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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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Designing a workplace psychoeducational group for sexual assault prevention

According to Nina Brown, the creation and management of this kind of group demands care and expertise. A variety of groups fall into the category of psychoeducational, the conditions addressed are vast and emotionally sensitive, and there is a wide range of intended audiences.

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Emotional intelligence testing: Validity and reliability in business applications

Durrenmatt (1996) may have had it right when he said, "Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them." Or perhaps, he was wrong. Only the test of time, however, will tell. At this time, nevertheless, this researcher proposes to invest time to:

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Antipsychotic and benzodiazepine drugs: side effects and clinical applications

Discuss antipsychotic drugs, and mention a few typical side effects. Briefly describe the category of anti-anxiety drugs called benzodiazepines, including side effects.

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