Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Theories

A 10 page paper that discusses specific issues in this course. Topics discussed include: building working relationships between therapist and client with an emphasis on alliance; gathering information and data, including the use of motivational interviewing; and the importance of cultural competence with an example of a therapy session gone wrong. Bibliography lists 8 ...

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of the nature vs. nurture debate. Evidence from both sides is weighed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the theories of James and Adler. Points of contrast and comparison are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of classical conditioning. A hypothetical example is given of teaching a dog to sit. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper. The ideas in this paper come from one book. Several issues are discussed: the condition of most of Freud’s early patients, definition of Freud’s free association method, techniques Freud abandoned when adopting free association and why he switched, and the criticisms of female psychoanalysis. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper considers hypnosis as it is applied today to enhance healing. The author observes that one of the most common applications is in the treatment of the mentally ill. The way the view of the treatment of the mentally ill changed during the Enlightenment is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 ...

This 6 page paper provides an overview of the major psychodynamic theories of researchers including Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Carl Jung, Melanie Klein, Karen Horney, and Harry Stack Sullivan. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper. This paper is based on a YouTube video of Carl Rogers. This essay identifies the main concepts in Rogers’ Person Centered Therapy. It also discusses the differences between individual and group therapy using this approach. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper. Every counselor or therapist must determine his or her preferred model of therapy to use in practice. The writer of this essay prefers Reality Therapy because of its primary purpose, which is to help clients gain more control over their lives. The writer also recognizes that past experiences should not be ...

A 3 page essay that summarizes Norman Rosenthal's text Transcendence, Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation and offers the writer/tutor's reaction to it. No additional sources are cited.

A 5 page paper that discusses personality assessment. The paper provides a brief history of this field and then discusses projective versus objective tests. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper provides a summary and synthesis of a journal article about existentialism. Certain prominent names are mentioned, such as Tillich and Frankl. It is defined and explained with comments about the primary purpose and goals. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of sensation and perception. It also addresses discussion questions about hypnosis and dreams. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of intelligence metrics. The insufficiency of such metrics in dealing with multifactoral views of cognitive functioning are examined. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 9 page paper. This essay explains and discusses cognitive therapy beginning with how and when it came about, who initially developed it, psychological school of thought, steps in the process, and empirical evidence. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses various issues pertaining to Sigmund Freud and his theories. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses Eric Erikson's Stages of Development Theory, which proposes an eight-stage model of psychotherapy. The writer discusses this model in regard to the eight stage, which encompasses the crisis of Ego Integrity v. Despair. Bibliophy lists 3 sources.

This 25 page paper includes an introduction and overview of cognitive behavior therapy. It then reports the early evolutions and more recent evolutions. A variety of models like ACT, Beck, Glasser, Ellis and others are discussed. It includes discussions on thinking levels, schemas, mindfulness and other aspects. Bibliography lists 28 sources.

A 12 page paper. Each of these theorist/therapists were innovators in the early days of family therapy. Virginia Satir introduced family therapy as a process to the world. Carl Whitaker founded and introduced Experiential Family Therapy to the field. Salvador Minuchin developed structural family therapy. This essay provides a brief biological background for each ...

In four pages this paper presents an analysis of James Butler ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok as depicted in the HBO series Deadwood within the context of Erik Erikson’s last two stages of psychosocial development. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper considers the issue of operant conditioning and the views offered by B.F. Skinner. This paper reflects the theory behind this concept. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper. B. F. Skinner introduced operant conditioning to the world in the mid-1900s. Skinner's work opened up the field of behaviorism because he believed there were only two variables, behavior and consequence. This essay explains Skinners theories and how they work. The essay argues that Skinner's greatest contribution was his theory ...

This 6 page research paper, which includes a brief abstract, considers the biopsycosocial approach to mental disorders as the writer discusses the case of Phineas Gage, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 1848, and the theories of influence of Sir Francis Galton, who developed the theory of eugenics and sparked renewed interests n the ...

A 3 page paper. It discusses how psychology became its own field and why it is a scientific discipline. The paper reports some of the more traditional perspectives of psychology and some of the more recent models and perspectives. The writer discusses to of the many perspectives and why they are of special interest. ...

A 3 page paper that discusses two major issues. The first evaluates the clinical science model for psychotherapy. This includes the benefits, challenges, and overcoming the challenges. The second is the future of psychotherapy, including the major trend and how that will affect practitioners. Bibliography lists 3 sources.