Psychologists conduct research on humans and animals to understand everything from the influence of personality on behavior to brain functions. They conduct research in laboratories and in the field - in classrooms, businesses, homes, zoos and hospitals. Students can get help finding research ideas from classes in research methods and experimental psychology…
Everyone who seeks therapy is a unique individual so his or her therapy will need to be tailored to fit his or her specific needs and strengths. Nevertheless, there are some important generalizations that usually apply to the therapeutic process. For example, most people seek help because of feeling poorly about some aspect their life, or due to suffering from…
Creating the 5th edition of the American Psychiatric Association s DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) was a challenging endeavor. (To examine the full text of the completed DSM-5, click the Reference Sources incl. DSM-5 tab at the top of the page.) Comments are available here: For overview coverage of some of the changes/contentions…
Source: Iakov Filimonov/Shutterstock Itās true enough that all daughters of unloving and unattuned mothers have common experiences. The lack of maternal warmth and validation warps their sense of self, makes them lack confidence in or be wary of close emotional connection, and shapes them in ways that are both seen and unseen. What are they missing? I will quote…
I have never regretted choosing to spend my career as a psychologist. Thereās the very obvious fact that psychology underlies all of behavior and thus, in my opinion, is the most important scientific discipline of all. However, thereās more to it than the love of science. When you come right down to it, psychology is just very cool. Psychologists, like many other…
Workforce Planning for Psychology Services in NHSScotland - Characteristics of the Workforce within Psychology Services From May 2010 the United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. Please note there has been a revision to the data originally…
Information technology in the 21st century has brought dramatic changes to psychiatric practice and psychotherapy. There are many new possibilities and patterns for information use and for communication, as well as new ethical, legal, and clinical problems for the psychiatrist. One can ask how the Internet shifts standards of care required from therapists and…
Per Abdur Rahman s request, here s an answer that expands on my brief comment. Folie a plusieurs is also known more prosaically as mass hysteria. From Wikipedia, Other names include collective hysteria, group hysteria, or collective obsessional behavior ā in sociology and psychology refers to collective delusions of threats to society that spread rapidly through…
Itās always awe-inspiring when students take hold of a project and are given the power to lead it. They set goals, delegate, lead discussions, and critique each otherās work as if that were a normal process. Iāve just seen this with the eighth-grade social studies students at Shanghai American School. The students at my school have been engaged in a project in…
What is an Eating Disorder Eating Disorders describe illnesses that are characterized by irregular eating habits and severe distress or concern about body weight or shape. Eating disturbances may include inadequate or excessive food intake which can ultimately damage an individualās well-being. The most common forms of eating disorders include Anorexia Nervosa…
Guest Post Written by Dr. Allison Belger, founder of PsychologyWOD ( Editorās Note ā Allison is not only a psychologist and co-owner of TJās Gyms in Northern California, but is also a good friend and great resource to the entire CrossFit community. Please bookmark her website, which provides weekly articles addressing the non-physical aspects of training that…
Theories of personality psychology encyclopedia famous psychologists psychological disorders causes freud The study and investigation into the root causes of a psychological disorder so that it might be resolved. Psychological etiology refers to the scientific investigation into the origins of a disorder that cannot be explained biologically. Etiology is complicated…
What is critical thinking? According to my favorite critical thinking text, it is disciplined thinking that is governed by clear intellectual standards. This involves identifying and analyzing arguments and truth claims, discovering and overcoming prejudices and biases, developing your own reasons and arguments in favor of what you believe, considering objections…
Educational psychologists study what people think and do as they teach and learn a particular curriculum in a particular environment where education and training are intended to take place (Berliner, p.145). The work of educational psychologists focuses on the rich and significant everyday problems of education (Wittrock, pp. 132ā133). History Long before…
Kate says: āMy attacks have subsided and for the first time in four and a half years I feel in control of my life. The reason I think this is possible is for years nobody was able to help me, I began to think I was a fraud and it was my fault these attacks happened.ā Dean says: āYour therapist should make you feel safe. They may offer techniques or coping mechanisms…
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The Current Opinion journals were developed out of the recognition that it is increasingly difficult for specialists to keep up to date with the expanding volume of information published in their subject. In, we help the reader by providing in a systematic manner: The views of experts on current advances in psychology in a clear and readable form. Evaluations…
This volume contains a number of contributions, which concern basic issues in the field of brain-behavioural development in the human, especially with regard to the young child. They have been written by distinguished scientists, active in this field, who have all been participating in an Erasmus teachers exchange program, entitled Biopsychology of Development…
Itās well known that obesity increases your risk of developing certain health problems, and it can impact emotional health as well. āWhile there are physical health risks associated with obesity, the emotional consequences may be the most painful for people with eating disorders and weight problems, ā says Tamara Pryor, PhD, a clinical psychologist and clinical…
Granville Stanley Hall, circa 1910. G. Stanley Hall, called the father of developmental psychology, is credited with conducting the first systematic studies of children. These involved questionnaires, which unfortunately were not structured in a way as to produce useful data. He was also unsuccessful in research that attempted to show that the child s development…
1. The Smashing Tennis Balls Directly Into Peopleās Foreheads Experiment In a study considered unethical even in the early 1960s, Yale psychology researchers repeatedly shot tennis balls flying at over 120 miles per hour directly at peopleās foreheads to gauge how this affected the mental state of the subject. Despite generating reams of important data, the program…
A psychological complex, as the name suggests is a distorted thought and sensory pattern that has been deeply ingrained into a persons psyche. It decides a vast chunk of that personās perception and decision-making in terms of how they relate to others, emotional experiences and sense of self. A complex can happen because of many reasons. Some people have basic…
Psychologists who conduct assessments face many ethical challenges in conducting their work. Assessment is unique among the services offered by professional psychologists because it is service seldom performed solely at the behest of a single individual. More typically, people who arrive at the psychologist s office for assessment have been sent by concerned…
Androcentrism means being centred on, or dominated by males and can be conscious (the individual knows they are behaving this way) or unconscious. In the past most psychologists were male, and the theories they produced tended to represent a male view of the world. Hare-Mustin and Marecek (1988) argued for there being two types of gender bias: alpha and beta…
