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    Concepts Of Psychology

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    Psychology can be interpreted in several ways depending on an individual 's perception. It contains many ideas which fall under major theories, and are important towards one 's comprehension of Psychology. Concepts such as: “Rewards and Punishments” within the Behavioural perspective, “Early Childhood Experiences” within the Psychoanalytic perspective, and “Future Expectations” within the Cognitive perspective, are significant to understanding myself and my behaviour. These are the main aspects…

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    Positive Psychology

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    The study of positive psychology focuses on the strengths that permit individuals and communities to flourish. The field of positive psychology is built on the ideology that people want to lead a fulfilling and meaningful life and to bring out what is best within themselves and to increase the experiences of everyday life such as love, work and even play (UPenn, 2016). Health services are looking to increase well-being, instead of treating an underlying illness. Recent evidence has come to light…

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    Moral Psychology

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    Implementing thought experiments in Cognitive Science implicates imagining a situation and analyzing the outcome. These experiments assist in evaluating the study of moral psychology. Peoples’ emotions can be uncontrollable when reacting to a particular situation regarding morality. These specific situations give us space to analyze into the mentality or moral appraising. How these moral appraisal “reaction occurs”, will be further looked upon throughout this essay. Moral situation is a…

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    Alayavijnan Psychology

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    Contexts and Dialogue: Yogacara Buddhism and Modern Psychology on the Subliminal Mind by Tao Jiang dives into a comparative analysis between concepts related to Yogacara Buddhism and modern psychology. The book utilizes the Buddhist idea of Alayavijnana and the notion of unconscious as described by modern psychologists as the foundation for the dialogue within its pages. Jiang makes note that due to a weak analysis of Alayavijnan, a problematic nature stems out from performing comparative…

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    Coaching Psychology

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    The role of coaching is a new field that uses strength-based and solution-oriented focuses, positive psychology, mindfuless, and motivational inteviewing to help the client. Coaching focuses on using coaching techniques to reinforce the self-described health and well-being goals of the client. Coaching is based on evidence-based coaching psychology, positive psycology, adult learning theory, motivational interviewing, and new discoveries in neuroscience. It helps clients in their everyday life…

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    Black psychology first emerged questioning and criticizing the “traditional” psychology’s perspectives, practices, concepts, and treatments all which were and still is Eurocentric. At first after it emerged there was really no need for “radical rupture” because it was just questioning the studies of “traditional” psychology in an attempt for reformation of its practices and concepts, however “radical rupture” became necessary and played a huge role in the incorporation of Black psychology in…

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    Philosophy In Psychology

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    understanding the many questions of the world as well as human behavior. Although the focus on human behavior may cause one to consider philosophy a part of psychology, there are many distinctions. Alongside studies such as biology, psychology has a more definite and concrete method of study. For instance, although both analyze human nature, psychology does so through statistical evidence and biological elements. Philosophy is the application of critical thinking techniques to attempt…

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    It can be hard to grasp what biology and psychology could possibly have in common. However, once you think about how “the ultimate purpose of the nervous system is to produce and control behavior” (Pinel, 2014, p. 4), the significant role that biopsychology has becomes apparent. Neuroscience and biopsychology have an intertwined relationship with one another. Neuroscience is the all-encompassing study of the nervous system and how each aspect interacts with the others. Biopsychology is a very…

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    Theories Of Psychology

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    The word psychology is made up of by two greek words “Psyche” which is mind or the soul and “ logos” which means the study. The modern day definition of psychology is the scientific study of the mind and human behavior. Psychology is now recognized as a natural science but unlike other natural sciences such as chemistry, physics there is no one corrects theory or answer. Therefore we could state that psychology is a multi perspective science in which behavior and thinking patterns are…

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    A. (2010). psychological disorders. In experience psychology (pp. 430). New York: Mcgraw-Hill. E.) Ryan is junior in high school and his mother lost her battle with cancer about two months ago. He was always really close to his mother and he was devastated when she passed. Ever since her death, Ryan’s mood…

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