Social Psychology: The Psychological Explanations of Social Phenomena

The various aspects of social psychology could be examined within the wide concepts of intelligence, gender, advertising, consumer culture, stress and psychological issues that define society.

Hunter Syndrome: An Orphan Disease

Hunter syndrome is a hereditary disorder that prevents the body's ability to produce the enzyme iduronate-2, which is essential in the continuous process of replacing and breaking down glycos-samino-glycans (GAG). Therefore, GAG remains stored in cells in the body causing serious, ongoing damage. The symptoms of Hunter Syndrome are usually not visible at birth, but often become noticeable around the first year of life. Usually the symptoms may include hernias, frequent ear infections, runny noses, and abnormal facial appearance. As the disease advances, a variety of life-threatening symptoms appear such as, enlarged liver and spleen, heart failure, obstructive airway disease, sleep apnea, joint stiffness, and Central Nervous System (CNS) involvement in some cases. If CNS involvement exists, the life expectancy for patients with Hunter Syndrome average 10-15 years of age. However, in the milder form of the disease, patients can survive into the fifth or sixth decade of life.

Life Coach - Do You Need One?

Life coaching is one of those things that we hear about on TV and in the press and laugh at

The Emerging Science of Positive Psychology

Positive psychology emerged because of a growing need in society, which traditional psychology was not addressing, i.e. becoming excellent.

Discover the Secrets of Personality Type

Discover your own personality type and learn how you're unique. With the secrets of Myers-Briggs Personality Type, you'll understand why other people think differently, and how you can use this to your advantage.

Do You Wish You Could Forget?

Have you ever had a tragic event in your life that you wish you could forget, literally erase that memory? Was it a former romance gone bad or a death of a friend? Perhaps battle scars on your memory from wars gone by? Is Data Dumping for Organic Brains Possible?

The Word: Personality

Life is a learning experience. The complexity of human behaviour is finely related to the several mechanisms which define how, what and when we learn about the world...

Classical Conditioning Theory

Classical conditioning being a form of learning was discovered by the Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov in 1900s.

Humanistic Psychology Study

The main focus of Humanistic psychology study is based on conscious consciousness, morals and theoretical thinking. These include the spiritual experiences and the beliefs that people live by. Emerging in the 1950's and 1960's, humanism is about rewarding yourself, and places great importance on the individual and their own individuality. Personality depends on what people believe and how they perceive the world and a major factor in this learning theory is that people are seen as freely exercising choice over how to behave. They are the architects of their own lives and 'personal agents' in their own psychological growth.

Creating the Counsellor Mindset: Part Two

Counselling, Psychology and other professions which are involved with mental health-related therapies require a particular career blueprint which includes a variety of traits and skills. What is this blueprint? In a 4-article series, we depict the major areas which are responsible for building the effective counsellor's mindset. This is Part Two.

Learning Theory

Nowadays, probably as never before, scientists are extremely interested in the process of learning. Naturally, a number of different theories aiming at the explanation of this process were developed. It is quite difficult to decide what theory is better and more successful. On the other hand, we can say that all of them have to be analyzed in order to help us realize the main trends in learning theories.

When We Dream of House or Home - What Does It Mean

Every single night, everybody dreams. One of the more frequently appearing dream symbols is the house. Every dream symbol includes powerful, personal meanings and generic, archetypal levels as well. Each dream symbol contains much condensed wisdom seeking to become conscious; it is knowledge which can guide and enrich our lives, but only if we listen.

Memory and Imagination

There is one important difference between memory, in the more precise meaning of the word, and mere imagination, which makes it desirable to devote a separate chapter to its study.

Pavlov vs. Freud

Ivan Pavlov and Sigmund Freud had made a valuable contribution to the development of modern psychological and medical thought, as they had outlined new directions in psychiatry and physiology. Their works and their ideas are considered to be actual nowadays and form the fundamentals of teaching about psychics, mental activity and nervous system functioning.

Psychopathic Personality: The Absence of Conscience

We are all familiar with the likes of, John Wayne Gacy, Gary Gilmore, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ted Bundy; to name a few. These individuals are deadly social preditors better known as psychopaths whose glaring lack of conscience is made abundantly clear in popular books and movies. These psychopaths are the ghost of our daily lives at the office, at home, and in our relationships. Psychopaths have been around for a very long time and can be found in every race, culture, society, and every walk of life. At one time or another everyone has met these social predator, many of us been deceived and manipulated by them, and compelled share our lives with or repair the damage they left behind. Psychopaths are often charming, but always deadly; their goal is self-gratification at the other person's expense. Many psychopaths are criminals, but many others manage to remain out of prison. Like the social predators they are; psychopaths use their charm and chameleon-like coloration to charm they way through society, leaving many ruined lives behind.