Critique of “Born Unwanted: Observations from the Prague Study”
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A 5 page paper critiquing a longitudinal study of children born of unwanted pregnancies. David, Dytrych and Matejcek (2003) report on a large and long-term study designed to assess the consequences of being born unwanted, expressed in terms of sound mental health in adulthood. The authors identified 220 children born between 1961 and 1963 in Prague, Czech Republic. All of these study children were born of women who had sought and been denied an abortion at least twice for the pregnancy that produced the study subject. The researchers concluded that unwantedness was a significant risk factor for mental health problems in later life. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Essay Title: Critique of “Born Unwanted: Observations from the Prague Study”

CRITIQUE: STUDY OF YOUNG CHILDREN’S SLEEP PROBLEMS
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This paper critiques a pilot study about sleep disorders in young children, and whether such disorders can be determined in infancy. The paper acknowledges that while such studies are important, this particular one had a variety of flaws that need to be addressed in future studies. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Essay Title: CRITIQUE: STUDY OF YOUNG CHILDREN’S SLEEP PROBLEMS

Depression And Diabetes: Article Reviews
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10 pages in length. The relationship between diabetes and depression is an unmistakable - and perhaps unavoidable - occurrence of comorbidity. Each of these articles illustrates the importance of patient self-care and appropriate life choices as a means by which to offset the prevalence toward the comorbidity of depression and diabetes. While one study seeks to determine the most provoking factors that draw out the tendency toward both major and minor depression, another finds no more correlation between depression and diabetes than there is with those who do not have diabetes. Similarly, a third study sought to determine if those with either major depression or diabetes were more or less functionally disabled than those with diabetes and comorbid major depression. Another study examines how different locale and ethic composition impacts comorbidity, while the final article provides a broad overview of how depression and diabetes are often misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Essay Title: Depression And Diabetes: Article Reviews

Depression Article Synopses
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A 6 page paper. This essay provides a synopsis of two research articles about depression. In each, the attention to negative stimuli are investigated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Essay Title: Depression Article Synopses

Depression: The Validity of Information on the World Wide Web
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A 5 page review of two web sites which present information on depression. The author emphasizes there is indeed vast volumes of valuable information on the World Wide Web but cautions that you must be careful of your source. Even web sites sponsored by advisory boards of true experts in a particular subject can provide biased information. A Review of DrKoop.com and Zoloft.com is provided to demonstrate those points. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Essay Title: Depression: The Validity of Information on the World Wide Web

Development of a Patient and Relationship to the Coping and Treatment of Illness
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This 6 page paper looks at the stages of identity development as identified by Erik Erikson, and then applies them to a case stud looking at the influencing factors on a patient who is suffering from cancer at a young age. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Essay Title: Development of a Patient and Relationship to the Coping and Treatment of Illness

Developmental Psychology: Research on Adaptation
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This is an 8 page paper discussing research on adaptation in developmental psychology. Within the field of psychology, adaptation describes “the process of change in organisms or species to accommodate to a particular environment, enabling their survival”. From a developmental, biological and sociological level, there are considered to be two main types of adaptive behavior: closed programs which basically are transmitted from generation to generation and remain relatively unchanged; and, open genetic programs which are greatly influenced from environmental factors (Gale, 2001). In addition, adaptation can be discussed in terms of individuals or in terms of how groups adapt to new environments. Often individual adaptation is studied in regards to the biological or physiological components which are carried from generation to generation and largely these factors are inflexible and remain relatively unchanged. However, there are many studies which examine how social or environmental factors can also affect adaptive behavior and increase the survival in new situations. These studies examine the cultural, family and socioeconomic relationships in groups and individuals and indicate that while initially some individuals may not be flexible or adaptive to new environments, positive adaptation factors such as strong culture bonds, strong family relationships and resilience can increase adaptability in individuals suggesting that individuals are flexible and can be highly adaptive in new environments; factors which increase their chance of survival. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Essay Title: Developmental Psychology: Research on Adaptation