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Psychosocial assessment of Kay Redfield Jamison's bipolar disorder

"Personal accounts of mood disorders are an undervalued asset in understanding the manifestations of mental illness and in drawing attention to current issues"

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Jackie Robinson's role in breaking baseball's color barrier and advancing civil rights

The discourse of American politics is focused on individual rights, action and identity.

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Internet addiction disorder: definition, manifestations, and causes

Since the Internet first became widely available in the late 1990s, it has been responsible for numerous cultural changes and phenomena. Almost immediately, the online medium became an avenue to pursue private interests that computer users kept separate from their regular (i.e.

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Peer mediation's effects on student learning and cognitive development

The chase of capturing the fine distinction of the learning process has been a continuous undertaking throughout the years. Today, learning is no longer viewed as internal or an individual activity but rather as a social process.

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Psychological stress and personality as causes of chronic physical disease

The idea that human personality affects health, wellness, and disease is hardly new, dating back to Hippocrates, the author of the medical oath of ethics still governing the practice of modern medicine today (Selye, 1956).

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Criminological theories explaining armed robbery motivations and behavior

There are well-documented theories in the field of criminology to help researchers understand why incidents of armed robbery take place -- but many questions remain to be answered. Indeed, why do criminals resort to robbery with the threat of force?

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Public schools' failure to serve disadvantaged student populations

Childhood and adolescence is a time for exploration, learning, growing, making mistakes, and forming one's own identity. In these endeavors, children are often aided by the public school system and its dual functions of socially and academically preparing children.

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Eating disorders, self-esteem, and depression among adolescents

Both self-esteem and depression and their connection to eating disorder will be thoroughly studied.

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Maria Montessori's educational method and social reform vision

Maria Montessori is best known for her contributions to early childhood educational theory and practice. However, Montessori also became Italy's first female medical doctor.

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Homosexuality in ancient Greece and modern natural law theory

Intolerance of homosexuality has been a prevailing theme in human societies. Exceptions include the ancient Greeks, who neutralized erotic attraction even while proscribing socially acceptable sexual relationships.

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