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This paper examines how the pathological manifestation of dependency is a condition that has been the focus of a long line of personality theorists since the time of Freud. It looks at how pathological dependency has also been examined quite extensively by a multitude of personality researchers, and their efforts have yielded an extensive literature on the personality correlates of persons with dependent personality disorder (DPD). It shows how current research into the personality of the dependent person emphasizes interpersonal behavior and the variation that exists within current diagnoses of DPD persons and how the role of future researchers is to further our understanding of DPD from the interpersonal perspective and to apply diverse models of personality in order to gain a truly comprehensive understanding of the personality of the DPD person. Pathological dependency is a condition that has perplexed researchers for more than a century, and further research into the underlying personality structure of the dependent personality is imperative in understanding the etiology, symptomatology, and effective treatment of this intriguing disorder.

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"Rather than proposing a specific course of development to explain personality development, Alfred Adler, another of Freud's successors, theorized that individuals adopt a style of life, referring to the ways in which persons pursue their goals and strive for a sense of superiority. Adler believed that individuals are motivated by feelings of inferiority, and that the path toward psychological health involves striving for superiority to attain completion, which leads to a constructive lifestyle and a sense of psychological well-being (Adler, 1930). Neurosis, on the other hand, is theorized to be the result of a striving for personal superiority, leading to the adoption of a destructive lifestyle, and consequently resulting in some form of psychopathology. Adler believed that a person develops a distinctive style of life through the culmination of the person's family experiences and their interpretations of these experiences."

Tags:freud, adler, anxiety, neurocy, psychology, self

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This essay, "IS LAW TRANSCENDENT OR CULTURE DEPENDENT?" poses that question, based on a consideration of a number of cultural settings, ancient and modern, and finds that law is highly culture dependent. It is a study in the variables of cultural anthropology as much as law, and shwos that in every culture, including the subcultures of American society, there is a law unique to the vernacular of each culture.

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IS LAW TRANSCENDENT OR CULTURE DEPENDENT? One of the greatest frustrations that those who approach law find about this subject is that while it seems emotional to cry out for simplicity and universality, it seems only to generate increasing particularity and complexity. Those social reformers who continually try to simplify and universalize law offer the contention that law is a universal phenomenon. However, in the light of reality, this argument must be refined if it is to retain any sort of meaning. Every culture has law. But the law of cultures varies radically from one culture to another. Consider an example of the

Tags:law, culture, universal

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The paper looks at Charlotte A. Twight's book "Dependent on D.C.: The Rise of Federal Control over the Lives of Ordinary Americans," that chronicles how America and Americans have become increasingly dependent on the government to solve societal and personal woes, in everything from employment security to a crumbling infrastructure. The paper discusses how Twight does not blame the American people for this growing dependence; she blames the politicians who have consistently grown government during the 20th century. The paper outlines how she identifies four specific tactics that they have used to manipulate and grow government power. The writer of this paper would recommend this book to just about every American, regardless of their political affiliation.

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"This book takes an in-depth look into how this government growth occurs, and why the people accept it. The author covers topics such as Social Security, Health Care, Federal Surveillance, the Rule of Law, and Income Tax Withholding, and more, and clearly shows that in each of these areas, the government has created ways to cut public opposition while growing federal power. Of income tax withholding, Twight writes, "In addition to undermining the rule of law, the income tax system has undermined American economic well-being. Tax-created uncertainty is rife" (Twight 93). Throughout the chapters, she offers up detailed analysis and reasoning for her positions, and evidence from a variety of sources that backs up her ideas. It is clear she knows her topic and has done her research, because she backs up her facts with statistics, language of specific acts and laws, and an understanding of the economic process."

Tags:politicians, power, corruption, manipulation

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The paper examines the personality of Eleanor Vance, the main character in Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House," from a psychological viewpoint. It proposes that the reason Eleanor is drawn to Hill House and the spirits within is because she has a co-dependent personality.

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The paper examines the personality of Eleanor Vance, the main character in Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, from a psychological viewpoint. It proposes that the reason Eleanor is drawn to Hill House and the spirits within is because she has a co-dependent personality.

