“Adoption as a factor in the psychological profiling of serial killers: Berkowitz and Dahmer”
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An eight page paper which investigates the relevance of adoption in the psychological background of serial killers, and considers how important an influence it is in comparison to other aspects of family life and upbringing. The paper includes a comparison of two serial killers, one who was adopted and one who was not. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLserial.wps

“Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and its Devastation” by Susan Forward and Craig Buck
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A 5 page book report on a taboo subject that remains a ‘dirty little secret’ in many families. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGincest.rtf

“Childhood Disorders” by Philip C. Kendall
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This 5 page report discusses Temple University’s Philip C. Kendall’s Childhood Disorders. The book offers what is clearly topical information about the current understanding of different psychological disorders of childhood. Kendall offers his commentary and research that is then tied into the most “traditional” of the major models of disorders and uses both existing literature and case studies to the process of detailing what standards are used to make a particular diagnoses. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
Filename: BWkendal.rtf

“Childhood onset schizophrenia”
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A five page paper which looks at some of the causes, behavioural symptoms and neurophysical features of childhood onset schizophrenia and the various therapies which are currently available to treat the condition and alleviate the symptoms. Bibliography lists 11 sources
Filename: JLSchiz.rtf

“Dead Man Out”: Governmental Structure and Mental Illness in the Movie Starring Danny Glover and Ruben Blades
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A 5 page discussion of the underlying societal and governmental factors interwoven in the complex plot of this movie. Blades is a convicted criminal who is serving time on death row. His execution has been delayed, however, due to his insanity. Danny Glover has been recruited as a psychiatrist to treat him. Glover has to not only employ his best clinical approaches but also come to the realization that, if he is successful in his efforts to restore this convict’s mental stability, Blades will face the electric chair. What ensues in the plot is a struggle between human emotions in the constraints of a cold and precise medical and legal arena. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPdeadMn.wps