Psychology Essays and Writings

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Example essay. Published: 16th Oct 2017

Cognitive dissonance theory was first developed by Festinger (1957; as cited in Baron & Byrne, 2003; Hogg & Vaughan, 2005; Sabini, 1995; Taylor, Peplau & Sears, 2006) and it can be defi ...

Cognitive Dissonance Theory and the Selective Perceptions

Example essay. Published: 23rd Sep 2019

Cognitive Dissonance Theory and the Selective Perceptions The Theory of Cognitive Dissonance and the Selective Perceptions are part of our everyday life. They can impact how the w ...

Cognitive Learning Theory: An Overview

Example essay. Published: 23rd Apr 2018

Cognitive Learning Theory Using Thinking to Learn The Cognitive Learning Theory explains why the brain is the most incredible network of information processing and interpretation in the body as we le ...

cognitive models and theories

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Abstract The cognitive theories and models associated with adherence to medical advice such as the Health Belief Model, Rational Choice Theory, Ley’s Cognitive Theory and Protection Motivation M ...

Cognitive Processing and The Stroop Effect

Example essay. Published: 6th Jun 2017

The area of study was cognitive processing. The aim of the experiment was to determine if there was a positive cognitive skill difference when a participant was given a matching variable of colours an ...

Cognitive psychology

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Information processing systems in the brain are studied under Cognitive psychology (Sternberg, 2008). Cognitive psychology is a broad range of study, which includes the study of internal mental condit ...

Cognitive psychology, retention and learning transfer

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

The way information has been retained and transferred into meaningful output has baffled the minds of Cognitive Psychologists for decades. It is in an effort to discover how this becomes possible that ...

Cognitive Psychology: Introduction, Scope and Importance

Example essay. Published: 6th Jul 2017

Cognitive Psychology: Introduction,Scope and Importance WHAT IS COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY? Cognitive psychology alarms how people diagnose, realize, perceive, evaluate and consider/think. Cognitive psycho ...

Cognitive Theories Explaining Autism Spectrum Disorder

Example essay. Published: 28th Apr 2017

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be explained as a developmental disorder characterised by a triad of symptoms, namely, impairments or deficits in imagination, socialization, and communication (Amer ...

Cognitive Therapy And Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Cognitive Behavioral therapy was developed by Aaron Beck. Beck grew up with parents who had very strong personalities, his father a strict socialist and his mother over protective. As a child Beck br ...

Cognitive Therapy Is A Form Of Therapy Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Cognitive therapy is a form of therapy developed by Aaron Beck who suggested that our beliefs and perceptions influence our emotional responses to the world around us. According to cognitive therapy, ...

Cognitive Therapy versus Existential Psychotherapy

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

The purpose of this reaction paper is to make a comparison and contrasting view between cognitive therapy and existential psychotherapy. Also to analyze how the main aspects of the psychotherapies are ...

Color therapy in mental health and well being

Example essay. Published: 2nd May 2017

Color therapy is the use of color in a variety of ways to promote health and healing. The different colors we see in the world around us are the result of the eye perceiving light vibrating at differe ...

Colors in Cognitive Psychology

Example essay. Published: 21st Sep 2021

Colors in cognitive psychology could greatly help law enforcement by helping them choose a color that could calm someone during questioning so they do not feel pressured to lie or overwhelmed by an event and can clearly tell what they know. ...

Colour Vision Standards of Occupations in NZ

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Introduction Colour vision standards have been an important factor in many occupations in New Zealand and overseas. Standards for defects in colour vision has been imposed for various reasons, but the ...

Commentary Of Persuasive Communication Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

The task initially began by assigning class members to groups, then specific roles were chosen as to who would be the facilitator Susan, the note taker Frances and that the remaining two people (Cathe ...

Common Myths of Psychology

Example essay. Published: 6th Aug 2021

Popular self-help gurus, daily television talk show hosts that are self-proclaimed mental health experts regularly distribute psychological advice that is often a mix of truths, half-truths, and false information. ...

Communication and Personality in Organisational Psychology

Example essay. Published: 13th Jun 2017

For several years, psychologists have been trying to understand personality and communication styles within the workplace. Psychologists have concluded that the style of communication of different pe ...

Communication attitude and swot analysis

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

When a person interacts with another person or a group of people, the exchange that takes place between them, verbal and/or nonverbal, reflects the self behind it- i.e. their personality. The degree ...

Communication Process of Neurons in the Brain

Example essay. Published: 9th Jan 2018

Neurons are the specialized cells that control the electrical impulses of the brain. The responsibility of the neurons is to convey all of the information that is transmitted between the neurons and t ...

