Rajpal Kaur
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Forensic Psychology is the application of the science and profession of psychology to questions and issues relating to law and the legal system. The word "forensic" comes from the Latin word "forensis", meaning "of the forum", where the law courts of ancient Rome were held. Today forensic refers to the application of scientific principles and practices to the adversary process where specially knowledgeable scientists play a role. An ...
This book is a topically organized introduction to child development from conception to adolescent. It examines child psychology from the perspectives of the three principal traditions which characterize the disciplinary today –The cognitive-developmental, environmental-learning and ethological orientations. Emphasizes the very latest issues and findings including the microgenetic research method, gene therapy, the social bases of early memory and family ...
School psychology studies how children and adults learn, the effectiveness of various educational strategies and tactics, and how schools function as organizations. Although the titles are often used interchangeably, researchers and theorists are likely to be identify as educational psychologists, while practitioners in schools or school-related settings are identified as schools or school-related settings are identified as school psychologists. School ...
The Adolescent offers an eclectic. Interdisciplinary approach to the study of adolescence, presenting both psychological and sociological viewpoints as well as educational, demographic and economic data. This text discuss not just one theory on the subject, but many, and outlines the contributions, strengths, and weakness of each. The Adolescent continues to be the most comprehensive book in its subject area, setting the standard for adolescent psychology book. ...
Animal psychology, taken in its most usual, broad, sense, refers into the study of the behaviour and mental life of animals other than human beings. It is synonymous with comparative psychology, but although the latter would be a more accurate term, it is less often used. Veterinarians sometimes use the phrase "animal psychology" to refer specifically to the study of disordered behaviour in animals. Animal psychology ought to involve the use of a ...
Developmental Psychology examines human developmental processes and transitions in infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. The theoretical paradigms and current methods relating to the many subfields of developmental psychology, including: the biological bases of development perceptual and motor development perceptual and motor development communication and language development social development personality and emotional development moral development and ...
This book is designed to provide a thorough survey of the field that is equally accessible to students with a general interest as well as to those with professional aspirations. This text presents a scholarly portrayal of the history, content, professional functions, and the future of clinical psychology. In this successful book, the editor describes research methods in clinical psychology and provides criteria for conducting and evaluating clinical research. ...
Communication is the central skill any manager can possess. It is the link between ideas and action. It is the process that generates profit. It is the emotional glue that binds humans together in relationships, personal and professional. To be without the ability to communicate is to be isolated from others in an organization, an industry or a society. To be skilled at it is to be at the heart of what makes enterprise, private and public, function successfully. ...
Psychology is not the first profession one thinks of when looking for environmental activists. In fact, much of this is a primer in what a psychologist who specializes in self-determination, calls "the five characteristics of sustainable lifestyle' - conservation, recycling, renewable resource use, restoration and population control. While he does make a good point that the excessive consumption is accompanied by a large degree of self-imposed ...
This book is a comprehensive resource book designed to assist and support the special education teacher through his or her school year. The book presents a step-by-step management approach designed to help the teacher improve and enhance his or her skills in the areas of organization, time management, and instructional planning and implementation. The book contains information on different critical topics such as Learning Disabilities, Professional Issues, Ethics ...
Abnormal psychology can broadly be defined as the application of the principles of psychology research into the causes and treatment of psychopathologies. The central and most controversial aspect of abnormal psychology is the issue surrounding the meaning of the term ’abnormal’. In other words, what precisely constitutes an abnormal psychological state? There is no single and conclusive view of what is ‘abnormal’ and each theoretical approach is ...
Criminal psychology is the study of the wills, thoughts, intentions and reactions of criminals. The study goes deeply into what makes someone commit crime, on the run or in court. Criminal psychologists are often called up as witnesses in court cases to help the jury understand the mind of the criminal. The subject-matter will be drawn on the one hand, from that already presented by psychological science, but will be treated throughout from the point of view of ...