Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Mixed

A 12 page paper which features an original short story and then analyzes it by way of psychoanalytic commentary, discussing relevant terms to explain what details were included in the story and why. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page evaluation of the stereotypes which insist that women prefer one type of science fiction while men prefer another. Examines "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick, "The Lathe of Heaven" by Ursula K. LeGuin, and "Neuromancer" by ...

This 6 page paper provides an overview of this classic experiment evaluating variations in response time between reading color terms written in black font, color terms written with corresponding color text, and color terms written in noncorresponding color type. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

10 pages in length. The notion that illiteracy is directly associated with the incidence of juvenile delinquency has received significant consideration within the psychological and educational communities. Clearly, if an individual does not possess the ability to read or write, the mere act of obtaining – much less advancing in – a good ...

A 5 page "personal growth" paper entitled "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder" in which the writer (a female) discuses how her attitude towards love has improved dramatically during the transition from an adolescent girl to a mature young woman in her twenties. The writing is extremely creative and insightful-- bring forth all of the ...

This 3 page paper reviews and assesses an article supplied by the student. The article is written by a sufferer of a schizoaffective disorder who attempts to describe the way that the illness impacts the state of mind.

This 5 page paper considers the psychological impact on the A Bomb dropped on Hiroshima and how this is conveyed in two separate works Lifton's "Death in Life" and to Hersey's "Hiroshima". The paper agues that they are written from different perspective but can be seen to compliment each other in terms of their message. ...

This 4 page book review is on Jean M. Twenge. This author, drawing on empirical data, defines Generation Me as those young people who grew up under the influence of the huge emphasis placed on self-esteem development, which has characterized much of public education during the last several decades. Twenge argues that this has ...

A 5 page, personal growth paper quite similar to the one listed above (love.wps),-- only in this writing a more concise attempt is made to "grasp" the concept of love and to help the speaker to better understand through a discussion of her own feelings,-- why it seems to hurt so much when someone we ...

A 12 page overview of the techniques used to describe mental disorders such as schizophrenia, personality disorders, and paranoia. Written to address specific questions, this paper gives an outline of the five diagnostic axes utilized by the American Psychiatric Association. Provides two separate diagnoses based on fictional case studies. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page report is written from the counselor's perspective after being assigned by the court to a case where a 35 year-old man is arrested for having intercourse with his 13 year old daughter. How should the situation be handled? Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the rise of psychiatry as a field of study based on the writing of Roy Porter and Robert Fancher. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page example essay that offers a student a template for writing a personal account of why his girlfriend left him, within the context of a cause-and-effect structure. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 9 page paper. Freud introduced both concepts in the very early 1900s, first transference on the part of the patient and then, countertransference on the part of the therapist. The write discusses how the terms are used, what they mean and their value or lack thereof in the therapeutic environment. The writer also reports ...

This 3 page paper provides an article summary for this piece written about the rise in importance of the DSM. The life and work of Robert Spitzer is highlighted. No additional sources cited.

8 pages. Max Wertheimer, who wrote the book Productive Thinking in 1943 was one of the founders of the Gestalt Theory of psychologist. His theories on thinking and how one comes to logical conclusions are the result of his over fifty years as a psychologist. This paper discusses many of the theories and ...

5 pages in length. Paper analyzes theories concerning the disorder, its development, occurrence, patterns, and relevance to homosexuality / sexual dysfunction. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page examination of attitudes and behavior, how they relate to identity formation and are influenced by factors such as parental influence and gender. Stresses how a child's persona, their identity, attitudes, and behavior are shaped during early childhood by parental and societal interaction and indeed by their own gender. Bibliography lists ...

A 15 page discussion of the importance of dealing with families in the treatment of schizophrenia. Observes that family reaction to a formal diagnosis can vary from acceptance of such a diagnosis and subsequent cooperation with psychiatric professionals to rejection of the diagnosis and outright belligerence when it comes time to deal with those ...

A 3 page chart that identifies the stage, what the child learns at that stage and what kinds of educational activities will help the child master the cognitive abilities at that stage. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing cognition and learning styles. General education has been under great scrutiny in recent years for failure to achieve a desirable total, final, educational outcome on the level of society. The purpose here is to assess factors that together create an integrated process resulting in a cognitively informed educational ...

An 8 page overview of the theories of Jean Piaget. The author delves into Piaget's theories about cognitive learning, particularly regarding the way very young infants learn. While Piaget was brilliant in many respects, subsequent work by such notables as Elizabeth Spelke proved him wrong in his beliefs that children under the age ...

8 pages in length. Wayward youth are a detriment to themselves and society alike; lacking appropriate role models and positive upbringing, at-risk and underserved populations grow up without the social skills needed for healthy assimilation and often steer headlong into a lifetime of career criminality. While there is no finite number of people ...

This five-page-paper presents a look at the educational theories and learning theories that were applied to the movie Looking For Bobby Fisher. Bibliography lists one source.

A 3 page essay/research paper that expresses a position on the issue of whether or not professional psychological organizations should make continuing education a mandatory condition for licensing. The writer argues against this position. Bibliography lists 3 sources.