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18691. CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND PERSONALITY DISORDER. This paper discusses the co-occurrence of chemical dependency (dependency on alcohol or drugs) and personality disorders. The paper examines the ways the two conditions interact and the issues that... (more) |
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18507. PANIC DISORDER WITH AGORAPHOBIA. This paper defines panic disorder with agoraphobia and considers its causes from the perspectives of the psychodynamic model and the cognitive-behavioral model. These models are applied to the case... (more) |
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18303. GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER. This paper provides an overview and analysis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a persistent and common psychological disorder characterized by pathological worry. The central features and... (more) |
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18090. AUTISTIC CHILDREN & FAMILIES. This paper discusses the unique challenges faced by families in which there is a child with autism. These challenges include behavioral problems, the blocking of family member needs, and social... (more) |
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18074. TESTS FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER. This paper provides a comparative evaluation of two norm-referenced tests for assessing attention deficit disorder symptoms in children (the Attention Deficit Disorders Evaluation Scale, or ADDES, and... (more) |
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18054. ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER & CRIME. This term paper examines the evidence on the number of criminal offenders (in correctional settings) that have been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder (APD). The findings have been highly... (more) |
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17714. PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN GIRL INTERRUPTED BY SUSANNA KAYSEN. This paper provides a psychological/psychiatric assessment of the main character and narrator of Kaysen’s memoir of her two years in McLean Psychiatric Hospital in the late 1960s. Following a... (more) |
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17626. ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER IN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS. This paper examines the evidence on antisocial personality disorder in correctional settings with the objective of determining the extent and scope of the problem. The paper begins with a brief... (more) |
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17457. THE TSUNAMI GENERATION: PSYCHO-SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE 2004 TSUNAMI. This paper considers the longer-term psycho-social consequences of the 2004 tsunami on the communities most devastated by the event. The analysis focuses in particular on the potential future... (more) |
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17446. ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the closely linked problems of adolescent depression and suicide. The first section profiles the problem of teen depression: discussing the... (more) |
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17428. BIPOLAR DISORDER IN CHILDREN. Through a review of scholarly literature, this paper provides a brief overview and analysis of Bipolar disorder in children, with a particular focus on young (prepubertal) children. The paper... (more) |
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17182. RESEARCH ON THE CAUSES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA. This paper provides an overview of research on the causes of schizophrenia, reviewing studies which hypothesize genetic, viral, biological, social, and other environmental causative factors. The... (more) |
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17177. RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY. This paper provides an overview and analysis of research methods in psychology. Following an overview of the scientific method and its application within psychological research, the processes of... (more) |
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17163. THE PATHOLOGY OF A HOMICIDAL CHILD: MARY BELL. This paper profiles the English child criminal Mary Bell, who, in 1968 at age eleven, killed a 4-year-old and a 3-year-old boy in her hometown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Drawing in Gitta... (more) |
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17157. SENATOR PAUL WELLSTONE MENTAL HEALTH EQUITABLE TREATMENT ACT OF 2003. Introduced into both the House (H.R. 953) and the Senate (S.486) on February 27, 2003, the Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act is a bill “to provide for equal coverage of mental health benefits with... (more) |
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15958. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MODERN LIFE BY CARSON, BUTCHER & MINEKA (BOOK REVIEW) This paper provides a summary of chapters 6 through 18 of this abnormal psychology textbook, which covers such topics as mood disorders, dissociative disorders, personality disorders, substance abuse,... (more) |
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15957. "ANGEL BABY" (1995, MICHAEL RYMER, DIRECTOR). This paper discusses the challenges faced by the main characters in the Australian film, “Angel Baby” which focuses on two schizophrenics who fall in love and try to live a “normal” life. Also... (more) |
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15954. "AS GOOD AS IT GETS" (1997, JAMES L. BROOKS, DIRECTOR). This paper draws on examples from the film to show how the character Marvin Udall exhibits obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to the Freudian definition. Also discusses how some of Udall’s... (more) |
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15924. "BASIC INSTINCT" (1992, DIRECTED BY PAUL VERHOEVEN) (FILM REVIEW). This paper presents a psychological analysis of the main characters (Catherine Tramell and Nick Curran) in the 1992 film, “Basic Instinct”. Describes their signs of anti-social personality disorder,... (more) |
