Dialectical Behavior Therapy
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11 pages in length. The essential underpinning of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a discussion that involves the overall concepts of life's purpose and meaning, a dialogue that focuses upon compensating for opposites such as balance/imbalance, thesis/antithesis (Marra, 2005). It also incorporates the painful components of conflict and opposition inasmuch as "the needs of the person are frequently in conflict with the demand characteristics and contingencies of the environment at the moment" (Marra, 2005, p. 84). Dialectical behavior therapy is particularly associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD), an illness primarily caused by a defect in early development and attachment. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Discrimination and Psychiatric Disorders
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A 3 page paper which examines discrimination involving people with psychiatric disorders as it involves employment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
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This 25 page paper provides a descriptive analysis of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), also called multiple personality disorder. This paper outlines the DSM-IV description and diagnosis, the etiology, as well as procedures and clinical cases that correspond with this disorder. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Do Cats Cause Schizophrenia - A Research Proposal
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A 10 page paper. In the last few years, scientists have been trying to link a particular parasite that cats have to schizophrenia. The evidence reported in this proposal is somewhat convincing but is it really? The writer presents these sections in the proposal: Introduction, Literature Review, including the research question, the Methodology, which is a literature review, Results, which comments on how the results might be presented, and Conclusion, which comments on what the researcher will use to draw conclusions. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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DSM-IV Disorder Summaries
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An 18 page summary of diagnostic criteria taken from the DSM-IV-TR (2000) on psychological disorders. No other sources cited.
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DSM-IV-TR Changes For Clinical Depression
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An 8 page paper that begins by explaining what the DSM is and what the TR revision was about. This introduction to the DSM explains the five axes of the manual. DSM criteria for depression are presented, which is followed by a discussion of the incidence of the condition. The writer takes issue and charges over-diagnosis. The essay ends with recommended changes for the diagnostic criteria. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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DSM-IV-TR Diagnoses and Patient Assessment: A Case Study
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This 12 page paper provides an assessment based on a diagnosis from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fourth Edition, Text Revised. This paper outlines the assessment of an individual patient. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Dual Diagnosis: Schizophrenia And Substance Abuse
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A 6 page paper. Dual diagnosis presents a challenge to the therapist or counselor. There are few treatment approaches that address both conditions simultaneously despite the fact that substance abuse is prevalent among the mentally ill. This essay discusses the incidence of dual diagnosis and treatment programs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Eating Disorders
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the three primary eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia and compulsive eating disorder. This paper provides an overview of each of these disorders and then considers both the cause and effect. This paper outlines the role that society plays in defining gender expectations and the best approach to addressing the needs of a person with one or more of these disorders. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Eating Disorders in Middle-Aged Women
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This 11 page paper seeks to discover why there has been an increase in the number of middle-aged women suffering from eating disorders, such as anorexia, when these diseases are thought to afflict only much younger people. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Eating Disorders – Causes
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A 4 page paper. Eating disorders are complex with no single cause. Research has identified a number of factors that can influence the development of an eating disorder. These factors are categorized as: psychological, interpersonal, socio-cultural and biological. Each of these categories are discussed in this essay. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Effective Interventions for Attention Deficit Disorder / A Review of Literature:
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This 13 page paper provides an overview of three articles that present interventions and outcomes for children with attention deficit disorder (ADD). This review of literature is considered for use in an example of an African American child with ADD who has demonstrated disruptiveness in the classroom setting and one intervention is selected as a means of improving his classroom behavior. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Effects of Child Abuse/Study Summary
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A 3 page summary of a study article. In their article "Self Structure and Childhood Maltreatment: Successful Compartmentalization and the Struggle of Integration," Researchers C.J. Showers, V. Zeigler-Hill and A. Limke report on their May, 2006 study, which examined psychological self-structure (that is, compartmentalization, self-complexity and differential importance) among college student participants who self-report maltreatment occurring prior to age 15. The primary goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between the three features of self-structure (listed above) in subjects who may tend to have significantly negative self-images due to maltreatment in childhood, which can present an obstacle to traditional forms of coping (Showers, Zeigler and Limke, 2006). A secondary goal was to investigate whether or not the features of self-structure moderate the relationship between maltreatment and psychological adjustment. No additional sources cited.
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Effects of Deployment on Military Families
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A 4 page paper which examines the effects of deployment, when soldiers return home, on military families. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Effects of Video Game Playing on Aggressive Behavior/a research proposal
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A 6 page research paper that outlines a proposed research study on a hypothesized correlation between increased aggressive behavior in children and adolescents and playing video games. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Emergence
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A five page paper which looks at Temple Grandin's autobiographical work Emergence, which deals with her experiences with autism and the ways in which she learned to cope with the condition and integrate into mainstream society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Emotional Numbness
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14 pages in length. Suppression of feelings is a common human approach to dealing with unpleasant situations. The extent to which Andrew has mastered this defense mechanism is both grand and far-reaching; that he shuts down in order to get through the psychological pain inherent to relationship breakups speaks to his tendency to become emotionally numb until that pain has subsided. Those who experience post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) experience similar responses after going through distressing events. The prominent emotion for Andrew is disassociation - the ability to detach from normally occurring feelings - which is illustrated by his ability to shut down his emotions and remain that way until the perceived threat of painful feelings is not longer looming. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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