Gestalt psychology

Love is composed of many powerful forces that are all consuming. Sappho, the poet in, If Not winter, writes about experiences in which, eros produces a gap between the subject and the desired object. With the use of vivid imagery and overt symbolism within fragment 105A, Sappho allows her readers to experience the uncontrollable emotions of desire and attraction that controls a person who is in love, even if it is impractical for her to have such feelings. This ultimately creates a tangible…

For this assignment, I observed myself over the course of two days to identify my skill levels and quality of interpersonal listening behaviors. Before I began this experiment, I knew I had several presumptions on the way I listen to others. To reduce the impact of these presumptions on my ability to observe my behaviors, I began to determine and isolate these beliefs. After this initial preparation, I began my experiment of observing myself anytime I interacted with anyone. Over the next two…

The purpose of this class was to introduce psychological research techniques and methodology so that the student will be able to communicate their ideas in a scientific manner. Research comes in many different forms and this class has introduced several of those methods. Each method is based on scientific processes however each one may also be viewed in a biblical Christian perspective. Research can be Complicated! I have learned that there are many steps and procedures involved with research.…

Dreams are one of the most remarkable psychological and neurological phenomena experienced by the sleeping mind, yet still remains one of the most unclear scientific inquiries. During the stages of sleep the brain involuntarily constructs a series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations, parallel to brain activity in several regions of the brain that control our cognitive processes. Because these parts of the brain are constantly being stimulated, there is reason to believe that dreaming has…

Boredom is a state of being where a person is left without anything in particular to do. Several articles prove that boredom is a painful experience that can cause many unhealthy events in a lifetime, but other articles state boredom may also help boost creativity, relieve stress, and discover new interest. One has to decide to embrace boredom as an opportunity at that moment or view boredom at a dismal state of being. People have to make a choice on how they spend this empty time full of…

A person’s childhood is a very important and fragile time of every person life. Children shouldn’t be raise in certain conditions that may affect them later on in life. My hypothesis is that I believe children from broken homes get behavioral, academic and social problems because of their unhealthy relationship between them and their parents. I will be testing my hypothesis by naturalistic observation, giving out a questionnaire, and doing individual case studies on both children and parents. I…

Play at Preschool and Prevail Today, children are not required to go to preschool, but with its plethora of benefits it is hard to see why preschool is not mandatory. Children develop new skills rapidly around the age of four, so why not put these developmental skills to the test in a playful classroom environment? When a parent enrolls her son or daughter into preschool she allows her child to make the most out of their newfound developments. Through the different learning processes…

Delusional Disorder, also known as psychosis, is a disorder that which a person cannot tell what is real from what is imagined. People with this type of disorder tend to think that things and people are always out to get them. They jump at the fear of their own shadows and are always constantly thinking that people are trying poison or kill them. They are afraid that people will deceive them, conspire against them, or love them from a distance. What could have happened in a dream may be a…

Whenever a person is in grief and is going through a lot or is sick, then his/her loved ones always support that person with love. That person’s friends and colleagues also show a lot of empathy to him/her. They make every effort to help that person without worrying about the consequences of their actions. They forget to think logically and do everything in that person’s interests. Love and empathy for a person they are related to or got to know over time, make people stop thinking logically and…

When walking down the streets of downtown Chicago there are many eye-catching things to see: beautiful skyscrapers, architecture from all kinds of eras, shops with luxury items, and homeless people. Coming from a middle-class, white, Catholic family we were told since we were very young to keep our distance from “those” people while walking, as they might want to harm us or steal our belongings. I never realized just how close minded we were, my family never considered the hardships or reasons…