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As our knowledge of depression improves, we are increasingly recognizing its importance and influence on people. This includes both adults and adolescents who are now acknowledged as being vulnerable to depression. It is crucial to acknowledge that depression can impact individuals across all age groups, including children and teenagers. Childhood depression is a condition that…

Abstract             Gestalt therapy is defined as a process which comprises a comprehensive, streamlined, process-oriented, dialogical, phenomenological, and existential approach to human change while focusing on the aspects of centrality of contact, awareness, personal responsiveness and responsibility. Uniqueness of the individual is accorded due primacy and the person is never reduced to parts and structural…

As we all should know, cheating is the absolute worst thing a person could do (sarcasm)t It is a disgusting habit that will follow you for as long as your soul lives and although you’ve been told a million times that cheating is bad(Hyperbole), you still continue to do it. This has to come to…

Day-to-day life is filled with constant demands, disappointments, and deadlines. My body’s natural reaction in response to these events is stress. However, during my transition into college life I have experienced more stress than usual. Most of the reasons for my stress can be categorized into one of the following three: academic stress, financial stress,…

This literature review delves into researching how narcissistic leadership can be a precursor to the erosion of follower self-worth and efficacy. If a leader wishes for their organization to be better, they require superior followership. Some people will follow a leader into the abyss while others demand their leader prove his worth. Leadership is not…

Functionalism is a consensus position. whereby society is based on shared values and norms into which members are socialised. For functionalists. society is seen as a system of societal establishments such as the economic system. faith and the household all of which perform socialization maps. A strength of the functionalist theory is that it a…

The Nacirema Analysis In the journal article “Body Rituals Among the Nacirema” by Horace Miner, the author described the Nacirema’s beliefs and customs as extreme behavior that has many unusual aspects (Miner 2009.) Based on the article’s findings it is unusual compared to those who live in other places where such practices are not really…

Stereotypes of Mexican Americans  In the play “Los Vendidos,” meaning the sell-outs, Luis Valdez presents and tackles the perennial issues that belligerently affect the psychosocial aspects of how the society at large sees Mexican-Americans. One of the most apparent subject matter is the stereotypical views towards Mexicans in America. This play which was first staged in…

1. Introduction             Among the many diseases today, mental disorders can be considered to be the disease most misunderstood by the general population. Such illiteracy and unawareness to the nature of mental illness have caused stigma, and discriminatory treatment and care to patients. Generally, mentally ill persons are often perceived to be difficult to be…

Behaviorism, cognitive, and humanistic perspectives in psychology have distinct focuses on behavior. The founder of behaviorism, John B. Watson, posits that this perspective highlights the learning-based acquisition of behaviors and their potential for measurement, training, and modification (Cherry, 2012). The theory of behaviorism, as discussed by Kendra Cherry, states that all behaviors are learned through…