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Attitude, Appearance and Personality, 2007.
This paper explores how physical attractiveness affects an individual's perceptions of personality.
1,359 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper discusses how the assessment of appearance is highly subjective and is believed to be influenced by a wide number of variables in the eyes of the observer. The paper presents a literature review on whether attractiveness is perceived by an observer as correlating to an extroverted personality and extroverted behavior. The paper proposes methodology for a test that assesses attractiveness and personality.
Outline:
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Overview of the Current Study
Rationale for the Current Study
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"Appearance is a powerful correlate affecting how a person is perceived by others, and there is significant data to suggest that persons who are viewed as having a more attractive physical appearance are perceived in a more positive manner than persons who are less attractive (Kniffen & Wilson, 2004). Assessment of appearance, however, is highly subjective and is believed to be influenced by a wide number of variables in the eyes of the perceiver; variables include a person's influences (Silver & Parente, 2004), environmental development (Kniffen & Wilson, 2004), race and ethnicity (Wade et al, 2004), and desired outcomes such as perceived credibility (Masip et al, 2004)."
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Sadistic Personality Disorder, 2008.
This paper explores the research regarding sadistic personality disorder.
1,639 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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The paper discusses the characteristics of sadistic personality disorder and examines the theories of Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget on child development. The paper relates that because of the lack of extensive research in this area and the extensive factors that are indicated as part of sadistic personality disorder, it appears evident that both a biological and environmental influence will impact the disorder's development in children. The paper maintains that more extensive research must be conducted in order to understand how the child and adolescent population is impacted by psychological functioning.
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"Myers, Burket and Husted (2006) state that there has been little research related to sadistic personality disorder in adolescents or children to date (sec. 2). Myers, Burket and Husted (2006) further state that although there has been a growing concentration on sadistic personality disorder due to it being associated with violent criminal activities, the DSM included it in the third version of the manual and alleviated it from version four (sec. 2). Additionally, Myers, Burket and Husted (2006) contend that many psychologists and psychiatrists do not believe that a diagnosis of sadistic personality disorder is valid because of the close association that the symptoms have with other personality disorders, such as anti-social personality disorder (sec. 2)."
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Borderline Personality Disorder - Case Study, 2006.
A case study about a teenage girl exhibiting signs of borderline personality disorder.
958 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses the case of a teenager with borderline personality disorder. It explains the teenager's history and current problem. The writer describes the assessments done and the diagnosis and recommendations.
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Introduction
Appearance
Presenting Problem
Developmental History
Mental Status
Multi-axial Assessment
Differential Diagnosis and Recommendations
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"By her senior year, Hetty began exhibiting short bouts of anxiety and irritability, most prominently before and during examination weeks. While her outbursts became less frequent, she reported having hallucinations of Jesus hovering in front of her. This alarmed her parents and brought her in for evaluation. Hetty's symptoms meet the diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000), borderline personality disorder is "a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts." "
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Culture and Attitude, 2002.
Explores how one's attitude could lead to a successful adaption into a foreign culture.
1,775 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 7 sources, $ 66.95
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To enter into another culture is to enter a world of beliefs and traditions that may be very different from those that shaped us. Our attitude toward that culture - Have we come willingly? Are we happy to be here? - and that culture's attitude to us - Are we welcome? - will go a long way towards ensuring a successful adaptation to that culture. But what exactly do social psychologists mean when they refer to attitude? And how is it measured? These are the points that will be addressed in this paper.
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Multiple Personality Disorder and Court, 2006.
A discussion regarding the diagnosis of multiple personality disorder as a basis for an insanity plea.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses how the diagnosis of multiple personality disorder (MPD) in criminal trials has to date been used as a basis for the insanity plea in a number of acquittals ranging from forgery to rape to murder. The 1980 inclusion of MPD in DSM-III as a distinct clinical entity has given evidence to the disorder as an accepted psychological condition by the American psychiatric body and its eventual appearance in criminal settings. The paper further discusses how despite its inclusion in the classification of mental disorders much controversy has surrounded MPD and its viability in a courtroom setting.
