Archive for March, 2010

Reproductive Health Education on Disadvantaged Adolescents in Thailand and India (case Study in Northern)

NEED AND CONTEXT It has been observed that the recent economic growth in the Asian cities indicate that there has been a breakdown of traditional support systems such as the family because of rapid urbanization and modernization. Moreover, a large number of people are living below the poverty line in impoverished environment in urban and rural communities. Their acute needs for housing, food, health, education, and incomes are the very forces that push adolescents to look for a means of livelihood on the streets, engage in prostitution, be hooked up with crime/drug syndicates, or become victims of sexual and physical abuse. It is a battle of bare struggle for daily survival and…. Click Here to Read More

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Hawaii Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr Lisa Hartwell Focuses On Goal Oriented Therapy

Hawaii-licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Hartwell uses Problem-Focused, and Goal Oriented therapy. With a unique approach, using research-based interventions Dr Hartwell has helped many men and women lead very satisfying, healthy and thriving lives even though they are suffering from anxiety, headaches, insomnia or medical conditions. Sometimes individuals are going through career changes, having problems in school, or relationship issues. Through education, values identification and clarification, goal development, and the application of skills learned in therapy, Dr Hartwell’s clients are supported in making choices that will help them reach their goals to improve their quality of…. Click Here to Read More

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Top Psychology Careers

Psychologists are important professionals in the health service field that plays a major role in providing mental health care to patients in hospitals, clinics or private settings. They use scientific methods to study the human mind and work mainly with people who are mentally ill. They help people find ways of functioning better, for example- guide and train people to handle stress in the workplace. Psychologists work in many different settings. The primary employment settings are academic (university and college), educational (elementary and secondary schools, business and industry, and other human service settings. There many psychologists who work individually with clients, while other…. Click Here to Read More

Penile Enlargement Clinical Studies

When it comes to penis enlargement, a careful customer is faced with a dearth of professional studies and official endorsements from doctors or other health care experts. This is one of the things that make men think penis enlargement is, at best, a risky proposition because one can never know for sure if it works or not. Trying to find a penis enlargement solution backed by a clinical study is even harder and, until recently, it was also unheard of. The fact that such a study has been launched is a strong hint that the penis enlargement market is at last becoming main stream. The problem with clinical studies and professional endorsements lies in the current state of the penis…. Click Here to Read More

what credentials might I need in Clinical Psychology? & how many years of school does it take to get a degree?

I’m trying to find out because i wan to become a psychologist when I get older. I just wanted to know a few things. Also, what are the employment opprotunities in Clinical…. Click Here to Read More

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Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature with PowerWeb

Product DescriptionOrganizing content into six domains of personality functioning (dispositional, biological, intrapsychic, cognitive/experiential, social and cultural, and adjustment), this text interweaves contemporary research with classic and modern theories within the context of each of the domains. This unique framework encourages students to view the “whole person” as the sum of influences and effects of each of the domains of personality functioning. The second edition includes the latest research, as well as a restructuring of material, and continues to bring the subject to life by incorporating a vivid, four-color design. Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About…. Click Here to Read More

The Psychobiology of Gene Expression

Product DescriptionOutlines the relationship between genes and human experience. The understandings of gene expression emerging from the Human Genome Project are setting the stage for a profound expansion of our understanding of life. We are just now beginning to learn how the brain, body, and genes interact in everyday life. Here, Ernest Rossi introduces the new science of psychosocial genomics and explores how it will profoundly change our understanding of the pathways of communication among mind, body, and spirit. The Psychobiology of Gene…. Click Here to Read More

Human Psychology and Anxiety

At the end of a whole day of hectic work, Mr. Rajiv Mathur, the project manager of a reputed company, steeped out of his office with a face, the expression of which cannot be actually mentioned! When asked by his colleagues, he replied that he is very anxious for the partially completed project which, by any means, has to be completed by the next day i.e. as it is the deadline date! Now what is Anxiety? Is it tension? No. Is it fear? Well, not either. It is something which is invisible, intangible. It is a sort of sickness sometimes irresolute, sometimes violent and again at times it is unendurable! It is not real fear, yet it belongs to the fear syndrome. So what actually is it? Well, it…. Click Here to Read More

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Does anyone know the difference in General Experimental Psychology and Psychology Research Laboratory?

I am a Psychology major and I’m taking those 2 classes in the spring. They sound very similar to me but it is recommended that they not be taken at the same time. Why is this and what is the difference in the 2…. Click Here to Read More

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Industrial-organizational psychology topic of meeting topic

Industrial-organizational psychology topic of meeting topic A program about industrial-organizational psychology will be presented Monday during the American Society for Training and Development’s lunch and learn meeting at McGuire’s Irish Pub. Read more on Pensacola News…. Click Here to Read More

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Health Promotion: A Psychosocial Approach

Product Description”Stephens’ important and timely book provides an urgently needed and insightful synthesis of the previously fragmented field of community health psychology. A wide range of case material from both rich and poor countries is framed within a skilfully articulated set of debates around core issues of theory, practice, research and ethics. This text should be compulsory reading for all practitioners and students of health promotion.” Professor Catherine Campbell, Health, Community and Development Group, London School of Economics Can the health of individuals be improved through community health programmes? How can community health promotion programmes be…. Click Here to Read More

The Psychology of Selling

What to do with an MA in general psychology?

I have a BS & MA in Psychology Changed my mind about getting my Ph.D in Organizational Psychology because of the time commitment and I have to support myself NOW . Not interested in performing therapy or research. Any ideas what to do with my…. Click Here to Read More