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5 days ago · Human behavior, the potential and expressed capacity for physical, mental, and social activity throughout human life. Humans, like other animal species, have a typical life course that consists of successive phases of growth, each characterized by a distinct set of physical, physiological, and behavioral features.
5 days ago · Sociocultural theory stresses the role that social interaction plays in psychological development. It suggests that human learning is largely a social process, and that our cognitive functions are formed based on our interactions with those around us who are "more skilled."
4 days ago · A synopsis of major theories of social psychology is provided with reference to three major domains of social-psychological inquiry: attitudes and attitude change, motivation regulation, and group behavior. Despite the heterogeneity of research topics, there is considerable overlap in the basic theoretical principles across all three domains.
2 days ago · Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice is a BPS journal focusing on the psychosocial processes that underlie the development and improvement of mental wellbeing. Abstract Purpose Many people with psychosis do not seek help which delays access to recommended treatments.
1 day ago · Parental autonomy support was often associated with indicators of youth psychosocial adjustment, whereas cultural hierarchy was generally unrelated to adjustment. These results support self-determination theory’s position on the universal benefits of autonomy support.
2 days ago · Sigmund Freud ( / frɔɪd / FROYD, [2] German: [ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfrɔʏt]; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalys...
5 days ago · Human behaviour - Cognitive Development, Piaget's Theory: Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget took the intellectual functioning of adults as the central phenomenon to be explained and wanted to know how an adult acquired the ability to think logically and to draw valid conclusions about the world from evidence.