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Attitude and Behavior in Social Influence, 2002.
A look at how attitude creates a social influence on behavior through psychological association.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper will discuss the influence of attitude on behavior in the scope of psychological studies. By showing how the attitude of a person can directly create a social influence on the behavior of the person, we can see how this may be achieved. This study will reveal four general factors that influence when people are or are not likely to behave in ways that are consistent with their attitudes. By understanding this relationship, the idea of social influence can be revealed in this form of psychological association.
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Appearance and Job Placement, 2002.
Shows the effect of a person's physical appearance to his/her chances of gaining employment.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines the role of physical appearance in job placement. Attractive physical appearance is seen as linked to productivity in some industries with high customer contact. But generally, most employers use it subjectively for candidate selection without linking it to skill sets. Candidates also share this subjective expectation of employers especially when job competition is unpredictable.
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Fighting Discrimination with a Positive Attitude, 2003.
Discusses how several African-American authors face the issue of racism with a positive attitude.
982 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 34.95
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People react to discrimination in different ways. Some let it discourage them, some run away form it, and others hate it so much that they become bigots themselves. There are, however, positive ways of reacting to discrimination. Discrimination can motivate people to survive and become successful so that they can try to prevent it in the future. This paper explores works by Langston Hughes, Brent Staples, Richard Wright, and Alice Walker, authors of short stories concerning different African-American characters facing issues of race and discrimination. The paper shows that, by reading their stories, one gets a clear understanding that when faced with discrimination, it is best to keep a positive attitude rather than a negative one. In these stories, the characters that do keep a positive, more realistic attitude toward racial issues and discrimination tend to turn out more successful, mentally, than the characters that react to these issues negatively. Works analyzed include, ?One Friday Morning? (Langston Hughes), ?Black Men and Public Space? (Brent Staples), and "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.
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"Brent Staples? reaction to discrimination and racial profiling is what gives him a better attitude and outcome. In ?Black Men and Public Space?, Staples discusses how he is a victim of these every day. Walking down the street at night, white people, especially women, would quickly walk away form his direction. In subways, white people would sit nervously as if waiting for him to attack. Even merchants in retail stores would give mean glares when he entered their store. Staples describes feeling ?surprised, embarrassed and dismayed, all at once?. This sort of environment could quickly erode a person?s spirit. In his situation, most would become angry and resentful. Staples, however, realizes that he cannot allow this to happen."
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The Egoistic Attitude vs Utilitarianism, 2005.
Compares the egoistic attitude with utilitarianism.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, $ 62.95
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A comparison and contrast of the egoistic attitude with utilitarianism in this paper is revealing of the complexity of both approaches to ethical action, in that each is best considered a rubric or a category comprising a number of subsidiary positions. Thus for example ethical egoism has been cited as covering diverse approaches ranging from individual ethical egoism to universal ethical egoism. In this analysis, the paper shows that in order to present compare and contrast egoism and utilitarianism it is necessary to recognize both the complexity of each approach objections to each and the points at which the two approaches seem to overlap.
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Advertising and Appearance Anxiety, 2007.
An analysis of the effects that advertisements have on appearance anxiety within the female population.
1,048 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses the powerful and persuasive nature of advertising and how it is utilized as a tool to impact and objectify messages and media influences throughout various cultures. The paper particularly focuses on the effect that advertisements have on appearance anxiety, especially within the adolescent female population and discusses the reasons for its impact.
