Erik Erikson was the first psychologist who proposed a psychosocial theory. This theory defines the changes in individuals’ behaviors at different ages. Also, this theory describes eight stages of human development ranging from infancy to later adulthood. In addition, each…
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The United States lawmaking process has been progressing since the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) when it was derived from the English Common Law System. From this, our brave founding fathers molded common law into the foundation of the United States, which…
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Sigmund Freud, the founder of the psychoanalytic theory, had many theories on how the mind works. These ranged from defense mechanisms to psychosexual stages of development and the unconscious mind (the id, the ego, and the superego.) He believed that all people are…
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Willpower helps to deter procrastination. In fact, if you maintain it, willpower will keep you from procrastinating, forever. It is very interesting how the two terms work, and how they work together. Willpower, simply stated, is the desire to do…
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Human beings are often touted as being the most intelligent species known. How do we measure this? Sharks have lived on earth for more than 420 million years. Crocodiles and alligators have been around almost as long. But homo sapiens…
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By the time of the great empires of the ancient Middle East, the city of Jericho was already an important military and commercial centre. One account of its fall even appears in the Judeo-Christian Bible. However, Jericho’s history is much…
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Structuralism was among the first schools of Psychology. It was created by Edward B Tichner; a student of Wilhelm Wundt, who is also known as the father of psychology. Structuralism is erroneously thought to be a school created by Wundt,…
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Over the years there have been many different theories presented in order to explain how the personality develops within the human being. These theories have had varying degrees of popularity, validity, and criticisms. One of the most controversial personality development…
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A psychologist writing for Psychology Today explains that OCD is a way children work out fear. Children are fearful for many reasons, family disharmony, a death in the family, a bully at school making their life miserable, or any number…
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Silent movies from the 30’s have always fascinated me: characters making methodical movements, gestures, odd facial expressions. They were employing basic principles of body language, the art of non-verbal communication. As such, great actors like Charlie Chaplin rarely failed to…
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