Understanding Psychological Assessments and Academic Testing Educational psychological assessment is a formal procedure undertaken individually between a psychologist and a child (or any person). After building up rapport and making the child comfortable, the psychologist will administer a test to the child. There are many tests that can be administered so I will just introduce [...]
Dreams are produced by the unconscious mind, which is a separate brain that doesn’t belong to the human being, but has a mysterious origin. This brain is superior, saintly and perfect, and uses dream images in order to send secret messages to the human side of our conscience, in order to protect us from our [...]
Social psychology is concerned with explaining how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals are influenced by others. This area of psychology also deals with how people interact with others in social settings. Just from everyday exposure, you may remember terms like conformity, social status, motivation, and prejudice. These are all key concepts associated with [...]
For all its utility and mysterious complexity, consciousness is full of defects. The common sense view – largely unchallenged throughout our history — is that consciousness presents us with a picture of how things are “out there” that we are able to view “inside” our minds. Philosophers have called this view the “Cartesian Theatre:” the [...]
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a type of therapy that is often used to treat personality disorders and other dysfunctions, most notably social anxiety disorder. CBT is a progressive and goal-oriented discipline one that is intense and involved but also brief, considering the effectiveness of its techniques. The doctor’s primary goal in CBT is to try [...]