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Freud's theory of the id, ego, and superego

Freud's ideas have become such an integral part of our popular culture it is easy to forget how revolutionary his ideas were during the 19th century. The idea of the id, ego, and superego suggests that human beings are animals who are often not fully aware of all of their real motivations.

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Blame-shifting from childhood to adulthood and personal responsibility

Children and even sometimes adults often rely on shifting blame for actions to others as an early form of self preservation, yet most learn rather quickly that doing so will likely lead to negative consequences, while a small minority of people do not implement this lesson, at least universally,…

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Science and technology's impact on social connection and spiritual awareness

The impact of science and technology along with social systems is not really that hard to discern. We have been repeatedly told that science and technology currently rule our world and that is not entirely wrong either.

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Debriefing practices in critical incident stress management for first responders

What does the literature suggest is the appropriate application of debriefing? In principle, debriefing within critical incident stress management (CISM) is an appropriate method of monitoring first responders and others who are exposed to stressful environments within their vocational…

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Ethical implications of Milgram's obedience to authority experiment

Stanley Milgram's classic experiment into the nature and limits of human obedience to authority was not unethical at the time that it was conducted for several reasons: First, it was not anticipated that the research subjects would exhibit the extremes of behavior that many of them did exhibit by…

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The relationship between self-esteem and achievement motivation in self-concept

State your hypothesis (remember correlation ? causation, so don't hypothesize that one causes the other): Main Hypothesis: There is a significant relationship between self-esteem and self-concept, or the individual's sense of self or identity.

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Causes and solutions of childhood obesity in children

While standing in line at my local McDonald's I was struck by the number of overweight children. What is Childhood Obesity?

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Jane Loevinger's theory of ego development stages

Jane Loevinger's theory about the stages of ego development builds upon Harry Stack Sullivan's earlier theory of ego development stages such as Impulsive, Conformist, Conscientious, and Autonomous.

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Computer passwords and personal tastes as personality indicators

Personality testing has been used by a number of organizations for varying purposes, and most notably for the recruitment or promotion of personnel. It has also been used to determine, in part, which type of job would be most suitable for a person who must make career choices.

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Positive thinking and Descartes' philosophy in achieving long-term life goals

Philosopher Rene Descartes wrote, "I think, therefore I am." While Descartes used this phrase to put into perspective his beliefs on the philosophical debate of existence, this quote resonates to most philosophical layman today as a motto for achieving anything that they may set their mind to.

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