Children: To Spank Or Not To Spank
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3 pages in length. Disciplining children has become more and more challenging with the ever-growing perception that spanking is both abusive and unnecessary. Each side of this hotly debated topic maintains reasons why it is either beneficial or detrimental to use spanking as a means of appropriate discipline, citing such aspects as later life psychological issues (critics) and failing to realize the value of a few open-handed swats across the behind (proponents). The extent to which the decision to spank a child has become central to much dispute is both grand and far-reaching; that disciplining children in the twenty-first century must now realize the potential for law enforcement involvement speaks to a forward-moving trend that questions the validity of a long-standing method for correcting misbehavior. When compared with such non-impact punishment alternatives as time-out, spanking has steadily become a least favored approach. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Cognitive Development During Childhood: Language Development and Gendered Interpretations
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This 11 page paper provides an overview of the connection between cognitive development and language development. Further, this paper also relates the issue of gendered interpretations as they apply to an understanding of language development. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Cognitive Development In Africa
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A 6 page paper. The writer offers different types of information including how certain African tribes view intelligence and what is most important. The essay reports studies in two regions that demonstrated giving children certain dietary supplements improved certain cognitive functioning. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Cognitive Psychology and Views of Nature and Madness
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of some of the basic elements of cognitive psychology, including Erikson's theories. This paper integrates a view of cognitive psychology that can be used in an understanding of nature and madness. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Communication Training in Children with Autism
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5 pages. Autism in a child can many times be helped through communication training, using social stories and discrete trial training. In this paper all three methods are discussed as to the current trends in research and communication with children with autism. Outline is included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Communication: The Interrelationship of Mode and Situation
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An 8 page discussion of the interrelationship of mode and situation in conversation. Uses examples from politics and the workplace to demonstrate that the mode of communication can vary considerably according to the situation. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Comparing the “Oedipus Complex” with the “Electra Complex”
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This 6 page report discusses the idea that a child is fascinated, obsessed even, with the parent of the opposite sex has served as a literary and psychological debate since, literally, ancient times. Freud saw this as a universal part of childhood development, which in most children is resolved during late childhood. For Freud, the beginnings of the Oedipus complex are the same for males and females. They love their mother because she satisfies their needs, and they hate their father because he competes for the mother's attention and love. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Comparing Two Books on Children
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An 8 page comparison of Kathleen Berger's The Developing Person Through the Life Span and Marjorie Taylor's Imaginary Companions and the Children Who Create Them. These two very different books each address the way that human personality develops. Berger takes a wide perspective that encompasses the way human beings develop over the course of a lifetime. Taylor's book, on the other hand, has a narrow focus on one particular aspect of childhood development, i.e. the way children use fantasy and create imaginary companions. While these books are, of course, very different due to these differences in perspective, they also have similarities in content, which make them complementary in many respects. No additional sources cited.
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Comparison of Research Approaches / Family Psychology
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A 5 page paper discussing the method in which four researchers have approached the issue of family cohesiveness and its effect on the children of the family. Most of the studies reviewed revolve in some way around previously established models, and one was little more than a basic literature review of previously published work. Because the focus of each of the others was that of attitudes and feelings, the researchers were unable to employ definite measures of specific qualities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Conduct Disorder: A Review of the Literature and a Proposed Study
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A 17 page overview of conduct disorder. This paper relates that the author's own childhood experiences cemented their interest in this disorder. A detailed review of five articles is provided as is a proposal for additional research. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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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.
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Conflict Resolution Among Toddlers and Preschool Aged Children
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A 5 page paper which discusses aspects of conflict resolution as it applies to very young children. For the most part, it appears as though most adults do whatever they can to stop any conflicts that toddlers and young children might have. This is predominantly due to the fact that most adults prefer to avoid conflict as well, and as such they are uncomfortable when young children are involved in conflict. The discussion herein revolves around allowing children to experience conflict so as to be better prepared for such conflict that constantly arises in life. Only through experiencing it, and developing skills, can children hope to have good conflict resolution skills in their adult years. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Connection Between Child Sexual Abuse & Dissociative Identity Disorder
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A 65 page dissertation that outlines the history and causative factors related to dissociative identity disorder (DID) with a focus on childhood sexual trauma. This research study focuses on the treatment of sexual adjustment as an outcome of the research provided. Bibliography lists 43 sources.
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Corporal Punishment
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A 5 page essay discussing the pro's and cons of corporal punishment. The debate about the use of corporal punishment, i.e., spankings, by parents as a form of discipline has rages for thirty years. Studies and opinions on both sides of the issue are presented. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Corporal Punishment / Its Effect on Child Development
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4 pages. An overview of the choices in child punishment and a review of the effects of physical punishment. Concludes that such punishment is not only counterproductive but potentially harmful. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Corporal Punishment / Pros and Cons
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An 11 page paper that presents the arguments regarding the use of corporal punishment. This paper focuses on the negative psychological impacts and suggests a number of options to this kind of action. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Counseling Minors And Confidentiality
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A 7 page paper that addresses the issue of confidentiality when licensed professional counselors are counseling minors. There is a dearth of literature that deals with the topic of confidentiality when counseling minors outside of the school setting. Neither the Code of Ethics for the American Psychological Association nor the Code of Ethics for the American Counseling Association address this issue specifically. What little literature that could be found is discussed in this essay. The writer comments on the APA and ACA Code of Ethics. The issue of privilege is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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