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Overview of Constructivism

cognition and a good deal of the theory is related to child development research, with particular emphasis on Piaget ("Construct...

Play Therapy and Behavior

allowed for recognition of human thought as an "integral part of human behavior" (OConnor, 1991, p. 26). Prior to this point, beha...

Research Article Analysis

review, the authors of the study indicate that they came to the conclusions that comprehensive psychophysiological theories need t...

The Genetic Basis of Anxiety Disorders

Bouton, Mineka and Barlow (2001, 4) comment: "Anxiety, an anticipatory emotional state that functions to...

Youthful Consumers

approximately $2.2 billion of their own money in 1968; that amount increased to $4.2 billion in 1984, which quadrupled to $17.1 bi...

Psychological Counseling and the Cognitive Behavioral Method

occur on an everyday basis. Some errors are minor but others can have disastrous consequences. Some can even lead to increased l...

Racism and Cognitive Dissonance

into a state of psychological dissonance, which, in turn, produces an unpleasant tension (Rudolph, 2003). According to Festinger, ...

Psychosis in Adolescents and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

the age of seven, the prevalence of the disorder does increase with age (2003). Childhood schizophrenia forms a continuum with the...

Pain Requirements of Cognitive-Impasired Nursing Home Residents

expressing his or her misery. Such caregivers may have experienced patients who are as likely to cry out, thrash around, or simply...

What Happens When You Are Tired

Did you know that between 50 and 70 million adults in the United States have sleep disorders. The people are unable to function at...

Attitudes about an Object

This 3 page paper provides an overview of object perceptions as it relates to attitude formation. This paper explains how cognitiv...

Reality Orientation, Remiscence, and CBT

This paper explains, describes, and discusses three specific therapies that can be used with dementia patients. They are: reality ...

One Possible Intervention for Schizophrenia

There have been a number of psychotherapeutic approaches used to treat schizophrenia and other serious mental disorders. The one d...

Elementary Students, Gender, and Science Achievement

This research paper describes research that pertains to the gender gap in science achievement that exists between boys and girls. ...

Assessment of Psychological Studies

In a paper of eight pages, the writer looks at psychological studies. Leadership and cognitive bias are represented issues. Paper ...

REBT by Ellis

Ellis joined cognitive therapy with behavioral therapy and introduced it as Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy in the mid-1950s. ...

One Theory Related to Careers

This essay discusses the writer's job history and how the Social Cognitive Career Theory relates to those choices. The theory is e...

What is the Effect of Training

Companies spend millions of dollars on training manages and employees every year but there have been very few methods offered that...

Psych Questions and Teaching

This research paper offers insight in the influence of Maslow and Piaget on a teacher's pedagogy. The writer also considers the i...

Nutritional Assessment, a Case Study

This research paper pertains to a case study of a young woman. Topics discussed include establishing a rapport with the client and...

Going Off to College, Psychological Theories

This essay describes going off to college as a major life event that can be explained using psychodynamic, behavioral and cognitiv...

Festinger's Theory

There have been many important contributions to social psychology. Many scholars state that the most important theory in the field...

Impact on Those Who Play Computer Games

There has been a debate about the impact of action and violent video and computer games on those who play them. This especially pe...

Child Sexual Abuse among Hispanics and TF-CBT

This research paper presents a literature review that pertains to research that addresses child sexual abuse occurring within Hisp...

Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

This essay has attempted to provide a strong background in marriage and family counseling by reporting a brief history, the needs ...

The Ethics of Using Cognitive Enhancing Drugs by Healthy People

Kerouac scrawled out the infamous story within a three week period and he credited that accomplishment to amphetamines (Foer, 2005...

Why Do People Get Depressed?

they can be successfully treated. According to Joanna Moncrieff (2007), Senior Lecturer, Department of Mental Health Sciences, Un...

Article Critique/Prospective Memory

v. time-based) and 2 level of cognitive load (low v. high). Minimal information processing was required for the low-cognitive load...

Learning Theories-Nursing Education: Annotated Bibliography

Based on their results, the authors suggested nurse educators add more critical thinking exercises to their classroom curriculum. ...

Children Growth and Development

This essay discusses three developmental areas: physical, cognitive, and psychosocial. Theorists include Piaget, Freud, Erikson, M...