Functional psychology

3. First Response to Doris’s Definition of Virtues First of all, I disagree with Doris that virtue is specific and random. It is unlikely that people can be utterly unkind in one situations and kind in another. To understand my argument, we need to first clarify what robust virtue means. According to Doris, a person who has a robust benevolent disposition will be always kind regardless of situations (mood, tiredness, and etc). I believe that this definition (which I call strong robustness) is…

associate dean and Professor of law, psychology, and psychiatry at the University of Southern California Gould Law School. Yet what one might not know is that there is more type of schizophrenia; it’s not just simply having hallucinations and delusions, which is seen more in paranoid schizophrenia. Don’t be fooled by the name, yes sufferers of paranoid schizophrenia usually feel as though everyone is out to hurt them. It’s actually the subtype that is the most functional in the ability to work…

The Classroom Reimagined-Design Matters! In today’s classroom, the educational population is increasingly becoming more diverse, and with the increase in change and diversity comes new needs and challenges. One of the challenges is having a classroom that is flexible enough to adapt with this current trend, all while enhancing the learning experience for students equally. In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of technology and in diversity among students, and this can challenge…

participants in non-invasive way. Numerous images of brain offers opportunity to look at fine details at the deeper structure of the brain without surgical intervention. While MRI is all about the structure of the brain another modern technics are known as functional brain imaging (fMRI) which investigates the activity of the brain. Furthermore, the benefits of new technology has been used in term of health and treatment. Precisely, in the case of stroke patients and their long way of recovery.…

In numerous research there seems to be the great divide between humanistic and behavioral psychology due to the lack of scientific evidence. The contemporary traditions of humanistic topics focused on the groundwork of theories (Hayes, 2012). There have been an increase frustration and confusion about numerous challenges of humanistic psychologist faced. In regards of assimilating humanistic psychotherapy into healthcare system, that traditionally experimental scientific approaches should be…

In today 's society with the growing numbers of criminals, probation is a very important job that needs to be done effectively. Many probation officers do not go the extra mile to help the offender make a healthier lifestyle. Probation can be very difficult and stressful work. Passion is needed when handling someone 's life, it 's a very big responsibility. Many facilities are doing studies to enhance the system so more people get on the right track rather than going to jail. In order to…

Sane Enough to Die Imagine a state of paranoia so great that it starts to seem as if one’s own thoughts are not their own, or auditory and visual hallucinations that continuously speak of the inferiority of the masses, creating an intense sense of superiority in oneself. Such experiences are just a few of the possible symptoms of schizophrenia, a fairly well recognized psychological disorder present in today’s society. Psychological disorders are an incredibly real issue in the modern world…

Often times in life, we tend to take things for granted on a day to day basis. Things that help us so often that we fail to be thankful for. Some of these things are more important than others and they should be. Knowing that we have to breathe to stay alive is probably the easiest example of something we do automatically without even thinking about it. Or for the purposes of this class, we think about the senses we have and the impact of how much different our lives would be if we did not have…

Theories and Functions of Dreams and the Nightmare From the beginnings of human communication, dreams have made a significant impact in human life. Dreams, as we perceive them, are a sequence of images, notions, sentiments, feelings, thoughts, and impressions that occur spontaneously and unintentionally throughout sleep. In spite of the culture, society, sexual orientation, or other aspects a person can be defined from or classified into, everyone dreams regardless of physical or mental…

R.(2006)A Promising Approach for Expanding and Sustaining School-Wide Positive Behavior Support: School Psychology Review ,Volume :35, No. 2, p. 245–259 O’Neill, S. & Stephenson, J. (2010) The use of Functional Behavioural Assessment for students with challenging behaviours: Current patterns and experience of Australian practitioners. Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology. Vol: 10, 65-82 Mooney. M el at. 2008 Rogers, B.(2002).I Get By With a Little Help: Colleague…