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Elevator experiment testing social norms and deviant behavior

The experiment took place in a busy office building at around five o'clock in the evening. It started on the ground floor and involved walking into an elevator and not turning around.

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Professional roles and responsibilities of marriage and family therapists

According to the O-Net Online Summary Report, marriage and family therapists "diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems." A systems approach is integral to the work that marriage and family…

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Understanding dissociative identity disorder: diagnosis, symptoms and prevalence

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is the name that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders-IV-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) uses for the disorder previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000).

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Realism and naturalism in Stephen Crane's Red Badge of Courage

Realism and naturalism are two separate but related literary terms. The former is a term which refers to any art form which endeavors to recreate a true-to-life sensibility even in a fictional work.

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Moral and clinical categories in mental health diagnosis and treatment

The Mental Health Profession is committed to treating the whole psychological person. That commitment requires the consideration of both moral and clinical categories for the effective diagnosis and treatment of the patient.

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The Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination and special education assessment

As Wisconsin and the federal government need some manner to gauge teacher performance and student progress it falls on educators to find effective means of testing special education students. The WKCE system is discussed with a special emphasis on the alternate testing pathway.

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Personal freedom and the right to same-sex marriage

The practice of homosexuality might be perceived as offensive to some; others might view this act as a violation of their culture and of their religious preferences. Still others view homosexuality as a threat to the institution of a traditional marriage.

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Balancing technical skill and compassionate care in nursing practice

Even though nursing is an empirical, scientific discipline, knowledge derived from the humanities and behavioral sciences should also form the foundation of client-centered nursing practice.

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Factorial design for treating conduct disorder in adolescent boys

This study seeks to answer the question of what individual treatment modes have been found to be the effective for treating this population as stated by the study.

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The economics and politics of illegal immigration in America

GEOPOLITICS OF ILLEGAL MIGRATION IN THE U.S. Slowing or stopping the flow of immigrants across the U.S. Mexico border has remained a hot political issue for several decades. The events of 9/11 only added fuel to the fire and politicians have repeatedly promised to plug the leaky border.

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