Community Participation Importance in Community Psychology

Example essay. Published: 2nd Apr 2018

Thokozire Phiri Discuss with relevant examples the importance of community participation in community psychology. Introduction “Rather than just reacting to a problem or issue and finding means ...

Comparative Analysis of Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan

Example essay. Published: 19th Apr 2018

Emma Haslam Moral Reasoning “Human well-being is not a random phenomenon. It depends on many factors – ranging from genetics and neurobiology to sociology and economics. But, clearly, t ...

Compare and contrast Freuds Psychosexual stages of development

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

This assignment is going to compare and contrast Freud’s psychosexual stages of development with Erikson’s psychosocial stage model. The similarities and the differences between the two mo ...

Compare and Contrast Maslow’s and Roger’s Theories of Self Actualization

Example essay. Published: 10th Aug 2021

This essay will compare and contrast two personality theories of self actualization, the first being Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the second Rogers’ contribution around the concept of the fully functioning person. ...

Compare and Contrast Psychoanalytic analysis

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

The Psychoanalytic Theory founded by Sigmund Freud, The Jungian Theory developed by Carl Jung , and The individual psychology Theory established by Alfred Adler were all founded by three very importan ...

Compare and contrast the models of therapeutic relationship

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

The importance of an effective therapeutic relationship in successful psychotherapy is without question and can be traced back to the most fundamental aspects of a ‘relationship’ in societ ...

Compare and contrast the theories

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Part I 1. Compare and contrast the theories and basic treatment models of Albert Ellis and Aaron T. Beck. Include a discussion of the structure, theoretical/philosophical positions, therapist activit ...

Compare and contrast the Trait approach

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Within the past few decades there has been a large amount of research focused directly on the understanding of personality. Over the years personality psychologists have been searching for ways of map ...

compare and contrast two competing psychological theories

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast two competing psychological theories of human behaviour. The two theories will be Erikson’s psychodynamic (stage 7, middle adulthood) and Rog ...

Compare and Contrast two Theories of Major Depression

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Depressive disorders are the most frequently diagnosed psychopathological disorders; the two most common forms of depression are unipolar and bipolar disorders. This essay will focus on unipolar disor ...

Compare and Contrast: Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler

Example essay. Published: 13th Aug 2021

The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the fundamental theory established by Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler. The areas of study for the theories they established were in personality and mental health. ...

Compare contrast and evaluate two psychotherapeutic approaches

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy are the most commonly used psychotherapeutic treatments of mental disorders in adults (Goisman et al., 1999).Both will be described as def ...

Compares And Contrasts Quantitative And Qualitative Approaches Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Qualitative and quantitative research designs are the two main methods used by social scientists today. They are used with a variety of research methods and have been a common thread in case studies. ...

Comparing and Contrasting Freuds and Eriksons Theories

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

This paper explores the first three stages of Sigmund Freud’s Theory of Psychosocial Development and Erik Erickson’s Psychosocial Development side by side. At each comparative stage, a br ...

comparing and contrasting person centred and existentialism therapy

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

“Man lives essentially in his own personal and subjective world, and even his most objective functions, in science, mathematics and the like, is the result of subjective purpose and subjective c ...

Comparing Research Methods Qualitative Versus Quantitative Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

The debate of qualitative versus quantitative research is one of the oldest in social research and particularly in psychological investigations. Simply put, the quantitative approach is differentiated ...

Comparision between optic ataxia and apraxia conditions

Example essay. Published: 28th Apr 2017

Apraxia and optic ataxia are conditions that both derive from damage to different parts of the brain. The former can develop from damage to various parts of the brain, whereas optic ataxia derives fro ...

Comparison Betweeen Emotion-focused Family Therapy and Solution-focused Family Therapy

Example essay. Published: 8th Feb 2020

A. Emotion-focused family therapy The experiential models of family therapy developed from the phenomenological theories, highlighting the immediacy of the therapeutic encounter, “in t ...

Comparison between CBT and Personal Centered Theory for Anxiety Treatment

Example essay. Published: 18th May 2020

“Compare the effectiveness of CBT with one other psychotherapeutic approach, on the treatment of anxiety. Critically discuss the statement above the light of the module and support ...

Comparison Between Psychodynamic Therapy And Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

In this essay, Psychodynamic therapy will be described and its key theories and concepts explained. How these concepts and theories are applied in clinical practice will be evidenced by the use of pub ...

Comparison between true experiment and quasi experiment

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Experiments are basically conducted to determine the cause and effect of a treatment, program or any other implementation. It is done to find out if something works; a test to see if a different metho ...

