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Self-awareness in executive development and psychoanalytic therapy

Axelrod, S. D. (2012). "Self-awareness: At the interface of executive development and psychoanalytic therapy. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 32(4), 340–357.

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Dream analysis in psychoanalytic therapy and clinical practice

Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic theory suggest that early stages of human development have a significant impact on our relationships and our ego throughout the life span. According to Freudian theories, manifested behavior is based on latent problems of the past.

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Bandura's self-efficacy and Chomsky's critique of Skinner's behaviorism

How does Bandura’s concept of self-efficacy relate to your pursuit of obtaining your terminal degree? What strategies can you use to improve your self-efficacy in your academic research and writing?

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How Arthur Brooks shaped my authentic political consciousness

Until recently, my political awareness was limited to what I read about or heard around me. Young people are impressionable, and I formed my opinions as amalgamations of what my parents believed, and what I overheard my friends parents say too.

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Self-determination theory and motivation in personal and professional goals

How can Deci and Ryan's (2008) self-determination theory assist individuals in their personal or professional goals? Deci & Ryan’s (2008) self-determination theory is a theory of motivation that can help individuals set and achieve personal and professional goals.

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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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