Essays and Research Papers on Psych. Afflictions

This 7 page paper considers the issue of a family culture of violence. Children are often exposed to a wide variety of experiences that can be viewed as violent. Studies since the 1990s suggest that there is an increasing amount of violence in the home, with a growing number of children being raised ...

5 pages in length. The article under critical review provides the reader with a significantly better realization of how being able to understand the simplest of lessons can be a difficult task for an ADHD child due to the presence of comorbidity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page research paper on sleep apnea, which is a sleep disorder in which the person stop breathing over and over again throughout the night without waking up. It causes fatigue, depression and may decrease cognition in children. The writer discusses recent research on sleep apnea from a psychological perspective. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

This 16 page paper is an extension of PGdpadl6.rtf. This paper includes an abstract, method section, results and discussion. The writer discusses depression in adolescents beginning with the high prevalence of this condition. Different treatments are explained and discussed, including SSRIs. The focus of the paper is on the effectiveness of medication, cognitive behavior therapy ...

This 7 page paper examines the differences between "problem" gamblers and those who gamble for recreation among the college-age population. Bibliography lists 6 sources

A 4 page paper which examines the effects of deployment, when soldiers return home, on military families. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the benefit of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as an alternative therapy for those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD). Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 37 page consideration of the many factors that interplay in providing adequate intervention for this client base. This paper reviews previous projects, analyzes them for successes and failures, and makes recommendations for future projects addressing the needs of the mentally ill that are homeless. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A paper which looks at various aspects of body dysmorphic disorder including how it is distinguished from OCD and eating disorders and a range of the therapeutic options currently available. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

8 pages in length. The stigma attached to obsessive compulsive disorder often brings people to a level of anxiety over their inability to control their behavior, which only serves to exacerbate the anxiety compelling them to display the repetitive actions inherent to OCD in the first place. So intense is this angst that ...

Thbis 26 page paper provides an overview of a research study of the impacts of social support on the recovery process for people who are victims of violent crime. Bibliography lists 25 sources.

A paper which looks at addiction, and gives a personal perspective on being addicted to comics and the Net, and strategies which might be used to break the addiction. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page paper which defines the condition and then examines issues pertaining to being mentally challenged, including aggression, nature/nurture, treatment, and recommendations. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

A 12 page paper that begins with a definition of post-traumatic stress disorder, including the criteria for diagnosis from the DSM-IV and the proportion of patients with a dual diagnosis. The writer then discusses false memories, what they are, why people might have them, how they were recovered. Data is included regarding the numbers of ...

A 5 page paper which examines different coping styles for family and friends who are caring for a terminally ill individual. The paper also examines how nurses can assist. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper on trauma as it involves disempowerment and disconnection. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 9 page paper discusses Post-traumatic stress disorder in detail. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 6 page paper which argues the validity of multiple personality disorder. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper begins with an introduction to the study identifying independent and dependent variables and comments on the difficulties of validating recovered memories, which are the dependent variable. The paper identifies the target population and the two types of therapeutic approaches that would be used with victims of recovered memories of child ...

This 5 page paper describes some of the causes of depression, insofar as they are known; and some of the effects of this debilitating condition. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

10 pages in length. The myriad stages of a person's life reflect the foundation upon which the individual's entire emotional, spiritual and physical being is comprised; to abandon even the most seemingly insignificant occurrence as inconsequential to the ultimate outcome of someone's life is to ignore the grand and far-reaching subtleties that make up ...

A 10 page paper that discusses depression in adolescents beginning with the prevalence of this condition. Different treatments are explained and discussed, including SSRIs. The focus of the paper is on the effectiveness of medication, cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy. Results of studies are reported. The author offers conclusions at the end of the ...

This 7 page paper provides an overview of this condition. Some examples are included. Diagnosis and treatment are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper begins with an introduction to Selye's major theories about stress. In today's ever-changing world, the types of stress we experience does not allow people to adopt a fight or flight response. The writer comments on the types of stress in today's world, why people feel such stress, including the feelings of ...

A 3 page reflection paper on Ellis Cose’s book Bone to Pick. No additional sources cited.