Category: Psychology

  • Types of Assessment in Psychology

    Table of Contents Introduction Personality Testing Industrial, Occupational, and Career Assessment Forensic Assessment Conclusion References Introduction Neuropsychology refers to a discipline in the field of psychology concerned with exploring how an individual’s behavior and condition are connected within the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Specifically, professionals working in the branch are predominantly…

  • The Psychology of Optimal Experience by M Csikszentmihalyi

    The book Flow: The psychology of optimal experience by M Csikszentmihalyi describes the methods and approaches to achieve happiness and develop a positive attitude towards the world other people. The book consists of 10 chapters devoted to the problem of meaning of life and happiness and possible ways to achieve good life. The former views…

  • Psychology and Mass Media Technology

    The current globalization has impacted immensely on mass media technology. This forms the basic foundation for social communication networks. Mass media has immensely influenced global trends, with significant impacts noticed on individuals and the general society (Krahé, Möller, Huesmann, Kirwil, Felber, & Berger, 2011). Ideally, mass media simply stands for the different ways of communication.…

  • Herpes: Psychological, Physical, and Behavioral Effects

    As Sternberg et al (964-973) argue, although the global prevalence of herpes has reduced, as compared to other sexually transmitted diseases, herpes is one of the least discovered sexually transmitted viral diseases, in its early stages of infection. This is the case primarily because, unlike other sexually transmitted infections that usually manifest themselves physically in…

  • American Psychological Association In-Text Citations

    APA style is used to document ideas in writing because it helps the author to organize his or her work appropriately and offers the reader the understanding of which material is borrowed from other scholars. The main aim of in-text citation is providing the audience with the opportunity to consult the source cited by the…

  • Schizophrenia. Abnormal Psychology

    Table of Contents New Information from the Video Information in the Video and the Textbook Questions after Watching the Video A Christian Perspective and Contradictory Information Conclusion References In the assigned video, Cecilia McGough, a mental health activist, shares her perspective on schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) and her own experiences with hallucinations. The presentation covers…

  • Learning and Cognition as Aspects of Educational Psychology

    Introduction Education is rightfully considered to be the basis of the modern society as far as it is education that allows people obtain knowledge in the various spheres of human activity and develop industrial, business, social, and political relations. Understanding these, numerous scholars like B. F. Skinner, Shiffrin, Atkinson, and many others, tried to theorize…

  • Psychological Study’s Theory and Research-Based Model

    Table of Contents Introduction The theoretical framework Nature of the research questions Methodology linkage to the theoretical framework Conclusion References Introduction In order to appropriately respond to the requirements of the assignment, I have selected the research article titled ‘Individual and social determinants of multiple chronic disease behavioral risk factors among youth’ by Alamian &…

  • Key Issues in the Psychology of Education

    Map of an Educational Issue: School Violence Among the variety of educational issues, school violence is chosen being “a broad category encompassing a variety of acts” (Hanks 2004, p. 1). Signs to take into consideration Types of school violence Causes of school violence Ideas to prevent violence Explanation of the map In the United States…

  • Social Media and Their Psychological Effects

    It is well known that nowadays, due to the development of information technologies, social media play a significant role in people’s lives. Thus, social media allow people to share different types of data through virtual reality, reach large audiences in a short period, and achieve business success. However, even though using social media brings some…