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Psychological Disciplines
Different schools of thought in regards to psychological analysis such as those espoused by Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung
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Is there any way to strengthen your psychic abilities?
The best way to strengthen your psychic abilities is to use them. Similar to a muscle, this sort of thing needs to be exercised to be effective.
Start by picking up a journal, and making daily observations about what you perceive as a psychic ability that you are displaying.
At first it is not necessary to try to control your ability, just to document its existence.
The most common physic ability is precognitive awareness. So, when you get a "feeling" that something is going to happen, write it down in as much detail as you can and date the entry.
Then later when an event you "thought might happen" appears, write down a full description, compete with time, date and people who witnessed it, if any.
Later that day or the next, search your journal for the entry you made when you had the "feeling" and compare the two.
It is essential that you not "fudge" your answers, so write in ink, sign and date each entry and keep as many as you can. Then cross reference the "feeling" with the event.
Don't worry if you didn't get it exactly right, very few people do.
Eventually you will start to know "real" from "kind of" predictions and you will be on your way.
Why is psychology vital in the study of crime?
because knowing about behavior helps eliminate certain suspects A criminals behavior helps catch them because detectives can rule out certain people because of their crime pattern
He created the method known as psychoanalysis for investigating and treating the mind.
What is the importance of studying social psychology?
social psychology is an important area of study in that it tackles on how individuals are either consciously or unconsciously influenced to act in a desired manner.
This reasoning is called induction.
Does Rhonda Christensen's Liberator Method have validity?
I can't speak for The liberator Method, however I don't believe The Liberator Method is supported by traditional psychology. In my personal experience the method was very transformational. My issues with Infidelity are gone (after around 5 months) working with The Liberator Method.
The phenomenon known today as "hypnosis" has been utilized throughout human history: there is plentiful evidence of the deliberate induction of trances for ritual and/ or healing purposes throughout the Ancient World - eg Ancient Egyptian "Sleep Temples", and Ancient Greek religious rituals such as the Elusynian "Mysteries". Oracles (eg the Ancient Greek "Delphic Oracle"), seers, mystics et al have used deliberately induced trances since time immemorial.
Many Early Christian Saints and mystics of other monotheisms (notably the Islamic Sufic tradition) did (and do!) likewise. Hypnosis is as old as Humankind, and the first "hypnotists" were almost certainly shaman, healers, and spiritual guides in prehistoric societies.
Most tribal societies engaged (and continue to engage) in "Shamanic" rituals, trance dancing etc (particularly to invoke "animal spirits" etc for guidance in hunting), and trance inducing dance, drumming etc are long established as an element of most pagan religious practices.
The first well documented practitioner of hypnosis in modern times was Abbe Faria, an C18th Portuguese Goan monk, who used intense eye fixation and deliberate suggestions and commands to induce trance (he called it "lucid sleep") in susceptible people.
Faria was meticulous in observing and documenting who might be responsive, and conducted numerous experiments, applying a remarkably "modern" methodology: controlled studies; "double blinds"; "control groups", plus basic statistical analysis of measurable outcomes etc.. He noted the power of suggestion (and what today would be called the "placebo effect") in helping people overcome or manage what he recognized as "psychosomatic" conditions, although, of course, such terminology did not exist back then! He was very rationalist in approach, rejecting totally any notion of "magic", and insisting that the power of "healing" was entirely in the subject's mind, seeing himself simply as a guide or facilitator helping troubled people to better manage their own lives. In short, he was the first modern psychotherapist/ hypnotherapist and "life coach"!
Faria ended his life in Revolutionary France. For a time he enjoyed a certain celebrity in fashionable intellectual and Rationalist circles, but later fell foul of certain revolutionary leaders, and disappeared some time during the Great Terror - no-one knows what became of him.
Faria's work and ideas were well known to Anton Mesmer, and later Dr James Braid, the Scottish surgeon, who coined the term "hypnotism", and is generally regarded as the "Father" of its scientific application in medicine and psychology. In a very real sense, however, it is Abbe Faria who deserves to be remembered as "the first hypnotist" in the sense that the term is used today.
What does precision processor mean regarding your IQ test?
It means the test replaced standard deviations with fancy titles.
Those tests are utter nonsense and do not correlate with scores you would receive on a real normed IQ test.
What is relationship between Alchemy and psychology?
The psychologist Carl Jung believed that the work the alchemists did was related to the "darkness of midlife". Their work was aimed at returning the mind back to a "normal" state of functioning. Because psychological terms didn't exist then, the alchemists were forced to substitute other words in their place, specifically, alchemical elements and processes. I have provided a link to a site that goes into more detail. The site shows the translation of alchemical words into psychological terms. In addition, it details the entire process of the darkness of midlife.