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15853. CHILDHOOD AUTISM. This paper describes the characteristics childhood autism and its rate of prevalence. Also discusses the potential causes of autism and the various approaches to treatment, including medication,... (more) |
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15852. BIPOLAR DISORDER (MANIC DEPRESSION). This paper provides an overview and analysis of Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic depressive illness. Discusses the clinical features of the illness, its incidence, its possible genetic cause, and... (more) |
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15763. THE MEDICAL MODE OF MENTAL ILLNESS: ETHICAL ISSUES FOR THE SOCIAL WORKER. Drawing on a review of the current psychiatric, psychological and social work literature, this paper provides a synthesis of the argument that the medical model as now construed is often an... (more) |
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15759. RAPE AND RAPISTS. Following a brief definition of rape and a discussion of some of the methodological difficulties in studying rape behavior and rapists, this term paper provides a summary overview of the varieties of... (more) |
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15689. MENTAL ILLNESS AND VIOLENCE: Do the Mentally Ill Pose a Risk to Society or Does Society Pose a Risk to the Mentally Ill? This paper explores the recent debate and focus on the link between mental illness and violence. ... (more) |
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15656. THE BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY (BDI): REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL. Following a brief overview of the clinical criteria used to diagnose depression and a discussion of the principle assessment techniques used to evaluate depressive disorders, this paper presents a... (more) |
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15649. DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY AND THE PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT: INVOLUNTARY CIVIL COMMITMENT AND TREATMENT. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the deprivation of individual liberty encompassed in the process and act of involuntary civil commitment and related involuntary treatment. The focus of... (more) |
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15646. NIJINSKY: A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA. Using Nijinsky as the subject, this paper provides a case study of schizophrenia. Provides a background overview of schizophrenia (natural course, major symptoms) and then describes the history,... (more) |
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15505. MISDIAGNOSIS AND MISLABELING OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN. Discusses the evidence that African-American children are more likely to be labeled "mentally retarded" or "emotionally disabled" and thus placed in special education classes; yet they still do not... (more) |
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15437. GENETICS AND CRIME. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the controversial theory that criminal behavior has genetic roots, considering the reasons why biological and and genetic in particular and theories of... (more) |
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15433. ADHD ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS. This paper focuses on the assessment practices used with children identified as at risk for or suspected of having ADHD. The investigation provides a discussion and evaluation of three major... (more) |
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15231. THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE (1995). A plot summary of the film is given, followed by a discussion of how the character King George III exhibits five signs of abnormal behavior (infrequency, violation of norms, personal distress,... (more) |
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15230. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975). After a brief summary of the film's plot, the paper discussed the use of biological treatments as seen in the film (drug therapy, electric shock therapy and psychosurgery). These methods, used merely... (more) |
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15229. THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. Summarizes the study and treatment of mental illness from ancient times, and the belief in demonology, to modern times, when a variety of treatment methods have been developed. It is concluded that... (more) |
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15105. MEMOIRS OF DEPRESSION. This term paper provides a summary review and analysis of six different memoirs about the experience of suffering from major depression – memoirs by Emily Fox Gorden, Martha Manning, Jeffery Smith,... (more) |
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13939. COGNITIVE AND PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACHES TO DEPRESSION. This essay critically discusses cognitive (particularly CBT) and psychodynamic approaches to the treatment of depression. Following an overview of the major goals and techniques of these approaches,... (more) |
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13877. ALCOHOL ABUSE AND CHILD ABUSE. This paper investigates the complex and multi-faceted relationship between alcohol abuse and child abuse/neglect. The first section presents an overview of the link between parental alcoholism and/or... (more) |
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13869. THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA. Examines the genetic theory of the origins of schizophrenia. The analysis focuses on the genetic linkage of inherited phenotype to the onset of the disease, rather than on the symptoms or treatments... (more) |
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13512. DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS. This paper provides an overview and analysis of depressive disorders, reviewing the epidemiology; etiology; symptoms, natural history and sub-types; and current treatments (pharmacological,... (more) |
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13472. ANXIETY DISORDERS: THE BIO-PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE. Following a brief overview of the classification and definition of the anxiety disorders group within DSM-IV (APA, 1994), this paper presents an overview of anxiety disorders from the biopsychosocial... (more) |
