Crime in the Making
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A Critical Essay: 5 pages. This paper gives a broad overview of the book Crime in the Making by Robert Sampson and John Laub. Gives an eye-opening look at what starts children on the path to crime. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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D.H Winnicott And Melanie Klein: Psychoanalysis Of Children
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27 pages in length. Winnicott (1960) and Klein (1932) share many of the same philosophies when it comes to the manner by which children's psyches are molded during childhood; however, they also stand apart in some very fundamental ways, as well. Winnicott (1960) borrows from Klein's (1932) theories when postulating his Object Relations Theory, building upon its tenets in order to point out the need for a 'good-enough mother' to see her child through what he calls the "psychic space between the mother and infant" (Robbins 1999a). In short, the mother does not need to be perfect, just good enough to answer the inherent needs and demands of her infant. Klein (1932), by comparison, fashions an inherent connection between the way in which children strive to cope within an oftentimes challenging existence and the behavior of psychotic adults. This truth behind such a correlation, while seemingly far removed from each other, is brought to light by Klein's (1932) assertion that adults never really release the emotional trauma they go through as children, instead calling it forth in times of coping and paranoid/depressive anxiety. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: TLCPsychCh.rtf

Dave Pelzer/ A Child called 'It'
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A 5 page research paper that focuses on Dave Pelzer's autobiographical account of a tortured childhood, A Child called 'It'. In examining this book, the writer first looks at how Pelzer's account fits in with current theory relating to family violence. Then, the writer addresses the factor in society that she would change in order to aid in preventing child abuse, and, finally, she describes her reaction to the book. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Dealing with Difficult Personalities
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A 6 page analysis of the Florence Littauer book, How to Get Along with Difficult People that gives a comprehensive overview of this work. Littauer uses the four personality classifications described by Hippocrates and applies to them recognizable modern characters that one might meet at church. Although written as a popular work, the writer argues that recent research tends to substantiate Littauer's categories and observations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Diffpers.rtf

Depression and Suicide: The Youngest Victims
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A 9 page overview of two extremely alarming phenomena: childhood depression and suicide. Concerns regarding the use of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), one of the most widely prescribed drugs for childhood depression, a category that includes fluoxetine (Prozac[R]), fluvoxamine (Luvox[R]), paroxetine (Paxil[R]), and sertraline (Zoloft[R]), are addressed.
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Depression in Children and Adolescents
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This 10 page paper provides recent research in depression in children and adolescents. Depression is discussed specifically for this age category. This is a paper that comes with PowerPoint slides. Speaker notes are included at no additional charge. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA745dep.rtf

Depressive Symptoms and Suicidality Among Physically Abused Children
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An 8 page literature review investigating the psychological impacts of physical child abuse. The author emphasizes that the variables involved in this relationship are numerous and that the literature fails in delineating each of these variables. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPchldSu.rtf

Description of a 5-year-old Girl
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A 4 page description of a 5-year-old normally developing girl. 1 page is an outline of the remaining 3 pages. No bibliography.
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Development of Children's Scientific Reasoning
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5 pages in length. This research proposal is on the cognitive abilities of infants. Includes a hypothesis, the proposed study, as well as the independent and dependent variables. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Development Of Perception
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A 4 page paper that discusses some of the more recent research regarding the perceptual abilities of infants, which contradicts the traditional notions that infants have very limited sensorimotor abilities. Different studies have demonstrated the perceptual capacity of very young infants. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Development Of Self-Esteem
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13 pages in length. The pursuit of self-esteem – defined as satisfaction and confidence in oneself – is a lifelong objective that begins from infancy. Working through different stages of growth, individuals are constantly seeking reassurance in order to bolster their self-esteem; if the opposite is received, one's self-image declines. Indeed, this emotional rollercoaster is a critical component to what it means to be human. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Development of Socialisation in Children
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A twenty page paper which looks at theories of the development of socialisation in children, from the Freudian model to modern studies, taking into account the influence of parents, the education system, peer dominance, gender stereotyping and the media. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
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Developmental Delays
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This 10 page research paper offers a general overview of developmental delays. Topics include: incidence, etiology, identification, assessment, intervention and the laws mandating services for infants, toddlers and preschool children. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Developmental Psychology in Different Age Groups
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5 pages. An individual who is suffering from any one of many forms of mental illness can display many socially unaccepted behaviors; within this mindset the pathological personality has been found to be a prevalent occurrence. It can be argued, however, that a significant number of people engage in some form of pathological personality at some time during their formative youth without the added burden of being mentally ill. In this case, motivation for such behavior is often placed upon an unstable home life or other social factors. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Developmental Stages
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5 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses toddlers, adolescence and special education groups as they relate to developmental stages. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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DIBS IN SEARCH OF SELF
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This paper examines Virginia Axline's book Dibs in Search of Self, and also analyzes other psychological theories that tie into the problem that Dibs had. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Discipline Methods / A Comparison
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A 5 page paper that compares two of the three most common approaches to discipline. The three are induction, power assertion and love withdrawal. The first two are compared. Each is described with an example of what the parent might say after witnessing inappropriate behavior. The writer then reports studies that indicate how children and adolescents perceive the two approaches; which they prefer and which they perceive as being most effective. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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