Comparison of Approaches to Therapy

Example essay. Published: 23rd Sep 2019

Counselling is a relationship between a professional trained counsellor and a client which is designed to help resolve and understand their personal or psychological problems, helping them to re ...

Comparison of Behavioural and Structural Theories of Adolescent Learning

Example essay. Published: 18th May 2020

Compare and contrast two of the main learning theories of adolescent learning (Behavioural, Cognitive, Social, Constructivist and Psychosocial). Discuss the implications of one of your chosen per ...

Comparison of Child Language Development

Example essay. Published: 3rd Apr 2018

This chapter is mainly focus on language development. Language is critical to children’s development as it is the fundamental key for learning, communicating, building relationships with others and ...

Comparison of Erikson & Kohlberg’s Developmental Theories

Example essay. Published: 19th Apr 2018

Name the chosen significant developmental aspects and stages of your adult life & identify key aspects of each of the two developmental theories Adult development refers to psychological and soc ...

Comparison Of Erikson And Bandura Theories Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Albert Bandura was born on 4th December 1925 in Mundare which is a small town in Alberta, Canada. His parents were of polish descent. His theory was developed based on his belief that previous and ear ...

Comparison of Erikson’s and Bandura’s Theories

Example essay. Published: 1st May 2017

Albert Bandura was born on 4th December 1925 in Mundare which is a small town in Alberta, Canada. His parents were of polish descent. His theory was developed based on his belief that previous and ear ...

Comparison of Evolutionary Psychology and Sociobiology

Example essay. Published: 8th Feb 2020

How is Evolutionary Psychology similar to sociobiology, and in what ways are they different? Outline and critically examine the presuppositions, main claims, and implications of Evolutionary Psyc ...

Comparison of Freudian and Humanistic Personality Theories

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Most people use the term “personality” to explain the most obvious characteristics and social skills of a person. However, psychologists utilize the term “personality” in their ...

Comparison of Maslow and Rogers’ Theories

Example essay. Published: 12th Sep 2017

“Critically compare and contrast Maslow and Rogers accounts of the Self-Actualised/Fully Functioning Person with Positive Psychological Theories of the… ...

Comparison Of Memory Models Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

This assignment is going to compare the multi-store model Atkinson and shiffrins (1968) and levels of processing Craik and Lockhart (1972) there is evidence to support both theories and evidence again ...

Comparison of models of psychotherapy

Example essay. Published: 16th May 2017

Depression is one of the most common and widespread psychiatric disorders in the UK. Of over 5000 British residents, approximately 5.9% of males and 4.2% of females suffer from depressive illnesses (B ...

Comparison of Piaget, Freud, and Eriksons Theories

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

The field of psychology has grown to be respected as a science. Objectivity and the scientific method are both part of the psychologist’s mode of operation. However, even the greatest of psychol ...

Comparison of Psychopathy Models

Example essay. Published: 18th May 2020

Abstract Psychopathy is described as a mixture of different personality traits and socially abnormal behaviors. Personality is a person’s unique way of thinking, feeling, a ...

Comparison of schwartz value theory and self determination

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

A need is an innate drive all organisms possess and desire to fulfil to maintain optimal functioning of the self. The Self Determination Theory (SDT) developed by Ryan & Deci ( ) is a the ...

Comparison of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung

Example essay. Published: 27th Mar 2018

FREUD AND JUNG 1 Introduction: This paper is an analysis of the differences and the similarities between the various teachings of dreams that was propagated by Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Carl Ju ...

Comparison of Theories for Violence

Example essay. Published: 18th May 2020

Violence is not by any means an easy term to define. There are multiple understandings in which will be explored through the topic of crime and deviant behaviour. Within this issue, it will be fu ...

Comparison of three different Developmental Theories

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

This paper will compare and contrast three developmental theories we have learned about throughout this class: social learning theory, psychoanalytic theory, and the psychosocial theory. Developmental ...

Comparison Of Two Selected Memory Models

Example essay. Published: 1st May 2017

This essay will look at the study of memory. It will compare two selected memory models those being Atkinson and Shiffrin’s multi store model (1968) and Craik and Lockhart’s Levels of proc ...

Comparison of Unethical Psychology Experiments

Example essay. Published: 8th Feb 2020

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the merits and ethical dilemmas that present themselves in three classic psychology experiments that were conducted prior to the establishment of the In ...

Comparison of Winnicott and Freud’s Theories of Personality

Example essay. Published: 8th Feb 2020

Psychodynamic Psychoanalytic Essay Introduction Psychodynamic is about bring unconscious to conscious. The purpose of this assignment is to explore two concepts of two different ...

