Discursive psychology

Take a moment and look back on a memory that you would rather forget. Maybe you are picturing a relationship that ended badly, or perhaps the death of a family member. Maybe you are remembering a traumatic incident in your past, or maybe you are a war veteran trying not to relive the horrors of war. Regardless of the memory you have recalled, it is likely that, at some point in your life, you have come across one of these painful memories and wished there was a way to erase them from your mind.…

The purpose of this article is to describe essential features of a schoolwide proactive management system, Effective Behavioral Support (EBS). The EBS approach focuses on enhancing schools’ capacity to adopt and sustain effective practices for all students through: team-based problem solving and planning, administrator and staff commitment and support, systematic assessment of disciplinary practices and processes, careful action planning, ongoing staff development, and data-based decision making…

second opinions in legal debates and diagnose crime victims (Cherry, 2015). When forces under the law are unable to determine a reason behind a crime, a forensic can provide psychotherapy to evaluate the mindset of the criminal during the crime (All Psychology Schools, 2015). Once the professional gathers the information needed, one can testify in a court case and assist the choosing of a verdict. Work Environment Since forensic psychologists work within the…

As for my urge to check out my Facebook immediately after I wake up, the social media helped me to maintain my social relationships as well as my gossips fuel. By reverse-engineering the social media aspect, I believe that I want to have a knowledge about relationship such as who is mating with whom, who became allies, and enemies. In a way, social media act as a gossip for me and gossip allow me to maintain my place in the human pack. Also, it allows me to establish and maintain friendships in…

Although there has been other genocides, the Holocaust has been the worst event that took place in history. Two million Jews and other minorities were targeted and killed. The Holocaust was successful in carrying out all the atrocities they did under the regime of Hitler, because Hitler and his followers were organize and tactical when caring out their reign of terror. Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic memoir, Maus, written by Art Speigelman’s (1991). The author writes about his father experience…

What factors and losses may contribute to depression in older adults? As people age, a lot of changes occur that may not necessarily be so easy to handle. One huge change that most of the time people look forward to being retirement. With retirement comes a loss of work responsibilities. People may feel like they are less important once they retire, because they no longer have these work roles. Most of the time, older adults have worked nearly their whole life, and with the loss of these work…

Turing Test--The beginning of Artificial Intelligence In the past half century, Turing Test is being a controversial barrier in the study of artificial intelligence. The AI program cannot achieve the satisfactory standing due to the restriction of computing chip and storage, the limits of programming language, and the lack of creativity, which leads to an insoluble result. With the continuous development of science and technology, most problems will be solved in the future. However, some issues…

Defined by Dillehay and Sandys, caregiver burden is “a psychological state that ensues from the combination of the physical work, emotional and social pressure, like the economic restriction, that arise of taking care of the patients” (Gutiérrez-Maldonado, Caqueo-Urízar, & Kavanagh, 2005). Although this definition only mentions the psychological state, there are various studies that have shown physical health to also be impacted. The main person who provides the most care and support is known as…

David Brooks, who is a successful journalist, columnist, and self - described “comic sociologist” at The New York Times, communicates the dilemma of diversification in his expository essay “People Like Us”. The writer thinks that people should encourage diversity to perceive and esteem each other 's different reflection. David Brooks demonstrates why all different kinds of humans are attracted to identical and similar races, ethnicities, religions, beliefs, political values, and classes in his…

The process of integrative group therapy comes from the recognition that no single theory on its own can be effectively in group counseling to benefit each individual participating in the group. Therefore, group counseling must include a combination of cognitive and behavioral techniques because I believe that no single theory has all the answers. An Integrative approach to group counseling can be a necessary advantage for a leader to relate to each person with in the group. Norcross and Beutler…