Abstract
The purpose of this research is to examine the phenomenon of so-called trash TV. The plan of the research will be to define the term and set forth the historical background and context in which trash TV has become an issue, and then to discuss its impact on television programming

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"The purpose of this research is to examine the phenomenon of so-called trash TV. The plan of the research will be to define the term and set forth the historical background and context in which trash TV has become an issue, and then to discuss its impact on television programming as well as the implications of trash-TV programming for the content and praxis of journalism in particular and for the culture as a whole.

Broadcast and cable television in the decade of the 1990s has been marked by a significant increase in the number of reality-based shows. Far from being confined to three-network broadcasts of fiction in the form of drama, comedy, and soap opera, and belonging to a different on-air exercise than game shows and variety shows (plus public television, independent stations, and one or two cable channels), today's television ..."

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Examines the differences between the two schools of psychology. Community as grounded in roots of ecological psychology & the social sciences. Traditional as based upon principles of psychoanalysis, behaviorism & humanistic psychotherapies. Uses actor Robert Downey, Jr. and his chronic substance abuse problems to illustrate how both schools of psychology would analyze his difficulties.

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"Community psychology is a specialization within a larger realm encompassing psychology and the social sciences that is grounded in the roots of ecological psychology (What is community psychology..., 2000). Traditional psychology, on the other hand, is based upon fundamental principles of psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and humanistic psychotherapies (Garfield & Bergin, 1986). The two approaches differ in terms of views, values, and focus. The purpose of this report is to examine the differences between these two schools of psychology with reference to a specific individual seeking help for a life problem. The individual selected is the well-known actor, Robert Downey, Jr., whose substance abuse problems have been tracked in the popular press over the course of the last several years."

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Abstract
This paper examines how community psychology is a specialization encompassing psychology and the social sciences that is grounded in the roots of ecological psychology. It looks at how traditional psychology, on the other hand, is based upon fundamental principles of psychoanalysis, behaviorism and humanistic psychotherapies. It examines the differences between these two schools of psychology with reference to a specific individual seeking help for a life problem. The individual selected is the well-known actor, Robert Downey, Jr., whose substance abuse problems have been tracked in the popular press over the course of the last several years.

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"From the traditional psychotherapeutic perspective, substance abuse is regarded as an addiction that is difficult to treat. Garfield and Bergin (1986) have pointed out that behavioral or interactional psychotherapies and conjoint family therapies have been used with individuals identified as having a substance abuse problem, but that the results of these interventions are mixed. Group therapy, twelve-step programs, use of methadone and other detoxification efforts and aversive conditioning have succeeded in a number of cases, but relapse is common among substance abusers."

Tags:substance, abuse, group, therapy, behaviorism