Discursive psychology

A psychological analysis of Robert Frost 's "Birches" revealed a deep seated issue of finding one 's way through life, and contemplation of the ability to reset it. He manages to complete this through a mastered ability to describe vivid and personal descriptions of nature as a metaphor for the complexities of human life. "The ambiguity Frost finds in nature becomes a metaphor for the ambiguity he finds in human experience." (Wendy Perkins para. 2) It is very common in criticism of Robert…

Prejudice is a negative attitude toward a group or negative behavior towards members of a group. Prejudice has and seems to always be an issue that we face in today’s society. There are many different reasons why prejudice occurs and why they still exist today. Including past racial profiling, stereotypes and teaching that are passes on to each generations. Views on groups and types of people can be passed on through family beliefs, yet they all had to have started somewhere in that family.…

Mental Health policies within Public Health are more prominent today than they were ten years ago, however, there are still a lot of gaps when it comes to children with mental illnesses. “It is estimated that one of every five children and adolescents in the United States has a mental disorder” (Kataoka, 2002). All across the United States, different states have different policies regarding access and availability to mental health professionals. Many states have policies requiring children to…

happened during the video really made me think about what I was looking at. Some of the illusions were really confusing and difficult to figure out. Overall I really enjoyed watching this video. This video really correlated to chapter four in our psychology book. The video talked a lot about perception, which in our book it really focuses on perception and how the brain sees different objects. The video helped me understand better about what perception is. They also talked about depth and size…

mind is telling your body it needs to stop, even though physically you are able to continue, you will probably stop. In “Emotion regulation strategies used in the hour before running,” published by the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, the authors explore previous research and emotional classifications in order to become more knowledgeable, and then ultimately create their own categories. They dealt with a specific sector of runners, ones who were visiting the “Runners…

Throughout the course of the semester we took various reports dealing with personality. Each report brought more and more insight to specific personality traits. However, when looking at reliability and validity, information gathered was either valid or invalid. These reports each played a significant part in coming closer into terms with my personality traits. Basing these reports off of myself helped me understand whether the reports were accurate or not. Tests such as the general…

Writing Life This sucks! That is what I would have said a couple of years ago. Writing has become more important to me in the last couple of years. When I was younger I would write here and there of just stories, but when it came to writing an assignment, I never wanted to do it. From when I was young to now I still have not written a lot. I tend to struggle to complete my own works, but when it came to school all I needed to do was research in order to write what I thought was a good paper. I…

In one TheHoustonChronicle.com article, titled Importance of Cognitive Skills in HR, author Ruth Mayhew discusses the abilities, skills, and attributes needed for individuals who are in the human resource field. Mayhew (2015) believes that there are several key skills/attributes that are important determinants for how successful an individual will be in the field of human resources and employee management. Several of the abilities Mayhew (2015) discusses are written and verbal communication,…

I remember the first time I read a book. I was perched alongside my mom listening to her read book after book, hanging on to every word. I picked up the last book off the pile and began flipping through the pages. The letters suddenly began to form words. The words began to form sentences. The sentences created a picture. The pictures came together to create a new world. And it clicked. I was reading. They weren’t just jumbled up symbols anymore; they were thoughts, feelings, and actions. I…

This study was about the role of parenting styles in the development behaviour problems focusing primarily on how parents handle conflict once it has occurred. It was an observational study that took place at home with 52 mothers. The study examined strategies to prevent conflict with three year olds. “It was predicted that mothers of children with behaviour problems would use fewer ‘‘positive’’ strategies to resolve conflict, and would use reactive rather than pre-emptive strategies (F. E. M.…