Borderline Personality Disorder
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This 5 page report discusses the psychiatric disorder known as “Borderline Personality Disorder.” BPD affects an estimated five million Americans. Patients with borderline personality disorder make up 20 percent of psychiatric inpatients and ten percent of psychiatric outpatients. A diagnosis of having a borderline personality generally means that the individual experiences a combination of symptoms such as being unstable in mood, self-image, and personal relations, chronically angry, often suicidal, with a tendency to idolize or demonize others. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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A 6 page paper. The writer describes this disorder, diagnostic criteria, factors that may lead to suffering from BPD, incidence and treatment. The essay then turns to biographies of Princess Diana that conclude she suffered from BPD. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Borderline Personality Disorder and Fatal Attraction
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and applies it to an understanding of the character Alex in Fatal Attraction. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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BPD Literature Review
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An 18 page literature review that analyzes, contrasts and compares the findings of several research studies pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment of borderline personality disorder, which is one of the most complicated conditions encountered by mental health professionals. The writer discusses the DSM-IV criteria for diagnosis and what current research relates about possible treatment modalities. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Caring for the Mentally Ill / Changing Views Since the 19th Century
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Beginning with the 19th century asylum, its justification & treatment of the mentally ill, this 5 page paper offers a comprehensive examination of how views concerning the mentally ill have changed over the years. The writer presents an historic look at how various societies ranging from the post-Civil war era to the days of World War II -- began to treat their mental patients differently as we learned more about the true nature of mental illness. The growing role of government in caring for these patients is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Case Studies in Cognitive Therapy: "Mary"
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the case study of Mary, a woman who has considerable problems based in her dual diagnosis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Case Study Analysis (Psychology)
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This 7 page paper examines a case study provided by a student. The case involves a young woman who is conflict about both career and personal life. Theories from Karen Horney and Alfred Adler are applied. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: SA417cas.rtf

Case Study in Cognitive Therapy
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of a case study of Jon, a man who suffers from depression and an overwhelming focus on automatic resposes, rather than emotions. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Case Study in Interdisciplinary Integration
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This 12 page paper uses interdisciplinary integration to analyze a case of sexual dysfunction in a fictional case about a young woman. The paper can be applied in other cases where integrative therapy is applied. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JJInterdisc9.rtf

Case Study: Suzie Creamcheese
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3 pages in length. The writer provides a brief workup for a mentally altered woman who comes in to a facility seeking Halcyon to ward off the voices in her head.
Filename: TLCCaseSuzie.rtf

Case Study: Ted Bundy
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8 pages in length. There are many answers to the question that asks why seemingly "normal" people commit such unthinkable crimes as murder. To look at Ted Bundy, there is no indication of the monster that lived within - the attractive, artful sociopath whose intelligence and wit enraptured all who crossed his path. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCTedBundy.rtf

Catatonic Schizophrenia
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An 8 page research paper on catatonic schizophrenia . The writer details its causes, diagnosis, and treatment. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Causes and Effects of Depression
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This 5 page paper describes some of the causes of depression, insofar as they are known; and some of the effects of this debilitating condition. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Causes of Procrastination
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A 4 page overview of procrastination and its causes. Utilizing behavioral characteristics, the author divides procrastinators into two basic groups. The causal factors of procrastination can most often be traced to childhood experiences, particularly experiences involving either an overly authoritarian parent, an overly permissive parent or some type of trauma. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPprocra.rtf

CBT and panic attacks
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A seven page paper which looks at the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of panic attacks, in comparison to other forms of treatment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLpanic.rtf

Characteristics of Sexual Offenders: Clergymen
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A 5 page paper which examines some of the characteristics of sexual offenders, focusing on clergymen. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Child Tracking Technology: Protecting Those With Cognitive Disorders
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6 pages in length. Maintaining the health and safety of loved ones is a primary component of the family unit; because children are more likely to wander off without realizing where they are until it is too late to find their way back, parents are extra diligent when it comes to keeping tabs on their kids. However, there are two other groups of individuals who pose a particular danger to themselves with regard to becoming lost or even abducted: the autistic and the cognitively-challenged elderly. Because of the incomplete grasp of their respective worlds, those with autistic and Alzheimer's cannot always help themselves achieve a safe return; as such, technology is now being used to track their whereabouts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCtracktch.rtf