Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Mixed

A 5 page paper which examines “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom and an article sent by student requesting which discusses one individual’s sociological perspective of suffering from chronic pain. In the examination of the two works the paper discusses how people are somehow inherently equipped to deal with pain and suffering in their own unique way. No sources ...

A 6 page paper discussing the relation of alcohol and personality from several perspectives. Research indicates that more aggressive types are more likely to drink to excess; other researchers point to alcohol-induced interruption of brain activity as likely being cumulative and lasting, long after alcohol has left the drinker’s system. Still others address ...

This 19 page paper addresses the problem of rape and focuses on a typology of four different types of rapists. Psychological theories are the focus of this investigation that also looks at feminist theory. The motives behind the rapes is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

A 42 page comprehensive research paper. This paper begins by reporting data regarding the incidence of mental, emotional and behavior problems among children and youth and comments on the controversy regarding residential placement for youngsters. The next section reports the history of group homes in this nation, beginning in the 1700s and following through to ...

This 5 page paper presents an observation of human behavior in terms of honesty. The scenario was that a wallet was left on a bench in a busy shopping mall. The wallet contained a small amount of money and identification of its owner. The writer observes the reactions and actions of persons who find the ...

This 3 page essay explores body image in American society and how it is important in respect to self-esteem. Several issues are broached, inclusive of how media views women. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page report discusses hypnosis and its advantages in a wide variety of circumstances. It can be used in therapeutic settings to “recover” suppressed memories (i.e., past abuse, witnessing a crime), to assist in controlling chronic physical pain, and to ultimately gain a greater awareness of self. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 12 page research paper that examines the topic of play therapy, focusing on the behavioral model. The writer also discusses an offshoot of behavior play therapy, cognitive behavioral play therapy, which gives therapists a model for addressing severe trauma even with very young children. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the profile of Glen Rogers, a serial killer. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper contemplates the negative consequences of school bullying. Columbine is used as an example of what can happen when bullying is ignored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 3 page paper discussing schizophrenics living normal lives. An abstract is included. Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder causing delusions, hallucinations, speech and behavioral problems and occurs in approximately one in one hundred people in populations throughout the world. While people with schizophrenia were commonly institutionalized, now recent advances in antipsychotic medications ...

This 3 page paper uses the book Eye of the Beast to evaluate the behavior of serial killer James Wood. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is discussed. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the psychoanalyst’s life and works. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 6 page paper discussing therapeutic containment. Therapeutic containment is a controlled and structured psychiatric therapy to help calm and stabilize children who experience anxiety, tantrums, insecurity or trauma. The idea for therapeutic containment is to provide the child with a temporary environment which will allow him to calm himself and feel safe ...

5 pages in length. The Stroop effect assumes that naming the color of words in different colors will be accomplished in a slower fashion than the ability to name color bars, because reading is automatic and interferes with our ability to name the color of the word. Studying whether or not the Stroop ...

A 3 page paper reviewing the report of a study seeking to discover how ethnicity, sex and age affect teens’ anger and hostility scales. The authors sought to determine whether the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) is reliable for younger adolescents as well as older ones in which its reliability has been established. ...

A 4 page research paper that answers the question: "Why according to Freud, is civilization permanently at risk?" The writer draws on Freud's text Civilization and Its Discontents to show that Freud felt that civilization would always be at risk from the primitive urges that lurk just below the surface of our civilized veneer. ...

A seven page paper which considers the way in which self-harmers are dealt with by social and health care workers, the underlying psychological reasons for self-injury, and recommendations for improvements in interventions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6-page paper covers various topics pertaining to the assessment, testing and screening of security guards for employment. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing psychological and personality theories in relation to criminal behavior. Psychological and personality theories used most often in relation to criminal behavior are those which are based on the psychoanalytical developmental theories of Freud, the cognitive developmental theories of Kohlberg, the learning and behavioral theories of Eysenck and the ...

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.

This 3 page paper looks at the study of Tomasello and Farrar, (1986), which indicated the language was learnt more effectively when conversation with a young child was targeted on the objects where there attention was already focused. This paper looks at the findings and considers what supporting evidence exists. The bibliography cites 5 sources. ...

A 6 page paper which examines various pieces of literature and then discusses how the authors present the reader with sometimes new definitions of relationships from a social and psychological position. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This is a 3 page paper discussing environmental (nurture) influences on cognitive development in middle childhood. Middle childhood, which extends from 6 to 13 years of age, is a highly transitional and productive learning period in regards to cognitive development. Children are cognitively leaving the preoperational stage which is primarily based on the relationships between ...

This 9-page paper focuses on critical analyses of two assessments -- the Beck Depression Inventory-II and the Career Directions Inventory. The paper discusses the purpose of these assessments, critiques them and discusses their usefulness.