ADD Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a problem that affects 5% to 10% of all children ADD affects more children than any other childhood problems except asthma. It is estimated to be the largest single cause for first referrals to child guidance clinics throughout the country, making up as many as 40% of those cases. Many ADD cases are not diagnosed because the problem most often does

Adhd/ADD Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly known as ADHD, is divided into three subtypes. These subtypes are derived form the main characteristics of ADHD which are inattentiveness, impulsivity and hyperactivity. A person can have two of the three or all of the characteristics, in order to be diagnosed with ADHD. The subtypes are: predominantly inattentive, predominan

Child Abuse Childhood Amnesia A fundamental aspect of human memory is that the more time elapsed since an event, the fainter the memory becomes. This has been shown to be true on a relatively linear scale with the exception of our first three to four years of life (Fitzgerald, 1991). It is even common for adults not to have any memory before the age of six or seven. The absence of memory

Ecclesiastes In examining the nature of our society one cannot define its ways as purely white or pitifully black. Our environment metaphorically resembles in our Earth’s daily functions through the two complete opposites of day and night. Nature simply suggests to us that indeed our world and our people know no terminal ends, but only a world fulfilled with live, color and reality. Thro

Faking Good, Faking Bad, And Answering Honestly This study examined the efficacy of the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). The validity scales consisted of the L-scale, F-scale, and K-scale. These scales are designed to tell if the test taker is lying, answering infrequently, or answering with defensiveness, respectively. Three different ins

Body Image In The United States Society puts a great deal of attention on body image and physical attractiveness, youthfulness, sexuality and appearance. This can be experienced by standing in front of a magazine stand. The covers display pictures of men and women alike, whose images are offered as nearly perfect in society’s point of view. Nevermind the fact that these photographs ar

Cinderella CINDERELLA I will tell you kids a story of how your great-grandmother and great-grandfather meat and fell in love. Once upon a time, a man whose wife was pleasant, kind and with sawed legs had died. He decided to marry again. Unfortunately, he took a mean, nasty and covered with hair, woman for his second wife. She had two ugly daughters, who were just like their mother

Childhood Amnesia Childhood Amnesia A fundamental aspect of human memory is that the more time elapsed since an event, the fainter the memory becomes. This has been shown to be true on a relatively linear scale with the exception of our first three to four years of life (Fitzgerald, 1991). It is even common for adults not to have any memory before the age of six or seven. The absence o

Journal Entry Summeries On Viagra One of the most prominent drugs to come out in the last ten years was Viagra. Viagra is used to help in a problem known as ‘Erectile Dysfunction.” Both the term and drug have become a commonplace in today’s society. What once was an embarrassing topic that many people were ashamed of, is now an open part of our culture. It centers around a males persona

Play Therapy Play Therapy Both directive and non directive Art Therapy Parenting skills Filial Play Therapy Modeling to the parents as a secure base for Juan Play therapy Coping skills Supportive “Play therapy is a helping interaction between a trained adult and a child that seeks to relieve the child’s emotional distress through the symbolic communication of play (Webb, 1999,

Reaction To War Letters Reaction to War Letters” I am really glad that I was introduced to this book called War Letters. The book really gives focus on the emotional side of males. It has been long known that men, on many occasions, have trouble expressing their feeling, and ultimately what they want. In this extraordinary work, the accounts and recollections of the soldiers really

Regz Stress is a huge problem for me in my time of life. Stress occurs when we adapt or adjust to the environment, mentally or physically. Every day there’s something new that’s stressful. My car will break, tests coming up, all at once of course. All of a sudden they’ll be a problem between me and one of my girl friends. Then to top it off, and it’s not even anything hard or so

Intelligence Intelligence/IQ Test Intelligence is the ability to acquire information, analyze the information, and be able to use what you have acquired in the future. You also need to know how to survive in the world, which involves common sense and to know right from wrong. The theory that is the closet to the definition of intelligence would be Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Inte

Recent Trait Theory Recent Trait Theory Research Cattell’s Big Five Factors of Personality, Behavioral Genetics, and Evolutionary Personality Theory. Current Research Raymond Cattell (1905-present) designed the “Big five Factors of Personality”, in which five classifications are revealed. Big Five factors: #1 extraversion vs. introversion, #2 agreeableness vs. antagonism, #3 con

