The following are some common obsessions: fear of dirt or germs, disgust with bodily waste or fluids, concern with order, balance and exactness, worry that a task has been done poorly, fear of thinking evil or sinful thoughts, thinking about certain sounds, images, words or numbers all the time, need for constant reassurance, fear of harming a family member or friend. ... On average people with OCD see three to four doctors and spend over nine years seeking treatment before they receive a correct diagnosis. Studies have also found that it takes an average of seventeen years from the time OCD b...

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Philosophy requires thinking that is beyond the normal level of the average human mind. ... Plato was born in 427 B.C. and came from a distinguished family in Athens Greece. ... The summary of there theories is on a level which is somewhat understandable for the average human. ...

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Introduction Often, when we think of a happy family, we think of the average nuclear family consisting of a husband, wife, and possibly two kids. ... Within the last century, the types of families we'd primarily see have changed significantly. ... According to Statistics Canada, "About 8 in 10 lone-parent families were female lone-parent families in 2011, accounting for 12.8% of all census families, while male lone-parent families represented 3.5% of all census families". (2011)The problem is that both fathers and mothers end up leaving their children's lives at young ages ...

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" Intact families are more likely to provide a safe home for children. Also, children raised in intact families by happily married parents have, on average, higher scholarly accomplishments, better passionate wellbeing, less behavioral issues, tend to be more religious in adulthood, and more likely to have stable and healthy romantic relationships as adults... ...

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However, he had little adoration for his father who was unattached, verbally abusive man to the entire family. ... Ed then ran the family's 160-acre farm by himself. Physically speaking, Gein was an average man with a regular build, brown hair and light eyes. ... However, he still missed his family and in his solitude, Gein began to withdraw from reality. ... Expressed emotion is a definition for certain levels of criticism, hostility, and emotional involvement in an afflicted individuals life by the individual's family. ...

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Frankl, along with his family and many other doctors, were soon sent to a Nazi concentration camp. ... The shock and horror of the first phase, marked by prisoners' thoughts of suicide, longing for home and family, and disgust with the ugliness and filth of the surroundings, gave place to the relative apathy of phase 2. ... Part of recovering and rejoining the world outside of camp was being reunited with family members and friends. ... "On the average, only those prisoners could keep alive who, after years of trekking from camp to camp, had lost all scruples in their fight for  existen...

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Friends choose each other, so the relationship has a small but significant difference from the members in one's family, because a family is something people are born into. Making a friend is like picking a family member. There is a common misconception that friends are not family but, as stated by Mr. Feeny, from the popular ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World" , "You don't need to be blood to be family." ... Stress works it's way into almost every day in the average person's life. ...

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However, his transition was low as he had no support from his family so when a major transition happened like bereavement he resorted to alcohol. ... Informal Learning takes place in a number of settings such as at home, youth centres and through daily interactions with family, friends and other people. ... The worker is based in the Rossmere area of Hartlepool and evidence from the Office for National Statistics (2013) shows the main areas of concern are low educational attainment at GCSE, increased levels of deprivation, child poverty at more than double the national average and poor health...

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His 'abnormal family set up' or movement through various foster homes caused him to remain in the phallic stage because he developed a sense of anxiety over his own perceived inadequacy as he came to associate his foster-fathers abusive nature with his own self worth. ... When his girlfriend, Skylar, presses to know about his past and family, Will becomes infuriated and violent. ... Maslow noted that on average, only one in a hundred people are able to become fully self-actualized/reach their full potential (Simply Psychology). ... His friends were such that they never questioned W...

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Another area that can cause great stress in an average American's life is most definitely their job or area of work. ... Therefore the majority of those seeking treatment for a nervous breakdown first try to obtain help from family members and friends (Henning 1). ...

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And the difference in one aspect between two children or adults can be greater than that between an average child and adult. ... For example adults can talk about family problems and the quest for extraterritorial. intelligence while a seven year old child could hardly find anything to say even if she is clever to understand what the two concepts are about. ...

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On average, mental health offenders cost more to manage in jail, stay longer, and recidivate at a higher rate than other inmates. ... Without family or a means to earn money for rent, many turned to life on the streets. ...

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If creativity is about imagination and original ideas, defining the word creativity is not creative. So how do we 'define' creativity? In modern society people tend to have systems, structures, organizations and definitions for everything. There are too many definitions of creativity due to th...

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According to Forbes, in the 2011 Super Bowl, when compared to advertisements with animals, the average non animal Super Bowl ad was 14% less effective, and advertisements containing celebrities were 21% less effective (Forbes). ...

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