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International College, where he had attended until he decided to attend Istanbul University, to study philosophy in 1924. While attending the university, Sherif became interested in hormic psychology, which influenced him to pursue a Masters degree and a PhD in the United States at Harvard. Throughout his years in graduate school, Sherif widened his interests towards other areas in social sciences by focusing more on social structuration and experimental studies, due to the influences of the…

Sotos syndrome is a disease that causes a child to grow unusually rapidly, especially in the cephalic region, resulting in abnormal growth of the brain and a corresponding array of developmental disabilities (Türkmen et al., 2015; Faravelli, 2005; McKusick, 2015). This disorder is an autosomal dominant disorder (McKusick, 2015) and has been found to be a result of mutations in the NSD1 gene (Türkmen et al., 2015; Faravelli, 2005; McKusick, 2015), on the chromosome 5q35 (Faravelli, 2005; McKusick…

I’m half-way through my first semester as a PhD student in Applied Behavior Analysis at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. I’ve been learning about some interesting topics in my Experimental Analysis of Behavior class. I’ve never taken any previous courses on Experimental Analysis of Behavior so the topics are new to me and I enjoy sharing them with you. One of the topics we discussed last week was about stimulus control. I often refer to my “White Book” of applied behavior analysis…

It happened six years ago as I sat in an office with butterflies in my stomach. It was my first day job shadowing a Speech Language Pathologist and I was excited to have this amazing opportunity as a high school student. As the SLP ran a session a smile came over my face. Over the next few months I would job shadow twice a week. I learned more than I could have imagined I could in such a short time. By the end of my time job shadowing I knew this was the career I wanted to pursue. I have…

As far back as I can remember, I've struggled to discover my one true passion. Growing up, I was surrounded by people who knew what their purpose was: my mother with her teaching, my father with his art, my grandmother with her altruism. Not knowing my aim only motivated me to find it, and from a young age, I've explored everything. I've contemplated careers from toxicology to novelist, park ranger to senator. Due to some phenomenal teachers and continuous self exploration, during my high school…

quality, patient centered, accessible and affordable care. Removing barriers to practice and care, achieving higher level of education, collaboration and leadership and promoting diversity are other roles of an APN. References: Kowalski, Karren, PhD, RN,C.N.A.A.-B.C., F.A.A.N. (2012). Recommendations of the future of nursing report. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 43(2), 57-58. doi:http://dx.doi.org.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/10.3928/00220124-20120125-04 The National…

Precis: As written by Yvette Brazier in “Low Vitamin D and Obesity as Teenagers may Accelerate MS”, featured in Medical News Today, The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke says that spending more time in the sun as a teenger can delay a “unpredictable disease of the nervous system.” The NINDS says there are approximately 250,000-350,000 people in the United States diagnosed with multiple sclerosis(MS). Research has been done that links MS with obesity and low levels of…

The majority of people dream of becoming actors, singers, chefs, doctors, etc., but I want something different. I want to work with things most people don’t like thinking about. A goal I wish to accomplish is becoming a forensic psychologist. I’ve always been intrigued by the thought of how people die, and how one could have the mentality to kill another human being. The mind and the body are unpredictable and still have many effects to be discovered. The chemicals released that make the mind,…

American Psychological Association posts on their group therapy FAQ (answered by Ben Johnson, PhD.) on their website that confidentiality is not guarantee and group members are welcome to share as much as little as they would like, although it is noted that the more information that is shared the more effective group therapy is more likely to be for that individual and even other individuals (Johnson PhD, 2015). In group therapy, “duty to protect and warn” depending on the states laws, would…

exemption is that religious and personal belief is being considered the same thing. However, these two ideologies are completely different. The arguments people present against vaccination is based off of their personal ideology. Ed de St. Aubin, who has a PhD and is an expert on psychology, defines personal ideology as, “An individual 's philosophy of how life should be and of what forces influence human living.” This phenomena is clearly present in the argument between religion and…