Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Mixed

A 16 page study researching whether aggression is innate or learned. The paper discusses adolescent stress levels and stressors; personality factors linked to aggression; and quantitative differences between African Americans and whites. Poverty, both individual and community, is seen as being instrumental in aggressive display, as is lack of parental control. The ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses recovered memories and Type A personalities as they relate to emotions, memory and cognitive failure. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines why people go to receive counseling or psychotherapy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the distinctions which exist between cultural relativism and ethnocentrism. The author uses examples from the Islamic/Western conflict and examples from research in child development (particularly the work of Piaget and Spelke) to illustrate the differences. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer discusses acceptable proximity between two people when talking, as well as asking strangers for money for an expired parking meter as they relate to norm violating and compliance. No bibliography.

9 pages in length. Personal preference is not an arbitrary human characteristic; rather, the extent to which taste is formulated from deep-seated cultural indoctrination is both grand and far-reaching. According to Douglas et al, the fundamental purpose of taste is to define one's identity by way of being a status symbol, serving the ...

A 3 page paper discussing social workers’ unique position conducive to changing attitudes toward domestic violence within immigrant groups. Both humanism and behaviorism acknowledge the influence of experience in the shaping of the human psyche. It is well known and established fact that children who are abused in childhood are far more likely ...

8 pages in length. Achieving optimum health represents the primary goal of any given modality of medicine; when the disease to be treated is depression, however, there are two schools of thought pertaining to appropriate treatment options. Depression, which causes people to become despondent and pessimistic for no apparent reason, has typically been ...

8 pages in length. The writer discusses Jung's collective unconscious and Freud's dream theories as they relate to the unconscious and its functioning. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

15 pages in length. This paper is based upon a comprehensive interview with an eighty-year-old African-American man who lives independently within a community setting. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 4 page paper addresses the issue of dual diagnosis patients and the need that exists for establishing comprehensive treatment programs that address the dualistic nature of their problems. This paper asserts that patients would benefit from the development of such specific services. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6-page paper focuses on elective mutism in children, its causes and potential treatments. The paper also discusses how elective mutism manifests itself in children. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

15 pages in length. While the never-ending question of physical versus psychological origin is still ongoing even within contemporary medical communities, many experts who once thought substance dependency was only psychological in nature now support findings that indicate it is caused by a combination of both entities. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

4 pages in length. Like its Rorschach and MMPI counterparts, the thematic apperception test (TAT) seeks to uncover hidden facets of an individual's thought processes, attitudes, emotional responses and observational abilities. Christiana D. Morgan and Henry A. Murray, who designed the personality test at Harvard in the 1930s, has long been one of ...

This 3 page paper discusses the psychological effects of those who opt for weight loss surgery and those who are morbidly obese. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages in length. People are inherently hardwired to subconsciously respond to meet with various olfactory stimuli; pleasant aromas bring about a heightened sense of pleasure and happiness, while offensive odors tend to do just the opposite. Why delicious smells like fresh-brewed coffee and baking cookies, as well as other agreeable odors as ...

A 10 page overview of the numerous stereotypes we employ when we consider middle aged men. This paper approaches middle aged behavior from both a physiological and a societal standpoint to contend that no one description can be provided. Explored are the concepts of mid life crisis and the Peter Pan Syndrome. Bibliography ...

A 6 page paper. Bipolar disorder is often treated with a combination of medication and minimal psychotherapeutic intervention. This paper reports the results from studies where cognitive behavioral therapy was introduced. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the problem that some children have who are either in foster care, or wards of the state, in respect to forming attachments. Relevant literature is reviewed but the paper suggests that more research needs to be done on this topic. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the process of synaptic transmission. The paper starts with the historical view, looking at the way understanding has developed. The processed themselves are then outlined and the paper ends by considering how imbalances can result in clinical conditions. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 4 page paper examines environmental influences that promote positive emotional and psychosocial development in 7 to 11 year olds. The developmental stage is discussed along with positive forces in families, peer groups and school situations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

10 pages in length. When one hears the name Sigmund Freud, one makes an immediate association with the psychological discipline of psychoanalysis. The extent to which Freud shaped an entire industry based upon what at the time was considered a wholly outrageous assertion about human behavior is both grand and far-reaching; that his ...

This 5 page paper examines the differences between functional and dysfunctional families. Furthermore, this paper highlights the importance of overcoming obstacles created within the dysfunctional family framework. Bibliography lists 1 source.

27 pages in length. Winnicott (1960) and Klein (1932) share many of the same philosophies when it comes to the manner by which children's psyches are molded during childhood; however, they also stand apart in some very fundamental ways, as well. Winnicott (1960) borrows from Klein's (1932) theories when postulating his Object Relations ...

This 13 page paper examines the pros and cons of transracial adoption, specifically relating to African Americans and Hispanics. Furthermore, this paper examines the opposition of groups such as the National Black Social Workers who believe that such adoptions represent genocide of the balck race. Statistics are included in this report to illustrate ...