Essays on Psychological Theories

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Multiple Intelligence: Analysis of The Concept and Theories

2 pages / 1094 words

A strength of Gardner’s theory is case studies used of talented individuals in different fields as evidence to support his theory. Another important part of multiple intelligence is evidence for Gardner’s cross-cultural data that a variety of skills are distinguished by different cultures. The theory...

Emotional Intelligence Intelligence Theory of Multiple Intelligences

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Relationship Between Mother and Child: Importance of Bonding

3 pages / 1577 words

Defining Bonding Bonding is a term that is commonly used to describe the overall relationship between mother and child. Several authors have suggested that bonding can be described by two related aspects: the mother’s concerns and actions for the safety and well-being of the child...

Attachment Theory Mother Parent-Child Relationship

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What Makes You You: Exploring Socialization and Identity

2 pages / 1018 words

Introduction An important question that always been asked is what makes a person identify with themselves. In other words, what makes you you? A question that is a very relatable to this one is the nature versus nurture question. It is someone’s environment that makes...

Behaviorism Personal Identity Socialization

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What Life Event Had The Most Influence on You and Why: Behavioral Perspectives

4 pages / 1683 words

Introduction “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” (Powell). A significant life event that has helped me develop into the person I am today was becoming valedictorian of my middle school class. During those 3 years of middle...

Classical Conditioning Life Changing Experience Operant Conditioning

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Relationship Between Mother and Child: Impact on Child Development

4 pages / 1632 words

Introduction A little boy called Jack who is four years old. Jack has had a good life and has just started primary school and is making lots of friends but at the start he didn’t want his mother to leave. He has always got what...

Attachment Theory Childhood Development Mother

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Bond Between Mother and Child: a Nature Vs Nurture Perspective

6 pages / 2511 words

Introduction In this essay, I would like to address how the neurobiological approach to explaining developmental trauma relates to the theory of ‘nature’ compared to how the attachment approach attempts to explain developmental trauma with links to both ‘nature’ and ‘nurture’. I will be referring...

Attachment Theory Nature Versus Nurture Parenting

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Gestalt and Analytical Therapy: a Counseling View of Human Nature

8 pages / 3492 words

My historical context that led to my view of human nature would have to be from my love of sciences, and my belief that anything you know comes from experience. Specifically experiences that a person went through during their lifetime that left an impact. This...

Human Nature Psychoanalysis Psychoanalytic Theory

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Looking Glass Self': How Social Interactions Shape Our Identities

2 pages / 756 words

The term looking glass self was created by Charles Horton Cooley in his essay on Human Nature and the Social Order. He was an American sociologist who used this term to describe it as our reflection of how we think we appear to others. To...

Self Concept Self Identity Social Psychology

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Communication as a Mirror into Who You Are: The Role of Self-concept

3 pages / 1591 words

Introduction This essay explores the idea that communication is a mirror into who you are, focusing on self-concept and the challenges of navigating through one’s own self-concept. The essay will argue that communication is influenced by cultural background and personal experiences, and that understanding one’s...

Interpersonal Communication Self Concept

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Attachment Theory in Social Work Practice: Exploring The Potential

2 pages / 1133 words

Introduction To further illustrate how the attachment theory can be utilized in social work practice, in the essay it will be featured with a case study as a practice example. Pseudo-names will be applied to the individuals of the case study in accordance with the...

Attachment Theory Social Work

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Personal Reflection on Tutoring Experience: Learning Concepts

6 pages / 2678 words

Tutoring experience essays provide valuable insights into the challenges and rewards of working with students to help them achieve their academic goals. In this essay I will share my experience of tutoring in my homework club and learning concepts and theories of understanding knowing and...

Behaviorism Humanism Lev Vygotsky Theory

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The Concept of Ego Ideal Within Superego

1 page / 590 words

This week’s reading task focused on the structural model of Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis. He argus in this theory that human behaviour is the result of the interaction between the three components of the mind: the id, the ego, and the super-ego. Freud’s theory highly...

Id Ego and Superego Sigmund Freud

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Theory of Motivational: Context and Process Theories

5 pages / 2206 words

Motivational theory is tasked with discovering what drives individuals to work towards a goal or outcome. Businesses are interested in motivational theory because motivated individuals are more productive, leading to more economic use of resources. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay...

Maslow’S Hierarchy of Needs Motivation

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Motivation: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

4 pages / 1640 words

Introduction Motivation is the process of stimulating people to take the actions that will allow them to achieve their goals/ motives, (Juneja, no date). The word motivation comes from the word motive, which is the key determinant of your behavior. If we can understand an...

Maslow’S Hierarchy of Needs Motivation

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Analysis of The Protagonist of 'Pay It Forward' Movie Through The Theory of Attachment

4 pages / 1941 words

Introduction The character name is Trevor McKinney for this assignment from the movie Pay it Forward. The character is in Erik Erikson’s late school-age stage which is the fourth stage industry vs inferiority. The theory that will be using John Bowlby’s Attachment theory. Made-to-order essay...

Attachment Theory Film Analysis Pay It Forward

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Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud: Restructuring of Psychoanalytic Theories

3 pages / 1401 words

Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud are the prominent names of psychoanalytic theory. The interpretations of dreams, conscious and unconscious, sexuality, and religion are the main concerns of Freud’s and Jung’s studies, however, they also have distinctive arguments about common topics. Contrary to Freud’s theory of...

Carl Jung Psychoanalytic Theory Sigmund Freud

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Theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung

3 pages / 1497 words

The psychoanalytic theories place emphasis on the role that the unconscious plays in personality development. In other words, these theories suggest that much of what motivates our behavior lies outside of our awareness. While the role of the unconscious is central to all of the...

Carl Jung Psychoanalytic Theory Sigmund Freud

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The Importance of Recognizing The Equality of Cultures: The Ineffectiveness of Western Psychology in The African World

4 pages / 1618 words

Introduction We live in a world of many views, perspectives, and beliefs that differ from person to person. We behave differently and express our views in very different ways. People from all around the world tend to have different norms and customs that they consider...

Behaviorism Humanism

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Evaluating Psychoanalytic Theory: Importance of Childhood for Personality Development

5 pages / 2094 words

What are the common characteristics of human personality? What leads to the difference between people? As early as the end of the 19th century, the discussion of human personality has already become a common and stable study. Influenced by Sigmund Freud, Eric Erikson alters Freud’s...

Childhood Experience Psychoanalytic Theory