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    Attachment Styles

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    it reflect in our romantic relationships? A psychologist‚ Phillip Shaver‚ uses models of attachment that he studied from childhood and applied to the differences of attachment in adult relationships (Freidman & Schustack‚ 2012). He discusses the 3 styles of attachment‚ which are secure‚ avoidant‚ and anxious-ambivalent lovers. Although‚ Shaver founded these attachment styles‚ they are very similar to Karen Horney’s basic anxiety theory. He describes the secure lovers to be extremely close in relationships

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    Early Childhood

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    3/19/13 8AM Play/Creativity/Dreams/Imagination/Intelligence When we see children playing with others or by themselves‚ we tend to think of them as ‘just playing’‚ when in reality they are developing important skills‚ habits and attitudes they will use in everyday life. When children play they learn how to cope with their emotions‚ continue to try to improve and learn to share with others. Children are not generally taught how to play‚ they use their imagination and creativity. Through play

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    Childhood Disorders Autism and Children Abnormal Psychology Professor Bruce Cameron July 22‚ 2007 Abstract: Autism is a brain development disorder that is found in children usually before the age of three. Autism affects children and their “social interactions‚ impaired communication‚ and restricted and repetitive behavior.” (www.wikipedia.org) The number of children that have been diagnosed with autism is dramatically increasing. Boys are four times more likely than girls to be

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    In the face of adversity‚ what causes some individuals to prevail when others to fail? Both Annie John from “A Walk to the Jetty” by Jamaica Kincaid and Marita in Malcolm Gladwell’s essay‚ “Marita’s Bargain” address this subject. Both girls sacrifice much in order to succeed; they realize that an education will afford them opportunities they might not otherwise have. While both girls make personal sacrifices‚ it is clear that Marita sacrifices are greater. In the face of adversity‚ their self-discipline

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    Annie Yvonne Jones was just an ordinary girl‚ born in Camden‚ New Jersey 1890. Ever since she was born her parents knew that she would be an extraordinary person. Her hobbies consist of drawing‚ writing journals‚ and dancing. When she wasn’t having downtime‚ she was in school. Education was the only way she could escape the harsh realities of Camden. Her favorite subject was science. She had a strong passion to help others in life. One day when she was a teenager she volunteered at a hospital to

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    Childhood Memories

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    Childhood memories Childhood memories are moments‚ when we are young‚ that we don’t forget. My nicest memories are very clear‚ but there are some other memories‚ that I only can remember in bits and pieces. My clearest memory is when I was three years old. My mother would sing wonderful songs to me. My favorite song was "Dumbo the flying elephant". Sometimes I would fall asleep‚ listening to her comforting voice. As I spent most of my summer holidays in Switzerland‚ I have beautiful

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    The Journey of Childhood

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    The Journey of Childhood Sandra Cisneros creates a magnificent description of the struggles that children go through in her novel‚ Woman Hollering Creek. The children in her stories experience unfortunate events‚ which will affect their future. In “Eleven”‚ “Barbie Q” and “Mexicans” she tells the stories of three little Hispanic girls who are part of the lower class. The girls are seen differently because they are not the “ideal” Americans. Throughout the stories they learn important lessons and

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    My Childhood

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    In every person’s life ‚ there are many important times. One of them is childhood . Some people may argue that childhood is the happiest time in a person’s life‚ other think that it isn’t so. But for me ‚ I had the happiest memories as well as the saddest memories in childhood. When I was a child ‚ the world seemed to be a place of a joy and happiness to me. There was nothing worth worrying about because my parents always looked after me .Also ‚ I lived with the full of my grandmother’s love .I used

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    childhood obesity Childhood obesity: nurses’ role in addressing the epidemic Aifric Rabbitt and Imelda Coyne W orldwide‚ obesity has more than doubled since 1980 and approximately 65% of the world’s population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight (World Health Organization (WHO)‚ 2011). Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health (WHO‚ 2011).Traditionally‚ obesity has been an adult

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    A Childhood Dream

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    A Childhood Dream It seems as if it was yesterday‚ I was at home standing on my couch with a fake microphone in my hand. I would sing‚ or rather yell‚ to the lyrics of “Thriller” by heart with no intention of stopping. Yet today‚ although singing is undoubtedly not my forte‚ I still find the happiness and sense of freedom I felt on that couch with the microphone in my hand. Michael Jackson was like my real-life Peter Pan‚ who could rescue me from reality and whisk me away into a magical‚ joyous

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