EMDR emerged in 1987 when Francine Shapiro, while walking through a park, accidentally discovered that eye movements decreased the negative emotions associated with distressing memories she had. ... She realized the eye movements were not the only component that produced the therapeutic effect. ... She called this new procedure Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD). ... In 1991 she changed the name from EMD to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). ... EMDR's popularity with therapists is slowly growing, but with no full understanding on how it works, it is hard for people...

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There is more to a social interaction than meets the naked eye because people can bring past interactions into present ones. ... She does choose carefully who she interacts with, but even then she is well aware of how people can react to her and her situation. ... Hazel thinks that her parents life revolves around her, since she heard her mother say once "I wont be a mom anymore" as she sobbed to her father one time. She decided to categorize them as parents who hovered and were devoted to her. "Mom couldn't work because she had taken on the full time profession of Hovering...

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Listening involves many skills other than those connected with hearing someone speak including non-verbal communication, posture, eye contact, body language, facial features and hand gestures. ... Child J lives in a single parent household with a mother who drinks regularly and friends who are persuading her to engage in risky behaviours meaning that she is currently underperforming in school. However, Child L lives in a single parent household with a mum who cares about her and ensures that her daughter completes her homework before seeing friends so she is one of the brightest pupils in her ...

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