Essays on Psychology

How Phobias Affect People Fear is an emotion that everyone deals with and in different ways. Fear is when you are scared of something or someone that is dangerous or threatening. Fear can also be caused by thoughts that you have. One thing that might cause you to fear, might not cause someone the same...

Introduction Any visual can provoke humans to feel and interpret things differently. Visuals can include more than simple photographs; they can also be movie scenes, sculptures, and even paintings. Jackson Pollock for example created many different paintings that people strived to comprehend, one iconic piece of his being Lavender Mist, as seen in Figure 1....

Although these two theories have something in common because they both focus on the significance of child’s early encounters or rather the child’s initial experiences, they also have notable contrast. Whereas Erikson concentrates on the child’s caretaker’s responsiveness to the needs of the child, Feud was concerned with significance of child feeding. Freud believed that...

According to Freud’s theory, the id, the ego and the superego help to build up the personality of humans. Most human’s behavior is caused and influenced by the above three elements. When humans are born, they will get the id thich is a major personality component automatically. This aspect of personality is unconscious and motivated...

Play is crucial for the overall development of children, as it contributes to their cognitive, physical, social and emotional wellbeing. Play provides children opportunities to learn about their environment by learning about different materials and textures, such as to build a sandcastle they will need to use wet sand, as dry sand will not form...

 Developmental psychology, is a form of psychology which takes a great focus on the changes and development of humans throughout their lifespan. In this essay I will use psychological theories to explain how developmental psychology (with an emphasis on both attachment and self-esteem) are deemed to be useful in education. American-Canadian psychologist Mary Ainsworth (1973)...

Longitudinal research methods (LRM) allow the researcher to assess change over time (Gillibrand et al, 2011), involving repeated observations (Ployhart and Vandenberg, 2010). The purpose of this design is to specifically examine the individual changes and variations directly (Hofer and Piccinin, 2012). For example, they are used in developmental research to study developmental trends across...

Educational psychology is a highly important work sector as it allows a deeper understanding of how people learn.  This essay will discuss the work sector that is educational psychology in detail regarding its importance and how beneficial this sector has been to society. The first section will briefly explain what an educational psychologist consists of...

When you hear the word Art Therapy, what is the first thing that comes into your mind? To me, when I heard the word Art Therapy I thought about the fine arts. I thought about artists around the world creating something they truly love to do. Also the word therapy, I thought about treatment intended...

Introduction He was born as a psychologist by the name of John Bowlby. He was born in London; there he attended Trinity College in Cambridge. He studied psychology and where he later developed a passion for working with children which he was later inspired to pursue a career as a child psychiatrist. Later on, he...