Following the reading of chapter two from the psychology class textbook‚ students were asked to choose two early psychological theories and discuss which research methods were most likely used to reach the hypotheses. Out of the early psychological theories I chose to discuss phrenology and psychoanalysis. The first of which I would like to discuss is phrenology. To briefly summarize‚ phrenology (Greek for “study of the mind”) Inspired by Joseph Gall‚ is a theory that different brain parts are
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Memento is an American psychological thriller adapted from a short story‚ Memento Mori written by James Nolan. The story displays the life of Leonard Shelby. Shelby has anterograde Amnesia brought about by an injury to his head. He suffered this injury while confronting two people who attacked his wife at their home in the middle of the night. Leonard kills one of the attackers during the attack‚ although the second one escapes. Due to the injury and resultant amnesia‚ the last thing Leonard remembers
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extremely important but greatly under discussed is the psychological impact slavery still has on African Americans today. A lot of time when slavery is being examined‚ it is only thought of in the aspect of the physical bonage and abuse. In all the history classes I’ve taken‚ I was always taught slaves were whipped‚ forced to work against their will‚ and had terrible living conditions; however‚ I never learned in the classroom of the psychological damage inflicted upon slaves to mental break them down
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From 1900-1950 drug addicts and alcoholics didn’t have very many treatment options. Addicts were looked at as morally degenerates and they didn’t get any form of treatment was at the least brutal punishment. “Until research showed that addiction was a treatable disease of the brain‚ many addicts were also given prison sentences or shut away in asylums because it was assumed that they were permanently lacking in moral or mental substance”( The Evolution of Addiction Treatment‚ 2012). Imprisonment
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Let alone‚ one topic that resonated with me is the topic about psychological disorders. I didn’t really know a lot of the disorders that this topic talk is about but after the course and the topic‚ I was able to understand different kinds of disorders that affects one and what one can do to prevent all those disorders. For instance‚ obsessive-compulsive disorders were one of the disorders that resonated me because learning this disorder enabled me to understand more how people get stressed. In the
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A study conducted by Burke (1993) had 828 Canadian officers that participated‚ 62 of them were female. The variables that were used included individual demographics‚ situational variables‚ and job related stress. Psychological burnout was measured using three constructs: emotional exhaustion‚ depersonalization‚ and lack of personal accomplishment. Emotional exhaustion occurs when officers feel worn out by their job‚ and‚ depersonalization manifests when they begin to lack feelings and concern for
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Psychological Consultation/Evaluation report Confidential Name of Client: Ivan Iyambo file no: 12 Gender: Male Date of birth: 28 July 1991 Occupation: Student Sessions: 4 Sessions Report Dated: 17 September 2010 1. Statement of the problem Ivan Iyambo was brought in by his father as he (the father) is concerned about Ivan’s social life. We met on several occasions to discuss his concerns which has allowed me a chance to interview Ivan about information I felt was pertinent
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Psychological Theories of Delinquency In his article‚ Kelley discusses the Psychology of Mind theory‚ or POM‚ which was created using the work of Banks (1983‚ 1989); Mills (1990); Mills & Pransky (1993); Suarez (1985); Suarez & Mills (1982); and Suarez‚ Mills‚ & Stewart (1987)‚ which focuses strongly on original or unconditioned though‚ which is a though process that takes into account principles and reasoning that is automatic through common sense and positive thought. As well as reactive thought
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Conclusion Psychological motives are basically caused due to some psychological needs and are not based on physical needs. It is very important in the development of the individuals’ personality. It related to self-esteem‚ self-security‚ self-expression and self-freedom. There are some several psychological needs‚ which are; 1. Need for Affiliation: It is the desire to be with others and have harmonious and satisfying relationships with them. 2. Need for Approval: It is the need for approval
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There are many psychological disorders that we have studied through the years. The categories for most of them are anxiety‚ personality‚ and dissociative disorders. The one that has helped identify the majority of criminals is antisocial personality disorder. This disorder is one that develops early in people‚ as early as the age of three‚ and as stated before can lead the person to become a criminal. However‚ if the person who has this disorder is raised well he could end up being a hero of
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