The treatment of social phobia using cognitive behavior therapy
Thesis - 5 pages - Psychology
Social-phobia has affected how many people live their lives. Social phobia is a serious mental disease, but it is not difficult to diagnose or treat. Many theories and therapies have been used to treat social phobia. But one of the most affective and commonly used therapies is...
The mini mental state examination
Case study - 4 pages - Psychology
The Mini Mental State Examination has been a common tool amongst psychologist and doctors for over 25 years. Marshall F. Folstein, Susan E. Folstein, and Paul R. McHugh developed the test in 1975 (Albanese). Since then doctors and researchers alike have tested its accuracy and usefulness. It has...
OP100: A course in fundamentals of speech communication
Thesis - 6 pages - Educational studies
OP100 provides an introduction to the basic concepts, theories and principles of oral communication. You will explore the discovery and arrangement of ideas, discursive modes and styles, audience analysis, the use of evidence and reasoning to support claims, and consider some ethics of...
The psychological keys to success
Case study - 11 pages - Psychology
Do you feel grateful for what you have? There are good reasons that you should. Research has found that being grateful for what you have has positive effects on numerous areas of health and well-being, including, “Higher reported levels of the positive states of alertness, enthusiasm,...
Principles, values and ethics in sports
Thesis - 14 pages - Sports
A Principle is a basic truth, law or policy. Principles are standards that define moral behavior. A principle in sport might be that the officials treat all equally on the field of play. Values are ideals that form the basis of actions and beliefs. Values in sport include enjoyment, quality of...
The principles of sports coaching
Thesis - 10 pages - Sports
The major goal of any sports coach is to maximise the potential of the individuals or performers. This unit helps you learn the roles, skills and qualities of a successful sports coach and the knowledge and responsibilities of a sports coach are covered. Historically sport coaching has...
An outline of qualitative methods of research
Thesis - 14 pages - Educational studies
Some types of research do not involve numbers or analysis of past performance but, rather, finding out people's opinions, feelings, likes and dislikes, and the motivations behind their buying behavior - in other words, the psychology underlying buying decisions. Research into these areas is...
Sports doping and performance enhancing supplements
Thesis - 5 pages - Sports
As I embark on my journey of college swimming, there are several things to expect. There is what many believe to be,” glamour's” that come along with being a Division I collegiate athlete. The state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, the top of the line gear and endorsements,...
An examination of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) from a developmental perspective
Thesis - 11 pages - Psychology
Etiology is defined as “the study of causes or origins.” The definition specifically refers to causes and origins, plural. Determining the etiology of a disorder is not simplistic or easy. Examining the etiology of a disorder, specifically from a developmental perspective, becomes...
The gender difference in the prevalence of adolescent depression: An examination of the ABC model of depression as an explanation
Thesis - 5 pages - Psychology
“Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina.” That pure wisdom is a quote from the movie Kindergarten Cop. The little boy summarized the differences between boys and girls quite well but unfortunately nothing in life remains just that simple. Recently the more complex differences between...
A comprehensive examination of psycho educational multifamily group therapy
Tutorials/exercises - 18 pages - Psychology
While the field of psychology has come a long way from locking the door and throwing away the key on people who carry a mental illness diagnosis, there is still a long way to go. Regardless of the research that has been done attempting to normalize these problems as medical diseases many people...
RUN (Respect, Understand, Nourish): A program to address obesity as a psychosocial barrier to learning
Case study - 9 pages - Psychology
It will come as no surprise to most people reading this that sixteen percent of adolescents living in the United States meet the criteria for obesity. If it's not a surprise then why does the problem persist? Why isn't someone doing something? It all boils down to accountability. Society...
Lady Xun: The selfless spouse
Thesis - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences
As the daughter of an affluent father, Lady Xun was destined for a life of prosperity. However, her life was marked by benevolence, not political or economical achievements. After marrying Yuanye Zhang, her life went from extreme luxury into a married life of severe poverty. While marrying...
Student teaching in Philadelphia
Thesis - 5 pages - Educational studies
Before taking a lot of time to sit down and reflect upon my experiences during student teaching in Philadelphia, I thought and realized how much I have learned from my cooperating teacher. I have implemented teaching strategies, planning instruction, the importance of reaching every learner, ways...
Does lifting weights regularly mean more success for baseball players?
Thesis - 6 pages - Sports
Athletics have changed dramatically over the last century, with an obvious assurance that these will continue to change as long as athletes strive to be the best. The most competitive athletes will often do practically anything to boost performance in hopes of being on top. Whether it is...
