Essays on Clinical Psychology

The Cavemen in the Hedges” is a short story that explores various themes of psychoanalytical theory. The story delves into the concepts of the “id,” which represents one’s primal and selfish desires, the “superego,” which is concerned with morals and ideals, and the “ego,” which attempts to balance both id and superego natures. These themes…

Depression is one of the most commonly known and diagnosed disorders, the feeling of depression is a reflex that individuals may encounter when an undesired event has taken place, or a discontented emotion is felt as a result of an experience. Analysing mental health is something that has been studied by Psychologists for hundreds of…

Then, the paper will go onto further detail about problems and, dilemmas, that accompanied the old traditional classification. As a consequence of this state of affairs, the psychological community all agreed upon one matter. In short, it’s a fact of necessity, that the old terms, “projective” and “objective ” must be parted with. ” Finally,…

The five articles below can show a person different approaches on discovering how to help themselves by using tools within themselves. Carlozzi, Alfred F. (2002). Journal of Psychology. Interdisciplinary and Applied. Vol. 136(2). pp. 161-170. This article gives the reader an overview on a survey of what empathy is and the many conceptions of empathy….

“Is our negative branding of narcissism a defense against a demanding call of the soul to be loved?”Thomas Moore – Care of the SoulNarcissism is the egotistic sense of self-importance, but paradoxically underneath this attitude, the narcissist is simply a victim of a fragile low self-esteem. It is the underlying sense of inferiority that is…

The movie centers on the life of an obsessive-compulsive and misanthropic writer Melvin Udall (played by Jack Nicholson). One of Udall’s compulsion is to have his breakfast wherein there is only one waitress he’ll ever accept to serve him, Carol Connelly who happens to be a single mom.  But when Carol stopped from going to…

Abstract             Learned helplessness is a psychological phenomenon that was discovered by Seligman and others during their experiments with animals. They observed that it is possible for both animals as well as humans to develop helplessness if subjected to seemingly inescapable and negative circumstances. This helplessness would persist even when the circumstances change and the…

This essay examines the person-centred approach to counselling, which is founded on the teachings of Carl Rogers (1902-1987). It evaluates three out of the six conditions identified by Rogers as crucial for facilitating change. Furthermore, it provides a critical analysis of a recorded session from my counselling practice involving a student from my course. The…

The movie chosen for this instance survey is “Shutter Island” . Shutter Island. released in February 2010. is a psychological thriller directed by Martin Scorsese. The movie is based on the 2003 novel. besides titled Shutter Island. which was written by Dennis Lehane. The theories I will be associating to this capable analysis will come…

What is effective about these strategies for coping with stress, and why did they work? The general focus of the strategies mentioned in the case is reflection and affirmative reaction. The strategies enabled the individual to review his past actions, seek redemption from past errors, and reflect on the necessity for personal change. Individual recognition…