A Comparison of Developmental Psychologists Piaget and Vygotsky
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This 4 page paper examines the two theorists' points of view in terms of cognitive development. There is a focus on the developmental time frame of infancy through early childhood. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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A Comparison Of Family Therapies / Ericksonian And Brief Family Therapy
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A 10 page research paper comparing two forms of family therapy: Ericksonian hypno-therapy and brief family therapy. Detailed analysis are presented concerning the use of hypnosis in Ericksonian therapy and the traditionally short time span associated with brief family therapy. Specific techniques and outcomes are detailed when using these therapeutic approaches. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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A Comparison Of Piaget And Vygotsky
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A 5 page paper that compares and contrasts the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky. Piaget argued that children must progress through a series of age-related stages. Vygotsky's primary focus was on the social interaction that led to development. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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A Comparison of Pivotal Response Training and Discrete Trial Training
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This 12 page paper is a literature review that describes and explores and compares the use of Pivotal Response Training, PRT and Discrete Trial Training, DTT in the treatment of autistic children. The bibliography cites 14 sources.
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A Comparison of the Psychological Processes and Behavioral Manifestations of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
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An 18 page discussion of the etiologies and causes of these types of eating disorders. Describes each condition noting the frequency of its occurrence. Emphasizes that the impact of these conditions can range from maladaptive social behavior to severe physical consequence, even death. Differences in cognitive processing mechanisms are believed to exist between those that suffer from conditions such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and the general population. While anorexia is ego-syntonic from the cognitive perspective, bulimia is ego-dystonic. Both conditions, however, involve negative automatic thoughts, dysfunctional assumptions and core beliefs. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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A Comparison of Two Intelligence Tests
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10 pages in length. The focus of this paper is to compare and contrast the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) with the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Descriptions of how each test works as well as how they are similar to each other is included. The strengths and weaknesses of each test will be discussed as well. Bibliography has 7 sources.
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A Comprehensive Review of ADHD
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A 14 page discussion of the cause, diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder. The author describes the prevalence of this condition; the biological, psychological, and environmental causes; and the recommended interventions. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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A Concept Analysis Paper On Anxiety
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This 15 page paper outlines a concept analysis of anxiety. This paper recognizes that concept analysis not only provides insight into the impacts of a certain concept on the development of nursing protocols, but also promotes understanding of the application of a concept in the development of both nursing theory and nursing practice. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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A Concept Analysis Paper on Child Bonding
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This concept analysis paper provides an overview of the views of child bonding in the current literature and provides an theoretical definition of child bonding. Bibligraphy lists 15 sources.
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A Critical Analysis of Cognitive Dissonance Theory
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An 8 page paper that provides an analytical overview of the principles of Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory, and also critiques the theory based on the criteria for theories and the current debates regarding its applicability. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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A Critical Look at Dyson's Writing Superheroes
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This 9 page paper provides a critical inquiry into this work in the realm of education and psychology and expands on some of the concepts inclusive of the importance of cognitive thoughts. The idea of the superhero is discussed but it is one part of this comprehensive book on reading, writing and child psychology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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A Critique of a Research Approach to Measuring Anger in Children
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A 13 page critique of the research conducted by A.J. Finch Jr. and Edward S. Eastman and published in the Journal of Psychology in 1983. Using a sample base of thirty-eight children (twenty-eight boys and ten girls) at the point of admission as patients at the Virginia Treatment Center (a short-term psychiatric hospital for children), the researchers delineate a significant relationship between the child’s own perception of their anger (as obtained through self reports) and reports of their behavior provided by peers at the time of admission. This paper concludes that there are many inadequacies in this research. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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