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    Causes of Child Abuse

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    Causes of Child Abuse Many people have difficulty understanding why any person would hurt a child. The public often assumes that people who abuse their children suffer from mental disorders‚ but fewer than 10 percent of abusers have mental illnesses. Most abusers love their children but tend to have less patience and less mature personalities than other parents. These traits make it difficult to cope with the demands of their children and increase the likelihood of physical or emotional abuse

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    Ashley shows early childhood trauma which starts her distorted image of herself and coping mechanisms that display a lifestyle that is not functional. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) would be the most effective treatment for her condition because it focuses on personal coping strategies that target solving current problems and

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    As it is characteristic of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)‚ Donald Meichenbaum’s treatment of the client‚ Anna‚ was a short-term therapy‚ only lasting about 20 sessions. His eclectic style of work was elicited by Anna because she was horribly depressed and had currently experienced bouts of panic attacks that were making her life miserable‚ and affecting the lives of those around her. Meichenbaum took a CBT approach with Anna within the first few sessions in order to help rid her of her panic

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    An individual may substance abuse due to the culture in which they are exposed. What it meant by this is the culture of poverty that cause one too substance abuse‚ with correlations of socioeconomic depression. In correlation with individuals and or groups that take advantage of people that are in the essential need of resources such as monetary needs. I have found that when people are destitute they will do anything to survive. Sadly‚ this is how individuals get mixed up with trafficking drugs.

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    Aristotle's Four Causes

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    believed that there were four causes that should be seen as how things evolve into other things. An example of that would be figuring out what the answer to a question is by figuring out what caused it and why it is the answer. The four causes are material‚ formal‚ efficient‚ and final. The material cause is why and how materials are brought together to make something bigger‚ such as the wood and stone that make up a house as the notes on physics says. The formal cause is how the thing‚ (like the

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    Impact of Parental Substance Abuse Upon Children Leighsa Machus California State University‚ Bakersfield‚ Antelope Valley Abstract Children of substance abusers face tremendous disadvantages. They are exposed and vulnerable to situations that may affect their psychological development in damaging ways (Wolfe‚ 1999). These children are also at risk for a myriad of abuse such as physical‚ emotional‚ sexual abuse and neglect. Research has documented the ways that substance abusing parents

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    Psychodynamics

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    Psychodynamics Psychodynamics Psychodynamics has been one of the earliest foundations of psychology. The concept of psychodynamics refers to the correlation and interactions of various conscious and subconscious mental or emotional undertakings due to influences personality‚ behaviors‚ and attitudes (Merriam-Webster). With the book‚ The Noticer‚ motivation and life long journeys are presented which provides an opportunity for the study of psychodynamic studies together. Researchers use

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    Do violent video games cause behavior problems? A couple of years ago the United States had suffered numerous shootings in public places. Some heads of the Congress mentioned that violent video games were the cause of those malicious actions. In addition‚ Congress wants to shutdown violent video game developers and restrict rated M for mature. What would be your opinion on this argument? Titles like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto are the most popular violent games in the world. These games

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    Populations Nation: China Delegate: Azzara Nincevic‚ American Heritage School Plantation The abuse of drugs by incarcerated peoples is a rapidly growing issue among all nations. The goal of prison is to reform and rehabilitate former criminals‚ however this goal cannot be accomplished if more and more prisoners are abusing controlled substances. It is estimated that over 80% of prisoners abuse a controlled substance‚ and over 65% of prisoners are clinically addicted. Because these numbers are based on

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    Prevalence and Interventions in Juvenile Substance Abuse Prevalence and Interventions in Juvenile Substance Abuse Why is substance abuse on the rise? According to Markowitz‚ Francis‚ and Gonzales-Nolas‚ “Substance abuse is a common and serious problem in the United States.” Substance abuse is a serious problem in society today. There are many factors on why Juveniles carry out this act. Before committing these juvenile acts‚ these children grow up in a home that is not suitable for

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