Introduction Meditation is a fundamental human development component popularized in modern life routines. It is embedded in the development of rituals that allow people to become one with the world (Han & Steuer, 2020). The idea is propagated more in the form of Yoga building from the development of systematic...
Introduction Families can frequently put off dealing with the underlying problems in their relationships for a long time. Nevertheless, occasionally, a catastrophe can suddenly and tragically bring these problems to light, especially when everyone involved is vulnerable. This situation is explored in Robert Redford’s (1980) film Ordinary People. The story...
Introduction “How to, Maybe, Be Less Indecisive (or Not)” by Susan Shain is an article about indecisiveness. This issue can be reflected in both professional and personal life and significantly affects people’s lives. Within these considerations, it is important to stress the need for strong decisiveness in many settings of...
The Relationship Between Stress and Bob’s Disorder in What About Bob? The character Bob of the movie What About Bob? suffers from all the existing complexes and phobias. The hero is overwhelmed by numerous fears; he is sweet, naive, and obsessive, but more than one psychoanalyst refuses him. Bob fears...
Girl, Interrupted (1999) is a psychological drama movie based on Susanna Kaysen’s memoir of the same name, thus, it retells a true story. The film depicts a young woman, Susanna, having a nervous breakdown and being put into a local psychiatric hospital against her will. The first-hand account of what...
“Split” represents a unique mental health concern, the existence of which has been debated for decades. Portraying a character with the dissociative identity disorder (DID), the movie tells the story of abusive childhood and the resulting development of multiple personalities, which is a common representation of DID in media. However,...
Insanity can be utilized to convey the characters’ tragedy and self-destruction. Shakespeare employed madness to express the disillusionment and hopelessness surrounding the heroes, driving them to impulsive and self-destructive actions. The play balances insanity and rationality, faithlessness and honor, the yearning for vengeance, and the desire not to act prematurely...
Most readers believe any literary work should have an evident plot and properly developed characters. However, Hemingway builds his great short story “Hills Like White Elephants” primarily on the argument between the two unnamed persons, adding tension to their conversation and not revealing its nature. However, the relationship between the...
Introduction Globalization has led to an increase in air travel for commercial, economic, and personal reasons. However, as more people travel, the possibility of insecurities like terrorism and disease transmission has increased because waiting is an inevitable part of traveling, especially at airports. The terror attacks on September 11, 2001,...
Introduction Psychologists have been exploring the essence of human sexuality and its aspects for many years, emphasizing the differences in perceptions of sexuality in terms of gender and sociocultural influences. In this sense, human sexuality is formed under the influence of both societal and personal perceptions, and it is an...
Introduction The article focuses on work creativity, which affects employees’ productivity. The article’s main point is that everyone needs creativity. Still, businesses that deal with clients especially need it, and the necessity for originality arises from the fact that over time, client demands only grow while businesses maintain the same...
Introduction Working with people in hospital settings requires medical knowledge and understanding that healthcare providers should be empathetic, caring, and supportive of their patients. Various psychological theories were developed to comprehend human beings better, and one of such approaches was the humanistic theory of personality, which is widely used in...
Introduction Psychological tests are often utilized by professionals in various spheres to achieve specific goals, ranging from population analysis to hiring decisions. In their essence, psychological tests are designed in order to tell others how a person thinks, perceives and understands a particular subject (Cohen et al., 2022). The inherent...
Test Construction The self-esteem test will be made in the form of propositions toward which one should express his or her opinion in the form of yes/no/not sure answers, showing agreement or disagreement with the statement. The test will comprise three groups of propositions related to the degree of awareness,...
The test is designed to determine the amount of compliance with healthy self-esteem criteria. It also allows you to assess individuals’ perceptions of their worth individually and within society. It will be measured according to a scale, which the answers chosen by the individual will influence. The construct will be...
Summary Behavioral and psychological assessment of dementia (BPSD) requires critical case assessment for effective management. This research paper uses the Mental Measurements Yearbook to identify three measures of the constructs studied in the Beck Youth Inventories research. In the study, BYI is employed as a 100-item self-report measure comprised of...
