J Jackson’s Law The principle that states when cognitive deterioration results from neurological disease, the higher and more recently developed functions are lost first. For example, the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease drastically shrink due to the degeneration of brain cells. It first affects the parts responsible for memory and then targets the structures…
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When it comes to psychology, there are a lot of tools and frameworks that psychologists use to understand, diagnose, and treat mental health disorders. Two widely recognized and extensively utilized classification systems that serve as the building blocks in this field are the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification…
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J Jungian Psychology Developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, Jungian psychology emphasizes the exploration of the unconscious aspects of the personality. It is a source of knowledge and direction that can aid in fostering psychological growth. According to Jung, the unconscious holds not only personal experiences but also collective and universal symbols known as archetypes.…
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I know what you are thinking. I CAN READ YOUR MIND! Yes, just like I can read Greek 🙂 Let’s look at a few similar cliché statements or questions you must have come across as a psychology scholar: Tell me what am I thinking right now? How about we tell you what we are thinking,…
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Getting enough sleep is essential for maintaining good physical and mental health. During sleep, our bodies recharge and repair. However, not everyone can fall asleep or stay asleep easily, leading to various types of sleep disorders. Sleep-wake disorders commonly referred to as sleep disorders, are conditions that can disrupt the quality, quantity, or timing, of…
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A Amnesia Amnesia is a condition that causes partial or total memory loss in a person. The condition can be caused due brain damage, head injury, psychological trauma, etc. There are many kinds of amnesia, such as retrograde amnesia (the loss of pre-existing memories), and anterograde amnesia (the inability to make new memories). The treatment…
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Author: Sigmund Freud Book: The Interpretation of Dreams, 1899
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In social psychology, the Yale attitude change method studies the factors under which people are most likely to alter their attitudes in response to persuading messages.
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A psychological process of acquiring, storing, retaining, and later retrieving information is memory. It involves three major processes encoding, storage, and retrieval. The Atkinson-Shiffrin (1968) model of memory proposed three types or stages of memory: Sensory memory, Short term memory, and Long term memory.
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Social psychology is the study of the impact social forces has on how people think, feel, and act. Our perceptions of ourselves in relation to the rest of the world influence our decisions, behaviors, and beliefs. In turn, the opinions or even the mere presence of others influence our behavior and how we perceive ourselves. Social…
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