Discursive psychology

The Science behind the Brain and Its Impact on the Mind The brain is the most complex organ in the entire human body. It is responsible for the regulation of motor function, the body’s capacity to balance, and the ability to translate information sent by sensory organs. The mind is described as the faculty of consciousness and thought, where our feelings and emotions originate from. It can be implied that the science behind the brain may overshadow some facets of the mind, such as free will and…

Alexander, David A, and Susan Klein. “Kidnapping and Hostage-Taking: A Review of Effects, Coping and Resilience.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 102.1 (2009): 16–21. PMC. Web. 4 Dec. 2015. In this article, David Alexander describes the background, effects, coping strategies, and issues requiring more research of the event of and events surrounding an abduction. The largest studied reactions include the cognitive, emotional, and social relations to a trauma. The main point…

In this paper, I will summarize and compartmentalize the main idea and arguments made by the philosopher Peter Singer in his excerpt from How Are We to Live called The Good life. Singer starts off the excerpt asking the audience why are we so connected for our kin, and later expounds on that question by asking why is it that we are people starting to care for strangers. These questions help birth the main idea of the excerpt which is the power of the brain and how it sets us apart from all other…

Communication is the act of interacting, sharing, or exchanging information, ideas, feelings, or emotions. Interpersonal communication always involves two people, from one person to the other, usually face-to-face. There has to be a personal connection or similarity in varying roles or relationships to on another. Without communication, relationships wouldn’t exist. Communication is essential in developing relationships with people all around us and all over the world. There are too many…

Ignorance is truly bliss, as the saying goes of course. When one is asked, “would you rather be an animal or a human?” most answer, human of course; an answer without a second of thought. Humans are truly unique creatures, they follow human nature’s role of social stratification and name it as their own. However, as a result of claiming that human nature is in their control, people believe that it only applies to themselves, a creation unique to themselves. Humans are condescending creatures…

Psychology is the study of human mental functions and behavior in an attempt to learn from observation in addition to the ability to predict behavior. The study of psychology can be traced back to the ancient civilizations of the Greece, Chinese, and the Egyptians. Psychology was named during a historical period of Greece. The word was evolved from "psyche", which can be taken to have the same meaning as life. Psyche can be translated many ways however each translation continues to link it to…

Summary Contemporary, people live in enormous social network, but they never perceive climate change that is a serious problem. While people do not understand how to solve as the problem occur, they can see the problem that exists in the life. Robert Gifford in his article “The Dragons of Inaction” published by the American Psychological Association (2011) and Cynthia M.Frantz and F.Stephan Mayer in “The Emergency of Climate Change: Why Are We Failing to Take Action” published by the Society…

Discuss the ways in which Pete Earley utilizes logical, ethical, or emotional appeals in Crazy. Quote from the book to support your position. The bestselling book Crazy by Pete Earley showcases the mental health crisis in America. Earley discovered the crisis when his college-aged son, Mike, suffered a breakdown. Earley quickly learned that options to help a mentally ill individual that didn’t recognize they were in need of help was nearly impossible. Crazy tells many stories that grip the…

There are plenty of policies and laws in place that provide mental health services to individuals in our society. However, these mental health services are not necessarily required. The only institutions that seem to require some consistent type of mental health evaluation or service are mental institutions and prisons. There are plenty of civilians that may need these services but may not realize that they need it, or simply won’t take advantage of them. The general public may not need these…

Therapeutic recreation is being integrated more in today’s society than ever before. Therapeutic recreation is the use of tools incorporated into recreation activities to help enhance the patient’s learning ability and to improve their cognitive, and physical state. Easier said as learning through play. Therapeutic recreation has and continues to be used in several different patient populations including; clients with mental health issues, cognitive deficits such as brain injuries and dimension,…