Case study in psychology

Capitol Hill mass killings by Kyle Aaron Huff: a case of mass murder Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Capitol Hill Mass Killings by Kyle Aaron Huff: A Case of Mass Murder Introduction The Capitol Hill mass murder took place on Saturday 25 March 2006 in the city of Seattle. The killings were perpetrated by a 28-year-old called Kyle Aaron Huff who shot six victims that included two females and four males. The age of the victims varied between 14 and 30 years (Fox, Burgess, Levin, Wong,…

suffered as well. He began studying in 1984 at Furman University. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity, however, he leaned on the delinquent side. He received low grades in his psychology classes and refused to turn in assignments. However, he did indeed graduate from Furman 5 years later. He decided in 1900 to study philosophy…

The humanistic approach The humanistic approach was initially developed as a therapy and its theories are not accepted in mainstream psychology. However, it has made a marked influence on clinical psychology and counselling. It believes individuals have free will rather than being influenced by external forces. It is optimistic as it assumes that people have the choice to choose their own destiny and they endeavour to achieve their potential for psychological growth within the confines of any…

This is an example of the theoretical perspective of functionalism better defined as looking at human thought and behavior as why. Baird’s definition for functionalism is “a school of psychology focused on how organisms use their learning and perceptual abilities to function in their environment” (6). In Dr. Wilson’s case, he is looking at why college students drink. His theory is trying to explain why college students feel the need to drink. Functionalism is all about analyzing behavior as what…

John Broadus Watson was an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism. Watson promoted a change in psychology through his address Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it, which was given at Columbia University in 1913. Through his behaviorist approach, Watson researched on animal behavior, child rearing, and advertising. He also, conducted the controversial "Little Albert" experiment and the Kerplunk experiment. Watson became popular for the use of the…

because of the weather or the environment become cooler? From the past, a lot of studies have examined that experiences of physical warmth could induce feelings of social warmth of people. People regulate their feelings of social warmth themselves through applications of physical warmth but they do not aware of the relationship between physical and social warmth (Bargh & Shalev, 2012). According to Bargh and Shalev (2012) study, social and physical warmth are substitutable every day and the…

of the brain. Cognitive science, in particular, is an interdisciplinary area of study - combining psychology, anthropology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, and philosophy – that focuses on the mind. A subdivision of cognitive science, called the cognitive science of religion, explores the connection between religious experience and the mind. As Christians, we must critically evaluate these areas of study, seeking truth and understanding. My response to Dr. Barret’s essay will focus…

Health psychology is a subdivision of psychology which investigates how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors contribute to one’s health and well-being. “It is one of the most rapidly developing fields in contemporary academic psychology.” (Kaplan) It is based on the biopsychosocial model which was developed by George Engel in “response to the biomedical stance that all illnesses are related to biological deficiencies” (Engel, 1977). It was then determined that not only biological but psychological…

circuitry, and neurotransmitters and how they impact feelings, behaviors and thoughts. This merger of psychology and neuroscience has many aliases such as behavioral neuroscience, psychobiology, and physiological psychology. As a discipline, bio psychologies evolution first grew from traditional practices of philosophy and science of the 18th and 19th century. In The Principles of Psychology by William James (1890), a debate was introduced to the educated community. The statement was “bodily…

In regards to graduate school I only have a few schools in mind, one of them being Pitt. The same interest that drives me to pursue an education in biochemistry also drives me to go into psychology. For graduate school I will study psychology with great intensity in order to become a professional in the field of Neuropsychology. I have studied on my own time the relationship between personality and its effect on people. To work in such a field where I could help…