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Papers On Abnormal Psychology/Disorders
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Mental Health For The Homeless
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This 5 page paper discusses the reasons mental health services are needed for the homeless. Research indicates that between 20 and 40 percent of the homeless population have some degree of mental illness. They are the same disorders found in the general population but there is a greater prevalence among the homeless. Traditional services do not work. The writer offers a proposal regarding the provision of mental health services, two arguments against the proposal and rebuttals to the arguments. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGhome.wps
Paper Title: Mental Health For The Homeless
Mental Health Policy in Australia
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A 14 page paper which examines the current mental health policy regarding consumer rights and rehabilitation in Australia. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAmntaus.rtf
Paper Title: Mental Health Policy in Australia
Mental Illness: Inadequate Treatment
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses historical trends, contemporary problems and personal opinion as they relate to treatment for mental illness. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCMntIllSoc.rtf
Paper Title: Mental Illness: Inadequate Treatment
Mental Illness: Mothers Who Kill Their Children
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8 pages in length. The writer touches upon operant conditioning as it relates to mental illness and seemingly normal behavior, postpartum psychosis in relation to mothers murdering their infants, as well as various aspects of mental instability pertaining to motherhood. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCMomKl.rtf
Paper Title: Mental Illness: Mothers Who Kill Their Children
Mental Retardation
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A 10 page research paper on mental retardation. The writer details retardation's definition, causes, etc; Also discussed are some of the negative ways in which the mentally retarded and have been treated, poorly cared for, and misunderstood throughout history. Recent discoveries in motivating & teaching retarded children are discussed as are some possible implications of experimental research being conducted. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Paper Title: Mental Retardation
Mental Retardation & Psychopathology
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A 9 page research paper that discusses the effect and prevalence of mental disorders with children and adolescents who are mental retarded. Research suggests that the psychopathology of all mental illness may be higher and more complicated due to the presence of mental retardation. In examining the problem of psychopathology in connection with mental retardation in children and young people, the report also examines the topic from a Christian perspective. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Paper Title: Mental Retardation & Psychopathology
Mental Retardation / "Cloak of Competence" by Robert Edgerton
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A 7 page paper the provides an overview of a study conducted by the researchers through the Pacific Hospital on the outcomes of released mentally retarded patients. Edgerton utilized case studies and interviews to present a comprehensive look at the impact of release on the patients, and their ability to adapt to life on the outside.
Filename: Cloak.wps
Paper Title: Mental Retardation / "Cloak of Competence" by Robert Edgerton
Mild Mental Retardation / Public Debate & Current Classification Terminology
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In 1992, the AAMR (American Association of Mental Retardation, offered a descriptor for the designation of mental retardation not based in previous perceptions of mental incompetence, but instead outlining specific limitations in terms of general intellectual functioning and corresponding limitations in terms of adaptive behavior. This 3 page paper considers the definition of mild mental retardation currently being utilized in Special Education designations, and considers the implications of the change in the AAMR focus. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Mmr.wps
Paper Title: Mild Mental Retardation / Public Debate & Current Classification Terminology
More Questions and Answers in Psychology
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This 16 page paper is similar to the paper entitled Questions and Answers in Psychology and refers only to Gerrig & Zimbardo's text Psychology and Life. Topics for this paper include social psychology, personality theories, motivation, abnormal psychology and schizophrenia, and information about Maslow's hierarchy. Terms are defined and fully explained. The paper is written in a simple Q & A format. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Paper Title: More Questions and Answers in Psychology
Multiple Personality / Review Of Two Articles
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A 5 page paper. Two articles discussing multiple personality disorder/ dissociative identity disorder are compared and contrasted. The focus is on treatment of this disorder. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGmpd.wps
Paper Title: Multiple Personality / Review Of Two Articles
Multiple Personality Disorder
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of Multiple Personality Disorder, also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder. This paper gives case study informaton on Mary Reynolds, the first woman every diagnosed with MPD (DID). Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MHDIDOve.rtf
Paper Title: Multiple Personality Disorder
Multiple Personality Disorder
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A 6 page paper which argues the validity of multiple personality disorder. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: Multiple Personality Disorder
Multiple Personality Disorder
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15 pages in length. Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and often mistaken as a form of schizophrenia, is critical condition where more than one separate personality inhabits a single person. These identities take turns controlling the often reserved main personality to the point of making the afflicted individual exhibit conflicting characteristics from moment to moment or day to day. Moreover, extensive memory loss is a primary component of MPD by virtue of the ongoing psychological imbalance. In short, it is the failure to "integrate various aspects of identity, memory and consciousness in a single multidimensional self" (Stephens, 2005). The writer discusses cause, effect and treatment. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: TLC_MPD.rtf
Paper Title: Multiple Personality Disorder
Multiple Personality Disorder And Consciousness
