Serial Killers: Their Personalities, Their Motivations
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6 pages in length. Although much has been written and many theories brought forth on identifying the criminal mind, it is still evident that there is no foolproof way to know in advance whether a person is prone to criminal activity. Some personality traits have been shown to be more prevalent in the makeup of serial or mass murderers, and this paper addresses those traits and the motivations behind the killings. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Sexual Addiction
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This 8 page paper looks at the concept of sexual addiction. Definitions are derived from twelve step groups and therapists. The controversy involving the existence of such a syndrome is also included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Sigmund Freud’s “Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis”
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This 5 page report discusses Freud’s “Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis” presented at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, in September of 1909 and the 1910 publication of those lectures. In the lectures, Freud discussed his various discoveries regarding psychoanalysis. This report pays special attention to the fifth lecture and discusses whether or not his statement -- “A certain portion of the repressed libidinal impulses has a claim to direct satisfaction and ought to find it in life. Our civilized standards make life too difficult for the majority of human organizations” -- is valid. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Some Of Freud's Theories
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A 5 page paper. The theories that are discussed include: the three aspects of the psyche and how they conflict with each other; the unconscious and its role in repression; the meaning of different neuroses, according to how Freud defined neurosis; the meaning of psychosis; a definition of psychoanalysis; and more. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Studying Abnormal Psychology
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A 5 page paper discussing the benefits that this study brings to law enforcement. Both crimes and criminals are becoming more sophisticated each year. The study of abnormal psychology cannot be a be-all and end-all measure for law enforcement, but it can help even the playing field between criminals and law enforcement. It can assist in avoiding wasted investigative time, and it can be instrumental in making local law enforcement more productive in their investigations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSpsychAbnor.rtf

Survivor's Guilt
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A 9 page paper which discusses guilt and other psychological problems that survivors experience as a result of disaster, war, and other devastating realities. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Susanna Kaysen's "Girl, Interrupted"
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6 pages in length. There exist myriad influences that can prompt a person into sidestepping what is considered to be normal behavior. Susanna Kaysen's "Girl, Interrupted" strives to answer the long-standing and elusive question: What is normal? When Kaysen was eighteen years old, even then at such a young age she realized that she did not respond to conventional social cues as set down by societal dictates. Her literary account relives her eighteen months worth of sometimes harrowing and other times enlightening experiences, all put forth for the sole purpose of opening eyes and minds to the reality of mental illness. The writer discusses Kaysen's account, as well as draws parallels with Tamara L. Roleff's "Mental Illness (Opposing Viewpoints)" and Gerald Grob's "The Mad Among Us : A History of the Care of America's Mentally Ill." Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Sybil / Her Diagnosis and Treatment
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A 5 page essay exploring the diagnosis and treatment of Sybil, a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder with sixteen known identities. Through years of psychoanalysis, therapy and hypnosis, Sybil's identities were eventually integrated into one. This is the account of her horrendous experiences that led to dissociative disorder and her careful treatment by a caring psychoanalyst. Bibliography includes two references.
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