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Homosexuality, Shifting Societal Views

This essay draws on sources to describe the shift from viewing homosexuality as a criminal offense and a mental disorder to a more...

Multi-Axial Categorization of Psychological Disorders

beliefs. Evans (2006, 37) notes, however, that "The factors that serve to perpetuate an eating disorder may have little to do wit...

Bulimia and rincess Diana

considered a condition influenced solely by psychological, physiological and environmental factors, researchers now believe there ...

BIPOLAR DISORDER AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT/SOCIALIZATION

bipolar disorder experiences either an overexcited or overjoyful state (manic episode) or a hopeless or extremely sad state (depre...

PTSD and its Effects Upon Soldiers' Lives

But all that stress accumulates" (McGirk, 2009, p. 40). With lengthy tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, PTSD is unfortunately...

Psychological Evaluation of Hughes

age 70. He was a legend as well as a mystery throughout his lifetime. He was a millionaire several times over as soon as he inheri...

Autism and Treatment

that are characterized as "autism spectrum disorders." This paper lists these conditions and then, because it is a short essay, co...

Bipolar Disorder

year 1650 when Richard Burton, a scientist, wrote "The Anatomy of Melancholia" which was a work that detailed depression. In fact,...

Bipolar Disorder Treatments

improvement, and 57% of those using psychosocial interventions showed no improvement (Keks, 2009). Clearly, the administration of ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Whole Word Instruction

is an abstract concept that can be interpreted many different ways. The whole word method stems from an understanding of literacy ...

ADHD as a Predictor of Social Development

academic performance is widely written about and accepted. Studies indicate conclusively that ADD is associated with poorer academ...

Social Work: History and Application

large, multifaceted group that is its own entity in a sense. After all, we tend to prescribe certain qualities and judgments to so...

DSM-IV-TR Axis 1 Disorders

manual used by psychiatrists, psychologists, and many others who work in the mental health field. This manual is referred to simpl...

Cyber Bullying

properly! Schoolyard bullies have long made lives miserable for their victims who typically endure unrelenting taunting and phys...

When Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder Attempt Suicide

of risk and the impact for families. Research suggests that there is a need to consider the approaches for assessing suicide ri...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

with attention; hyperactive behaviors; and impulsivity. Children who have this condition have great trouble concentrating and payi...

The Varied Manifestations and Causes of PTSD

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) results from a...

BPD Difficlut to Diagnose

a relatively new mental illness category. Gunderson (2001) explained that borderline personality disorder "is layered between neur...

ADHD Traits and Interventions

In a paper consisting of twenty five pages the characteristics generally associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ...

Hypothetical Study on Ritalin

In eight pages this paper offers a hypothetical study on whether or not a child with attention disorders receives behavioral benef...

Emotional Handicap and ADD

In five pages this paper discusses the social cause theoretical controversy in this consideration of the connection between emotio...

Multiple Personalities and the 1976 Film Sybil

not cope with. The waking Sybil was deprived of all these emotions, and was therefore a rather drab figure. She was unaware of her...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Antibiotic Use, and Childhood Infections

In six pages Sydenham's chorea is discussed as it relates to obsessive compulsive disorder and the treatment of strep throat with ...

The Ability to Alter Undesirable Behaviors

6 pages and 3 sources used. This paper provides an overview of different ways to change unwanted behaviors in children. This pap...

Stalking Etiology of Erotomania

In seven pages the erotomania psychological disorder is examined as a stalking etiology with supporting evidence from current lite...

Article Review on Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse

In five pages a journal article by Clark and Bukstein is reviewed regarding teens, substance abuse, comorbidity, as well as negati...

2 Journal Articles on PTSD

In five pages this paper discusses 2 articles based upon Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as it relates to natural disasters and nei...

Disorder and Moral Darkness in Macbeth by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper analyzes the tragedy of disorder and moral darkness that characterizes the play and considers the roles L...

Youth and Attachment Theory

This paper consists of five pages and from an attachment theory perspective discusses how youth attachment can lead to later socia...