“The New Age Movement: The Celebration of the Self and the Secularization of Modernity”: A Review of the Book by Paul Heelas
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A 5 page discussion of the origin and premises of the religious movement referred to a the New Age. Dispels myths about this movement being associated with bell bottoms and sandals. No additional sources listed.
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Paper Title: “The New Age Movement: The Celebration of the Self and the Secularization of Modernity”: A Review of the Book by Paul Heelas

“Training Police Officers in Techniques of Dealing With Mentally Ill Suspects Within the Community”
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A five page paper which looks at the problems faced by police officers in dealing with mentally ill suspects, and the ways in which training programmes designed to redress the problem might be managed and assessed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: “Training Police Officers in Techniques of Dealing With Mentally Ill Suspects Within the Community”

“When Rabbit Howls” by Truddi Chase
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A 3 page paper which summarizes Truddi Chase’s “When Rabbit Howls” and discusses its relevancy to psychiatric nursing. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Paper Title: “When Rabbit Howls” by Truddi Chase

"A Beautiful Mind" - Six Concepts
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6 pages in length. John Nash's struggle with and ultimate championing of paranoid schizophrenia is the basis of the film A Beautiful Mind, a story that pits one man against his own cognitive descent and his success at overcoming what had nearly cost him everything he held dear. This movie was chosen for its expansive vision of Nash's psychological disorder, the extent to which it was portrayed in an accurate light, as well as the full circle he made in regaining his cognitive stability to such a degree that he achieved one of the most prestigious honors indicative of this remarkable turnaround. The six concepts include psychological disorder, anger, happiness, social psychology, personality and intelligence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: "A Beautiful Mind" - Six Concepts

"As Good As It Gets": Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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5 pages in length. Hollywood is well known for depicting real-life health concerns as a means by which the public may become more educated on the given topic. In James L. Brooks' As Good As It Gets, Jack Nicholson plays an obsessive-compulsive writer whose life is somewhat hampered by his involuntary disorder.. When discussing the fundamental properties of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), the student will want to note that the individual is compelled to perform repetitive actions – such as washing one's hands several times in a row, checking and rechecking that appliances are turned off or being irrationally fearful of things that do not warrant such a reaction – to the point of extreme excess. These rituals ultimately overtake the individual's entire existence that some people are paralyzed from partaking of typical social functions. Research findings indicate that nearly 2.5% of the population suffer from OCD at some point throughout their lives, with three to five million Americans of both genders and all race/socioeconomic background overwhelmed by the disorder every year. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Paper Title: "As Good As It Gets": Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

"O Brother Where Art Thou?"
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This 3 page paper discusses the film "O Brother Where Art Thou?" and provides a brief psychiatric analysis of the character of Baby Face Nelson. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

"Psychosocial Treatments For Bipolar Depression" - Analysis
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3 pages in length. Pharmacotherapy is all too often the first and more than likely only treatment approach prescribed for bipolar patients, a reality this study's authors show as only partially effective in reaching the goal of recovery. To depend solely upon the limited medicinal benefit when addressing the often debilitating impact of bipolar disorder is to withhold the powerful synergy that comes from a combined protocol of drug and psychosocial therapies. The authors further illustrate this point by extending the scope of this trial to incorporate fifteen different locations where patients participated, a decision that offers a broader range of respondent input and gives this study a unique approach. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Paper Title: "Psychosocial Treatments For Bipolar Depression" - Analysis

"The Ties That Bind" and "The Only Child": Brothers
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A 5 page paper which compares "The Ties That Bind" by Michael Ventura and "The Only Child" by John Leonard. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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Paper Title: "The Ties That Bind" and "The Only Child": Brothers

"What About Bob?" – Multi-Phobic
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7 pages in length. Afflicted with a malady of phobias, the lead character in Frank Oz's What About Bob? strikes a simultaneous chord of compassion and confusion with audiences. Played by Bill Murray, Bob's mental composition is comprised of such life-altering irrationalities as agoraphobia, claustrophobia, hypochondria and obsessive-compulsive disorder, all of which work synergistically to make him a walking, talking idiosyncrasy. His behavior, while wholly innocent, is over the top for his regular therapist to deal with so he is referred to emotionally absent and narcissistic Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfus); after one session, Marvin alerts Bob to the fact that he will be unavailable for the rest of the summer on family vacation. This news sends Bob into a tailspin of – yet another psychological disorder - separation anxiety – until he is able to finally track down Marvin at his lake house. Phobic manifestations notwithstanding, Bob easily worms his way into the hearts of Marvin's family but forever remains an overwhelming irritation where the doctor is concerned, who truly has no idea what it means to be compassionate in a field where such emotional connection is key. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Paper Title: "What About Bob?" – Multi-Phobic

A Beautiful Mind, John Nash And Schizophrenia
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This 7 page paper discusses the entitled movie, the differences between the movie and the reality of John Nash's life, and paranoid schizophrenia. The writer reminds the reader of some of the scenes in the film and how the movie lures the audience into Nash's delusions. Some of the many events not depicted in the movie are discussed. The paper describes the symptoms and diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia for the reader to reflect on how these were depicted in the movie. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: A Beautiful Mind, John Nash And Schizophrenia