Category: Psychology

  • Effects of Prosocial Media on Social Behavior

    The general purpose of the study and research questions This current study adopted the General Learning Model (GLM) to test whether prosocial lyrics educe prosocial thoughts, feelings, and its role in participant’s behavior. Greitemeyer (2009) established that previous studies had overlooked the prosocial media effects on the internal state of prosocial lyrics listeners’. Consequently, this…

  • Alcohol Abusers and Their Psychological Treatment

    Table of Contents Motivational Interviewing for Alcohol Abusers Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Alcohol Abusers References Motivational Interviewing for Alcohol Abusers Motivational interviewing is a method used by psychologists to help the client change behavior. It mainly involves client-centered counseling sessions. The aim of these sessions is to resolve the internal conflict within the clients in…

  • Morningness-Eveningness Preference to Sensation Seeking

    Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Method Results Discussion Reference List Abstract This paper focuses on juxtaposing between morning types and evening types in terms of their disposition towards sensations. The research is based on the hypothesis that evening types are more sensation seekers than morning types. This paper is based on a research that was…

  • Abnormal Psychology’s Historical Perspectives

    Table of Contents Introduction Definition History Major theorists in biological psychology Relationship between biological psychology and another field of psychology Theoretical models Conclusion Reference List Introduction Biological psychology is a field that has provided insight into the behaviors of individuals in response to particular circumstances. Biopsychology forms an important basis for psychic therapy in the…

  • Philosophical Origins of Approaches to Clinical Psychology

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Reference List Introduction The branch of psychology that deals with problems related to psychiatry and behaviors that are not normal and the curing of illness of minds is called clinical psychology. The expression was first brought in public use in the year 1907 by an American psychologist named…

  • Environmental Psychology and Orientation

    Sexual orientation is a current issue in the field of environmental psychology that has elicited great controversy as to whether it occurs due to social interaction or it is a natural condition. Written by Michael Petit in 2011, the article, The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Task Force on Sexual Orientation, the…

  • Psychological Testing Issues

    Psychological testing is the assessment of a person’s emotional and cognitive functioning using various techniques to help develop a certain conclusion about an individual’s personality, behavior, and capabilities. Some psychological tests are designed in such a way that an individual unwittingly reveals certain information about himself/herself, hence an invasion of an individual’s privacy. In psychological…

  • Dealing With Kids on a Daily Basis

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References list Introduction Managing conflicts in life requires a lot of skills and concepts that need to be in cooperated. This is based on the fact that we will encounter and have various conflicts as time goes by. Having conflicts in life should be considered natural because there is…

  • Depressive Disorder – Psychology

    Table of Contents Excessive Rule Making Fever, Brain, and Hormones Reference List Depression is a mood disorder which can affect children and teenagers. This disorder may be caused by genetic risks, neurobiological influences, family problems, stressful life events, emotional regulation (Mash & Wolfe, 2013). Notably, different researchers stress that some of these causes are more…

  • Fictional Narrative: The Case of Alan and His Family

    Table of Contents Aggressiveness Decision Making Hedonic treadmill The fictional narrative below exhibits quite a number of alluded psychological concepts. These concepts are categorically discussed in terms of the name and the general perspective each concept falls under. Aggressiveness The case study of Allan and his family first of all starts by exploring the relentless…