I have visited the Catholic Church in the neighboring city, which is mainly visited by people of Latin origin. It was a religious service named mass and had many rituals and prayers which contemplated different saints of Christianity. Latinos are the greatest wellspring of the Catholic places of worship in...
Introduction One significant topic in humanities and social sciences, especially in psychology and anthropology, is the notion of person. Terms such as self and individual have also been used with varying success either separately or as a set to include cross-cultural perspectives of experience and human action. In various societies,...
The analysis of the self involves an assessment of the fundamental understanding of one’s reality and existence. Philosophers from the onset of a wild hunt for the truth have grappled with questions about the society’s composition (Ciaunica and Aikaterini 180). The search proceeds to understand why the world is the...
Childhood life is considered crucial for the health and development of an individual at later ages. The rapid development of the brain from before birth through childhood to adulthood makes childhood a critical stage for an individual. The first eight years of a child are crucial as they lay the...
Individual experiences encountered throughout life might have an incredible impact on a person’s characteristic traits. Events transpiring under particular circumstances form an individual’s future features and beliefs, sometimes altering personal goals and desires. Examining the situations that most considerably influenced one’s personality and shaped their ethos is a significant part...
Introduction Preferences in the desired partner vary significantly both within different cultures, generations, and social circles. Moreover, they tend to shift within one generation over time. There are numerous desired traits, however, some are unique, while others tend to be more prominent within a specific group of people. Physical beauty...
According to Shultz (2020), self-confidence can be measured by two main principles: cognitive and physical confidence. Cognitive self-confidence is the measurement which determines how comfortable the person is with their abilities to think, express their thoughts and feelings, and stand out (Shultz et al., 2020). For example, in social gathering,...
It is impossible to ignore the evidence of the significance of the humanities for the present-day society provided by Nicholas Kristof and Jaweed Kaleem, and I tend to agree with them in the matter. The principal consideration attesting to this stance, which seems one of the most credible facts, is...
In the realm of motivation, Maslow’s pyramid is probably the first thing to come into mind. The well-structured diagram offers a clear perspective on what its creator believes to drive human behavior. That perspective is not unreasonable: hardly anyone would argue that, for instance, extreme hunger does not outweigh career...
Introduction Negative Psychology and Positive Psychology are essential concepts that tend to influence the daily lives of humans. The field of positive psychology is relatively new compared to negative psychology, but its growth has been quite rapid. Negative psychology focuses on human shortcomings, sins, and challenges, with little emphasis being...
Stephen R. Covey provides significant insights into human life, which is governed by various principles. He argues that a principle-centered process helps achieve both interpersonal and personal effectiveness (Covey, 2016). This way, Covey’s approach to organizing a person’s life aligns with the Christian worldview in various ways. For example, despite...
Professional skepticism is an attitude that aims to investigate every aspect of the evidence provided for faults critically. A person who is exercising it does not accept any conclusion immediately, instead looking into the reasoning that led to it and searching for problems. When they find inconsistencies, they begin analyzing...
Abstract This report presents and compares previous studies on the link between subjective well-being and gratitude. Researches found that expression of gratitude increases SWB that further has a positive influence on biological functions. The report is also dedicated to the in-class experiment that used the SWLS scale to measure gratitude...
Suicide is one of the topics that are often discussed in clichés in an attempt to avoid an insensitivity or in a nonetheless pointless endeavor of grasping what makes people take their own lives. However, to confront the problem of suicide and understand what drives people to end their own...
It goes without saying that it is impossible to deny that the development of any human’s personality is not chaotic, and despite its uniqueness, it follows particular principles of formation and is affected by multiple factors. In general, personality may be regarded as the individual’s dynamic organization on the basis...
Abstract Evaluating the connection between personality variables and drinking motives towards predicting drinking behavior is critical towards designing intervention measures. Alcohol use has been vastly examined from a biopsychosocial perspective, in conjunction with variables such as drinking motives and personality aspects. Drinking motives serve as the primary predictor of alcohol...
The article analyzes ways through which individuals and firms can improve motivation at work. According to the author, the work environment is a crucial determinant of the overall level of motivation in an organization as it determines how employees view their work (Souders, 2020). Managers can improve the overall motivation...
