Jessicasagehenn

Summay including definition of memory, the three processes, models of memory, the three stages and what is short-term and working memory. I also included theories for why we forget and how to 'fool' short-term memory.

Summary notes on what is stress, types of stressors and eustress versus distress. I compare micro-stressors, major negarive events and catastrophic events. Additionally, I summarised the three ways of approaching conflict.

Description on causes, prevention and coping with stress. Included are the three types of coping (with a diagram) and how coping differs between genders.

Summary on what causes early morality, The Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Transtheoretical Model of Behaviour Change.

A short summary on the history of psychology. These notes are great for MCQ questions.

I've summarised the four steps of paiget's theory, as well as the criticisms of the theory.

A very in depth summary of development. I begin with a table that compares factors that affect development, followed by nature versus nurture. Following that, I compare dominant and recessive gene. I also break down prenatal development into: germinal srage, embryonic stage and foetal. Lastly, I compare the developmental stage of infancy in terms of physical, motor and brain.

An indepth table comparison on eleven psychological disorders. I've used the headings: group, definition, symptoms, 'when is it diagnosed' and treatment.

I created a table, colour coded into groups (e.g. insight, direct, non-direct therapy etc), with headings of: name of school, name of founder, theory's belief and the purpose and focus of the therapy. The table allows you to compare the theories, which is often how this section is questioned. Theories range from psychoanalysis to cognitive-behavioural and many others. I've listed twelve in total.

Throughout this piece, I have argued that inequality in South Africa is fuelled by the intersection of gender and care. I have started by exploring the extent to which women, with specific reference to black African women, suffer from inequality which is exacerbated by their unwritten responsibility to provide care. This was done by firstly defining gender and secondly, examining the family unit, and how patriarchal structures of power deem men to be natural leaders and bread-winners, whereas wo...