Abstract One of the biggest controversies in psychology today is that of gay and lesbian counseling. ... Research tends to show that homosexuality is not a disease, and is in fact simply a sexual choice. ... They are unimportant to psychology other than the fact that they sometimes force, sometimes covertly sometimes overtly, homosexuals into reparation counseling. Although the majority of the mental health practitioners disagree with the idea that homosexuality in itself is a mental health illness, it is without doubt an orientation that lends itself to multiple vulnerabilities of o...

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As developmental and behavioral problems arise these conditions often require the cure of multiple providers, coordination of service and support of family and friends. ... Autism is a developmental disorder of the nervous system that affects a person's ability to communicate, form relationships with others, and respond effectively to the environment before the age of 3. ... One of the most leading and most influential behaviorists of American history stems back to John Broadus Watson (1878-1959) who is recognized as the leader in starting a new direction for psychology and behaviorism, ...

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Holland's Theory John Holland's Theory of vocational choice proposes, "Birds of the same feather flock together- (Jones, 2002). ... In Holland's Theory, as Sharf (2002) explains, "People express themselves, their interests and values, through their work choices and experience. ... From knowing which personality Kenny is, he can now narrow down his career choice to fit those particular personality types and work environments. ... Holland's Theory is great for determining a possible career choice based on interests. ...

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In my experience as a leader, teaching in Educational Psychology, being a parent, I have learned that what you as a leader or teacher bring to your students or audience is imperative to their development and learning. ... Now this can be done effectively with students who have an innate interest in the subject but for the majority of those who have "no choice but to take this class" this becomes boring. ... As I sat in the first day of Educational Psychology I noted how many times the teacher looked at the clock. ... Other characteristics include: listening receptively to what others have to s...

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Biomedical Advances in Developmental Psychology: The Case of Fragile X Syndrome 9 V. ... BIOMEDICAL ADVANCES IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: The Case of Fragile X Syndrome Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation. ...

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., neurological growth) allows cognitive advancements to take place, and increases in the ability to look at situations from multiple perspectives (a cognitive ability) make possible more effective in creating social relationships. ... Children are generally healthier at this stage than during any other developmental stage although respiratory illness is common. ... The main theory of cognitive development was developed by Jean Piaget, a Swiss developmental psychologist interested in the intellectual development of children and concluded that children were not less intelligent than adults, th...

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As multiple works have been published it is evident that the nature-nurture debate has been very controversial in the areas of personality, psychopathology, and intelligence (the focus of this paper). ... In response to this idea, the need and desire to understand the predispositions of success in life led to the increased research in the field of developmental psychology. ...

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One would think that "censor of children's books" is a distinguished title handed only to those literary experts with multiple degrees in English and Child Psychology. ... However, when experts are not consulted, the developmental needs of young readers are not being taken into account (Ellison 47). ... With a choice of what to read, violent or not, one of her students planned his summer reading to include two sequel books which are part of a violent series. ...

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It contains 60 multiple choice questions that is of completing different pictures according to different level of difficulty. ... Theory of Multiple Intelligence This theory was given by Howard Gardner in 1983. ... These were that the intelligences showed: potential for brain isolation by brain damages, place in evolutionary history, presence of core operations, susceptibility to encoding (symbolic expression), a distinct developmental progression, the existence of savants, prodigies and other exceptional people, and support from experimental psychology and statistical findings. ... Gar...

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The field of educational technology has links that go back for almost a hundred years, at least to the museum movement in the early part of the 20th century. The museum movement and the success of training and development work during the two world wars were major factors in the development of the fi...

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Many see it as a primarily economic phenomenon, involving the increasing interaction, or integration, of national economic systems through the growth in international trade, investment and capital flows. However, one can also point to a rapid increase in cross-border social, cultural and technological exchange as part of the phenomenon of globalisation. The sociologist, Anthony Giddens, defines globalisation as a decoupling of space and time, emphasising that with instantaneous communications, knowledge and culture can be shared around the world simultaneously. A Dutch academic who maint...

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ENG 214: RESEARCH METHODS LECTURERS: Mrs Abdulsalam Nike and Mr Mathias Orhero This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge, methods and technicalities of research writing. In every institution of the world, students must submit a form of research work or another as a pre-requisite for graduation. This research usually adopts names such as project, long essay, thesis, dissertation, term paper, etc. It is mandatory for students to show how well they know their area of study and contribute to the general frontiers of such area of study. This is why this course is important bec...

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