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  • The Subject of Industrial Psychology

    The Subject of Industrial Psychology

    Over the course of this semester we have covered a lot of material in the subject of industrial psychology and we have pondered questions such as; what the main purpose of industrial psychology is, what the most important information in industrial psychology is, and what the underlying assumptions industrial psychologists are thinking among others. Today, I am here to answer these questions and provide an insight into what I learned during this course and how

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    Essay Length: 1,249 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 21, 2019 By: ywang5
  • Psychological Effects of Color

    Psychological Effects of Color

    Color affects every moment of our lives although our color choices are mostly unconscious. Color has a great emotional impact on a person that comes out via the clothes we chose to wear, decorations to fill our homes, personality, foods we choose to eat and many more ways. It is possible to introduce colors to different areas of daily life to give off more energy, soothing affects, stimulate appetites and sexual motivation or even give

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    Essay Length: 1,895 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2008 By: Victor
  • Abnormal Psychology

    Abnormal Psychology

    A summary of the susanna kaysen's experience of the mental illness, using his/her actual words or actual incidents depicted in the movie. Dr. Crumble : Susanna, four days ago, you chased a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka. Susanna Kaysen : I had a headache. The dialogue above between Dr. Crumble and Susanna Kaysen showed Susanna is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). She tend to act on impulse by bites open the

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    Essay Length: 408 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 12, 2008 By: Steve
  • Applying Psychological Thinking to Sports

    Applying Psychological Thinking to Sports

    "Sports is by far one of the fastest growing pass times in the United States" (Rainer 1987). Even if people don't take it to the professional level, sporting events are happening in our backyards, and at all of our local schools around the country. With the growing popularity and the increasing competitiveness of the sports, it will take more than just a physical advantage to compete at the highest level. This is where the psychology

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    Essay Length: 1,784 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2009 By: Jon
  • Sports Psychology: Team Psychology: The Body

    Sports Psychology: Team Psychology: The Body

    Team Psychology and Its Effects and Causes Introduction Sports psychology is a field of psychology which emphasizes on “performance enhancement through the use of psychological skills training”, “Issues that are specific to the psychological well-being of athletes”, “working with the organizations and systems that are present in sport settings”, and “social and developmental factors that influence sport participation.” Sport psychology is recognized as a field of study within the kinesiology and physical education departments. Sports

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    Essay Length: 937 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Anna
  • When Curiosity and High Class Meet: A Psychological Critical Analysis of A Rose for Emily

    When Curiosity and High Class Meet: A Psychological Critical Analysis of A Rose for Emily

    Eidt 1 English 113, D3 29 November 2007 When Curiosity and High Class Meet: A Psychological Critical Analysis of “A Rose for Emily” “A Rose for Emily” is an interesting tale about a small town spinster who leads a somewhat secret life. The narrator in the story is not a single person but the voice of the community itself. The whole story is told in parts of her life about strange things that happened and

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    Essay Length: 1,298 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Jessica
  • What Is Psychology? an Examination of Psychology and Psychologists

    What Is Psychology? an Examination of Psychology and Psychologists

    What is psychology? An Examination of Psychology and Psychologists In my opinion, Psychology is about the logistical process of behavior. It includes answering questions reminiscent to why or how a certain reaction to a certain happening occurred. This study of behavior can be related to both humans and animals. A psychologist is someone who studies psychology in a numerous expanse of differing fields. Psychologists conduct their research through various studies and experiments, all of which

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    Essay Length: 695 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Psychology

    Psychology

    Carmen G.11 Psychology term paper Chapter 1: Mind, behavior and science. In this chapter, we were introduced to Psychology including its definitions, goals and tasks. Psychology is the science that deals with mental processes and behavior. I chose and took this subject with great interest of analyzing the humans’ behavior and mind which requires the use of the scientific method to analyze and solve the problems with an open mind. For me, the scientific method

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    Essay Length: 2,558 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • Abnormal /clinical Psychology

    Abnormal /clinical Psychology

    Abnormal /clinical Psychology The case study of Susan, a 32 year old women seeking psychological help, is one in which a therapist can apply various theoretical approaches and techniques to help solve Susan’s problems. These approaches can be used to diagnosis various psychological disorders. In Susan’s case I have applied the approaches of Cognitive behavioral therapy, and have diagnosed Susan with having a form of phobia known as Agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder that

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    Essay Length: 535 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: David
  • Psychology - as the Behavourist Views It?