Individuals in helping careers, like nursing, psychology, counseling, social work, and psychiatry, must take special care not to impose their views on their patients. Value imposition is a form of boundary infringement that might impede a client’s therapeutic progress and self-determination rights. To minimize interference during the therapeutic process with...
Introduction: Case Conceptualization 40-year-old Latina Natasha sought treatment to cope with her homosexuality. Natasha fears her family may discover her lesbianism. Natasha’s Catholic family opposes homosexuality. Her family is “die-hard Catholics” who consider homosexuality sinful. She fears disownment. She stays home and avoids activities. She’s also lost 20 pounds, has...
In the emotional intelligence test, a score of one hundred points out of a possible one hundred and twenty was obtained, which is considered a high score. The highest results were obtained on the criteria of emotional control and emotional diagnosis. Twenty out of thirty possible scores were obtained on...
In the video lecture, Dr. Dawn Bennett-Alexander presents three basic concepts for reducing the risk of discrimination in the workplace. She also describes a story about a white man who, during a training session, analyzes his experience with learning about race in his early years. He states that he did...
Introduction The purpose of a group counseling session varies from one group to another, and its success relies heavily on the leader. The techniques and procedures used while conducting these sessions must ensure that the program is effective, and they should be realistic and practicable for the given situation. The...
Introduction Several factors influence purchasing behavior and the consumer decision-making process. Such factors as income and social class, motivation, lifestyle, and values are most impactful on high-involvement decisions (Qazzafi, 2020). These purchasing decisions present high risks to consumers because they are closely tied to the customer’s self-image and ego (Qazzafi,...
The American Psychological Association article titled “Understanding psychological testing and assessment” enlightens about the process of psychological testing and evaluation by psychologists who typically deploy standard assessment and tests tools to understand a patient’s behavior to reach a diagnosis and provide treatment. Psychological assessments and testing serve a similar purpose...
Summary There are many people in the world, each of whom has unique characteristics. The diversity of types of human characters and interests, due to the complexity of people’s psychology and differences in life experiences, makes one job unbearable for one person while another loves it. Various psychological personality tests...
Introduction The movie selected for this case study is Little Miss Sunshine, which portrays a family with complicated relationships and dysfunctional communication. The Hoover family consists of a husband and wife, their two children, the husband’s father, and the wife’s brother. They live together, struggle to understand each other due...
The Sociopolitical, Cultural, Economic, Spiritual Issues in the Family Elizabeth, the main character of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and the index person of this research paper, is a part of the Bennet Family. The family consists of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters, Jane, Mary, Catherine, Lydia,...
Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized in DSM 5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition) as an anxiety disorder resulting from the experience or observation of a traumatic occasion (McMillan, 2019). Such occasions can be life-threatening, cause severe physical damage, intense stress levels, or be driven...
Background Person-oriented counseling is one of the types of psychological aid that can be effective in working with people who are in need of psychological services. Each approach used by a psychologist differs from all the others primarily in the ideas it is based on. Consequently, the technology that results...
Theoretical Orientation Paper As of now, there are various approaches in psychology, and clinicians tend to apply different theories in different cases. Among the approaches that are the most applicable are the psychodynamic theory along with cognitive theory. While there are specific similarities in these approaches that lie within their...
Introduction A psychological assessment instrument at the industrial organization is a method of evaluation to effectively solve the issues of personnel selection, its control, development, training, motivation, and any other management tasks. The essay reveals the features and significance of one of the most significant and critical psychological tools, implying...
The Article by Leong (2010): “A cultural formulation approach to career assessment and career counseling: Guest editor’s introduction”. Social varieties assume a significant part in the self on psychopathology, clinical finding, and psychotherapy. The creators suggest that it is likewise vital for professional clinicians to remember the conceptualization of social character...
Psychodynamic therapy is based upon certain distinct principles. Some of them include the greater importance of the emotional sphere over the intellectual; the significance of experience and its links with the present; the attention to avoidance practices; focus on personal relations and therapist relationships (Shedler, 2010). Regarding the analyzed patient,...
Introduction Solution-focused counseling is among the therapies applied to folks with mental health issues. Also called solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), this psychotherapy entails improving the patients’ current and future experiences rather than the past (Joubert and Guse, 2021). Hence, the psychologists hardly solve the symptoms and signs, which brought the...
