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GENDER, DEPRESSION, AND SUICIDE
Gender, Depression, and Suicide
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to find out the degree to which gender plays a role in the mental health problems and depression which lead to suicide. Traditionally it is perceived that the women go through the state of depression more frequently and ...
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What affect does growing up in a single parent home have on a female child?
Introduction
Every child has two places where the child spends most of his time during his childhood. These two places are school and home. At school teachers are responsible for the educational development of the child. On ...
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LEARNED HELPLESSNESS
Learned Helplessness
Learned Helplessness
Introduction
Learned helplessness was first studied and described as an animal's failure to escape traumatic electric shock. (Bargai, 2007) Although learned helplessness was first studied in laboratory animals, here we are discussing the theory as it applies to people. The theory describes what happens when a ...
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EXISTENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
Existential Psychotherapy
Existential Psychotherapy
Introduction
The main purpose of this paper is to summarize the Yalom's book of 1980 Existential Psychotherapy. Existential Psychotherapy, the book was conceived by me last summer as holiday reading. When I picked up from the bookstore, the headlines that jumped me, in the eye at first ...
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ADULT DEVELOPMENT
Adult Development
Stages of Adult Development
Introduction
The stage of adult development carries a lot of value, and, it carries lots of importance. Theories of adult development, which are premised, on the belief that their meaning systems shape the experience and organize the thinking, feelings, and acting of people. These ...
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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
Traumatic Brain Injuries
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The current study examined the utilization of precision teaching with students who have sustained a traumatic brain injury. This study is important because there are increasing numbers of students in our schools who have received such injuries. The results of an injury may cause a ...
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SPSS ANALYSIS
SPSS Analysis
SPSS Analysis
One sample t-test
A one-sample t test is a hypothesis test for determining whether the mean of a population is different from some known (test) value. The researcher begins by selecting a sample of observations from the population of interest and estimates the population mean by calculating the ...
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AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Table of Contents
Introduction3
Discussion3
Clinical Features4
Epidemiology6
Clinical Course6
Etiology and Pathogenesis8
Assessment8
Differential Diagnosis and Comorbidity9
Treatment9
Complementary and Alternative Treatments10
Conclusions10
References12
Appendix13
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Introduction
Autism is a developmental disorder of the human mind. People with autism have problems interacting socially and communicating with others. In 1943, Kanner described 11 children who manifested “extreme affective aloneness” and ...
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BRAIN STRUCTURE
The Brain Structure
The Brain Structure
Introduction
The brain floats to protect against outside influences in the cerebrospinal fluid. Enclosed in the brain are three layers of protective membranes that envelop the spinal cord of the central nervous system. The brain itself contains approximately 10 to 10 people in nerve cells, ...
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PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Private Schools Vs. Public Schools
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There is a popular perception that private schools are superior to public schools. It is this perception that, at least in part, has led to the many school-choice proposals across the nation. Despite the pervasiveness of this opinion and these plans, researchers ...