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Psychological trauma and family dysfunction in "Ordinary People"

The 1980 film Ordinary People presents psychological issues of repressed rage, displaced and internalized anger, clinical depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and survivor's guilt, as well as social themes of maintaining external appearances that conflict sharply with the realities of…

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The distinction between superficial and meaningful friendships

WHAT IS a FRIEND? Generally, a friend is person with whom we choose to maintain a social relationship because we value their inclusion in our life. A friend may also be a relative, but not all family relations are necessarily friends and friends are not necessarily related to us.

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Myth, existentialism, and personal constructs in psychological practice

The power of myth lies in the mechanism of its transmission from parents and society elders to children at an impressionable age where they accept any belief without question.

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Thandeka, McCleod, and Tatum on racial identity and segregation in America

Thandeka exudes a level of conceptive development in "The Cost of Whiteness," regarding the progression of racial perception as it pertains to the Caucasian ethnicity.

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J. Craig Venter's diploid genome and psychological implications

Building on the Celera Genome" discusses the race to completely decode the human genome. A government-funded consortium of higher education centers decoded the genome in 2003, but another scientist, J.

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The biopsychosocial model in migraine headaches and coronary heart disease

Multi-factorial medical diagnosis requires identifying the cause or causes of symptoms from the interrelationship between several different factors: biological sources, behavioral issues, personality and socio-cultural contributors, and environmental factors, which includes both internal and…

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Internet essay mills and academic cheating services

Deviance is the act or behavior of one, which is out of the context of a social, professional, or other perceived norm. Deviance can be attributed to an individual in correlation to a variety of different categories.

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Differences between psychotherapy and behavior therapy approaches

Psychotherapy is a form of therapy that helps treat mental and behavioral disorders by talking about these disorders with a professional trained in mental health and psychotherapy. The therapy can be one-on-one or group oriented. Often, participants just call it "therapy' (Editors, 2006).

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A book review of borderline personality disorder treatment difficulties

Borderline personality disorder is still one of the most difficult disorders to treat today. The article "The personality disorder" discusses these difficulties and some of the breakthroughs science is making in diagnosing and treating personality disorders.

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Richard Branson and Bill Gates: entrepreneurial characteristics compared

Clearly, Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin brand, has a high need for achievement, which is why he continues to create new companies and new ideas.

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