Major schools of thought – Psychoanalytical

Psychoanalytic Main articles: Psychodynamics and psychoanalysis Group photo 1909 in front of Clark University. Front row: Sigmund Freud, G. Stanley Hall, Carl Jung; back row: Abraham A. Brill, Ernest Jones, Sándor Ferenczi. Psychoanalysis refers to the theories and therapeutic techniques applied to the unconscious mind and its impact on everyday life. These theories and techniques … Read more

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Major schools of thought – Cognitive

Cognitive Main article: Cognitive psychology Green Red Blue Purple Blue Purple Blue Purple Red Green Purple Green The Stroop effect is the fact that naming the color of the first set of words is easier and quicker than the second. Cognitive psychology involves the study of mental processes, including perception, attention, language comprehension and production, … Read more

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Major schools of thought – Behavioral

Behavioral Main articles: Behaviorism, Psychological behaviorism, and Radical behaviorism Skinner’s teaching machine, a mechanical invention to automate the task of programmed instruction A tenet of behavioral research is that a large part of both human and lower-animal behavior is learned. A principle associated with behavioral research is that the mechanisms involved in learning apply to … Read more

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Major schools of thought – Biological

Biological Main article: Cognitive neuroscience False-color representations of cerebral fiber pathways affected, per Van Horn et al.[V]: 3  Psychologists generally consider biology the substrate of thought and feeling, and therefore an important area of study. Behaviorial neuroscience, also known as biological psychology, involves the application of biological principles to the study of physiological and genetic mechanisms underlying … Read more

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I would love to study psychology

Your NEED to be heard

The Primary Need to Share, to Be Listened to and to Be Heard Virtually every human is more or less attracted to psychology. And why is so? Because we all have a soul and sometimes our soul cleaves to the dust. It’s heavy, weary, worried, frightened, sad, insecure, unhappy and in need to pour out … Read more

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Medical Advice Disclaimer Warning DISCLAIMER WARNING: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this website are for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek … Read more

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Depression is sin, depression as sin

Depression as sin

Is depression a sin? Depression as a result of sin, or is it sin? In a previous article, called IS MY DEPRESSION A RESULT OF SIN? we have written about depression as a possible result of sin. And in certain cases, it is so. We do not deny, that there is a so-called bonified depression, … Read more

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