are considered to be two separate types of disorders. This is according to the DSM-V use of the terms. The DSM-V is a Continue Reading...
Psychology Dual Diagnosis: Substance Related Disorders and Co-Occurring Disorders The abuse of substances and the dependence on it are considered to be two separate types of disorders. This is according to the DSM-V use of the terms. The DSM-V is a Continue Reading...
Psychology of Marriage and Family Systems The literal meaning of the word "psychopathology" is a mind disorder or disease. Psychological diagnosticians, while assuming that the illness is located inside a person, always use the medical model in trea Continue Reading...
Conceptualization of Psychological Distress Psychology is a discipline of mental development and behavior. Psychology involves behavior examination, which determines how actions are related to the environment. Whereas psychology is frequently funct Continue Reading...
Social Psychology Studies: Explaining Irrational Individual Behavior by Understanding Group Dynamics Social psychology is, as its name suggests, a science that blends the fields of psychology, which is the study of the individual, and sociology, whi Continue Reading...
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND WHAT DOES IT AIM TO STUDY? Inspired by Kurt Lewin (1951), social psychology adopted the experimental method to study human behavior (Wood & Kroger, 1998). In this regard, Wood and Kroger (1998) report that, "Lewin's experi Continue Reading...
behavior? Prejudice and social psychology Gender-based stereotypes and influence of society Cultural impact of host cultures The contribution of Stanley Milgram has been significant in the field of social psychology. Milgram conducted experiment Continue Reading...
Environmental Psychology: The field of environmental psychology is a specialized discipline within psychology whose major developments have been totally adopted into mainstream psychology. In past few decades, the much of the positive and negative v 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...
Ego psychology is rooted in Sigmunds Freud's breakthrough concepts of his time relating to the id, ego, and superego. Ego psychology has evolved since his time and relies heavily on psychoanalysis. Freud originally conceptualized three regions of the Continue Reading...
Social Psychology Differ When Applied in Different Cultural Context Social Psychology within a humanistic critique Being social is a harmless and innate characteristic of the human nature. People who like to socialize like to share their own person Continue Reading...
Organizational Psychology Businesses and organizations represent complex social systems that are susceptible success and failure. The field of Organizational Psychology uses psychological principles to explore the social and organizational behaviors Continue Reading...
Social Psychology Cognitive processes, social interactions, cultural context, and biological factors are what form what social psychology is in regards to and also how it is trained in that social psychologists are typically concerned in an individu Continue Reading...
Clinical Psychology Why I Chose Clinical Psychology as a Profession Clinical psychology was not an immediately clear academic or career path for me, not that it was unappealing in any regard but simply that it took some time to come to my attention Continue Reading...
Psychology on a Medical Radiologist's Career As a medical radiologist I will most likely find myself working within a hospital environment where I will deal directly with patients. I see dealing with patients as one of the most important parts of m Continue Reading...
