Health psychology

has been the focus of many social psychology studies. It is a difficult to study and standardize because of the subjective nature of the phenomenon and the vast amount of factors which can affect it. Jessica Tracy and Alec Beall attempt to narrow down attraction in terms of gender-specific priorities of emotional expressions in the peer-reviewed article, Happy Guys Finish Last: The Impact of Emotion Expressions on Sexual Attraction, published in 2011 in the psychology journal, Emotion. In 2008,…

Abstract In the book Applied Psychology in Everyday Life published on 2011 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, included is the 20 page section titled Psychology and Health: Aspects of the Mind That Affect Everyday Health, by the author Michael B. Johnson, who discusses the importance of one’s own perspective and how we ourselves view life, and how all of this contributes to how one feels towards oneself and towards others. The author says that in order for an individual to fully enjoy life, they…

Ethics might not have been the main concern during the era of pioneer psychology, as many psychologist conducted controversial experiments such as “little Albert”(1920) or the “Stanford Prison Experiment”(1972). However, as years passed, these unethical researches conducted in the early years has be used to influence the progress of psychological research. When conducting an experiment or research, ethics must surely be taken into consideration. The most important things are an informed consent…

Psychotherapy is a general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health provider (“Psychotherapy…” 2013). Science is defined by a department of systematized knowledge as an object of study or knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method (“Science…” 2015). Psychotherapy typically uses a type of trial and error method, using…

divorce on America”, written by Patrick Fagan and Robert Rector explains how divorce is not only hurting society but children. This article expresses the effects divorce has on a child’s life including educational ability, job stability, and emotional health. When children go through a divorce they are sometime left in the turmoil and are forced to make very difficult decisions which adds stress to the traumatizing experience. The authors said most of the emotional and psychological damage is…

” would agree with Wiseman, because his studies found that it is dependent on someone 's age and gender how tattoos are viewed among people and whether they are given a positive or a negative perception. From these two disciplines, business and psychology, there is a connection on how the corporate world negatively perceives its employees who have tattoos. Perceptions have changed what humans think about the idea of…

is important to live a life that is stable within its own health, as well as its own thoughts. Psychology helps explore the significance of the mind and body in which the two become one. The use of Mnemonic strategies connects thoughts, in sharing the importance of a well managed life through our purpose. How our personality then can affect the actions we choose to do which is the lining of our thoughts. Through the book Exploring Psychology and Christian Faith, we see how God correlates in how…

my career profile. It would play into my need to help people while also using my passion for art. Art therapists uses the creative processes of making art to help improve their patients’ mental, physical, and emotional well-being. My interest in psychology also a huge part of why I chose this. I interviewed Sarah Brodie. She is an art therapist in the oncology department at a children’s hospital. I looked at school resources and online sources to find an art therapist. One of the first…

The movie, Girl, Interrupted, demonstrates the use of many psychological principles, quite accurately for the time period it was made in. This movie kept the watcher on the edge of their seat, and made you think to the deepest places in your mind. It left minimal things to be desired. Watching this movie lets a person see through their own eyes what it is actually like in a mental hospital in this time, which gives the watcher a completely different perspective on things. The movie was overall…

are some people driven toward personal growth and their self-chosen ideals, while others appear to stay where they lay? Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration can shed some light on this question as it focuses on positive aspects of mental health and the essential role of emotional development and positive values in guiding growth towards a personality ideal. According to Dabrowski, we can think of a usual “cycle of life” being driven mainly by the instincts of self-preservation,…