Our understanding of drug use and addiction is greater now than it was in the past, but much is still unknown. In their article "The Addicted Brain," published in Scientific American, Eric J. Nestler and Robert C. Malenka discuss the intricacies of drug addiction and the obstacles associated with both quitting a drug addiction and finding a cure for it.

This essay is about the psychological hardships that John Nash, a mathematician, faced in his life. Information about the disease is also available.

From a psychological perspective, examines the book, The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing, by Judith L. Rapoport, MD. Provides details on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, using the book as a main source.

Provides a comprehensive case study of a dyslexic 4-year-old boy. Describes his social relationships and general development. Provides treatment recommendations.

Various types of language disorders affect a considerable amount of children academically and socially worldwide. A major disorder is developmental language disorders (DLD) caused by central auditory processing disorders (CAPD). A CAPD is defined as showing "difficulties discriminating, identifying and retaining sounds after the ears have "heard" the sounds." Both language and auditory are processed in an infinite number of nuclei throughout both hemispheres of the brain. Thus it has been hypothesized that abnormalities of the corpus callosum (CC) are correlated with deficiencies in auditory and language processes. This article reviews studies that have tried to prove this hypothesis. Due to the homogenous nature of either process, it is too complicated to try to identify a single cause of a single structure of the brain. Studies have yet to be found of having strong evidence that the CC correlates (or does not correlate) with DLDs and CAPDs.

Discusses theories and studies into causes of interpersonal attraction. Examines research in this area, focusing on the Halo Effect.

A discussion of Freud's theory of religion.

The role of endorphins in the body

Provides an in-depth analysis of a situational perspective on the psychology of evil and understanding how good people are transformed into perpetrators. Uses literary texts as references.

Details about a psychological research study of adolescents and tests they took for Attention Deficit Disorder.

Stanley Milgram's article "The Perils of Obedience" tells of his experiments to test the conflict between obedience to authority and one's own conscience. In those experiments, Milgram found that the majority of people will fulfill the request of an authoritative figure even at the expense of their own moral judgment and sense of what is right and wrong.

Essay provides information about attention deficit disorder also known as A.D.D.

Essay describes living life with "abnormalities."

It's about child abuse.

Explores the life and works of the psychologist Abraham Maslow. Examines how his Hierarchy of Need is the theory that brought him recognition as a significant theorist. Describes the lasting contributions of his theories to the world today.

More violent crimes are being committed by adolescents, and violence in schools has become an increasing problem throughout the nation in the last few years. A combination of factors may lead to violence, but there may be important assets that may be preventive factors to violence in schools, homes, and communities.

Examines personality from a African American perspective. Maintains that while personality relates to all persons, when studying Black personality, one must take into consideration the experiences of the African community as a whole.

Aggression can be constituted as behaviour by an individual that can inflict physical and psychological damage on another being. This aggressive behaviour is nurtured by environmental factors such as social issues being war and the type of upbringing the individual has.

The essay is a description of why girls are so aggressive

Albert Bandura and his contributions to psychology.

Although excessive drinking in women has been prevalent throughout history, drinking problems are increasing, and increasing most predominantly among women. The physiological implications of excessive drinking in women are devastating and yet are only one factor in which needs to be considered.

This article deals with the topic of child abuse and they can be treated with psychotherapy.

The universality of the incest taboo, in one form or another, has served to fuel the discussions. Nested within differences in the theorists' orientations and conclusions is a consensus that, with very few exceptions, sexual intercourse is prohibited between members of the nuclear family who are not spouses -- father-child, mother-child, son-sibling, daughter-sibling. Most cultures extend the prohibition beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents, uncles, aunts, nieces, and nephews, both consanguine and affinal.

An analysis of Madonna's personality, using sensation-seeking theory and motivational-needs theory

Determining a real motive through the use of an eye-witness essay.

The principals of phenmenology, the study of how humans perceive phenomenon, are explained by Ernesto Spinelli in "An Introduction to Phenomenological Theory." The theories are about how people perceiving their physical world and the meanings they assign to aspects of the physical world.

