Outline of psychology

In 1958, Fritz Heider published the book titled The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations in which he compared human mental processes to naïve scientists exploring their environment (as cited in Fiske, 2014). Hence, Heider proposes that individuals attempt to understand, control and predict their social environment to comprehend the causes leading to the way they behave. Attribution theory has been studied greatly within the social psychology field and applied to different areas including…

Informative Speech Outline Adel Zakharia Topic: Conditioning in Psychology General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about a scientific phenomenon which may bring the world fascinating medical opportunities. By the end of my speech, my audience will be able to fully grasp the idea of conditioning, how it works, and the promises it holds in the medical field. Thesis: While we may not be aware of it, our behaviors are constantly being affected and altered by conditioning…

The assumption of Adler’s individual psychology is that social factors and goals for the future are the motivating factors for human behavior. Individual psychology also makes the assumption that individuals are conscious of their thoughts and feelings and are personally responsible for how they respond or behave in a given situation. (Journal of Individual Psychology, 2013).Alfred Adler contributions to the theory of personality centered on the importance…

Introduction This paper outlines an action plan regarding group processes in a Psychology classroom in a rural school district. Previously, group projects have been viewed as a way of reducing work load between all involved. However, stduents should be taught the skills of group work, to enhance the collaborative work that often appears in various careers. Description of Professional Setting and Circumstances Northern Cambria High School is located in Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania. The…

Psychology isn’t always easy to understand. In the psychology capstone course we discuss many important studies and readings from the history of psychology. Many of these studies and reading I have either heard of, read them, or were discussed in another class while some were completely fresh. Because I have had some experience with these studies and readings, I assumed that I knew the take away message and that that was the only important aspect of reading these studies. After being in this…

understand all of the mechanisms and processes of the mind, but it is still a puzzle. It is difficult to understand the complexities of each person’s individual thought processes, and how those processes influence human behavior. Even before the field of Psychology was formally introduced, people have studied how the mind works. Some of those people were writers like Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was extremely gifted at analyzing the human mind and its link to behavior. He had “acute insights into the…

A behavioural approach assumes that behaviour should be viewed as a science based on prediction, control and observation of external events should be used as measurement. During the 1920s John Watson’s methodological views on behaviour departed from the philosophical perspective of consciousness and introspection (Owen, 2002). He held that its “goal is the prediction and control of behaviour” (Watson, 1913, 158). Watson began to develop a conditioned reflex which involved “the attachment and…

Child Maltreatment and the School Psychologist Viezel, K. D., & Davis, A. S. (2015). Child maltreatment and the school psychologist. Psychology in the Schools, 52(1), 1-8. doi:10.1002/pits.21807 When the historical manner in which children have been perceived and consequently treated is taken into consideration it is nothing short of divine intervention that the human race did not kill itself off centuries ago. We live in a broken world filled with pain and suffering, despair and hopelessness,…

because I find this type of work very interesting. The idea of working in a school has always made me very curious, but as I grew older I decide teaching was not for me. As I continued to take assessments to find a career I stumbled across school psychology. I fell in love with the idea of working one on one with a child. The idea of helping children with everyday life on a mental level. As a school psychologist's I would be working one on one with students with behavior, education, and mental…

Christian counselor is a partnership between God, the client, and the counselor. The Holy Spirit is an authoritative person that abides in individuals and takes dwelling in the body of the believer. The book The New Christian Counselor 2015 offers an outline to the meaning and shaping of the human soul. The book also emphasizes…