Psychology Essays

The patient in question is an adult woman of Indian Origin living in the United States. She is thirty-eight years of age, working in a multinational company in a managerial position. She is recently divorced and a single mother of a ten-year-old child. Mrs Desai began to exhibit signs of hysteria and paranoia with delusional episodes.

Motivation is a psychological process that causes the arousal, direction, and persistence of voluntary actions that are goal-directed. Process theories show how workers select behavioral actions to meet their needs and determine their choices. For instance, the employees are motivated if they are aware that they will benefit from pursuing a certain course of action.

I was observing the debate closely and in the back of my mind, I was thinking of a suitable solution to the problem. It is a core part of my job to ensure the business’s stability and to make sure that the business is catering to the needs of the customers. My clientele base includes a number of customers who would ask for my help in a crisis. 

The information he five friends encode about the offender from the initial viewing of the event will depend both on the environment and personal attributes. If initial encoding is weak, then subsequent memory-contaminating events are likely to distort the information given by the witness and hence the accuracy of the testimony.

The upbringing of a child does affect his adult life. In the book is clear how childhood events cause the posttraumatic disorder. They affect adulthood life. They do affect social relationships and the nature of which one perceives life changes drastically. The revenge attitude and failure to recognize oneself is what haunts them while growing.

Money is one of the underlying causes of stress in this generation. This generation is mainly relying on the older generation to provide money for their daily. This becomes worse in cases where the people they rely on are not able to provide their basics. Importantly, most students are said to lack enough money to further their studies.

To determine the value of termination is one of the most crucial parts of the session. When the goal of expressive work and personal transformation takes place and the patient is able to overcome the fears, talk about them freely, and accepting it a part of her life by gaining understanding about the parts of odds. 

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experiences, strength, and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership. 

Due to the changing nature of interests, people begin to feel disconnected from their studies and jobs after reaching a particular level. For instance, a psychology student close to graduation might not be as interested in his studies as he was at the time of admission. This subsequently leads to discomfort in career choices. 

The author states that the patient’s involvement in seeking pleasure from drinking and drugs is observed. Loneliness and unemployment pushed him into a state of denial and low self-esteem. This made him more depressed every day. Depression destroyed his physical, emotional and social life.

This type of disorder can occur at any age, and it exhibits an unusual prevalence in children who have exposure to traumatic childhoods. Due to the trauma that such children face, they may begin to exhibit a unique detachment from the real issues affecting them. In other cases, they may have extreme resentment towards themselves because of something traumatic that happened in their life.

A Clockwork Orange is written by Anthony Burgess which is one of his most popular books, also his least favorite one. The work of Burgess in this book became quite controversial by the 20th century, where a lot of people attribute the controversy to Stanley Kubrick`s movie adaptation based on the book, with little variations.

According to the FBI crime report, a mass murderer is described as a person who kills more than four people in the event of an attack excluding the attacker. However, the FBI distinguishes a spree killer from a mass murderer because of the former strikes in more than one location, but relatively within a short time period.

If Rape Were Legal, is one of the stories that the psychologist Irvin D. Yolam wrote in his book Love's Executioner & Other Tales of Psychotherapy. If rape Were Legal is a story that focuses on the relationship between Yolam and a cancer patient by the name of Carlos. Carlos had incurable lymphoma, and he is in his last stages.

What makes one beautiful however is debatable because the standards vary and are distorted to serve a certain purpose. At present beauty, is presented not just for the aesthetic purpose that would be pleasing to the senses but rather to stir discontent on the general public about how they should look, sound and move.

Mundane conflicts are part of everyday life. They are frustrating and test the limits of someone's patience. Effective communication or competence holds the key to diffuse or escalate the situation. The study by Brew et al. (2011) investigated the differences between Western and Chinese cultures on their perception of competence.

Having been a community counseling student at the College Counseling Center at the local university, James admits one of his challenges as having limited diversity in his relationships.  However, he is quick to state that this is not an important issue because he intends to open up a private practice in his home town immediately after graduation. 

