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Mindfulness meditation for reducing suicide risk in psychiatric patients

The PICOT question is: Does mindfulness meditation (I) reduce long-term risk factors and suicidal behaviors (O) among psychiatric patients (P) versus those who do not participate in the meditation programs (C)?

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Personality, integrity, and cognitive ability assessments in employee selection

Analysis of research: personality, integrity and cognitive abilities Should personality inventories, integrity assessments, and cognitive ability assessments be used in the employee selection process? Why or why not? These personnel hiring strategies must not be utilized.

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Post-earthquake school recovery: structural assessment and community relocation strategies

Emergency Management Earthquakes, even minor ones, can be traumatic for all who experience them. Engaging in swift efforts for complete recovery need to include both long-term and short-term actions to transform the school to its normal operating conditions as rapidly as humanly possible.

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Child sexual abuse prevention and accountability in the Catholic Church

Child Sexual Abuse and Religious Settings Abstract The sexual abuse of children is a sad reality in today’s world. It can happen in many different contexts, cultures, environments, and places. However, one area where child sexual abuse was least expected to be found was in religious settings.

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Frida Kahlo's life examined through social-cognitive learning theory

Cognitive Social Learning and Artist Frida Kahlo It is important to note, from the onset, that social-cognitive learning theory could be defined as “a theory of personality that features cognition and learning, especially from the social environment, as important sources of individual differences…

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Harris and Robinson's stage-setting framework for understanding parental involvement

Although parental involvement is usually encouraged by schools, its precise effects upon student achievement remains controversial.

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Racial stereotypes in Burgess et al.'s video game content analysis

Summary of “Playing with Prejudice” In “Playing with Prejudice: The Prevalence and Consequences of Racial Stereotypes in Video Games” by Burgess, Dill, Stermer, Burgess and Brown, the issue of racial stereotypes in gaming is discussed.

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Racial and ethnic profiling in gang violence prevention

According to the National Gang Center’s (2011) National Youth Gang Survey, the majority of gangs are comprised of non-white minorities, especially Hispanic/Latino (46 percent of all gang members) and African American (35 percent of all gang members).

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Descriptive and interpretive approaches to phenomenological research methods

Phenomenology refers both to philosophical framework and to epistemological orientation. As epistemology, phenomenology has had major implications for the social sciences, providing the fundamental tenets and methods for qualitative research.

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Professional qualifications for administering psychological assessments in school counseling

Question 1: Qualifications Because of the ethical implications of psychological tests and assessments, their use is often restricted.

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