The purpose of this paper is to discuss the writer’s personal theory of psychotherapy, which was developed from the amalgamation of aspects of several generally accepted theories. The application of this theory will be done using the case of Stan. According to Prochaska & Norcross (2003), “psychotherapy is the informed and intentional application of clinical […]
On my journey to find a piece of art for my term paper, I was excited because this was the first time I had gone to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and I felt it was going to be a experience to last a lifetime. I wanted to pick a painting that was attractive […]
Case Summary/Case Conceptualization Identifying Information: Kevin is a thirty-something-year-old, single, Caucasian male; referred to Gibson Center for Wellness mandated by the court system as part of his sentencing. Kevin reports living alone underneath the Philadelphia Zoo, where he works, in the basement of the maintenance building. Kevin states he has never been married and does […]
Arguably, explaining the complex issue of personal identity and philosophy of the mind (memory) has been among the facets that have dominated many discussions in psychology. Personal identity has a lot to do with aspects of cognitive psychology whereas memory deals a lot with the philosophy of the mind (Greenwood 336). The later has been […]
Abraham Maslow, a humanist psychologist claimed that a basic human being desires to be accepted by others as relationships are a significant source of happiness or unhappiness. People live in families and form other groups such as friendships and partnerships to define themselves in terms of being important to others as relationships tend to influence […]
‘One treatment fits all’. Discuss this in relation to psychological treatments for prisoners and offenders. From the introduction of prisons, the opinions of both the public and government have had to find a balance between punishment and rehabilitation (Craig et al, 2013). Early research points to a split in the public’s ideas of sanctioning- ‘Although […]
Decades of studies and research into the mass media portraying evident allegations upon hostile aggression in society, is being linked to viewing anti social behaviour in the media and is somewhat of an open subject, with much controversy and hearsay. Mass media corporations such as newspaper publications, video game industries, film makers and television programmes […]
Psychopathic patients prove to be a great danger to society, so it’s essential to contrive a treatment that is effective. Schema therapy, developed by Young, might be the solution for these hard to reach patients. The main features of this therapy are creating a safe attachment, which the therapist tries to achieve by connecting with […]
During this assignment the memory models that will be compared are Attkinson and Shiffrin’s (1970) multi- store model and Craik and Lockhart’s (1972) Levels of processing. We will not only be comparing the memory models but also evaluating and looking at the opposing studies. The case studies and theorists that are looked at develop very […]
The theories of cognitive abilities have been advanced through the conglomeration of two similar theories on the structure of human cognitive abilities which have provided a trend in intelligence theories. In particular, Cattell (1941) and Horn (1965) theoretical frameworks on unitary traits that reflects certain basic aspect of cognitive functioning (Fogerty & Stankov, 1988) along […]
