2013, p. 2). Mental activity describes acquirement, storing, conversion, and use of the knowledge that take place during the cognition process. Cognition is important to other areas of psychology because people who are experiencing stress or general depression tend to recall memories in a summary way, meaning there is no real detail or extension to the memory. This often happened in the movie, as Will never really went into detail about his childhood outside of the most traumatic experiences that
colleagues developed Positive Psychology as a new branch of science in Psychology (Seligman, 2002). Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that studies science and applications that relate to the study of psychological strengths and positive emotions (Snyder and Lopez, 2007). Positive psychological views emphasize on how to utilize strengths and pre-eminence rather than focusing on deficiency and weakness, opening a new window for the advancement of psychology (Seligman, 2002; Seligman &
MULTI-DIMENSIONAL RISKS UPON REFUGEE CHILDREN AND THEIR RESILIENCY MIE MIE KYAW Introduction Today’s world migration and becoming refugees is one of the largest and complicated histories. An array of negative factors such as economic recession, political unrest, civil wars, and poor living conditions make many civilians of different countries migrate to other countries and a lot of people seek refugee status. A refugee is defined as: a person who owing to well-founded fear of being
psychological perspective on life. It is a positive frame of mind and means that a person takes the view of expecting the best outcome from any given situation. An optimistic person is one who sees the glass as 'half-full' instead of 'half-empty'. In psychology levels of optimism can be measured by use of the Life Orientation Test and Attributional Style Questionnaire. Levels of optimism (and its reverse pessimism) appear to have some links to heredity but are heavily influenced by health and environmental
Students and Seroquel In a piece titled "Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem for Colleges", Peter Gray (Ph.D.) examines the growing trend of mental instability among university students. Collegiate faculty, and, in particular, college counselors, have reported higher rates of psychiatric disorders in campus resident's year after year. Though Gray concedes that this problem is multifaceted, he places the majority of blame two parties: academia and parenting, proposing that their tendency
The concept of Adversity Quotient discovered by Stoltz (1997) is a science theory of human performance deeply rooted in several sciences like cognitive psychology (control and mastery of one’s life), psychoneuroses-immunology (immune function), and neurophysiology (science of the brain). The cognitive psychology research has found that people respond to problems in consistent patterns that do not change unless the individual takes action to modify the behavior. This included several essential concepts
important to demystify hypnotherapy and thus, I believe it is therefore necessary to demystify stage-hypnosis. This article aims to give a brief overview of the deception and misdirection involved in stage performances, as opposed to hypnosis or psychology. Indisputably, stage-hypnosis contains trickery and conspiracy and differs greatly from hypnosis used in the professional context of a clinical setting. Misleading and persuading the audience that the hypnotist has a source of power, that they
for a working women. , because she requires more concentration and resilience to handle both the personal and professional tasks. Keeping this in view the present study is carried over. Objective of the study: This present study aims at understanding the mindfulness of working women and her everyday experiences irrespective of the work spot or at home. It is believed that women as “shakthi” and that she have more mental resilience and the power to manage the life happenings. In this study, the
My highest scores are in areas of Resilience/Hardiness, Self-Control, Adaptable Social Skills, Striving, Problem-Solving, and Coping. These factors reflect my childhood upbringing. I was raised in a third-world country, and my parents were poor. We survive by a dollar a day by eating corn
trusted the most no longer had faith in me, and I was told I would never make it college; but my addiction has taught me things most people will never understand. I now realize that my disorder has brought me many gifts, the gifts of: motivation, resilience, and empathy. These aspects of who I am influenced me to pursue this career and will make me a great counselor. I am fortunate to be where I am today, thanks to all the professionals who empowered me. I want to do the same for others who are challenged