Tendency

Ariel is diagnosed with Hoarding Disorder which is a pathological disorder characterized by cluttering of objects and the need to keep everything regardless of value(DSM-V). This is due to her tendencies to keep a large amount of seemingly useless objects while never discarding anything. She shows the tendencies to keep her objects hidden which is more consistent with hoarding rather than Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The specific criteria is listed as follows:…

Brandon Balsirow Word Count: Title Here Attack or defend the principle of utility. Does it define right and wrong, good and evil? The principle of utility is insufficient to define right and wrong, or good and evil. Bentham asserts that humans are controlled by two feelings; pain and pleasure, and that they determine what we ought to do. Using this assumption about pain and pleasure, he comes up with the principle of utility. Actions are right as far as they promote happiness or wrong as far as…

viewing other cultures from a prism devoid of ethnocentrism, Miner reveals much about the ways in which we, as a society, view ourselves. This should be viewed as the primary impetus for Miner’s article, because the danger in ethnocentrism is the tendency to engage in myopic viewpoints that serve to divide society (Schaefer, 2011). In his emphasis upon the fact that westerners often put themselves through much trial in order to stave off disease and death, his writing style declaims the need to…

by whites. In the process of whitening themselves, they turn their noses up at “low down folks” who were “too Negro”. If the question is answered in the terms of Langston Hughes, the answer would be that the urge to discriminate is an acculturated tendency. However, if you think about human nature, there is an innate reaction to stereotype a person as soon as you see them. This is something that we all do. The urge to discriminate stems from acting in accordance to a specific…

and wisdom with Omelas inhabitant’s, using the virtues of benevolence and propriety, he would counsel the citizens of Omelas to live by teaching them about the act of kindness. According to Mengzi, human nature is good and that we all have good tendencies which may not develop depending on our surroundings. Mengzi teaches that we all have innate predispositions towards virtue which include righteousness, benevolence, propriety and wisdom which are not welded to us externally but inherently have…

depression or any other mental illness. Some humans hide their emotions in regards to feeling depressed or suicidal and yet others do expose it. Regardless, I believe that schools should definitely screen students for signs of mental illness and suicidal tendencies through the instances that suicide deaths could be prevented, mental illness can be treated at school, and realize symptoms of any mental illness that a student has is unknown until the school starts to screen them. Schools today…

community. Adler (1927) acknowledged individuals differ in their need for social interest depending on their parent-offspring relationships. Furthermore, activity levels vary across individuals with high levels representing a giver tendency and low representing a getter tendency. Massy (1988) noted that Adler (1935) proposed four personality types; Socially Useful (High activity and social interest), Ruling (High activity, low social interest), Getting (low activity and social interest), and…

Traits • Extraversion-talkative, sociable, and tendency to have a dominant style • Gullible - easily fooled: quick to believe something that is not true. • Narcissism – self-love, selfishness, and often has problems feeling empathetic toward others. The Washington Post interviewed psychologist to determine how Donald Trump attracts supporters and their characteristics (personality) traits. From a psychologist perspective, Trump supporters are individuals that like people who talk big, people…

Throughout this semester in Intro to Psychology, I have gained a deeper understanding of the entire field of psychology. This has allowed me to better understand how and why people act in certain ways. I have learned about human tendencies, different health or psychological disorders, and a variety of other human characteristics. Through this knowledge base that I have gained during my time in this course, I have learned more about myself and what influences how I experience and view the world.…

Post-event rumination involves a tendency to review social situations in a detailed and negative fashion, and often leads to the re-experiencing of situations. This processing of information includes intrusive and extensive recalling of memories that results in high levels of anxiety (Morgan & Banerjee, 2008) and of negative self-images that perpetuate the assumption they do not perform well in social situations, and leads to an increase in avoidance behavior (Kashdan & Roberts, 2007). The type…