Social Science

Over 1 million toddlers have been officially diagnosed with depression making preschoolers the fastest growing market for antidepressant drugs. This statistic was published in the journal Psychiatric Services in April 2004. The National Institute of Mental Health Has declared that…
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“Laughter is the best medicine,” is probably one the most famous of all cliches. At the same time it is one of the most important ones to remember and think about every time you believe your anger is beginning to…
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Change is a natural part of life. Worldwide, things change every, single day, though some individuals change very little over the course of time. How people adapt to change is as variable as people are, and as change is itself….
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Social cognition theory is based on two fundamental assumptions. One assumption is that humans learn from the behavior of other humans. The second is that it is important to understand the thought process of a human in order to make a…
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In life, there are situations that are within an individual’s control and those that are beyond control. People have to make choices everyday about day to day situations that occur in their lives. The reasons why people make the decisions…
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I find the title of this article extremely disturbing, because it implies there are different types of thinking applicable in different situations. This fallacy is what keeps the vast majority of people from being good problem solvers. In some people’s…
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The Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) is a test of achievement for children and adolescents that is given by psychologists or other qualified professionals and is linked to the WIAT, a test of intelligence. The WIAT includes scores for Reading,…
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Creative thinking often originated from illogical thinking. Illogical thinking as seen by others, and not the one thinking, however. For creative individuals, what may seem illogical to others, may be quite logical to them. Yet, how not to think logically…
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I have been through a lot of abuse in the past years, and although the potential abusers may have denied and would most likely still vehemently deny the abuse, it was abuse just the same. Much of it was NOT…
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Here in the United States, our solution for every problem is a drug. Depression is not immune to this; the number of people that are on medication for depression is incredible. Doctors don’t take the time to find out why…
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