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Diagnosed Disorder: OCD
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11 pages in length. Being compelled by the urge to display abnormal behavior is frustrating and embarrassing reality for people who suffer with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The perceived weakness to overcome the persistent desire to repeat behaviors one knows do not need repeating inevitably breaks down one's self-esteem and compromises the overall mental health status. Checking the light switch is turned off even though the light bulb is not illuminated, locking/unlocking doors several times, washing hands dozens of times a day or making sure the coffee pot is unplugged even though one remembers unplugging it are just some of the behaviors people with OCD feel compelled to do despite their logical thought processes telling them otherwise. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLC_OCD_Diag.rtf

Diagnosing & Classifying Schizophrenia
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A 5 page research paper on schizophrenia in which the writer discusses diagnostic criteria using the DSM scale, the problem of varying symptoms, classifications & stages of schizophrenia, etc; Discussion of current research and trends is included as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Schizo.doc

Diagnosing and Labeling the Mentally Ill / 18th & 19th Century Views
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An in-depth 12 page research paper on how poorly the mentally-ill were treated during the 18th and w19th centuries when terms such as "loony" and "insane" were common. Some of the ridiculous ideas from those years pertaining to how mental illness was caused are explored as well (i.e., partying, masturbation, criminal activity, etc;). Key historic figures involved in mental health labeling are identified and the writer presents some of the more common atrocities known to be found in the asylums of yesteryear. Excellent analysis is provided. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Mentillh.wps

Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
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This 5 page paper focuses attention on describing and providing criteria for the disorder form the DSM-IV. Treatment options are included. Prevalence of the disease is discussed as well as a tendency for certain populations to be more prone to manic-depression. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA146Bi.rtf

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders
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This is a 6 page paper discussing the recent developments in the causes, diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders which include the six types of depression. Most treatments involve a combination of pharmacological and psychological factors but recent studies are investigating the possibility of one day regeneration the destroyed neurons in the brain lost during long periods of depression. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJMoods1.rtf

Dialectical Behavior Therapy
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11 pages in length. The essential underpinning of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a discussion that involves the overall concepts of life's purpose and meaning, a dialogue that focuses upon compensating for opposites such as balance/imbalance, thesis/antithesis (Marra, 2005). It also incorporates the painful components of conflict and opposition inasmuch as "the needs of the person are frequently in conflict with the demand characteristics and contingencies of the environment at the moment" (Marra, 2005, p. 84). Dialectical behavior therapy is particularly associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD), an illness primarily caused by a defect in early development and attachment. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCDialecBehT.rtf

DIBS IN SEARCH OF SELF
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This paper examines Virginia Axline's book Dibs in Search of Self, and also analyzes other psychological theories that tie into the problem that Dibs had. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: MTaxline.rtf

Different Cases in Need of Counseling
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of four psychological cases, in which counselor roles and objectives need to be defined. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MHOKUNtxt.rtf

Different Cultures and Counseling
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this issue and relates it to the current literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHCulRCo.rtf

Different Cultures and Counseling
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this issue and relate them to the current literature. Specifically, this paper answers questions about the nature of cultures and the impacts on counseling. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHCulRRR.rtf