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Atul Gawande's examination of medical error and uncertainty in surgery

According to author and surgeon Atul Gawande, the practice of medicine, despite its veneer of scientific objectivity, is often based more in art and subjective impressions than science.

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Object relations theory and Winnicott's good-enough mother concept

Describe the most important points in object relations theory that differentiate it from Classical (freudian) Psychoanalysis.

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Student ethnic identity and academic performance in culturally specific courses

Examples include African-American studies and Asian studies. This research explores whether students who identify with the ethnic or racial group will perform better or worse than their counterparts in those courses. The research also explores general perceptions of taking ethnic course content.

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Piaget's four stages of cognitive development in children

The cognitive development of children is of interest to this writer as a budding pediatric psychologist.

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Erikson's psychosocial stages in two senior men's life narratives

Erik Erikson has emerged as one of the most highly regarded contemporary psychoanalytic theorists and his psychosocial stages of development have attracted attention from many personality researchers who seek to explain personality development across the entire span of a person's life (Crain,…

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Defining biology and understanding the scientific process

The essay will also give examples of the scientific process. Before concluding, this work will explore the meaning of biology to me as I currently am studying the subject.

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Betty Neuman's systems model and patient-centered nursing care

Betty Neuman was born in Lowel, Ohio in 1924 (Nursing Theory, 2013; Current Nursing, 2012). In 1947, she first earned a diploma as registered nurse from the People's Hospital School in Akron, Ohio.

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Ethical challenges in psychological testing and genetic testing integration

One social and legal issue that arisen in the recent literature is the use of psychological testing in conjuncture with genetic testing. Indeed, the article notes that there are ethical challenges and training implications for current and future psychologists in the field.

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Strengths and limitations of Freudian and contemporary psychodynamic approaches

One of the founders of traditional psychodynamics is Sigmund Freud with his approach of psychoanalytic theory with which he attempted to explain the behavior of human beings by looking at the mind and the inner thinking process of individuals, right from the time of birth.

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Joseph Stowell's character-driven leadership versus outcome-driven leadership model

According to Joseph Stowell, for most aspiring leaders, the most critical problem is not external pressures such as the need to meet productivity goals or please their superiors but the problem of "me" or refining their characters to suit the needs of different situations.[footnoteRef:1] The…

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