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Memory and learning are closely related concepts. While learning is a process of acquiring skills and specific sets of knowledge, memory is an essential part of learning as it lets individuals remember the comprehended material. Therefore, it is clear that learning depends on the ability to memorize particular things and...
Introduction A tier 3 intervention is a model where customized activities are developed to resolve students’ challenges in their social, academic, or behavioral lives. It is different from Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions since it is intensive and more individualized. It is more explicit and developed to facilitate the...
Leadership is a critical practice which aids in developing a positive relationship in social contexts. The case study entails a psychologist seeking vital answers from a psychopath in prison. In essence, the incarcerated person is convicted for murdering two of his previous girlfriends (Solheim, 2020). Establishing a progressive conversation with...
One of the essential points in building a professional brand and professional presence is the first impression. Usually, being crucial, it is created in several minutes of an acquaintance. For instance, in the job interview, the first question might be “tell me about yourself,” which immediately forms the perception of...
For children in early childhood, play is seen as a symbolic activity that helps them to socialize and perceive the world around them. Symbolic activity is most evident in young children’s pretend play. Here we find children pretending that bananas are telephones, that chairs are cars, that shoeboxes are television...
The process of military personnel deployment is related to various challenges, beginning with the evaluation of a person and selection of proper programs and ending with reintegration difficulties. The stage of post-deployment seems to be the most challenging as it includes the attempts to adjust and reunite with the family...
Introduction Sleep quality and quantity are essential to every individual, especially university students trying to earn their degrees and professionally establish themselves. It is recommended that adults get 6 to 8 hours of sleep to promote their physical, mental, and psychological wellbeing. For the student-age population, the reality is that...
The theoretical basis is crucial for effective therapeutic interventions within the scope of mental health issues. Effective counseling practice requires thoughtful consideration of the clients’ needs and applying the most appropriate approaches to meet those needs and ensure successful healing. The abundance of theories within the counseling practice provides professionals...
Gestures are an essential component of typical communication. Conveying just as much information as speech, they often serve as complementary sources of crucial insights about people involved in a conversation. Therefore, it is crucial to perform a kinesics-based analysis of the communication style used by participants (Rowe & Levine, 2015)....
Introduction Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is a therapy approach that was developed by Albert Ellis in the 1950s. It is a therapy approach that involves the identification and replacement of negative behaviors with positive ones. It is founded on three core principles, namely activating agent, beliefs, and consequences. Individuals...
Introduction Childhood can be a stressful period in a person’s life. Although stress is a natural and necessary part of growth, it can have significant negative effects on the development of a child’s brain. When a person experiences stress, his or her body produces cortisol, a hormone that controls the...
The ethics of a larger system, such as the school, involving the Juvenile Office requires that the involvement should be based on the available evidence. Schools should determine whether involving outside systems is necessary or not based on the carefully gathered and evaluated data with the goal of improving the...
Leadership is an intrinsic capacity useful in influencing people to accomplish specific goals in life. Good leadership style is characterized by some values, and determining them is instrumental in ensuring the expected outputs are achieved. Moreover, leadership is strongly linked to the personality of an individual resulting in diverse types...
There are different options that analysts use to reduce inappropriate actions and behaviors of children and adults. One of such methods is an extinction procedure that withholds reinforcement rather than adding or removing a cause of the issue. This essay will discuss the concept of extinction and provide real-world examples...
Military psychologists end up in multiple roles in their daily activities, for instance, many a time many military psychologists end up in circumstantial dual chores, that is serving as therapists-clinicians and at the same time as military officers. Despite their similarity in roles with the civilian psychologists, military psychologists differ...
Autism is a situation that occurs during the initial stages of a child’s growth. The child displays characteristics of self or not willing to cooperate with other children. Children develop difficulties in creating relationships with others and develop other problems such as communication problems, anti-social behaviors, and sensory issues among...
A person undergoes various development stages ranging from childhood to adulthood. In this regard, middle adulthood is a lifespan period between early and late adulthood. According to Santrock (2015), the commonly recognized age limit for this stage is between 40-45 and 60-65 years. During this time, people experience various notable...