Why is psychology not a pseudo psychology?
One need only to turn on the television or flip through a magazine to realize that there are some very strange ideas in the world. From articles which promise the end of the world, to horoscopes that predict every possible facet of your coming life. Of course, with all this disinformation out there, it is possible to find real truth as well, it just takes some looking. However, far more damaging than the simple spread of false information is that much of it is attempted to be passed off as real, scientifically proven fact, and this is usually done under the guise that it is psychology.
Although many may not be aware of it, real psychology is a strict field, requiring between six to eight years of school, board certification in some cases, and a firm hold on the difference between fact and fiction. None of these categories quite match up with the horoscopesection of your favorite magazine though.
The truth is that there are a lot of false prophets out there, attempting to offer information and guidance on the grounds that it is proven psychology. While many may be able to tell the difference with only the blink of an eye, others are not so lucky, and the prevalence and persuasiveness of such information has likely led to damage for many out there. We can save ourselves and those around us a lot of time and even sanity if we learn to distinguish the difference between real psychology and what is commonly called pseudo-psychology.
In short, pseudo psychology can be thought of as unsupported information or even superstition, which is passed off as being scientific fact. One of the best examples of pseudo psychology can be found in self-help books. While these books promise many ways that a person can make their lives better, lose weight or any number of things, rarely are they ever supported by any kind of fact or real proven information. Of course, these books are sold in the millions, and people turn to their advice almost everyday, although the actual amount of help that these books do is minimal, and sometimes they can often do more harm than good.
Another example of a pseudo psychology is ESP. Although many people believe that ESP is a real sixth sense, and claim to be able to test it, there are no real objective tests to prove whether or not it actually exists. True psychology is based on fact and a lot of objective testing.
Herein we come to one of the best ways to determine whether or not something is real psychology. We must merely ask ourselves if it can be objectively tested. In other words, are there tests (based on fact) that can allude to the proof of a statement. We must also be careful to avoid circular logic and guesswork as the products of real science. Real science is proven by a series of tests and processes, known as the scientific method. If something can not be judged by the scientific method, and can not be proven conclusively, than we must be very careful before we consider it to be real science, or psychology.
Keep in mind that psychology is generally a fairly limited field, and psychologists generally shy away from promoting any information that has not been proven as fact. This should be one of the primary clues that alerts us to pseudo psychology. Also consider the source of any information that we encounter. While anyone with a computer and access to the internet can promote any kind of information they want, that does not make that information true. True psychological facts and information is generally backed up by a number of highly qualified people with degrees and prominent jobs.
When it really comes down to it, discerning the difference between psychology and pseudo-psychology is generally fairly easy. We must just remember to use common sense and ask ourselves what the source of the information we are taking in is. Regardless of our personal commitment towards an issue, we must always look at it with an objective point of view. When we fail to use reason, we open ourselves and our minds up to an incredibly damaging amount of false science. Learning to tell the difference between what is fact and what is unsupported opinion is a skill necessary to get through life, and if we merely follow a few simple guidelines, we can learn to tell that difference fairly easily, and thus improve the quality of our own lives as well as the lives around us.
What was Plato's contribution to psychology?
Some say that Plato's real name was Aristocles, and that Plato was a nickname, meaning "the broad". The nickname might refer from the width of his shoulders or forehead or from the breadth of his style. As a young man, Plato studied under Cratylus, himself a student of Heracleitus. It almost certain that Plato became friends with Socrates when he was young.
Plato was in military service from 409 BC to 404 BC, at the end of the Peloponnesian War, but at this time he wanted a political career rather than a military one. However, the excesses of Athenian political life during peacetime seems to have persuaded him to give up political ambitions. In particular, the execution of Socrates in 399 BC had a profound effect on him and he decided that he would have nothing further to do with politics.
Plato travelled in Egypt, Sicily and Italy. In Egypt he learned of a water clock. In Italy he learned of the work of Pythagoras, and came to appreciate the value of mathematics. Again there was a period of war and again Plato entered military service.
On his return to Athens, Plato founded, around 387 BC a school of learning called the Academy. Plato presided over the Academy, an institution devoted to research and instruction in philosophy and the sciences until his death. His reasons for setting up the Academy were to train young men who would become better statesmen.
Plato's main contributions are in philosophy, mathematics and science. However, it is not as easy as one might expect to discover Plato's philosophical views. The reason for this is that Plato wrote no systematic treatise giving his views, rather he wrote about 30 dialogues written in the form of conversations. Not only are these dialogues important works of philospophy, but they are superb pieces of literature.
