Psychology

Functions of Autobiographical MemoryHarris, C. B., Rasmussen, A. S., & Berntsen, D. (2014). The functions of autobiographical memory: An integrative approach. Memory, 22(5), 559-581. The authors studied the relationship between the dominant trifunctional model of autobiographical memory in cognitive psychology and the broad classification of memory functions in the recall literature, the frequency of rep...

Types of Stimulation in tDCS AdministrationThe Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is regarded as one of the forms of neuromodulation which includes the delivery of low direct current at a constant pace via electrodes on the head. According to Bennabi and Haffen (2018), it is a popular method of brain stimulation that is used for modulating cortical excitability to produce facilitator or inhibitory effects over different human behav...

Overview of the Australian CurriculumThe main aim of Australian curriculum is to provide the schools, teachers, students and parents a clear understanding and knowledge about what the student must learn in schools. The curriculum is applied to every life situation regardless of type of school or their geographical distribution. The learning outcomes for students are guided by Australian Curriculum. The State government, territorial governmenta...

The Context of Happiness and its Connection to Economics Mure?an, G. M., & Ciuma?, C. (2020). Money And Happiness: A Conceptual Integration. Annales Universitatis Apulensis: Series Oeconomica, 22(1), 57-65. The paper focuses on identifying the context of happiness based on the concepts of economics. Many economist believe that money can increase the happiness level. There is a conflict between the relationship shared between the well bei...

The Importance of Psychosocial Development TheoryGenerally, psychology refers to the detailed study of human behaviour and the mind. For a compelling study human mind and behaviour, I involved Murphy as a human resource. Murphy is a 71 years-old man who lives in Kinsale. He has a wife and three daughters. His primary source of income is from his small barbershop located in Kinsale town. Due to his old age, he had a visual challenge, and an int...

Legislations and Progress Made to Promote InclusivenessDisability relates to an individual's physical or psychological impairment. Under such circumstances, a person experiences numerous limitations in performing various activities. The conditions prevalent may also culminate in participation restrictions. Americans living with various forms of disability constitute a significant portion of the country's minority groups. The statistical data...

Coercion by Authoritative FiguresSometimes people confess to crimes that they have not committed. Discuss the factors that contribute to the likelihood that someone may confess falsely.  It is normal to believe with confidence that an individual would never confess to a crime they aren’t guilty of. However false confessions are relatively common and often occur in the justice system. A false confession is an ‘admission to a c...

BackgroundStatement: In this research paper we will evaluate the way addictions take shape and the cause and effect behind them by analyzing two book Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the healing of addictions by Gerald May & Biology of desire by Marc Lewis. An addiction is a long-term malfunction of both the mind's compensation, drive, and primary memory units. It is about how the biology of a person desires a drug or ha...

Basis of the InterventionThe primary goal of individual therapy is to inspire change and improve the quality of life for individuals suffering from mental health issues of trauma, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and others by enhancing their skills of self-awareness as well as self-exploration. When an individual engages in therapy then it helps in building their communication skill thereby making them feel empowered (Wood et al., 2019). Thus,...

Chosen Curriculum ApproachFor implementing the Australian Curriculum in the early elementary grades, a variety of pedagogical strategies may be recognized age-appropriate. The instructor's involvement in implementing a variety and mix of age-appropriate approaches include intentional, meaningful, and careful judgement and activities to support children's natural desire for active understanding. Teachers must examine children's passions and tal...

FactsSlavery is considered to be one of the wrong things which took place in the human era. Slavery can be termed as a tragedy in which different individuals created a big room for inequality. Over the last few centuries, slavery has become part of human lives, and minorities and few communities have to suffer the most. The article “Scott Morrison’s ‘no slavery’ comment prompts descendants to invite him to sugar cane ...

Selection And Description Of The Current Event“Jo Shelley, C. (2022). Ex-Saudi intelligence official describes Crown Prince as a 'psychopath' who boasted he could kill the sitting monarch in 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2022, from https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/25/middleeast/mbs-saad-aljabri-60-minutes-intl/index.html” The article has depicted a class representation of the dictator or crown prince of Saudi Arabia as a “psychopat...

