Essays and Research Papers on Psychology Mixed

A 6 page overview of the current status of mental health in the UK. The author contends that the public perception of mental illness and the governmental constraints under which we must operate do not always allow us the most effective intervention. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 12 page paper provides an overview of the issue in public health of dual diagnoses. This paper considers the breadth of the issue, that includes treatment issues for people with alcohol/drug dependency and mental health diagnoses. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 9 page paper assessing the origin, development and effect of the mental health court. In October 2001, the Boone County (Missouri) Judicial and Law Enforcement Task Force submitted its final report of a survey of the county’s jail situation and included a recommendation that the county establish a mental health court as an ...

A 17 page overview of the move towards the emphasis of family in effecting client recovery. Discusses the President's New Freedom Commission's 2003 release of a report calling for the transformation of mental health services away from the fragmented service delivery and the stigma and limitations inherent in a system funded by private insurance ...

A 6 page paper that discusses the confidentiality of medical records and in particular, mental health records. Laws regarding such access have been patchy at both federal and state levels. New regulations have helped standardize the rules but, according to mental health advocates, more needs to be done regarding mental health records. This essay is ...

A 6 page paper discussing mental health hospitalization. Hospitalization for mental health issues does not carry the social stigma it once did, but it still is not favored by insurance providers. The vagaries of insurance can cause hospitals to turn away those who could benefit from their services, but they do not limit ...

A 4 page overview of five models that attempt to explain how our personality can determine our relative health. Specifically, this paper discusses the interactional model, the transactional model, the health behavior model, the predisposition model, and the illness behavior model. No sources are listed.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of health in developing children. Signifiers related to psychosocial health are explored in depth. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is an 11 page paper that provides an overview of self-supervision for mental health counselors. A model of self-supervision is presented in the context of personal development and an annotated bibliography is provided. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

The prevalence of mental health issues in today's society is the result of many different causes, not the least of which includes psychosocial, physiological, biological and environmental components. From clinical depression to schizophrenia and everything in between, today's social problem revolves around the inadequate resources available to and used by those with psychological anomaly. ...

An 18 page paper which discussed 4 psychological elements which make up a healthy marriage. The 4 elements or perspectives are communication, decision-making, managing finances and conflict management. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper. The writer chose the NIMH Web site to discuss and analyze. The site is described, offering specific topics and links provided. Two specific disorders, ADHD and Depression are used as examples, justifying the choices with the incidence of each disorder. The writer then comments about the usefulness of this type ...

A 5 page review of the article published in the January 2002 edition of “Scientific American” recounting these researchers experiences in stem cell research. This article offers a fascinating glimpse into many aspects of cloning and stem cell research. The author of this paper interprets the research from a mental health perspective. ...

A 5 page analysis of Aaron Antonovsky's book Unraveling the Mystery of Health: how people manage stress and stay well. In this book, Antonovsky presents an alternative way of looking at health, which instead of emphasizing the origins of disease, takes a different stance, and focuses on how health can be maintained. No additional sources ...

A 5 page paper presenting an individual health promotion designed to last only two weeks. Based on diet and exercise for the purpose of lowering cholesterol, the result of the intervention may be that the individual experiences a sense of well being and heightened responsibility for his own health. If so, then motivation ...

This 7 page paper reports an observation of a 15-year-old Caucasian boy in two settings, History class at school and as a member of the praise band at church. The first part of the paper reports the observation. The writer then turns to the analysis using theories from Freud, Piaget and Erikson. Bibliography lists 6 ...

This 6-page paper offers a discussion about bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression). Topics discussed include the history, populations at risk (as well as social and economic challenges to diagnosing this disorder in various populations). Trends in diagnosis and treatment are also offered. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page report discusses the five-axis diagnosis and recommended medication for a 47-year-old white man with chronic fatigue, high blood sugar, and no family history of depression who feels like he is having a mid-life crisis. Emphasis is made regarding the comprehensive nature of a five-axis diagnosis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 20 page paper gives an indepth look at the definition of eating disorder, the medical history of treatment, most successful treatments and future innovative treatments. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 20 page paper is a research study that depends on a literature review. Sections include: abstract, generalized anxiety disorder, history of psychopharmacology, evolution of psychopharmacological treatments for generalized anxiety disorder, other treatments, and discussion. Bibliography lists 31 sources.

A 4 page paper. B. F. Skinner was brilliant, controversial and one of the foremost American psychologists in history. Skinner believed the environment was a major influence in a person’s behavior and he introduced operant conditioning to the world. This paper addresses two topics: reinforcement learning in education and reinforcement learning in behavior therapy. Bibliography ...

This 10 page paper explores five family theories: Development theory, Systems theory, Social Conflic theory, Life Course theory, and Phenomenological theory. The history of these theories as well as their purposes and applications are presented in terms of how they apply to healthy families. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

This 11 page paper presents a psychosocial assessment of an 88-year=-old stroke patient. The writer explains why this patient was selected for the study, the social history of the patient, diagnostic summary, intervention plan, the writer's role in the case and the writer's personal reactions to it. The writer is the social worker. ...

3 pages in length. The extent to which September 11, 2001 will always reflect a watershed moment in global history is both grand and far-reaching; that it also represents a day where the lives changed quite drastically for many individuals indirectly impacted by the attacks speaks to how the terrorism of 911 reached far ...

A 14 page paper which examines the myths that surround the artist Vincent Van Gogh as seen in films such as “Lust for Life.” The presentation of Michelangelo in the film “The Agony and the Ecstasy” is also discussed. Through these discussions the paper also examines the psychological profile of artists and how history has treated such artists. Bibliography ...