The Causes of Divorce Are as Varied as the People Getting Them
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This 10-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion on the various causes of divorce including substance abuse, infidelity and physical abuse. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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The Common Factors Approach to Psychotherapy
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A 3 page research paper that investigates a debate that is ongoing among mental health practitioners that concerns whether specific factors, i.e., the differences between therapeutic approaches, or their common factors, i.e., the characteristics that they have in common, are more responsible for patient outcomes. The writer argues on favor of common factors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Counseling Psychology Profession
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This 8 page paper contains four parts as requested by a student. It involves life experiences, personal skills and one's impact on society. Racial issues are addressed in the context of this look at the counseling psychology profession. Personal experiences and skills are related to one's desire to become a counseling psychologist. Issues in the profession are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 25 sources.
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The Difference Between Using Counselling Skills And Being A Counsellor
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This 14 page paper considers the key differences between a counsellor and someone who uses counselling skills. The paper considers what is meant by counselling and the role of the counsellor and how a counsellor should undertake to practise. The paper includes a consideration of different theories and how they may be applied. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
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The Effects of Peer Programs on Academic Achievement
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This 20 page paper provides a look at studies concerning the success of peer leadership and tutoring programs on a variety of grade levels. The paper argues that despite drawbacks peer tutoring does have a positive influence on academics as well as other areas. Several pages of charts and graphs are included in the report to illustrate studies noted. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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The Ethical Argument Regarding Sexual Conversion Psychotherapy
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This is a 7 page paper discussing the ethical arguments in relation to sexual conversion psychotherapy. It is unethical to attempt to modify sexual orientation through psychotherapy due to the fact that homosexuality is not a mental illness and using therapies designed for mental illness are not only detrimental for the client but are also misrepresenting homosexuality as a mental illness. Despite the fact that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has deemed sexual conversion therapies as unethical practice, many therapists still offer this “treatment” to clients based on their feelings that it is unethical to disregard patient wishes. However, since there is no scientific or historical treatments which have shown any success in sexual conversion therapy, psychotherapists who “treat” clients for their sexual preferences are not only unethical because they are providing therapy which they know is ineffective but they are also taking payment for failed therapy. Rather than support clients in their sexual preferences and offer counseling in regards to handling stresses and pressures from society, psychotherapists who attempt sexual conversion therapy leave their clients with lower self-esteem and self-identification issues than when they first came to the therapists because they perceive that they have failed “treatment”. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TJsexor1.rtf

The Family Unit: An Analysis of a Dysfunctional Family Under Minuchin’s Theory of the Structured Family
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A 6 page overview of a family as an interrelated series of components. Presenting a fictional case study, this paper provides a genogram of the major relationships and an analysis of the family unit under Minuchin’s theory of the structured family. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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The Five Stages of Death/Dying by Kubler-Ross
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A 3 page paper which examines the five stages of death/dying by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Grieving Process: Bereavement Counseling in the Evolutionary Progression Toward a Healthy Recovery After Personal Loss
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A 12 page analysis of the thesis that “Grief is a necessary and evolutionary process for recovery following a personal loss, there are many channels that facilitate and aid this healthy recovery”. Identifies the role of bereavement counseling in this process, emphasizing that it allows an avenue for the expression of grief and its related emotions and dilemmas as well as a therapeutic address of those emotions and dilemmas. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The I, The Self and Building the Bridge
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This 12 page paper considers the subject Psychosynthesis. The paper examines the idea that central to psychosynthesis practice is the distinction of the ‘I’ from the ego, the establishment of its’ autonomy and the realisation of ‘I am that I am’. The paper examines the way in which psychosynthesis, which can be complimentary to psychoanalysis is able to aid an individual find their true self and realise potential. The paper has several sections, these are; 1. The ‘I’ Story of the Self. 2. The Moral Imperative. 3. Crisis of Meaning. 4. Creativity and Mind development and 5. Meditation. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Diagnosis of Mood Disorders
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A 10 page overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), a psychological testing mechanism first created in 1942 but revised extensively over the years. The test is designed to distinguish the so-called “normal” personality from deviations from the norm. The MMPI is, in fact, one of the most extensively used tests in psychological assessment. This test has been the subject of considerable criticism in regard to its usefulness in cross-cultural scenarios. Never-the-less, most psychologists continue to consider the MMPI as a complimentary addition to the many other types of diagnostic approaches which are utilized in the field of psychology. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPmoodTs.rtf

The Place of Behavioral Therapy in Counseling Practice
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This 8 page paper looks at behavioral therapy as used in counseling situations. Many examples are provided. CBT (Cognitive behavioral therapy) is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Prospects of E-Therapy
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This 5 page paper examines three e-therapy sites. How e-therapy might be helpful is discussed, but the paper concludes that it will likely never replace traditional counseling. Legal and ethical issues are addressed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Psychological Basis of Dreams
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A 7 page overview of the phenomena of dreaming. This paper explores the views of Freud, Skinner, Jung and Yalom to contend that dreams can how dreams can be used to evaluate the inner turmoil of a patient in the therapeutic environment. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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The Psychological Cost of Disasters
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This 18 page paper considers the impact that disasters can have on those who are directly and indirectly involved, including those remote to the disaster seeing it through the media. This paper examines four recent research articles that examine the way in which stress and anxiety including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) emerge in different section of the population. The first article looks at those who were directly effected by the September the 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the second article considers the impact of those remote to the disaster. The third article looks at the psychological adaptation of mothers where their children have been involved in a disaster, and the last considers survivors of an earth quake. These all indicate that new ways of dealing with disasters need to be develop, which are not limited to the PTSD approach. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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The Psychological Significance of Nightmares.
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(7 pp) There is s dark side of dreams - nightmares - dreams of fear, pain, bad feelings that often are not easily explained. Nightmares occur mostly because some problem disturbs you unconsciously, and their significance, of course can alert you, through the use of symbolic images as to where your problems are, however, they may also indicate serious problems like depressions, or some type of emotional or medical illness. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Psychologist's Role in Addressing Family and Community Problems for Families with Alzheimer's Disease
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A 4 page discussion of how psychologists can intervene to lessen the direct and indirect impacts of this in this disturbing disease. The author points out that the psychologist can be valuable in quantifying and addressing the problem both on a family level and a community level. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPpsyAlz.rtf