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Goleman's Emotional Intelligence and its relevance to school counseling

Daniel Goleman's pop psychology classic Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ arrives at an ideal time: when school counselors, psychologists, and educators are realizing the limitations of current curricula, traditional approaches to education, and standardized testing.

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Erik Erikson's eight stages and the development of self-esteem

In the study of psychology, Erik Erikson is one of the major proponents who helped develop the domain of socio-emotional development among humans. His studies generated the model of human socio-emotional development, where he proposed the Eight Stages of Development.

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The biological basis of psychological disorders and addictions

It's all in your head!" This common phrase is often stated, to attribute an apparently psychological phenomenon to a physical cause -- as in "you don't have a cold; you're just dreading your upcoming psychology test, it's all in your head." But even apparently psychological disorders like drug…

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Environmental pollution: greenhouse effect, air quality, and water contamination

Theme -- Environmental Psychology is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the way humans and their surroundings interact. The environment is a broad term in this case, and encompasses nature, social settings, urban environments, learning environments and informational environments.

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Herdt's culturally-informed analysis of adolescent sexual development

The modern field of psychology has been characterized by various significant questions including the concern regarding nature vs. nurture.

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Child abuse victim recall and structured investigative interview protocols

In forensic psychology, there are a variety of ideas and insights which are used to illustrate the challenges impacting select segments of this field of study.

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Margin of error in Spanish forensic psychologists' child custody practices

The forensic psychology study selected for this report was a study that conducted a field survey of Spanish forensic psychologists' practices as it relates to the handling of child custody arrangements and deliberations.

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Psychological factors and environmental causes of overeating

Overeating is a health issue that results in obesity in individuals with an eating disorder that results in over-consumption of food products. Various programs are in use by the psychology profession to address the issue of overeating with many of them stating claims of success.

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Multicultural competence in forensic psychological evaluations

The practice of psychology requires a sense of acute self-awareness. The psychologist cannot necessarily assume that he or she is innately unbiased, given that simply being a part of a specific cultural worldview of any kind carries with it some inherent biases.

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Comparing theories of long-term memory: Cui, Kelley, and Ericsson-Kintsch

In the world of psychology, there are number of theories which are used to understand the impact of various events and stimuli on long-term memory. Each one discusses these transformations and the lasting impacts on everyone.

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