    Psychology - as the Behavourist Views It?

    The psychological nature of our daily life is associated with the everyday ideas and choices that compel and propel us. It can be related to what makes us ‘tick inside and act outside’ and the nature of psychology is the academic study of the processes of the mind, brain and behaviour, and its application to the external and internal environment. There are also many schools of psychology but the main concern of this essay is

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    Essay Length: 1,268 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Jon
  • Psychological Benefits of Exercise

    Psychological Benefits of Exercise

    Intro: Physical activity, in its many forms, has been shown to have many positive affects on the body and mind. The many benefits include: 1) helping to stimulate the mind, 2) increasing feelings of well being, 3) reducing cholesterol, 4) helping to regulate blood pressure, 5) reducing feelings of anxiety, 6) improving quality of life, 7) reducing symptoms of Alzheimer’s and Rheumatoid Arthritis, and 8) reducing levels of visceral fat which lowers the risk of

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    Essay Length: 778 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery: Liberation from Mental Slavery

    Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery: Liberation from Mental Slavery

    Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery: Liberation from Mental Slavery The author of this article, Dr. Na’im Akbar, begins by explaining human nature and tries to communicate what makes human beings a special species and concludes that self-consciousness is the one characteristic that sets us apart from all other forms of animal life on this planet. The fact that we have a feeling of who we are and as a group of people; we

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    Essay Length: 1,008 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Psychological Disorders

    Psychological Disorders

    Introduction Psychological disorders have been prevalent throughout time and have been recorded since the time of the ancient Greeks. Once thought to be the expression of the devil on earth, psychologists have discovered that there are many causes to why people may develop psychological disorders. While there are biological, psychoanalytic, cognitive, and behavioral methods to explain these disorders, it is more likely that a combination of many leads to psychological disorders. Mood Disorders Mood disorders

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Psychology Era - Animal Welfare Experiment and Prac Report

    Psychology Era - Animal Welfare Experiment and Prac Report

    Psychology ERA - Animal Welfare Experiment and Prac Report. ERA - Animal Welfare Experiment and Prac Report. By *&^% ^%$#@ Aim: The aim of this survey experiment is to establish whether an individuals beliefs about an issue are demonstrated consistantly through their responses to the five questions asked about a particular issue, or whether cognitive dissonance is present. In addition to that, the results of each exclusive group can be compared to eachother, to see

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: regina
  • The Effectiveness of Art Therapy and Guided Imagery in Reducing the Stress of 3rd Year and 4th Year Bs Psychology Students Sy 2006-2007

    The Effectiveness of Art Therapy and Guided Imagery in Reducing the Stress of 3rd Year and 4th Year Bs Psychology Students Sy 2006-2007

    Chapter I The Problem and Its Background Introduction Stress is considered as one of the main reasons for the majority of school problems nowadays. The most frequent cause of stress in school is concern about academic performance and everything that goes with it, such as studying for exams, meeting the deadlines, maintaining average or excellent class standing, and getting high grades. In accomplishing all these, the student must exert a lot of effort. He must

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Psychological Effects of War

    Psychological Effects of War

    As we have seen throughout this unit, war is not like what we saw on myonegoodreason.com. It is killing, dying, blood, and mental effects that will live with you until the day you die. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque portrays, not only does war leave physical scars, but it leaves mental scars as well. Many people associate war with blown off limbs, and bombs, and blood, that definitely has a

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    Essay Length: 1,210 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Vika
  • An Outline of Analytical Psychology

    An Outline of Analytical Psychology

    Analytical Psychology is the school of depth psychology based on the discoveries and concepts of Carl Gustav Jung. Jung gave the broadest and most comprehensive view of the human psyche yet available. His writings include a fully-developed theory of the structure and dynamics of the psyche in both its conscious and unconscious aspects, a detailed theory of personality types and, most important, a full description of the universal, primordial images deriving from the deepest layers

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    Essay Length: 7,240 Words / 29 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Describe What Evolutionary Psychologists Mean When They Employ the Term ‘theory of Mind'.Use Examples and Research Studies from Book 1, Chapter 2 to Show Why This Theory Is Important in Evolutionary Psychology.

