Rhoda Unger (2002, pg. 44) wrote that “covert worldviews exist within Western society that differ in degree rather than kind from the worldview of the radical fundamentalists who bombed the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. These worldviews share certain features, including abdication of moral responsibility to a source outside oneself, maintenance of attitudes and behaviors that value one’s own group at the expense […]

 Discussion—Freudian Theory Sigmund Freud, although one of the best-known personality theorists, is probably also one of the most controversial in the field of psychology. When starting to consider theories of personality, one must begin with a look at Sigmund Freud, as he was one of the first theorists to develop a psychoanalytical theory that was based on real-life patients and not studies conducted in a […]

 Choose an area of psychology that you find particularly interesting. You then conduct research to learn more about your topic area. Finally, you summarize what you learned from the research by writing a report that describes the topic and its relation to the field as a whole.In a field this broad, it leaves many options. Here are some examples: Therapy for Depression, Mid-life Crisis, Effects of […]

Western cultures such American and European tend to view individuals as independent or in control of one’s own behavior and self-sustaining. In contrast, the Asian perspective holds individuals as interdependent or the product of continued interaction with and dependence upon others. Independent and interdependent cultural perspectives impact social cognition differently. There are many areas specific to social cognition which demonstrate independent versus interdependent perspectives. These […]

“Even from a strictly military point of view, it seems strategically of dubious efficiency to undertake operations that in effect guarantee the loss of one’s fighters in every assault. Ideally, for a movement aimed at actual military victory, it would seem to make more sense if, instead of killing themselves in the process of making their attacks, the ‘human bombers’ could have gone on killing […]

The next step in building your society is to define your culture and explain its material and non-material components. Specifically you are to address: 1. Describe your culture and the different variations that represent diversity in relation to the sociological paradigm/theory in which you have chosen 2. How is cultural change implemented and why? 3. How does your society relate to either Marx’s, Weber’s or […]

It is recommended that you go to the The Big Five Personality Test and complete the free, confidential personality test that is based on the big five theory. The results of this test may be used to aid in the completion of this assignment. Please note that you do not need to register or give any personal information to obtain your results from this website. After you […]

A counselor needs to be competent to work with clients from different cultures. However, there are times when cultural differences between the counselor and the client may influence the counseling relationship. For example, suppose a counselor promotes the cause of independence for all people (i.e., an individualistic culture) while the client’s culture values strong family and community cohesion (i.e., a collectivist culture). In this case, […]

Your project is to write an 8-page (2000-word) term paper on one of the recent theoretical perspectives on human development contained within your textbook, noting the contributions of your chosen theorist. Students are expected to identify the perspective of the contemporary theory and describe current research and application to the field of lifespan development. The page/word count does not include the title page, abstract or […]

Athena and Marcus have been dating for several months, and it is clear to both that they will soon be lovers. They are both excited and secretly a little worried about getting sexually involved. Marcus has only had one other serious girlfriend with whom he had intercourse, and she broke his heart. He is constantly worried about what Athena thinks and if she will cheat […]