Unlike most psychotherapists of his day, Viktor Frankl was a believer in the importance of finding a meaning for one’s life. He saw people as individuals, as total packages—products of mind, soul, and surroundings—rather than simply as products of genetics. He emphasized heavily the importance...
Infant attachment helps develop many aspects that influence behavior later in life. In many circumstances, attachment trauma can make people more vulnerable to additional trauma, including violence later in life. Gang Violence is a very common phenomenon that effects a large number of people. Exposure...
As stated by Mooney, et al, (2017), the concept of whether people focus on the past, present or future, and how it forms their behavior is referred to as Time Perspective. Zimbardo and Boyd (1999), described Time perspective (TP) as a fundamental dimension in the...
The Chocolate War addresses manipulation, fear and ethics throughout the 1970’s in which the book was set around. Throughout the novel, through the use of characters, Robert Cormier portrays both sides of the two major themes manipulation and fear. The novel presents an understanding of...
The structural portion of Psychoanalytic theory by Sigmund Freud, attempts to explain how the unconscious mind function with three distinct components, namely id, ego and superego and how the conflict between two of the three component could give rise to Marilyn’s behaviours when her phobia...
Introduction Erik Erikson’s was a follower of Jean Piaget and his work/theory was inspired by Piaget and with the work he saw Piaget did, Erikson wanted to expand his theory, but with a different focus. Erik Erikson came up with the Psychosocial Theory and is...
Emotional Intelligence has been criticized for it vague system of assessment. But, it can play a vital role and can have a tremendous impact on how the workplace can be successful. When you can recognize the emotions that you project and how you internalize those...
The biggest advantage of Maslow’s speculation of motivating is that it’s far quite simple to apprehend and even layman can understand and relate to this idea due to the fact we all go through one or different factor of desires excellent pyramid at some stage...
Dr. Barbara LoFrisco, a professor at the University of South Florida, once said, “If you understand why something is important, not only will you be more motivated to understand it, but you will also be able to put your new knowledge into proper context” (LoFrisco,...
Emotions are the most important part of one’s life, in one way or the other it defines a person. It shapes a man’s destiny and defines the way he perceives life. According to the famous Sanskrit saying goes – “Mano Matram Jagat; Mano Kalpitam Jagat”...
“Decent human being”. Goleman, 1995 restructured the idea and expressed high EI with “maturity & character”. Though all these ideas about EI seem to be speculative & it is clear that the construct of EI has been misinterpreted in the literature hence the same was...
If a child or a young person faces some sort of trauma, grief or loss, they face barriers in forming a positive relationship. They often find it difficult if they lost someone close to them. Childhood bereavement may have both a short-term and longer-term impact...
I am intrigued by the abundance of companion animals present in the hands of youths around me, and hence, would like to investigate as to how pet ownership influence youths’ social-emotional development in Singapore. In order to do so, I researched for articles detailing similar...
Introduction Leadership is an important skill to develop if you want to succeed in your chosen profession. You don’t need to be in a leading position to be a great leader, developing strong leadership skills will benefit you no matter where you are placed in...
Introduction Upon the culmination of my educational journey, my aspiration is to venture into the realm of foreign language education. The educational sphere, as a whole, demands a particular set of communication skills. To be deemed an effective educator, one must possess adept public speaking...
In the first article, “Why and How Do We Help”, by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, the author takes a look at the various reasons as to why bystanders act the way they do. She explains the theory of “diffusion of responsibility”. Bystanders don’t help in a...
Attachment theory is a psychological model that attempts to describe the long-term and short-term relationships. However, attachment theory is not formulated as a general theory of relationships. It addresses how human beings respond within relationships when hurt, separated from loved ones, or perceiving a threat....
Introduction The self-concept is the perspective of how an individual sees himself/herself. It is based on the principle in which a person believes himself to be and how others perceive him to be. It is closely related to self-awareness and self-esteem but the latter have...
Bystander Intervention in school’s bullying situations Versus the drowning child analogy Have you ever wondered why it is possible for a human being to watch another human being suffer under the hands of a bully and do nothing to intervene? Back in 1968, John Darley...