The coronavirus pandemic has influenced the world heavily, affecting all aspects of society’s life. The concepts of “quarantine”, “self-isolation,” and “anxiety” have entered the everyday vocabulary of people living in different, often very dissimilar regions, with their own history, culture, traditions, and confessional affiliation. The speed with which living conditions,...
In the recent past, the advancement of psychology as a scientific field has expanded significantly by impacting a number of spheres, the law being one of them. In such a manner, forensic psychology as a field that “covers all the aspects of psychology which are relevant to the whole legal...
For this task, the topic of stereotypes was chosen. The problem is of interest to psychologists as it includes a complex of social phenomena and behaviors. Stereotypes are built on different grounds and have various consequences. This paper reviews the thesis put forward in the article by Beeghly (2021). The...
Introduction Social psychology refers to the scientific study of how an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by real, imagined, actual, and implied availability. Imagined and implied presences refer to the social norms that are internalized in humans. Helping behavior is a concept of social psychology that believes that...
Introduction Emotional fitness is receiving increasing attention in the aviation industry since it is essential to pilots’ general health and effectiveness. Emotional fitness refers to the ability of an individual to control their emotions adequately, cope with stress, and keep a positive outlook amid difficult circumstances (Au et al., 2019)....
Abstract Commercial airline pilots are in charge of the safe transportation of thousands of passengers daily; thus, they must be in good physical and mental health to do their jobs. Airlines, regulators, and customers are very concerned about the psychological issues that pilots experience. Deteriorating mental health can have tragic...
Health and aging are institutions that have always been and will continue to be highly relevant in the societal context because they are factors that determine the well-being of a population. The perception of health and aging may differ from one person to another depending on their circumstances, way of...
The big five personality survey is a widespread test created in psychological trait theory. It can effectively determine a job candidate’s openness to change, ability to communicate with colleagues, personal organization, skills of acquiring common solutions, and quality of workplace sustainability. It may be especially useful when the measurement is...
Film Summary Precious is a 2009 drama film directed by Lee Daniels. The plot is based on the 1996 novel ‘Push’ by the American author and performance poet Sapphira. Claireece Jones, referred to throughout the film as precious, was played by actress Gabourey SidibĂ©, who debuted in this role. The...
The central theme of the film Inside Out 2015 based on a character named Riley, a young girl whose family is forced to move because her father cannot find a job (Docter, 2015). The uniqueness of the plot is that the viewer gets acquainted with several characters in Riley’s head....
Introduction In psychology, unlike other social sciences, a controlled experiment is a common type of research. However, psychology includes a plethora of different methods that cannot be classified as controlled experiments. It is, therefore, natural that science utilizes types of research that compare different variables. In such studies, variables are...
Mrs. Dalloway the novel was written in 1925 by Virginia Woolf, a famous UK writer. The work deals with the aftermath of the First World War, personal trauma, and death. Jumping back and forth between different points in time, it showcases the inner turmoil of its cast. Central to the...
Summary of the Article The mindfulness addiction treatment model works with thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to elicit behavioral and emotional change. According to Kabat-Zinn (1990), mindfulness can be defined as awareness of experience, in the present moment, on purpose, and without judgment. Mindfulness helps addicts live in the moment and...
Currently, in psychological science, adolescence is considered the most critical in the mental development of a person. In youth, the negative impact of personality egocentrism on the relationship of a teenager with people clearly manifests. Different studies note that the severity of egocentrism in adolescents affects the nature of interpersonal...
Introduction Nowadays, students are exposed to stress and anxiety due to dynamics in the social environment. When students are subjected to high levels of stress, their capacity to learn, memorize, and perform effectively can be affected. According to Chen & Lucock (2022), the ongoing pandemic is the recent cause of...
Introduction All through the course, we learned about how the focal subject of our healthy identity depends on recollections and how without memories, we do not have a clue about our personality and cannot consequently comprehend how to make a daily existence or review a personal satisfaction. For this final...
Introduction Over the years, psychologists and mental health practitioners have uncovered unique solutions to treat mental health disorders and address the implications of drug addiction and substance abuse. Particularly, non-pharmacological methods have proved to be effective in situations when drug administration poses safety risks or is inappropriate. Several drug-free psychotherapy...
