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Self-concept development and sources in social psychology

Simply put, self-concept is the way one thinks about what they are and how they evaluate themselves. When one is referred to as aware of self it means that they have concept of self. There are however varied definitions of self-concept especially in regard the relation with self-esteem.

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Major theories in environment and behavior psychology

"an understanding of some phenomenon: why it happens, what causes it, and what limits it" (Bechtel, 1997). A 'good one predicts, summarizes, provides understanding, and is heuristic' (Bechtel, 1997). "Heuristic means tending to provoke discovery" (Bechtel, 1997).

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The rise of childhood mental illness diagnosis and psychopharmacological treatment in psychology

According to the American Board of Professional Psychology: "It is expected that clinical psychologists will demonstrate sensitivity to and skills in dealing with multicultural/diverse populations....Individual and cultural diversity recognizes the broad scope of such factors as race, ethnicity,…

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The nature-nurture debate in developmental psychology and neurotransmission

Nature and nature psychology explains the behavior of man and the origin of individual differences and their personalities. Nature and nature theories explain the origin of individual differences and type development of personality.

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Wilhelm Wundt and the foundations of social psychology

The fields of psychology and social psychology owe their existence to the earlier philosophical thinkers including Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Locke, Hume and Kant. However, the recognized founder of the field (by most historians) is the German scientist Wilhelm Wundt (Farr, 2003).

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Allport's trait theory and the proprium in personality psychology

Gordon Allport main emphasis has been on uniqueness of each individual, and he built a theory of personality in criticizing the non-humanistic positions of psychoanalysis and animal-based learning theory.

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Theoretical approaches to personality psychology and individual uniqueness

There are several theoretical approaches that have been developed by different personality theorists that focus on explaining the uniqueness of individuals.

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Ethical conflicts in forensic psychology between confidentiality and abuse reporting

A common issue that all forensic psychologists will face is maintaining ethical standards which are supportive of the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Ethics.

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Reliability of court-appointed forensic psychology evaluations in insanity cases

The study referenced for this discussion question was relating to how reliable court-appointed forensic psychology evaluations pertaining to the legal sanity (or lack thereof) of a defendant really are.

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The evolution and interdisciplinary foundations of cognitive psychology

The advancement of cognitive psychology since the era of Thomas Aquinas, who was the foremost person to divide behavior into two distinct areas; cognitive and affective has tremendously evolved. The lodging of research on the field provides practitioners a clear view of the subject matter.

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