Journal of Clinical Psychology Behavioural Health

Mental Health in Africa: The Neglected Line-of-Defense Becomes the Cause of Poor Development in Africa.

Author(s): C.C. Ajaelu

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Objective: Findings show that socio-economic development programs geared toward helping African nations to become self-reliant and self-sufficient are not succe...



Understanding human behavioural problems from personality perspectives

Author(s): C.C. Ajaelu

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The ultimate goal of psychology and psychologist is to study and understand the behavior and nature of organisms. The aim is to examine and explain how human be...



Cognitive development and intellectual abilities in humans

Author(s): C.C. Ajaelu

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This paper reviews the reason for differences in cognitive ability, and how they influence individual’s problem solving skills. It is obvious and undisputable...



The Essence of Regulated Behavior: Ethical & legal dilemma as professional issuesin global mental health initiatives. Part II

Author(s): C.C. AJAELU

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Psychologists, as a clinician in mental health settings, often work with vulnerable individuals in sensitive situations. The information these people divulge or...



The Phantom of Applied Psychology in African: Part One

Author(s): C.C. Ajaelu

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The present state of modern (professional) psychology in African countries, after more than fifty years into their independences from the West, has generated gr...



The Impact of Nature/Nurture on Human Intelligence.

Author(s): C.C. Ajaelu

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The prime goal of this article is to analyze ways cultural variability or differences can militate in favor of or against objective results in intelligence quot...



Psychology Laboratory Science in Nigerian Universities: Going up or going down?

Author(s): C.C. Ajaelu

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Making psychology laboratory science in Nigeria - the Africa's more populous and economically buoyant nation - as competitive as possible is like a bridge too-f...



A Nature/Nurture Controversy in IQ: Vulnerability Theory, Environmental Risk factor, and Concept of Diseases.

Author(s): C.C. Ajaelu

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The prime intention of this article is to synthesize the debate as to whether cultural or ethnic variability or differences militate in favor of or against obje...



Personality Theories linked to mental health issues

Author(s): C.C. Ajaelu

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This article reviews the importance of personality theory in the foundation and development of therapy in mental health system. It also encapsulates the possibl...



Is “Organized Religion” Equal to or Greater than Madness? - A New Look at terrorism in Nigeria

Author(s): C.C. Ajaelu

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As Nigeria is engulfed in terrifying and brutal acts of terrorism - kidnapping by the Niger Delta Militants or bomb attacks by members of the Boko Haram sect- t...