If faced with a dire decision to be made within but a fraction of second, could this action be trusted to be rational and logical? The fallible brain, when faced with such situations, tends to take mental shortcuts to determine dire decisions and judgments based…
Essays on Psychology
It’s 2059 and we’re drowning in water, It’s 20:59 and we’re drowning in work. It may seem like climate change and a mountain of homework and assignments due are now where near to being similar, but what they both have in common is the diseases…
“A compelling narrative fosters an illusion of inevitability.” ― Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow Mankind has always been hailed as the most intelligent species on this planet. We like to believe the fact that we are in “control” of all that is happening…
Experimental psychology: is a technique for examining mental phenomena and procedures. The experimental psychology attempts to represent the exercises of creatures (including humans) and the utilitarian association of mental procedures by controlling factors that may give rise to behavior; it is fundamentally concerned about finding…
Hello all Trybians. As I have mentioned earlier, my self-directed healing from depression and anxiety process began two and a half years back. In terms of recovery, at the present moment I am at a much better place then I have ever been. I am…
Many of us want to improve the world and be remembered as a hero. We see injustice and suffering and eagerly want to remove the pain in other people. However, we have a self-absorbed society where everyone is compared, judged and rated has transformed us…
Philosophies are important to have within people’s lives; they’re the building blocks of all learning that shapes people’s identity. Philosophies help people reflect on their personal values, beliefs, and ideals. They help distinguish one’s viewpoints on what is real in the world and what they…
Grief can be described as a natural, intense emotional suffering brought on by a loss. People can grieve in different ways and can experience a variety of different emotions and responses. Loss is a universal experience that everyone will have, and there are many factors…
Written in 1984 by Arthur F. Holmes, “Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions” discusses the topic of ethics and the major points contained within the field of ethics. Holmes starts his book by defining what ethics is and some of the major thought processes within ethics, such…
The Vatican’s stance on homosexuality is based off of natural law theory, which claims that if an action is unnatural, it is wrong. This theory leads to the belief that sex organs have a natural, proper function and that is to procreate. Through homosexual acts…
This chapter provides operational definitions for the Millennial Generation, social context, milieu, and love and discusses attachment theory and adult romantic attachment theory as the theoretical bases for this study. Definition of Millennial Generation, Social Context, and Milieu The Pew Research Centre (2014), an American…
Love is a universal emotion that has become the basis of marriage and family for many societies, which researchers continue to explore (Braxton-Davis, 2010). Lamanna & Reidmann (2009) sees romantic love as the norm since eighteenth-century Europe, when marriage has been connected with romance, but…
Human intuition plays a significant role in the first impression a person or character makes. In this academic paper Grizzard et al. present the idea that “moral judgments of characters and disposition formation—facilitated by the activation of character-schema (e.g., hero/villain)—might occur prior to the observation…
Introduction Professional identification means a social identification and the degree to which an individual can define themselves as a professional member. Today’s world is very competitive and existing is this competitive world is very essential. Skills and ability is the only key for existing in…
Moral universalism is the concept that I agree with the most among the nine moral principles that we have explored so far. The principle holds that moral standards, guidelines and practices apply to all societies and cultures across the globe. This basic concept is accurate…
Motivation means to me is how I can be empowered or strengthen to complete the tasks with full enthusiasm and happily. Motivation really helps me to complete my given work in proper manner with all respect towards the work and employer. Talking about me what…
According to the Oxford Living dictionary, morals are standards of behavior; principles of right and wrong. (Press, 2019) These principles and standards that are made up by societies act as guidelines for the people within those societies to follow. However, what happens when a said…
Video games represent something more than just entertainment for other people. For instance, I grew up playing video games from a very young age and I am certain that just like me, many people value them too. So, why am I talking about video games,…
As a child of refugees, I have learned to utilize opportunities that may benefit the struggles my family has been enduring for years. My parents passed down the important lesson of the value of education. Seeking education is an obligation on people who are blessed…
A study was devised to answer a question that many individuals have at least once wondered in their lives, does playing certain video games that contain aggressive content increase the likelihood that the individual would have aggressive tendencies compared to an individual who does not…
