In the stages of Sigmund Freud's theory, there are unconscious strategies that people use to psychologically change what is reality, into what they would like to believe. These strategies are called defense mechanisms, and in some cases may cause the person to have emotional problems and depressing behaviors. They are used by the ego to defend itself against threatening thoughts and anxiety.

Describes what happens when a teenager is depressed. Given from a first hand perspective.

Explores the symptoms of clinical depression. Explains the many different types of the disease. Provides statistical data on occurrences. References personal experiences with the disease.

This essay is about depression. Discusses its causes, symptoms and treatment. Reveals warning signs of depression.

Depression and Suicide

An overview of depression and its impact on society, including a personal reflection of the author's own experience with the disease.

The major sources of stress, and research that has been done.

Divided attention refers to the ability to divide ones attention between two or more tasks. The focused attention models explain how all our inputs are focused on one task at any one time, however it is clear from looking at everyday life that we are able to divide our attention, successfully being able to complete more than one task at the same time.

Discussion of factors of conformity and obedience.

Essay describes and evaluates evidence that would suggest that schizophrenia is a genetic disorder.

Essay discusses if Piaget underestimated what children understand about the physical world.

Discuss the Research on Compliance and Conformity Underlining Factors that Enhance or Reduce These Behaviors.

Comparison of Hitler, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and John Steibeck's Mice and Men and how we do not need to look to other people to understand ourselves.

Discusses the psychological advantages and disadvantages of the Internet

Dorathea Dix and her work with the mentally unstable in Massachusettes.

Describes the nature and purpose of the double-blind procedure, as well as any advantages of using this procedure in scientific research.

Evaluates dreams according to Freud.

Provides a summary and analysis of a dream. Explains what certain objects mean and how they reflect on life.

A psychoanalytical, physical, metaphysical, and psychological analysis on dreaming.

Essay consists of an analysis of the book "Dream Thinking" by Alex T. Quenk and Naomi L. Quenk.

Essay provides a description of dreams and nightmares and how people normally view them.

Researches on how teens grieve when another teen dies. Provides statistical data on the number of young people who will experience the death of a peer during adolescence. Evaluates how teens will most likely react to the death of a peer.