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Dream Research Study
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A 4 page paper providing a study in whether dream recall can be influenced by providing pre-sleep suggestions. The hypothesis is that suggestions that the student researcher makes to study subjects each night immediately preceding sleep will be able to influence subsequent dream recall. Findings support the hypothesis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSdreamRes.rtf

Dream Theories -- Comparing Freud, Hobson, and McCarley
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This 6 page report discusses: Sigmund Freud’s interpretation, assumptions, and beliefs about dreams; Allan Hobson’s objections to Freud’s findings and his research into various pathways that lead from conscious to unconscious states; and, Robert McCarley’s vast amount of research and writing on the activity of the brain, especially in terms of physiological linkages that exist between consciousness and extreme mental disorders such as schizophrenia. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Dreams
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A 5 page paper discussing the poem “Dreams,” by Nikki Giovanni. It is a poem of a young woman’s visions and dreams to change the reality she faced. In this poem Giovanni dreams of making a difference in the society that surrounds her. She imagines herself standing up against the injustices but then decides otherwise. She sees that she would resign herself to being her own revolution by being a woman. This is a poem filled with realities and a poem that illustrates passions and truth. Various aspects of the poem, such as the use of imagery, wording, tone, and general intent are discussed. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAdream2.wps

Dreams, Nightmares and Night Terrors in Children
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This is a 5 page paper discussing dreams, nightmares and night terrors in children. Children may dream as early as infancy but it is not until the age of 3 or 4 that most children report having dreams. Even at this stage, the children believe the dreams are external to their existence. From the ages 5 to 12 however about 20 to 39 percent of children report having nightmares. While night terrors are just single startling images for a child and are usually forgotten, nightmares are considered bad dreams. When nightmares occur parents should communicate with the child, provide a safe sleeping environment and in the worse possible cases of constant recurring nightmares, seek professional therapy to aid the child. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJnight1.rtf

Drug Use and Treatment of Hispanic Immigrants
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A 19 page paper discussing the influence of culture on addiction treatment. Much of the research into drug use among Hispanics of the past has identified Hispanics only by cultural identification, without giving a clear picture of those cultural matters that can influence whether a Mexican American chooses to seek help in breaking an addiction. There are several aspects of the Mexican American culture that prevent Mexican Americans from moving along the same path of addiction resolution that individuals of other ethnic groups navigate in similar journeys. This paper discusses some of these points, including acculturization and the tradition of relying on family groups in times of crisis. Counselors need to realize that Hispanics who enter treatment likely already have used these social structures without success. Includes an abstract and an outline. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: KSpsychImmi.rtf

Drug Use and Treatment of Hispanic Immigrants
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A 24 page paper discussing the influence of culture on addiction treatment. This paper includes a 5-page section on clinical implications not contained in the shorter paper of the same name. Much of the research into drug use among Hispanics of the past has identified Hispanics only by cultural identification, without giving a clear picture of those cultural matters that can influence whether a Mexican American chooses to seek help in breaking an addiction. There are several aspects of the Mexican American culture that prevent Mexican Americans from moving along the same path of addiction resolution that individuals of other ethnic groups navigate in similar journeys. This paper discusses some of these points, including acculturization and the tradition of relying on family groups in times of crisis. Counselors need to realize that Hispanics who enter treatment likely already have used these social structures without success. Includes an abstract and an outline. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: KSpsychImmi2.rtf

DSM IV Assessment/Asperger's Disorder
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A 5 page research paper that takes the form of a clinical assessment based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th Edition (DSM IV) criteria for Asperger's Disorder, which is similar to the criteria for Autism. The writer pictures a hypothetical patient as a means for demonstrating the assessment process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khaspd.rtf

DSM-IV Disorder Summaries
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An 18 page summary of diagnostic criteria taken from the DSM-IV-TR (2000) on psychological disorders. No other sources cited.
Filename: khdsmiv.rtf

DSM-IV-TR Changes For Clinical Depression
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An 8 page paper that begins by explaining what the DSM is and what the TR revision was about. This introduction to the DSM explains the five axes of the manual. DSM criteria for depression are presented, which is followed by a discussion of the incidence of the condition. The writer takes issue and charges over-diagnosis. The essay ends with recommended changes for the diagnostic criteria. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGdsmtr.rtf

DSM-IV-TR Diagnoses and Patient Assessment: A Case Study
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This 12 page paper provides an assessment based on a diagnosis from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fourth Edition, Text Revised. This paper outlines the assessment of an individual patient. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHAlCaSt.rtf