Purpose of the Meeting, Key Participants The purpose of the meeting is to explore increasing the number of suicides among soldiers and veterans, the factors contributing to this problem, and strategies for prevention. The key participants of this meeting are five witnesses and experts in the field. Captain Michael Colston...
The topic of this article entitled Personality Characteristics as a function of frequency and type of substance abuse, written by Michael Wolff, and Kathleen Wolff discusses the problem of substance use and abuse and how this tendency could be associated or correlated with types of personalities or possible personality flaws....
It seems reasonable to state that according to a Psychoanalytic frame of reference, all the unconscious aspects that arise from the past have a significant impact on a current state of mind (Counseling Directory, n.d.). Jack considered his mother’s love as the only positive thing within the scope of his...
In the modern world, people pay great attention to issues of psychology. On the one hand, changes in the social order cause numerous psychological problems. On the other hand, people have a vast knowledge of the field of psychology, which allows them to save mental health. One of the significant...
There should be different criteria for mental health based on the age of the person. People of different ages have different symptoms that always translate to different mental conditions. Unfortunately, the psychopathology approach makes assumptions that similar maladaptive or abnormal behaviors are attributable to the same symptoms irrespective of age....
Introduction Psychological theories are useful for understanding individuals at personal and professional levels. These models are critical in facilitating positive progress among individuals facing social difficulties (Saundra et al., 2015). Most importantly, the theories are useful for accurate and relevant decision-making that consistency determines success at distinct levels (Saundra et...
Power is usually discussed in the context of a person’s capacity and desire to influence other people while taking the role of a leader. In his book The 48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene provides a list of laws or principles which can be followed by leaders and persons who...
Introduction The present report presents a description of three individual counseling sessions. The client is Sam, who is 37 years old, single, with no children, unemployed, and homeless. Sam has been homeless for several months due to his loss of employment last year. Sam’s major health problem (and the reason...
Introduction The article called “Assessing the Big Five Personality Traits with Latent Semantic Analysis” by Kwantes, Derbentseva, Lam, Vartanian, and Marmurek (2016) explores whether or not the individuals’ personality features can be evaluated based on the analysis of content and semantics of their written text. The study targets the possibility...
This essay aims to study the personality of George W. Bush, the US president. The study will be conducted on two personality theories namely Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Type Theory) and the Big Five Theory of personality (Trait Theory). The study will first attempt to understand the personality and his background,...
Abraham Maslow contributed significantly to the development of modern approaches in psychology by proposing a completely different perspective of human nature and the tools needed to heal mental problems. In fact, the main difference in Maslow’s approach was the emphasis he put on people’s positive qualities. Thus, the urge to...
The concept of identity has been extensively discussed in modern society. This issue is raised in numerous films, books, video games, and lectures. A self significance is unlikely to be underestimated because people’s distinctive features have influenced how they communicate and interact with each other and build their relationships with...
One of my favorite films is Fight Club, directed by David Fincher in 1999. This film tells about a young man, the narrator, who has insomnia, meets the seller of soap Tyler Durden and together they organize a secret club for men who want to fight (Fincher). The Fight Club...
Jung’s psychological types offer unique insights concerning personality psychology. The psychoanalyst was convinced that consciousness contains different attitudes and functions. First, there are two attitudes, such as extraversion and inversion. Jung believed that if a person is consciously extraverted, their unconscious tendencies are introverted. Extraverted individuals mostly concentrate their attention...
Introduction Compassion fatigue or burnout is a specific problem caregiver usually deal with. Such a problem cannot be called stress as it is not a simple depression. The caregivers that deal with seriously ill people usually face the problem of compassion fatigue when they become indifferent to human pain. This...
In fact, passing the Jung Typology personality test was a mandatory requirement for this assignment, and I should say that it was immeasurably informative and helpful as I have received an excellent opportunity to understand my personality. According to the test’s result, my personality type is Extravert (12%) Sensing (25%)...
Introduction Life is difficult for everyone, even if some have it easier and others have to struggle more than most. Some people have to deal with poverty, many have difficult family relationships, and others still struggle with pressure at work or when studying. It is easy to feel overwhelmed by...
Physical activity and cognitive health are two inseparable concepts. The interdependence is so great that any change in either one will result in an immediate effect on the other. Since ancient times it has been known that physical activity alleviates the symptoms of sadness, grief and more specifically depression. Depression...