Through these dialogues, Plato contributed to the theory of art, in particular dance, music, poetry, architecture, and drama. He discussed a whole range of philosophical topics including ethics, metaphysics where topics such as immortality, man, mind, and Realism are discussed. He discussed the philosophy of mathematics, political philosophy, and religious philosophy. In his theory of Forms, Plato rejected the changeable, deceptive world that we are aware of through our senses proposing instead his world of ideas which were constant and true. In hisRepublic, Plato talks of geometrical diagrams as imperfect imitations of the perfect mathematical objects which they represent. He also contributed to logic and legal philosophy, including rhetoric.
Although Plato made no important mathematical discoveries himself, his belief that mathematics provides the finest training for the mind was extremely important in the development of the subject. Plato's contributions to the theories of education are shown by the way that he ran the Academy and his idea of what constitutes an educated person. Over the door of the Academy was written: "Let no one unversed in geometry enter here".
Plato concentrated on the idea of "proof" and insisted on accurate definitions and clear hypotheses. This laid the foundations for Euclid's systematic approach to mathematics. All of the most important mathematical work of the fourth century was done by friends or pupils of Plato, including Eudoxus, Aristotle, and Archytas.
In mathematics Plato's name is attached to the Platonic solids. In the Timaeus, there is a mathematical construction of the elements earth, fire, air, and water being represented by the cube, tetrahedron, octahedron, and icosahedron repectively. The fifth Platonic solid, the dodecahedron, is Plato's model for the whole universe.
Plato's Academy flourished until 529 when it was closed down by the Christian Emperor Justinian, who claimed it was a pagan establishment. Having survived for 900 years it is the longest surviving university known.
What is the symbol of psychology?
It is the Greek letter for "psi".
This was the first letter in the Greek word "psuchê" which is one of the rout words of psychology.
There is a link to a picture of the symbol in the related links.
What are the example of pseudo psychology?
Graphology (handwriting analysis), palm reading, and horoscopes are all examples of pseudopyschology.
"Gen Psychology" likely refers to General Psychology.This may also be known as Psychology 101 when referring to university/college courses. This is the first class in psychology and gives the basic information to the entire field of psychology. If attending a liberal arts university in the United States, it is likely a required course.
What is an antagonist in psychology?
Antagonist is basically a chemical that goes into the receptor site, when the action is finished. It has two jobs one is to clear the remaining neurotransmitter from synaptic gap; the other is to reduce the cell's response to a action caused by the neurotransmitter. Hope the answer helped you.
Animals can be trained to perform tricks through a learning process called conditioning?
Yes, Classical/Pavlovian Conditioning or Operant conditioning. However there are boundary conditions and biological constraints that limit the "tricks" - they cannot go against instinctive behaviors.
Can a master's degree in education psychology lead to a Ph.D in Child Psychology?
You can pursue the PhD. You will have to inquire about any prerequisite coursework required for your specific program of study (if any). If you have not completed the required prerequisite coursework you may have to complete those courses first before being admitted.
Who are the leading figures in narrative therapy?
Michael White (deceased) and David Epston are the co-founders of Narrative Therapy. Narrative Practitioners are found in many countries worldwide and each is a 'leading figure' in their geographic and local culture and NT practices/techniques. Narrative Therapists are found in University settings down to local clinics and private practices.
Did carl Jung use big dreams as evidence of a collective unconcious?
Yes, but the real statement should be: He used identical or similar dreams of people from different parts of the world which had totally different upbringings. Therefore, their dreams were not a product of their upbringings, but the product of
"universal memories" that are found in everyone. He used this as his proof that the collective unconscious existed.
If you are having trouble grieving for someone could you say that they are unbereaveable?
No. You can not insult anyone who has just died. Even if you can not grieve for a dead person, someone else might have feelings toward that person. You do not let your own feelings shine through at this particular time.
If you are asked to speak at the funeral or memorial service, say, "I would rather not say anything at this time." You should give others the right to mourn.
If anyone asks you why you did not speak at the funeral, then you can reply with the truth, "I do not have pleasant memories concerning ______ . Rather than badmouth ________ , I decided not to say anything." Or you can reply with whatever might be your real reason. You know your own reason for not grieving.
It would be a week or so after the funeral that someone might ask you about said person or that you might be talking about said person. That would be the time to express your feelings.
What are activities that are good for people with a visual learning style?
Visual learners may benefit from activities such as creating mind maps, using flashcards, watching videos or demonstrations, and using color coding to organize information. They may also find visual aids like charts, graphs, and diagrams helpful in understanding and retaining information.
School Psychology is defined as a field that helps to apply principles of psychology and education in children of all ages for the treatment of behavioral issues in children and adolescents.
What does 'implicit process' mean in counseling?
Probably best is to define the opposites; Explicit means to define directly, i.e. "We will build a bridge using the following steps, etc., etc., etc."" Implicit means defining but not describing; "We'll be working together to help you"
