Sigmund Freud – Psychoanalysis

Sigmund Freud was born May 6, 1856. Sigmund Freud was conceived in the Austrian town of Freiberg, now known as the Czech Republic. He was an Austrian nervous system specialist who created analysis, a strategy through which an investigator unloads oblivious problems dependent on the free affiliations, dreams and dreams of the patient. His hypotheses … Read more

Theory analysis – Mean Girls

Introduction Cady Heron is  a 16-year-old home-schooled girl and a daughter of a zoologist parents that returned to the US after staying for 12 years in Africa to do their research. For the first time in her life, she has to experience a public school. Her first friends are Janis and Damien, who has warned … Read more

Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement

Abstract Solitary confinement is proven to have detrimental psychological effects on inmates in prisons. These effects are directly related to the conditions in which the inmates are held, the time spent in segregated housing, and the violation of basic human rights. These effects can be worse in inmates who have been previously diagnosed with a … Read more

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an impairing, potentially chronic disorder that affects a margin of American adults. When people experience exceptionally threatening and distressing events or are under extreme traumatic situations, there is a possibility of one being pushed beyond the ability to cope. PTSD survivors may find it difficult to reveal the precise nature … Read more

Gordon Allport – personality

Gordon Allport was an American psychologist, who is one of the first psychologist to focus on the study of personality. Allport discovered and classifies over fifty definitions of personality, and emphasized on an individual’s traits and their influence on behavior. Allport defined personality to be” the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems … Read more

Philip Zimbardo

Philip Zimbardo was born on March 23, 1933 in New York City. Zimbardo attended Brooklyn College and majored in psychology, anthropology, and sociology. He earned his bachelors and Ph.D. from Yale University. Zimbardo taught at Yale, New York City University, and Stanford University. Zimbardo created The Stanford Shyness Clinic and it was developed in 1977 … Read more

Explicit and Implicit attitudes

Explicit and Implicit attitudes Explicit attitudes are an expression of a response which exists and operates at a conscious level, these attitudes are measured with multi-item self-report scales (Himmelfrab, 1993).  According to Devos (2008) an implicit attitude is an assessment of groups or individuals that occurs without a conscious awareness. These attitudes can be both … Read more

The visual cliff experiment

A. Research Problem There once was a man who, for privacy reasons, shall be known as S.B. Blind his entire life, S.B. underwent a relatively new surgery, a common procedure today known as the corneal transplant, to restore his sight. He underwent the surgery and returned finally being able to see after fifty-two years of … Read more

Neurological, psychological, and social reasons for swearing

Jay ( 2000), Jay and Janschewitz (2008) study swearing depending on a neuro-psycho-social (NPS) theory that looks at the neurological, psychological, and social reasons. The theory shows that people are used to swear depending on certain factors. These factors can be classified under one of three main factors discussed in the theory. Each of NPS … Read more

The General Characteristics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Therapeutical Connections

Abstract The General Characteristics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Therapeutical Connections Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the frequently encountered disorders in clinical area which has been raising awareness in terms of the disturbances it creates in variety of settings from family dysfunction to the general standards of living of a client (Martis et al., 2004). … Read more

Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) and the level of attachment experienced as a child

Introduction: This investigation will attempt to answer to question, “To what extent is there a correlation between patients suffering from Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) during adulthood and the level of attachment they experienced as a child?” This question is relevant as Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) affects nearly 7 million Americans each year, and affects 30% … Read more