Gestalt psychology

ADHD or Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has been for many years a subject of controversy and misinformation. A lot of people look at it as a “fake” disorder making accusations that it’s just a way for parents to make an excuse for their children’s unruly behavior or bad grades. Or as a way for adolescent teens and young adults to acquire Strong stimulant drugs to help them perform better in their jobs or in school. But for the Millions of people worldwide living life every day with ADHD…

There are areas of development I have come to identify and recognize in myself with the help of my peers and professors. First, communication pattern: “means frequency and quality of the actual ways each group member connects with other group members” (McKinlay & Ross, 2008, p. 35). I need to attain more verbal and non-verbal communication skills, such as learning to give my full physical attention to people. Another area I need to develop more of is my organizational skills; it is important to…

In Psychology there are many different approaches that offer explanations into the human mind and behaviour looking specifically at psychological processes, thoughts, feelings and motivations behind these behaviours. These main approaches are biological, behavioural, psychodynamic and cognitive. In addition to these explanations there is an argument within psychology that debates if physiological aspects or environmental aspects determine our behaviour, known as the nature versus nurture debate…

Negative Normalisation in Media and Society As a nation, we are subjected to different forms of media, all of which can be viewed as positive or negative. Every day we see some sort of advertisement that is unnecessary in the way it is selling brands which majority of the time can be brought down to the over sexualisation of the model, which can be a woman or a man, hired to showcase the product. We see violence in the media, either in a movie or in advertisements for new games and most of all…

Children and Mental Health Research suggests that family income affects the mental health of children (Kuruvilla, 2007). Children that come from low income families tend to have higher rates of depression, cheating, and anti-social behaviour such as bullying, telling lies and breaking things (Kuruvilla, 2007). If the family is chronically poor, a child has an increased tendency to have a lower cognitive performance (Kuruvilla, 2007). As they reach adolescence they are more likely to engage in…

’” Christopher Ferguson, a professor of Clinical Psychology, supports those who opposed the APA’s recommendation. He feels that there is not enough evidence pointing to the fact that violent video games have a negative effects,…

Every 3 seconds, a child dies of hunger, and diseases. A child in poverty is difficult to find; therefore, requires a lot of attention and support. There are 87,000 children in poverty who are in need of support. But the society is trying to avoid and refusing to acknowledge the problems. Children in poverty get a growth issue by affecting a child physically, psychologically, and socially. Poverty and malnutrition have an effect on a child’s physical development. Some impoverished children are…

aunt excuse herself from the table over and over again, I began to have doubts. In an article titled “Does Social Media Addiction Really Exist?” by Megan Donley, for South Source: A Publication for South University, Mark Fabbri, director of the Psychology degree program for South University says, “Addiction is related to a compulsion to consume something or engage in a set of behaviors to the point that it significantly interferes with a person’s life.” In addition, “Fabbri cautions that…

Week 7 written assignment –Critical thinking and disputes Recently there was an argument with between a friend and his sister. The sister wanted to go to school but the brother was against it, believing that school was being used as a reason to get out of the house, be with friends whilst ignoring her obligations in the household. The debate became heated and the brother begrudgingly let the sister go. He stayed behind and did the chores in a sour mood, believing that he had been duped, thus his…

psychological disorders day by day. There are several types of psychological disorder, but there is the most common type of eating disorder has in the younger generation. Most of the younger females are affected by the eating disorders. “In the psychology book, defined the eating disorder is one of the mental and nervous systems disorder category that characterized by severe disturbances in eating behavior” (1). There are two types of eating disorders; one is…