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Person-Centered Theory

| January 28, 2013 | 2 Comments

Rogers carefully crafted his person-centered theory of personality to meet his own demands for a structural model that could explain and predict outcomes of client-centered therapy. However, the theory has implications far beyond the therapeutic setting.

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Sex and Hormones

| January 26, 2013 | 1 Comment

This post examines the effects of hormones on sexual development, sexual organs, and the ways in which behaviour is affected.

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Erich Fromm & Humanistic Psychoanalysis

| January 16, 2013 | 0 Comments

Erich Fromm’s humanistic psychoanalysis looks at people from the perspective of psychology, history, and anthropology. Influenced by Freud and Horney, Fromm developed a more culturally oriented theory than Freud and a much broader theory than Horney.

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Sleep Deprivation

| January 6, 2013 | 1 Comment

This post examines the consequences of sleep deprivation, why it is important to sleep regularly, as well as our circadian rhythms. It describes the brain functions that are/aren’t active during sleep.

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Sleep Disorders

| December 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

Many people suffer from undiagnosed and untreated sleep disorders that leave them to struggle through the day feeling unmotivated and exhausted.

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Nature of Consciousness

| December 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

This post examines the different levels of consciousness, those occuring in lower levels and higher levels, the processes that represent those thoughts, daydreaming, and alternate states of awareness.

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Introduction to Psychology

| December 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

Hey everyone who is in introduction to psychology, here are the notes that will help you succeed!

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Sleep Stages

| December 8, 2012 | 2 Comments

Stages of sleep correspond to massive electrophysiological changes that occur throughout the brain.

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May & Existential Theory

| December 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

May took the view that modern people frequently run away both from making choices and from assuming responsibility.

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Freud and Psychoanalysis

| December 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

Freud saw mental functioning as operating on three levels—unconscious, preconscious, and conscious.

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