Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Mixed

5 pages in length. Oprah Winfrey is often credited with having a rags-to-riches tale when it comes to the path she took that led her to where she is today. Such an off the cuff explanation fails to delve below the surface to the critical components that ultimately shaped Oprah's psychological processes. ...

A 4 page paper that discusses some of the more recent research regarding the perceptual abilities of infants, which contradicts the traditional notions that infants have very limited sensorimotor abilities. Different studies have demonstrated the perceptual capacity of very young infants. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page consideration of how the concept of masculinity has changed over time. This paper explores such things as the societal expectation for males to be the family breadwinner and the issues surrounding homosexuality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the differences between the way teen and adult parents care for their children. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

8 pages in length. Hardly was there a time before society became so politically correct and oversensitive to the aspect of discipline that children were routinely swatted for misbehaving. Whether done with a belt, spatula or by hand, a child who defied established boundaries or spoke out of turn would learn a quick ...

This 3 page paper provides an overview of modernism and postmodernis and links these theoretical views to the problem of aging. Bibiography lists 4 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer briefly reviews two articles about the psychological factor of language-minority students and learning the English language. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper uses the expression “If only closed minds came with closed mouths” as a prompt to consider prejudice and stereotyping. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages in length. Credibility of witness testimony relies exclusively upon accuracy and truthfulness, two components that rarely exist when people are asked to recall events that were traumatic or occurred enough in the past for those memories to become distorted. Children as credible witnesses pose the same concerns as their adult counterparts ...

An 8 page paper which examines how Middle Eastern and Western teenagers differ. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the issues of attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, values and skills in counseling relationships, values related to counseling, biases, personal beliefs and values and personal theory of counseling. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines if men and women feel differently about love. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

3 pages in length. While a black belt shows others you have mastered the physical aspect of karate, it actually means much more in the way of personal growth. Karate is a combination of physical and mental control; a student who only practices the movements without also learning the specific leadership qualities can ...

This 6 page paper discusses obsessive-compulsive behavior and its treatment using cognitive therapy. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an analysis of an article on the importance of encouraging literacy in young children. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper that summarizes 3 points that Karen Cronkite makes on mood disorders in her book On the Edge of Darkness and the offers a personal response to their application to the writer's life. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page comparison of these central theories in growth and development. The author outlines the main distinctions of each theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. Those who lived through the Great Depression understand the concept of hoarding, inasmuch as this single activity undoubtedly saved untold lives as people were forced to subsist very meagerly until the nation's economy was revived. This particular connotation means to squirrel away supplies such as food, money or any ...

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 ...

This 6 page paper discusses the entitle movie and focuses on whether the writer believes the main character, Susanna, really did have borderline personality disorder. The writer recalls the era, the 1960s and what was happening in terms of Susanna's actions. The DSM criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder today are outlined and the writer ...

5 pages in length. Depression treatments do not always take into consideration the best interest of the patient; that options run the gamut from pharmacology to talk therapy and alternatives to lifestyle changes speaks to how the road to healing can reflect more of the practitioner's beliefs than what is truly the most appropriate ...

7 pages in length. There are as many different ways to experience freedom as there are explanations to define it. To some, it is the chance to spend but a few precious hours each week away from the harried existence doing something of personal interest; to others, it is complete detachment from conventionality ...

3 pages in length. What makes one person happy does not make another person the same. This simple equation is what draws the connection between happiness and individuality, inasmuch as the way people perceive pleasure is both diverse and opposing. Even what makes a single individual happy can change drastically as the ...

This 6 page paper takes the form of a dialogue in which a group of refugees hides from those who are trying to kill them, and tries to understand their motives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages in length. Humor is as much an interpretive device as cultural customs or personal experiences. To bypass the ambiguity inherently associated with humor is to realize the vast implications of syntax, language barriers and cultural "insider" aspects of content. The extent to which ambiguity simultaneously adds to and confounds the ...