Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Article Reviews

2 pages in length. This is a very interesting review of an article about depression. The article is based on the arguable viewpoint that explores the possibility depression is also caused by a physical abnormality as well as a chemical one.

This 6 page paper looks at the stages of identity development as identified by Erik Erikson, and then applies them to a case stud looking at the influencing factors on a patient who is suffering from cancer at a young age. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

Adolescence is one of the most difficult times of life for all ethnic groups. The stress of this transitional period can be rooted in a plethora of distinguishing elements, ethnicity being only one. This 10 page paper explores the issue of depression in the African American adolescent population. Bibliography lists 21 sources.

This five-page-paper presents a discussion and overview of two research studies regarding the cessation of smoking. The study participants , the methods used and the conclusions are all discussed. In addition the research methods are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists two sources.

5 pages in length. This research critique focuses on the methods, results and conclusions on the narrative or storytelling approaches to understanding learning abilities and disabilities in children. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper examines a popular article on the subject in light of two more sophisticated articles. The question at issue pertains to whether or not the popular work holds up under academic scrutiny. Specific aspects of body language are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the analogy presented by Rex L. Jones in the essay "Poker and the American Dream". Critiques the contention that they reason people play poker is a sort of pursuit of the American dream, the one big pay off which will make life worthwhile. Points out that because of ...

A 5 page overview of this classical psychological study conducted in the 1970s. Comments on the group behavior of conformation. Introduces Doris Lessing’s “Group Minds”, Soloman Asch’s “Opinions and Social Pressure”, and Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” to further illustrate the dynamics of group interaction. No additional sources are listed.

This 7 page report discusses the fact that thinking, sensation, and perception are intimately linked and yet undeniably distinct from one another. One influences the other but one does not necessarily define the objective reality of the other. One of the most amazing examples is that in which an individual feels a great deal of pain in a ...

This 5 page paper provides a review of an article b y Uri Lowental entitled Defense and Resistance in the Psychoanalytic Process. The article is summarized and evaluated. Bibliography list 3 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing a study into the effectiveness of subliminal audio messages supposedly embedded into commercially-prepared audiotapes. Though visual sublimination has been studied thoroughly, research into audio sublimination remains sparse and generally inconclusive. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page report discusses three separate component of cognitive research meta-cognitive research, schema theory, and scaffolding methods and the ways in which such issues can and should be addressed for students who are also reading about and studying the concepts. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 10 page discussion of the evolution psychological therapy has undergone over its history. The author observes that while sometimes a therapist is able to achieve trememdously positive results in regard to the mental well-being of their patient, other times the therapeutic environment can not only be characterized by failure but can even be ...

This paper critiques a pilot study about sleep disorders in young children, and whether such disorders can be determined in infancy. The paper acknowledges that while such studies are important, this particular one had a variety of flaws that need to be addressed in future studies. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 6 page book review of Burka and Yuen’s 1983 text “Procrastination: Why you do it, What to do about it” which provides an excellent overall review and practical knowledge of the understanding of procrastination and what can be done to overcome it. Many aspects of procrastination are a result of self-esteem and ...

A 5 page paper that reviews a journal article entitled: The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Social Interest And Frequency Of Extracurricular Activities Among Adolescent Students by Rich Gilman, 2001. This essay reports and critiques the purpose of the study, method, statistical analyses and results. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page reaction to the research detailed in “Reactions to pornography on a college campus: for or against?” by authors Ilsa Lottes, Martin Weinberg, and Inge Weller. This paper reviews the findings of this study in which the views of students at a Midwestern university as to an adult’s right to access sexually ...

This 5 page paper provides an evaluation of an article continuing statistics. The purpose of the review is to question the validity of statistics and how easily statistics can be erroneously interpreted. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper critically evaluates a research paper by Llewelyn and Hume, that considers the role of relationships and non specific factors in therapy treatments. The paper focuses on the appropriateness of the design, sample and method and then consider other similar studies. The bibliography cites 4 souerces.

This 5 page paper provides answers to questions in Q&A format. A summary of the article, numbered by paragraph is included. No bibliography.

A 5 page article analysis and summary of Gary Felsten's study -- "Minor stressors and depressed mood: reactivity is more strongly correlated than total stress" -- which appeared in 2002 in Stress and Health. No additional sources cited.

This is a 5 page paper reviewing Steptoe et al (2003) trial “Behavioral Counseling to Increase Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables in Low Income Adults”. Investigators Steptoe et al (2003) conducted a randomized trial to study the effect behavioral counseling had in regards to increasing the consumption of fruit and vegetables in low income adults. ...

This 3 page paper analyzes the psychological ideas behind secrets as presented in the NY Times article: What Secrets Tell by Luc Sante. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page review of two web sites which present information on depression. The author emphasizes there is indeed vast volumes of valuable information on the World Wide Web but cautions that you must be careful of your source. Even web sites sponsored by advisory boards of true experts in a particular subject ...

A paper which looks at the development and use of EMDR therapy, and at the studies which have been carried out on patients with post traumatic stress disorder. Bibliography lists 8 sources.