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- 101: Anxiety And Depression In Afro-Americans
- ... as depression and or anxiety than do white youths. What should we do? There is a great deal of information and research on the topic of depression and anxiety in psychology. Much work has also been devoted to the causes and treatments of these two behaviours. Unfortunately, however not much work has been devoted to mental health from the Afro-American ... N.G. (1992). Patterns of social affiliation as predictors of depressive symptoms amoung urban blacks. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 33, 242-253 Carson, Robert and Butcher, James. Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life ninth Ed. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 1992 Craig, Kenneth and Dobson Keith (ed.). Anxiety and Depression in Adults and Children. California: Sage Publications, 1995. Kleinman, Arthur ... Health Journal, 21, 156-166. Sartorius, N. and Davidson, H. Depressive Disorders in Different Cultures. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1983. Watson, Gillian and Byrne, Donn and Baron, Robert. Exploring Social Psychology. Scarbrough, Ontario: Allyn & Bacon, 1996. Wong, Frank and Duffy, Karen. Community Psychology. Massachusetts: Allyn & Bacon, 1996.
- 102: Sensation And Perception
- ... conflict with the real dimensions of the object. Despite these inaccuracies however, even if the real dimensions are known, our perception remains reliable. Reference List: Crider, Goethals, Kavanaugh & Solomon, 1989 Psychology (3rd Ed.). Scott, Foresman & co. ERA - March 1998 - The effect of prior experience on perceptual set. Grivas, Down & Carter, 1996 Psychology VCE Units 3 & 4. Macmillan Morris, 1990 Psychology An Introduction (7th Ed.). Prentice-Hall, Inc. Worchel & Shebilske, 1986 Psychology Principles and Applications (2nd Ed.) Prentice-Hall, Inc.
- 103: Pathology Arises Out Fo The Ex
- Concepts of pathology, as treated by the traditions of clinical psychology and psychiatry, define what is normal and abnormal in human behaviour. Various psychological paradigms exist today, each emphasising diverse ways of defining and treating psyopathology. Most commonly utilised is the ... distressed individual to find meaning. It also neglects to consider life beyond the physical, failing to address the more philosophical questions that abound from our very existence. Existential psychiatry and psychology arose in Europe in the 1940 s and 1950 s as a direct response to the dissatisfaction with prevailing efforts to gain scientific understanding in psychiatry (Binswanger 1963). Existentialism is ... A response to, Psychotherapy and Political Evasions. In Dryden, W. & Feltham, C. (Eds.) Psychotherapy and It s Discontents. Buckingham: Open University Press Davison, G. C. & Neale, J. M. (1998). Abnormal Psychology (7th Edition). New York: Wiley Deurzen-Smith, E. (1984). Existential Therapy. In Dryden, W. (ed.), Individual Therapy in Britain. Harper & Row: London Deurzen-Smith, E. (1996). Existential Therapy. In ...
- 104: Aristotle- Thoughts And Philos
- ... Aristotle, in a small town on the north east coast of the peninsula of Chaldice called Stagira. Descendent of a medical family, Aristotle would pursue studies in physical science, biology, psychology, chemistry, zoology, botany, mechanics, mathematics, and many more. You name it, and Aristotle studied it. He was also interested in the search for knowledge. (Aristotle, Barnes PG. 2). A quote ... we understand why the rose is purple or, in another words, why the experience occurred. (Aristotle Barnes Pg 58 - 60). Aristotle spent a lot of his time on biology and psychology. He believed that studying one meant studying the other. He was skilled in the art of dissection, which he probable learned from his father. He dissected over 50 different types ... nutrients. Aristotle believed that some natural substances are alive, while others are inanimate. The distinguishing factor is the substances possession of psuche, which is often translated as soul. Our word, psychology, is a derivative from this word. Psuche is what gives life to an object, and its purpose varies in complexities. The powers of the soul are broken down into ...
- 105: Theories Of Selective Attentio
- ... Review of Twenty-Five Years'. In D.E. Meyer & S. Kornblum (Eds.), Attention and Performance (Vol. XIV). London: MIT Press. Ellis, H.C. & Hunt, R.R. (1993). Fundamentals of cognitive psychology (5th ed). Brown & Benchmark. Madison Eysenck, M.W. & Keane, M.T.(1995), Cognitive psychology : a student's handbook (3rd ed.), Erlbaum, Hove Kahneman, D. & Treisman, A.(1984). 'Changing Views of Attention and Automaticity. In Parasuraman, R. & Davies, D.R. (Eds.). Varieties of attention. Academic P. Orlando Kinchla, R.A.(1992).'Attention'. Annual Review of Psychology. 43: 711-42 Parkin, A.J.(1999).Essential Cognitive Psychology. Draft 23-3-99. University of Sussex.
