Social Science

I first had to deal with change when I was born. A few minutes after midnight I tried to give my first cry, but there was a problem, my umbilical cord was preventing me to breath normally. It was all…
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The differences between the fields of psychology and mental health can be difficult to distinguish at the level where professionals begin to practice their spheres of influence and carry client loads. However, distinctions can be made at the academic level…
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“If I could turn back time, if I could find a way,” are words sung by Cher that define the essence of daydreams. Those words describe the dual purpose of reaching back to the past and looking forward to the…
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Teenage Suicide: Are We Doing Enough? Adolescent suicide is an increasing problem in today’s society. Unfortunately, parents and individuals are unaware of the high risk of suicide that accompanies teenage life. There are many factors and warning signs that one…
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If one pays enough scientists can find an answer to the question about money buying happiness, although if the costs rise through continuing research that may cause one unhappiness. If the answer is ‘no’ could we really be happy with…
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‘Language Instinct’ is one of the best works on the subject of language I have ever encountered. Steven Pinker is a psychologist specialising in language development in children and in this book he writes about language: not English, Chinese or…
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There is no question that a wide range of factors can trigger acts of aggression in people but how much of this is under our control? In recent years great advances have been made in understanding the biochemical processes that…
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Anger is usually taken to be an unpleasant trait full of negative aspects. Expressing anger in our society is not considered polite because it makes others uncomfortable. The circumstances which created the anger may have made them uncomfortable as well….
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Ever wonder why you suddenly have the urge for chocolate in the middle of a TV program or jump up to go get popcorn just ahead of the theatre’s main feature? It’s probably because you have been subliminally impacted by…
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Parental neglect should be a crime, but in many cases unfortunately it is not. If it is a case of neglecting to feed your child, of course this is a punishable offence. But the general neglect of the child’s emotional…
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