What aspect of Freud's psychoanalysis would be a good topic for a psychology research paper?
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I would go with his dream analysis. He and Jung would spend hours of their free time talking about what dreams meant. He did a lot of work with dreams and had a lot of non professional opinions on them. You'll have plenty to work with and it will be interesting to. Good luck. :^)
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http://www.psychology.soton.ac.uk/psyweb/staff/myprofile/mypublications/publications/jsteven/sonugabarke%20psychol%20med.pdf
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Whoa, deep stuff and big words!\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho-Cybernetics
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This could be a little too difficult to spell out the whole history. Can I thus recommend you a book which I found very useful, which was actually a text I had to use during one of my honours degree modules.\n\nThe book is A History of Modern Psychology, by C. James Goodwin. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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I've dragged out my old 1st year psych paper for you, I hope it helps!\n\nThe Humanistic approach was introduced in response to the limitations of psychodynamic theories, namely that it failed to address the meaning of behaviour and healthy growth. Humanistic psychology emphasises the study of the entire person, and that one’s behaviour is associated with self-image and emotions. This approach has philosophical roots in phenomenology and existentialism (Gross, 1996). Cohen coined the phrase ‘Humanistic Psychology’ in his book of the same name (1958, as cited in Gross 1996), and Maslow first introduced the ‘third force’ of psychological approaches, the other two being the psychoanalytic theory and behaviourism, in the same year. Fundamentally, the humanistic approach considers that a person’s behaviour is determined principally by the world around them but is not exclusively a product of the environment, and that people are driven to fulfill their potential. Rogers and Maslow are considered the most well known humanistic psychologists.\n \nCarl Rogers’ theory of self states that healthy development occurs through how the individual perceives their own being. The self is an ordered series of beliefs and perceptions, and most behaviour is explained in terms of endeavors to achieve constancy between self-image and actions (Gross, 1996).  It is when this congruence is not attained, such as through divergent actions and feelings, that defense mechanisms and distortion may deny access to awareness, and as a result threat, anxiety, and depression may be experienced (Butcher et al., 2004). Severe and persistent incongruence can lead to a disintegration of personality: psychoticism. The level of congruence can therefore be seen as a measure of mental health. However, Rogers regarded people as highly individual and unique and thus did not believe in diagnostic labeling. Roger’s view of humanity is also very positive; he said “There is no beast in man, there is only man in man” (1961, as cited in Gross 1996). He believes that there is a drive toward self-actualisation in every person, a concept that was also shared by Maslow. \n\nAbraham Maslow’s theory emphasises motivation as the impetus to understanding behaviour. He established the hierarchy of needs; a general pattern of needs recognition that needs to be satisfied in order to reach self-actualisation. It is often shown in the shape of a pyramid, with the basic needs at the broad-bottom.  It rises from physiological needs at the bottom, safety, love and belonging, and esteem, to self-actualisation at the peak. Prepotency, satisfaction at each level, is required to finally reach self-actualisation: the ambition of every person’s life (Gawel, 1997, as cited in Eysenck 1998). \n\nHumanistic therapy therefore combines aspects from both these theories to understand how to treat mental disorders. Humanistic psychologists are not concerned with past experiences or instinctual drives; instead they focus on integrating and actualising the self. Conscious choices, internal needs and response, and present circumstances form the basis of humanistic therapy. The therapist attempts to create a therapeutic atmosphere where clients can integrate the self. It is often referred to as client-centered therapy because the word ‘client’ as opposed to ‘patient’ implies that the person is responsible for the treatment. The objective of therapy is to allow the client to be himself, free from threat. The therapist has three main duties. The first is to show genuineness and emotional involvement, and not to hide behind professional impersonality. Secondly, the therapist must show unconditional positive regard: complete acceptance of the client as they are at the current time and non-judgement of any of the client’s feelings or actions. Finally, emphatic understanding is essential. The therapist must attempt to enter the inner world of the client through careful listening a
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Genetics of the fruit fly drosophila (Mendeline genetics)\n\nAn essay on Darwin and his discovery of Natural selection would be good and interesting reading.\n\nHow do finger prints work? Including the history of, and perhaps a discussion on the fact that identical twins do not have identical finger prints.\n\nOver farming/fishing, how humans are quickly using up the environment and resources of the planet.\n\nThe extinction of the Dinosausrs.\n\nThe phenomenon of the Peppered Moth and Industrial melanism.\n\nDepends what area you are interested in, you can pick something you find fun and do some research on it, don't think of it as hard, think of it as an opportunity to do something you enjoy and show your markers how much you enjoy it by researching it.
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In Psychology, you will also need to have a fairly solid command of statistics.  THAT is the one that is probably the most direct application of math which you will need in a Psych major, so I would recommend that you focus your paper on that.  If for nothing else, you may also need statistics if you have some kind of editorial, persuasive paper, technical or business writing writing,  or really any sort of informative article.  \n\nThere may also be occasional persuasive papers for either English or Psych in which you will have to explain some sort of Logic, which can actually be expressed mathematically.  This is a side note, however, and is also a stretch.  It is probably better for you to focus your paper on simple statistics..
