Diagnosis of Mental Disorders by Clinical Psychologists - Is it Unethical?

The diagnosis of mental disorders by clinical psychologists may be unethical. The Code of Ethics For Psychologists requires that their work be founded on established scientific findings. The disorders of the DSM-IV are not founded on scientific research findings and... according to DSM-V editors... scientific validation of the disorders may not be possible.

TESOL Teachers - How to Keep Your Students Attention

This is for the TESOL elementary teachers out there who need a little guidance keeping their students focused. Here, I list five tips to help capture and hold your students' attention by focusing on areas that you, as a teacher, need to strengthen. As you read further you may find that some characteristics listed below describe you. Don't panic, you are a good teacher! Just try and realize that these may be some of your weak points which need a little polishing up.

Am I an Introvert? Or Just Shy? Or Something Else?

Being shy is different than being introverted. And having depression and self esteem problems as well as shyness and introversion can make life even more difficult and confusing. Sometimes the search for answers is endless.

Enneagram - Are You Sure of Your Type? Are You Mis-Typed?

It is said that up to 25% of enneagram students are mistyped. Are you sure of your type?

Implicit and Explicit Sides of Prejudice

This article give a comparison of implicit and explicit prejudice. It also provides features of each of them.

Psychoanalytic Theory as a Background for Therapy

This article provides a brief explanation of some concepts of psychoanalytic. It includes reasons of humans behavior in different situations.

The Theory of Evolutionary Psychology

This article gives an explanation to human's behavior. Male-female relationships are examined.

Is Too Much Information Negatively Affecting your Intuition?

Many people are so overwhelmed by the modern information flows that it negatively affects their ability to think. Quite a few psychologists agree with this statement. Of course one can always over come the negative by how the information is taken in or if it is chosen to be committed to memory. Also, if information is power, as is often said too. Then more information is a good thing.

Let's Use The Tragedy At Virginia Tech To Fuel An Outcry For Prevention

As the death toll rises at Virginia Tech, we must re-commit ourselves to prevention of further youth violence. We have the knowledge to prevent violence. It needs to be used on a very broad basis.

The Case For Handwriting Analysis

The purpose of this paper is to lay the scientific foundation of handwriting and its relationship with handwriting analysis. Handwriting is scientifically based directly.

Subconscious Mind Beliefs

The great paradox of life then, is that each of us is a vast ocean of potential, but we take ourselves to be a small wave on top....

The Question Of Upbringing - Do Children Need The Same Attention As Animals?

The question of upbringing has always been an essential one for the humanity. First we have learnt to bring up our children, if we take Darwin's theory as a base, since it has been in our instinctive nature. Humans had to bring up their children in order to continue their specie. Later, humans learned how to bring up different animals in a way, which would allow them to derive benefit from animal labor or presence. This paper is devoted to a somewhat strange topic: comparison and contrast of raising a child and raising a dog.

THE Short List To Overcoming Low Self-Esteem

Discover how Boosting your Self-Esteem can Be the one of BEST ways to having More Joy, Happiness, Magnificence, Prosperity, Charisma, Attractiveness and much More!

Are Those We Consider Creative Geniuses Just Lucky?

What is a genius? One of the best definitions of genius, which I have seen in many psychology research papers is that a genius is the eminent achiever and therefore it is really easy to pick them out of society because they are the people who are doing well in industry academics, government and the sciences. They end up at the top of the food chain because they are able to work at very high levels and make fewer mistakes.