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Literature Review on Christian and Psychological Theories of Personality

mind of the observed and verified by a criteria of "consistency, coherence and practical usefulness" (Ehrenreich, 1997, p. 34). A ...

X- AND Y-THEORY AND LOGISTICS

empowerment and the taking of responsibility. Though it might seem as though these two are at the opposite end of the spectrum, le...

Application of Psychological Theory in Antwone Fisher

to move on in a positive direction. 2. Phenomenological Person Centered Carl Rogers Self- Antwone has aggressive feelings, which l...

Addiction Behaviors and Two Psychological Theories

up with them. They will become compulsive and obsessive about getting their drug or drink. Classical conditioning theory would e...

Comparative Analysis of 3 Psychological Theories

someone ... we are not saying that he or she is in a particular internal state or condition. Instead, we are characterizing the pe...

Utilizing the Id, Ego, and Superego

the superego drove the subconscious. According to Freud, it is these three forces that need to get along in order for us to functi...

Is It Possible to Be Born a Criminal?

strange and terrible" (Lanier and Henry, p. 94). Interestingly, this theory was supported by sociologist Richard Dugdale, who art...

B.F. Skinner's Contributions

Law of Effect. In the Law of Effect positive effects serve to strengthen the stimulus/response connection while negative effects ...

Twelve Step Meeting Philosophy

saying the above statement. The names change and the nature of the addiction changes with the substance, but the goal and reward ...

An At-Risk Brooklyn Youth Case Study

involved in drug dealing and in fact, by the time he would turn 14 years old, would carry a gun ("Shawn," 1993). By the time he is...

Virginia Axline's Dibs in Search of Self

When he does venture out to join a playgroup, he is unresponsive. He is only capable of communicating in monosyllables and in stri...

Aging Theories

of mid-life to the later years of life (Atchley, 2002). In fact, Atchley (2002) argues that continuity is the most substantial st...

Behaviorism

to demonstrate that negative exposure at an early age can determine the onset of phobias. Watson developed along this Behaviorist...

Parent and Child According to the Attachment Theory

how the child or infant would react to separation based on the initial strength of the attachment experienced with the mother. T...

A Psychological Profile of Madonna

This paper examines various aspects of the life, personality, and behaviors of the pop star Madonna. The author utilizes the psyc...

Psychology and the Place of Sigmund Freud

in psychology over the years. Freuds tradition envelopes the idea that childhood is very significant and that the mind is compris...

Mentally Ill Individuals, Dreams, and the Theories of Carl Jung

account but does not negate the deep dark crevices of the mind that dreams grow in. Everyone has had a horrific nightmare a...

Issues of Organizational Behavior

forth (Lambert, Edwards and Cable, 2003). The massive downsizing of organizations that was so prevalent in the 1980s and continu...

Listening to Color

afraid of certain colors, and therefore it falls to an interior designer to educate them on the psychology of color and to underst...

Freud's Drive Theory and the Film Antwone Fisher

progress over time underscores the influence that early childhood experiences have on the way in which an adult learns to function...

The Impact of Mayo and Maslo on the Workplace Consortium

among any human population, which is why it is not uncommon to see on a resume that any given individual has utilized methods of f...

Human Sexuality Theories

stop him from engaging in such behavior. As mankind has become more civilized, so to speak, they have become to be more educated a...

The Benefits of Reconciliation Among Warring Factions

for empathy, and the desire for reconciliation (Walker and Gorsuch, 2004). For example, Walker and Gorsuch (2004) contend that th...

Autism: How Developmental Psychology Can Inform Practice

and after the training sessions, with results being virtually the same (Chin et al, 2000). Theory of mind, the ability to attribu...

Children of Parents Who Are Incarcerated

In four pages this essay considers the more than 1.5 million children whose parents are presently incarcerated and examines statis...

Theories of Child Development

what is good or bad for childrens development is riddled with methodological flaws and the results subject to many different, even...

Jung's Collective Unconscious and Psyche Reconciliation

In five pages this paper discusses the psychological theories of Carl Jung as they pertain to the collective unconscious, archaic ...

Unique Murderers and Criminological Explanations

an early incident sent Gacy to prison for molesting a teenager and then his wife divorced him (1997). After he served a short pris...

The Trajectories and Paths of Adolescent Development

In eight pages the psychological theory of trajectories and paths as they relate to adolescent development are presented along wit...

Grief, Mourning, and Psychology

In seven pages this paper examines grief and mourning processes of people in this overview of Carl Jung's psychological theories. ...