, , , Emotional Health, Life Skills & Fitness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
“What’s the point of trying?” A constant thought that roams my mind on a daily basis. Restless nights, lack...
Yo, Chiraq Oscar here and I am posting this blog to talk about an issue that concerns me. I...
, , , Emotional Health, Life Skills & Fitness, Psychology, Science & Math, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
Anxiety-riddled 8-year-old with wide eyes and a scared mind. Waking up every morning not being able to breathe and...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Getting Started, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
It is said that 50 percent of the world population make up introverts and the other 50 percent is...
Perfectionism and motivation are two very understudied concepts that are very fascinating. It is evident that their are links...
, , , Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
The article I read this week was about phobias again, specifically triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13. In...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
https://nowcomment.com/documents/137216 This document discusses ways that the community can help those in the homeless population suffering from mental illness.
For my second round of research, I found a research paper regarding perfectionism in sports and its correlation to...
, , , Fall 2018, Psychology, Science, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, 0
George Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, seems near prophetic when looking back on the work today. Orwell predicts the increase...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Education, Fall 2018, Inequality, Psychology, Showcase, Social Class, Stress, 0
The Labeling Theory states that individuals “behave in ways that reflect how others label them” (Crossman). For example, if...
, , , Decision Making, Fall 2018, Games, Psychology, Showcase, Technology, Violence, 5
https://nowcomment.com/documents/116606#.W88xDUtKjD4 When looking at the evidence and scientific studies, it is hard to deny that there is some correlation...
, , , Fall 2018, LGBTQA, Psychology, Showcase, 3
The very real fact of conversion therapy has caused many members of the LGBT community to be skeptical of...
, , , Education, Getting Started, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
It’s important for me to graduate high school because I will have better opportunities with a diploma. I can...
People have trust issues because they took the time out to open up and to let people get to...
, , , Health, Psychology, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The American Psychiatric Association defines ADHD as one of the most common...
, , , Gender, Mental Illness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
A 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) found that 8.4% of children in the United States have a...
, , , Beauty, Books, Creative Writing, Happiness, Mental Illness, Mind Dump, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, 0
There are many psychological treatments for individuals seeking medical attention whether to treat or manage a mental illness. Therapy...
, , , Emotional Health, Friendship, Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Surveys, What do I stand for?, 3
According to MentalHealth.gov, “If you have, or believe you may have, a mental health problem, it is helpful to...
, , , Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 3
I feel like being alone But in reality I just need someone to never let me go Expressing my...
, , , Nature, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 4
Geography is highly correlational with personalities. Understanding how geography shapes people’s personalities is key in understanding how to help...
Geography influences how personalities are developed in people. Some personalities are known to be more successful than others. Since...
, , , Drugs, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
One worry people tend to have is that marijuana negatively affects your brain chemicals. The two brain chemicals it...
, , , Books, Creative Writing, Decision Making, Emotional Health, Mind Dump, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
There are many types of therapy in the world that can help with an individuals emotions such as anxiety,...
, , , Bullying, Call to Action, Emotional Health, Happiness, Health, Love, Mental Illness, Psychology, Spring 2018, 3
We live in a world where mental health is a prevailing struggle, that affects all ages. On average about...
, , , Language, Psychology, Research Help, Science, Wonder, 1
The process of my research thus far concerning human interaction and the way humans emulate, or try to emulate,...
, , , American Dream, Debt, Happiness, Health, Incarceration, Politics, Prison, Psychology, Social Class, 0
In business, there exists a competitive craving to be smarter, faster, and bigger than everyone else. This urge stems...
, , , Fall 2017, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 2
In life, we often think that the only way to be secure is to be secure in oneself. Humans...
, , , Drugs, Fall 2017, Psychology, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Marijuana is a drug being used very often in 2018. However, researchers still haven’t been able to fully understand...
, , , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Psychology, Research Help, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, Thesis Feedback, 1
For this essay, I am choosing to recycle and dig deeper into one of my past posts, on freedom...
, , , Emotional Health, Psychology, Science, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1
Image Credit: https://thetriangle.org/opinion/becoming-desensitized-to-violence/ Over the past few years we as nation have witnessed a series of mass killings that have...
