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Freudian dream theory, operant conditioning, and mnemonic devices

According to "the Father of Psychoanalysis," dreams are expressions of unconscious wishes, usually wishes of a sexual or aggressive nature. Dreams provide the individual with a safe scenario in which to act out wish-fulfillment, especially when the wish represents a taboo activity.

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Behavioral interventions for managing self-harm and aggression in children

Punishing the child to create a change in behavior would be one method to employ at the camp.

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A prospective study of adolescent romantic and sexual behavior predictors

This report attempts to provide insights into a research project by Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck, Jessica Siebenbruner and W.

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Sibling relationships and life review in late adulthood

Late adulthood is often mistakenly viewed as a time of relaxation, where everything slows and an individual's life becomes more consistent and less stressful. In reality, late adulthood is a time of great change.

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Psychological factors in white collar, blue collar, and organized crime

Individuals commit crimes for many different reasons, and some of these and psychological in nature.

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The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: assessment purposes and structure

WISC-IV or WISC 4 is the shortened name for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition. Prifitera, Saklofske, and Weiss (2004, p.

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The Koranic prohibition against translation and preservation of Islamic authenticity

At first glance, it would appear that the fact that the Koran, Islam's holy book, cannot be officially translated out of its original Arabic limits Islam's ability to be a universal religion. However, such a belief ignores the fact that the ability to learn a language is, like religion, universal.

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Early psychological theories: structuralism, functionalism, and behaviorism

Structuralism. Like the other psychological terms under consideration here, Badcock (1976) makes the point that the term "structuralism" did not simply fall out of the sky, but rather can be traced to authors such as Claude Levi-Strauss, Emile Durkheim, Wilhelm Wundt and Edwards B.

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Explaining domestic violence through social learning and frustration-aggression theories

It makes sense to explain domestic violence through aggression theory, especially the social learning theory of aggression, where aggression is a learned behavior.

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Social and behavioral factors in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

Socially and environmentally, the rise of sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) has a dire affect on health and well-being. With AIDS/HIV patients, their quality of life is reduced dramatically, and eventually most will die from the disease.

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