Psychology
Psychoanalytic diagnosis is the study of the personality and personality pathology. It is an investigation of the human brain. There are several theories such as self, object relations, relational orientation, etc., that affect our conceptualizations of character. These theories are dynamic and contribute to the personality assessment. Psychoanalytic diagnosis involves the so-called talking therapy to analyse the root causes of behavioural changes and feelings. It is done by exploring the relation between the unconscious and conscious mind and the behavioral or emotional changes. Read More
Sociopathy is a term used in reference to psychopathy or antisocial personality disorders. An individual who has been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder presents a pervasive pattern of violation of, and disregard for other people’s rights. Such a pattern starts with from childhood but sometimes, it can begin in early adulthood, moving on into adulthood (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Sociopathy affects both men and women, although most psychopaths tend to be men, probably because many of the studies conducted on the subject have men as the subjects. Read More
I intend within this task to investigate and compare the gestalt therapy with the client-centred therapeutic approach, to show the historical development of the Gestalt therapy, and to demonstrate the similarities and differences in the therapeutic methods and goals. I as well intend to analyse the strengths and limitations of both Gestalt therapy and person-centred therapy. Psychotherapy is an area of study in psychology that actually deals with the processes of prevention and treatment of psychological pains and functional incompetence. According to Corey (2009) psychotherapy refers to a mechanism where two people engage and dialogue with a core purpose of changing through therapeutic venture. Klonicki (2002) further explains psychotherapy as a state of being in an association with a specially educated person in order to discuss your psychological problems in an emphatic way to boost an individual’s self-recovery means from his pains and emotional imbalances. Read More
Various research reviews appears to agree with the theory that the academic performance of students is dependent on psychological, socio-economic, as well as environmental factors. According to these research findings, some of the factors that have an impact on the academic performance of students include learning abilities due to the claim that students should and can learn at higher levels; nonetheless, this should not be seen as a hindrance as other factors like gender, sex, and race also impacts on the academic performance of students (Ali, Akhter, Shahzad,., Sultana & Ramzan Hansen, 2011). Read More
Communication, Mentoring and Counselling Skills for Youth
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Motivation Theory
Motivation refers to a psychological process which stimulates an individual to engage in persistent, goal oriented and voluntary actions towards the desired direction or goal. Leadership plays a significant role in the motivation of employees. The differences in personality, attitudes, behaviors and beliefs among people mean that individuals get their motivation from different sources. In this essay, I describe my sources of motivation, their significance and the situational factors related this motivation.The need for achievement is my greatest source of motivation as a student and employee. I have a strong desire for personal and professional growth. This influences my purposive... Read More
Human Growth and Behaviour
Student Registration Number Human Growth and BehaviorCode + course nameProfessor?s nameHuman Growth and BehaviorMany regard the family to be the simple unit of a father mother and kids. Family is the basic unit of sociality and members have different roles to play in the family system for cohesion (Schwartz, 1995 pp 40). None of the family members can effectively live in the family system without the other. The family systems theory actually suggests that every member plays a role in the family. In our case, James is actually the father and the sole breadwinner for the family. Mary on... Read More
Human Growth and Behavior - An Overview
Human Growth and BehaviorMany regards the family to be the simple unit of a father mother and kids. Family is the basic unit of sociality and members have different roles to play in the family system for cohesion (Schwartz, 1995). None of the family members can effectively live in the family system without the other. The family systems theory actually suggests that every member plays a role in the family. In our case, James is actually the father and the sole breadwinner for the family. Mary on her part is the homemaker and mother to the kids. She is the... Read More