Suicide among adolescents: general overview According to the generally accepted definition, suicide is considered to be “a fatal self-injurious act with some evidence of intent to die” (Bilsen, 2018). Nowadays, it is the second most prevalent cause of death among adolescents in the US and worldwide, accounting for about 800,000...
In their research, Sherlock and Wagstaff (2019) tested the hypothesis that the time spent by women on Instagram was positively correlated with body dissatisfaction, generalized anxiety, physical appearance anxiety, depression, and social comparison. The authors also hypothesized a negative correlation between Instagram use and females’ self-esteem. Another significant aim of...
The Study Methodology Data Collection The study will be experimental and quantitative based on a wide variety of samples. The data will mainly be collected online through the application of any method. The quantitative study will correlate psychological capital with the quality of life of African-Americans. The experimental study will...
Human experience can be compared to an engine that drives much of development after birth. Therefore, the lack of crucial experiences during critical periods of life could be detrimental to the healthy and multi-component development of an individual, affecting its multiple domains. In the process of growing up, children will...
The organizational environment represents a rather rigid structure where a specific hierarchy coexists with very rigid standards for employees’ behaviors and attitudes. Although the contemporary business setting creates an illusion of a very flexible environment , the principal constructs of the leader representing a role model and setting the key...
Researchers have demonstrated that both the environment and heredity have a collaborative influence on intelligence. Several studies have shown that there is a reaction Range to the intelligence Quotient (IQ), which implies that there are limits on IQ by genetic transmission. Heredity has a lower and upper limit on the...
Modern people are constantly faced with a variety of difficulties and obstacles. They perceive these situations differently: it is common for some to be anxious and depressed, while others overcome challenges with ease and even excitement. One way or another of perception of reality, as a rule, accompanies a person...
Researching Mindfulness and Technology The article “Mindfulness and the Social Media” discusses how the concept of mindfulness can be used in the treatment of social media addiction. It includes a brief overview of problems related to excessive social media usage, a description of the concepts of mindfulness and mindlessness, and...
One of the most challenging tasks is finding one’s place in life, and it is accompanied by the necessity to continuously achieve goals and strive for success in any possible way. Such a position creates intense pressure and leads to the emergence of stress and, as a consequence, a state...
Selflessness is a state in which an individual is not conscious of himself or herself. Arguably, a person is selfless when there is no representation of himself or herself in the mind. Fictional situations like a deaf and blind body in a void space predict that selflessness is possible. However,...
I interviewed Martha Stokes, who has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She teaches at Everbrook Academy of Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois. I interviewed on 14th October 2020 via Zoom and the interview lasted one hour. The Interview Student (Ashley): Thank you so much for taking some time out of...
It may be challenging to work with children, and some factors can worsen the situation. According to researchers, behavioural disorder entails “a pattern of disruptive behaviours in a child that manifests for at least six months leading to problems in the social set-ups including in school, and at home” (“Behavioural...
Sometimes children have problems with attention, which can remain in adulthood without proper treatment. The main difficulties await such children during the school period when concentration, focus, and the ability to analyze are necessary. Such students, having all the essential intellectual talents, nevertheless, cannot acquire sufficient skills in reading and...
Introductions Challenges related to child care have been posing significant limitations to work, especially for mothers who accept unpaid caregiving obligations due to their respective families’ incapability to pay for or access child care services. A child from such a family often endures constraints when placed at any care facility....
Introduction Bad habits and substance addiction have been a long companion of humanity throughout history. Due to scientific discoveries, scientists have learned not only the harmful effects of these phenomena but also ways to cure them. One such substance is marijuana, whose adverse effect is officially recognized by the academic...
Introduction The mind/body problem arises when individuals fail to establish the physical and non-physical attributes of the brain. Ideally, the mind is considered a physical part of the body like the heart, lungs, and limbs (Cucu and Pitts 95). However, the head has special features noting its non-physical presence. For...
Introduction Awareness is the ability of a person to view oneself as a unique soul different from the surrounding. Self-awareness enables one to reflect on their thoughts, behaviors, and feelings in regards to temperaments. The overall knowledge or idea somebody has about themselves is referred to as self-concept, basically. Self-esteem...
