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Neuroplasticity and personal change in Doidge's The Brain That Changes Itself

Neuroplasticity has gained traction, in the realm of pop psychology and also in the more credible arenas of counseling and clinical psychology. In Doidge's (2007) book, neuroplasticity is presented for a general audience but using research to substantiate claims.

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Bystander intervention and diffusion of responsibility in emergencies

Bystander intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8(4): 377 -- 383. doi: 10.1037/h0025589

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Psychological manipulation techniques used by terrorist group leaders

In his article, War, Psychology, and Time, Friedman (2007) shows how Osama bin Laden employed a psychological strategy in an attempt to create a massive Islamic empire in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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Classroom management, technology, and supporting students with special needs

Discourse on classroom management has shifted away from a disciplinarian and authoritarian model towards one more steeped in developmental psychology, social justice, and compassion.

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Professional identity development and self-awareness in counseling practice

Abstract Counseling remains one of the most rewarding areas of applied research and practice within the field of psychology as a whole.

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Deviance, identity, and social exclusion through body modification

The term 'deviance' is a difficult one to assess objectively. Its implications are of an act, pattern of behavior or psychology which reflects a clear and significant divergence from sociological norms. However, this is a definition that is inherently riddled with philosophical problems.

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Free will and determinism in psychological theories and practice

Free will asserts that humans control their own destiny; Determinism, that events are determined by causal factors. A belief in one or the others of these concepts effects psychology drastically. It is the problem of nature vs. nurture.

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How the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments protect individual rights

America places a great deal of importance on the individual freedoms of each of its citizens. The American myth, whether completely true or just part of our cultural psychology, is that this country was founded to preserve and protect individual rights.

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The happiness set point theory and whether it truly exists

Science of Happiness (2007), the author looks at how for a lot of its history, psychology has appeared to be preoccupied with people's weakness and pathology. The notion of psychotherapy relies on a vision of people as disturbed beings in need of fixing.

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Personality judgments based on offices and bedrooms

The authors, Samuel D. Gosling, Sei Jin Ko, Thomas Mannarelli and Margaret E. Morris are professors in psychology and organizational behavior at various universities.

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