This study expounds on what child abuse is and its effects on the development of a child. It provides an introduction to child abuse types and the development domains that are affected by the abuse. The study also includes information on the methods used in carrying out the research. Results and discussions of the course are also provided in this study paper.

 The book has been chosen for the report because it covers the theme of the report – human and animal interrelationships. Moreover, it is important to study human-animal interrelationships because it has both animal and human characters that interact throughout each chapter.

Although he is not that reserved to the extent that he keeps most of the things to himself and would like to stay in highly secluded conditions, he is not comfortable with situations that warrant a lot of interactions with other individuals.  In this sense, he requires a job that does not entail talking, sharing, or exchange.

One of the ethical issues has to do with decision-making. Every decision made affects George directly to the extent that the impact can be felt in the present and in the future. There are critical and necessary decisions that might be necessary in order to save George from depression and various challenges faced.

The most important thing after the reading of the book is the application of its theory on practice. However, it is also the most difficult part of it. The book of Peterson inspired me for further correction of my communication skills. Earlier I was concentrated only on my own opinion and a lot of my conversations more looked like a competition.

Studies have indicated that older working adults show different work behavior from that observed in their earlier years. There have been several efforts to determine the impact of aging on workers' productivity. Such studies mainly focus on the impacts but not on aging individuals' changes since employers fund many of them.

Al, the professor in charge of the program, discovers her plight in advance and sorts to help her, In a twist of events. Al, in turn, makes a shocking revelation after a student who is not familiar to him hands over an examination booklet with Sarah's name on it.

Individuals’ anxiety rises with pressure to conform to leanness and muscularity or an aesthetic ideal this is socially associated with the ability of an athlete. As demonstrated in this article, body dysmorphic disorder is significant when acting on body perceptions of an athlete as it engenders an extreme preoccupation.

Being ethical requires much more than abiding by the professional code of conduct and ethics demanding confidentiality. A mentioned earlier, my philosophy and values are towards upholding ethics. Ethics surround the practice of counseling and are taken seriously in that profession. There is a specific code of ethics for psychologists and which has to be adhered to strictly at all times failure to which legal measures are taken.

The term autism is used to refer to a psychological disorder recognized as Autism Spectrum Disorder and people suffering from this disorder experience issues while communicating with others and experience social difficulties. Autism has several types and has several symptoms associated with it.

The case study with Dr. Jones and Mr. Albertson is quite complicated because it involves close interaction between a psychotherapist and a client surpassing the limits of counseling. The issues that arise in the described case concern the aspects of privacy and confidentiality, education and training of the specialist, her competence, and human relations.

Within this scenario, it remains not reasonably vivid whether Mr. Albertson does require therapy because he has serious problems with perception of reality due to his cognitive impairment. Therefore, probably it would be even more reason to cease the therapy until the client can assess the reality adequately.

In Smith’s case, her identity is pertinently impoverished. Also, Smith’s behaviour shows that her identity is poorly developed. Smith also exhibits an unstable self-perception that is closely linked to self-criticism and acute feelings of loneliness and emptiness, as well as dissociative behaviour under duress. Regarding self-direction, Smith displays instability in aspirations, career objectives, and values.

Of all the ethical obligations in a counseling relationship, patient-therapist confidentiality is the most crucial ethical obligation in my opinion. This is because counseling requires total confidentiality. People face different problems and ensuring that these problems stay between them and their therapists is imperative (Corey, 1990). 

The disorders that occur during infancy or childhood include Autism spectrum and autism, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, motor disorder, and Down syndrome. The disorders have multiple causes that range from genetics, metabolism, deprivation, immune status, nutrition factors, exposure to trauma, environmental status, and toxicity (Association, American Psychiatric, 2013).  

It is notable that there are six core competencies of MRT. These are Self-awareness, Self-Regulation, Optimism, Mental Agility, Strengths of Character, and Connection. This helps in attaining effective leadership skills among the senior leaders and thereby, led to the attainment of resilience to the soldiers and their family members at large.

This essay focuses on the negative implications of divorce on the wellbeing of children under the age of 18. It is noted that the coping mechanism of adults is better than that of children since adults can make sound judgment pertaining to various issues that affect their lives. Children are more affected by broken families.