As defined by Ellul, the concept of technique refers to humans’ methods to achieve absolute efficiency based on certain levels of development in any specific human activity (Ellul, Wilkinson, and Merton 1964). The definition is correct based on the context of the application. In particular, Ellul reveals that the developers...
Introduction The analysis of specific behavioral paradigms can help identify how they affect the worldview, what drivers stimulate them, and how strong their manifestations are. As the objects of discussion, four concepts will be involved: a) positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and punishment; b) social change in life-span development; c) motivation...
Introduction Adolescence is a stage of development whereby people experience interpersonal, emotional, and cognitive changes. These young individuals encounter numerous challenges and opportunities from the external environment, peers, cultural values, media outlets, and learning institutions. They undergo various psychological and physical changes that prepare them for complex roles and responsibilities...
Mental health issues can considerably decrease an individual’s well-being, ability to work, be a functioning member of a community, and unsettle familial relationships. Some of these illnesses, depression, for instance, become major public health problems, as one of every three individuals experiences disruptions in mental health during their life (Vigo...
Introduction People of different ages are prone to various psychological and emotional issues, especially in the current world that is transforming at a high pace. Adolescents are specifically vulnerable to the development of certain psychological conditions due to developmental peculiarities (DeRubeis et al., 2019). One of the most common health...
The process of a child acquiring an identity is a puzzling, complex, and often invisible process that highlights the person’s transition to formulating the aware concept of self. The development of language skills, such as the ability to express feelings through sounds, words, and non-verbal communication, enables children as young...
A number of studies reported that mental health care becomes one of the most demanded services since the rates of depression and mood disorders tend to increase (Assari, 2017; Delgadillo, 2015). The literature extensively studies the associations between patients’ socioeconomic status (SES) and their access to mental health care. The...
People often decline to use the information and rarely give up their views and beliefs under the pressure of irrefutable evidence. Instead, various mechanisms of psychological defense are activated, and the person, instead of accepting the facts, becomes even more entrenched in their delusions. Joe Keohane in his article “How...
Consequentialists and non-consequentialist are the opposite moral reasoning types that include specific theories and determine the individual’s perception of principles. Consequentialism evaluates the outcomes, and if the consequent advantages are more significant than drawbacks, an action is considered profound (Gustafson 2020). Consequentialist theories are utilitarianism, which prioritizes decision-making approaches that...
The different ways people are engaged in life events affect the decisions making process and the outcomes of such situations. According to George Kelly, the way people perceive reality is strongly attached to their personal constructs; that is, how people analyze, think, or interpret certain events or life situations (Chiari,...
Once I was invited to a family dinner by a friend of mine. I came to my peer’s house and was introduced to the family, and I met the grandmother who looked young and active. Someone told me that she was at the age of the middle seventies, but I...
Eating disorders have become a common health issue in the USA. Binge eating disorder is one of the health concerns characterized by high comorbidity as this health state tends to lead to obesity, depression, and other issues.1,2 Adolescents, especially teenage females, are specifically prone to the development of this disorder....
Introduction Locus of control is an essential concept which focuses on the individuals’ belief in regards to their control over experiences or situations. They primarily affect people’s lives, and thus, a person might be convinced that he or she is in full control of any life-altering influences. There is a...
Addiction in the modern world is one of the phenomena that occur in the vast majority of people. That is why the study of this phenomenon’s aspects, the principles, and features of its work is essential. This essay aims to examine addiction from a neurobiological perspective while also analyzing the...
Introduction The way people make sense of the surrounding world is a generally vast issue related to cognitive psychology. Humans have the ability to identify a certain amount of information received from the world they inhabit and, thus, make it substantial. Compared to other animals, human senses are relatively limited,...
Work in Middle Adulthood My friend’s mother (O., 47 y.o.) was highly frustrated with her current job. However, fear of job loss could not make her wish for changes. Moreover, O. was afraid that she would not get another job because of her age and sex, while employers are more...