Background When struggling with challenging life events, people often feel alone, unsupported, and weak in their attempts to handle psychological issues. Unfortunately, the hectic life circumstances in the disturbing era of information cause much stress and contribute negative factors to mental health. That is why it is important to obtain...
Understanding the family dynamics and the nature of issues in the relationships between its members is crucial to developing an approach for addressing the observed issues. Misunderstandings between family members, as one of the core issues that most people encounter in their lives, represent the focus of multiple movies and...
Introduction Almost all areas of psychological science in the 1960s and 1970s received unexceptionally rapid development. However, applied clinical therapy acquired the most advanced pace of growth. In 1949, the well-known conference in Boulder adopted Boulder’s scientific-practical model as the basis for psychotherapy teaching. They assigned a particularly essential role...
Health psychology refers to a branch of medicine that investigates how social, biological, and psychological factors impact human health. Therefore, like several other health sciences, health psychology has advanced through experimental and scientific research, characterized by describing particular hypotheses and applying scientific knowledge to experimental participants, comprised of animal or...
Through discussion postings, assignments, and independent study, I have gained a great deal of knowledge during the course. I have learned a lot about psychology, and it will help me shape my future and better comprehend the people around me. In this paper, I will discuss how studying psychology has...
Introduction Depression is a state of intense despair or sadness, which affects a person’s daily activities and general social functioning. The condition has been ranked among the major causes of suicide amongst college students. More than 40% of college students suffer from this condition, and only a few of them...
Bettleheim’s psychologically oriented reading is a concept that evaluates fairytales as sources of psychological experience for children and adults. Inspired by Sigmund Freud, Battleheim offered a new look at fairytales that provide new dimensions to the child’s imagination and insight into the human psyche, which could not be learned elsewhere....
Cognitive biases to address Cognitive biases refer to erroneous interpretations and presumptions that result from the brain’s alternate routes when processing data or applying previous encounters to unfamiliar circumstances. The consequences of cognitive bias in the workplace range from irritation to complete disruption (Cantarelli et al., 2020). Cognitive biases can...
There are various ways through which I can apply psychology in my future. One of these ways is advertising products; to capture consumers’ attention towards a specific product, a lot of thought and strategy must be involved in advertising. The color of the product and the words used should appeal...
There are many concerns participants in human subjects studies express. The most frequent of them are information risks, particularly the loss of confidentiality of personal information. The second one is an emotional risk, such as stress, anxiety, fear, confusion, guilt, shame, embarrassment, loss of self-esteem, or triggers of past traumatizing...
The biopsychosocial model is frequently used in counseling to better understand the patient and the external factors that are involved in his life and health condition. Such an approach is based on the premise that the sociological, psychological, and physiological aspects of one’s health are interconnected, and analysis of all...
The debate on the role of psychology includes diagnosing and treating illness and preventing illness via promoting health. It is crucial to take a position in the discussion to demonstrate what is a priority in psychology, choosing a treatment or disorder prevention via well-being fostering. The essay will offer a...
Reality therapy is a counseling method that emphasizes the individual’s ability to make choices and improve the present aspects of their life. In the case of Gwen, the therapist applies several interventions to help the client evaluate her current behavior. For instance, during one of the sessions, the counselor asks...
Introduction The field of psychology correlates with the conscious and unconscious behaviour dictated by feelings, emotions, experiences, and thoughts. This is why the domain is so broad and can be applied in multiple different areas of life, starting with business and following with socio-economic factors. However, it is certain that...
The selected comedy bit is presented by Sara Pascoe, and it is informative for the purpose of analyzing it while relying on the psychoanalytical lens. According to this critical approach to examining various phenomena, ” unconscious thoughts, feelings, desires, and memories” are prioritized for making conclusions (McLeod). In the case...
The actual problem of a modern working person is a hard-working, excessive professional loads, nervous strain. As a result – professional and emotional burnout, chronic depression, fatigue, apathy, indifference to life. Technological advances in the work environment have dynamically changed the tools with which work is done and the methods...
Group counseling is known for its effective intervention in all areas, especially in medical and therapeutic areas. There are many strategies for group work, but the essential aspect is the development of exercises. It is formulated by collective participation and team spirit development. Thus, it is important to analyze step-by-step...