- 106: Sleep Apnea
- ... sleep, numerous of studies have consistently shown that sleep loss affects daytime performance, sleepiness and mood. One of the first capacities that Dr. Arthur J. Speilman of the Department of Psychology in New York spoke of, is the ability to produce creative solutions to problems., and how being deprive of sleep can impair a patients functional capacity. Dr. Paul Glovinsky, Dr. Spielman's research colleague noted "the focus of psychology is behavior, which at first glance might be thought to cease during sleep". Dr. Glovinsky also noted "neither the mind nor the body truly cease activity during sleep. Far from ... know the joy of being fully rested and fully alert all day long." - William Dement (1988) References Arthur J. Speilman, Phd.D., and Paul B. Glovinsky, Ph.D. - Department of Psychology. The City College of New York Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. - InfoTrac System - Largo, Florida Drs. Robert K. Stoelting, Stephen F. Dierdorf , and Richard L. McCammon. -Second Edition / Anesthesia ...
- 107: Talcott Parsons
- ... focus on morality's place in social action. Soon, Parsons became a full professor in Sociology and began relating other fields to hi own. Two years later, Parsons attended a psychology institute, where he focused on Freud's theories. Parsons started paying attention to anthropology and psychology, and he formed an in depth analysis of the Freudian theory. In 1946, Talcott helped create the department of social relations, in which he was nominated as chairperson. To add ... ran it for many years. This new department was where the elite sociologists learnt their basics and graduated as leading theorists. Parsons also merged three fields of study, anthropology and psychology with sociology, which is still used by modern day sociologists. Even though he contributed in many other ways, Parson theories and views are still his main benefactions to sociology. ...
- 108: Our World Or Brave New World
- ... novel Brave New World, the author Aldous Huxley, warns readers that scientific advances can be a threat to society. This is particularly evident in the fields of biology, technology and psychology. One scientific advance of which Huxley warns readers of is that in biology. In the setting of Brave New World the mass production of humans is accomplished with the Bokanovsky ... can be a danger to society if used without regard for the welfare of mankind. Finally, the most dangerous of all scientific advancements Huxley warns of, is the progress in psychology. In Brave New World, every person is conditioned. The first conditioning technique used is subliminal training. This type of psychology is utilized to program ideas into individual’s minds by a method called hypnopaedia. Hypnopaedia consists of repetitious messages that play over a loudspeaker during sleep. These repetitions are ...
- 109: Invisible Man
- ... Modern Language Association for articles about the use of psychoanalysis for understanding Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man yields one article by Caffilene Allen, of Georgia State University, in Literature and Psychology in 1995. Thus, further study of this subject seems warranted. As Allen points out, "Purely psychoanalytic interpretations of Invisible Man are rare, even though Ellison clearly threads the theories of ... use as a medicinal therapy.(11) In The Critical Tradition, the editor points out that "Lacan approached literature primarily as material that, properly interpreted, illustrated the major concepts of his psychology."(12) Since his theories are illustrated by literature, they will easily fit with this study. The Four Fundamentals of Psychoanalysis, a collection of lectures delivered by Lacan to the Ecole ... Modern Language Association for articles about the use of psychoanalysis for understanding Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man yields one article by Caffilene Allen, of Georgia State University, in Literature and Psychology in 1995. Thus, further study of this subject seems warranted. As Allen points out, "Purely psychoanalytic interpretations of Invisible Man are rare, even though Ellison clearly threads the theories ...
- 110: Does Early Attachment Predict
- ... preschoolers. Child development, 50, 950-959. Bartholomew, K., and Horowitz, l.M. (1991). Attachment styles among young adults: a test of a four category model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 226-224. Bates, J. E., Maslin, C. A., and Frankell , K. A. (1985). Attachment security, mother-child interaction and temperament as predictors of behaviour problem ratings at age three ... predictors of hostile-aggressive behaviour in the pre-school classroom. Child Development, 64, 572-585. Harlow, H. F., and Harlow, M. K. (1977). The young monkeys. In Readings in developmental psychology today (2nd Ed.). Del Mar, CACRM Books. Jocobson, J. L., and Wille, D. E. (1986). The influence of attachment pattern on developmental changes in peer interaction from the toddler to ... from early social relations. Child development, 55, 123-136. Londerville, S., and Main, M. (1981). Security of attachment compliance and maternal training methods in the second year of life. Developmental Psychology, 17, 289, 299. Lyons-Ruth, K., Alpern, L., and Repacholi, B. (1993). Disorganised infant attachment classification and maternal psychosocial problems as predictors of hostile-aggressive behaviour in the pre- ...
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