What Is a Polygraph Test A polygraph machine is used to attempt to detect physiological changes that are thought to occur when a person tells a lie. These measures include the blood pressure, the amount of sweating on the palms and the heart rate. Polygraph testing is currently being used to investigate crime in a […]
Piaget and Vygotsky are considered to be the two main contributors in influencing the development of psychology. The two theories when presented in their own constructivist views on the development of a child; this constructivist theory is a theory that explains that most of the individuals organize information based on the experience they had before […]
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Get startedMany people argue that lying is a selfish act and those who tell lies only do this to benefit themselves rather than the receivers of the lie. For instance, people would lie to get a job, better commissions, better grades or even promotions at work. Others will lie to achieve some psychological rewards such as […]
Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind (The Oxford New Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus, 2009). The subfield of psychology that I am interested in investigating further is forensic psychology. The reason I am interested in this subfield is because it applies to all areas of the law and the management of crime and […]
Forensic psychology is a newer branch of psychology that is often times misconceived due to its portrayal in the media. A forensic psychologist’s role has many distinctions from other branches of psychology and is much more demanding than most may believe. The American Psychological Association depicts forensic psychology as the application of clinical specialties to […]
The world, with sadness, recalls the events that have become lessons for the generations to come and show the catastrophic power of nuclear weapons and the consequences of its use. Not before or after these events, the atomic bomb has never been used against the civilian population, although after 1945 there were many incidents that […]
This research paper will discuss specific phobias among pediatric population: the major topics this paper will address will include how children develop a specific- phobia as well as the most effective treatment for phobias in children. Specific phobia is defined as an extreme fear of a specific object or situation (Sue, Sue, Sue, & Sue, […]
INTRODUCTION Aim of research In this era of smartphones, there are definitely advantages and even disadvantages of having a smartphone and it depends on how the users use it. The focus of this research is to examine the widespread of nomophobia among the Communication Studies (WA02) students. Problem Statement Nomophobia comes from the words of […]
On September 11, 2001, Americans witnessed many lives lost that day. 2,573 people in New York. Many people that day were scarred by what they experienced. According to Matthew Tull, One study of 2,733 people across the United States conducted in October and November of 2001 found that 11.2% of New York City residents had […]
The alcoholic recovery is a lifelong process that requires a proper guideline from psychotherapy. It is a 12-step meeting where group members assist themselves and others to stay sober through regular attendance of the meetings. During the recovery, different group members were imperiled to experience severe withdrawals, physical illness, relationships problems, and physical illness. However, […]
Effects of App-Based Meditation on Stress in College Students The College of New Jersey Author Note: This paper is written as though the study has already been completed, so the past tense is used when referring to the experiment and results. The experiment was not performed, and the results in this paper do not necessarily […]
Researchers Haggai Sharon, Adi Maron-Katz, Eti Ben Simon, Yuval Flusser, Talma Hendler, Ricardo Tarrasch, and Silviu Brill aimed to examine whether mindfulness meditation-induced analgesia involves endogenous opioids. Previous studies supported the advantageous effects that mindfulness meditation had on pain perception (Zeidan et al., 2011). However, the mechanisms behind the meditation-induced analgesia had not been adequately […]
Sleep Changes Due to Mindfulness Meditation Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that insufficient sleep is a public health problem (Lichtenstein, 2015). According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (as cited in Lichtenstein, 2015), people with sleep deficiency have a greater risk of many health complications, including heart […]
The use of meditation in a therapeutic setting has been used for psychological approaches. This is mostly due to using mindfulness meditation for stress reduction. However, there have been different perspectives on the benefits of meditation such as the cognitive, emotional, and neuropsychological changes that are the result of extensive practice and training. Meditation has […]
America is highly viewed as one of the biggest players in foreign affairs and international politics. The country has consistently pictured and seen itself as the beacon of human rights, the pioneer of freedom, and the figurehead of humanity and righteousness in the consistent fight against al-Qaida. It is, however, essential to note that the […]
Experiencing claustrophobia has changed the norm of socializing for numbers of individuals around the world who undergo the irrational fear. Claustrophobia is an anxiety disorder that is the fear of closed environments or having no escape, such as elevators or crowded rooms with no windows. Placing an individual in a triggering situation may lead them […]
Agoraphobia is a situation where fear characterized with anxiety is believed to enter into certain locations or at vacuum. Phobic in our understanding can be said to be an order that is marked by persisting an irrational fear of any type of object or any situation that cannot pose or bring forth any danger that […]
Heterosexism and homophobia in the school environment. In the United States, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) publishes the results of the National School Climate Survey every two years on the school experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. It shows that the manifestations of homophobia in schools are plural and […]
What i already know or assume/ what i want to know I think that a phobia is an unreasonable fear, something that makes you really scared to the point of fainting or sweating. I know there are a lot of different phobias in the world like coulrophobia, acrophobia, or glossophobia. I believe some are easier […]
What Is Meditation? For our purposes, let’s define meditation as being attentive to the fluctuations of your mind. Most of the time, we completely identify with our own thoughts, meaning there is no separation between the thoughts and the thinker. Meditation begins to break down this relationship. There are many different schools of meditation, each […]
Psychological disorders are abnormalities of the mind that lead to persistent behavior patterns which will have an effect on your day-to-day life. (healthgrades). A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder that will cause an individual to experience fear about specific object or situation. When a person has a phobia, they will try to avoid […]
Introduction A trait may be defined as a distinguishing quality or attribute of an organism that is expressed by genes and possibly modified by environmental influences (Trait). Variation in a trait may be due to genetic differences (such as alleles) or the result of environmental pressure, or both (Griffiths). The underlying genetic bases for some […]
Abnormal psychology is a portion of psychology that focuses on studies that contain unusual patterns of behavior, emotion and thought. There are many topic that are related to Abnormal Psychology. Although like there are many topics related to Abnormal Psychology I want to research one topic in particular. I want to put my focus on […]
Many have heard of meditation, many have not. Meditation is defined as actively engaging in self-reflection by silently calming and focusing your mind for relaxation or spiritual reasons. Millions of individuals have dedicated their life to this practice. I cannot control whether people decide to practice meditation, but I would like to provide information regarding […]
A loved one’s death, sudden unemployment, broken relationships — these are just some of the painful situations people around the world go through. It’s common to feel burdened or sad when these unfortunate events occur. But, some people have it worse. Depression is a common mental illness worldwide. In fact, more than 300 million people […]
My parents divorced when i was eleven years old, and ever since then i have always asked myself why. My parents had been married for eighteen years, i never would’ve thought they’d get divorced. Admittedly, i really didn’t handle the situation all that great, looking back now i can see that affected me significantly. After […]
Decades ago, researchers in the field of family studies predicted that forty to fifty percent of marriages in the United States would result in divorce. Alas, as of this era in time, their results proved true. The most common causes for divorce are economic hardships, lack of communication, infidelity, abuse, premarital pregnancy, and substance addiction. […]
Divorce brings with it significant changes in the lives of children regardless of their age. They are forced to live with entirely new and challenging circumstances, and there is a need for fast adaptation to curb the aftermath effects. For children, watching parents break their marriage and leave each other can be a devastating, confusing […]
At the age of six, my parents got a divorce. I did not think much about how it had affected me psychologically, I paid more attention to how much my life was changing overall. While reading chapter 8, I thought a lot about how much of an effect my childhood had on my personality and […]
Procrastination in College Students and Its Effects Do you ever find yourself waiting until the last minute to complete assignments? If you do, you are not alone. Many college students have a tendency to procrastinate on assignments. For most, procrastination can have negative consequences and can be harmful to their academic success, but for some […]
