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Distinguishing genuine self-esteem from pseudo self-esteem and false confidence

When I was a child, I suffered from a relative lack of confidence, often shying away from new experiences, and especially from challenges that seemed capable of allowing me to embarrass myself with failure in the eyes of others.

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Communicating health information through effective public health campaigns

Staying well is easy for some people, and others seem to always be battling some form of illness. Genetics play a part in how healthy a person generally remains throughout life, but there are other factors that come into play such as behaviors like smoking or drinking (Ogden, 2007).

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Bernard's Hindu amulet and the pursuit of happiness

Bernard carried around a Hindu amulet everywhere. To school, to work, to the Protestant church he belonged to, to the grocery store, to sporting events, to seedy bars and shopping malls -- pretty much everywhere.

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The distinction between biological and psychological love

There are two main types of love; sexual love and platonic love. I would call the first lust, and see it as a selfish love that is more focused on the using the person as a means to an end rather than as a means in him or herself.

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How ten classical experiments explain irrational individual behavior through group dynamics

Social Psychology Studies: Explaining Irrational Individual Behavior by Understanding Group Dynamics Social psychology is, as its name suggests, a science that blends the fields of psychology, which is the study of the individual, and sociology, which is the study of groups.

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Mental imagery and self-talk techniques in athletic performance

Most forms of games require not only physical skills but also a very strong mental capacity and these include golf, tennis and skating. According to the view of most coaches, sports are 90% mental and 10% physical.

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Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs and psychological contributions

Abraham H. Maslow was a significant figure of his time. He had a passion for learning accompanied with a high level of intelligence. In addition, Maslow loved the field of psychology in which he majored in at the University of Wisconsin in 1928 (Maslow, 1970).

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An interview with a clinical psychologist specializing in anxiety and depression

The psychologist in question did request that her name and her practice be excluded from being named within this report, but there is a bevy of great information that was gleaned during the interview and will be shared in this report.

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Evaluating psychological theories against scientific criteria and methods

For it to be considered science, psychology must not hypothesize without testing. It is unfortunate that the history of psychology is marked with failed hypothesis.

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Psychological impacts of immigration on identity, trauma, and economic status

The theoretical framework centers of the immigrant experience and how it changes the individual while navigating his or her new society. The topic statement seeks to explore these phenomena by focusing on the psychological experience and its relationship to violence and economics.

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