Category: Psychology
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Women in Psychology: Assessing the Contributions of Margaret Floy Washburn
Table of Contents Introduction Background Theoretical Perspective Contributions Conclusion Reference List Introduction The contributions of women in the field of psychology have often been subject to underreporting and misreporting throughout the subject’s history. In the 19th and 20th centuries, women were widely discriminated against and perceived as inferior to men, not mentioning the fact that…
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Psychological First Aid: Connection With Social Support
Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a support informed modular tactic for helping children, teenagers, grownups and families in the instantaneous aftermath of calamity and terrorism. The assigned Psychological first aid core action that will be discussed in this paper is the connection with social support. Connection with social support is defined as relations within and…
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Developmental Observation of a 14-Year-Old Girl
In this essay, I will be presenting a developmental observation of my fourteen-year-old cousin Lilly. Lilly is in high school and we live in the same neighborhood. Consequently, I have had numerous interactions with Lilly, and I have also formed a friendship bond with her. Lilly considers me to be an integral part of her…
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Application of Psychodynamic Theory: Deborah Case
Provide an understanding of Deborah’s issues that is congruent with the psychodynamic theoretical perspective to include: (a) A list of Deborah’s ego strengths; (b) A description of the problem(s) as it would be explained by psychodynamic theory; and (c) Potential reasons for the problematic behavior(s) as explained by psychodynamic theory. A list of Deborah’s ego…
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History and Evolving Nature of Clinical Psychology
Despite being in existence for less than a century, clinical psychology has undergone an immense transformation in the last century. The interesting part in this field revolves around the substantial amount of transformation it has undergone in the last 120 years. The history of clinical psychology can be traced back to the 1800s. An overwhelming…
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Reaction on Self Psychology Topics
Self psychology was started by Heinz Kohut at the Chicago University. Self psychology is based on psychoanalysis but its perspective of the relationship between the therapist and the patient is different from that held by the psychoanalysis theory. This is because, in psychoanalysis, the therapist should endure that there is no emotional contact between him/her…
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Manualized Treatment Software in Psychology
The primary goal of the paper is to evaluate the manualized treatment software (Eliza) by using my friend as a potential patient. Another aim is to define and evaluate the manualized therapy, determine its benefits and drawbacks, and assess its influence on the ethical principles by utilizing various psychological texts as the main sources of…
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Clinical Psychology, Its Methods and Approaches
Human beings have faced numerous physical and psychological challenges for as long as they have existed in the world. Successful attempts have been made to address these problems through research, teaching, and general sensitization of the people (Plante, 2005). Over the past few centuries, many advanced approaches have emerged. The essay will focus on clinical…
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The Psychology Concepts Review
Table of Contents Introduction Decision Making Judgment Forming Theories of Intelligence Nature and Nurture as Factors Influencing Intelligence Other Concepts that influence our intelligence Works Cited Introduction There are always three problem-solving plans (Myers, p. 8). An algorithm is the first strategy. It is time-consuming, tedious and most precise. It is a methodological way of…
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The Evolutionary Psychology Key Points
Table of Contents Introduction Evolutionary Psychology References Introduction The meaning of evolutionary psychology: Evolutionary approach to psychology helps us explain phenomena at a deer level of understanding and provide logical tools that help us develop new theories or deduce new hypothesis. Evolutionary psychology proves to be a valuable means of discovering new truths about how…