Tags:analysis, ghost, gothic, haunting, hill, house, jackson, literary, personality, relationships, shirley, spirit

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The paper addresses income brackets, the rising benefits of funding for the middles classes, and the issue of the intensive privatization of student funding through loan companies that has created a major obstacle for independent students. The paper discusses the major problem for independent students that revolves around the time and energy it takes to live in the high priced colleges, alongside the high priced interest rates for student loans.

Tags:education, loans, crisis

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"A common eukaryotic enzyme, calcium-dependent ATPase has been extensively investigated. The ion-transport enzyme uses energy derived from the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to move Ca2+ against a concentration gradient. Innumerable techniques have been applied to Ca2+-ATPase analyses. These have included proteolytic, genetic, immunologic, and molecular approaches.

Calcium-dependent ATPase was first isolated in 1970 (3:696-700). This heterogenous family of enzymes can be broadly subdivided into two separate groups. The plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase occurs in most eukaryotic tissues. This 140-kDa enzyme binds calmodulin and is stimulated by calcium ion (10:285-297). Although it may be derived from plants, yeasts, or, for example,

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This paper examines non-insulin-dependent or type 2 diabetes, explaining its symptoms, care protocol, and precautions to be taken.

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"Diabetes mellitus is a long-term condition where the body is unable to regulate the amount of glucose in the blood properly, developing either when the body can no longer respond sufficiently to the body's natural supply of insulin or when the body is producing too little insulin. There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. In type 1 diabetes, patients must take insulin to regulate their blood sugar; in type 2 diabetes, patients are not dependent on insulin and can manage their blood sugar..."

Tags:diabetes, type 2, non-insulin-dependent, diet, exercise, insulin, foot care, compliance

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This paper describes the stalemate America faces in trying to find a solution to being dependent on oil from the Arab world. The author traces the history and background of this problem, and cites the end of the 1973 oil embargo as the reason that no serious research has continued in this field. The paper additionally shows how oil pricing is high and further outlines the causes of Western dependency on oil. Also analyzed is the connection between oil dependency, the increased energy needs of emerging nations and the environment. The author concludes with a call for more research and public awareness of the issue of oil dependency.

Outline:
Introduction and Background
Genesis, Continuation and Increasing of Problem
Attempted Solutions
Evidence for the Problems of High Oil Price
Causes
Effects
Solutions
Conclusion
Table "U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices"

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"Solutions to the ongoing and continually-increasing problem of oil dependency could still be reached; if the political will and commitment were to truly exist (and in the opinion of this author, it currently does not). No real solution is viable without that. Oil lobbies would need to lose their grip on Washington politicians, which would even conceivably happen only if a groundswell of citizenry were to threaten to "un-elect" the career politicians supported, politically and sometimes, at least to an extent, personally (trips; favors) by various big oil interests."

Tags:oil, OPEC, United, States, Arab, world, petroleum, dependency, alternative, energy, sources

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This paper discusses the issue of welfare dependency. Some believe that welfare programs actually facilitate the creation of a welfare culture that becomes dependent on the programs. But how true is this argument? Does the welfare system actually create the conditions of welfare dependency? Is there such a thing as welfare dependency? The paper reviews these questions and the discussions they create.

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"For the past several decades, there has been a growing debate over the effectiveness of developing welfare states in the West. In the United States, in particular, the welfare state has been criticized heavily. In fact, despite a history of welfare dating back to the early decades of the Twentieth Century, politics in the United States still fall back on anti-welfare rhetoric. One of the major issues on which the debate has turned is the matter of welfare dependency. Some believe that welfare programs actually facilitate the creation of a welfare culture that becomes dependent on the programs. According to this argument, over time individuals are less able to function without the aid of the state. They become utterly dependent upon welfare "handouts" in order to survive. "

Tags:sociology, welfare, dependency

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"The dynamics of codependency have long been misunderstood by the counseling profession, which has primarily been due to several reasons. Foremost is that there has been little recognition of codependency as an entity within and, of, itself. That is, the counseling profession once thought that codependents were the "normal" partners in dysfunctional marriages. Second, and resultant to this problem, is that there has not been in existence until recently the availability of an empirically- and theoretically-focused model for codependency. Third, given the codependency had become recognized as an entity and the availability of a model, there arose difficulties in the counseling profession deciding upon the most effective treatment modality. As a result of this dissensus, there are differing ... "