Prescription Privileges for Psychologists
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This 10 page report discusses the issue of whether or not psychologists should have the ability to prescribe certain drugs for their clients. It consists primarily of a literature review on the issue and presents the opinions of those both for and against granting such privileges. Arguments on both sides of the issue address concerns such as whether or not a person who has not been trained as a physician should ever prescribe pharmaceuticals to issues related to legal liability. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Professional Organizations/Counseling/a comparison
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A 5 page research paper that examines the ethical standards between three major professional organizations for counselors-- the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, and the American Counseling Association. The writer argues that the differences between the organizations are more a matter of orientation the ethics and the differences between the three are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Psychoanalytic and Existential Psychotherapy
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A 10 page paper which discusses psychoanalytic and existential psychotherapy. The focus of these two approaches is that which addresses the counseling needs of an adult survivor of childhood abuse. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Psychodynamic Versus Behavioral Approaches To Therapy
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An 9 page paper that discusses the many differences between these two approaches and the few commonalties. Each approach is defined and explained, psychodynamic beginning with Freud's theories and tracing behaviorist approaches from Pavlov to Watson and Skinner. The emphases, foci and major premises of the approaches are presented with comments regarding their differences. A brief outline of the procedures in each type of therapeutic setting is provided with the commonalties and differences pointed out. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Psychological And Emotional Effects Of Job Loss
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A 4 page paper. Job loss is one of life's most traumatic experiences. This essay reports the emotional and psychological effects of losing one's job and discusses the grief cycle. The writer then provides an outline of the steps a counselor would take to help a client through this loss. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Psychological Approaches to Counseling
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This 3 page paper examines five different approaches to psychological counseling, and what each counselor might ask a patient, based on the approach he takes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Psychological Assessment
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This 6 page paper considers the nature of specific types of psychological assessments, including the Behavaior Pattern Interview and self-report measures, and assesses the benefits of gathering infomration using a BPI as comapred to a self-report measure. This paper then goes on to determine the correlation between stress and psychophysiological illnesses and the assessments of these illnesses, including the Perceived Stress Scale. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Psychological Assessments: The MMPI-2, MCMI-3 and MMPI-A
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of these three basic psychological assessments, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-3 and the MMPI-A, commonly utilized in educational settings and compares and contrasts their central components. This paper focuses primarily on the first two assessments. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Psychological Counseling Questions
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This 4 page paper looks at five dilemmas that maybe faced by a practicing psychologist; considering what ethical issues may be present and how the psychologist could respond. The scenarios include finding a client extremely attractive, a lack of cultural understanding, a client that has had a sexual relationship with a colleague, difficulty in getting signed informed consent forms, and parents of a minor who are demanding full disclosure. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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Psychological Counseling Theories
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A 9 page research paper that offers a discussion, which outlines the basic parameters of four theories of psychological therapeutic counseling and then offers advice to the student researching this topic on how to evaluate each theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Psychological Evaluation: A Case Study of a Sixteen Year Old Black Male
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An 8 page document, the purpose of which is to provide a psychological evaluation, and propose treatment goals, for a sixteen year old black juvenile who exhibits severe behavioral problems and has a poor relationship with his mother and brothers. The patient is described and his past history, and that of his family is detailed. The author relies heavily on the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-IV and the professional literature. Bibliography includes 4 sources.
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Psychological Test Sales and Internet Auctions: Ethical Considerations for Dealing With Obsolete or Unwanted Test Materials
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of an article on the Internet (eBay) sales of testing materials. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Psychological Theories
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An 8 page research paper that offers 4 brief descriptions and critiques of 4 theories of psychotherapy. These are Gestalt Theory, Behavior Theory, Cognitive Behavior Theory and Reality Therapy. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Psychological Therapy: For Better or For Worse
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A 10 page discussion of the evolution psychological therapy has undergone over its history. The author observes that while sometimes a therapist is able to achieve trememdously positive results in regard to the mental well-being of their patient, other times the therapeutic environment can not only be characterized by failure but can even be counterproductive. The therapeutic environment can, in fact, be characterized by the phrase “for better or for worse”. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Psychologists & Continuing Education
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A 3 page essay/research paper that expresses a position on the issue of whether or not professional psychological organizations should make continuing education a mandatory condition for licensing. The writer argues against this position. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Psychologists: Fraudulent Practices And Obtaining Client Information
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4 pages in length. The writer discusses who psychologists get involved in fraudulent practices, as well as whether or not a psychologist is entitled to obtain client information under certain circumstances. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Psychologists: Rules For Releasing Test Data And Cultural/Ethical Guidelines
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6 pages in length. Ethics represent the cornerstone of a profession in psychology; without adherence to the solid ethical guidelines formulated by the American Psychological Association (APA), a psychologist falls far short of providing his or her clients with the comprehensive assistance inherent to this industry. In direct correlation to such ethical standards, the recent code changes pertaining to the release of test data illustrate how the patient's wishes now supercede those of an industry that has successfully forbidden raw test data to be released to anyone but those qualified to have it. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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