Comparison of Working and Non-Working Mother Adolescents

Example essay. Published: 13th Apr 2018

Relation Among Depression, Loneliness and Self-efficacy of Adolescents of Working and Non-Working Mother Sadia Afrin Summary The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relation among dep ...

Comparison Reality Theory and Feminist Theory

Example essay. Published: 8th Feb 2020

Reality therapy focuses on the unsatisfying or lack of relationships a client possesses, which is often believed to be the attributing factor to their problems. It emphasizes what the clients can ...

Comparisons of Psychological Tests & Assessments

Example essay. Published: 8th Feb 2020

Psychological testing and assessments are related to medical testing. They serve a purpose that will help form a treatment plan. In a Psychological evaluation tests and assessments are used to he ...

Compassion Empowered Psychospiritual Care

Example essay. Published: 8th Feb 2020

Introduction Compassion is a frequently mentioned virtue in Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs), especially in Compassion-Based Interventions (CBIs) (Monteiro et al. 2015, p.13; Kirby ...

Competing psychological theories of human behaviour

Example essay. Published: 21st Apr 2017

Although there are various stages of human development, for the purpose of this essay, we shall analyse the adult stage of behaviour. There are a number of comparisons and contrasts between the psycho ...

Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD or CB): How Marketing Plays a Role in Deepening the Obsession

Example essay. Published: 8th Feb 2020

Compulsive buying (known as CBD or CB in this review) is an addictive behavior in which individuals experience pleasure in uncontrollable purchases of material items. ...

Concept of lateralisation of function in the brain

Example essay. Published: 8th May 2017

The concept of brain lateralisation is part of the main cerebral asymmetry in the brain. Laterality of function can be affected by environmental factors as much as genetical factors, such as gender, h ...

Concept Of Resilience And Nursing Process Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

On 9th March 2010, I was assigned a 28years old male patient, at Karawan -e- Hayat. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. His present complaints were aggression, anger and harming others. He lives i ...

Concept Of Role And Role Episode Model

Example essay. Published: 11th May 2017

Role stress is highly inevitable in nature and has become problem at workplace for employers and organization. The main purpose of this paper to study the concept of role, role stress, their biosocial ...

Concept Of The Boundaryless Career Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Over the past two decades there has been a growing interest in the concept of the new career, particularly the boundaryless career. This essay seeks to critically assess the usefulness of this contemp ...

Concepts and Theories of Classical Conditioning

Example essay. Published: 9th Apr 2018

Aimee Duncalfe Rena Borovilos Classical Conditioning and My Behaviour Behavioural psychology is a theory of learning that is founded upon the idea that all behaviours are acquired through condition ...

Concepts in Cognitive Psychology

Example essay. Published: 17th Apr 2018

Memory, Thinking, Attention, Perception, Language Cognitive psychology is primarily interested in the role of the mind and its conceptual functioning. As by way of communicating information to and fr ...

Concepts in social psychology: Analaysis

Example essay. Published: 10th Apr 2017

Social Psychology Introduction Social psychology may be called one of the oldest sub-disciplines of psychology (Crisp & Turner, 2010). From the primary social psychological research, it has been ...

Concepts in solution focused brief therapy

Example essay. Published: 18th May 2017

SFBT, believe that solutions ensue when there is a change in negative interactive patterns and behaviour and as such, giving new meaning to clients problems and tools necessary to solve their them (St ...

Concepts of Abnormal Behaviour

Example essay. Published: 23rd Apr 2018

1.1 Normal behavior is known as behavior that is widely accepted as the prescribed norms of a particular society. For example, it is normal for an American to greet someone by shaking hands. Adhering ...

Concepts of Abnormality and Health: Case Study

Example essay. Published: 23rd Sep 2019

CONCEPT OF ABNORNALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH DEFINITION OF ABNORMALITY AND MODELS OF PSYCHOLOGIAL DISORDER INTRODUCTION ...

Concepts of Language and Cognitive Development

Example essay. Published: 4th Apr 2018

1. Introduction Language is a symbolic system in which a limited number of signals can be combined according to rules that can provide an infinite number of messages. An important milestone in human ...

Concepts of Normal and Abnormal Behaviour

Example essay. Published: 23rd Sep 2019

Introduction The term typical and atypical behaviour is the psychological definition for the term normal and abnormal behaviour. Abnormal is any behaviour that is not typical or usual ( ...

Concepts of Perceptions and Behaviour

Example essay. Published: 27th Mar 2018

Perception It has long been said that perception is reality, and in many ways it is. Perception is about what we take in and what we make out of it. The study of Perception is concerned with describi ...

