School psychology

areas of psychology. Hans Eysenck is largely known for his broad yet distinct outlook on psychology and the branches that come under its name, one of his extremes being that of personality. This may explain the reason for his set of followers and devotees, one such as Philip J. Corr who in his article (Corr, P. J. (2007). Personality and psychology: Hans Eysenck 's unifying themes. The Psychologist, 20, 666-669), reinstates the fact of Eysenck’s prevailing influence in the world of psychology.…

am pursuing a psychology major at UCSC. There are three courses required before declaring an Intensive Psychology major: a math requirement, PSYC 1: Introduction to Psychology, and PSYC 2: Introduction to Psychological Statistics. I have already fulfilled these through AP tests for AB Calculus, Psychology, and Statistics. I plan to declare my major within a year. Before I can begin taking upper-division elective courses, I need to take PSYC 10: Introduction to Developmental Psychology and PSYC…

situations. When I was about twelve years old I kept asking my parents all of these questions they couldn 't answer, so they told me to read about it. Within a few weeks I was reading three different psychology text books that I had found at Goodwill. One thing that peaked my interest in social psychology was learning of Peter Zimbardo 's Stanford prison experiment. They chose twenty four normal mentally sound college students and made half of them guards and the other half prisoners. The…

field of human and social services, combined with my educational background serves as a solid foundation for earning a Ph.D. in International Psychology with an emphasis in Organizations and Systems. This combination provides the strong foundation to contour my future career goals and research interests. I believe that The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is a premier institution for an ambitious Ph.D. contender. As a recent graduate of a Master’s program, I’m aware and conversant with…

Psychology interests me in a profound way. I love exploring the complexity of the human brain and how subtle differences and changes manifest themselves in observable behaviours. I am mostly interested in psychopathology and particularly how they can be explained in a multitude of ways. The well-known Rosenhan’s Experiment (Sane in Insane Places) was one of the studies in psychology which developed my passion for the subject further. The very idea that Psychiatrists could be so consistently…

How to Think Straight about Psychology, Stanovich presents ideas and information on psychology and how it is viewed by society throughout time. In the first chapter of his book, Stanovich discusses the issue with how society views and recognizes psychology. Stanovich first presents that Sigmund Freud is one of the most recognizable names in psychology. (He is the only name I have ever heard regarding psychology.) The issues is that, “Freud’s importance to modern psychology is vastly exaggerated”…

Psychology is rooted in philosophy. Questions of how the mind worked were first posed by the Greeks. Two main schools of thought nativism, the theory founded by Plato where mental processes are innate, and philosophical empiricism, a theory posed by Aristotle which felt that mental processes were learned from experience. Although this “nature” vs “nuture” debate remains, the next fundamental players tried to differentiate the mind from the brain philosophically and experimentally. While Rene…

1. What are some strengths and weaknesses of Freud’s ideas? There are a number of strengths and weaknesses associated with Freud, and his development of psychoanalytic theory. Through his introduction of the three major systems of personality: the id, the ego, and the superego, Freud thoroughly explained how the collaboration of all three systems contributed to the developing personality. With his consideration of the role of the unconscious mind, Freud prepared the way for the growth of other…

Theatre, Anthropology of Performance, Social Psychology, and Education Since I was young I have always aspired to become one thing in life: an actress. Whenever I would admit this to an inquiring adult the question that always followed was: “what kind of actress?” to which I would respond rather confusedly that I just wanted to be any type of actress, really— one that acts on Broadway or in movies. As I have grown older and evolved I have realized that this aspiration of mine has naturally…

client-centered approach to psychology (Hall, 1997). This paper look into the life, works, and beliefs of Carl Rogers. Rogers was born on January 8, 1902, in Oak Park, Illinois. One of six children born into the family of a contractor/engineer and his wife, he characterized his childhood environment as “anti-intellectual” and dominated by a religiosity of the fundamentalist type. Raised on a farm from the…