The impact of violent games on young people is an issue of concern to many parents, psychiatrists, and governments since it generates perception about the possible increases in the level of aggression among players. However, the literature on this topic has significant differences due to the research methods and approaches....
Bringing up children and fostering their personal and social development is a complicated process requiring significant efforts from their parents and caregivers. It includes a number of activities intended to enhance their various skills. Some of them are generally practiced within a family, while others are represented by community-wide or...
Signal detection theory acts as a method of assessing the capability to distinguish between data-holding patterns (referred to as stimulus in human beings and signals in machinery) and arbitrary occurrences. Random incidences interrupt the flow of information and are called noise. In line with the theory, there are numerous determinants...
Introduction Psychological Debriefing (PD) is a strategic intervention for survivors of a traumatic event, which aims at helping them to face their fears and avoid the development of post-traumatic stress disorders (PSTD) by informing them or making them recount their traumatic experience (Devilly & Cotton, 2003; Mitchell, 2004). Therefore, the...
The rise of Hitler was conditional upon the creation of an ideology resulting from the change in the psychological conditions of his supporters. To understand the process, it is vital to consider the precondition for the emergence of Nazi psychology (Steizinger, 2018). It is defined by the work of groupthink...
Mental illness is a health condition that involves a change in thinking, emotions, behavior, or an amalgamation of the three. It begins at any age, and its causes include genetics and injuries to the brain cells. The condition is common but treatable, with the majority of patients continuing with their...
Introduction Every person is inevitably afraid of something, like a fear of speaking in public or a dread of losing a loved one. Regardless of the phobia, however, people acquire their concerns in similar ways. Psychologists attempt to explain how a particular thing can become terrific to a person through...
From birth, the human brain acquires executive function and self-regulation skills, which help lifelong to set and achieve goals, ignore distractions, and control one’s actions. The earlier the kid masters self-regulation, the more it will benefit future life and studies. It helps a child think before taking actions, learn to...
Introduction There are several learning disabilities that have only recently been discovered. It is critical to note that the community does not have much information of learning disabilities. McGregor et al. (2016) note that disabilities are normally a group of disorders that affect learning in one way or another. The...
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have difficulty concentrating. They are impulsive in their actions, forgetful, and often overly active. Some patients may even develop behavioral problems, which prevent them from socializing or studying. Most children show symptoms at the age of kindergarten; that is why doctors call it...
The discussion of identity and its role in understanding and interacting with the environment is a subject of numerous philosophies. David Hume is a historian, economist, and philosopher of the Enlightenment period, who contributed to the debates around the concept of the self. According to this philosopher, people are motivated...
Introduction Biosocial examinations of the degree of attractiveness of a particular color are of great importance both for studying the structuring of relationships between individuals in society and assessing and further managing natural processes in ecosystems which are tied to the use of light. While it is well known that...
The period between infancy and adulthood can be viewed in discrete chunks because age plays a significant role in the early stages of life. For instance, there is a sharp difference between a two-year-old child and an eight-year-old kid. However, lifespan development from adulthood to death should not be viewed...
These days more and more women approach the decision to have a baby very consciously, choosing the time when they are physically and emotionally prepared. However, there are several challenges that may present themselves after the childbirth with some of them having long-term implications. One of such problems is postpartum...
As Price (2018) argues, “Procastinators can will themselves to work for hours; they can sit in front of a blank word document, doing nothing else, and torture themselves; they can pile on the guilt again and again — none of it makes initiating the task any easier. In fact, their...
Introduction Western classical music, often referred to as simply classical music, is often considered highly beneficial to children’s education and associated with a variety of advantages. Research has shown that music, in general, can achieve several benefits that enhance the development of learners. However, the worth of the specific genre,...
Introduction When it comes to understanding emotions, our society has a surprisingly poor awareness. Courage is a prime example of a commonly misunderstood feeling. The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as the quality that makes you able to do dangerous or difficult things. Many people make a mistake of equating courage...
Commitment is a crucial concept for modern life in society. The phenomenon makes individuals’ behavior predictable when considering their interests and desires, making the planning of different life events easier. The principle of commitment implies that people need to be accepted as consistent, meaning that they tend to behave in...
