Outline of psychology

In a recent TED talk, Chris Anderson talked about “The Secret to Great Public Speaking”. In this video, Anderson discussed how ideas are transferred. Idea is shared among people. The key to sharing one’s idea is to focus on one idea at a time. He explains that an idea, or an interconnection of neurons in an individual’s brain, will be shared in real-time in other’s brains as they hear of the voice of the speaker. One’s mind, or the thing that makes someone unique can be described as a vast…

It is no secret that having a certain mindset towards a situation can either make or break the outcome, but what you might not have known is that there are two main mindsets that have been researched and defined by professionals. These two different ways of thinking can form and shape the way we tackle life and the obstacles around us, and may even be the difference between giving up and succeeding beyond expectation. It’s all your choice, and there are ways to change the way you think, you…

to potential threat, or, if thought of in a social interaction of sorts, a concession to an aggressor. Explanation of the Evolutionary Perspective on Emotionality With respect to the limitations of any perspective in the field of psychology, this study further implores susceptibility to emotionality as well as the basic question which takes into account the need for emotionality. According to the evolutionary perspective, the psychological and physiological need for emotion…

Jackson use in their classroom is chunking the assignment. According to Sheremeta (2011), chunking is “manageable units of information (bundles of information) that make it easier to remember and reduce the information overload” (p. 1). Cognitive psychology indicated chucking was a comprehension instructional strategy that could be used to help the student process information and transfer it from their short-term memory to their long-term memory. The visual effect assists students in identifying…

Introduction In the profession of social work, emphasis is placed on theory being applied to practice. Essentially, theories are important in the social work profession because they examine human behaviors and how the environment may have an impact on a client’s behavior. In this analysis, the psychological and social dimensions is used for the transpersonal perspective to provide an understanding of the psychological developments of spirituality and the spiritual dimension is used to provide an…

with OCD were not categorized or accurately diagnosed. In the seventeenth century, obsessions and compulsions were often described as symptoms of religious melancholy. Modern concepts of OCD began to evolve in the nineteenth century, when Faculty Psychology, Phrenology and Mesmerism were popular theories and when neurosis implied a neuropathological condition. In his 1838 book, psychiarist Esquirol described OCD as a form of monomania, or partial insanity. In 1877, Westpahal attributed…

A good place to start looking at the nature of knowledge production is with the concept of Reactivity within them. The use of Participant and Non-Participant Observation methods in Psychology and Sociology gives us a lot of information about the approaches of understanding culture. Emic and Etic perspectives are crucial to the one who produces the knowledge. Emic approaches would propose that the most valid understanding can be gained…

in the hands of the experience and can be described (Hood 2002, p. 6). Radical empiricism, according to James, is exposed to the possibility of mystical experiences revealing an “ontological realty”, where the soul becomes a valuable concept for psychology (Jr 2002, p. 10). James (2002) confronts the truth that many psychologists look at the soul with disregards, but finds that the prejudice against the soul can easily be identified as prejudice against the mind (p. 11). Through the mystical…

Child Clinical Psychology Rionnah L. O’Neal Texas A&M University - Commerce Author Note This document was prepared for Aspects of Psychology (Psychology 214), Section 01W, taught by Professor Shirley Allen-Craun. Abstract This paper was constructed for an Aspects of Psychology course that outlines the different career paths you can take with a degree in Psychology. This report covers what a child clinical psychologist is, some of the skills that may be beneficial in the career, the steps…

Through out time knowledge about optical illusions has been deepened by many different philosophers and researchers to strengthen the explanations of illusions. Epicharmus and Protagoras, Aristotle, and Plato are only some famous philosophers well known to this day that have contributed their own knowledge about, what actually are optical illusions? Epicharmus is a Greek poet and inventor of Sicilian Comedy during 540 and 450 BC. He was one of the earliest to appreciate the concept of optical…