Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Mixed

A 4 page definition of the psychiatric condition known as panic disorder. Distinguishes this condition from typical bouts with anxiety by the fact that other anxiety disorders are characterized by an ongoing feeling of impending zoom verses the sudden manifestation of attacks of intense terror which characterize panic disorder. Enumerates the symptoms of ...

5 pages in length. The writer addresses the following issues as they relate to Freud's The Ego and the Id: In what way are we our ego? What is the ego and how does Freud defend his description and location of it? How does the ego develop and what tasks does it ...

Living within a family that has a disabled member can be difficult for all of the members. This 6 page paper explores the relationship between siblings where one is disabled, focusing on the ways in which they can learn to communicate feelings. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A five page paper which considers the extent to which birth order influences a child’s development of cognitive skills, personality and self-perception, in relation to other factors such as parental socio-economic status and sibship size. Bibliography lists 7 sources

This 7 page paper is based on the supposition that it is how the individual perceives the world as well as the way in which the people around them respond that provides the impetus for change and development. Seen in this manner, development theory is closely aligned with the theory of attribution. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 7 page paper that discusses the theory of modularity, cognitive bias and adaptability, and Gilovich's book, How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life. Examples of faulty reasoning and cognitive bias are included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at the way that self image, body esteem, body satisfaction, weight satisfaction, self esteem and depression can be seen as precursors to an eating disorder. By looking at the existing evidence and studies the paper draws together evidence that suggest the hypothesis of eating disorders being a symptom of anxiety ...

A 9 page paper. This is an interview with a woman who is over 60 years old. Specific questions that were addressed included: a general chronological overview of her life, including major transitions; major events during the phases of her life and the effects they had on her; her reactions to the events as well ...

5 pages in length. What is the definition of a risk taker? Is it someone who abandons all commonsensical thought and puts his life on the line? Is it an individual who ignores the inherent quest for survival to challenge her mortality? Or is it a person who steps beyond his ...

An 8 page paper which discusses the psychological effects of post abortion syndrome. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

10 pages in length. The influence of mass media upon society as a whole is overwhelming; when one breaks down the individual components of which society is comprised, it becomes increasingly clear how detrimental an impact the various forms of media have upon individuals. Attempting to function within the dictates of a social existence ...

6 pages in length. Due to the multiple risk factors – both physiological and psychological – for adolescent mothers and their children, prevention of repeat pregnancies needs to assume a higher priority than it has in the past. The socioeconomic elements involved with the multiple risk factors of teen pregnancy cannot go unnoticed, ...

This 5 page paper relates the two worlds that, as it turns out, are not so dissimilar. Jung's study of Shamanism is explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 21 page paper discussing aggression from a personality perspective, including using personality as predicting potential aggression. There have been countless studies linking excessive aggression with personality, most of which have concluded that heightened aggression can be positively linked with some personality types. Others have used specific personality traits as predictors of aggressive behavior. The paper ...

” A ten page paper which looks at Skinner’s Science and Human Behaviour (1953) in terms of its historical context, the basic theories underlying operant conditioning, the way in which behaviourism can be applied to the self and to social agencies and how Skinner dealt with such issues as emotions and self-control. Bibliography lists 1 source

A ten page paper which looks at BF Skinner’s 1974 work, About Behaviourism, in terms of his theories regarding the position of behaviourism in relation to science, his correlation of biological evolution with the development of behavioural processes, and his perspective on the structure and function of ethical systems. Bibliography lists 1 source

This 5 page report discusses the 1969 movie “Medium Cool” that was directed by Haskel Wexler and tells the story of a television news cameraman, played by Robert Forster, recording the events and people of the turbulent Democratic Convention of 1968 in Chicago and the resulting street riot. Wexler masterfully wove in live footage of the events in Chicago with the ...

8 pages in length. The writer discusses how homelessness in the United States has escalated in intensity due in great part to skewed media perspective. Annotated bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the origin and premises of the religious movement referred to a the New Age. Dispels myths about this movement being associated with bell bottoms and sandals. No additional sources listed.

This 6 page report discusses the idea that a child is fascinated, obsessed even, with the parent of the opposite sex has served as a literary and psychological debate since, literally, ancient times. Freud saw this as a universal part of childhood development, which in most children is resolved during late childhood. For Freud, the beginnings of the Oedipus complex are the ...

6 pages in length. Many adults do not possess the ability to recall childhood experiences, which social psychologists have termed as episodic or recollective memory. The aspect of selective remembering has been the subject of myriad scientific studies, inasmuch as researchers want to understand more fully the reasons behind childhood amnesia. Adults ...

An 8 page paper. The writer discusses the inherent effects of hospitalization, i.e., what adults feel when they must be hospitalized. Research regarding this issue is reported. The advantages of health psychologists are then discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

11 pages in length. Considered for decades to be a disease of the insane, Schizotypal Personality Disorder has finally been recognized for the debilitating and emotionally unbalancing illness it truly is. The symptoms of Schizotypal Personality Disorder can include such things as delusions, hallucinations and difficulty in concentrating. Some think that they ...

A 7 page research paper that presents the basic concepts of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytical theory. The writer discusses the differences between the id, ego and superego, as well as outlining the basic stages of personality development. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 18 page discussion of the etiologies and causes of these types of eating disorders. Describes each condition noting the frequency of its occurrence. Emphasizes that the impact of these conditions can range from maladaptive social behavior to severe physical consequence, even death. Differences in cognitive processing mechanisms are believed to exist ...