Nature Verses Nurture: Impacts on Child Motivation and Temperament
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A 12 page overview of the relative importance of nature verses nurture, genetics verses environment, on a child’s temperament and motivation. Emphasizes that research does indeed support the contention of a genetic predisposition toward certain behaviors but that this research does not dismiss the need to constructively format a child’s environment to enhance both motivation and temperament. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Neil Postman/Disappearance of Childhood
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A 10 page analysis of Neil Postman's book, The Disappearance of Childhood. In this book, Postman argues passionately that we are taking childhood away from our children. He presents an argument that encompasses not only the recent evolution of our present attitudes towards children, but also the historical development of the conception of childhood during the Middle Ages. No additional sources cited.
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Nontraditional Families, Not a National Threat
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A 5 page paper that explores the research proving that children from nontraditional families are as mentally healthy and well-adjusted as children from traditional families. The body of evidence supports a thesis that these children do no pose a national threat. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Object Permanence
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of Piaget's views of object permanence and the impact on cognitive development theories. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Observing Children at Play
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A 5 page research paper that examines the role of play according to the cognitive/developmental techniques pioneered by the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. The writer observes the behavior of toddlers at a public playground using the framework provided by the Parten/Piaget scale. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Olympic Athletes of East Germany (GDR) and the Psychology of Their Training
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This 9 page report discusses the fact that the many components of sports training are generally complicated and intense, and are even intensified for athletes competing for a place in the Olympics and then competing in the actual Olympics. The weight of an entire nation as well as their own personal expectations are tied to their personal excellence and effort. Not surprisingly, it is a psychological as well as physical challenge. This report looks at the psychology of the Olympic training received by East German or GDR athletes. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Origins of Personality Types
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A 5 page paper discussing specific questions of whether personality is learned or is a condition of birth, as psychologist Carl Jung postulated early in the century. There are several areas in which behaviorists and Jungians view personality in similar fashion, but the one underlying difference between them ensures that they will remain separate. Whether personality is learned or is innate still has to be empirically proven, but anecdotal evidence is weighted in favor of those following Carl Jung's theories. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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Overview of Cognitive Development/The First 2 Years
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A 3 page research paper on child cognitive development to age 2. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paranoid Personality Disorder
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of paranoid personality disorder (PPD), and the introduction of a group-centered perspective on this disorder for one child. This paper considers the progression of PPD through the application of Eriksonian psychology, and focuses on a treatment plan that integrates this psychological viewpoint along with a group-centered treatment approach. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHPPD.rtf

Parent Stress Factors And Child Abuse: A Tutoring Proposal
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This 20 page paper offers a proposal for a study about the relationship between parental stress factors and physical child abuse. As such, it includes all parts of a research proposal including hypotheses, literature review, methodology and analysis of the resulting data. Recommendations are continually made to the student regarding decisions to be made and processes to use. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Parent/Child: Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds”
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A 3 page paper which examines the theme of parent and child in development of identity in Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds.” No additional sources cited.
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Parental Alienation Syndrome
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the topic of parental alienation syndrome and the root causes of the problem. This paper assesses the problematic nature of parental alienation syndrome and its application in determining custody issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Parental Employment on Development of Children
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A 3 page paper which examines Elizabeth Harvey’s article, “Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Early Parental Employment on Children” and discusses what variables may further confound the findings. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAelch.rtf

Parental Enlightenment of Sexual Matters
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This is a 16 page paper which discusses the benefits of parents communicating with their children about sexual matters. The bibliography has 5 sources.
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Parental Interaction / Effects On The Development Of Children's Gender Roles
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A 16 page examination of gender roles and how these roles are shaped during early childhood by parental and societal interaction. Includes an extensive bibliography with dozens of sources cited.
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Parenting Effectiveness & Style
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A 9 page paper exploring the role of parenting in the successes and failures of a child. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Parenting in the First Person
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This 12 page paper is a first-person examination of various issues involved in parenting, such as parenting styles, punishment and discipline. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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