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13350. PEDOPHILIA. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview and analysis of pedophiles and the problem of pedophilia. Following a brief overview of historical attitudes towards adult-child sex and their... (more) |
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13187. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. From the perspective of a social worker, examines the various signs of sexual abuse and the family situations that increase the potential for abuse. Also discusses the attitudes of offenders, the... (more) |
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12602. OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. A comprehensive review of recent psychiatric literature on OCD in children and adolescents, emphasizes the family systems perspective. Provides an overview of the disorder (definition, epidemiology,... (more) |
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12596. SCHIZOPHRENIA: CLINICAL FEATURES, CAUSES, AND TREATMENT. Profiles the clinical features, major symptoms, classifications, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment of schizophrenia based on a review of recent (1995-1997) psychiatric literature. Emphasizes the... (more) |
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12556. ANALYSIS OF THE PERSIAN GULF USING THE BALANCE OF POWER THEORY. Discusses the roles of Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and other nations. Also discusses U.S. interests, and the failed use of a "dual containment" policy in the region. Argues instead for an integrative,... (more) |
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12412. INFANTICIDE. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the problem of infanticide in modern developed societies (particularly the US), with a close focus on the systems of classification and widely held... (more) |
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12285. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF AMNESIA. Reviews research (experimental and case investigations) on the physiological basis, anatomical correlates, and behaviors associated with non-psychogenic amnesia. Defines anterograde versus retrograde... (more) |
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11843. SERIAL KILLERS. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the phenomenon of serial murder and a profile of serial killers. In examining the motivations, methodologies, personal histories and personality traits... (more) |
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11725. ANOREXIA NERVOSA. Provides a brief overview of the eating disorder. Describes the disorder in terms of its central clinical and diagnostic features, discusses its occurrence and typical age of onset, details how... (more) |
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11712. TREATMENT OF MAJOR DEPRESSION. An overview of the major treatment strategies for major depression in adults. Considers preliminary assessment needs along with the specific psychotherapeutic, medication and other (ECT)... (more) |
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11598. MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER: A PSYCHIATRIC CONTROVERSY. An overview and analysis of the psychiatric and legal controversy over the existence or legitimacy of MPD. Considers history, factors fueling the controversy, and specific arguments on both sides of... (more) |
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11578. A DISCUSSION OF THE DISORGANIZED ATTACHMENT RELATIONSHIP IN MALTREATED CHILDREN. Good use of clinical vocabulary in this summary of an officially-recognized syndrome in which abused children act unpredictably and irrationally. Syndrome is considered from several perspectives,... (more) |
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11454. OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER: THE SEROTONIN CONNECTION. Following a brief overview of the epidemiology and phenomenology of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), this paper investigates the etiology of OCD. Examines the evidence for the neurochemical basis... (more) |
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11287. ISSUES IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL-BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS. This paper looks at current issues related to the special education of students with emotional/behavioral disorders. In particular, we will examine controversies and issues related to the incidence... (more) |
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11286. SOCIAL SKILLS INTERVENTION FOR EMOTIONALLY-BEHAVIORALLY DISTURBED (EBD) STUDENTS. This paper discusses and analyzes the components and parameters of social skills training and intervention as applied to emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children and adolescents. Examples of... (more) |
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11285. EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED). This paper explores the major goals and objectives of programming for children and adolescents with SED. Following a brief review of the theoretical underpinnings for the education of SED students,... (more) |
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11235. ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER. Presents on overview of the definition, symptoms, epidemiology, prognosis, etiology and treatment for ADHD. Considers the various treatment modalities and their respective effectiveness. Recommends... (more) |
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11105. "SPLIT BRAIN" PATIENTS. Considers major issues and controversies in the fields of neurology and psychology involving human split brain operations, including practical aspects on human cerebral functioning with severed... (more) |
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11093. BRAIN INJURY AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. This paper provides an overview of the relationship between traumatic brain injury and neuropsychiatric disorders. The etiology, scope and magnitude of the correlation between brain injury and... (more) |
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10694. TEEN VIOLENCE: THE PROBLEMS AND ITS CAUSES. Investigation and analysis of the problem of teenage violence. Following an overview of the scope and magnitude of the problem, considers the sociocultural, familial and psychological factors in the... (more) |
