Social Penetration theory states that a person can disclose information from their "onion" in two ways, depth and breadth. Self-disclosure into deeper, more personal areas (fears, basic values, and vulnerable core properties) is revealing the depth of one's onion. Breadth is a broadening of the self-disclosure which refers to general areas of personality.
In studying mental processes and behaviors, psychologists have pondered questions such as how thought processes can be analyzed, the role of genetics and society in our personalities, and whether our biological impulses and psychological structure is preprogrammed. The work of two psychologists, Sigmund Freud and Karen Horney offer many different views and opinions about psychology and how the mind works.
Asks what role, if any, others play in the formation of the self. Discusses social forces, self-image, physicalism/materialism, dualism, and
idealism.
Keywords: philosophy, psychology, sociology, human development
Explanations and definitions of transcultural psychiatry, transcultural studies, and transcultural factors. Also provides typical recommendations for treatments.
Psychology, the study of the behavior of living organisms, has four main goals: to describe what occurred, to explain why it occurred, to predict what is likely to occur next, and to change or prevent unwanted outcomes. Psychologists study the process of thinking, learning, cognition, emotions, motivations, and personalities; the main area of study within this field, clinical psychology, addresses the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
