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Bio-psycho-social dimensions and cultural competence in human development

There are a number of different concepts that form the foundations of human development in the social environment. One of these is the bio-psycho-social dimensions of development.

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Laban Movement Analysis: redefining dance as human language

Laban Movement Analysis Method (LMA) is a method of teaching not only dance, but of explaining and interpreting human movement and interaction. The idea of movement, or Tanztheater, is central to the method and overall philosophy about teaching dance and movement.

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Arguments against capital punishment in modern society

The debate surrounding the usage of capital punishment in the modern era has raged for generations. While there have always been arguments for the positive aspects of capital punishment, today's world is less optimistic about the death penalty -- and with good reason.

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Christian counseling approaches to personal change and misbelief therapy

Christian counseling is usually rooted in both Biblical truths and in psychological research. In Telling Yourself the Truth and How to Help People Change, the authors discuss how to counsel from within a Christian theoretical perspective.

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Gender socialization in Lois Gould's "X: A Fabulous Child's Story"

In most modern societies education relies heavily on the distinction between sexes. Therefore, transgressions were severely punished until late in the twentieth century even in societies that like to present themselves as the most civilized and advanced in the world.

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Alison Gopnik's theory of infant cognition and development

What do Babies Think? Psychologists and the rest of the world have always regarded babies as incomplete, merely forming adults whose thoughts can only be rudimental and purposeless.

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Emotional intelligence and IQ in the nature-nurture debate

In psychological terms, intelligence can be defined as "the general mental ability involved in calculating, reasoning, perceiving relationships and analogies, learning quickly, storing and retrieving information, using language fluently, classifying, generalizing, and adjusting to new situations"…

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Internet addiction: symptoms, causes, and treatment methods

It is thought that nearly five million people today are addicted to the Internet. With that many people experiencing addiction symptoms, it is important for the mental health community to develop methods of treatment.

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William James's pragmatism and influence on modern physics

William James was a prominent psychologist and philosopher in the early 20th century. Presently, James' work is outdated, but only in the sense that Galileo's or Darwin's work is outdated. Both Darwin and Galileo were originators in their respective fields.

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Identity, alienation, and psychological oppression in Fanon's work

Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks. Read the book and discuss the book in terms of the title. Fanon's book is an analysis of identity and racism issues about blacks in a culturally white world.

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