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Overview of False Memory Syndrome

ideas that a therapist might put in a patients head. The patient fully believes they are memories, which makes it even harder to t...

False Memory Syndrome

the idea that the memories were fabricated. They were based on the wish of the individuals, and not an actual event (Hickey, 2003)...

Analyzing the 'Drawing Out Children's False Memories' Study

- mainly because the children imagined they were real experiences. The authors of this study point out the idea that SMF o...

Concept of False Memories

Judges and juries are in uncomfortable situations in that they must rely on testimony of adults who might "remember" some type of ...

Overview of Delusional Misidentification

have surgery or wear masks to look like another. The film Face Off demonstrates how someone could be mistaken for another individu...

Early Childhood Trauma and Recovered Memories

Psychologists are challenged when trying to separate fact from fiction as it respects the extent to which childhood abuse occurred...

Summaries of DSM IV Disorders

Communication Disorder, Not Specified. Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Autism-lists of symptoms are presented in 3 separate ca...

PTSD And False Memories - Alternative Treatment For Trauma

than verbal descriptions (Frey, n.d.). 3. Avoidant symptoms: The patient attempts to reduce the possibility of exposure to anythin...

The Validity of Sexual Abuse Charges Made by Children

12 pages and 9 sources. This paper provides an overview of the issue of the validity of sexual abuse claims made by children. Th...

Memory Research and its Value

factors, psychological factors and cognitive factors. There is a vast amount of information about the human memory and how it deve...

Autobiographical Recollections and Their Accuracy

In four pages this paper examines scientific findings in an assessment of the accuracy of autobiographical recollections and a con...

Overview of Short Term Memory Loss Research

appropriate, but notes that there are no pharmaceutical treatments available specifically for short term memory loss. The c...

Adolescent Depression And Cognitive Behavior Therapy

29 percent of the entire group of patients at the beginning of the study (Weeks, 2004; NIMH, 2005). This rate was reduced in all f...

Impact of Domestic Abuse on Children's Mental Health

delving into the familial structure. Inasmuch as social behavior is fundamentally based upon the "origins in the family" (Appel, ...

Overview of Sleep Disorders

most likely the cause of this inability to fall asleep (2000). One thing is that changes in sleeping can affect ones ability to sl...

Paranoia and Schizophrenia

p. 5). Nevertheless, the fact that a diagnostic criteria is listed in the book, detailed and complex, tends to encourage the perce...

MPD DID Overview and Treatment

(DID) but the meaning of the disorder is based on the diagnosis that two or more personalities seem to reside within one person. D...

Giving a False Report in the Military

an inspection, for instance. But this is relatively minor, compared to other problems that could arise from giving a false report...

Memory Development

of studies demonstrate the need for instruction in learning basic concepts during the early years. The investigations related to ...

The Importance of Memory in Beloved by Toni Morrison

While they were feeling the freedom of loving themselves, they were growing in their own appreciation of each other and placing a ...

Three Views of Down Syndrome

words, the material available on Down syndrome is extensive and wide-ranging, so that there seems no reason to try and pick articl...

Closer Look at Bulimia

In seven pages the most common of eating disorders is examined in terms of definition, who it affects and how along with physiolog...

Narcissistic Disorders, Theories, and Interventions

In thirty pages the disorder known as narcissism is analyzed in terms of the various psychological theories associated with it and...

An Examination of Abuse in Satanic Rituals Allegations

This is a report consisting of ten pages that discusses ramifications and issues as they pertain to both the survivor as well as t...

The Challenge of Categorizing Psychological Disorders

with "conscious awareness or memory", a state in which one can often carry on an active life about which one remembers nothing at ...

Psychological Disorders: Categorization and Classification

is used to categorize symptoms and disorders to aid in a standardized diagnosis between professionals. This has led to an industry...

Disasters and Their Psychological Impact

a main area of study being the normative reaction to non normative events. The impact of stress created by disasters is argued to ...

Overview of Oppositional Defiant Disorder

a purposeful and intentional desire to bother and irritate others (What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder? 2004). Interestingly, ...

Examination of False Memories

an even more dangerous approach to getting at the truth in a court case, being that the fairly recent trend toward psychotherapy h...

Alan Cavaiola and Neil Lavender's 'Toxic Coworkers: How to Deal with Dysfunctional People on the Job'

make a primarily positive impact or a primarily negative impact in the workplace. Workplace productivity is affected by a...