At one point or another in our lives, we are all beginners. We begin college, a first job, a first love affair, and perhaps a first dissertation project. We bring a great deal to these new situations, including our temperament, previous education, Continue Reading...
Yet, Kubler-Ross is not without critics, as many contend that there exists no real evidence that stages are present in coping with death (Stages pp). According to Robert Kastenbaum, using the term "stages" implies that there is a set order of set c Continue Reading...
Although interpersonal and group level communications reside at a lower level than organizational communication, they are major forms of communication in organizations and are prominently addressed in the organizational communication literature. Rec Continue Reading...
Anger and Its Effects Anger is a very intense feeling, and can be characterized by a number of behaviors. These include grinding teeth, an increased heart rate, rising blood pressure, clenched fists, and other signs of aggravation or frustration (He Continue Reading...
Individual Impacts Genetic Diagnosis Individual Impacts of Genetic Diagnosis The number of inherited disorders and risk factors that can be detected through genetic testing is increasing rapidly, and genetic testing may soon become a common compone Continue Reading...
Mountains Beyond Mountains Author Tracy Kidder writes, "The world is full of miserable places…" His tongue-in-cheek quote then continues, "One way of living comfortably is not to think about them or, when you do, to send money." Kidder then pr Continue Reading...
Figure 1. Demographic composition of the United States (2003 estimate). Source: Based on tabular data in World Factbook, 2007 (no separate listing is maintained for Hispanics). From a strictly percentage perspective, it would seem that Asian-Amer Continue Reading...
Self-Efficacy and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Oppositional Defiant Disorder The challenges of adolescence have always loomed large for young people and for families -- for as long as adolescence has been a recognized stage in human development. A Continue Reading...
In other words, counselor skill training may cause some counselors-in-training to become more sensitive to the social appropriateness of their counseling behaviors and effects of their presentation style on the counseling relationship. (Judith Crew Continue Reading...
The therapist, who withholds judgment and criticism, ceases to be perceived in the mind of the prisoner like an adjunct of the guard or police, but as a facilitator of positive changes in the lives of the prisoners (p. 102). Correctional practition Continue Reading...
Moreover, the simulation also made available several branching and interdependent decision pathways. The simulations presented in the beginning pertinent background information and then subsequent screens presented at least three decision choices. B Continue Reading...
" (Halpin and Burt, 1998) DuBois states: "The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife -- this longing to attain self-conscious manhood, to merge his double self into a better and truer self. In this merging he wishes neither of th Continue Reading...
2022). Conclusion: In the end, it appears that Ms. Kondrot should have called Chuck's parents and asked them to intervene with their troubled son. Why didn't she? Other questions remain. Did Ms. Kondrot experience any of the reactions mentioned in Continue Reading...
Another important factor is that the modern Russian family structure also reflects the stress of the society as a whole. "Family stress is related to the local variant of the widespread crisis in the Russian economy (Wolfe and Vitebsky, 2002, p. 73) Continue Reading...
273). And Vela-Gude's article offers several of the main points of this paper's research; the services must be ready, and the counselors must be thoroughly informed and knowledgeable about the cultural implications as well as the academic realities Continue Reading...
). As a top manager, the person possesses three distinct categories of self-efficacy beliefs (Yun, 2007). These are his individual participant's abilities, his team's capabilities, and the organization's capabilities. Team capabilities are not simpl Continue Reading...
Depression in African-American Adolescents Etiology of Depression Mental illnesses like depression can be very difficult to diagnose or to recognize: There is no serum to test for when looking for depression. In some real if rather vague way, menta Continue Reading...
This expose the fact that non-verbal communication is imperative and effective because the eye, voice, or even touch sense is being used in a general conversation that are a part of non-verbal communication (Calero 2005). Sending and receiving sile Continue Reading...
Diversity and Psychology There were two major developments that influenced the field of psychology and the professions' views regarding multicultural competence, emphasized in 2003. The American Psychological Associations' 2002 Ethical Principles Continue Reading...
