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Workplace and school bullying: consequences and intervention strategies

The field is social psychology, and the selected title is bullying. The articles selected as follows: Mundbjerg Eriksen, T. L., Hogh, A., & Hansen, A. M. (2016). Long-Term Consequences of Workplace Bullying On Sickness Absence. Labor Economics, 43: 129-150. doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2016.06.008

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Core areas of philosophy and their historical significance

Introduction to psychology introduced us to what philosophy is, it\'s major topics, problems it attempts to solve, its methods, and looks into the writings of a number of great philosophers whose work remains instrumental to the discipline. Different thinkers define philosophy differently.

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Political skill as a moderator of workplace politics and job outcomes

Article Review Area: Organizational Psychology Source Jam, F. F., Sheikh, A. R., Iqbal, H., Zaidi, B. H., Anis, Y., & Muzaffar, M. (2011). Combined effects of perception of politics and political skill on employee job outcomes. African Journal of Business Management, 5(23), 9896-9904.

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Trauma-focused psychotherapy for addiction treatment and recovery

My Vision as a Psychology Practitioner-Scholar Abstract This paper looks at my purpose statement as a psychology student in graduate school.

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Mindfulness meditation and its effects on psychological wellbeing

Meditation Introduction The positive psychology arena has undergone swift expansion in the last ten years, with studies explicitly highlighting the significance of examining processes, conditions, and factors improving wellbeing, facilitating psychological prosperity, and optimizing human…

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Sports participation and emotional well-being in adolescents

Annotated bibliography: Adolescent Psychology Donaldson, S.J. & Ronan, K. R. (2006, Summer). The effects of sports participation on young adolescents' emotional well-being.

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McMinn's framework for integrating spirituality in Christian counseling

Integrating Theology and Psychology in CounselingApplicationIn a human services counseling setting, such as a community services agency or hospital, as a counselor I would likely work with clients who are struggling with a variety of issues such as mental health, substance abuse, trauma, and…

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Inanna's descent myth in psychoanalytic perspective

Myth in psychoanalysis and depth psychology has a fascinating modern history that has involved the recognition of the importance of ancient myths and mythical structures in the understanding of the human psyche and the structure of the ego.

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Biological and environmental factors in human personality development

The formal academic study of human psychology is not much more than a century old, with most of its fundamental concepts evolving only in the 20th century.

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Foot-in-the-door, door-in-the-face, and low-balling compliance techniques

One common compliance technique used in social psychology is that of the so-called 'foot-in -- the door' approach. An example of such a technique was manifest in one experiment comparing different types of solicitation strategies to garner financial support for a museum.

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