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Cultural stratification and mechanisms of HIV prevention change

Typically, culture is defined as a unique way of life that is both shared and developed by a group of people that is passed down from generation to generation and provides a framework that organizes society.

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Distal and proximal factors predicting divorce in Amato and Rogers

Typically, studies involving the causes of divorce interview divorced individuals to determine the cause of the divorce.

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Denver Water's "Use Only What You Need" conservation advertisement

Kassin, Fein and Markus (2011) note: "the strength of an attitude is indicated not only by the amount of information on which it is based but also by how that information was acquired" (p. 213). This notion applies perfectly to the art of successful advertisement.

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Evaluating the "Winning with Wellness" obesity prevention program in Appalachia

Obesity is particularly common amongst children from rural areas. There it is discovered that greater risk behavior, such as unhealthy diet and decreased physical activity are more common than in urban areas.

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Self-efficacy measurement in counseling student populations

Develop an operational definition of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is the estimated likelihood of successful completion of a complex task by an individual. In a counseling setting, this would mean successful treatment for a patient's complex personal or interpersonal complaint.

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Recruitment and selection strategies for budget analyst positions

What is your relevant labor market for this position? Based on this, what recruitment source(s) are appropriate?

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Six techniques for building self-confidence from course textbook

At present, I would say that my level of self-confidence is moderate. Sadly, I know some friends with extremely low self-esteem who feel as if they are not 'worthy' if they do not have a boyfriend, or who engage in extremely negative behaviors because they do not feel that trying hard is…

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Automatic thoughts and cognitive behavioral therapy practice

A primary objective of cognitive therapy is to identify some underlying patterns, thought processes, behaviors and assumptions within the patient that might light the way to the root of a cognitive dissonance.

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Client-centered and Adlerian approaches to substance abuse group counseling

There is a plentiful collection of literature regarding group counseling and substance abuse, and this paper will present two theories in that regard.

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Incentive, drive-reduction, need hierarchy, and goal-setting theories

As there is no best style of leadership in situational leadership, the most effective one is the one that will keep balance between what is task-relevant and the maturity of the individual or group that they are attempting to lead or influence (Hersey and Blanchard, 1977).

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