In addition, characterising distance education as the most industrialised form of teaching and learning is also regarded as out of proportion and criticised because it is claimed that this characterisation is obsolete because for some time now we ha Continue Reading...
He begins by introducing the concept of neo-Fordism (or neo-industrialization) which was characterized by product innovation. The age of neo-Fordism led to distance education adapting itself to the more demanding consumerist society as it started to Continue Reading...
sit-down with an experience psychologist recently and a very enlightening and expansive conversation ensued. The psychologist in question did request that her name and her practice be excluded from being named within this report, but there is a bevy Continue Reading...
An important goal of a satellite course setting is to attract back into the academic environment and learning processes adults who are high school drop outs and who do not have a GED. Like other colleges around the country, the non-GED student woul Continue Reading...
" Working alliance as a concept has been well developed in the personal counseling literature and, in particular, the psychoanalytic counseling literature noted by Pattona and Meara (1992). Psychoanalytic concepts are relevant for a broad range of p Continue Reading...
This is a fact that is virtually undisputed among the sociological and medical school of thought and practice. Many researchers of late have suggested alternative approaches to treating abnormal behaviors evident in persons diagnosed with mental ill Continue Reading...
In the third trimester of pregnancy, caution must be taken concerning congestive heart failure, hypertension and decreased renal and hepatic function, interstitial nephritis, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia and renal papillary necrosis, anticoagulation a Continue Reading...
Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents Compared with Adult Children of Non-Alcoholic Parents I Situations Faced by Children of Alcoholic Parent(s) II Behavior of Children with Alcoholic Parent(s) II Hypothesis #2 I The Possibility of Developing Alco Continue Reading...
Establishing an NP Led Wellness and Recovery Center for Deinstitutionalized Individuals Historically, nursing, and medicine professions have been loath to utilize tools commonly linked with mercenary aspects of business, such as market research and Continue Reading...
Psychology: Alcohol & Drug Abuse The over-all focus of this paper is to show how alcohol, drug addictions and abuse is fundamentally a disease of the brain. It will focus on various psychological aspects of addiction, such as some theories as t Continue Reading...
I just tend to go down on myself more. I've been very stressed out lately even though stress is not something I generally have a problem with. I don't know what's wrong. W: Well, fear can make one uneasy and act differently from what one is used to Continue Reading...
Family Therapy Thoughts and Feelings Prior to my working on this particular assignment, I actually knew very little about family therapy. Although the name of this branch of psychotherapy certainly describes itself, I have always adhered to a belief Continue Reading...
Mindful vs. traditional martial arts toward improved academic grades in children diagnosed with ADHD While medication and psychotherapy are the current best practice in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), their benefits and aim Continue Reading...
Given that people engage in sporting events for a wide range of reasons, the authors assert that it is time for athletes to develop a moral code that embraces higher standards of conduct that will help reverse these recent trends and once again prov Continue Reading...
in "Piaf," Pam Gems provides a view into the life of the great French singer and arguably the greatest singer of her generation -- Edith Piaf. (Fildier and Primack, 1981), the slices that the playwright provides, more than adequately trace Continue Reading...
Obesity and Discrimination Bias against overweight and obese individuals is perhaps the last form of acceptable discrimination. Overweight people are subject to both subtle and blatant forms of discrimination, from childhood to adulthood. Discrimina Continue Reading...
Texas House Bill (HB304) - Relating civil liability bullying a child 1. Title of the Suggested Bill Texas State’s ‘anti-bullying’ house bill possesses the following key features. Its title appropriately alludes to the protection o Continue Reading...
Tori J. is a 12-year-old girl who was removed from her family at the age of 8, when she was placed with a foster family. Although her foster mother discussed some episodes of violence and defiance in the home, Tori was not initially violent or defia Continue Reading...
Ethic and Moral ABTRACT Ethical and moral principles Case Case Issues of Liberia Educational Division Sexual Exploitation Power Experiences Money Spoiled Child Syndrome Teacher's salary issues Psychological stress Peer Pressure Personal Continue Reading...
