What does it mean to be what we are? What is it that makes us human? Is there some facet of existence beyond our fragile corporeal vessels that separates us further from what we perceive as other species? More importantly is exactly why we are what we are, while others are not. Such is the primary ...

Genius - in psychology, a person of extraordinary intellectual power. Is also used to designate creative ability of an exceptionally high order as demonstrated by actual achievement. Genius is distinguished from talent both quantitatively and qualitatively. Talent refers to a native aptitude for som...

Karl Menninger, one of America's most distinguished psychiatrists, developed a system to effectively categorize and analyze the various mental states of the human mind. Menninger's Theory of Dysorganization reveals that there are different levels of deviation in terms of mental awareness ...

I constantly ponder upon everything. I sit in class and attempt to pay attention, but I'm unsuccessful in my search for restraint. When it is even remotely possible for me to construct a thought that's more provoking than the usual visual of the dramas parading through my life, I feel as though th...

The Mind of Jackie-O Jackie-O is the daughter of a wealthy Washington D.C. couple, the Pascals. She has a younger brother Anthony, and a twin brother Marty. Jackie and the other children were given all they desired materially growing up, but were neglected emotionally, which lead to feelings of ...

Reading Edgar Allan Poe's stories might not have you sleeplessly frightened yet one would still feel the fear, the anxiety, and the madness Mr. Poe expresses in his most descriptful ways. One can easily deduce that Poe was either a psychological genious or a complete madman. In order to prove...

What is Marijuana? Marijuana is a preparation made of the buds and leaves of the hemp plant, used recreationally and medically and, today, is usually consumed orally or by inhalation in smoking or vaporization. Marijuana or cannabis contains mildly psychedelic (hallucinogenic) and other psycho...

Holden Caufield is a very unique character... Holden throughout the novel is very "strange". He always seems to have these altered perceptions. There are many instances in Catcher in the Rye to Show this. An instance where Holden has an altered perception is when he slept over Mr. An...

J.D. Salinger\'s The Catcher in the Rye follows 17 year-old Holden Caulfield as he journeys from the prep school he flunked out of to his home in New York City with several stops in the city along the way. Salinger creates a first-person narrative by portraying the entire story through the eyes of...

Neurosis (or psychoneurosis) is a mental disorder that causes frequent feelings of anxiety, depression, or other feelings of distress that are not normal to the circumstances of life. This can affect any and all areas of life, whether being everyday activities to relationships. Generally though, the...

Why They Kill .The dust cleared, the heroin once again emerged victorious. Steel, with little help from his faithful sidekicks brought two known felons to justice. It was just for those who believe in the saying an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. The case looked to be wrapped up, or was i...

With Particular Reference to the impact of Heredity and Environment, Compare and Contrast Two Theories of Personality. There are many different theories regarding personality, the qualities which make up a persons character. All personality theorists have their own approaches regarding what de...

Mental IllnessDefinition The condition that is said to exist when a person's emotions thoughts, or behavior deviate substantially from what is considered to be normal at a certain time and place in history. In other words, the definition of mental illness depends on a society's norms, or rules of b...

Half-full or half-empty? Cognition and depression. Introduction The etiology of depression can be illustrated from biological defects or abnormality, personal characteristics, and environmental factors. Over the last three decades cognitive functioning of the depressed patient has ...

There are a large number of theoretical explanations of the development of behaviour disorders, which come under the broad headings of biophysical, psychodynamic, behavioural, cognitive-behavioural, sociological, and ecological. Each of these points of view covers a variety of theories that are diff...