There are many theories about what causes crime and how crimes may be related to drugs. Goldstein (1985) proposed that there are three ways that drugs and crime interact: economic compulsion, psychopharmacological effects, and...
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Drug abuse and crime -- United States, Drug abuse -- Social aspects -- United States, Drug abuse -- Age factors -- United States, Alcoholism and crime -- United States, Alcoholism -- Social aspects -- United States et Alcoholism -- Age factors -- United States
Emotional abuse and neglect are less studied than more overt forms of abuse, yet are found to have myriad deleterious outcomes. Childhood emotional abuse and emotional neglect are also often combined into one emotional...
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emotional abuse, emotional maltreatment, emotional neglect et emotional regulation
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Psychological abuse, Psychological child abuse, Child abuse et Psychologically abused children
Child maltreatment (CM) is a substantial public health concern and its occurrence often brings a host of negative outcomes for the individuals involved and the larger community as a whole. Adults who experienced CM in their...
Psychopathic and narcissistic display a multitude of negative interpersonal behaviors with psychopathy also displaying a greater degree of impulsive and antisocial traits (McCord & McCord, 1956; Emmons, 1984). A primary...
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Empathy, Face recognition, Narcissism et Psychopathy
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Empathy, Narcissism et Antisocial personality disorders
College females have been shown to be at risk for problems such as eating disturbances (Schwitzer et al., 2008), body dissatisfaction (Altabe & Thompson, 1993), and depression (Abramson et. al., 1998). Further, some aspects...
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Body Image, College Females et Media
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Body image in women, Women in mass media et Eating disorders in women
Sexual assault negatively affects women’s mental, physical, and sexual health (Dworkin et al., 2017), but higher perceived social support is generally protective against these negative effects (Dworkin et al, 2019)....
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dissociation, perceived partner responsiveness, romantic partners, sexual assault, sexual function et sexual pleasure
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Dissociative disorders, Depersonalization, Sex (Psychology), Sexual excitement, Intimacy (Psychology), Rape et Rape trauma syndrome
Working memory is the ability to temporarily hold information in one’s mind, manipulatethis information and then use it. Working memory is a critical skill in one’s dailyfunctioning as it impacts our ability to carry out...
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Cogmed, Computer based training et Working Memory
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Learning, Psychology of, Short-term memory et Memory
The American Psychiatric Association (2013) defines autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized, in part by social communication impairments. With the implementation of the Individuals with...
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Attitudes, Autism, Gender Differences, Peer Interventionists et Self-efficacy
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Attitude (Psychology), Autism, Sex differences, Self-efficacy et Middle school students
Research on self-regulation skills in preschool children shows lasting academic, economic, and psychological effects that may remain through adulthood. Children show large gains in these skills during the preschool age, making...
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Meditation, Mindfulness, Personality, Preschoolers et Self-Regulation
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Mindfulness (Psychology), Meditation for children, Preschool children -- Psychology et Self-control in children
Eating disorders produce the highest mortality rates of any mental health diagnoses; between 5-20% of individuals struggling with anorexia nervosa will die from it or associated medical complications. In an expansive study of...