Purpose of Observation The Purpose of this observation is to document Sally’s development and learning skills. The area I will be focusing on more is on physical (fine and gross) motor skills. Background Information Sally lives at home with her mother, father, and two older…
Introduction Motivation plays very significant role in human’s life. It is also known as inspiration. This word is gotten from perspective’s that propose wants, needs or drives inside the individual people. It is the route toward strengthening people to exercise to accomplish the targets. It…
Education is the most important to me for the goals that I have. Most importantly, it is important to me because it motivates me to gain knowledge and to be a good source of motivation for my family, my cousins, and my sisters. In my…
Paper divides prenatal development and birth into 6 sections. Information from this text will be used in order to learn more about this subject. These sections are conception and genetics, genetic and chromosomal disorders, pregnancy and prenatal development, maternal influences and fetal health as well…
The actual motivation behind starting to read and deep dive into this book was nothing else but a form of desire coming from my inner self of creating a more conscious way of handling feelings, interactions and life-related questions. When being faced with constant challenges…
Introduction Evolution of behaviours and emotions is at the core of research in evolutionary psychology. Differential reproductive success drives evolution by natural selection (Caporael & Brewer, 1995). Through an evolutionary psychology lens, emotions could have evolved in order to solve adaptive problems in a broad…
Psychotherapy research typically uses a range of different measures to assess the efficacy or outcome of psychotherapeutic treatments. It goes without saying that the way outcome is assessed is of quintessential importance. According to Achenbach (2006), one of the most powerful assessment strategies in clinical…
Dissociative Identity Disorder is characterized by someone who has more than one distinct personality states which are present at different times. The person usually has no cognitive recollection of what occurs while the other personality was active. I personally have a fascinating relationship with close…
By looking at developmental theories and applying them to the childhoods of saints and sinners throughout history, we are able to contextualize the way they have turned out, and gain a better understanding of human development. By using these theories and looking at how they…
Background of the Study: Located in Fredericton New Brunswick, St. Thomas University is a school that prides itself on being ‘the small university of big opportunity’ (St. Thomas University) and promises things such as a sense of community as well as the opportunity to develop…
“You will be successful” or “I cannot wait to see where you will end up” these are the sentences that usually are told to people that are believed to become successful in life. I have always been told that I will be the one in…
Most people believe that success in life is directly correlated to IQ, their level of intelligence. Actually, this is not true and “Emotional Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman is the book that proves this fact. Instead of relying only on our intellectual capacity, we should also…
Emotions are a negative or positive experience that associates itself with a particular pattern of physiological activity The thought of being in control of your emotions is different with everyone The extent of you being in control of your emotions is dependent on you and…
“Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will” -Martin Luther King, Jr. Usually, we try to avoid misunderstanding others or being misunderstood. However, misunderstanding happens between all people without them noticing. Without talking and expressing how…
Overthinking, it is something that we always do, not just me. I am sure that we have all been in bed trying to sleep, but instead, we lay there, overthinking every single thing about your life. Now I’m not saying it’s terrible because some of…
Symbolic interaction theory is a term that refers to the language and symbols a person uses to see how it will make others respond (Griffin, Ledbetter & Sparks 2019). The symbols for this theory uses verbal and non-verbal cues. The theory was developed by social…
Based on real life events, “The Pursuit of Happiness” takes a complex look at the family environment, where dedication and a commitment to upholding one’s family overwhelm personal barriers faced. Chris, played by Will Smith, is a salesperson for medical equipment, and has dedicated his…
John Watson (1878 – 1958), an American psychologist who was deeply influenced by a Russian psychologist, Ivan Pavlov, who is also a behaviourist. Watson further developed his ideology towards psychology mainly based on Pavlov’s works. Watson is known for his famous yet controversial experiment, the…
In 1920, most psychologist are well versed with Sigmund Freud (1856) psychoanalysis theory where the focus is on the unconscious mind rather than the conscious mind. It is built on the idea that human’s behaviour is determined by the experiences from their past that are…
There have been many historical experiments on human behavior, however we are going to be focussing on the earliest, to the most controversial, the most successful experiments in history. Over time there have been human behavior experiments that still help psychology experts to this day,…