Abnormal psychology is referred to as a division of psychology that deals with the remarkable pattern of thought, conduct, and sentiment (Barlow 2004). There are several causes for diverse conditions that have been recognized in the field of abnormal psychology. This field makes use of assorted theories from the field...
Introduction Adolescents are men and women in their transitional age from childhood to youth. Their age bracket is from ten to twenty-two, and it is at this time of their life that they get to realizes themselves. On the other hand, depression is defined as a mental disease or disorder...
Introduction The research by Kristof-Brown et al. (2005) revolved around P.J, P.G, P.O, and P.S fits in the workplace. The study aimed to outline how the individual fits with the various aspects of the work environment. The scholars also analyzed how the work environment influences individuals’ attitudes and behaviors. The...
Dibs in Search of Self represents a true story about a young boy who managed to overcome a psychological problem through play therapy. Teachers are reluctant to engage Dibs in the study because of his reserved and indifferent attitude to learning. However, a series of therapy sessions have managed to...
Abstract Depression is a health problem that is difficult to diagnose. One way to help improve the detection of diagnosis is to use a genogram. This method enables a person to determine the prevalence of a health problem in his or her family tree. Another important framework that can be...
Summary Bereavement can be defined as the psychological process that affects people when they lose someone who is very dear to them (Ollendick & Schroeder, 2012, p. 59). One should keep in mind that these experiences can be familiar to individuals struggling with such difficulties as divorce or severe physical...
Summary People have varied reactions to the loss of loved ones. Diverse terms are used to describe the kind of conditions that people experience after losing their relatives. Some conditions include bereavement, uncomplicated bereavement, grief, complicated grief, and prolonged pain. Other conditions include traumatic grief, disenfranchised grief, primary loss, secondary...
Bereavement Mallon (2008) says that bereavement is the period that a mourner mourns the death of a loved one. It is the normal reaction to the loss or death of a loved one. This period often manifests as an emotional, social or physical event. In extreme cases, it manifests as...
Introduction Personality types denote the psychological categorization of dissimilar kinds of mannerism. They are at times differentiated from personality traits because personality traits represent a smaller group of behavioral inclinations (Kun, Kiss, & Kapitány, 2015). The identification of one’s personality type is used by many, especially in the workplace setting....
Introduction Although so much research has been carried out concerning stress, a concrete definition is yet to be agreed upon (Segerstrom & Miller, 2004). This notwithstanding, stress refers to the reaction of an individual’s body to external conditions (Morrow, 2014). Ostensibly, stress is part of life and can not be...
Introduction The phenomenon of a Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), or Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), as it has been called since recently, is one of the most widely known personality disorders. Traditionally defined as “a condition in which a person has two or more distinct identity or personality states, which may...
Introduction Emotional intelligence (EI) denotes the capacity to determine, utilize, comprehend, and constructively deal with sentiments to alleviate stress, communicate successfully, sympathize with other people, triumph over challenges, and resolve disagreements. EI influences numerous dissimilar facets of one’s everyday undertakings, for instance, how one acts and the mode of one’s...
Bereavement Bereavement is a time of grief and mourning as a result of the death of a beloved individual or animal (Boelen & van den Bout, 2012). During this period, those affected try to come to terms with their loss. Uncomplicated Bereavement This is the normal process of grieving devoid...
Loss is an inherent characteristic of every aspect in life. It refers to depreciation in value or attenuation in the physical number. Loss is mainly associated with negative effectives, which may subsequently affect the health and life of an individual (Den, 2007). This study brings into perspective different terms that...
Children and the Elderly The first problem that I would like to talk about is the issue of the children and the elderly. Every age has its own peculiarities connected with the physical and emotional state of the person. In medicine, there are several stages of child development and every...
Hodge, Brad et al. “The Role of Grit in Determining Engagement and Academic Outcomes for University Students.” Research in Higher Education, vol. 59, no. 4, 2017, pp. 448–460. Web. Grit is an influential personality attribute that encompasses the interest and effort elements. The former denotes the ability of an individual...
Personality traits are the different patterns in which individual people think, behave and even act in similar or different situations (Roberts, & Mroczek, 2008). Different personality traits in different individual personalities are therefore demonstrated in different ways, they are unique and each single individual’s time of personality trait growth or...
About Grit Grit refers to working with passion and commitment towards challenges while aiming at success. Grit is one of the most popular approaches in the psychology field. For instance, it has played a major role in promoting positive energies in the learning and working environment. Research has affirmed that...