    Describe What Evolutionary Psychologists Mean When They Employ the Term ‘theory of Mind'.Use Examples and Research Studies from Book 1, Chapter 2 to Show Why This Theory Is Important in Evolutionary Psychology.

    Describe what evolutionary psychologists mean when they employ the term ‘theory of mind’. Use examples and research studies from Book 1, Chapter 2 to show why this theory is important in evolutionary psychology. Evolutionary psychology is a specialist field within the spectrum of psychological enquiry, which seeks to examine and understand some of the predominant reasoning behind the concept of why the human species, whilst biologically similar to other species on the planet, is so

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Max
  • History of Psychology

    History of Psychology

    Explain the reasons for the development of psychology as an academic discipline in the 19th and 20th centuries, making explicit the important turning points and breakthroughs. In this essay I am looking at where Psychology as a discipline has come from and what affects these early ideas have had on psychology today, Psychology as a whole has stemmed from a number of different areas of study from Physics to Biology, But the first Psychological foundations

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    Essay Length: 1,388 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: July
  • Letter Explaining What Psychology Is All About

    Letter Explaining What Psychology Is All About

    Running head: LETTER TO MY Letter to my niece explaining what psychology is all about Jack Frost Grant McEwen College Dear Candice, It has been a long time since I have sent you a mail, how is life treating you? I have heard recently from your father that you are planning on taking psychology as your major at university next fall after your graduation, and since I am majoring in the same course at the

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Psychological Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa

    Psychological Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa

    An estimated 5 million Americans suffer from eating disorders and most are teenage girls and young women. Among the three types of eating disorders, anorexia nervosa is the most common type. It is a disorder in which the person has a distorted body image and an intense fear of being fat. Binging, or eating large quantities of food in a short period of time, and then purging, or vomiting to empty the stomach of food,

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Jon
  • Psychology

    Psychology

    Some say that mankind is complex beyond comprehension. I cannot, of course, speak for every other individual on this earth, but I do not believe that I am a very difficult person to understand. My life is based upon two very simple, sweeping philosophies: pragmatism in actions and idealism in thought. Thus, with these two attitudes, I characterize myself. Pragmatism in actions. I believe utterly in one of those old cliches: we are given only

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Psychological Egoism

    Psychological Egoism

    Psychological Egoism states that each person pursues his or her self interest alone. Rachels states that it is not a theory of ethics but rather a theory of human psychology. Psychological Egoism has extreme consequences for human morality. If Psychological Egoism were true, then our entire society would consist of selfish individuals only interested in their own welfare; it would be pointless to talk about what people ought to do. Ethical Egoism in contrast claims

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: regina
  • Application of Social Psychological Theories to the Problem of Forgiveness

    Application of Social Psychological Theories to the Problem of Forgiveness

    Application of Social Psychological Theories to the problem of Forgiveness Forgiveness has been considered as primarily a religious concept till about 1985 when there has been interest in forgiving as a psychological construct from social psychologists but increasingly from clinicians as well (Allan and Allan 2006). McCullough ,Pargament and Thoresen (2007) stated that there lacks a consensus among theorist and researchers on the definition of forgiveness (p.302). This essay will adapt Enright and Coyle (1998,

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    Essay Length: 2,361 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Janna
  • Marijuana in the Treatment of Psychological Disorders

    Marijuana in the Treatment of Psychological Disorders

    The Use of Marijuana in the Treatment of Psychological Disorders The use of marijuana as a medicinal treatment has been met with much controversy. Public opinion of marijuana use, whether recreational or medical is sharply divided. Some dismiss medical marijuana simply as a hoax to make it legal. Others are adament about the unique medicinal properties that it has. Both sides have used science as the backbone of their case, supporting claims that the

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Max

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