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Barriers to mental health care delivery in U.S. prisons

Although the number of prison psychologists has doubled in the past twenty years, the vast majority of prison psychologists remain Caucasian males who may be unable to address the diverse needs of the incarcerated community.

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Visual art as a medium for examining the human condition

The human condition is a very wide topic that attracted considerable attention and evaluation from different perspectives.

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John Colapinto's analysis of David Reimer's gender identity crisis

John Colapinto\'s \"As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl\", set during the sixties, tells the sad tale of an ill-fated child who was forced to lead an atypical life marked with stress, difficulties and ordeals following an early-childhood experimentation with his sexual identity.

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Clinical neuropsychology and traumatic brain injury assessment methods

Most of the jobs in neuroscience involves dealing with some problems that do not necessarily involve working in the lab. An example of such jobs that interests me is neuropsychology, which is an area in neuroscience that focuses on the science of brain-behavior relationships.

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Classical conditioning's origins in Pavlov and early behaviorism

Clark, R. E. (2004). The classical origins of Pavlov's conditioning. Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science, 39(4), 279-294.

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Music's effects on exercise performance and gym workouts

Abstract Music may be counted among the strongest neurobiological tools at hand for altering individual moods, conduct and attitudes. What effect does it have on us in relation to the promotion of hatred and violent behavior? In what way does it shape people’s explanatory approach and minds?

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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for addiction and mental health disorders

A synthesis of what the studies reveal about the current state of knowledge on the question developed The mindfulness meditation theory appears to have the potential to treat addictive disorder patients.

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Operational definitions and external validity in research methodology

An operational definition helps the researcher maintain both internal and external validity. The researcher clearly defines terms, and shows how each variable is measured. In this way, concepts that are otherwise abstract like intelligence can be operationalized.

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Communication barriers and emotional intelligence in intimate relationships

Relationships are all about communication: something you have probably heard before. But did you know that social science research backs up this claim, and can also provide you with the practical tools you need to minimize conflict and maximize harmony in your relationship?

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Best practices in psychological research and the scientist-practitioner model

Research practices depend on clearly defined guidelines. Those guidelines include general suggestions for how to conduct research effectively, how to apply research to clinical practice, and also how to maximize research reliability and validity.

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