Patient Perception of Therapy; An Article Critique
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This 6 page paper critically evaluates a research paper by Llewelyn and Hume, that considers the role of relationships and non specific factors in therapy treatments. The paper focuses on the appropriateness of the design, sample and method and then consider other similar studies. The bibliography cites 4 souerces.
Filename: TEpatrpy.rtf

Poker and the American Dream: An Analysis of Why Senior Citizens Play Poker
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A 5 page discussion of the analogy presented by Rex L. Jones in the essay "Poker and the American Dream". Critiques the contention that they reason people play poker is a sort of pursuit of the American dream, the one big pay off which will make life worthwhile. Points out that because of the multiracial, multiethnic, and multiclass nature of the United States there is no one American dream. Notes that Jones' contention of a classless society is simply not true and that many factors interplay to determine a person's success or failure in life. Points out that poker is really just a form of gambling, a pursuit which has more adverse impacts to an individual than positive impacts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPpoker.wps

Practitioner Research: Article Review
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A 5 page review of The New Paradigm Wars: Is There Room for Rigorous Practitioner Knowledge in Schools and Universities?. Authors Anderson and Herr present the arguments for and against practitioner research. This essay reviews their article and offers some opinions about practitioner research. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGprac.wps

Predicting Expressed Emotion: A Study With Families of Obsessive—Compulsive and Agoraphobic Outpatients
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This paper provides an overview of the article Predicting Expressed Emotion: A Study With Families of Obsessive—Compulsive and Agoraphobic Outpatients by Chambless, Bryan, Aiken, Steketee and Hooley. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHPsyA66.rtf

PSCYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE
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This paper examines the literature and research available for psychosocial (i.e., non-medical or non-invasive) intervention in treatment of mental illness, mental retardation and learning disorders. The paper also examines how to best use the massive amounts of research that is available on this topic, both through the Internet and the library. Bilbiography lists 20 sources
Filename: MTpsycho.rtf

Psychological Article Review
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This 8 page paper reviews and critiques an article that assesses the role of autobiographical memories in predicting vulnerability in depressive patients. The paper looks at the hypothesis, methodology, analysis and results before discussing the results in a broader context. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEdepauto.rtf

Psychological Assessment/ Accuracy of Testing Apparatus
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A 5 page research paper that offers a brief literature review on recent research concerning the reliability and psychological assessment techniques and practices. Annotated bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khpsytst.wps

Psychological Therapy: For Better or For Worse
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A 10 page discussion of the evolution psychological therapy has undergone over its history. The author observes that while sometimes a therapist is able to achieve trememdously positive results in regard to the mental well-being of their patient, other times the therapeutic environment can not only be characterized by failure but can even be counterproductive. The therapeutic environment can, in fact, be characterized by the phrase “for better or for worse”. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPpsyThr.rtf

Psychology Approaches
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In 5 pages the author compares and combines two articles related to psychology, one from a current newspaper, and the other from a journal. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Appsych.wps