Complete Narrative Intake Evaluation: Santa Claus
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5 pages in length. Employing the Complete Narrative Intake Evaluation guide, minus both axis I and II, the following assessment is presented for Kris Kringle (aka Santa Claus) in Miracle on 34th Street. No bibliography.
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Compulsive Gambling
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(5pp) According to Gamblers Anonymous, compulsive gambling is the obvious symptom of an emotional disorder. The emotional factors involved are: inability or unwillingness to accept reality emotional insecurity, basic immaturity, and lack of self-esteem. The gambler finds that he or she is most comfortable when gambling. Many psychiatrists feel that the gambler has an underlying need for self-destruction. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Conditioning / Reinforcement
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5 pages in which the writer defines various kinds of reinforcement (positive, negative,scheduled etc;) and presents personal examples of each. All terms are well-defined. No Bibliography.
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Conditioning Theory: Examples from Everyday Life
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An 8 page discussion of conditioning theory. Outlines the theories of B.F. Skinner and provides examples from everyday life, examples such as that of a child learning appropriate table manners from his parents, to illustrate those theories. Explores terminology such as conditioned verses unconditioned stimuli and response, punishment, reward, instrumental, operant, etc. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Continued Assessment Of Santa Claus In "Miracle On 34th Street
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2.5 pages in length. The writer discusses cognitive aspects of Santa Claus. No bibliography.
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Conversational Style and Psychological Premises Regarding Cultural Differences
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A 5 page observation of conversational styles and their relationship to culture and psychological premises. Notes that the manner in which one person communicates with another provides many examples of psychological premises in action. Many aspects of an individual's personality is revealed, in fact, in just casual conversation. Reports on the findings on observations of conversations between two individuals of one cultural group, Latinos, and those of another cultural group, whites. Reflects on the application of the findings to the influence of culture on cognitive learning. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Creative Thought
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A 5 page paper comparing and contrasting Jacob Bronowski's "The Nature of Scientific Reasoning" and Northrop Frye's "The Motive for Metaphor." Both of these essays deal with creative thought in one way or another. They both examine, in their own way, how creativity is essentially a tremendous part of all human thought, creation, and discovery. The mind is naturally a curious organ that searches for different or unique ways of examining or describing life and reality as we know it and both authors address this concept while addressing different subjects of examination. No additional sources cited.
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Criminal Behavior: Nature Verses Nurture
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A 5 page examination of the factors influencing criminal behavior. Determining the cause of human behavior can be a difficult task. This is particularly true when we are considering criminal behavior. A thorough review of the various factors influencing behavior, however, often reveals that it is nature verses nurture that is most often responsible for criminal behavior. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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