MDMA’s Journey from Molly to Medicine‚ written by Alfonso Serrano and published by Scientific American‚ analyzes a MDMA-assisted psychotherapy created by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies‚ MAPS‚ that is ready for phase III trials. This is the last step before the treatment would be approved by the federal government. Phase III will test the treatment on a larger sample size‚ one that would be more effective of providing a significant and representative sample. MDMA is a
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What is the difference between erotica and pornography? Gloria Steinem tackles this question in "Erotica and Pornography". Most people picture Pornography as being hardcore‚ more likely to be sold in specialty adult bookstores or in sealed plastic at the newsstand. Erotica‚ on the other hand‚ includes foreplay‚ intimacy‚ and a mutually- satisfying experience. However‚ Steinem believes that the main differences between pornography and erotica are that individuals involved in pornography are just looking
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In the video "A Place at the Table" it showcases eight American teens discussing their ancestors trials and tribulations of what they thought would be the American dream. Their names are Wislene‚ Peter‚ Samuel‚ Reina‚ Carol‚ David‚ Terry‚ and Deloria. Wislene is a descendent from Africa‚ her grandparents were stolen from their native land and forced into slavery in America. They were re-named and separated from each other. They had to endure social justice blatant racism and nightmares upon nightmares
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Gloria Steinem’s "Erotica and Pornography" was published in Ms. magazine in 1972. In this piece she elaborates on why conception is not the only time human beings want to have sex. Humans not only have sex to create life but also to create a connection with another person. We have separated ourselves from other animals with our unique ability to affect our own evolution. Play‚ art‚ and invention can often take precedence over the primate dogma of work‚ nature and physical labor until an imparity
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Video 0094-Subject: Science‚ the teacher did well at managing the time in his classroom. In the video there are two parts to how the class interacts; small groups leading into a whole class discussion. During the small groups‚ the teacher walks around the classroom observing and answering questions in each group. You can see the positive energy that he is displaying as he checks for understanding and cooperative working. The students are engaged and on task. I liked that he checked to see how the
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The novel Mama Day by Gloria Naylor explores both the intriguing relationship between a young city boy and a culturally confused girl‚ George and Ophelia‚ and the simple yet supernatural life of an old‚ wise woman on an isolated island entirely detached from the civilized world around her. Ophelia‚ or Cocoa‚ becomes a link between the chaotic world and hustle and bustle of the mainland and the life of Willow Springs that connects her into a cultural and much different identity. The setting of a novel
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Gloria Steinem is a feminine activist born in 1934. She started off her career as a journalist‚ and quickly realized that she wanted to pursue fighting for women’s rights‚ also known as human rights. Gloria Steinem has written many books‚ and has been very active in the feminist movement. Steinem opened her speech by inviting us to imagine we were all friends‚ sitting in a circle‚ as opposed to us just being in a crowd filled with people that we did not know. She wanted it to feel like a conversation
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and Naikan Psychotherapy‚ and the similarities and differences between both their indigenous healing processes. Naikan Therapy‚ is a “directed form of mediation practiced in Japan (Reynolds‚ 2016). It has shown to have “positive effects in” areas such as “neuroses”‚ “psychosomatic disorder”‚ “and delinquency problems” (Reynolds‚ 2016). This “form of therapy reconstructs the individuals past to reshape his or her attitudes and behaviors in the present” (Reynolds‚ 2016). Western psychotherapy “uses psychological
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Introduction I am writing about a parenting group that I co facilitated during my undergrad at the Center for Psychotherapy. At the center they provide counseling and psychotherapy plus educational seminars and presentations on numerous topics related to family life. In the context of cultural sensitivity‚ they partner with consumers to address clinical issues on three distinct levels: personal‚ interpersonal and systemic--a comprehensive approach with a high probability of success. Although it
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The book chapter that dealt with the topic of ethics was Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy by Gerald Corey. This was the book that was used for the Introduction to Counseling class. The chapter‚ called “Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice”‚ gave a good deal of information about what ethics looks like for a counselor when it comes to therapy. First of all‚ the chapter provided a great basis at the beginning by giving steps that a person needs to take when making an ethical decision
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