Category: Psychology
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Personal Self-Assessment Tests and Their Features
Personal SWOT Analysis The SWOT analysis is a personality strength that is designed to carry out an initial diagnosis of a person’s strengths and areas of further development. Bedford and Wilson (2013) explain, “SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and threats”. By engaging in an in-depth analysis of an individual’s professional or personal life, his…
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The Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships
Table of Contents Introduction Guidance from School’s Educational Psychologist Conclusion Reference List Introduction The educational environment should aim at a significant transformation towards enhanced cultural and religious pluralization. An individual’s sense of self emanates from one’s membership of social categories, including religion (Dixon, 2014). Religion also impacts the development of attitudes that starts at an…
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Kids Roles in Parenthood – Psychology
The population is facing a social problem in the form of the collapse of the marriage institution. The role of children in determining the stability or instability of other marriage has clouded the minds of both parents and psychologists. Kids play different roles in marriage, influencing how their parents would relate to each other. The…
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Psychology Issues: Child Play Role
Apart from lunch, recess is the most favorite time that kids love while in school. While the time for lunch would be unquestionably created, time for relaxation and breaks is rapidly diminishing. Some institutions recognize the importance of free time out of regular class lessons and thus giving it more time and value. Unfortunately, its…
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Psychological Theories and Tests of Motivation
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction After completing the self-motivation assessment tool, I was informed that my score is 50 which placed me on the border between the first and second categories. People who have the highest degree of self-motivation belong to the first category and the second one is reserved for…
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High Order Thinking at Different Ages
High order thinking is the human ability to analyze, synthesize, and create information, as well as remember, understand, and apply knowledge. At a certain developmental age, people should have certain skills (see Table 1). The stages are as follows: infants (birth to 2 years), toddlers (2-5years), school-age (6-12 years), adolescents (13-18 years). Table 1. High…
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Empathy Concept – Psychology
Showing alarm for the emotions of another person is required in modern society. Unethical behavior is usually the result of not having empathy as one does not care about how individual actions will affect others. Showing sensitivity to trauma victims is an essential trait which adds value to the society, thus encourage reasonable deeds. An…
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Development of Structuralism as a Systemic Movement in Psychology
Structuralism is a systemic movement in psychology often associated with Wilhelm Wundt and Edward B. Titchener in Germany. This theory sought to examine the adult mind regarding the simplest components that could be defined and then identify the complex forms’ relationship. It was a term that was originally coined to define the relationship between elements…
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Delayed Development and Influencing Factors
Table of Contents Physical Cognitive Development Socio-emotional References Physical Maria Clara was born through normal delivery. She weighed four Kilograms at birth and was forty centimeters long. Throughout her infancy, she demonstrated delayed developmental milestones. Developmental milestones refer to “changes in specific physical and mental abilities” (Clain, 2011). Various research findings on physical development have…
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The Concept of Deviant Acts
Drawing on Module 5, explain Dagher and Hughes’s “Identity Change Process” (p. 261). Use a concrete example to illustrate how this change in identity takes place (note: do not use the example from the chapter on “fat” identity). Discuss whether or not you accept their model of how this happens; do you think this happens…