Entries by Daphne Hanson

Defining “mental disorder” How do you think we define a mental disorder?

Defining “mental disorder” How do you think we define a mental disorder? (what constitutes/is required for symptoms to qualify as a “mental disorder”?) A mental disorder is characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour. It is usually associated with distress or impairment in important areas of functioning. How would […]

Analyze and explain two different developmental stages when confronted with death

Analyze and explain two different developmental stages when confronted with death. Any peer-reviewed, scientific sources are welcomed. I am having trouble finding articles that are 10 years old or younger. What are the five stages of confronting death? A Swiss American psychiatrist and pioneer of studies on dying people, Kübler-Ross wrote “On Death and Dying,” the […]

The correlations between gender and emotion

Do the correlations between gender and emotion hold up in your personal experience?  Give an example that supports or refutes one of the conclusions presented in your textbook.  Remember – often in psychology what we learn tells us a lot about people as a whole, but it can’t tell us everything about an individual.  That’s […]

Key achievement of the sensorimotor stage of development

Piaget believed that object permanence is the key achievement of the sensorimotor stage of development. In Piaget’s view, this occurs by 2 years of age for most individuals. For an example of this phenomenon in action, see the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwXd7WyWNHY&feature=related (you may need to paste the link into your browser window) Some developmental psychologists, […]