Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Mixed

This 9 page report explores Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as it relates to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The concepts are first introduced and defined, and then explored in historical context. Specific studies are referenced to demonstrates that the recommendation is credible. The conclusion reached is that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a good treatment ...

This 3 page paper examines Freud’s thinking about dreams, repression and sexuality in connection with the famous case study of “Dora.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

4 pages in length. The writer briefly compares two articles that test the reliability and validity of HDI as a measure of depression. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page consideration of how family disruption affects adolescents. This paper contends that, despite arguments to the contrary, disruptions in family structure such as those associated with divorce can have both short and long-term impacts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

4 pages in length. The writer briefly addresses four points of human development. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

3 pages in length. The concept of normality is perhaps one of the most difficult to define in any capacity, yet it is even more challenging to characterize when the mind is involved. To be normal in the broadest sense is one who possesses "soundness of mind needed for a responsible, punishable act, ...

A 3 page insight into the horrors of child abuse and what one individual did to survive. Abused as a seven year old, the author encourages others to not keep silent. No sources are listed.

A 10 page paper. The essay begins by explaining cognitive therapy, its foundations and major premises. The writer comments on the relationship between cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. The focus turns to using both approaches with substance abuse. The writer then discusses the use of cognitive therapy with trauma victims. Bibliography lists 11 ...

A 5 page paper which examines elements of oppression in the work of Maya Angelou, Malcolm X, John Dewey, Herman Hesse and Paulo Freire. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. Begley et al (1999) point out that while some people may be more biologically predisposed to violence, this tendency can be either lessened or amplified by the way in which the child is raised. The presence of such elements as abuse, guns, drugs/alcohol or inadequate parenting - according to ...

This 3 page paper discusses the book "Children" by J.W. Santrock, the theories of Albert Bandura and Erik Erikson and how they relate to the book "Raising Cain" by Kindlon and Thompson. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the concept of personal integrity, what it is, and why it is important to incorporate it into our development, and use it in our professional lives. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An examination of how problem solving and critical thinking skills can help us work through both personal and professional issues. No sources are listed.

3 pages in length. The stages of human development are replete with myriad lessons that serve to carry into later phases. Gaining independence is an especially important time for a child inasmuch as it is one of the most significant stepping stones from one stage to the next. However, frustration is present ...

This 54 page paper comprises 6 annotated bibliographies about eating disorders and the media.

A 3 page overview of child language disorders. This paper outlines how to recognize and treat these problems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses diversity, ethnocentrism, skepticism, fallibility of inquiry, contextuality of knowledge, objectivity, transformative and fragility of ideals as they relate to critical thinking. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper. The writer explains specific concepts/theories of each of these theorists. Piaget: accommodation, assimilation, equilibrium and his two stages of moral development; Erikson: psychosocial stages of development; Freud: unconscious and conscious minds, dreams and free association; Sullivan: concept of personality; Bowlby: attachment theory. The writer also comments on each theorist. Bibliography lists ...

4 pages in length. The extent to which obsessive compulsive disorder might be responsive to a number of different treatment approaches is both grand and far-reaching; that the most comprehensive improvement where OCD behavior modification is concerned is with cognitive behavioral therapy speaks to the very focused approach that must be taken with this ...

A 4 page overview of the issue of confidentiality in counseling. This paper delineates the situations where confidentiality might be compromised either rightly or wrongly. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines a hypothetical situation involving a troubled teen. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of four communication dyads, in reference to their content, their purpose and the application of the talking cure. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7-page paper attempts to answer if Billy Pilgrim in Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five is suffering from psychosis/schizophrenia or post-traumatic stress disorder. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of a research article that relates the view of mothers with children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. No additional sources cited.

18 pages in length. Counseling troubled marriage partners incorporates myriad components found in a number of therapeutic theories, all of which seek to culminate in a resolution whereby both the husband and wife can learn and grow by working through various stages of the respective theory. The chosen theory applied in marriage counseling ...