Adult-Onset Schizophrenia
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A 9 page literature review. Schizophrenia has been extensively researched over the years, but in many ways it remains an enigma. The overwhelming majority of cases occur in young adults, but some cases do not develop until much later in life. The purpose here is to review the literature addressing factors associated with adult-onset schizophrenia. The paper concludes that though much more information is available on adult-onset schizophrenia now than was available in the past, real determinations that can be widely generalized still have yet to be discovered. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSpsycAdSchizo.rtf

Aggression: Is It Genetic or Learned?
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A 16 page study researching whether aggression is innate or learned. The paper discusses adolescent stress levels and stressors; personality factors linked to aggression; and quantitative differences between African Americans and whites. Poverty, both individual and community, is seen as being instrumental in aggressive display, as is lack of parental control. The methods section includes a detailed description of the types of statistical analyses that will be used in the study. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: KSaggresRace.rtf

Agnosia
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This 10 page paper describes the different categories of agnosia. This is a condition that can affect any of the five senses and, in general, results in a dissociation between the sensory stimulus and the associative memory related to that stimulus. For instance, if a patient with visual agnosia were shown a picture of an object, he would be unable to recall the name of the object. It is not a memory disorder; it is a perceptual-associative disorder caused primarily by stroke and brain injury. The several classifications of agnosia are discussed. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PGagnosi.wps

Agoraphobia
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This 5 page paper presents a diagnostic summary of DSM IV Axis classification for the anxiety disorder, panic disorder with agoraphobia, based on the character of Helen in the 1995 movie, Copycat. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTagobia.wps

Agoraphobia / Is it All in the Mind ?
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5 pages discussing the symptoms, causes, possible hereditary factors etc; of this particular panic disorder. Bibliography lists 5 scholarly sources.
Filename: Agorpap.wps