A Counselors Values – To Share or Not To Share
There are a lot of different values, and a lot of different opinions about each value. There are people who, when they feel strongly abut their values, make sure everyone knows how they feel by...
View ArticleSexual Disorder and Sexual Dysfunction, Is There A Difference?
The use of the words sexual dysfunction and sexual disorder when searched often brings up articles defining sexual disorder as sexual dysfunction. The usage, of course, is incorrect because these two...
View ArticleComparing the DSM and the Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology
Comparing the styles of the DSM and the Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology helped me to see how different people can interpret the same information. I was actually surprised to see the difference...
View ArticleComparing Manic Episodes and Impulse Control Disorder
Comparing manic episodes and impulse control disorder made me see both of these disorders in a new light, as I think it would for just about anyone researching them. When I originally thought of manic...
View ArticleQuick Definition of Mental Health
In looking at mental health criteria I came across this definition. From an article in the Encyclopedia of Public Health, titled Mental Health says: Dianne Hales & Robert Hales define mental...
View ArticleThe Effects of Exercise on Self-Esteem
How often do we hear, “Get a workout, it will make you feel better.”? Exercise is a very broad spectrum of activities; it can be walking, hiking, bicycling, running or any one of a number of sports....
View ArticleComorbidity of Personality Disorders and Substance Abuse Disorders
There are an estimated 44%-60% of people who have been diagnosed with substance use disorder who also qualify with symptoms pertaining to a minimum of one personality disorder. Personality disorders...
View ArticleComparing PTSD and Somatization Disorder
Comparing PTSD and Somatization Disorder shows that there are some similarities in the symptoms but for the most part they are different. Somatization Disorder has a lot more physical symptoms while...
View ArticleWhat Effect Does Violence have on Kids? – Practical Application of Stanley...
I have chosen to apply the Theory of Emotional Development as seen by Stanley Greenspan to violent behavior. I can see where this theory can explain how violent behavior gets embedded into a person,...
View ArticleVygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development
Vygotsky was able to look past other theorist’s approaches and see that children don’t only learn after they develop, but that they start to learn as soon as they are born. He also states that...
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