According to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition American Psychiatric Association (2013), it specified two major characteristics of impairment in autism spectrum disorder which are deficits in social interaction and social communication, restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities. Children with…
My interviewee of this assignment about Experiences of Aging is professor Z who is a Literature instructor in the department of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia. For instance, he was born in Nanjing, China and became the visiting scholar at Simon Fraser…
Human has an instinct to lie and that is probably one of the most common wrong act that we all have done. I cannot say that I have never lied before but I cannot also justified that it resulted into any good. There was this…
Introduction Perception – a phenomenon which is hard to describe since everybody perceives things differently. At least, according to Otara (2011) every single person has his or her own interpretation of reality. So, the question is, what is reality if everybody sees things in another…
A person-centred approach is a way of engaging with somebody, supporting somebody in a way that is likely to work for them and that means avoiding things that are liable to make people fearful or anxious and focusing on things that make people happy, excited…
The timely accessibility of substantial volumes of computational control in small devices and their constantly reducing price has given chance for the idea of “Ubiquitous Computing”. The goal of Weiser (2013) in envisioning ubiquitous computing was to make computational capability available to individuals anywhere and…
Although occupation and occupational therapy were harshly questioned when it was first established, the occupation has grown to be an incredibly important aspect of occupational therapy. The main form of practice for occupational therapy is still through occupation-centered treatment because it has shown to be…
The strategic plan is used as a tool to organize healthcare management to coordinate an organizations strategic intent to their operational structure while ensuring the strengthening of the strategic goals in the healthcare industry. Ability Center of Occupational Therapy strives to provide high quality care…
In ancient times, voluntary isolation from urban or social life was seen as a path to happiness. In the Christian faith, there are well-known hermits like St. Jerome and St. Antony. St. Jerome started writing during his sequester in the desert and is credited with…
In 1921, Carl Jung introduced the terms introversion and extraversion to distinguish the way people interact with their surroundings. Whereas extraverts’ interests and energy are drawn towards the outer world of people and things, introverts tend to prefer the internal world of their internal thoughts…
Autism is prevalent neurodevelopmental developmental disorders characterized by core deficits in areas such as communication, social interaction, and restricted or repetitive stereotyped patterns of behaviors. These impairments are variable in range and in severity that affect the developmental skills in children. The exact cause of…
Morality is a concept that plays an extremely significant role in the daily lives of most humans. It is a concept that is held in great regard in many societies and religions yet it is one that is greatly debated upon as well. At first…
In this essay, I will be explaining whether Descartes has good arguments to support his dualism or not. In the first section, I will outline the kind of Dualism of mind and body that Descartes endorsed and I will also explain Leibniz’s Law as it…
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a condition that affects multiple systems in the body and is a pleomorphic disease, meaning inflammation, antibody production and complement-fixing immune complex depositions causes damage to the bodies tissue. SLE is caused by one’s genetic factors that are activated by…
Many may argue that the environment we live in and are surrounded by plays a big part in shaping and identifying behaviour. However others may argue that genes and nurture play a bigger part when it comes to determining behaviour and the influence it has…
So last night I finished watching a brilliant web series that aired on Netflix. The name of the web series was “Narcos”. It revolved around the life of a famous drug kingpin named Pablo Escobar Gaviria in Columbia. It showed how he rose to power…
As mentioned above, we knew that social influence can be categorized into implicit expectations and explicit expectations. The differences in controllability, intentionality, alertness, or efficiency are the ideas to characterize implicit and explicit attitudes. Implicit expectations are unspoken rules which are inaccessible to consciousness and…
If I asked you what your dreams are, what would you tell me? In the book Born A Crime by Trevor Noah, Noah writes about his life in South Africa as a young child. While he was a child, he struggled through poverty under Apartheid…
Could the case of Phineas Gage be explained equally well by Cartesian Dualism and Reductive Physicalism- or perhaps neither can explain it? And if so, what does that suggest about the relation between a philosophical ‘theory’ designed to make sense of the relation between mind…
The mental processes and human behavior were always subjects of interest. Psychology emerged as a separate discipline in the 19th century, its roots went back to ancient philosophy to the time of the early Greeks where philosophers analyzed such a phenomenon as pleasure, pain, motivation,…