Borderline personality disorder, patient review.

A review of anorexia nervosa literature and the possible causes of this eating disorder.

Anorexia nervosa is a form of self-starvation that can lead to severe emaciation. Fear of maturity and stress, the feeling of losing control, peer pressure, and the desire to fit in are among the causes of anorexia, which can lead to heart failure, kidney disease, or other fatal health problems. In emergency cases in which the patient is severely underweight, hospitalization can be required.

This is an essay that I worked really hard on, and recieved a grade I think I deserved. I truly think I touched the deeper essence of a disorder that robs many teenagers today of their self-respect. Anorexia.

An overview of the collective unconscious and carl jung archetypes. Includes examples of various dreams and an analysis of those dreams, using the work of Carl Jung and his work on archetypes.

American public schools are not safe, and need to have greater security measures to ensure the students' safety.

A look at the method of art therapy, increasingly used by therapists in order to reach out to their younger patients. Through the use of artistic implements, such as drawing paper, crayons, paints and brushes, and modeling clay, these patients can express their feelings about situations and thus make progress toward recovery.

While trying to discover the newest procedures of using art therapy to help patients with Schizophrenia, I studied two case studies and two broad tests. After studying the case studies and the tests, I discovered that art therapy is not an ends for treatment but a means to an end.

How psychological and physical attachment to a parent can be explained by the "learning theory" of psychology. Harlow's famous experiment with monkeys is flawed in showing that learning theory can explain attachment.

This essay holds a basic overview of society's attitudes towards the elderly. It also contains brief comparisons across different cultures.

Analyzes a fictional case in which the accused blames his victim. Describes how attributional bias can explain the court statement.

A study of Operative Conditioning and the way that humans and animals learn. Studies cited from B.F. Skinner and Albert Bandura.

Describes the nature of man and war. Maintains that the tendency as humans to fight is, without a doubt, inherent. Explores the psychology of war.

Numerous techniques to help smokers to quit starting with the year 1960. "The Behavioral Aspects of Smoking", a report of the Surgeon General first published in 1979 talks in detail about methods aided to assist smokers in the process of cessation. Which intervention strategy is the best and most useful varying from gimmicks to formal programs and clinics?

In any areas of development, may it be child development or something else, the study of biological bases of behavior is very important. Without the knowledge of this, we will not know the mental and biological problems that we have internally in our brain. As a child development major, learning these things is important

Examines the effect of birth order on personality. Also discusses evidence that birth order affects a person's intelligence. Describes personalities based on the position of being either an only child, first born, second born, middle child, or last born in a family.

Analysis of body language types and how it is interpreted.

Author Peter Gay debunks misunderstanding about Freudian psychoanalytical theory in "Freud for Historians." The author both supports and attacks "psychoanalytic historians" who used Sigmund Freud's theories to analyze historical events.

In the book Phantoms in the Brain the author is pioneering a whole new field of experimental neuroscience, in which bizarre or unbelievable cases do not get ignored or labeled as a form or insanity. Instead, he looks at these people as gateways to a deeper understanding of our brains.

This is a case study concerning John Nash's schizophrenia. It is based on the movie "A Beautiful Mind."

Essay discusses the effects of divorce on children.

Essay examines the many types of child abuse and their effects on the child.

The research gathered in this study examines the similarities and differences between classical and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning consists of four identifying elements, the unconditioned stimulus (US), unconditioned response (UCR), conditioned stimulus (CS) and the conditioned response (CR). Conditioning is achieved by manipulating reflexes. Operant conditioning relies on the use of reinforcement and punishment and deals with the cognitive thought process. Similarities between classical and operant conditioning include reinforcement, extinction, generalization, discrimination and spontaneous recovery. One way in which both learning forms differ lie in the extent to which reinforcement depends on the behavior of the learner. All organisms implement both forms of learning even if they are unaware of the process they are taking part in.

Cocaine is the third most widespread drug being abused today, with people being attracted to the drug either for stress relief or the lure of easy money. Cocaine adversely affects the body both mentally and physically, and the road to recovery from cocaine addiction is long and extremely difficult.