Introduction One would agree that psychology is now an integral part of people’s lives. Many men and women prefer visiting their psychologist once or twice a week and discussing all their concerns and joys, hoping that a mental professional can help them more than their friends. Children in schools have...
Introduction The clinical counseling involves Whip Whitaker, the main character of the movie Flight, directed by Robert Zemeckis in 2012. The movie depicts the story of a pilot, Whip Whitaker, who could land a crashing airplane with no casualties and hence, saved hundreds of lives. Undoubtedly, for his near impossible...
Identifying the Premise In the article by Pawelski (2020), the author discusses the importance of novel approaches to caring for people where positive psychology serves as the essential backbone for attaining optimistic outcomes in criminals. The main belief covered in the article is that the majority of existing approaches to...
Statement of Problem The research “A randomized-controlled crossover trial of mindfulness for student psychotherapists” addresses the problem of mindfulness training impact on psychotherapists and clients. The researchers are trying to experimentally prove the positive impact of mindfulness improvements on the clinicians’ self-development and patient outcomes. According to the researchers’ point...
The impact on the patient’s body through the psyche is one of the important areas of treatment of narcological patients. And this is not accidental. After all, the cause of drug addiction is mainly considered to be the factors underlying a person’s personality and character. Such people’s values and principles...
Introduction Stress is an essential part of everyday interactions with society, which significantly interferes with the productivity of an individual exposed. It negatively influences mental and physical health, reduces the quality of life and satisfaction, and deteriorates interpersonal relationships (Beheshtifar et al., 2011). This paper will examine work-related stress problems...
Introduction The following paper employs a variety of research articles and sources to better understand the influence of traumatic events on the wellbeing of law enforcement officers. Additionally, the analysis will be conducted through a Christian perspective on the topic in segments in which it is relevant. This is largely...
Introduction Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is psychological and procedural care given to treat problems such as depression, drug use, anxiety disorders, marital issues, and acute mental illnesses among others. CBT has proven to be effective in improving human quality of life and functioning. Compared to other forms of psychological therapies...
Introduction The Implicit Association Test is widely used for Psychological research. IAT is a tool to test automatic preferences, unconscious attitudes, and beliefs. The test has been used for gender, sexuality, age, racial groups, and religion. The test causes various debates regarding its usefulness, reliability, and validity. IAT use people’s...
Brief Character Overview Regan Abbott is the main character of the 2018 horror movie A Quiet Place, portrayed by Millicent Simmonds. Her age is not specified anywhere in the film, so we can only say that she is a teenager. After the world is taken by creatures with extreme hearing...
Psychometric assessments are generally used to evaluate one’s knowledge and abilities in a certain field. Such testing systems are developed through standardized procedures involving analysis of their reliability, validity, and scale construction (Irwing et al., 2018). A suitable method of evaluation scores high in the mentioned criteria and provides results...
Introduction Body language constitutes an integral part of effective communication and conveys valuable insights on the attitudes and emotional states of an individual. It encompasses all the nonverbal cues performed consciously or unconsciously by a speaker or a recipient of a message. Many researchers and studies have illustrated how these...
Introduction I am writing this letter to raise awareness concerning an urgent issue in the UK justice system. Namely, the issue of false confessions needs to be managed immediately. Although incriminating oneself is a rather unnatural choice to make, false confessions are far more common than one might think. Complicating...
Introduction Scholars have been paying attention to issues related to team-building across cultures for several decades, amassing a considerable body of knowledge on the subject. This literature review will analyze the current state of research on team building across cultures to establish the central scholarship issues (Creswell & Creswell, 2018)....
Introduction The book Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders: A Schema Focused Approach is written by Jeffery Young and focuses on the author’s method of helping clients address various personality disorders. Young developed a distinct form of aiding patients who did not respond to other treatment methods, such as traditional Cognitive-Behavioral...
Problem Statement The potential candidate has a dysfunctional social history (short-term divorce) and a case that resulted in the impounding of a vehicle. Identifying Alternatives There is a possibility that the candidate is not entirely responsible in their life and has behavioral assessment problems. There are three options for this...
