Marriage is of paramount importance in The Importance of Being Earnest. In the play, marriage is reflected as the conventional Victorian society respectability, which is character, income, and status. These three criteria were considered to be the nature and purpose of marriage of that time. In a cynical way, marriage was considered as a means […]
Effect of Religious Upbringing on Homosexuality Views
Analysis & Discussion According to Braun & Clarke (2006) thematic analysis is ‘an accessible and theoretically flexible approach to analysing qualitative data’ and I therefore deemed it the most appropriate form of analysis to assist with the comprehensiveness I intended to discover within an account regarding Christian attitudes towards those with a homosexual identity. The […]
Effect of Globalization on Psychology Practices
Abstract In recent decades, globalization has influenced economic development, political action, and means of social interaction. With increased interconnectedness, many cultures have begun to acquire Western ideology due to various channels of communication and access to Western advancements. Although some may view interconnectedness as a progressive movement, Ethan Watters’ 2010 book, Crazy Like Us: The […]
Effect of Cultural Exposure on Ethnic Identities in Adoption
How has cultural exposure shaped the ethnic identities of Asian children who have been adopted into American families? Emma Schroeter This essay assesses the effects of cultural exposure on the ethnic identities’ of Asian transracially adopted children. It examines how cultural exposure shapes the ethnic identities of Asian children who have been adopted into American […]
Ecological Models in Psychology: Overview and Application
Ecological models encompass an evolving body of theory and research concerned with the course and conditions that oversee the lifelong course of human development in their actual environment. Following the diagrammatical illustration of Bronfenbrenner’s social ecological theory, is a personal reflection of my childhood as it relates to the five spheres of ecological influence. This […]
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a therapeutic methodology developed by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, to treat persons with borderline personality disorder (BPD).[1][2] DBT combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotion regulation and reality-testing with concepts of mindful awareness, distress tolerance, and acceptance largely derived from Buddhist meditative practice. DBT […]
Concepts of Disaster Myths in Disaster Research
Disaster myth is one of the most component in disaster research. Disaster myth is a significant part of disaster research. It not only contains important characteristic of this field but also affects other element in disaster research. It merits the attention of many researcher. To have a deep understanding of disaster myth, a broad view […]
Comparison of models of psychotherapy
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 (Based on DSM-IV criteria) (Ohayon, 1999). Consequently there has been much emphasis on implementing techniques and psychotherapy to solve these issues and find effective […]
Communication attitude and swot analysis
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 of effectiveness with which a person communicates with the others reveals his level of self-awareness. And self-awareness is an essential precondition for self-development. […]
Characterizing Positivism Interpretivism And Realism Approaches Psychology Essay
However, despite these ongoing arguments between the methodological traditions of qualitative and quantitative research (Gage, 1989); combined methods represent a fast developing field of social science methodology. As all methods have specific margins and particular strengths, many discussants propose that qualitative and quantitative methods should be combined in order to compensate for their mutual weaknesses […]