Functional psychology

Crashing into Psychology Have you ever experienced trauma, or even just a small accident? Have the emotions and effects been so overwhelming that you don’t know how to cope with them? When I was 18 years old and a senior in high school, I was in a very bad car accident. My accident caused me to not be able to control my emotions and make everyday life very hard to handle. I didn’t know who to talk to or what to think of what had just happened. The thoughts that go through your mind after…

FUNCTIONALISM Functional psychology or functionalism refers to a general psychological philosophy that considers mental life and behavior in terms of active adaptation to the person's environment. In this specific case, Albert Fish was used to a unhealthy and abusive life style which he adapted to and this became his way of life. He thought they were the rules of society and he enforced these rules on others. Albert Fish was living in a completely different environment, one of his own. LEARNING…

social, and even physical addiction. Some of these problems require professional guidance if you need help solving them. For my field of psychology, I have chosen rehabilitation. I picked this career in psychology because it is the one I am most familiar with, since my mother has been working in this field for almost five years. I’ve always been interested in psychology, but…

to the continued interest in and acceptance of animal research as relevant to psychology is Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. He argued that humans (along with their mental faculties, Francis Galton would add) are just one of the species in a whole line and history of organisms that evolved from each other. That is, considering that the sophistication of human thought is a function of millions of years of functional adaptation to the environment, we are able to trace and infer the continuity…

According to the author of the article, the development of human’s brain starts while the person is still a fetus in their mother’s womb. Nevertheless, it is usually rather unfortunate that the normal development of the brain is interfered with by neurological disorders. One such disorder is the Autism neurological disorder that affects communication skills and social interaction in humans. Well, study has revealed, Autism just like other neurological disorders emanates from disturbances caused…

lifespan through focusing on the brain-culture environment interactive and reciprocal dynamics. Information for the content of each chapter is provided by a host of renowned researchers from the areas of cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology and developmental psychology. Chapter contents include: biocultural co-construction of lifespan development; adult neurogenesis; sensory input-based adaptation and brain architecture; language acquisition; influence of work and occupation of brain…

in reversible changes (functional plasticity). It may also modulate the expression of genotype into phenotype (adaptation) and thus bring about long-lasting effects. Neuroplastic mechanisms are triggered by various natural or artificial stimuli, which may arise in the…

way, it can either be a good behavior or a bad behavior. Behavior changes based on emotions and feelings, which is when cognitive approach have a relationship behavioral approach which they a both all under a framework. A cognitive approach is a psychology approach relatively modern approach to human behavior that focuses on how we think, with the belief that such thought processes affect the way in which we behave. I feel as though people have different…

It can be hard to grasp what biology and psychology could possibly have in common. However, once you think about how “the ultimate purpose of the nervous system is to produce and control behavior” (Pinel, 2014, p. 4), the significant role that biopsychology has becomes apparent. Neuroscience and biopsychology have an intertwined relationship with one another. Neuroscience is the all-encompassing study of the nervous system and how each aspect interacts with the others. Biopsychology is a very…

There are no social workers at the facility. However, the warden at the institution has an MSW degree and a background in psychology services. Despite the multiple psychology services offered and various mental health needs, there are very few social workers throughout the entire agency. Most social workers who work for the BOP are employed at what are considered medical institutions. These institutions usually have terminally ill inmates and inmates with significant medical needs.…