It is a fact that experts have also prove that it is not a good thing to say lie with others. However, in some circumstances, it becomes a necessity to say lie. A study shows that lying to somebody is always inadmissible and unacceptable (Maahs,…
We have learned that the rule is created for a reason and no that reason usually isn’t wanting to ruin your fun. It is created to save your life, but sometimes you can break it to save someone or to save yourself. There are a…
Childhood represents the most important stage of people, when we are children every day we have a new adventure, we begin to discover new things that we had never seen, every new experience in magic, we see new things like animals, objects; we know new…
The chimpanzee is claimed to be one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom; commonly thought to be our genetic “cousin” in genealogy and behavior. Although we have many similarities, we also have differences that are numerous and complex. The Chimpanzee’s place in the…
This essay sets out to discuss the effects that clear moral values displayed by leaders within an organisation can have in the workplace and on an organisation. This all relates to one’s moral compass. It has been said that if a Manager’s moral compass is…
The Wandering Mind A growing body of neuroscience research shows that mind-wandering involves the default mode network, which is an important brain network engaging many cognitive processes and regions on the internal surface of the brain (Christoff et al. 2016). When people engage in mind-wandering,…
Obviously, it has been proven that the world is round through basic scientific observation or from literally putting a ruler up against the horizon, but some individuals still refuse to grasp this concept. It has been hammered into our heads since we could walk, and…
The basis of morality brings about a multitude of questions; how do we behave toward one another? How are we to learn morals? Why do we need them? What are the rules? Morality is a social phenomenon that I contribute most of what has been…
Students need self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies to effectively navigate in their learning journey. The three-phase, cyclic process of SRL is consistent with metacognition process (Ormrod, 2016). Previous research in SRL has shown that students often do not spontaneously use metacognitive skills during learning, which in…
“I can’t do it.” These are four little words that carry immense weight with them. No parent wants to hear their child say these words. But, frustration in children is rampant, especially with the growing pressures to outperform their peers. Often, when kids are faced…
“Learning of how to learn is one of the most important skills in life”(Fauziyah). Metacognition is described as an act of learning and understanding through the development of ideas and thoughts that are essential in life. Metacognition is made up of four components that share…
The use of smartphones by youths is continuously increasing as the years go by. As the world continues to develop, more avenues for youths, particularly teenagers, are being created for them to build relationships, communicate and to form social networks. Unfortunately, one of the issues…
n individual ‘s personality is the combination of traits and patterns that influence their behavior, through, motivation, and emotion. It drives individual to consistently think, feel, and behave in specific ways, in essence, it is what makes each individual unique. Over time, these patterns strongly…
Hypomnemata In the contemporary world, an artefact offers a high –fidelity experience. In essence, artefacts refer to objects made specifically for subsequent or later use. Communication-related artefacts can be defined as infrastructures that are made up of various components that work together as one. My…
Freud’s structure of the mind empathize that the unconscious mind is the repressed thought of our mind and have great relation to our libido. He saw the psyche structured into three parts: id, ego and superego. These three parts are like an “iceberg model”. Ego…
Inspired by Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, thinkers like Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, and later Karen Horney developed their own Neoanalytical theories which incorporated some of Freud’s ideas, but dismissed others; adapting their theories to incorporate their own beliefs about personality and behavior—notably, they all…
Pain There are two reasons why one person comes to another for help; either he has some kind of pain (suffering, discomfort, problem) or he is causing someone else to have such pain who is in turn compelling him to do something about that problem…
Metacognition is one’s own ability to control his cognitive performance. Thinking about learning is one of the strategies that stands out the most. Students nowadays tend to learn passively by memorizing their notes and reading books. Having an aim and achieving it by adjusting your…
When asked about the word “metacognition,” most students can define this word, some have an idea of what it is, and the rest are hearing of this word for the first time. Metacognition is one of the tools we use when learning. It is “knowing…
Bullying behaviours across schools worldwide however, educational psychologists and educational officials have been considering different interventions to reduce bullying and eventually be able to prevent the bullying interaction from occurring. This study proposes an intervention which uses a combination of the intergroup approach and increasing…
