Conduct Disorder: The Cognitive/Behavioral Approach of Alan E. Kazdin
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A 10 page discussion of the psychosocial condition labeled 'conduct disorder'. Defines the condition using DSM IV criteria and the work of researcher Alan E. Kazdin. Distinguishes between conduct disorder and commonly confused conditions such as schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. Points out both the strengths and weaknesses of Kazdin's work, emphasizing the applicability of Kazdin's suggested interventional method of involving parent and community in the prevention of conduct disorder. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPcondct.wps

CONNECTION BETWEEN AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT AND DEPRESSION
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This 5-page paper attempts to prove a hypothesis that avoidant attachment is linked to depression. The paper argues that while insecure attachment in infancy can be linked to depressive behavior later on in life, there are likely other things at play as well that could lead to such behavior. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTavoatt.rtf

Conversations in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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A 7 page paper presenting the case of John, a financial analyst who survived the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. More than a year after the attacks, John is suffering the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and seeks counseling only because his wife has decided she no longer can live with the person he has become in the past year or so. The paper is written from the perspective of a therapist’s case notes, including quotes from sessions and the therapist’s treatment decision. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSpost-trau3conv.rtf

Conversion Disorder
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of conversion disorder, including the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria and treatment information. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: MHConDis.rtf

Copycat & Abnormal Psychology
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A 5 page research paper that uses the film Copycat (1995) as a springboard to a discussion of abnormal psychology. In this movie, actress Sigourney Weaver plays criminologist Helen Hudson, an expert on serial killers. This examination of Hudson in this film analyzes her behavior in the narrative as an example of abnormal behavior. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khcopap.rtf

Counseling Theory: The Nature of People
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of the nature of people and the counseling theory that can be used to understand behaviors. This paper integrates a view of the role of the counselor and the theory of change that can be applied to understanding individuals seeking help. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: MHCTTheo.rtf

Crazy by Pete Earley
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A 3 page paper which analyzes Crazy by Pete Earley. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAczyp.rtf

Criminal Behavior: John Wilkes Booth
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This 6 page paper discusses the behavior of John Wilkes Booth in light of the criminological theory of personality disorder; it also discusses the psychological dimensions of the theory; the crime itself and the outcome. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Criminology Theory: Reckless’ “Containment Theory of Delinquency” and Gottredson and Hirschi's Self Control Theory as They Apply to Jeffrey Dahmer
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An 8 page discussion of these theories as they apply to what is known about the background and psychological deviance of Jeffrey Dahmer. The author presents evidence from Dahmer’s background and criminal behavior which supports both Reckless’ theories on inner and external containments and Gottredson and Hirschi’s theory of self control. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPcrmTh2.rtf

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Controversy
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This 10 page paper presents a review of the literature on Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). CISM was initially designed for emergency workers as a way to mitigate post-traumatic stress disorder and other symptoms. In recent years, the debriefing component (CISD) has been attacked as not effective and even harmful. This essay reports the components of CISM and CISD and reports and discusses numerous research studies that have been conducted on the processes. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGcism.rtf

Cronkite on Mood Disorders
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A 3 page paper that summarizes 3 points that Karen Cronkite makes on mood disorders in her book On the Edge of Darkness and the offers a personal response to their application to the writer's life. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khcrmd.rtf

Cultural Influences: Eating Disorders
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A 5 page paper which discusses the cultural influences which are felt by those who develop eating disorders. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Current Uses Of Electro-Convulsive Therapy
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6 pages in length. Mention the term electro-convulsive therapy and it is bound to elicit a response of fear and skepticism. This particular type of psychotherapy, introduced in 1938 by Cerletti, gained a dubious reputation almost from the moment it was created due to the procedure's invasiveness and mind-altering influence. That electric shock applied to the brain in order to bring about convulsive seizures was meant to address such psychological illnesses as acute mania, bipolar, chronic endogenous depression and certain types of schizophrenia was severely questioned on both an ethical and physical level, ultimately causing its disappearance until the 1970s. The writer discusses how electro-convulsive therapy is used today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCshock.rtf

Dean Corll: The Candy Man
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7 pages in length. Pasadena, Texas resident Dean Corll was the last person anyone would expect to be a serial killer, especially when it came to children. The Texan, who was born on Christmas Eve 1939, was considered a most likable guy with a particular penchant toward making candy and planning parties for the neighborhood kids. Without any indication of any kind, the parents of these children were setting them up for inevitable disaster, inasmuch as the parties were staged as a way for Corll to hand-pick the next young boy he would eventually sodomize, murder and dismember in his private torture chamber. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Definitions of Deviance
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An 8 page discussion of our societal construct of deviance. Under the medical model deviance is nothing more than a pathology, a view many psychiatrists and sociologists find disquieting. These same professionals prefer to look at deviance form a conflict and labeling standpoint. They view it as not simply a disease but something that can also be caused by society itself in the way we tend to categorize those that are outside the norm. The author reviews each of these approaches and concludes that despite the many criticisms of the medical model of deviance, there are many advantages to approaching deviance as a pathology. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPdevia2.rtf

Deinstitutionalized Homeless and the Problems They Face
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This five-page-paper discusses and explores the current plight of the mentally ill homeless population. It opens with suggested research about the needed support system for this growing population and lists the benefits for society in providing this support. Four sources are listed.
Filename: CWhomele.wps

Delusional Misidentification
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This 10 page paper explores explanations for this puzzling range of disorders. Capgras syndrome, Fregoli delusion, reduplicative paramnesis, and Cotard's syndrome are each discussed among other variations. Psychological, physiological and neurological explanations are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA202mis.rtf