Reactive attachment disorder can be defined as a disorder caused by absence of attachment to any care giver at an early age and results in inability of a child to establish an affectionate relationship with others. It was first discussed in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and due […]
Father-Child Relationships in Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Theodore Dreiser’s Old Rogaum and His Theresa
More v Father-Child Relationships in Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Theodore Dreiser’s Old Rogaum and His Theresa In Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Theodore Dreiser’s Old Rogaum and His Theresa, the relationships of the children and fathers are quite similar. Both stories depict a father who feels the need to physically […]
A study of self esteem of college students
Self-esteem is one of the strongest research topic in psychology. It has been studied by researchers in relation to many different variables such as violence, drug abuse, bullying, relationships and academic achievement (Jonsson, 2006). In addition, research had documented the important role of high self-esteem plays in academic achievement, social and personal responsibility (Naderi, Abdullah, […]
A study into paraphilias and its effects
Statistics report, At least 1 woman in 7 will be raped in her lifetime. Because only 1 rape in 5 is reported, the true figure is much higher (CDC, 2007; FVPF,2007). Many would consider these women a victim, but could the perpetrator also be suffering from something we as observers have not yet considered, something […]
Antisocial Personality Disorder: Causes, Effects, Treatment
Antisocial Personality Disorder Crystal Fulp Antisocial Personality Disorder Personality disorders affect many people in society, but are understood by few. Personality disorders are defined as a deeply ingrained, maladaptive and specific problem behavior or pattern. Such problem patterns typically manifest themselves by early adolescence and have an impairing impact on the person’s functioning in life […]
An Overview And Background On Aphasia
Aphasia is an impairment in language function as a result of brain damage (Benson & Ardila, 1996). Impairments include difficulty in expressing and understanding language and also deficits in reading and writing ability. However the impairments of aphasia often go further than just language; adjustment problems, influences from the meaning of language and other psychological […]
Theories of planned behavior: Smoking
To examine if the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) predict smoking behavior, 35 data sets (N= 267,977) have been synthesized, containing 219 effect sizes between the model variables using a meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach (MASEM). Consistent with the TPB’s predictions, 1) smoking behavior was related to smoking intentions (weighted mean r =.30), 2) intentions […]
Analysing Research Approaches: Qualitative Vs Quantitative
Qualitative research deals about the nature of any object or project which we are doing, the development of any object will depend on its quality first. Qualitative research means, it is a meaning and understanding research. The method employed is open-end questions, text data and emerging approaches. And it is in the form of words […]
Analyse Evidence For Case Linkage In Criminal Profiling Psychology Essay
For thousands of years inferences of a person’s characteristics from their thoughts, motives, and actions have been made (Canter & Alison, 1997) although the application of these inferences to criminal investigations was first done in the 1970’s by the FBI (Egger, 1999). Offender profiling, now known as behavioural investigative advice, is the process of providing […]
A Hierarchical Regression Analysis Psychology Essay
This study was conducted to determine what the predictors of Body Mass Index are. There were two research questions of this study. First research question was How well the type of chocolate and frequency of chocolate consumption predict body mass index, after controlling for gender physical activity? Second research question was “How well do fat […]