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Explaining crime: from rational choice to social learning theories

Several hundred years of social theorizing have produced numerous different explanations for the evolution of criminal conduct in human societies.

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Using the MMPI-2 to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety order, which develops in response to exposure to a traumatic event. The event usually involves violence or the threat of violence. PTSD primarily affects adults, but can also affect children.

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Reading motivation and literacy in school versus community contexts

Belzer, Alisa. "I don't crave to read": School reading and adulthood. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 10813004, Oct2002, Vol. 46, Issue 2 a) the research paradigm is constructivist.

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Group communication and decision-making in healthcare settings

Research has suggested that groups are more productive than any single individual and that groups typically outperform individuals when the tasks being done require multiple skills, judgment, and experience" (Stephens 1999).

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Positive reinforcement and millennial workplace expectations

According to Heffner (2001) reinforcement is anything that follows a behavior that increases or decreases the chances of that behavior occurring again and there for four types of reinforcement:

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Interdisciplinary rehabilitation approaches for chronic illness and serious injury recovery

In order to help people help themselves, an interdisciplinary approach is necessary. This means that more than just one physical or mental health doctor must be involved in the treatment of a person.

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Psychosocial issues in retirement and old age

There are many psychosocial aspects and variables that are closely linked to retirement, loneliness and old age. It is a well-known fact that individuals in society who retire and who are no longer actively involved in society or the community can undergo severe psychological and social stressors.

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Determinism, free will, and the implications for morality and punishment

Indeed, determinism, in its pure form, follows the idea according to which the decision that an individual is able or likely to make at a certain point in his life, corroborated with his individual behavior, is based on the assumption that a decision is not made by the individual taking into…

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Organizational behavior in contemporary firms and competitive environments

Organizational Behavior in the New Organizational Era, the author talks about changes that are being seen in contemporary firms today as well as the competitive environments that they operate in and how this can translate into a new focus for research into organizational behavior and other issues.

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Hans Asperger's contribution to understanding autism spectrum disorders

About sixty-five years ago Hans Asperger put forward a description of a distinct profile of abilities and behaviors in young children that he called "autistic psychopathy" - which means autism ("self") and psychopathy ("personality disease").

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