Background of Study The clinical problem that led to the research is the lack of clarity in terms of the benefits of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for pain management. While MBCT is currently recognized as both a popular and efficient way of pain relief, the knowledge is for the most...
Abstract Depression is a relentless state of sadness that may lead to mental and physical health problems. This paper examines two research articles that look into the issue of childhood abuse and adulthood depression. An analysis and comparison of the two studies are presented. It is evident that childhood experiences...
Erickson’s theory of personality According to Erickson’s theory of personality, the stages of psychosocial development occur in the entire lifespan of a human being. These stages are essential in developing psychological skills and personality. Erickson’s psychosocial stages are trust versus mistrust, autonomy versus doubt or shame, initiative versus guilt, industry...
Introduction Achievement motivation theory explores the factors that motivate people to pursue success in everyday undertakings in their personal and professional lives. It holds that people are motivated to attain success in life by seeking out achievement through setting moderately difficult goals and overcoming the obstacles they encounter along the...
Abstract Studies have established that most personality theories have some level of relationship and, at the same time, contradictory with regard to their description of the growth process. The opposing nature of the theories helps one to draw numerous elements about personality because of the differences and similarities between them...
Introduction Play therapy is a developmentally effective strategy for young children because it employs the child’s natural way of communication. Children have a constrained capability to communicate their emotional needs verbally. In the process of development, children’s challenges are exacerbated by the failure of the adults to comprehend and respond...
Introduction Theory Background According to Vetere (2001), the Structural Family Therapy (SFT) is a method of psychotherapy developed by Minuchin Salvador. It seeks to address problems within a family unit. It also aims at infiltrating into the family system in a therapeutic manner with the main aim of contemplating the...
Psychology Issues There are many issues that would tend to affect an individual’s performance, productivity, and engagement in the workplace. These issues would range from diversity issues to psychology-related problems, among other significant issues. As it would be observed, psychological issues form the largest part of the diverse issues affecting...
Introduction Reflective decision making is the process of making judgments based on the knowledge and past experiences possessed by an individual (Griffin, 2007).It involves processes such as contemplation and critical thinking. In addition, it also encompasses assessment and serious mediations. Essentially, reflective decision making is opposed to action decision making....
Introduction Ethics can be defined as a philosophical treatment of a moral order (Bonhoeffer, 2009). There are various codes of ethics established to govern different practices for example nursing, teaching, and counselling codes of ethics. Counselling is an act of helping a person in need where a counsellor meets a...
Introduction Any experimental investigation should comply with certain rules and standards of conduction. It is possible to presume that the standards that should be necessarily followed in the psychological research are, first of all, the ethical norms aimed to use the methods that would bring benefits and avoid harm for...
Introduction The purpose of this paper is the evaluation of the qualitative research methodology in the example of the study “Childhood maltreatment and psychological adjustment: A systematic review” published in Psicologia, Reflexão e Crítica Journal in 2014. The study is conducted to identify the effects of early childhood maltreatment on...
Abstract This review is aimed at providing an insight into the impacts of the interventions for the social anxiety disorder on the social skills of teenagers aged 13 to 18 years. The aim of the study is to explore the impact of the malaise on teenagers’ social skills in developed...
Human beings undergo systematic psychological changes over the course of their lifespan. Various physical, cognitive, motor, and social changes occur to individuals as they negotiate successive developmental phases, from early childhood to late adulthood. Developmental psychologists believe that these changes are triggered by innate characteristics and environmental factors. Consequently, various...
Introduction Ethics constitutes rules and regulations that are used to guide the conduct of individuals or members of a given profession (MacVean & Neyround, 2012). In this regard, an ethical dilemma can be defined as a complex situation that usually entails an ostensible mental conflict between two or more moral...
The Recruitment Process from an Applicant and Organizational Perspective From how an organization sees it, the recruitment process is all about showing their best practices and aspects publicly. This is aimed at attracting potential employees. On the same note, applicants engage in determining the organizations, which are the most attractive....
Organizations have taken an interest in understanding the human behavior of their employees as a way of improving performance. Organizational psychology is a field that deals with the study of human behavior using research methods and psychological principles (Jex, 2008). The psychological principles applied in organizational psychology are scientific and...
Introduction Human development is the study of the growth of humans from childhood to adulthood that involves the development of social, emotional, intellectual, and physical attributes. The development of these features in the individual will enable her/him to relate well with other people, have a healthy relationship, and make better...
Introduction Over the years, scholars in the education field have actively developed studies to develop the best motivational models to be applied in the teaching field for the purpose of enhancing the performance of students. The main motivation for this study was to establish a comprehensive strategy for students to...
Introduction Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) PTSD is a psychological disorder characterized by persistent anxiety, stress, irritability, disturbed thoughts, and nightmares, which destabilize the psychological state of an individual. The major causes of PTSD are exposure to one or more traumatic events in the course of life (Ozer, Best, Lipsey, &...
Abstract Cognitive behavior therapy has widely been used as a way of dealing with stress, depression, and anxiety among patients. The theory has been proven to work because it focuses on the events in the mind that define one’s behavior. It seeks to influence the mental activities as a way...
Introduction Behavioral theory, trait hypothesis, socio-cognitive beliefs, psychoanalytic conjectures, and humanistic speculations reveal the different personalities that individuals possess. Concerning the theories, the term personality implies “a dynamic and organized set of characteristics depicted by a person that uniquely influence his or her cognitions, emotions, motivations, and behavior in various...