Mental testing was invented in the 19th century partially as a reaction to the development of universal and compulsory primary education, which required the assessment of children’s cognitive abilities. Sir Francis Galton was an English scientist who was highly interested in measuring human intelligence. Galton invented the correlation coefficient and...
Countertransference refers to the counselor’s conscious or unconscious emotional reactions to the patient. Jones-Smith (2019) defines this phenomenon “as any of a therapist’s projections that influence the manner in which they view and respond to a client” (p. 34). Unlike transference, which can result in both positive and negative outcomes,...
Classical conditioning manifests itself in the response of an organism to external or internal stimuli. This reaction occurs due to the presence of special sensitive formations (receptors) and is controlled by the nervous system. The experiment was primarily held by the Russian scholar Ivan Pavlov to demonstrate that a response...
Ensuring Platoon Members’ Ongoing Connection to the Mission The process of ensuring the platoon members’ connection to the team’s overall mission would start from the analysis of the possible contributors to disengagement from the final goal. The analytical efforts would be based on different techniques, such as interviewing, personal conversations,...
After reading the article, I gained an in-depth knowledge of how culture shock can affect people. Intercultural communication can be challenging whenever one moves to an entirely new place where they experience a language barrier. The article has also helped me considerably understand how cultural shock can affect people emotionally...
Playing video games can affect a person’s mental health similarly to the way gambling does. The American Psychiatric Association suggested that Internet Gaming Disorder is related to Gambling Disorder, which some researchers support, and others contradict (Von der Heiden et al., 2019). Excessive video games can lead to fewer academic...
A correlation study is used when it is necessary to assess the relationship between two or more variables. This kind of study provides information about the direction and strength of the relationship between the two data. Experimental research seeks to identify the relationship between cause and effect. This type of...
In the contemporary context, a counselor encounters clients from diverse backgrounds and cultures. In this regard, it can be challenging to establish clear communication and build therapeutic relationships. Multicultural competence plays a pivotal role in understanding and addressing different individuals’ needs for a successful therapy process. In other words, the...
Online counseling refers to the process of providing mental health services on the internet as opposed to traditional face-to-face therapy sessions. Depending on the client’s needs and preferences, both pros and cons are associated with remote counseling. The advantages of e-counseling include convenience, accessibility, long-distance support, flexibility, therapeutic intimacy, and...
In recent years, premarital counseling is increasingly being discussed in relation to improving communication between spouses and preventing divorce. This is mainly due to the benefits that this type of counseling provides for married couples and their relationships in the future. Although I have never received premarital or marriage counseling...
Introduction Academic Background As a student of History and Systems in Psychology class, I significantly understand all the course requirements due to the good academic background that provided me with the extensive knowledge regarding psychology. While pursuing my high school diploma, I studied history as one of my optional subjects,...
The beginning stage of group therapy aims to establish processes, norms, and expectations. During it, members are introduced, the group’s purposes are articulated, and working conditions are explained – thus, the group work begins. This stage is characterized by beginners’ anxiety as they are exposed to a new environment. Competent...
Introduction The Gloria movies have outlined three approaches: psychotherapists who worked with the same client to handle the same case. It had to be performed in different sessions to discuss the problematic situation that Gloria faced. The theorists included; Carl Rogers, whose point of discussion formed the basis of the...
Introduction Society should always be cohesive and united because only such a state of mind promotes the development and reduces the level of aggression. People who have good relationships trust each other, work better, and are able to delegate responsibilities. The main question is how to create such a cohesive...
Culture plays a critical role in the life of human beings, setting boundaries within which people act. Therefore, human psychology is also bounded to human culture, as the latter shapes the concepts, ideas, behavior, and even emotions of people. However, culture itself is also affected and formed by people’s thoughts,...
Nature of the Study The present study seeks to gain insights from data from the selected demographic cohort at a specific point in time; hence, it is cross-sectional in nature. Besides, it is fair to consider it observational as the author intends to measure the effect of a risk factor...
Abstract Despite innovative discoveries, there are challenges amidst gaps in diagnosing depression within the location selected by the doctorate candidate. Hence, in an effort to allay this finding, it is vital to initiate proper screening. Notwithstanding the acceptance that screening is a significant step towards the alleviation of treating depression,...
