Category: Psychology

Table of Contents Introduction The Psychoanalytic Approach The Stages of Freud’s theory Freudian Defense Mechanisms Summary Reference List Introduction Personality is hard to define; it is an attempt by man to summarize an individual. It means describing and understanding other people. More than five different perspectives are employed in the study of personality and include…

An epiphany moment is unexpected observation or revelation that has a profound impact on one’s life. Epiphany moment can be spiritual or non-spiritual. At least, everyone has an epiphany experience, which not only changes one’s personal thinking, but also his or her way of life. Elise Ballard writes an inspirational book after conducting personal interviews…

Table of Contents Introduction History and the process of reentry process System and Policy Solutions as to strengthen various services Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Reentry refers to the issues related to the transition of ex-offenders from incarceration to community. Reentry comprises of all the efforts aimed at ensuring that those released from prison are able…

Table of Contents Concept Analysis Peer Response Opinion on Sexual Assault References Concept Analysis The classical manner in which the Battered Women Syndrome is portrayed in its victims is described to occur in four stages; denial, guilty, enlightenment and responsibility (Letswrap.com, 2004). Denial is the first stage and is the period during when the victims…

Table of Contents Introduction Why we do what we do in our personal life Why we do what we do in our business life Why we do what we do in our academic life What I want to achieve in my business degree Conclusion Reference Footnotes Introduction The motives behind human behavior are contextual in…

Table of Contents Background Knowledge Acquisition Physicalism versus Sensory Perception Conclusion Mary is unique because she grew up in a laboratory-like atmosphere. She was confined in a room that has no colors. It was all black-and-white for her. This includes not only the environment but also her education. She was educated using black-and-white materials only,…

Assessing the competency of a defendant to stand trial is a complicated process that involves much work on the part of the psychologist performing the evaluation. Much of the precedent in determining competency was set by the US Supreme Court case of Dusky v. United States. It was ruled in this case that a defendant…

A class survey of 170 BBA111 students on their extraversion and ‘need for achievement’ scores, a correlation analysis was conducted to try and establish the relationship of the two variables. It was identified that there was a statistically significant correlation of r = 0.39 between ‘extraversion’ and ‘need for achievement’. The correlation is not only…

Table of Contents Introduction Learning and Teaching how to ride a Bicycle Positive and Negative Reinforcement in Riding a Bicycle Conclusion References Introduction Instrumental conditioning is learning through consequences. Those behaviors that produce positive results are reinforced, while those behaviors that produce negative results are weakened (Gonzalez & Sawicka, 2003). An analysis of bicycle riding…

Table of Contents Attraction and intimacy Conflict and peacemaking Social Psychology in the clinic Social psychology in court Social psychology and the sustainable future Aggression can be defined as verbal or physical behavior mainly portrayed to hurt or cause harm to others. Aggression includes intentional harm to others that consists of actions such as slapping,…