Rediscovering Discovery Learning In this article it talks about 10 discovery methods that you could implement into the classroom. It goes over each of the 10 methods and gives an example of how they would be used in a certain setting. The article talked about how this discovery could cause a problem for the students. The quote they used in the article was “Discovery methods seemed

Reduce Stress Through Meditation Reduce Stress through Meditation With finals week coming up I thought an appropriate topic would be anxiety and stress reduction. Though covered very briefly in the book, I felt that part on meditation was very important. Mostly known for its use in various forms of Eastern Philosophy, it has become accepted very slowly here in the West. If done correc

Relating Social Psy To Selling An Illness Relating Social Psychology to Selling an Illness In the news article “Selling an Illness Helps Pharmaceutical Giant Peddle Its Pill” many types of psychology was seen. The main type was social psychology. Under social psychology there are three types of research. These include social influence, social perception, and interpersonal behavio

Report On Case Study This research article chosen is entitled, Individual Differences in Children’s Emotion Understanding: Effects of Age and Language. It came from the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology; September 2003, Volume 44 Issue 4, p 347, 7 p. It’s logical to assume that as individuals get older, they tend to mature in additional areas of life. In the extent of the last two de

Relationships Relationships are very complicated things to explain. They have many different dimensions to which they can be looked at from. You have romantic relationships as well as relationships like family and friends. In this paper, I will try to unlock the inner sanctum of what I, myself, look for in relationships and how I judge who my perfect partner would be. I will hope to acco

Relationships In 2002 It’s funny how relationships work. Within that same relationship, diverse emotions may arouse. A relationship can be progressing prosperously, and cause happiness and closeness. This is when the two persons of the relationship feel love for one another and are content in the present state. This causes the relationship to escalate and grow to be something more than

Research And Design Conceptualization is the process of specifying what is meant by a term. The concept that I selected to describe my conceptualization process would be communication. My research proposal is intended to be a study of long distance relationships and I fell that my major concept is the aspect of Communication. I feel that long distance relationships are workable and plau

Research Methods There are many ways to go about gathering information for research. Two different yet effective ways to gather this information is through the experimental method and the survey method. Both methods can provide extremely accurate results. The Experimental method allows the researcher to have great control over how the experiment is given. The survey method is accurat

Research Paper INTRODUCTION Self-control programs, in which one is taught to control one’s own behavior by devising antecedent and consequent events, have been gaining in popularity for quite some time now. A central aspect of these programs is self-reinforcement, in which a subject self-administers reinforcers dependent upon requisite performance. Self-reinforcement techniques have bee

Laws Imposed by Goverment It has been my understanding since I began to learn about our country, its laws, and the rights of its people; that laws are meant to protect people from people, people from the state, but it should be up to the individual to make decisions that will or will not protect them from themselves. It is my opinion that many of the laws that are imposed by our governm

America An American is someone who can walk out on their front porch early in the morning and smell the fresh air. An American is someone who can believe in what they want to believe in. An American is someone who can be themselves without being told who or how to be. An American has the privilege to go to school, work, or anywhere else they may want to go. An American has so many ad

Religion In Prisons Religion in Prisons Introduction The first amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a red

NRA’s Affiliations with Politics NRA’s Affiliations with Politics Special interest groups have dominated government since the beginning of America's political system. Special interest groups or lobbies are collections of individuals who join together to engage in common interests and to influence the decisions on public policies. Many people view special interest groups as an essent

Colombia: A Country Report Colombia: A Country/Region Report This study on Colombia serves to describe a short history and current state of the country. The information gathered for this study helps to identify the potential implications, challenges and opportunities, foreign companies may take into account when deciding to invest in Colombia or divert to another country. Ecologica

Mass Media And Politics media in politics Media The media play an important role in American politics. It is the job of the media to keep citizens informed and to help shape their opinion’s on issues of the day. Reporters, however, look at reporting in different ways. Reporters like Michael Lewis report on what interest them. In “Trail Fever”, he finds himself attached to Senator Jo

Same-sex Marriage Same Sex Marriage… Agree or disagree' The controversial subject of legalizing same sex marriage in each of the states is getting more and more attention in the legislature. While each state has it’s own determination on whether or not same sex marriages should be recognized, many states do not view a same sex marriage as a legal union. The unanswered question is weather