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Psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic theories of personality

Theories of personality focus on inner traits of individuals, which may or may not be viewed as static. The most important schools of personality psychology include Psychodynamic Theory, Freud's Theory of Personality, Humanistic Theory, B.F.

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Sensory adaptation demonstrated through touch, taste, and temperature experiments

In order to understand the concept of adaptation in psychology, I conducted a number of experiments to demonstrate this theory in the "real" sensory world.

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Integrating psychological paradigms in group counseling for addictions

Psychology has a long tradition of interpreting human behavior across different paradigms.

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The David Reimer case and sex reassignment surgery ethics

In psychological circles there is a case made famous by a psychologist by the name of John Money, who dedicated his life to the study of sexuality. This case is so well-known, that undergraduate psychology students are as familiar with it as they are with the Stanford Prison experiment.

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Understanding psychological distress: factors, assessment, and therapy models

Psychology is a discipline of mental development and behavior. Psychology involves behavior examination, which determines how actions are related to the environment.

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How functionalism emerged as a reaction to structuralism

Psychology is one of the youngest sciences and emerged as a separate discipline only in the late 19th century; it has its roots in the philosophy of ancient times.

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Erik Erikson's eight stages of socioemotional development and behavioral growth

Erik Erikson, American psychoanalyst, is known in the field of psychology for his contribution in studying the socioemotional aspect of development among humans.

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Salvador Minuchin's structural family therapy approach and applications

Family therapy is usually initiated because of psychological or emotional problems of a single family member (Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2001). In many cases, the family member is a child or adolescent. These problems are treated as symptomatic of dysfunction within the family system.

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Ethical concerns in operant conditioning and behavior modification techniques

Psychology is a term derived from two Greek words that translate to life explanation, which makes it an important element of daily life. The field of psychology can be described as a discipline that focuses on the study of mind and behavior (Stangor, 2010, p.7).

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Cognitive behavior therapy: theories, uses, and therapeutic methods

Psychology is consistently evolving in new and interesting ways. Old therapies are tweaked, making new or altered versions of the original. Cognitive behavior therapy is an example of an evolved form of therapy.

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