The O. J. Simpson murder case has been regarded as the most popularized crime of the past century. Being held in California Superior Court, it has been also described as the longest trial in California history. This mysterious case still has some undiscovered points that will not be revealed even...
Introduction Death scientifically occurs when the body’s biological tasks of a living organism are interrupted. If death is not a result of other causes, human beings and the mass of other, breathing things will ultimately die from senescence. The leading cause of death in developing countries is an infectious disease....
Introduction There has been a claim that business schools are the breeding ground for graduates who are self focused, over confident, and with inflated egos. Confidence determines one’s interaction with others as well as determining how the person goes about his/her business. When an individual lacks confidence, the end result...
Introduction A phobia can be defined as an uncontrolled and irrational fear of specific items, activities, animals or individuals. People suffering from phobias usually suffer from anxiety attacks when they find themselves in or close to the situations, objects or the individuals they have fear of (Hall 2). Phobia in...
Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is a serious character issue with a vigorous relationship with wrongdoing and viciousness. There are conduct signs which may flag the confusion, for example, inability to adjust to normal practices as for legitimate practices, misdirection, impulsivity, fractiousness and forcefulness, foolish negligence for the wellbeing of self...
The virtue of openness is a critical tool in increasing the cultural diversity of people. Several researchers have explored key factors influencing human openness towards their diverse social interactions. Han and Pincole (2017) identify the Big Five Personality traits including agreeableness, extraversion, experience, conscientiousness, and neuroticism as key predictors of...
Introduction Psychology is a scientific discipline that focuses on human psyche as an object for study. For centuries people have been trying to understand how the human brain works and measure its activity in its response to various situations. Many researchers played a part in contributing to the field of...
The beginning of the pandemic was accompanied by a number of studies intended to reveal its consequences for the world population. Most of them are devoted to various aspects of the provision of healthcare services and the change in people’s health status resulting from social distancing. One of such articles...
Adolescence is a turbulent period in an individual’s life. It is a time of searching for one’s personal identity and coping with several expectations, challenges, problems and frustrations. During adolescent period, individuals are confronted with the necessity of effectively managing the psychological, emotional, and behavioral adjustments to physiological changes and...
Introduction Depression is a complex mental condition that disorients the experiences of the affected individuals. In the article “Living with Depression: Illness and Identity Turning Points”, the author tries to investigate and understand how different patients tend to perceive and interpret this incoherent illness. The disease will vary significantly from...
Different scientific, philosophical, and cultural notions were created to help people understand their inner worlds and better identify themselves in societies. Many studies are dedicated to personality as a set of permanent traits and characteristics that significantly affect life choices (Feist et al., 2018). This paper aims to define the...
The integration of psychological and cognitive aspects has a critical relationship with problematic internet use, online gambling, and gaming with depression and life quality among college students. Significantly, there are diverse reasons why individuals continue to bet despite losing severally. According to Hoek et al., the cognitive approach illustrates different...
The 20th century presented for society lots of challenges and innovations in different spheres of life: women became more confident, taking the same positions as men took; personal interests and self-improvement was considered to be the major point to care about; education and psychology turned out to be ones of...
The Terms of Attachment theory The attachment model of psychology was established in 1930 by John Bowlby, who operated as a therapist in a Child Guidance Clinic in London where he treated numerous emotionally unstable young patients. Bowlby’s experience during his time as a medical officer enabled him establish the...
Personality psychology is an essential field of psychology since it gives an insight into the inner world of individuals. Professionals who specialize in this field contribute to an understanding of how personalities are developed, influenced, and changed over time due to various situations, characteristics, and environments. Therefore, the following paper...
Introduction Growing and living in a dynamic social environment, people continuously experience the cognitive and emotional development and changes that consequently reflect on their outlook. In other words, a particular society or community has a tremendous and direct impact on the formation of individuals’ perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and ideology overall....
Effects of Trauma on Individuals Trauma refers to the response to distressing events that overwhelm one’s ability to cope. It triggers feelings of helplessness, leads to the loss of the sense of self, and has adverse psychological and physical effects on individuals. Green (2013) asserts that trauma has a real...
Introduction Emotional intelligence is one of the most important and necessary qualities in the modern world. In general, emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to recognize and regulate one’s own emotions and others’ emotions (McShane et al., 2018). At the same time, people with a high level of emotional...
