Category: Psychology

  • Human Perceptions of Social World in Psychology

    Table of Contents Introduction Interpersonal Relationships External Influences Internal Influences Conclusion Reference List Introduction Researchers, such as Försterling (2013), Hareli (2014), and Erwin (2014) explain social conception and highlight several theoretical frameworks that could be used to explain how people interact with one another. In this paper, I explain how existing theories of psychology have…

  • Clinical Analysis: Conflicted Couple

    Table of Contents Introduction Identification of the key areas Personalities Action plan Conclusion Reference List Introduction This paper is aimed at discussing the problems encountered by a conflicted couple. In particular, it is necessary to focus on the experiences of Walter and Pam. This analysis will include three sections. At first, one should identify the…

  • Thinking and Creating Processes: Connection to Ideas

    Table of Contents Introduction Understanding the World through Perceptions of Other People Inner Conversations as Facilitators of Thinking and Creating Processes Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The sources of people’s creativity, as well as the reasons for our thinking processes, are quite diverse. However, there is something in common between the two phenomena. Some people claim…

  • Early Psychological Intervention in Injured Children

    Table of Contents Critical Appraisal Public Health Functions References Critical Appraisal The selected research article used a quantitative research approach and a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design to assess the effectiveness of an early two-session cognitive intervention in a sample of 108 children (2 to 16-years-old) who had experienced road traffic accidents and burns. The…

  • The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking

    Table of Contents Summary Reflection References Summary In their book The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, Burger and Starbird (2012) remark that there are only several thinking techniques that may be mastered by people to make their reflective process more productive. The authors propose four sections representing the basis for effective thinking: understanding profoundly, making…

  • Compulsive Buying Behavior as a Lifestyle

    Table of Contents Introduction Literature review Methodology Results and findings Discussion Conclusion References Introduction On April 1900, Paris held a world trade fair, which brought together people from different consumer markets to celebrate past technological achievements and gain an insight into potential futuristic developments. The trade fair portrayed the potential of the then and future…

  • Article Study on Psychological Patterns

    The major objective of this study was to evaluate sleep patterns of 400 Iranian men and women, aged 60 years or older, with a view to establish a relationship between their sleep quality and health status (Malakouti 1201). Previous studies had shown that sleep disturbances not only increase with age, but also elevate the use…

  • Impact of Napping on Cognition

    Table of Contents Discussion Conclusion References Napping which is common among many people, regardless of health condition has generated some discussions regarding its value. Its complexity has attracted the interest of several doctors; psychologists and other scholars who have aimed to ascertain causes of napping as well as its impact on the cognition. Napping is…

  • Observational Systems Discussion

    The choice of the method of how different behaviors may be observed and categorized is considered to be one of the most difficult decisions that have to be made by a professional psychologist. Flanagan (2005) admits that such difficulty is caused because get used to think about human behavior as something continuous and seamless instead…

  • Operant Conditioning Strategies: Positive Reinforcement

    Operant conditioning is a strategy that is used to change one’s undesirable behavior and encourage desirable ones; this is through punishments or rewards. According to Skinner, a behaviorist, internal thoughts, as well as motivations, explain one’s behavior; therefore, the environment under which an individual operates can be changed in order to generate specific consequences (Hartley,…