Altered States of Consciousness and Hypnosis
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This 10 page report discusses hypnosis and the altered state of consciousness it produces. While the term “hypnosis” often carries a certain number of negative connotations that do not truly convey the beneficial and physiological relation response that is the legitimate hypnotic response, many people are still hesitant about the concept in general. The simple fact is that hypnosis is not a form of mind control and is not the will of one person being exerted over another. Health professionals, mental health counselors, even sports performance consultants advocate hypnosis as a form of stress reduction, pain management and personal performance enhancement. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWhypno.wps

An Analysis of Michigan’s Mental Health System: The Kalamazoo Asylum for the Insane to Community Based Treatment
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A 5 page discussion of the state of mental care as it existed in the mid 1850s and how this care has evolved over time. Focusing on the Kalamazoo Asylum, this paper notes the inadequacies and the historical circumstances which created them. While facilities such as the Kalamazoo Asylum may have been considered a reflection of enlightened public policy in its heyday, today they are considered an antiquity which should be abolished. Michigan is in the process of such abolishment. Unfortunately other facilities with equal faults continue to exist around the nation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPmentCl.rtf

An Analysis of Will Hunting
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This 5 page paper presents a psychoanalytic analysis of the protagonist from Good Will Hunting. Repression as a defense mechanism is shown to be exemplified in this character along with abandonment issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA110Wil.wps