Articles for tag: Gender Identity, Psychological

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Is Gender Variation a Psychological Illness?

Psychosexuality, or in plainer English, psychological behavior that is seemingly associated with biological sex has, since the 1960’s, been split into three categories: gender role, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Gender Identity and sexual orientation have always been viewed primarily as biological and/or one’s own sense of self as belonging to one sex or the ...

Parkinson’s Disease: The Emotional and Psychological Impact

Much has been written about the physical complications associated with Parkinson’s disease but not so much focus has been paid to the psychological and emotional complications. For many patients, the onset of emotional and psychological conflicts can be just as problematic as the Parkinson’s condition itself. When diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, it is important to ...

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Brave New World Essay

In Huxley’s Brave New World, the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Center, or C.L.H.C.C., misused psychological conditioning. The misuse of psychological conditioning controlled the citizens and kept the world in order, but gave them little freedom. This misuse can be seem through three different ways. One way is the conditioning of young babies. Another is ...

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William Faulkner: A Critical Analysis of Two Short Stories

For the purposes of this essay, I am going to cite and explain a thematic ambiguity that is present in two short stories written by William Faulkner: “A Rose for Emily” and “Barn Burning.” Faulkner is known for writing about the American South. However, the themes present in his stories are not alike the themes ...

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Psychological and Ethical Egoism

Egoism is the theory that ones self is, or should be, the motivation of ones actions. There are two main forms of egoism, ethical egoism and psychological egoism. Each approach has been argued amongst philosophers. Their studies describe what each theory is and apply them to real world situations. Psychological egoism is the belief that ...

Psychological Testing for Employment

Psychological testing, an interesting new tool for employers , may cost you your next job. Employers are flocking in the direction psychological testing. They are successfully reducing the number of applications that they must sort through. Psychological testing is making it possible for them to hire the best candidates for the job in half the ...