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Search by topic:   20E. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY How to interpret the catalog entries: How old is my paper? The closer a paper is to the top of a page, the more recently it was written. Book reviews Underlined titles indicate that the paper is a review/summary of a book. Page lengths, footnotes and bibliographic references: The title of the paper, usually typed in capital letters, is followed by a brief description of the paper and a specification of text page length (NOT including the bibliography or endnote pages), number of footnotes or citations, and number of bibliographic references.   prev  1  2     02428. FAMILY AND CLASS DYNAMICS IN MENTAL ILLNESS BY MYERS AND ROBERTS. Very good critical book review of this study of the relationships between class position, and the stresses that induce or precede mental illness, including. several charts. Yes, mental illness patterns do seem to follow class lines. 13 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources. (notes in text)   $91   01801. AUTISM: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. This paper contains detailed summaries of six books on the diagnosis and treatment of autism in children. 7 pages, 0 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources.   $49   00617. OBSERVATION REPORT: SONYA. Rcport of a student's observations and interactions with a three-year old who talks to an imaginary friend at times; very detailed report of sessions, analysis of the reasons for Sonya's elaborate fantasy (need for attention, autonomy, jealousy of older sister, etc.) 16 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.   $112   00448. AUTISM. Very good study of what autism is (a type of severe personality disorder in children), concentrating on the meaning of symptoms of withdrawal, language disorders, dehumanized relationships with objects, etc.; finds that autism constitutes a recognizable type in spite of diversity of symptoms, but specific symptoms of each individual are very important in trying to understand the causes of autism in any particular case. 9 pages, 20 footnotes, 9 bibliographic sources.   $63   00244. SCHIZOPHRENIA. Basic description of schizophrenia, focusing on what differentiates this type of disordered thinking from other types of disorders. 6 pages, 4 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.   $42   00243. PARANOIA. Basic overview of the symptoms and causes of paranoia, a delusional system based on the idea of persecution, but limited to reinterpretation of actual events, not hallucination of unreal events. Comments based almost entirely on Freud, with R. D. Laing as contrast. 5 pages, 6 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.   $35   00159. A PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF HITLER. Basic examination of Hitler's more obvious symptoms in terms of Freudian theory, focusing on repressed homosexuality, paranoia, and death wish; could easily be updated by incorporating the news of Hitler's secret physical defect. KEYWORDS: psychoanalytic case study hitler. 9 pages, 19 footnotes, 10 bibliographic sources.   $63   00115. ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT) ("SHOCK THERAPY"). Good, clinical study of ECT or "shock" therapy. Includes history of chemical and electrical shock therapy, how it's done, typical effects, pros and cons of its use, the fact that nobody knows exactly how it works yet. The writer nearly halves himself, trying to keep a foot in both the approving and disapproving camps, but pulls it off successfuIly. 11 pages, 9 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.   $77   00113. THE MANIC-DEPRESSIVE STATE. Case study of a manic-depressive state, interspersed with descriptions of a patient; focuses on descriptions of typical symptoms; very "clinical" perspective, recommends hospitalization and sedatives. 8 pages, 6 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.   $56   53378. ERIKSON S THEORY FROM A SOCIAL WORKER'S POINT OF VIEW. Basic summary of Erikson's "Eight Ages of Man," with a discussion of Erikson's thought as a extention of Freud. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.   $42   53038. MENTAL ILLNESS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR RECREATION. Good study of the basic symptoms and types of mental illness, so that the recreation instructor can recognize when somebody really has a problem. Includes cognitive and perceptive disorders, affective disorders, behavior problems, and psychosomatic illness. 19 pages, 28 footnotes, 15 bibliographic sources.   $133   52553. MAJOR CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA. Good solid discussion of what is known about the origins of schizophrenia, contrasting hereditary and environmental explanations; good survey of relevant research, well-balanced conclusion; might need updating. 7 pages, 12 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.   $49   52275. MENTAL RETARDATION. Good detailed overview of mental retardation, covering physical causes, frequency in population, characteristics and types of mental retardation, emotional needs, theraputic and care tecniques for retarded children. 17 pages, 8 footnotes, 9 bibliographic sources.   $119   52099. THE ADJUSTED AMERICAN BY G. & S. PUTNEY. Good basic book review of this work that tries to show how American culture itself is a cause of neurosis. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.   $35   16008. MENTAL DISEASE AS A RESPONSE TO AGING. Solid summary, in clinical vocabulary, of the physical and mental effects of aging, concentrating on the symptoms and complexes usually associated with senility. Much new work on this topic in recent years, could be updated. 11 pages, 0 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.   $77   prev  1  2   Copyright 2002 Academic Research Papers Associate Term Paper Sites: Academic Research Papers Academic-Research-Papers Research Central Term Paper Assistance