Causes and impacts of environmental issues can be related to psychology through a field of study known as environmental psychology. It includes the study of the interrelationship between human behavior, cognition and their impacts on society. The study also explains ways that humans affect both natural and built environments and vice versa. The focus on environmental psychology is important since humans cause most of the environmental issues.

I now understand that the client is expected to focus on their experiences, feelings, moods, and behaviors with the aim of facilitating change. The coursework enabled me to acknowledge that the counselor plays a critical role in facilitating change through inspiring and motivating change, establishing trust with the client.

The primary features of ASD, begin in infancy, though the effect of these may not be visible until there is a vital change in an individual’s life. These changes are as a change in school. It is estimated that a single individual in a group of 100 individuals in Britain has autism spectrum disorder.

The book aims at offering psychological support to people with self-esteem issues and encourages those who are depressed. Moreover, the book is vital in explaining the techniques of handling people and how to be influential. The book targets the society at large, and the how they interact amongst themselves.

The team worked under the concept of an upward spiral of grief while implementing strategies related to the Every Child Matters Act. Hence, the paper proves that play holds great significance in the life of a child. The introduction of play can alleviate stress from the young minds, thus, helping them grow emotionally and physically in the best possible manner.

The book begins with the story of Jill, who is a depressed young lady. She thinks about various counselors while she tries to think about who is the right counselor. Some will advise her religiously while others will not, some may also opt to use therapy to solve emotional problems in patients. With this, the book thus says that the counselors are confused too.

Using the different subtopics in his work, the author is able to explain various phenomena in life and derive meanings. For instance, he discusses the essence of existence and emphasizes the thought that man should live as if he has been given a second chance. He further takes his time in the book to explain the meaning of love.

In her book "Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age", Jackson explains how technological advancements have corroded the capacity of human brains to focus deeply. Jackson presents a multi-dimensional image of the way attention shapes people, how it defines mental prowess, and tones our psychology to mindful happiness.

To help fear of flying people, special programs are available. People use stress inoculation training, flooding, relaxation techniques and systemic desensitization to manage a fear of flying in most cases. This information is based on controlled research on the exposure and therapy covering the fear of flying.

In medication, there are two types which include anti-depressants and anti-anxiety. In obsessive-compulsive disorders, the distinguishing characteristic is that people have unreasonable thoughts. Individuals often are culminated with fear and thus lead to repetitive behaviors. Body dysmorphic disorder is one that an individual believes that their appearance is defective and should be covered.

ADR is a process used in lieu of judicial process, in litigation and administrative adjudication to solve disputes and conflicts and to fasten social justice (Nabatchi, 2007). Thus the residences of Spark Island, are seeking a faster and effective way of addressing their interests, whereas Timor County is seeking ways of improving its financial health by tapping into the lucrative tourist market.

The author states that the child in such instances is expressly different from most of his or her peers and, therefore, less understood or accepted, Solomon, observes. It is true that the vertical identities tend to be reinforced from the earliest time they are detected. They are usually respected and accepted as identities.

Major depression is a mental disorder in which feelings of melancholy, loss, exasperation, or frustration disrupt an individual’s daily life for weeks or longer (Pollit, 2013). Signs of major depression consist of diminished thinking memory and decision-making; clients have a negative mood and lack motivation, apathy, and social withdrawal.

The external perception has an undeniable effect upon our inner identity, a perception heavily influenced by the media. “We want our lives to match our vision of the good life, itself largely a product of the media. We want to have the right clothes, the right car, the right house, the right job, the right spouse, the right children, even the right toothpaste”.

 Neil is a 6-year-old Maori boy who used to live in a close-knit community prior to coming to Australia. Neil is a cheerful and energetic child who has grown speaking his native language and he has also been exposed to English and various dialects. However, he has not acquired standard English, his articulation is poor and he resorts to baby talk.

Flashbulb memories are unusual in that they retain minutiae not usually present in memories of everyday activities and differ further in that they also have what Brown and Kulik called a primary, or live, quality. One further striking feature is that flashbulb memories appear to endure for years and decades without noticeably degrading.