, , , Emotional Health, Happiness, Health, Psychology, Technology, 1
Handheld technology certainly has its pros and cons. The pros include easy communication, access to news, a platform for...
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Fall 2017, Family, History, Psychology, Showcase, Social Class, Social Media, Terrorism, Violence, 0
In society, people often deal with tragedy in different ways. Many use prayer to cope with it, ” “It’s a...
, , , American Dream, Creative Writing, Fall 2017, Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Showcase, Technology, 0
The bustling flood of technology that has poured into our world has brought a whole new menagerie of...
, , , Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Health, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, 4
Technology is at the forefront of today’s society and is pervasive in everyday life. However, there are many negative...
, , , Drugs, Fall 2017, Health, Psychology, Showcase, 0
Opioid abuse has become a serious problem in the United States as well as an increasing public health issue....
, , , Point of View, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, 1
I consider myself to be about as atheistic as one can get. I was raised Catholic, and went through...
Communities such as salt lake city are made up of distinct people; students, businessmen, workers, artists, religious figures are...
, , , Argument, Call to Action, Happiness, Health, Psychology, Science, Social Media, Technology, 1
On average in the U.S. 121 people die by suicide every single day making suicide the 10th leading cause...
Over many decades of study, people have found that there are five main personality types. However, researchers have been...
Language is one of the fundamental attributes that makes us human. No other species has a means of communication...
According to an article by Beyond, 20% of people procrastinate chronically. Unfortunately, I am a part of that 20%;...
, , , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Happiness, Health, Psychology, Showcase, 10
Emotions are very weird and to be quite frank, terrifying. Emotions for another human being cause so many issues...
, , , Biases, Decision Making, Getting Started, Inquiry, Media, Point of View, Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, War, 2
A little while ago, I visited the Moral Machines website. It’s a study put out by MIT to see...
, , , Bullying, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Getting Started, Mental Illness, Psychology, Showcase, 4
Humans experience an array of emotions, ranging from elated to depressed, apathetic to anxious, excited to afraid. There is...
, , , Family, Psychology, Showcase, Thesis Feedback, 1
Based on my knowledge from what my parents have shown me, my mindset and the ways I think will...
, , , Fall 2017, Psychology, Showcase, 1
Does the way I was raised determine the course of my life? Are our passions embedded in us as...
At my lowest points of my teenage years, I have pleaded to an invisible force that I would do...
, , , Fall 2017, Family, Psychology, Showcase, 0
I found that depending on when you were born in your family, you will most likely have a different...
, , , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Point of View, Psychology, Science, Showcase, 3
Do I have a destiny? Personally, I believe that I can shape my own destiny, but this question...
, , , Psychology, Racism, Showcase, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, 0
Most of the peoples all around the world prejudge other peoples. And the reason that this thing happen is...
, , , Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
, , , Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
There is not one adult in this world who has not created a stereotype about someone throughout their life....
I firmly believe that everyone has control of their own happiness. There are several different things that can bring...
Introduction – Hi there, and welcome to my essay upon a personal belief of mine. In the essay that...
, , , Food, Happiness, Health, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
The overall American diet, has shifted into what is fastest, cheapest, and most often what is unhealthiest. Many convenient...
Hyperthymesia is an extremely rare condition in which individuals have a superb autobiographical memory. A boy in the United...
The overwhelming amount of studies preformed on the various inmate populations of the prison system suggest that the system...
, , , Creative Writing, Mental Illness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 5
“No, this wasn’t meant to happen.” His rocking begins to take on a certain rhythm. “I shouldn’t be...
, , , Health, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, 13
The Importance of Cell Phone Addiction By: Ethan Barmettler Cell Phones are the foundation of human society,...
While researching confidence and the factors affecting it, I seemed to get lost in endless information correlated with self-esteem....
, , , Animal Protection, Love, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
The topic of animals understanding complex emotions is interesting to me because first, I watched a documentary about a...
, , , Happiness, Health, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, 7
In researching about the benefits on one’s mental health from meditation, I found several studies that show numerous reasons...
, , , Animal Protection, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
Recently I have began to research if animals can understand complex emotions like humans do. While exploring deep into...
I’ve learned a lot from my research about meditation. It was easy to find benefits of meditation, but the...
