It is known that African American youth from single mother families are at an elevated risk of externalizing behavior, compared to those who are from European American two-parent families. ... But all African American youth from single mother family do not exhibit externalizing behavior. ... Co-parent (an individual, who may or may not be a family member, significantly involves in child rearing and parenting), is present in many African American single mother families, and this can probably explain the variability in adjustment among African American youth from single mother families. ... A su...

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In your text on pages 206-207, the author discusses his research on the homeless population. ... With that being said, working with both populations I will need to have knowledge of each population. ... For each of the populations chosen, research at least one agency/organization in your own county that might work with this population. ... National Runaway Safeline (NRS) mission is to help keep America's runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe and off the streets. ... The American Red Cross is an organization that responds to disaster. ...

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In your text on pages 206-207, the author discusses his research on the homeless population. ... With that being said, working with both populations I will need to have knowledge of each population. ... For each of the populations chosen, research at least one agency/organization in your own county that might work with this population. ... National Runaway Safeline (NRS) mission is to help keep America's runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe and off the streets. ... The American Red Cross is an organization that responds to disaster. ...

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The goal with this degree in psychology is to be working with the adolescent population through individual therapy, group therapy, motivational seminars and 3-7 day workshops. ... Of these few examples of mental health issues among teens, this paper will explore anxiety disorders for this population. ... According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (2015), anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders in the United States, affecting 40 million adults over the age of 18 (about 18% of the U.S. population). ... With 2%-3% of the population of adolescents and adults, thi...

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In 1973, the American Supreme Court legalized abortion following the letter to the then President Reagan on the research findings of the minimal effects associated with the choice to abort (Eastek, 2007). ... Most Republicans and their supporters in America focus on the religious aspect of viewing abortion as murder because it is the elimination of a person. ... This concept follows the recent legalization of abortion under the democratic rule in America and legal operation of the abortion and family planning clinics. ... The limitation of the research is the assumption that all the women in ...

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Introduction Despite the erroneous origins of the term race and its modern usurpation by advanced studies in biological anthropology, American society at large (and elsewhere) and mental health professionals continue to place great cultural and psychological value on the term. ... Homo sapiens americanus, for example, were a group from America "given the color red, the humor choleric, and the posture upright ", while the group from Europe, Homo sapiens europaeus, are described as "white, optimistic, and muscular, gentle, active, very smart, inventive, and covered with close vestments " (Camero...

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This is a semi-structured interview composed of 16 questions that focus on the individual experience and social context – two versions are available, one for the individual and one for an informant (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). ... Secondly, this paper reviews the DSM-5 changes and looks at how the changes influence are expected influence the classification of mental disorder, especially with the inclusion of cultural bound syndrome (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). ... In 1994, the Diagnostic Statistical manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-IV took the unprecedented step ...

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That is a large amount when you think of the vast population. ... The average American woman is five feet four inches tall and 140 pounds. ... Societies pressure on the female teenage population should not affect the way they feel about themselves. ...

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Examples of humans protesting can be observed by looking at the American Revolution or groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). ... This could lead to a decrease in the supply of milk and a drop in health of the population due to the lack of nutrition that milk provides. ...

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Psychological Effects of an Abortion The American Psychological Association clearly states that there is no evidence of Post Abortion Syndrome The author researched the negative psychological effects of abortion because they realized that every individual would have their own opinion, including those in the secondary research. ... Yet, another study conducted by the American Medical Association (1992) explains that some women may experience sensations of regret, sadness or guilt after an abortion, the overwhelming responses are relief and happiness. ... (See Appendix F...

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One of America's largest problems today is the situation with the Mentally Ill and their effects on our Criminal Justice system. ... They were then arrested on minor charges by police under social pressure to fix the rising problem-the homeless population. ... Considering that mentally ill are approximately one third of the homeless population, its not hard to believe that it is estimated that 16, 8, and 16% of those incarcerated in state, federal, and local facilities are mentally ill. ... That is more than four times the number of people currently in state mental hospitals; The Am...

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Over 4 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease, including Sister Ada. ... Epidemiology deal with the rate of occurrence, distribution, and the control of disease in a population. Alzheimer's is said to strike over 14 million Americans by 2050. ... The cause and effect are difficult to tamper with a population study like this one. ...

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Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disability with developmental or organic bases. ... In addition, neuropsychologist and psychologists diagnose and treat psychiatric populations for conditions such as somatoform disorder, dementias, and psychoses. ... The American Board of Professional Psychology offers voluntary specialty certification in some areas. ... The median pay for a psychologist in the state of New Jersey is $102,500 per year (America's Career InfoNet web). ...