How does postformal thinking go beyond formal thinking? Is everyone capable of formal or post formal thought? Postformal thinking refers to the principles a person learns from adolescence, which imply not only one valid option, but many plausible solutions. The application of these principles can provide practical guidance on resolving...
Introduction The field of psychology is interesting and fascinating since theories and concepts used in this discipline relate directly to a person and describe unique life aspects. The analysis of individual concepts by using concrete examples can help describe the nuances of the manifestations of theoretical terms in real life....
Cognitive changes in the aging brain include decreased capacity in different memory functions. Scientists believe that episodic memory associated with information related to reality is more prone to deterioration in older adults. In contrast, semantic memory capacity, such as abstract memorization of words and concepts, decreases less. This paper aims...
Emotional intelligence is a person’s ability to understand their emotions and handle them well. A high level of emotional intelligence facilitates communication with other people, allows people to live more happily, and helps one keep a balance between all aspects of life. This ability consists of four components: self-awareness, social...
Generally, the juvenile code is the Juvenile Court Code of Georgia State. This code is codified within Chapter 11 with Title 15 of Georgia’s official Code. It is observable that this code institutes different courts for hearing cases relating to children. Notably, these courts deal elementarily with deprivation, delinquency as...
To begin with, it is vital to understand how cultural differences influence the perception of team members and a group overall. It is fair to claim that this relation is reasonably tight, according to the responses Vandaveer received asking about the interviewees’ expectations from each other (2013). For instance, Steve...
VIA Character Strengths Test I have taken the “VIA Character Strengths Test” for the first part of my journal. The assessment made a good overall impression, the questions were easy to understand, and the test was not excessively long. It did, however, only provide basic results for free and required...
Introduction Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a psychological treatment approach that has been empirically demonstrated to be effective in addressing a range of psychiatric issues and mental health problems, ranging from depression and anxiety to addiction and substance abuse disorders. It relies on teaching the patient alternative ways to cope with their...
The overall focus of the podcast was centered around the concept of personality. It contains a wide range of topics based on the main one, where the analysis starts with fantasy fiction analogies and Carl Jung’s views. The following statements address the problems of the MBTI notion, where validity and...
Introduction About 14.6 million people in the US use marijuana, 36% of which have the related disorders that require appropriate interventions. Various approaches, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, have been adapted for marijuana patients. However, the assumption that patients possess adequate cognitive functioning makes it difficult for patients with less cognitive...
Classical conditioning involves a learning process that associates environmental inducements with naturally occurring stimuli. Advertisers and Politicians should not use classical conditioning to influence thoughts and behaviors because it is spontaneous, and individuals have no control over it. They are likely to manipulate consumers and voters’ minds for their benefit....
Introduction One of the essential stages in achieving success is determining the desired state, one’s future, in which one wants to be. It allows people to formulate a clear description of the desired state that they want to achieve by completing a specific action plan. Moreover, the result of the...
Stress is a common physical or emotional disorder, which can result from any frustrating experience. Victims of this disorder tend to feel angry or nervous, depending on their ability to manage the tension. Nevertheless, some people tend to be more prone to stress due to the lack of critical coping...
Introduction Nowadays, memory removal is possible only in fiction films and works of literature, where a hero has a superpower to erase some recollections about past events in order to conceal some facts about the mission. Realization of such an ability in real life presents a matter of interest not...
Addictions are widely discussed in modern society as people try to explore their minds to find out the root causes and reasons for their actions. Canadian physician Gabor Maté defined addiction as “behavior that gives a temporary relief, pleasure, but in a long turn causes harm, and a person can...
There is not one single recipe for how to learn more about yourself. People’s reactions to different events and insights that they gain from them are profoundly individual. For me, the experience that helped me to understand myself better was traveling solo for the first time in my life. This...
Topic Description The process of child development is very intricate and highly prone to external factors, which is why the factors in question need to be researched and evaluated closely. The importance of culture as one of the major influences on early childhood development has been a contentious topic since...