Introduction Mental health has been a topic of heated debate for many years. People who suffer from a mental disorder are subjected to stigmatization and negative perception from the public’s side. During the recent decade, there were a lot of attempts to spread awareness on mental health and dissolute the...
Intellectual disability (ID), once called mental retardation, is related to below-average intelligence and deficit of daily living skills, especially learning and self-care. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), three requirements should be followed for a diagnosis of ID, including considerable limitations in both intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior and...
Abstract This study investigates gender differences in emotional memory. We hypothesized that males and females would be able to remember emotional stimuli better than non-emotional stimuli, but this effect would be greater for females. There were 44 participants, 22 men and 22 women. Respondents studied two lists of words, emotional...
Emotional Intelligence: Defined Emotional Intelligence, more commonly known as EQ or EI, describes an individual’s abilities, capacities and skills of perceiving, assessing and managing the personal emotions, emotions of others and even of groups (Mayer, et. al, 1999). Although there are many definitions of emotional intelligence, basically it can be...
Introduction Narcissism or narcissistic personality disorder is a pathological psychological condition. This type of personality disorder was so tricky during treatment that in 2013 there were attempts to delete it from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This paper aims to provide a literature review on narcissism and...
Attribution theory is a concept used to analyze a person’s reaction or motivation towards a certain event. The theory can be used to understand and contextualize a person’s actions, thoughts, feelings, or motivations. The Attribution theory is based on the belief that the things people attribute to their success or...
Aalbers, George, et al. “Social Media and Depression Symptoms: A Network Perspective.” Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, vol. 148, no. 8., 2019, pp. 1454-1462. In this study, authors investigate the relationship between passive social media use (PSMU), such as regularly scrolling news feeds, and depression symptoms. The investigation is based...
Developmental psychology is an essential field of study for medical professionals and future nurses, especially. It focuses on the physiological changes throughout a person’s life that reflect his emotions, thinking, and behavior. The most development occurs during childhood as the identity and consciousness form. Noting and taking these changes into...
Thesis Statement: The study of depression in the scope of personality psychology assesses the psychology models, determining possible connections with personality traits, analyzing the depression propagation among adolescents. 1st Main Point: Personality Psychology Models One of the most common and essential patterns in personality psychology is the five-factor model, which...
The sandwich generation is a clique of middle-aged adults (40 to 50 years) who are family caregivers. They have at least one parent at the age of 65 years and above as well as young children. The generation has to care for both their aged parents and children besides looking...
What is the mind/body problem and how does the nature of the mind relate to the brain? Essentially, the mind-body problem is a useful question in understanding how the brain states are interpreted to analyze different psychological situations (Cucu and Brian 95). This discussion examines two critical theories of mind...
The work by Erving Goffman The presentation of self in everyday life was published in 1959, but it remains one of the essential books in sociology. The author uses the concept of theater to show how people interact with each other in daily life. Goffman portrayed people as actors, each...
The topic of personality has been widely studied in psychological research throughout the decades. It has also been embedded into everyday conversations between people as it is very common to say “they have such a great personality” when describing an individual. Personality is defined as a combination of behavioral patterns,...
The relevance of the study of student learning behavior is determined by various factors that influence it. Such a factor as stress takes the leading place among the nuances that determine students’ behavior in a university. Today’s volume and intensity of the work-loads experienced by students often approach a level...
The extent of human agency and the correlation between freedom and control has always been one of the most curious areas to explore in relation to psychology and the concept of self. When considering the theories of freedom and control, the views of B. F. Skinner and Carl Rogers are,...
The readings and a video of this week discuss the problem of self and related issues, such as identity, individuality, and their relation to the modern world. Baumeister (1987) offers a historical perspective on examining the evolution of the concept of self. The author states that in the late medieval...
Stating the Problem Self-isolation due to the spread of COVID-19 has seriously affected the usual routine and revealed psychological instability. Mental and physical health is severely affected by the feeling of loneliness characteristic of human beings in isolation. Lack of social ties and the limitation of habitual entertainment are considered...
My Roles as a Research Participant The research involved the determination of personal identity and character through the observation of various pictures in the course of psycho-physiological activities. As a research participant, I undertook some activities during this study. These included listening to loud startle tones, listening to sweet soothing...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)....