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A 4 page paper. Multiple Personality Disorder is now called Dissociative Identity Disorder. The paper begins with a brief explanation of this condition and one cause for it. The writer also comments that dissociative lapses are common in many people but not to the extent of DID. The essay discusses how DID affects the consciousness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Multiple Personality Disorder And Consciousness
Munchausen by Proxy: Nursing Interventions
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A 5 page overview of the diagnosis and intervention required to detect and alleviate cases of abuse involving the fabrication of a non-existent illness or injury in another for the purposes of gaining attention and sympathy for the victim’s caretaker. This paper provides a concise definition of Munchausen by Proxy and descriptions of activities and characteristics which might reveal a crime is occurring and the perpetrator of that crime. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Munchausen by Proxy: Nursing Interventions
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
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A 3 page research paper that discusses this mental disorder. Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy (MSP) is when a parent, usually the mother, fabricates symptoms in a child thereby subjecting the child to unnecessary medical tests and/or surgical procedures. The primary motivation in MSP appears to be both an intense need by the parent to have attention from professions but also to manipulate people who are perceived as powerful. The Hoyt MSP case is given as an example. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khmsp.rtf
Paper Title: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Narcissism / The Narcissistic Personality
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This 14 page paper discusses narcissistic personality disorder. This disorder is characterized by excessive needs for admiration, grandiosity, a lack of empathy, envy, arrogance and a number of other things. The DSM-IV definition and criteria for diagnosis are provided. Different theories regarding the etiology of the disorder are discussed in depth, including the psychodynamic theory and the object relations theory. Parenting styles may be associated with the development of this disorder. The conflicting data are explained. Treatment options are also discussed. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PGnarc2.wps
Paper Title: Narcissism / The Narcissistic Personality
Necrophilia: A Violently Dead Issue
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(7pp) The first thought that may pop into you mind
about necrophilia is "making it with a dead person.
" And the live ones are such fun, why would
someone want to consider a dead one. However there
is some scientific research that associates
brain circuitry links between aggression and sexual
and feeding functions. If we are to research
areas of the brain and collect helpful factual
data, we must explore all possibilities of these
connections and overlaps. This discussion will
look at some of those factors that connect violence
and sexual dysfunction. Bibliography lists 4
sources.
Filename: BBnecro.doc
Paper Title: Necrophilia: A Violently Dead Issue
Necrophilia: A Violently Dead Issue.
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(7pp) The first thought that may pop into you
mind about necrophilia is "making it with a dead
person." And the live ones are such fun, why
would someone want to consider a dead one.
However there is some scientific research that
associates this condition with brain circuitry
links between aggression, sexual and feeding
functions. If we are to research areas of the
brain and collect helpful factual data, we must
explore all possibilities of these connections and
overlaps. This discussion will also look at some
of those factors that connect violence and sexual
dysfunction. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBnecroR.doc
Paper Title: Necrophilia: A Violently Dead Issue.
NEGATIVE RECIPROCITY AND COMMUNICATION IN COUPLES WITH A VIOLENT HUSBAND
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This 3 page paper critically analyzes a peer reviewed psychology article on the correlation between poor communication skills and domestic violence. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: NEGATIVE RECIPROCITY AND COMMUNICATION IN COUPLES WITH A VIOLENT HUSBAND
Neurosis According to Freud:
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This 4 page paper examines neurosis according to Freud, as well as his concept of psychoanalysis. Furthermore, this paper explores the difference between neurosis and psychosis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: Neurosis According to Freud:
Neurotransmitters, Schizophrenia, Depression
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A 5 page paper. A great deal of research into these two mental illnesses has concluded they are diseases of the brain. While there is no cure for either, progress has been made in determining their causes. In each case, it would seem that monoamine neurotransmissions play a role. This concept is discussed. The writer than discusses the theory of eliminative materialism and its relationship to mental illness. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: Neurotransmitters, Schizophrenia, Depression
Obsession in “Play Misty for Me”
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This 5 page report discusses
the 1971movie “Play Misty for Me” directed by and starring Clint
Eastwood and how it portrays obsession. In the movie, Eastwood
plays a late-night, radio disk jockey who has a casual sexual
relationship with one of his female fans, Evelyn Draper, played
by Jessica Walter. The character of Evelyn Draper would now be
described as a “stalker.” Time and again she presents herself to
Dave, convinced that he is in love with her and equally convinced
that she is the woman for him. The movie demonstrates the
delusions and passion associated with obsession over another
person. No secondary sources.
Filename: BWmisty.wps
Paper Title: Obsession in “Play Misty for Me”
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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An 8 page discussion of the causes, manifestations, and treatments of this serious psychological disorder. While many consider this condition as one solely associated with the amusing types of behavior such as that portrayed in the popular television program “Monk”, OCD is a serious psychological condition and one which can manifest itself in a diversity of potentially harmful behaviors. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPpsyOCD.rtf
Paper Title: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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A 9 page research paper that examines Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The writer discusses etiology, symptoms and behavior, pharmacological and behavior therapies and recent research. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khocd.rtf
Paper Title: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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