Body Image in Contemporary Society
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of body image and how girls and women can reconnect with their bodies. The dominant media culture is discussed as a cause of poor body image. Culture as a factor in how women perceive themselves is discussed. Many examples are provided and several studies are cited. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA112bod.wps

Bone to Pick by Ellis Cose
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A 3 page reflection paper on Ellis Cose’s book Bone to Pick. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAbcose.rtf

Borderline Personality Disorder
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This 5 page report discusses the psychiatric disorder known as “Borderline Personality Disorder.” BPD affects an estimated five million Americans. Patients with borderline personality disorder make up 20 percent of psychiatric inpatients and ten percent of psychiatric outpatients. A diagnosis of having a borderline personality generally means that the individual experiences a combination of symptoms such as being unstable in mood, self-image, and personal relations, chronically angry, often suicidal, with a tendency to idolize or demonize others. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWbrdlin.rtf

Borderline Personality Disorder
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A 6 page paper. The writer describes this disorder, diagnostic criteria, factors that may lead to suffering from BPD, incidence and treatment. The essay then turns to biographies of Princess Diana that conclude she suffered from BPD. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGbpddi.RTF

Borderline Personality Disorder
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This 40 page paper provides an overview of borderline personality disorder, BPD, and relates some current research about the connection between BPD and childhood sexual abuse, as well as between BPD and Bipolar Disorder (BD). Bibliography lists 25 sources.
Filename: MHBPDPsyDis.rtf

Borderline Personality Disorder And Psychological Disorders Inherent To Children of Domestic Abuse
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4 pages in length. The writer discusses DSM-IV-TR criteria pertaining to BPD and psychological disorders related to children of domestic abuse, as well as treatment. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLC_BPD.rtf

Borderline Personality Disorder And Sexual Abuse
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15 pages in length. The preponderance of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) being caused by neglect and abuse – most frequently sexual abuse - during childhood has given researchers a significantly greater understanding of how and why people develop BPD. Historically, the connection between borderline personality disorder and general abuse has been duly noted, however, the specific component of sexual abuse has been discovered more and more frequently in contemporary research findings that indicate how sexual abuse may serve to modify or sensitize the stress system in a detrimental manner. Moreover, it has been suggested that the brain's central area may undergo trauma that, when experienced during childhood, can impair emotional memories. Self-esteem, ego and the fundamental ability to like oneself – as well as relate to others on an even platform of emotional stability – play a synergistic role in the extent to which people with BPD are ultimately molded by the sexual abuse they experienced during childhood. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCBPDSexAb.rtf

Carl Rogers vs. Gestalt / Comparing Therapeutic Approaches
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In this 9 page analysis of A Carl Rogers Reader, A Gestalt Approach, and Eyewitness to Therapy, the writer explains key elements in each therapeutic model and offers examples of how each type therapist reactions. No bibliography.
Filename: Rogerian.wps

Case Studies in Cognitive Therapy: "Mary"
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the case study of Mary, a woman who has considerable problems based in her dual diagnosis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MHCPsyc2.rtf