Emotions – What Good Are They Anyway?:
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Emotions – What Good Are They Anyway?: This 8-page report examines some of today’s most hotly debated theories relevant to the origin, evolution and necessity of human emotions. Some experts claim that they are critical to our very physical and psychological survival. However, there are those of another ideology who assert that emotions are tantamount to the appendix – essentially obsolete. Bibliography lists 12 sources. SNEmotio.wps
Filename: SNEmotio.wps

Environmental Influences on Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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This is a 3 page paper discussing environmental (nurture) influences on cognitive development in middle childhood. Middle childhood, which extends from 6 to 13 years of age, is a highly transitional and productive learning period in regards to cognitive development. Children are cognitively leaving the preoperational stage which is primarily based on the relationships between symbols, language and the environment and enter the concrete operational stage which is concentrated on the concrete and abstract abilities of the child. During middle childhood, research has found that children need an interactive and supportive environment both at school and at home which provides cooperative learning yet allows the child to ask as many questions as needed in order to “mentally manipulate” information. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJeninf1.rtf

Erik Erikson
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the central philosophy, personal background, and key concepts of Erikson, including personality theory, human development theory, theory of psychopathology, Erikson's assessment instruments, Erikson's treatment/counseling approach. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHeriks_.wps

Erik Erikson Psychosocial Theory Of Personality Development
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A 7 page paper that provides a general overview of Erikson's stages of personality development from birth to old age. Erikson was the only personality theorist who discussed the importance of the transitions in later life to maintaining an integrated personality. Also discussed: the basis for Erikson calling this a "psychosocial" theory and the need to continually redefine one's personality and identity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGerik7.rtf

Erik Erikson's Eight Developmental Stages
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A 10 page paper which discusses Erik Erikson's eight developmental stages and then applies each one to a character in the movies or on television. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAeriksontv.wps

Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Theories
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This 8 page paper discusses different issues related to Erikson's psychosocial theories. The paper does not explain the 8 stages of development. Instead, the writer explores Erikson's philosophy, themes found in his stages, testing or validating the accuracy of the theoretical assumptions, how the theory, i.e., psychosocial stages might be used professionally and a report on the development of an Inventory to rate ego strength. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGerkthe.rtf

Erik Erikson: Biography and Theory
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20 pages in length. Erik Homberger Erikson, born near Frankfort, Germany in 1902, was the son of Danish parents whose collective aspirations amounted to a tremendous impact upon better understanding human behavior. The foundation of Erikson's prolific influence upon mankind's developmental activities began in an unconventional manner by virtue of art and language courses when one might readily expect him to be immersed within the bounty of science studies more indicative of his ultimate contributions. His distaste for conventional education compelled him to glean a more worldly instruction as only life experiences can provide; as such, he eschewed formal schooling and went to Europe. Erikson's intersection with psychology arrived when he began as an art instructor for American children whose parents traveled to obtain Freud's enlightenment in Vienna. From there he attended the Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute, which led the way for his entrance into America and ultimate status as the first child analyst of Boston; a position at Harvard Medical School soon followed with others at Berkeley, Yale and the Menninger Foundation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCErikson.rtf

Erikson and Freud
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A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the theories of Erik Erikson and Sigmund Freud. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAerifr.rtf

Erikson v. Freud
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A 5 page research paper that contrasts and compares the theories of personality development formulated by Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson, pioneers in psychology. The writer summarizes their theories and then focuses on how each man regarded the nature versus nurture debate and moral development. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: kherkfrd.rtf

Erikson's Developmental Stages
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of the stages found in Erikson's well known paradigm. Attention is paid to meeting physical, social and emotional needs at each phase of life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA550E.rtf

Ethical Issues For Psychologists
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For this 9 page paper, the writer was asked to create and discuss issues that could be viewed as a violation of the six principles of the APA's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. The writer begins by listing those principles for the most recent edition and the 1992 version and also by citing the APA that states these principles are aspirational goals. The writer then reports brief descriptions of issues that could be perceived as violating those principles and what the psychologist who observes the issue should do about it. 1 Table is included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Ethics in Psychotherapy
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A 20 page paper. This paper is a modification of PGthfrn.rtf. This research paper includes court cases in which therapists have been charged with misconduct, often breach of confidentiality. Additionally, this paper includes a section on repressed memory therapy and the damage it has caused. Ethics or lack thereof are interspersed throughout the paper. Tutorial comments are also included. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
Filename: PGETH2R.wps

Existential, Client-Centered And Gestalt Therapies
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An 8 page paper that discusses how existential theory influenced client-centered and Gestalt therapies. The writer approaches the issue by describing each approach to therapy and then pointing out the similarities and differences with a focus on the concepts of existential therapy that are found in each of the others. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGext08.RTF

Experimental and psychodynamic approaches to the study of groups
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A paper which considers the advantages and disadvantages of two approaches to the study of groups, within the context of social psychology, and concludes that there are valid reasons for the employment of both methodologies. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: JLgroups.rtf

Factors Influencing Personality
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A 5 page analysis of the many factors which can influence personality and the degree to which personality either stays stable or varies over time. While there is undoubtedly a connection between genetics and personality, a far more important determinant is culture and the manner and degree to which an individual interacts with others. It can be proposed, in fact, that the degree to which an individual’s personality changes over time is determined by such factors as social interaction, experiences, and sometimes even disease or the use of drugs or alcohol. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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FALSE MEMORIES
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This 4-page paper offers a discussion of false memories, in other words, memories "suggested" by psychological and therapeutic professionals, rather than the real memories that might have occurred. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTfalmem.rtf

FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS AND COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS
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This 8-page paper is a summary on Love's Hidden Symmetry by Bert Hellinger. The essay discusses Hellinger's theories, than compares those theories with the collective unconscious theory, as introduced by Carl Jung. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTfamunc.rtf