Category: Psychology

  • Using Online Assessment Tools in Life Coaching

    Table of Contents List of tools discussed Online Assessment tools Other online tools Findings References List of tools discussed The Big Book of Personality Test, The Stress Evaluation Profile, and New Personality Self- Portrait Assessment forms Online Assessment tools Different tools can be used to facilitate online life coaching strategies. They include The Big Book…

  • Adolescence and Adulthood Developmental Stages – Psychology

    The human development process is a lifelong process that commences immediately after conception ending at death. Any development at any stage of life primarily depends on the interaction of a number of physiological and environmental factors, whose effects determine an individual’s personality. Developmental milestones are developments abilities that a normally developing human being must attain…

  • The Flynn Effect and IQ Tests

    In the Flynn Effect, I favor the explanation that IQ tests do not measure intelligence rather some skills. One of the reasons given is that Flynn relied on “a few IQ tests that had not been changed substantially over time” (Bennet, Briggs & Triola, 2014, p. 191). People who lived after the IQ tests have…

  • Cyberbullying and Its Impact on Children

    Table of Contents Introduction Ways through which Cyberbullying Take Place Types of Cyberbullying Classes of Cyberbullying and Reasons Students Engage In It Identification of both Cyber Bullies and Their Victims Conclusion Reference List Introduction Cyberbullying is the conveyance of injurious texts or images through the use of internet or digital gargets. It is being unfriendly…

  • Alcohol Addiction and Psychological Assistance

    Table of Contents Client Demographics Presenting Problem Goals Relevant Theoretical Constructs Intervention Methods Cultural Considerations Use of Technology References Client Demographics Jane Smith is a 35-year-old white woman living in Providence, Rhode Island. She was born in a middle-class family and received a university degree in law. Currently, Mrs. Smith is a lawyer working for…

  • Children Should Be Allowed to Play in Dirt

    Table of Contents Summary of the Article Supporting the Idea of Letting Children to Play in the Dirt Works Cited Summary of the Article This article reports the findings of a study conducted by a team of experts from the University of California, San Diego, led by dermatologist Richard Gallo. By studying mice and human…

  • Adolescent Psychology and Juvenile Delinquency

    There can be only a few doubts that juvenile delinquency does represent a socially pressing issue. As Nas, Orobio de Castro, and Koops (2005) suggested, “Juvenile delinquency is a major problem in Western societies as it causes major distress and damage to victims, perpetrators, and society at large” (p. 363). As of today, delinquent adolescents…

  • Cognitive Psychology Definition Concepts

    Table of Contents Introduction Milestones in the development of cognitive psychology as a discipline The Importance of Behavioral Observation in Cognitive Psychology Conclusion Reference List Introduction In numerous schools where psychology is taught, psychology tutors and students define cognitive psychology as a discipline that deals with memory, erudition, thoughts, verbal communication, and sometimes visual processing…

  • Cognitive Processing: Phineas Gage’s Accident

    People acquire new ideas either through hearing or observations and store them in the memory bank of their brain. Later on, the brain processes this information and turns it into knowledge. Consequently, the application of the attained knowledge is what constitutes cognitive processing. Psychologists associated cognitive processing with mental functioning. For example, various mental processing…

  • Experimental Psychology: Multitasking and Dangers

    Table of Contents Predicting High Levels of Multitasking Reduces Between-Tasks Interactions The Problem State: A Cognitive Bottleneck in Multitasking References Predicting High Levels of Multitasking Reduces Between-Tasks Interactions “Predicting High Levels of Multitasking Reduces Between-Tasks Interactions” by Rico Fischer and Gesine Dreisbach stated that the simultaneous handling of two tasks requires protecting the prioritized primary…