Introduction The psychological study is considered to be research that psychoanalysts administer for an examination of the experiences and actions of individual people or groups. The analysis can intend informative, professional, and clinical purposes. Moreover, psychologists apply various scientific methods based on a research question. Each method implies a unique...
Media psychology is a discipline that seeks to comprehend the manner in which individuals perceive, interpret, apply, and respond to the media-dominated world. Through this discipline, media psychologists are able to identify the key benefits as well as challenges and enhance the development of constructive media (Fischoff, 2005). It is...
Body Development People’s body development has different peculiarities for each period of adult life. Organ reserve ensures quick recovery after a stressful situation, works most effectively in emerging adulthood, and reduces each year (Berger, 2018a). Homeostasis also worsens with time; it maintains a balance between various physical functions in the...
The author in the article discusses the concept of self-development as part of everyday life. While most people view it as something, we must specifically dedicate time to outside of main responsibilities, the author believes that it should be a primary meaning to life. In this article he uses stated...
It has been affirmed that the number of mentally ill people imprisoned is about twenty-five million (Bureau of Justice Statistics). Research also confirms that people who are mentally ill have a greater likelihood of being imprisoned for violent activities (Ortiz, 2000). The highly elevated numbers of mentally ill offenders in...
During middle adulthood, identity continues to develop, and this illustrates that Erikson’s final four stages of development do not follow a chronological progression. Traditionally, this stage has been regarded as a period of change and reflection, hence, given the name, “a mid-life crisis.” From my perspective, individuals in these developmental...
Abstract Mental illnesses can affect all members of a society irrespective of gender, ethnicity, and social status. Cases of discrimination and prejudice continue to be associated with these conditions. The malpractice makes it impossible for the patients to pursue their goals and lead high-quality lives. The completed study has identified...
Different stress-coping techniques can be used to deal with various types of stressors. In my life, I differentiate between cognitive, social, and emotional stressors. The main cognitive stressor is my studies and the amount of information that I have to process daily. The cognitive symptoms of stress include anxiety, fear,...
Individual Personality A corresponding personality assessment methodology is a convenient mechanism for analyzing individual development. As a model to describe my growing up, I can use Erikson’s framework. It, as Knight states, includes eight basic stages – infancy, early childhood, play age, school age, adolescence, young adulthood, adulthood, and old...
The lifespan consists of a combination of biological and social factors, and all of them directly affect the lives of people and their health. Notably, at present, life expectancy is growing, in particular, due to a decrease in the harmful effects of these factors. Various theories are describing the influence...
Happiness is a complex notion, usually implying the specific inner state of a person, making them satisfied with their lives. It is typically compared to the feeling of pleasure or contentment, meaning that it should not be confused with joy, ecstasy, or other intense emotions. Happiness is not a trait...
VIA Character Strengths Test The results of the test are accurate and clear; brief descriptions of the strengths simplify their understanding. Big Five Personality Test The test includes a bigger number of questions and provides more profound results in comparison to the previous assessment. The test report is detailed and...
The concept of honor was central to many cultures of the past and served to build and protect reputation, assert a position in society. Duels, chivalry, and honor killings, which were characteristic of a specific historical period, are particular examples of such application of the concept (Novin and Oyserman 2)....
Sigmund Freud proposed a series of controversial ideas about human sexuality, children’s psychosexual development, and the role of dream analysis in understanding hidden and unobvious desires. More than eighty years after Freud’s death, his ideas and views of life and human psychology still cause controversy, especially when it comes to...
Introduction It is common for people to share their problems with friends or family members as a strategy for overcoming anxiety, depression, or fear. However, a counselor may always be consulted in case of complex problems. For centuries, simple psychotherapy methods have been applied to solve mental issues. However, modern...
Introduction The number of professional therapists has exploded over the last decade and the US government predicts the growth will continue for the next 5 years. Therefore, students need to apply various measures, which will give them a competitive advantage over their peers in the job market, improving their employment...
Finding problems in a child’s mental skills, as well as information perception and processing skills, usually requires the work of a specialist, such as a clinical psychologist, with knowledge of cognitive learning skills. The price, availability, and logistics of these services are often barriers that limit the number of people...
