Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Mixed

This 25 page paper examines Carl Rogers' concepts, their limitations and some of the ways in which they can be applied to working with adolescents. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page paper that explains and discusses Maslow's hierarch of needs, including self-actualization and self-transcendence. 1 Illustration, Maslow's pyramid, is included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the Emotional Judgment Inventory test; what it is, who uses it, and opinions about it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of Rendell and Craik's (2000), in Virtual Week and Actual Week: Age-Related Differences in Prospective Memory, which relates a research study of prospective memory (PM) in young adults and older adults. Bibliography lists 3 sources.`

A 5 page review of family violence and how children can be not just the direct but also the indirect victims of that violence. The author contends that domestic violence can have a tremendous effect on the way that that child will choose to live as an adult. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6 page paper uses personal information to describe the way in which childhood, background, self-esteem and other factors work to create our image of ourselves, what that image means for our future, and how to set goals for the future that will help change that image. Bibliography lists 4 sources. (This paper was written ...

This 7 page paper examines the differences between "problem" gamblers and those who gamble for recreation among the college-age population. Bibliography lists 6 sources

This 3 page discusses whether or not the relationship between the client and counselor is a factor in the positive outcome of the counseling. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

8 pages in length. The stares – almost involuntary and quite palpable – become part of everyday life. The poorly concealed whispers are nearly always followed by accusatorily pointed fingers and expressions of muted scorn. Those who are able to overcome the obvious stigma-induced reaction to seeing someone in a wheelchair often ...

3 pages in length. Gary and Ray both experienced the tangible but often unbelievable benefits of faith healing, a method by which the healer's hands-on approach brings relief from pain. That Gary physically, emotionally and spiritually accepted the healer's ability and Ray staunchly did not makes no difference in their respective outcome, inasmuch ...

A 6 page paper which provides and annotated bibliography and book review of David Walsh’s “Why Do They Act That Way?” and V.S. Ramachandran. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the effects of deployment, when soldiers return home, on military families. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page paper that explains Erikson's psychosocial stages of human development and Bandura's social theories of learning. The writer than discusses the factors that need to be considered when teaching physical fitness to elementary school students, middle and high school students and senior citizens. The writer also explains some of the differences between children ...

This 9 page paper expands on an earlier paper on schools of thought on personality, including details like the major principles, the timeframes and the influences. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

15 pages in length. The combination of parental encouragement and consistent, constructive discipline provides a basis upon which children can learn the difference between what is allowed and what is not without the negative impact of guilt and shame. If this is not the scenario into which children are raised, however, and instead ...

A 5 page discussion of ethical principles as they are encountered in the therapeutic environment. The author contends that while ethical principles guide our actions in the clinical environment, it can be difficult to make all decisions regarding a patient's treatment on the basis of ethical principles alone. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper examines three approaches to decision making: social experimental, cognitive and social constructivist, and questions if the last two are truly effective tools to use in this process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines what is myth and what is reality concerning middle age human development. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page analysis and review of Edward Myers’ book “When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page book review that compares 2 autobiographical texts on depression. William Styron (Darkness Visible, 1990) and Kay Redfield Jamison (An Unquiet Mind, 1997) have written detailed autobiographical accounts of their experiences with mental illness. Styron, a noted author, at the age of sixty found himself plunged into despair by pathological depression. Jamison, a ...

This 3 page paper provides an overview of an article written by A. Maslow in 1943 called A Theory of Human Motivation. This paper critiques Maslow's article.

This 4 page paper discusses beliefs about the learning process from both the behaviorist and cognitive viewpoints, and tries to integrate the two schools of thought into one viewpoint. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

4 pages in length. The concept of dreams and their impact upon one's psychological development has long reflected a particularly interesting component in both Adler and Freud's theories. Linking dreams to virtually every aspect of one's waking life, both men associated sleeping visualizations as indicators in what is occurring during waking hours; however, ...

This 8 page paper uses a hypothetical case study to create a series of norm violation experiments. What do these experiments teach us? Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper reports five journal articles that discuss the effectiveness of behavior therapy with adolescents using drugs. Behavior therapy, contingency management and family cognitive behavior therapy. Statistical data, when provided in the articles, is included in the essay. Bibliography lists 5 sources.