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    The Future of Europe

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    main values: * Love (agape): in every part of Europe’s history you will find groups and churches‚ that wanted to follow Christ‚ that were marked by love for others‚ in particular the needy and the poor‚ and that have transformed big parts of society. * The principle value of diversity‚ or to put it different: to respect the freedom for all‚ whatever conviction or even religion one might adhere. This was established only after a long struggle‚ but it is there. The paradox is that no continent

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    Clinical Psychology

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    Clinical Psychology Gabriela Alvarez Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology is one of the most prominent specialty areas in psychology today. Clinical psychology focuses and strives to understand‚ assess and treat psychological and behavioral problems and disorders (Plante‚ 2010). According to Bedi (2012)‚ “Clinical psychology is a broad approach to human problems . . . with regard to numerous populations.” Furthermore‚ analyzing the methods in which the human psyche interacts with

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    Contemporary Theories of Motivation Motivation is a desire to attain a goal‚ combined with the energy to work towards that goal. It involves the biological‚ emotional‚ social and cognitive forces that stimulate a person’s behavior. In everyday usage‚ the term “motivation” is frequently used to describe why a person does something. “There are three major elements of motivation- intensity‚ direction and persistence” (Robbins & Judge‚ 2011-2012‚ p209).Intensity refers to how hard a person tries

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    Abnormal Psychology

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    is Abnormal Psychology? It is a branch of psychology which deals with psychopathology (mental disorders) and abnormal behavior. B. Why study abnormal psychology? Abnormal behavior is part of our common experience Lots of unanswered questions and complexities Preparation for future careers C. Why clarify the definition of mental disorder? Influences what is seen as pathological Influences explanation‚ classification and treatment Clarifies the role of professionals D. Ways

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    Gestalt Psychology

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    1 WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? Multiple Choice Questions 1. The term “psyche” when translated from the Greek is most closely associated with the term A) habit. B) life. C) study. D) mind. 2.The essential difference between behavior and mental processes is A) complexity. B) observability. C) controllability. D) ease of description. 3. Why is psychology a science? A) It attempts to separate the elements of the mind. B) It uses rigorous methods of observation. C) It has more than one research

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    CONTEMPORARY POLICE PROBLEM ROEL F. BALUGO TYPES AND FORMS OF CORRUPTION Corruption is not limited to the present day‚ for as long there have been a police‚ there has been policecorruption. Four Types of Corruption 1. GRATUITIES  are small tips on goods purchased. In many communities some prohibits gratuities‚ whileothers do not.2. TAKING BRIBES  the payment of money or other consideration to police officers with intent to subvert theaims of the criminal justice system.3.

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    psychology

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    BODY LANGUAGE: EMBODIED PERCEPTION OF EMOTION Charlotte B.A. Sinke1‚2‚ Mariska E. Kret1 & Beatrice de Gelder1‚3*‚ 1 Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory‚ Tilburg University‚ Tilburg‚ the Netherlands 2 Department of Cognitive Neuroscience‚ Maastricht University‚ Maastricht‚ the Netherlands 3 Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging‚ Massachusetts General Hospital‚ Charlestown‚ Massachusetts * Corresponding author List of abbreviations AMG = amygdala; almond-shaped

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    The Science of Psychology

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    The Science of Psychology I found this article both interesting and informative. It’s amazing to me that the earlier presidents of the American Psychological Association had such vision and were so accurate with their predictions of how the APA would grow over the years to follow. They knew how big of a role Psychology would play in society because it stemmed from many different sources and covered many issues. Society as a whole tends to play the blame game when things go wrong as opposed to

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    Professional Boundaries

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    CONCEPT ANALYSIS 2. PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES Professional boundaries separate therapeutic behavior of the registered nurse from any behavior which‚ well intentioned or not‚ could lessen the benefit of care to clients‚ families‚ and communities. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary (11th ed.). (2005) defines “boundary” as some thing that indicates or fixes a limit. Being clear about professional boundaries ; nurses must maintain their professional boundaries and be aware of events or

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    Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals Hebda 5th Edition Test Bank Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals Hebda 5th Edition Test Bank Question 4 Type: MCSA Which statement best distinguishes the difference between information literacy and computer literacy? 1. Information literacy is unnecessary in health care whereas computer literacy provides the basis for computer order entry. 2. Information literacy is the foundation of the EHR whereas

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