, , , Food, Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 2
Superfoods offer health benefits that will prolong life and increase the quality of life. Certain foods, such as blueberries,...
In attempt to understand the effects of prison on mental health I have found interesting information about inmates organized...
I must admitt, I don’t care about wind tunnels I must admit I fear many things. Most of them,...
, , , Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
We all have voices in our heads. For me, it narrates what I do, what I’m thinking, I...
After doing research on EBSCO, I found three available sources on hyperthymesia. The first told me some important information...
I found lots of different articles on how dogs perceive humans. Some of which support my thesis and some...
, , , Beauty, Family, Friendship, Gender, Happiness, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Women, 2
Using Gale to find information on what I was studying was somewhat difficult. At first, I wasn’t specific enough,...
, , , Music, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
This past week we have been working with the Gale website to find more sources about our research projects....
, , , Inquiry, Psychology, Showcase, Space, Spring 2017, 0
The media, especially movies, can be very misleading when portraying the life of a spy and the intelligence community...
, , , Animal Protection, Family, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
How do dogs perceive their owners? I have always found animals fascinating, especially dogs. There are some questions that...
, , , Happiness, Health, Inquiry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, 3
How will the world react when there is further increase of people that live their lives in autopilot? Autopilot...
, , , Health, Psychology, Showcase, Sports, Spring 2017, 4
“ People used to go and see sports psychologist when they had a problem. Now the focus has shifted...
, , , Crime, Prison, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 8
In research to answer the question, does the prison experience cause psychological issues, I have found the following information...
, , , Health, Inquiry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 7
The Aztecs believed that every 52 years, one full cycle of their solar year, the world would end and...
, , , Economy, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
For my topic, using the Gale researcher was slightly difficult to find the articles I needed. However, I was...
, , , Beauty, Happiness, Health, Inquiry, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2017, 4
Since my last post, I have done more research about how social media can and cannot positively influence people...
, , , Happiness, Health, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, 5
My research question is, assuming meditation alters brain pathways, what are the consequences and benefits of those alterations? Thus...
, , , Economy, Fall 2016, Gender, Inequality, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Women, 2
I have done more extensive research into how gender roles affect the workplace and aggressive behavior. According to a...
, , , Fall 2016, Inquiry, Mental Illness, Psychology, Showcase, Stress, Violence, 0
I chose for my research paper topic to study the causes of violent outbursts in youth. I chose this...
, , , Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, 0
Over what ppl get in to fights and get slumped over what a post on da book or some...
, , , Love, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3
Everyone says love hurts , but that’s not true . Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Economy, Family, Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Politics, Poverty, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, 3
Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...
My research topic is whether the use of recreational marijuana should be legalized in more states, or if it...
, , , Fall 2016, Psychology, Showcase, 2
Confidence seems to be something that many want, and few truly have. In an article on forbes.com titled “Use...
, , , Call to Action, Education, Fall 2016, Happiness, Health, Media, Mental Illness, Politics, Privacy, Psychology, Research Help, Showcase, Social Class, Social Media, Stress, Technology, 11
Technology is a very wonderful thing. It can connect us to others, give us information and give us a...
, , , Fall 2016, Happiness, Health, Media, Music, Psychology, Showcase, 1
I have chosen to write about the effect that music has on our emotions. I am interested in this...
For my research project I decided to do it about brands. It has come to my attention that most...
After reading a Vice article about a documentary following a boy who can remember every single day of his...
Research shows that being separated from their birth mother has an enormous effect on the child’s unconscious psyche. Even...
, , , Fall 2016, Gender, Psychology, Showcase, 0
I am researching gender roles in American society, and focusing my research on how our society is negatively impacted...
, , , Fall 2016, Nature, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, 1
Scientists have spent a lot of time researching the power of meditation. With its coming popularity in the West,...
, , , Fall 2016, Family, Psychology, Showcase, Violence, Wonder, 2
Did you know 2 out of 3 children are exposed to trauma and violence Do you think...
For leading a healthy lifestyle, it simply comes down to diet and exercise, the most effective method is where...
, , , Fall 2016, Games, Psychology, Showcase, 4
I am a frequent gamer and I am always confronted with the argument that video games are bad for...
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