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10560. AIDS DEMENTIA. A review of literature focusing on one of the most common CNS manifestations of HIV infection- AIDS associated dementia. Discusses the relative incidence, suspected causal mechanisms, main symptoms,... (more) |
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10196. A REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF "IF YOU MEET THE BUDDHA ON THE ROAD, KILL HIM" BY SHELDON B. KOPP. Report and evaluation of Kopp's book on the use of psychotherapy as a means of directing and taking charge of one's own life and assuming responsibility for one's destiny. Report concludes that while... (more) |
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10194. GENETIC CAUSES OF DEPRESSION AND SCHIZOPHRENIA. Review of genetic causes of both depression and schizophrenia. Report demonstrates that substantive evidence exists linking familial genetics to both problems. 10 pages, 26 footnotes, 11... (more) |
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10178. THE TREATMENT OF WOMEN BY THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD. Describes sex role stereotyping and cultural attitudes regarding male and female behavior; describes how roles influence personal fulfillment; describes how mental health field has reinforced such... (more) |
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10177. ENCOUNTER GROUPS: THERAPEUTIC PRACTICES AND ETHICAL CONCERNS. A look at the ethical dilemmas involved in the practice of encouter group psychotherapy. The Rogers, Esalen and Synanon methods of encouter group are examined among others. Problems of psychological... (more) |
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10151. THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH MILD MENTAL RETARDATION, LEARNING DISABILITIES, AND BEHAVIOR DISORDERS. An historical overview of the apporach to educating the mentally disabled student, focusing on the mildly disabled student who could be classified into one or more of the currently existing categories... (more) |
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10016. AUTISM: DEFINING THE DISORDER. Summary review and analysis of the major research on theories and definitions of autism, beginning with the work of Leo Kanner. 10 pages, 16 footnotes, 13 bibliographic... (more) |
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09579. BESTIALITY. Analyzes the practice of bestiality, including its definition, history, incidence, and possible causes. Cites case studies and anecdotal reports. 5 pages, 18 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources.... (more) |
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09470. MENTAL ILLNESS: NATURE VERSUS NURTURE. Analyzes the relative merits of biological/genetic versus envZironmental models of mental illness, concluding that both play a significant role but to varying degrees depending on the illness. ... (more) |
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09186. SOCIAL FACTORS IN MENTAL DISORDERS. Based on the premise that social factors influence the incidence of mental disorder, this essay argues that the reduction and/or elimination of unemployment, the establishment of workfare rather than... (more) |
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09120. IS STERILIZATION OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED ADVISABLE? A careful consideration of the social, genetic and ethical justifications of sterilizing mentally retarded individuals. Concludes that sterilization is not justifiable and that social efforts should... (more) |
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09037. MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS. Profiles the history, distribution, stages of disease development, and etiology of manic depression. Recent etiological links to a single dominant gene are discussed. 4 pages, 15 footnotes, 8... (more) |
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08990. SUICIDE IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD. This investigation provides an overview and analysis of suicide in Europe, North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Israel, looking at various factors which have been statistically correlated... (more) |
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08630. THE VIETNAM VETERAN AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. Defines PTSD and discusses its possible causes and symptoms. Also included is a discussion of the social conditions that provide some of the context for PTSD. 8 pages, 5 footnotes in text, 5... (more) |
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08288. ALCOHOLISM AND AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. Following a brief overview of the nature and extent of problems related to or correlated with alcoholism, the parameters and variety of affective disorders associated with alcoholism will be explored.... (more) |
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07367. THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TREATMENT. 6 pages, 5 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources. See section 16. Medicine and Health... (more) |
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07085. ADOLESCENT SUICIDE: SYMPTOM OF A TROUBLED SOCIETY. Review of the history and causes of suicide in general, with focus on high rates of adolescent suicide in modern California; includes small survey on attitudes towards adolescent suicide, causes, and... (more) |
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06216. CHEMICAL AND ANATOMICAL CORRELATES IN MODELS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA. Very good, detailed biochemistry and pathology study of the possible causes of schizophrenia. Includes discussion of the limbic system, the chemical mechanisms of schizophrenia such as dopamine... (more) |
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05874. THEORIES OF ANXIETY. Anxiety as a result of childhood trauma, developmental perspectives and behavioral dysfunction. The work of Freud, Skinner and Erikson is reviewed. 7p.... (more) |
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05842. ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR AND EXERCISE THERAPY. The complexity of the human brain and the variations of mental deviations era the subject of this paper. Organic brain disorders are differentiated from the problems of low I.Q. and social... (more) |
