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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex and dramatic mood disorder identified by a large range of negative behaviors. BPD is formally identified as a “Cluster B” personality disorder presenting with dramatic, highly emotional, or erratic behavior. (Article: Personality Disorders) Common features include attention seeking, manipulation, strong anger, loneliness, unstable relationship patterns, poor self-image, emotional…

Outline the main features of experimental social psychology and consider the influences that led to its emergence. What do you think are its strengths and weaknesses? Psychology was originally a branch of Philosopy, according to Hollway (2007). As more emphasis was placed on following scientific methods and principles, psychologists began using laboratory experiments to carry…

 There are a number of methods that can be used to conduct researches in psychology. These methods have been discussed in detail hereafter. The method adopted in research depend the field of psychology and the problem in question. We will assume a case of depression and show how research methods can be used to come…

Erich Fromm’s essay “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” suggests that humankind’s evolution has, and continues to rely on man’s capability to exercise disobedience. While discussing the positions of disobedience being considered a vice, and obedience being a virtue, Fromm reflects upon the history of Adam and Eve believing that “eating the forbidden fruit”…

While reading Eric Baker’s “8 Things the Happiest People Do Every Day”, I found a few points that I agree with. I also found multiple points that I disagree with. I believe that happiness is a choice. People either choose to live life to the fullest and happily, or choose not too. For that belief…

1983 marked the year when Howard Gardener’s influential theory of Multiple Intelligences was first published. Gardner states that individuals learn most effectively through one of his eight intelligences. The eight intelligences Gardner has proposed so far are: Linguistic. Mathematical/Logical, Naturalistic, Spatial, Bodily/Kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal. Each individual possesses all eight, Gardner theorizes, but most…

The night, with its shroud of darkness, has always captivated human imagination. Throughout history, it has been imbued with numerous symbols, each revealing distinct facets of human emotion, culture, and thought. The night isn’t merely the absence of light; it’s a canvas painted with tales of dreams, fears, hopes, and mysteries. This essay delves into…

Introduction It is interesting to explore the forces outside the psychology field that affected how and why psychology developed, because it will help to fully understand the history of psychology and what modern psychology is like today. The interest of psychologists in the history has led its formalization as an area of study for their…

Movie Report In the Intro of Psychology course, I learned many concepts that relate to the real world and what we do in our everyday life. The psychology concept that I learned was social psychology. Social psychology is the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate it to one another. We can…

Naturists, more commonly known as nudists are people that go nude in both private and public settings. Nudists are organized deviant groups with many people regarding nudism as a lifestyle. Nudism carries a social and moral stigma in the United States and worldwide. At both the individual and population levels, nudism has changed from a…