Concepts of Psychoanalytical Theory

Example essay. Published: 18th Apr 2018

Human beings have inherited three types personality which are Id, Ego and Superego. The fundamental one is Id where anatomical desires, wants needs are of in need of immediate attention. For example ...

Concepts of similarity and complementarity in romantic relationships

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Once upon a time, John met Jenny. They fell in love. They married, had children and presumably will live happily ever after. This is a common love story, and leads us to wonder why people become attra ...

Conduct Disorder in Children

Example essay. Published: 9th Jan 2018

This paper will examine Conduct Disorder in children. A description of the disorder’s subtypes and various methods of diagnosis will be discussed. Specific attention will be given to the method ...

Confidence In The Strengths Perspective Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

I have much confidence in the strengths perspective. My confidence in the strengths perspective is based on both knowledge and belief. Throughout my college career, I was taught by experts that the s ...

Conflict between child and parent and students grades

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

In todays society, grades are more important than ever. Emphasis is put on achieving academic success starting in elementary school and children are encouraged to think about their college education a ...

Conformity And Discrimination Being Different Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

This paper attempts to define the causes of conformity and discrimination by exploring the causes and effects of conformity and the relationship of discrimination in regards to its causes, consequence ...

Conformity and Obedience Research Studies

Example essay. Published: 10th Jul 2017

Conformity has been defined in number of ways. Crutchfield (1955), defined conformity as “yielding to group pressure”. Mann 1969 agrees with Crutchfield, however Mann (1969), argues that i ...

Connectivism Theory | An Analysis

Example essay. Published: 12th Jun 2017

The connectionist models of cognitive science are a part of the movement that focuses on explaining the abilities of the human intellect using artificial neural networks, also known as the neural nets ...

Consequences of child abuse and neglect

Example essay. Published: 3rd May 2017

Introduction Child abuse and neglect are an unfortunate reality for many children in our community. The past thirty years have witnessed a growth in our awareness of and attention to the problems face ...

Consequences of Childhood Victimization

Example essay. Published: 18th May 2020

Many consider children to be our future. With that idea in mind, how do the consequences of children being victimized play a role in our future? Some could say it will lead to an increase i ...

Consider Two Theories Of Child Development Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

There are many theories taken from the disciplines of sociology, biology and psychology that explain human development from the each disciplines perspective. Baltes (1987) cited in Crawford and Walker ...

Construct a psychological formulation of the case study

Example essay. Published: 24th Mar 2025

A formulation is a tentative explanation or hypothesis as to why an individual presents and maintains a particular disorder or circumstance at a particular point in the time (Weerasekera, 1993) The pr ...

Consultation Synthesis Paper: Ecobehavioral Consultation

Example essay. Published: 18th May 2020

Consultations that are administered in schools are traditionally behavioral based. Most school consultations are based around problem solving. Although there are many different effective consulta ...

Consumer Memory In Relation To Advertising Effectiveness

Example essay. Published: 25th Apr 2017

Psychology is known for the study of the human mind and its behaviour. It can be seen as the umbrella term for the sub-fields of psychology such as cognitive psychology and social behaviour (McLeod, ...

Consumptive Personality Traits

Example essay. Published: 27th Mar 2018

A Study of Consumptive Behaviour, Personality Traits and Gender Differences Joanne Jacob Abstract A general population survey of 1193 people was conducted to ascertain if there was a common core ...

Continuing Personal And Professional Development Psychology Essay

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Self awareness is obtaining understanding of ones core values, identity, emotions, motives and goals. Duval and Wicklund further defined self awareness as the attention state where the individual dir ...

Contrast between two theoretical approaches to psychology

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Throughout the history of psychology, many schools of thought have emerged. Two of the most influential are: the psychoanalytic and the humanistic. The debates between the two schools of psychology en ...

Contributions and Limitations of the Case Study Approach

Example essay. Published: 22nd Oct 2021

A discussion on the extent the case-study method of scientific research contributes to the understanding of the working memory (WM) function in healthy people. ...

Contributions of jean piagets cognitive developmental theory

Example essay. Published: 1st Jan 2015

Jean Piaget was born in the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel on August 9, 1896. From age 10 he wrote a notice about albino sparrow, the pure white birds, which is lack the ...

Contributions of Lev Semenovich Vygotsky to Psychology

Example essay. Published: 8th Feb 2020

Outline the Contributions of Lev Semenovich Vygotsky to Psychology and Evaluate his Influence on the Field Broadly. Lev Vygotsky was born into a middle-class Jewish family on November 5t ...