Essays on Psychology

The working of any organization or community requires the guidance of several rule and norms, which all people subscribe to without favor or prejudice. Every culture has an implicit and explicit characteristic that defines how people behave within the same environment. Explicit attributes of culture refer to the observable and...

One form of therapy that is currently used to treat psychological disorders is behavior therapy. Behavior therapy is a major psychotherapy field comprised of a wide array of therapeutic interventions that directly alter problem behaviors by changing the underlying conditions that sustain them (Spiegler, 2018). At the very core of...

Play is a detrimental aspect in children’s life. It dates back to many centuries back, where different philosophers tried to incorporate this aspect for kindergarten children. Today, they have been recognized as the pioneers of play. For instance, Lev Vygotsky, Friedrich Froebel, and Jean Jacques Rosseau are among the notable...

This paper is an assessment of the medical case study of a young girl and the prognosis that is given to her. The case study depicts Kant’s considerations that are based on the factors of risk and truthfulness.  We begin by discussing the medical conditions and factors that acted as...

Human Behavior and Psychological Problems Human beings tend to be mad to a certain percentage. These attributes are seen from the works of Oliver (1998), he looks at his patients as exhibiting certain traits that are not reasonable. They are beyond human doubt. This is an issue that arises when people...

Consciousness and its Kinds Often, we end up doing lots of dumb things while in real sense we are smart and intelligent. This situation is well explained by studying consciousness. Consciousness is defined as being awake and aware of the things taking place around us as well as the things that...

In his book, About Virtue, Alasdair McIntyre hails humans as the storytelling animal. He argues that from birth to death, human beings present a narratable life and their actions are held accountable. Therefore, human beings tend to live as if they are telling a story although unconsciously. For instance, most...

Telepathy: Fact or Fiction? Telepathy is the process of transferring thoughts from one brain to another. Many people argue that telepathy is not real.. Critical thinking is crucial in psychological science since it enables analysis, evaluation, explanation, and restructuring of thinking hence decreasing risks of adoption. This paper is going to...

Categorical Imperative Categorical imperative refers to ethics which a person is required to accomplish in life. Immanuel Kant first discussed the concept of imperative and morals in the book The Metaphysics of Morals in 1797. Personal Example 1 A personal example of the categorical imperative is a situation where I used dubious means...

It is common for individuals to use the words mind and brain interchangeably but the question at hand is, are these two the same? The logical description of brain implies the morphological and physical structure where the mind resides. The mind refers to the sum of all functional operations and...

Teachers teaching preschool children learning English for the first time need not understand the children’s native language to know how to go about it. Many languages are taught to children just the way English is. Predictably, children learning English for the first time tend to be nervous, silent and observant....

“There is no objective right and wrong because people never agree about what is right and wrong”. I agree with the statement, "There is no objective right and wrong since people never concede to what is right and wrong." Going by the example of ethics and morals ,the above statement...