Essays and Research Papers on Behavioral Psychology

This 18 page paper provides an overview of CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, and considers the application in a variety of different ways. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses how critical thinking improves life; how research skills apply to the work environment; and the Chicken Little Syndrome. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 13 page paper reviewing short term memory loss and current research on the topic. One of the difficulties inherent in research into short term memory loss is that the condition can be caused by so many different factors, some of which are physiological in origin while others lie more in the psychological realm. ...

A 4 page overview of procrastination and its causes. Utilizing behavioral characteristics, the author divides procrastinators into two basic groups. The causal factors of procrastination can most often be traced to childhood experiences, particularly experiences involving either an overly authoritarian parent, an overly permissive parent or some type of trauma. Bibliography lists ...

A 9 page paper that begins by identifying the three domains in human development. The writer then explains the ecological theory of human development, the systems theory and how they relate. Social and deep ecology are briefly defined. Gay and lesbian adoption is then discussed as an example of how the exosystem can negatively ...

This 3 page paper gives an overview of several different behavioral disorders including definition, treatment, current research. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the case study of Mary, a woman who has considerable problems based in her dual diagnosis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 15 page paper provides an overview of the MMPI-2, the MMPI-2, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition. The MMPI was created to assess personality characteristics with the expectation that specific personality outcomes could provide insight into psychological and psychosocial functioning. The MMPI-2, the revised second edition, was first published in 1989 ...

An 11 page paper on, simply, love. For many, love is and remains an enigma for much of their lives. Several researchers have sought to explain aspects of love from various approaches, and all of the world’s leading religions give love a place of honor in individuals’ lives. The purpose here is ...

This 5-page paper analyzes LaPiere's 1934 study about symbolic versus real behavior, and its impact on the psychological field today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages in length. The writer discusses recovered memories and Type A personalities as they relate to emotions, memory and cognitive failure. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page paper. Bipolar disorder is often treated with a combination of medication and minimal psychotherapeutic intervention. This paper reports the results from studies where cognitive behavioral therapy was introduced. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

8 pages in length. Achieving optimum health represents the primary goal of any given modality of medicine; when the disease to be treated is depression, however, there are two schools of thought pertaining to appropriate treatment options. Depression, which causes people to become despondent and pessimistic for no apparent reason, has typically been ...

4 pages in length. Like its Rorschach and MMPI counterparts, the thematic apperception test (TAT) seeks to uncover hidden facets of an individual's thought processes, attitudes, emotional responses and observational abilities. Christiana D. Morgan and Henry A. Murray, who designed the personality test at Harvard in the 1930s, has long been one of ...

This 3 page paper discusses the psychological effects of those who opt for weight loss surgery and those who are morbidly obese. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4-page paper that discusses the consequences to social science research and practice because of Jeffrey Coulter's 1979 proposition that speech is often misconveyed and misunderstood. Coulter's argument is compared to that of Wittgenstein and modern theorists. Bibliography lists 3 sources. JVwitgen.rtf

This 8 page paper posits that men and women speak a different language. Based on gender and language studies, the author seeks to prove the thesis by looking at studies by Elisabeth Kuhn, Deborah Tannen, Roberta Hall, and anthropologists from earlier years like Ember and Ember. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This paper looks at the nature of motivation and applies it to the health issue of obesity. Explored are the myths concerning human motivation, process model and content model contrast, and a specific motivational challenge in the field of health care. Bibliography lists 6 sources. JVmotiva.rtf

This 4 page paper examines environmental influences that promote positive emotional and psychosocial development in 7 to 11 year olds. The developmental stage is discussed along with positive forces in families, peer groups and school situations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the differences between functional and dysfunctional families. Furthermore, this paper highlights the importance of overcoming obstacles created within the dysfunctional family framework. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper considers the case of Michael. Michael will only go to sleep with his mother, either in his own bed or in his parents bed. The paper looks at how the parents can get Michael to sleep in his own bed alone. The plan gives a sudden and a gradual option fro ...

14 pages in length. To truly understand the extent to which depression reaches into virtually every recess of the global community, it is critical to realize just how comprehensive this disease is. Manifested in various behaviors by just as many inciters, depression takes on myriad forms that evolve from both a physiological and ...

3 pages in length. Murray is quite insightful by stating "there is no personality characteristic that is not possessed and manifested at least occasionally, to a slight extent, by everyone," being that human beings have a tendency to put forth a better, somewhat contrived personality when in specific situations. This assertion is further ...

A 7 page guide in the construction of a personal learning/teaching theory. The author contends that much guidance can be found in fields which on first appearance are very different from education. One such field is industry. It is from there that the theories of Bandura originated. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 25-page paper focuses on advantages and disadvantages of using social constructivism and grounded theory together for research purposes. Bibliography lists 12 sources.