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One of my students is doing his research project on this issue, and though I have not read the paper yet, as he is not finished, I have talked with him and consulted his early sources.  He has found some interesting preliminary results.  \n\nIt seems that Sigmeund Freud, a Viennese doctor in the late 18th century studied dreams of his psychiatric patients, and through this research, he decided dreams could be interpreted as our subconscious minds' desires.  The implications for the Victorians of that era were great because overall Freud's theory of man's essential nature was that he is a selfish being whose basic motivations for life are about fulfilling those selfish needs and desires.  \n\nYet, much research has been done since that era.  A Dr. Karl(?) Jung, another later psychiatrist, has revamped Freud's original research, and even as late as the late 1980's, new research has connected dreams to chemical reactions in the brain occurring in the neurons along which all the electical impulses of the brain run, like electric circuitry, and this research says they are just random electrical discharges that have no meaning, like shadows of memories carried by the impulses, bits and pieces of images generated by earlier thoughts.  Yet, for me, this still leaves open the question.  Even if dreams are shadows of thoughts, one must ask if shadows of bits and pieces of memory would be purposeful for we humans.  I mean, why would our minds generate the shadow?  I think that is just as powerful a question as:  Why do our brains produce the chemical reactions carrying images of memories anyway?\n\nI think it is easy to see that there is much work to do yet in discovering the real essence of dreams before one can decide if there are more than random meanings to be taken from them.  And, that is basically what I am hearing from this student about his struggle with the research process so far.\n\nHope this is helpful.\n\nCC Ryder
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That's a very good question and one which has remained unresolved for decades, centuries, even. If you really want to know,study Psychology and make it your life's work. If you just need info for your essay,don't expect to get a finite answer.
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beautiful essay.  Nice analysis of the novel and good explanation of the latent antagonist, "fear."\n\nTo answer your question, I have a few  title suggestions for the essay. \n\nThe true "Beast" to be feared is radical imagination.\n\nA good imagination is healthy but Imagination plus fear kills.\n\nFear is a destructive Beast.\n\n\ngood luck
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Religion, in Freud's view, was simply a poor attempt to resolve the needs that often go unmet in human relationships. He developed this idea over 30 years in his enormous body of work, making it the main focus of his 1927 book, The Future of an Illusion, and extending his arguments from individual to society in his long 1930 essay, Civilization and Its Discontents. "Religion may be altogether disregarded," he wrote in the latter work, "Its doctrines carry with them the stamp of the times in which they originated, the ignorant childhood days of this human race." To be truly civilized, he believed, humanity had to be set free of its delusions and construct a better order than religion could give it.\n\nFreud's atheism was not shaken by personal tragedy, though he experienced plenty of it. The proud father of six children, Freud saw two of his sons sent to fight in World War I and lost his daughter Sophie to the flu epidemic shortly thereafter. Cancer of the mouth plagued him for most of his adult life, and led to over 30 operations, through which he never stopped smoking. Freud's Jewish heritage made him a target of the rising anti-Semitism under Hitler's regime, and ultimately forced him to flee with his family to London in 1938. In response, Freud worked all the more fervently on what was to be his final work, Moses and Monotheism. This 1939 book was a retelling of the Hebrew Scriptures that casts Moses as a secular Egyptian hero whom the Israelites reject because his beliefs are too radical, paralleling the psychologist's feelings about his own work in the world.
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hullo Freud.\n\nOK time for u to read child psychiatry....\n\naccording to 'IL Soggy yes.
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Father of Psychoanalysis' Robots\nAnswer: Freud's Droids\n\nItalian city's Rhyming Stanzas\nAnswer: Rome's Poems\n\nPine Tree State's Aches\nAnswer: Maine's Pains\n\nEmpire State's Dining Utensils\nNew York's Forks\n\nSwiss capital's Plants\nBern's Ferns\n\nAfrican nation's Trends\nChad's Fads\n\nItalian city's (syrup-bearing) trees\nNaples' Maples\n\nGreek Island's Soccer footwear\nCrete's Cleats\n\nCuban city's (Potassium-rich) fruit\nHavana's bananas\n\nIvy League University's Dresses\nBrown's gowns\n\nIvy League University's Buckets\nYale's Pails
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I did one on pseudo-scientific experiments by Nazis during World World II.  It was absolutely repulsive but the people in my class were riveted.  Pick something that others will find interesting and that you want to share with them.  When I felt that people were really listening and thinking about what I was saying and not concentrating on me, I was a lot less nervous about being up in front of so many people.
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This is a very good blog, a beginner’s guide to abnormal psychology. \nShort, clear and simple; and you can even post your question and contact the author regarding particular subject you are interested in, for FREE\n\nhttp://sensitive-psychoworld.blogspot.com/
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TIPS ON WRITING A PHILOSOPHY PAPER \nhttp://www.cofc.edu/~portmord/tips.htm\n\nRacism in America Today\nhttp://elsegundousd.com/eshs/bayeagle/opinion/december/racism.htm\n\nChronology on the History of Slavery and Racism\nhttp://www.innercity.org/holt/slavechron.html
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1) importance of studying morals and ethics- helps you understand human behavior. Each culture has their own set of morals and ethics. In ancient times (think Old Testament), it was within a man's right to do as he pleased with members of his household... Today, not so much.\n\n2) Don't know much about postmodernism, so I'm not much help there...\n\nGood luck on your paper!!