Lenin's Bolshevik faction and the Jews in Russia
Case study - 8 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Jews in the nineteenth and early twentieth century were assimilating into the broader Gentile culture of Europe, thanks to the immense pressures of modernization and, to a lesser extent, democratization. The Jews of Russia faced much of the same choice as the rest of the Russian population in the...
Forensic psychology
Thesis - 8 pages - Psychology
Every day ethical issues arise. Sometimes we notice them, often we don't. More frequently than not we follow a natural instinct rather than sitting down and charting out pros and cons because we subconsciously identify ethical concerns and respond based on that reaction. In the field of...
An examination of intelligence
Thesis - 4 pages - Psychology
Emotional intelligence is defined as a person's self-awareness, self-confidence, self-control, commitment and integrity, and a person's ability to communicate, influence, initiate change and accept change (Partnering Intelligence Inc.). It has an enormous impact on the workplace. Empirical...
A room with a cue: Personality judgments based on offices and bedrooms
Case study - 3 pages - Psychology
Making a good first impression is important. One can observe a great deal of information about character and personality based on a first impression. What if the first impression involved zero-acquaintance? Zero-acquaintance is when there is no direct physical contact with an individual, just a...
Advancements of liberal art's education
Thesis - 3 pages - Educational studies
Education in today's society is the main basis for starting a career. Here at Augustana, students are geared towards a liberal arts education. Students are encouraged to study a broad range of subjects in order to become a well rounded student. In order for students to receive a proper...
Honor killing in the United Kingdom
Case study - 31 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In recent years there have been a spate of killings in the UK characterized by the family members killing their own daughters or one of the female family members. These killings have one theme in common: a female member is generally killed by her family brutally for transgressing family code....
School Choice: Picking the right school
Thesis - 5 pages - Educational studies
School choice is a hot topic in current events today. After the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, charter schools and school voucher programs have been heated topics. Both charter schools and voucher programs have to do with giving students' and their parents the right and / or the opportunity...
The problem of other minds: Empathy in the psychological development of children
Thesis - 5 pages - Psychology
Discerning other minds is an issue rooted in the philosophical tradition with implications for ethical morality, epistemology, phenomenology, cognitive studies, psychology, and childhood development. While this list is by no means exhaustive, it suggests the extent to which an agent's attempt to...
Rapid reasoning: Racial bias as a result of heuristic cognitive process
Thesis - 5 pages - Psychology
Simple and complex judgments or decision-making are often performed in conditions which are not ideally rational, and the cognitive thought-process of the brain in fact follows unstated heuristics besides logic. Current research in cognitive reasoning finds that it takes more energy for the...
Critical thinking in education
Thesis - 5 pages - Educational studies
The issue is how teachers can teach critical thinking skills and still learn substantive material. The issue of critical thinking will be reviewed at all levels of education to include secondary and higher education. Specific focus will go to researching the efforts that most teachers place on...
Depression in adolescents
Thesis - 4 pages - Psychology
The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the often overlooked prevalence of adolescent depression. Adolescence is a time in a person's life that a beautiful amount of growth and maturity occurs, physically, emotionally and socially. It is an important point of development in a person's...
Achievement motivation as it applies to competitive sport
Thesis - 3 pages - Psychology
An important psychological need is the need to achieve: the motive to achieve success by exceeding previous levels of success set by one's self and/or others. Achievement motivation can be characterized as both the need to achieve and as the need to avoid failure. The purpose of this paper is to...
As the world turns: Constructing the problem of cultural illiteracy
Thesis - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Miscommunication happens every day, in every type of forum, for many different reasons. Sometimes the incident is simply that - a miscommunication, but other times it bears witness to a deeper misunderstanding, based on or ignoring one's cultural or ethnic group. The current name that I offer for...
An analysis of the problems encountered concerning the transition from childhood to adulthood
Thesis - 4 pages - Psychology
Adolescence is the period in life just before maturity; it is the transition from childhood to adulthood. This transition is quite often very difficult one as the child adjusts, and has to come to terms with the responsibilities that they face as they progress in life. This essay will look at...
Reforming the workplace
Thesis - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The study of the sociology of work reveals that work plays a very significant role on our society, and over the last few centuries the nature of work has changed drastically, thus changing the nature of society along with it - from an industrial to a post-industrial society. The nature of work in...
