Category: Psychology

Psychodynamic theories and perspectives give human beings an understanding of what goes on in one’s mind. In a health care setting, psychodynamic perspective helps health practitioners to develop insights on what a patient’s mind believes, in addition to behavioral characteristics. Understanding an individual’s mind helps people to solve personal problems that may cause trauma and…

Norms and Test Reliability Psychological test norms have proved to be of invaluable use to human society since the inception of scholarly civilization, giving tools for measuring aptitudes, skills, knowledge, capacities, intelligence, and abilities in a variety of social settings, Outmoded and outdated norms involve thematic apperception test, clinical and IQ tests. Raw scores are…

Table of Contents Introduction Main Body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Addictive behaviors take several forms with the most common ones being eating disorders, drug abuse, smoking, and alcohol abuse. People with such behaviors exercise an uncontrollable urge to indulge in them and as a result, become popularly known as addicts. These behaviors are mostly a…

Human consciousness has always been a great mystery. Attempts to analyze it and understand the peculiarities of its work have never been stopped. Again and again, people tried to find out what phenomenon makes a person act in a certain way. To a large extent, these attempts were conditioned by the desire to cure or…

From the time a human being is conceived, there is an urge to discover self identity in the social world. As a result, one is able to acquire and relate information about themselves in such a manner that allows self discovery and definition. This information allows them to have a better understanding of their immediate…

This source includes a collection of letters written by women who experience female sexual arousal disorder. These people want to learn more about the underlying cause of their psychological and physiological difficulties. These letters are very informative because they throw light on the experience of many females living in the first half of the twentieth…

Table of Contents Alfred Adler’s Individual Theory Personality Theories Overview Reference List Alfred Adler’s Individual Theory Assumptions According to Adler, each person is born naturally feeling inferior. Therefore the major driving force for personality and behavior is the strife for superiority When trying to understand people, one must look at the whole being considering all…

Table of Contents Introduction Importance of Play in Acquisition of Language Skills Levels of Play Development Conclusion References Introduction Play is a one of the most effective ways for children to acquire language and speech skills (Owens, 2012). Interaction through play helps children get the necessary knowledge from various elements of the environment. Play is…

Table of Contents Background Critical Issue Analysis Conclusions Reference list Background Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects the mental functionality of an individual, and as a result, causes emotional unresponsiveness and disintegration of the cognitive process. Therefore, patients with schizophrenia show different symptoms such as auditory hallucinations, disorganized speech, delusions, and social dysfunction. As a…

Though many researchers claim that dispositional personality theories are limited to the descriptive principles and do not suggest an explanation of how the traits of an individual influence his/her behavior, it is necessary to analyze the strengths and limitations of this theory applied to the evaluation of Sarah Palin’s behavior. As such, it is necessary…