Essays on Psychology

The way I decided to observe this child was through a naturalistic observation. He is three and a half years old, small blue eyed blonde haired boy, I met him through a friend of mine who is constantly around children through home care services, such as nannying, and through working at park districts. Either way,...

Since human beings are naturally social and learn through observation besides the instinct mechanism, major aspects of human psychology and behavior are shaped by social influence. For example, language, gender roles, dressing mode, and taboos are formed based on an individual’s cultural exposure. As a result, people develop attitudes, behaviors, and values that are consistent...

Attention is an important function of our everyday life. William James (1890) distinguished between active and passive modes of attention, with active attention being controlled by the individual’s goals and expectations and passive being controlled by external stimuli such as loud noise. Focused and divided is also an important distinction, with focused (selected) attention being...

It is obvious that male and female behaviour are different due to genetic make-up. Aggressive behaviour research has been conducted to prove that this does exist in young African Americans. Studies that were conducted thoroughly pay close attention to patterns between each group. Inter-city public schools will be chosen made up of mainly African Americans...

Art Therapy is an integrative methodology to analysis that enhances and develops the psychological health of characters, people, and societies. The word ‘art therapy’ was invented in 1942 by artist Adrian Hill. Many authors in the emotional wellness field started to portray their work with individuals in treatment as ‘art therapy’. Different benefactors incorporate Florence...

Gender bias has been an issue for several centuries now. Evolution supposedly changes the world and the humans. But the society never seems to have changed as much as it appears. It is known that throughout the years men have favoured way more than women. Sure, there are several legendary stories of women fighting for...

“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?”  Anonymous Child abuse does not come in one single package, but it created a life hell, Child sexual abuse has reached a critical situation in India. Child sexual abuse is a form of child maltreatment that...

This essay will explore the topic of attachment style that a social care worker could observe in an 18-month-old infants at crèche, the care of infants in the modern world has changed in the last century, many kids spending more time of their early childhood years look after by other people’s other than their parents,...

Adolescence is the period following the onset of pubcrty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult. Youth enters this developmental stage with the body and mind of a child, later on in life it exits with the body and mind of an adult. This paper includes six dimensions of development...

Today athletes are projected as role models in society, heroes for our children to look up to. This comes with great responsibility to not only the role model, but to the parents and guardians of impressionable children. The role model has changed from past years, I contend, not in a good way. Starting in the...