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Heterosexism: A Psychological Disorder In today's society, it is common practice to make use of derogative slang when concerning the homosexual community. Slang terms such as "fag" and "homo" are often used to refer to odd or effeminate people. In fact, in a culture where racial slurs and bigot...

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With the high rate of failures and drop outs, not to mention the ever-growing population of unemployed (if people only held more skills and brains, they wouldn't have a problem finding unique ways of making money, such as starting a business!)... Korea, Japan, and China all hold the top spots as countries simply pro at doing math; America barely even makes the list! ...

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That's 5% of the population. ... It also indicated that the onset of depression in occurring in younger people much more than had in the past, and cited a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (which I had looked up but could not find this particular study), that found that the early onset of major depression often persists, reoccurs, and continues into adulthood. ...

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Creatures with less adapted traits will die out before they can reproduce, so their poorly adapted traits will eventually disappear from the population" (19). In 1831, Darwin, recently graduated from college, embarked on a five-year cruise to examine the coast of South America (Galapagos Islands). ... As the environment changes, the species with these new characteristics will do better, live longer and produce more offspring until eventually, the population will look very different from its original version. If the population changes enough to satisfy some taxonomist, it will be classifie...

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Introduction Violence in America, perpetrated by criminals, mentally unstable and easily influenced individuals produce effects that are more far-reaching and destructive to society than the physical damage they produce. ... Databases utilized included, but were not limited to, the American Business Institute (ABI), the Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI), the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), and the Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS decade), the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and LEXIS/NEXIS. ... Many of the violent "copycat"-type crimes rising from med...

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James McKeen Cattell was an American psychologist who was the first professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. ... Hugo Munsterberg, a German-American psychologist, believed that psychology applies to everyday life. ... It was officially recognized by the American Psychological Association a few years ago. The American Psychology-Law Society, connected to the American Psychological Association, currently has about 3,000 members and the numbers still continue to increase. ... There are about three-thousand members in the American Psychology-Law Society, and it is still growing. ...

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In a study done at the Indiana University in 1996 it was found that nearly 25% of the American population has felt close to a nervous breakdown every year. ... The 1996 study found that the majority of Americans who felt that they were going to have a nervous breakdown were based on bad relationships either between a boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife or even a mother or father ("More Americans Say They've Been on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1). ... Another area that can cause great stress in an average American's life is most definitely their job or area of work. ... The 1996 s...

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Abstract In this paper I talk about the top 10 stress busters for teen that I read on Psychology today. Teens have a higher stress level than adults, which is not good. Teen should remember to live their childhood because it only come around once. Reason for teen being so stressed some of the time,...

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The American Psychatric Assossicatoin requires that 5 or more of the following is to be presented before declaring an individual with Borderline Personality disorder: 1 Desperate attempts to avoid any form of abandonment,weather it be real or imaginary. 2 A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationship 3 Fluctuating ideas of individuality, and identity 4 Implusive actions that are ultimately self-damagining, example, the way a individual's behavior would be if they were to have borderline personality disorder 5 reaccurring susicdial throughts actonis, threats, or attempt...

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Alberta is about the size of Texas, with only two urban centres containing about half the province's population, (1.5 million people). ... At that time there were limited community resources for this population and none that provided campus-based (residential) short-term intensive treatment in a community context. ... A feasibility study revealed that the population in these two quadrants consisted largely of single-parent families. ... Alberta has a population of 3 million people, with only two major urban centres; Calgary, with 900,000 and Edmonton, with 666,000 citizens. ... In recent ...

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"Anxiety is at the root of OCD, which affects about 2.4 percent of the U.S. population in any given year." ... The American Psychiatric Association defines the obsessions as "constant, intrusive, unwanted thought that causes distressing emotions such as anxiety or disgust." ... (American Psychiatric Association 1999) The most common of these compulsions are washing and checking (e.g., checking to make sure that they lock the door). ...

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Allen Li, associate director of the Population Research Center, uses a 28 item checklist. ... " Research released the same year by Elizabeth Marquardt of the Institute for American Values, found that, "an unhappy marriage without a lot of conflict is better for children of divorce" (Marquardt 2005). ... "One study of girls at an eating disorder clinic in Boston found that all the young women under treatment had experienced the divorce of their parents as pre-teen girls" (American Board of Family Medicine 2001). ...

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