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"Monstrous Children As Harbingers Of Mortality: A Psychological Analysis Of Doris Lessing's The Fifth Child,, Kirby Farrell Dec 2013

"Monstrous Children As Harbingers Of Mortality: A Psychological Analysis Of Doris Lessing's The Fifth Child,, Kirby Farrell

kirby farrell

A Review of Lessing's novel _The Fifth Child_ from _The Ernest Becker Foundation Newsletter

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Parental Bonding And Alexithymia: A Meta-Analysis, F. Thorberg, R. Young, K. Sullivan, Michael Lyvers Oct 2012

Parental Bonding And Alexithymia: A Meta-Analysis, F. Thorberg, R. Young, K. Sullivan, Michael Lyvers

Mike Lyvers

The primary purpose of this meta-analysis was to explore, clarify and report the strength of the relationship between alexithymia, as measured by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and parenting style as measured by the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI).

Methods - Web of Science, PsycInfo, PubMed and ProQuest: Dissertations and Theses searches were undertaken, yielding nine samples with sufficient data to be included in the meta-analysis.

Results - Evidence indicated moderate to strong relationships between maternal care and alexithymia, and between maternal care and two of the three TAS-20 alexithymia facets (Difficulties Describing Feelings and Difficulties Identifying Feelings, but not Externally …

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Autobiography And The Family Frame: Jaret Belliveau's “Dominion Street” At Gallery Tpw, Matthew Ryan Smith May 2010

Autobiography And The Family Frame: Jaret Belliveau's “Dominion Street” At Gallery Tpw, Matthew Ryan Smith

Matthew Ryan Smith, Ph.D.

Documented over a period of five years, “Dominion Street” presents a visual narrative of love, loss, and life encapsulated within an East Coast milieu. Privy to the Belliveau family’s emotional and physical plights, the artist utilizes an autobiographic frame offering up strikingly informal glimpses of his family.

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Shame, Attachment And Masculine Lust Addiction, Alan A. Mackenzie Oct 2008

Shame, Attachment And Masculine Lust Addiction, Alan A. Mackenzie

Alan A MacKENZIE

A Hobbsean treatise (literature review) of the role of shame and attachent in masculine lust addiction.

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Adult Children Of Divorce -- Some Counselling Considerations, Alan A. Mackenzie Mar 2004

Adult Children Of Divorce -- Some Counselling Considerations, Alan A. Mackenzie

Alan A MacKENZIE

This paper explores the most salient issues concerning counselling adult children of divorce -- and synthesizes the findings from articles and recent books addressing the efficacy of specific counselling interventions. Other relevant aspects like special considerations that require unique interventions are also mentioned. Both Christian and secular modalities are examined.

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Experimental Research On Complex Problem Solving, Joachim Funke Dec 1994

Experimental Research On Complex Problem Solving, Joachim Funke

Joachim Funke

(from the chapter) pros and cons of experimental research [a critique of the analytical approach, alternatives to ANOVA techniques, features of the experimental approach] / a taxonomy of variables that affect complex problem solving / experimental research on complex problem solving [studies on person factors, studies on situation factors, studies on system factors, studies on interaction effects]

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