Essays and Research Papers on Developmental Psychology

A 4 page paper that begins with a report regarding the incidence of clinical depression and explaining what symptoms must be present for a diagnosis of clinical depression. The rest of the paper discusses the reliance of medications and who benefits from the push to prescribe drugs. The writer offers personal opinions regarding the condition ...

A 5 page paper. The first part of this essay discusses creative intelligence, citing Sternberg. The writer explains what mental models or mind sets are and how they affect our thinking. Creativity is then linked to Porter's five forces theory. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 8 page comparison of Abraham Maslow’s Holistic Dynamic Theory with the theories of Carl Rogers, Erich Fromm, and George Alexander Kelley. This paper uses a fictional scenario of a recently unemployed man to make comparisons. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page paper that begins by defining the mature learner in higher education degree course. The paper discuses the advantages and challenges for this student and reports and discusses Kolb's Learning Cycle and Honey and Mumford's learning styles. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In this 7 page essay, the writer introduces the topic, explains Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, Kohlberg's stages of moral development, and discusses how they are alike and different. The writer also includes tutorial comments for addressing how these theories affect the person. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

6 pages in length. People have choices in relation to how they perceive a given situation, however, those caught up in the cyclical nature of mental disorders are not as readily capable of tapping into the control they innately have over their thought processes. Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck were two instrumental forces ...

A 7 page analysis of the concept of consciousness and its relation to life. Includes a one page outline. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page exploration of the problems that shyness can bring about in terms of child adjustment and performance. This paper provides several suggestions as to how a teacher can help a child overcome his shyness. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

An 8 page research paper that discusses Erikson's model of personality development, with a particular focus on adolescent development and how it interrelates with the other stages. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 12 page paper considers to what extent aspects such as academic achievement, happiness and mental health can be correlated to intellect. The paper looks at a range of theories, including Gardner’s multiple intelligences and the Big Five factors identified by Barrick and Mount as well as research and other approaches t this subject. The ...

A 6 page essay/research paper that discusses how children develop a sense of morality. For the most part, literature on the development of a moral sense in childhood and adolescence has bee dominated by the cognitive-developmental perspective espoused by Piaget's theory of moral judgment and Kohlberg's stage theory of moral development (Singer, 1999). The following ...

A 5 page paper that explains cognitive therapy, particularly the theories of Beck. The paper then uses information about a woman with depression and how a cognitive therapist would treat her and why. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the CAGE questionnaire, used to assess potential alcohol dependency or abuse. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

7 pages in length. Gestalt therapy encapsulates myriad components that work synergistically to ultimately render a holistic approach to mental wellbeing. One of these elements - field theory - is a respectful and empathetic approach to entering a person's world and exploring his or her phenomenological field. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

An 8 page (including brief abstract) proposed research study, which discusses the fact that procrastination is a prevalent today on college and university campuses. A review of this literature is offered and then a study design is discussed that would address the correlation between procrastination and grade point average (GPA). A possible method for analyzing ...

A 30 page paper that summarizes, in outline format, 3 chapter on child development from Laura Berk's Infants, Children and Adolescents, Sixth Edition. Chapters 8, 9 and 10 are summarized. No additional sources cited.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses defense mechanisms, Freud and the Big Five factors of personality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses Piaget's influence with cognitive development in human growth. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

8 pages in length. An appropriate synonym for life is the word 'change' inasmuch as there is little that remains constant throughout human lives without even so much as a subtle amendment. Much more apparent are those changes that occur as connections between various stages of development whereby people -- in theory -- ...

A 7 page paper that explains the theories of each of these behaviorists. The paper compares and contrasts the theories and reports examples. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page research paper that addresses Deborah Tannen's 1998 text The Argument Culture: America's War of Words, which presents a comprehensive summary of Tannen's principal thesis for this text in the opening chapter, which is entitled "Fighting For Our Lives." This examination of this chapter analysis of Tannen's use of rhetorical devices, as ...

A 30 page paper. Part 1 of the paper discusses the learning/development theories of Thorndike Bandura, Rogers, Maslow and Kohlberg. The major points of each theory are presented and discussed, including the contribution of that theory to the field of education. The five theories are also compared and contrasted. The second part of ...

This 3 page paper discusses motivation as it occurs in response to physiological response to an external event. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a USA Today article that describes the application of the ADA for mental illness in the workplace. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper that discusses why consistent and predictable care is essential for the emotional and social development of a child. This kind of care must begin immediately, even before birth because the brain is developing at that time. The writer includes information about brain development, Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, Bowlby's and ...