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05481. ALCOHOLISM. This paper examines the social causes of alcoholism and the groups most affected by it such as women and teenagers. Boredom, anxiety and peer group pressure are held accountable for much of the... (more) |
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05475. FAMILY PROCESS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA. History of development of schizophrenia heory with extensive disscussion of causes and symptoms of schizophrenia. Biological versus sociocultural causes discussed and their interaction with the... (more) |
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05257. AUTISM AND ITS CAUSES. A look at the history of autism theories, the characteristic behavior of autistic children, and some of the alleged causes and cures of the syndrome. An excellent analysis of the arguments over the... (more) |
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05251. THE PROCESS OF BECOMING DEVIANT: MENTAL ILLNESS - A CASE IN POINT. An examination of the process of becoming mentally ill, and how society labels individuals as deviant in accordance with generally prevailing norms. Such factors as time, negative self-image, and... (more) |
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05250. OUTPATIENT VERSUS HOSPLTAL TREATMENT FOR SCHIZOPHRENICS. A research proposal designed to test the proposal that mentally ill patients with the same diagnosis. of schizophrenia will spend less time before remission or cure if given outpatient treatment than... (more) |
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05144. THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD. The upbringing of the Prophet and the visionary experiences and preaching of his later years are related in this essay. The views of Freud, Jung and Maslow on the character of Muhammad are imagined... (more) |
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05122. STUTTERING. This familiar speech disorder is studied for causes, cures and social stigmas that have been theorized over the centuries. A dialogue between several of the afflicted is presented and new attitudes... (more) |
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04752. IS ELECTRO-SHOCK THERAPY ETHICAL? Discussion of the morality of shock therapy, focusing on definitions of morality and utilitarianism in treatment; all is firmly based on discussions in the literature. Since the literature is... (more) |
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04187. MIND DYNAMICS. Mind Dynamics" is usually referred to as psychokinesis, or the power to move objects telepathically. This paper gives a good basic coverage of this and other psychic phenomena, including possible... (more) |
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04117. A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MALCOLM LOWRY. 13 pages, 29 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source. See Literature: English Fiction 1900 to... (more) |
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04036. THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF ADOLF HITLER. Good clinical treatment of Hitler's psychological problems, including the juiciest bits of gossip on his perverted sexual preferences. 7 pages, 8 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.... (more) |
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03998. "BLACK RAGE" BY WILLIAM GRIER AND PRICE COBBS. Book review of this study by two Black psychiatrists; how discrimination creates trauma for Blacks. 3 pages, 1 footnote, 1 bibliographic source. ... (more) |
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03757. THE MEDICAL MODEL OF "MENTAL HEALTH. A criticism of the moral and medical connotations of insanity and mental health, seeing them as derived from middle-class and upper-class ideology. Papers by Ryan, Reiff, Keisler and Mechanic are... (more) |
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03553. SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND MENTAL ILLNESS. Very good, complete survey of differing patterns of mental disturbance among the differing classes of society. Extended general introduction, survey of what studies have found in different... (more) |
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03185. A STUDY OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN GENIUS AND MENTAL ILLNESS. Good discussion of thoughts on the relation of genius and mental illness; typical stereotypes, Lambroso's character types, studies done by Ternan and Barron, thoughts of Freud, Jung and others on the... (more) |
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02514. MENTAL ILLNESS AND SOCIAL CLASS. Good overview of the relationships between mental illness and social status, including statistics, discussion of the typical problems of each group and why lower-class problems produce more extreme... (more) |
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02446. THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS OF SENSORY DEPRIVATION BEHAVIOR. Good discussion of explanations that have been offered for the fact that people freak out under sensory deprivation experience: models proposed are gross disorganization, natural response to specific... (more) |
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02445. SCHIZOPHRENIA. Basic overview of how psychologists have defined and sub-categorized this mental problem; briefly mentions four theories of causation; parent-child relationships, genetics, biochemistry, and Laing's... (more) |
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02444. THE ADAPTIVE EXPERIENCE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA. Basically this is a good restatement of R. D. Laing's ideas in The Politics of Experience, where he argues that schizophrenia may be a way of adapting to unbearable reality, and is at least no worse... (more) |
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02440. SOME PATTERNS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN ADOLESCENCE. Very good review of the basic illnesses of adolescence, including problems of sex drives and conflicts, whether adolescence causes schizophrenia or just lets it be manifest, problems of family,... (more) |
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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... (more) |
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