Social Science

When one discusses legacy, this has little bearing on the lifespan of a human being, and much more to do with the effects that their lifetime had on humanity as a whole. A legacy is what you leave behind you,…
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Verbal abuse is becoming more obvious every day. It is not that the abuse is necessarily on the increase, but that education programs that have allowed more people to recognize abuse when it is being done. Any abuse is about domination and control…
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Mood disorders present significant disturbance in mood with episodes of manic, depressive, mixed, or hypomanic behavior. Bipolar II disorder, as described in the DSM-IV-TR, does not include such episodes when they result from substance abuse or physiological medical conditions. Medication…
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Psychometric tests are used to measure the components of an individuals psychological and mental abilities. Psychometrics allow comparison of individuals to various classes or groups of individuals. They also allow measurement at various times or stages of an individuals life,…
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When discussing legacy, it isn’t the lifetime of the human being that counts. What does count is what their lifetime stood for, and what they left behind for humanity. Abraham Maslow was born as the elder son of Jewish Immigrants,…
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SIGMUND FREUD: THE FOUNDER OF PSYCHOANALYSIS Sigmund Freud is noted for the founding of Psychoanalysis, having started out as a medical doctor or clinical neurologist. His most important theories for Psychology and Psychoanalysis were The Structural Theory of Personality, Ego…
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Sleep disorders appear to be going on with everyone, everywhere! But in actuality, there are 15 percent of Americans who have chronic sleep problems and 10 percent who sometimes have problems. A sleep disorder is profound enough to impair ability…
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Answering this question will depend on the person asking it. Any person in danger of hurting themselves or others should take the chance with the emergency room doctor or 911 to get triage help. For many people, when they are…
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Psychological Mind Tricks: Is that what is occurring? Family therapy is a relatively new movement and shift from the individualistic thinking. Nathan Ackerman (1958), asserted within in text, “Psychodynamics of Family Life,” that a patient can be seen as the…
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Psychiatry has changed. Anyone who is considering seeing a psychiatrist needs to understand those changes before they begin their search. Over a relatively brief period, the world of psychiatry has a made a quantum shift. Consequently, the psychiatrists who are…
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