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    Psychodynamic Approach

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    The Psychodynamic Approach encompasses both Freud’s theories and methods and those of his followers. Freud’s own theory was called Psychoanalysis which is both a theory and a therapy. The Psychodynamic Approach focuses upon the role that internal processes and past experience have in shaping a persons personality. These theorists believe that behaviour is guided by unconscious urges not rational thought. Freud’s theories are derived from what his patients told him during treatment. According to Freud

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    Theory of Personality

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    Theory of Personality Paper Humanistic psychology has led to the development of several different psychotherapies. All are based on the idea that people possess the resources for growth and healing and that the goal of therapy is to help remove the barriers that block this growth and achievement. Although‚ several theorists have contributed to Humanistic Psychology‚ one of the most renowned is‚ Abraham Maslow. Humanistic psychology is defined as: "Explicitly concerned with the human dimension

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    The Biological Importance of Water! The ultimate importance of water is none other than the fact that life cannot exist without it. Water being the major component of our body cells‚ typically making 70-95% of it‚ constructs the body mass with approximately 80% being water. Humans are not the only ones who contain the valued material but other creatures like the jellyfish hold 96% of water as their body mass. The structure of the water molecules enables it to have extreme properties that are

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    Psychology -- personality

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    Personality -personality is internally based characteristic ways of acting‚ thinking and feeling. -with personality: -consistency of behaviour -individual differences Trait Theories 5 factors of personality: OCEAN Openness to experience: curiosity‚ tend to be more creative and more aware of their feelings Conscientiousness: preference for planned behaviour‚ regulating self-control‚ Need for Achievement Extraversion: positive emotion‚ action-oriented‚

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    Abortion has been one the most controversial issues in the United States and has produced a public‚ political‚ and moral divide amongst citizens. There are three conflicting views concerning abortion where some citizens feel that abortion should be illegal‚ some feel as if it should be regulated‚ and others feel as though it should be legal and freely accessible. When discussing abortion‚ society tends to correlate the issue with the concept of deciding when life actually begins. This aspect is a

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    Communicative Approach

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    A critical look at the Communicative Approach (1) Michael Swan This (the first of two articles) examines some of the more theoretical ideas underlying the ‘Communicative Approach‘. These include the belief that we should teach ‘use’ as well as ‘meaning; and some attitudes regarding the teaching of ‘skills’ and ‘strategies’. A second article will deal with more pedagogical aspects of the approach‚ especially the idea of a ‘semantic syllabus’ and the question of ‘authenticity’ in materials and methodology

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    Biological Basis of Behavior William James- mental activity is also physiological activity Neuron- basic unit of the nervous system *Each neuron is a living cell with a nucleus and other parts common to all cells. Three main parts of the neuron: 1. Dendrites: the receiving part of the nucleus 2. Cell body (Soma): The processing part Electrochemical Transmission 3. Axon: the transmitting part Normal habit change: Doing the same behavior over and over again (same neurons being used over and over)

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    The Biological Importance of Water Water is perhaps the most important molecule for the survival and life of organisms. On the surface of the planet there is obviously much more area of water than land‚ which shows its significance. The fact that water makes up 60-95% of all living organisms shows the incredible biological importance of water. Water has many uses and roles‚ one of them it being used as a support unit in plants. The uptake of water by plant cells creates a pressure against the rigid

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    Why are LGBT rights controversial? LGBT rights are the rights for lesbian‚ gay‚ bi-sexual and transgender people to have and enjoy the constitutional rights of equality‚ privacy and personal autonomy‚ and freedom of expression and association (aclu.org). Some rights fought to be considered are the rights for men who have sex with men to be able to donate‚ LGBT adoption‚ government recognition or same sex marriages in order for spouses to receive the shared benefits and many other rights. The rights

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    Introduction Euthanasia is one of the most controversial and emotionally charged issues in the media today. It is a topic that is within the domains of religion‚ law‚ sociology‚ healthcare‚ humanity and human dignity. No one seems to have a moderate opinion about euthanasia; it seems to engender extremely strong opinions in favor of euthanasia or equally strong opinions against it. Many who are close to the subject feel that the law is out of sync with the needs of society; others feel that euthanasia

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