Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Mixed

10 pages in length. The relationship between diabetes and depression is an unmistakable - and perhaps unavoidable - occurrence of comorbidity. Each of these articles illustrates the importance of patient self-care and appropriate life choices as a means by which to offset the prevalence toward the comorbidity of depression and diabetes. While ...

A 6 page review on Love is Never Enough by Aaron T. Beck. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper summarizes 6 articles dealing with contemporary family issues such as divorce, parenting and parental influence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page paper analyzes terrorism, including its typology, ideology and strategy, and gives examples of terrorism throughout history, including the Jacobins and the Reign of Terror, Carlo Pisacane and the Narodnaya. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page paper assessing Freud's famous first case that he labeled a "failure," though by today's standards it would not have been a failure at all and likely it would have been Dora's father in psychoanalysis rather than Dora. “Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria” (1963) is Freud’s account of the ...

8 pages in length. The writer analyzes three articles pertaining to adolescent identity/development. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper explains the theories of both psychologists and speculates on what Adler would say about Allport's work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper begins with an introduction to Selye's major theories about stress. In today's ever-changing world, the types of stress we experience does not allow people to adopt a fight or flight response. The writer comments on the types of stress in today's world, why people feel such stress, including the feelings of ...

For this 9 page paper, the writer was asked to create and discuss issues that could be viewed as a violation of the six principles of the APA's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. The writer begins by listing those principles for the most recent edition and the 1992 version and also by ...

This 10 page paper begins with an introduction that focuses on the efficacy of psychological assessment. The writer then explains and discusses the different types of psychological tests/assessments, including the purpose and usefulness of each. In the final section, the write comments on validity, reliability, misuse of tests, and limitations. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A paper which looks in detail at the social phenomenon of serial killing, with reference to sociological, psychological and biological theories. The paper also considers specific examples of serial killers, in particular Aileen Wuornos. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

This 3 page paper analyzes an article about H. Gardner’s theories of multiple intelligences. Bibliography lists 1 source.

3 pages in length. Adages are derived from standards set by the people who live within a particular society. These social norms help to provide a basis upon which a majority of the population constructs their public selves, adhering to specific - if not silently mandated - guiding principles that serve to determine ...

A 3 page reflection paper on Ellis Cose’s book Bone to Pick. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page research paper that, first of all, looks at Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory of Development, which argues that if human development is to be fully understood, it must take into consideration an individual's interaction with that environment. The levels of interaction in Bronfenbrenner's model are discussed (roughly 3 pages) and then the writer discusses ...

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses 10 instances of being a target of persuasion and how he responded to each one. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses financial crimes against the elderly: what they are, who commits them and who is victimized by them. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses Michael Dorris’s autobiography The Broken Cord, in which the author discusses his experiences in raising an adopted son, who is referred to as “Adam” in this text and the Bio-ecological Systems Theory (BST) developed by Urie Bronfenbrenner. The writer argues that a close examination of Dorris’s autobiographical ...

A 3 page reaction paper to “Language and Education,” which appears in Life-Span, Human Development by Carol K. Sigelman and Elizabeth A. Rider. This is a fascinating chapter in that it addresses the development of what is arguably the defining characteristic of what it means to be “human,” which is the ability to use language. ...

This 4 page paper summarized two chapters of Beverly Tatum’s book, “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper discusses Albert Bandura's well-known theory of behavior, and answers questions about it. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper examines each level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs with regard to market segmentation and product placement. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 18 page summary of diagnostic criteria taken from the DSM-IV-TR (2000) on psychological disorders. No other sources cited.

15 pages in length. Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and often mistaken as a form of schizophrenia, is critical condition where more than one separate personality inhabits a single person. These identities take turns controlling the often reserved main personality to the point of making the afflicted ...

A 4 page research paper that discuses these topics. Carl Rogers is one of the leading psychologists of the twentieth century. His therapeutic approach has been highly influential and can be seen as still applicable and relevant in work of psychologists who came after Rogers. The following examination, first of all, summarizes Rogers' theory of ...