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2How To Get A's in College: Four Steps
4 steps to help students who want to enhance their performance in college.
1Pregnancy Advice: How to Achieve Healthy Prenatal Development
While there are always chances that things can occur beyond our control, there are definitely steps you can take to help your baby have the best chance possible.
10How to Live Through Getting Dumped
If you have recently gotten dumped and your are having a hard time getting over it, here is some solid advice to help you!
0Why Return to School Later in Life: A Personal Account
Sometimes life get's in the way and you can't go to or finish college right out of high school. Don't let that stop you though. Education is important. This is my personal account of returning to school a decade later.
2How Are Women Treated Different From Men In Psychology: Relational-Cultural Theory
Relational-cultural theory is a theory of counseling and development that came about in order to fill a gap that traditional models ignored and provides and alternate and inclusive model of development across the life span.
4Surgical Insanity
This is just a silly story I wrote that is inspired by a crazy dream I had a few years ago before I went into the hospital for a surgical procedure.
2Is Violent Behavior a Result of Nature or Nurture, or Both?
This article considers the question of where violent behavior in humans comes from. It is a condition caused by genetics or learned from environmental influences. Is violent behavior a result of nature or nurture or the combination of both?
3How To Decide if Counseling is Right For You
Comparison/Contrast insights into the decision to discuss your problems in counseling with a trained professional or with a friend or family member.
7The Baby Sideshow: A History Of The Incubator
Also called an “Isolette” an incubator is basically a clear plastic box. For a premature baby, this box is the next best thing to being inside it’s mothers belly. An incubator creates an artificial environment for infants who are too small or sick to maintain a warm enough body temperature for survival. Incubators also help protect an infant from noise, light and germs that may cause sickness and infections.
3Why Omega 3 Fatty Acids Are Important In Pregnancy
Omega 3 fatty acids are a polyunsaturated fat, which basically means it is a “healthy” fat. As humans, our bodies do not produce these types of fats and so our only source of obtaining them is through diet. A typical diet is very low in Omega 3 fatty acids because the main sources for them is through fish or flaxseed oil, also grass fed meat and free-ranging poultry, all things that we (especially us Americans) do not typically consume enough of. Big health benefits of Omega 3 fatty acids are
13Thyroid Cancer: My Personal Journey
It all started with a fall down the stairs. One thing led to another and through a series of doctor visits I ended up finding out that I had a lump in my throat. There were two lumps actually, one right in front and one on the right side of my neck. The ironic thing is that I have always had a phobia about things touching my neck, I blame it on all the horror movies I watched growing up.
5The Tragic Story Of Lost Childhood Love
Hand in hand on the playground, innocence and broken bones bond. The flower he picked from random bed is tucked away behind her ear. The pulling pigtails period is past, now he wants only to see her smile. Brave colorblind eyes mask his hurt, but she sees his heavy heart suffer. Content kids laugh nearby, love is not lost in their phenomenal lives. The two slighted sad souls look on not in jealousy but with hope.
0How To Define Cognitive Impairment Disorders
Delirium is a condition characterized by a confused mental state, usually resulting from shock or fever, accompanied by alterations in attention and by hallucinations, delusions, and incoherence. There are four general causes of delirium; brain disease, a disease or infection in another part of the body that affects the brain, intoxication, and withdrawal from a substance to which an individual is addicted.
2How To Plan A Romantic Date
Flowers, candy and cards can be nice but are these things really important? Don’t get me wrong, I am a girl who adores a nice diamond! But it’s the memories that make life meaningful. When celebrating a day that honors love, shouldn’t there be more than a trinket and a card? Here are some great ideas on how to surprise your sweetie and make incredible romantic memories!
4How To Have Clear Beautiful Skin The Natural Way
To put it simply, Acne is caused when the pores in your skin become clogged. If you don’t know what acne is however, you probably wouldn’t be here. So let’s bypass the background information and get right to the point. There are countless skin care products out today that claim to fight acne and promise clear beautiful skin like the flawless enhanced models in magazines and TV.
0How To Solve Problems In The Office
Problem solving can be a long drawn out process that relies on creative thinking and understanding of why the problem exists. Often times, executives don’t spend enough effort on the problem finding and solving stages because they have a misguided belief that acting quickly and decisively is what benefits the company. Mistakes are made because this shortcut doesn’t allow the problem solver to focus on the real causes of the problem and all of the possible solutions. An example of this happeni
2Great Baby Gift Ideas: Must Have Items For A New Mom
The list goes on and on. For a new mother-to-be it can get quite confusing. Once you become pregnant you think that you have months to prepare. It goes by very quickly though and for some of us, preparations are overwhelming. When creating a baby registry, some people take weeks researching and planning, while others go to the store grab the registry gun and go wild! If I could give any advice at all to new moms based on my own experience with must have baby items, it would be the following
0How To Improve Your Learning And Self Confidence At Work
Advice on ways to improve your learning ability and self-confidence before starting a new job
1Benefits Of Wellness Programs At Work
Wellness programs not only reduce company health care costs but also reduce the cost of health insurance. Employees that feel they are being taken care of by the company, feel a loyalty towards the company, this not only cuts down on the turnover rates but also increases productivity. Also, having healthy employees will increase the quality and amount of work being done.
2Should Abused Children Be Taken From Their Families?
For some, the first instinct when a child is at risk for abuse in their home is to remove that child from their home. But is that always the best case? First, it is important to define what exactly constitutes as child abuse. According to the CAPTA (Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act), Child abuse and neglect is any act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation. There are four mai
2Drugs Alcohol and Behavior
Drugs that produce altered states of consciousness are stimulants, depressants, narcotics, and hallucinogens. Stimulant drugs such as caffeine have an arousal effect on the central nervous system, and cause a rise in heart rate, blood pressure, and muscular tension. Other stimulant drugs include nicotine, amphetamines, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Often times these drugs work by stimulating neurotransmitters. Cocaine for example produces it’s high through the neurotransmitter dopamine which tr
0Theories of Suicidal Behavior: Perspectives on What Causes Suicide
People who exhibit suicidal behavior nearly always have a serious psychiatric disorder. Statistics show that nine out of ten people who commit or attempt suicide have at least one major psychiatric illness and in half of these cases two or more such illnesses are present. Most common of these psychiatric conditions are mood disorders, alcohol and substance abuse, and behavior disorders.
4The Language of Men and Women: How to understand the differences in the way men and women communicate
Relationships can be tricky. Men and women sometimes seem to speak entirely different languages. Why does this happen and how do we cope with it in order to maintain a good relationship?
