C/PS/105. Issues of Adolescence

The paper examines the changes and peculiarities of transition from childhood to adolescence and the meaning of this growth stage for the personality development. Theories of adolescence as a step to adulthood are reviewed addressing the issues of drug abuse, social development, group behavior, and family attachments.

S/PS/159. Define the Oedipus complex and discuss how it might be applied to understanding a social, cultural or political situation of your choice

The paper examines the theory of the Oedipus complex by Sigmund Freud used in psychotherapy discussing childhood erotic impulses towards his or her parents, and arguing whether homosexuality can be explained in the context of Freud's theory as an incomplete resolution of the Oedipus complex.

S/PS/161. Piaget's cognitive developmental theory

The paper critically reviews the theory of child development by Piaget discussing each stage of child development with reference to the views of other cognitive psychologists and pointing out that Piaget did not take into account social and individual factors that contribute to the child development.

C/S/108. Beliefs, Attitudes and Childhood

The paper examines different approaches to the understanding of beliefs and attitudes focusing on the theory of planned behavior that helps to explain childhood beliefs. The role of parental influence and personal beliefs when working with children is discussed. The issues of child behavior and attitudes are addressed analyzing their implications for learning and future professional practice in childcare.

S/P/326. Do you agree that the psychoanalytic theory of sexual development is revealed to the reader in fairy tales?

The paper examines the reflections of Freud's conception of the Oedipus conflict in fairy tails reflecting on Freud's idea of the phallic stage of sexual development for boys and girls, and considering how fairy tails influence children's sexual development through symbolic references to the problems of adolescence.

S/S/182. Teenagers in the Night-Time Economy

The paper addresses the problem of alcohol and night-time environment in British teenagers discussing the drinking culture and the role of nightclubs in undergoing the status change between childhood and adulthood. Concerns are expressed about the susceptibility of the young people to alcohol abuse.

S/PS/138. Skinner (1957) argued that the children's language is shaped by the way in which people around them respond to their utterances. How far do you think this idea accounts for language acquisition? What other factors have been suggested to help explain how humans learn to speak?

The paper examines academic approaches to language acquisition in children reviewing the work "Verbal Behaviour" by Skinner and the criticism of his ideas with the focus on Chomsky theory. The contribution of Skinner's behaviourist learning theory is evaluated.

C/PS/56. The influence of predictable and unpredictable major life events on the development of the individual

The paper examines the effects of two predictable events (the birth of a sibling and the starting of a nursery/school) on the life of a person comparing their impact with that of the unpredictable events (employment redundancy and a serious injury).

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