DiscussionThe scientific personality study focuses on people and the various roles of functioning. Personality encompasses the analysis of patterns of human tendencies such as dispositions, traits, unconscious dynamics and coping mechanisms (Scholler et al., 2018). It involves spontaneous and habitual affective responses, information processing styles, goal-directedness, and biological and genetic factors providing a level of consistency ...

Expanded ideasThe sociologists gave broadened different psychological theories and concepts of self-development that can help to examine and evaluate the roles of social interaction and society in developing self-awareness. George Mead and Charles Cooley have contributed to the sociological understanding of self-development. From the perspectives of classical sociology, the self can be defined as a collection of various perceptions such as int...

Is Personality Change Possible?Overwhelming evidence suggests that the subject psychology and personality have are associated and are useful tools in various applied settings including health, economics, and education just to mention a few. According to Allemand & Martin (2017), personality entails the automatic and enduring patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make it possible to distinguish an individual from the next. Apart from this...

The Five-Factor Model of PersonalityPersonality has been commonly defined as certain behavioural traits apart from their thoughts and feelings found in each individual that are consistent over a period of time. These traits are ingrained in an individual so much so that others come to perceive the individual only because of that personality (Engler, 2013). Personality assessments are used to understand the strengths and limitations of each ind...

DiscussionWhen two or more groups dispute or challenge each other and their members, this is known as intergroup conflict. It may occur between work divisions or whole organizations. It can also occur between political parties or countries. Interpersonal strife, psychological strain, and physical violence are all possible consequences. Intergroup conflict is a significant element in the development of group lifestyle and complex socialization ...

Aim of the StudyBy definition, self-esteem refers to the reflection of a person’s general subjective emotional assessment in regards to their own worth (Mark, 2003). On the other hand, self-presentation refers to the cautious steps undertaken by an individual to act in manners that create a given impression that in most instances is favorable to oneself (Sandal et al, 2011). In most instances, people struggle to get the best ou...

Summary of the experimentsSynesthesia is recognized as the rare experience that becomes an interesting subject for psychological research (Weiss, Greenlee & Volberg, 2018). The psychological phenomena of Synesthesia have been developed decades ago but little research study provided a deep insight into the cognitive factor associated with the phenomena.    However, Globally, one in 2,000 people are synesthetes which further...

DiscussionSkeletal muscles enable the body movements and keep its posture; by relaxing, they also assist in the circulation of blood through the heart and the generation of heat, which both contribute to the maintenance of its internal temperature. Bones provide structural protection and support, protect sensitive areas, and enable physical mobility via a network of hinges and bones; they also gain weight and nutrients, as well as the red bo...

Theories of Language Difference in GendersThe intersection of language and gender has been studied by many because of the innate curiosity of each gender about the differences between them and others. Language is believed to be embodied in the different gender in different forms which has also led to various studies to understand the variations of language development in the two main genders. Studies have mainly fixated on understanding the re...

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice and the Two StudiesAccording to the American Psychological Association (2000), the posttraumatic stress disorder gets caused when an individual gets exposed to either an event that happens too traumatic or a reaction involving intense fear, no sign of help or out of a horrible experience. Further, the Association continued and argued that the posttraumatic may arise out of the persistence of specific symptoms w...

The Sociology of Grief and MourningGrief has been often viewed by mental health practitioners as an emotion located within a given individual. But sociologists, on the other hand, have considered grief as a social outcome and many sociologists believe that grief is shaped by the pattern of an individual’s engagement with cultural norms and customs that are associated with grieving. This opinion of a good number of sociologists has been...

The Importance of Face PerceptionTitle: Compare and contrast the domain specific and expertise perspectives on face perception. Face perception can be defined as a skill to read other individual’s emotions via their facial expressions (Bruce & Young, 2012). The human face that is competent of expressing wide spectrum of information to others is done through a combination of immense number of nerve and muscle movements. However, whil...

Positive association between Agreeableness and affiliative and self-enhancing humour 1. The first hypothesis will aim at testing the relationship between agreeableness and the four styles of humour. Individuals who have reported cases of mental instability are said to have high scores of negative humour styles such as the aggressive and self-defeating humour(Veselka, Schermer, Martin, & Vernon, 2010). In this case, we can presume that ind...