Psychology
According to "the Father of Psychoanalysis," dreams are expressions of unconscious wishes, usually wishes of a sexual or aggressive nature. Dreams provide the individual with a safe scenario in which to act out wish-fulfillment, especially when the wish represents a taboo activity. If considerable guilt surrounds the desire then the dream could be wrought with anxiety and turn into a nightmare.
While not all dreams can be categorized this way, some certainly are. For example, I have had two types of dreams that are obviously expressions of unconscious wishes. One type represents the biological wish or need to eat. After going grocery shopping and resisting certain foods because of price or because they are unhealthy foods, I often dream about eating those foods that night.
Another wish-fulfilling dream represents an emotional or psychological state. When I am upset with someone and haven't been able to tell them, I have had dreams in which I am getting angry and enter into arguments with that person. Sometimes in the dream, it's not really that person but rather someone why symbolizes or represents that person, but I know based on the way I feel in the dream that the emotions correspond to the actual individual I dealt with in waking life.
2. The following is a learning scenario using operant conditioning. A girl is mad at her boyfriend because he doesn't do the dishes enough. The boyfriend is the learner, and the behavior that needs to be learned is doing the dishes. Using operant conditioning, the girlfriend can teach the boyfriend to participate more in household chores by either withholding sex from the boyfriend (punishment); yelling at him (negative reinforcement); or being extra nice to him when he does do the dishes (positive reinforcement).
3. Mnemonic devices are one of the best ways to improve memory in certain situations. One way a person could apply mnemonic devices is to try to memorize people's names, something that can be hard to do at a party. So if a woman's name is Meg and has blonde hair, the person can remember her name by associating it with Meg Ryan. Or if a guy has long hair and his name is Jerry the person can use the mnemonic device "Hairy Jerry."
Psychology The Field of Psychology: An Overview of Foundations, Influence and Pertinence in Today's World One of the most fascinating and complex fields of study in today's scientific world is psychology, the scientific examination of human behavior. Psychologists, as professionals, can prove to be an extremely useful resource, especially since mental disorders tend to be just as complicated as physical disorders, and, often, much less apparent. The field of psychology has grown tremendously
The second major category of neurosis consisted of the need to control those very desires, and so remain independent and even assert control over other people. This she called Moving Against People (Horney, 2003, p. 116). Horney had, from the beginning struck out on her path independent of her mentor, Abraham, and her indirect mentors Freud and Adler. Lastly, there was the desire to abandon the world altogether, or
Psychology Throughout its history, psychology has undergone a number of evolutions. As the study of mind, the discipline has necessarily been subject to change as new research revealed information about the functions of the mind and its effect upon behavior. Relatively simple conclusions drawn by those who are currently considered the founding fathers of psychology have been challenged and modified to become the various subdisciplines in psychology that we know
Father and Son Addiction Drug and alcohol addiction is one of the most compelling problems faced on multiple levels by society in the United States and across the world today. On the societal level, the problem affects the level of crime and public safety, as well as the relative moral fabric of society in general. On the collective level, it affects family unity and well-being. On the individual level, it destroys
In this, the individual does soak up the behaviors of those he or she is associated with. Yet, this is out of mimicking others behavior, with no regard for self gain. On the other hand, Bandura placed more emphasis as development being based on a balance between the environment and one's internally set goals. From this perspective, the individual mimics behaviors that lead to the achievement of certain goals,
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