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"Gender is predominantly linked to the female population when it comes to body dissatisfaction, particularly adolescent females because so much of their identity is tied to their physical attributes, or lack thereof (Green, 2003). Research reveals that women far outweigh men in terms of lower body dissatisfaction and media pressures confirm their anxieties (Dittmar, et al, 2004). Studies reveal that women have a higher dissatisfaction in specific areas such as hips, thigh, body fatness and weight (Russell & Cox, 2003). Women's tendencies are to continually compare their own body images to other women as a means of self assessment, typically ending in body dissatisfaction (Tiggemann, et al, 2004). The physical changes are evident in both girls and boys reaching puberty with opposite results inferred for girls who increase their body fat and boys who decrease their body fat and increase muscle tone (Davison & McCabe, 2006)."
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Appearance And Reality "Hamlet", 2002.
Examines the character, Hamlet's ability to switch from appearance to reality in William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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In this essay, several quotations and citations from "Hamlet" illustrate Shakespeare's deft ability to use his language to blur the lines between appearance and reality and ultimately propel his characters from fictional literary interpretations into the collective imagination of literate humanity.
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The Dichotomy between Appearance and Reality, 2002.
A look at how three authors Hawthorne,Poe and Gilman deal with the theme of appearance and reality.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the theme of the dichotomy between appearance and reality, and how it is an old and crucial theme throughout literature. The paper explores the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe and Charlotte Perkins Gilman to demonstrate this theme operating in different ways.
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Benton?s ?June Morning? and Frieske?s ?Before Her Appearance?, 2004.
This paper critiques two paintings by American artists: Thomas Hart Benton?s ?June Morning? (1945) and Frederick Carl Frieske?s ?Before Her Appearance? (1913).
1,155 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 39.95
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This paper first describes Thomas Hart Benton?s "June Morning" by explaining that the curvilinear forms and the realistic details accentuate this typical rural scene. The paper then critiques American Impressionist, Frederick Carl Frieske?s "Before Her Appearance", which is a delicate portrait of a young ballerina applying the final touches to her make-up before going on stage. The paper points out that the painter is trying to evoke a feeling of naivet? with this young woman by using mottled details, which bring softness to the scene.
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"The flowering bushes appear to be doing well in the arid conditions as evidenced by the grass. Pink clusters of flowers adorn the bushes at the left foreground. White flowers, tinged with yellow, grow from a bush, out of the top of the hill in the right foreground. Aged and weathered wooden slats lie askew at the bottom of the bush, accented by rounded boulders. The three slats are broken and laying at odd angles, as if possibly a wheelbarrow or cart broke along the roadside at this spot, and the owner just left it for time to dispose of."
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The Attitude of Certain Writers towards Women, 2008.
A look at the attitude portrayed in some literary Greek works towards women.
3,039 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 89.95
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This paper looks at how the literary works of some of the most influential writers of Greece have portrayed the image of women as literary characters. This author draws upon the historical background to explain how tragedies were written and how they considered the approach to be effective in defining the role and stand of women. The work of Aeschylus is relevant in this sense, as his consideration of the woman is obvious throughout his plays.
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Historical Background
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"The status of women has always been a debated subject among scholars and historians alike. There has always been the issue of gender equality and the right of women to be treated without discrimination. However, from the early beginnings of the society, this endeavor has proven to be a hard task especially in ancient civilizations. The Greek society is often viewed as the birth place of democracy and having represented a model of government of the state (Berstein and Milza, 1994). Despite this statement, a thorough analysis of the social environment may prove a limited democratic rule, especially in relation to the relationship between men and women in Greece and Athens in particular."
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Aging and Attitude, 2005.
Examines women's attitudes towards aging in America.
1,876 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper examines the attitudes and preconceived beliefs toward aging in America, specifically the attitudes of women toward aging. The paper focuses on the effects of aging and the different attitudes of men and women.
Paper Outline:
Objective
Aging in General
Women
The Social Network
Summary and Conclusion
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"A poll conducted by Brandeis University National Center found that there is a link between a woman's attitude toward aging and working longer. A job that stimulates the mind and also keeps one physically mobile will certainly promote a longer life. However a job that is overly stressful may very well make one sick and produce opposite effects from those experienced by a job that is non-stressful in nature."
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