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Benefits of Statistical Testing

2008). Nevertheless, it is widely acknowledged that using testing measures to screen for depression is beneficial, as this identif...

A Tool Against Child Abuse

This paper considers A-1654, a new New Jersey law requiring the education of new parents about what constitutes child abuse and ho...

Diagnostic Approaches to Mental Illness

clinicians rely on the DSM to diagnose their patients. It is credible insofar as it is published by the American Psychiatric Assoc...

Life of a Factory Worker Compared with Life of a Slave

students of history shudder to read the horrible human rights abuses that were inflicted upon slaves in the antebellum South. Howe...

MEDIATION FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE

were expected to endure within the confines of matrimony is now considered nothing short of abuse. That victims of domestic viole...

Implications of Family Abuse for Victims and Society

In a paper of five pages, the writer discusses abuse in a family situation, its origins, prevalence and ramifications. The writer ...

Counseling Issues in Substance Abuse Treatment

population, with the largest demographic designation being individuals of mixed race, as they comprise 6 percent of the population...

HB326, A Louisiana Bill

issues that contraindicate the effectiveness and utility of this legislation, as passage of HB326 facilitates the delivery of emer...

Issues in Addiction and Maladaptive Behavior

important to understand the difference between use, abuse and dependence because these terms denote the stages of maladaptive beha...

Aspects of Substance Abuse

For example, the Addictive Personality theory maintains that addiction is not due to the chemical effect of the drug, but rather i...

A Therapy Plan for Donald (Case Study)

This fictitious case study concerns Donald, a middle aged man with a history of abuse and neglect. CBT is the recommended course ...

The Impacts of Child Molestation

In a paper of five pages, the author reflects on an APA formatted research study on the impacts of child sexual abuse on girls and...

Child Abuse, Its Nature and History

were perceived and what sort of behavior was considered appropriate in regards to children has changed considerably over the cours...

Increasng Sustainability of Medicaid and Medicare

It is public knowledge that the Medicare and Medicare programs are going broke. They are not sustainable with current expenses. It...

The Causes of the Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal

The writer looks at some of the potential influences that resulted in the abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison occurring and continuing. The...

Substance Abuse in Older Populations

processes, and appropriate diagnosing, as well as proposing specific interventions that can be used and preventative strategies fo...

The Problem of Alcohol Abuse - Impact in Abusers and Families

Alcohol poses a direct risk as a result of the physical impact it has on the body. The use of alcohol is often seen as a social ...

Criminal Offenses and Substance Abuse

with 0 meaning definitely not and 100 meaning definitely. A definite score indicating mental illness caused the person to commit t...

The Elderly and Substance Abuse

then developing a quantitative instrument for assessing risk behaviors related to the onset of substance abuse behaviors among the...

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

principles: 1) express empathy; 2) develop discrepancy; 3) avoid argumentation; 4) deal with, or "roll with" resistance and 5) sup...

REBT/Treatment for Alcoholism

ones life (Mulhauser, 2011). The first reaction, that is, normal grief, leads to sadness, which is a perfectly healthy, normal par...

Mapping the Mental Health Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse

impact how a person perceives the counseling relationship, how they react to certain situations, and how they define their persona...

The Responsible Use of Technology in Law Enforcement

fire small barbed electrodes into a targets skin, and then send an electrical current passing through their body. This has the eff...

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

This essay presents the argument that Frankenstein's monster in Mary Shelley's novel is a sympathetic, sensitive character who is ...

The Effects of Abuse on Childhood Development

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at Piaget's stages of childhood development. The impact of neglect and abuse upon such ...

Early Childhood Trauma and Recovered Memories

Psychologists are challenged when trying to separate fact from fiction as it respects the extent to which childhood abuse occurred...

The Law and Recovered Memory of Sexual Abuse

This paper concludes that retrieved sexual abuse memories should be permissible in legal proceedings. Both sides of the issue are ...

Drunk History and Substance Abuse Counseling

This essay pertains to "Drunk History," a TV show in which participants describe instances from history while inebriated. The writ...

EBP Approach to Substance Abuse Disorders

This 3 page paper provides an overview of how Evidence-based practice is used to treat substance abuse disorders. This paper inclu...

Teenage Substance Abuse Treatment

Most programs intended to stop teenagers from using and abusing substances fail because the teenager does not want to be there and...