Psychology Essays

Internet Addiction: Causes, Effects and Treatments
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Introduction: Problematic social media use, also known as social media addiction, is a proposed form of psychological or behavioral dependence on social media platforms, similar to gaming disorder and other fo...

A Review of Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning
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Introduction: A Review of Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning   For three years under Nazi rule during the Holocaust, Viktor Frankl was a prisoner of the Kaufering, Dachau, Theresie...

Consequences of Childhood Victimization
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Introduction:  Many consider children to be our future. With that idea in mind, how do the consequences of children being victimized play a role in our future? Some could say it will lead to an increase i...

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: Personal Reflection
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Introduction: As an African American, all of my life I have been reminded that I come from peoples who were subjugated to slavery. This reminder has come from family, teachers, society, and every day reminders...

Case Study on Effectiveness of Group Therapy
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Introduction: Abstract  The purpose of this paper was to look at group therapy on a more in-depth level and to do this a case study was created. The case study was created, an individual assessme...

Reflection of Personality Test Results
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Introduction: Emotions and personality traits are important to know and understand to help us build relationships and express our feelings. They can be applied to develop good work practices and for social wor...

Self-Criticism and How it Affects Psychopathology
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Introduction: Self-Criticism and How it Affects Psychopathology  Self-criticism is how someone may view themselves, whether positive or negative. It is also described as “‘a conscious evaluat...

Evaluation of Structural Family Theory
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Introduction:   Structural Family Theory Introduction   “Is primarily associated with the work of Salvador Minuchin” (Gehard, 2014, p.1...

Nature v Nurture Debates in Socialisation
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Introduction: Socialisation is the process whereby people learn the attitudes, actions and values appropriate to individuals as members of a particular culture. Give an account of the Nature versus Nurture deb...

Factors that Affect the Development of Self-Esteem
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Introduction: Discuss factors which may affect the development of self-esteem Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself and how you view yourself. When you have goodself-esteem, it means you hold yourse...

Overview of Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychology
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Introduction: Introduction This assignment will talk about the ethical issues a professional psychologist will have to face when working in the field of forensic psychology. Forensic psychology invol...

Applications of Reflective Listening and Motivational Interviewing
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Introduction: Introduction People are either motivated to change their behaviors or they are not, it’s completely up to them. A person must be intrinsically motivated to change their behaviors, such...

Relationship between Personality Traits and Choice of Career
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Introduction: Personality refers to a unique set of characteristic patterns within an individual that work to influence their beliefs, motivations, emotions, behaviours and interaction with their environment (...

The Swedish Affliction: Resignation Syndrome
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Introduction: Introduction: Asylum-seeking refugees often suffer from psychological or physical trauma that compels them to flee from their homes, cross national boundaries, and relocate to a more sec...

Family Therapy: History and Current Frameworks
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Introduction: Family Therapy: History and Current Frameworks  Family therapy has been a discipline of psychotherapy since the 1960’s and has grown in several directions. Presently, it appears t...

Role of Psychology in Health and Social Care
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Introduction: What is the role of psychology in Health and Social Care?   (Introduction) This assignment will first look at the bigger picture of psychology, covering the defi...

Sexual Dysfunction Counselling Case Study
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Introduction: Introduction Sexual dysfunction is a reference to problems or situations that prevents an individual or couple from experiencing any type of pleasure during their sexual activity (Cleve...

Theories of Group Therapy
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Introduction: Brief Therapy and Group Therapy- Assignment One  Within this reflective piece I will be exploring my experience of group process. I will be looking at how this has helped devel...

Evaluate the Effectiveness of CBT in the Treatment of Depression
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Introduction: Evaluate the effectiveness of CBT in the treatment of depression Depression can be described as a mental disorder in causing low mood and energy levels, associating it with withdrawal fr...

Relationship of Memories to Personal Identity
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Introduction: Memories? Critical Part of Personal Identity  Memories is the way that allows people to be able to hold personal identity. Personal identity can be defined as a concept in which you...

Effect of Stress on Health and Illness
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Introduction: Psychology in Health and Social Care   Stress and Illness Introduction According to Ayers and De Visser (2018), there is a complex relationship between st...

Reflection on Language Acquisition Theories
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Introduction: I think of the process of language acquisition (L1) as an imitation of older people who can easily learn (L2) by continuous training and practice.  I was exposed to English language simultan...

Relationship between Violence and Schizophrenia
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Introduction:  Schizophrenia is a lifelong, severe psychotic condition. Ten percent of people will have at least one episode of schizophrenia during their lifetime with symptoms comprising of delusions, h...

Principles of Classical Conditioning & Operant Conditioning
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Introduction: Classical conditioning & Operant Conditioning Ivan Pavlov was a Russian scientist who derived theory of learning from his experiment with dogs. His theory is known as classical cond...

Core Values and Guiding Principles of Counseling
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Introduction: Core Values and Guiding Principles of Counseling In the world of counseling, there are 6 guiding core values that impact clinical work on a daily basis.  Those principles are autono...