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	<description>“. . . there is no ought-to-know-how, there is only the uncovering of ourselves when we sit at the polishing stone.” —W. A. Mathieu</description>
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		<title>Definitions of Abnormality Revisited</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Terms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post I posted the first round of thoughts about definitions of abnormality. We had been asked to do this at the beginning of the term and then again at the end of term. What follows is my end of term thoughts. ~ ~ ~             Reflecting upon my original definitions of abnormality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Definitions of Abnormality</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Del Rapier The concept of abnormality first assumes a dichotomous system in which normality is the preferred option and all that lies outside normality is deemed abnormal. This simplistic, but all to common, methodology for defining abnormality is problematic at best. Such a system of categorizing presumes a singular definition of normality, leaving all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PTSD Awareness Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is PTSD Awareness Day. As someone who has experienced panic attacks (a common symptom of PTSD) and didn&#8217;t even understand what was going on until many years later, I&#8217;m glad the APA is doing what they can to educate folks. PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is an anxiety problem that develops in some people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bullying Is Never Harmless . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 19:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just found this article in PsychologyToday that discusses the potential link between childhood bullying and adult PTSD. We need to stop thinking of bullying as a &#8220;normal&#8221; event of childhood. We need to develop ways to get through to bullies and those who do not take it as serious. Click here for the full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Got In!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On March 4th I had an all day interview at Pacific University&#8217;s School of Professional Psychology for their PsyD in clinical psychology program. The interview went great. I enjoyed all of the faculty, the current students and fellow applicants. It was a much better interview process than I had experienced with CIIS. There was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kinsey: American Experience Review</title>
		<link>http://wholepersoncounsel.com/2011/01/kinsey-american-experience-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alfred Charles Kinsey was the son of a self-ordained Methodist preacher who believed in a strict, asexual family environment. A sickly and frail child after suffering from several severe illnesses (ex. rickets and typhoid), Kinsey was often bullied by his classmates, as well as his admonishing father. As a result, Kinsey spent a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developmental Issues of Gender Nonconforming Children &#8211; Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gender Identity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Therapeutic Practices Reparative Therapy The most well known advocate of this method of therapy is Dr. Kenneth Zucker. Reparative therapy takes a behavioral approach with the primary goal of getting the child to accept assigned gender. The following methods are typically used: Prohibit gender inappropriate toys and activities Reinforce same-sex activities Reinforce same-sex role models [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developmental Issues of Gender Nonconforming Children &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://wholepersoncounsel.com/2010/08/developmental-issues-of-gender-nonconforming-children-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DSM-IV Classification of Gender Nonconforming Children The DSM-IV lists the following diagnostic criteria for the currently listed diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder or GID (PsychNet-UK, n.d.): I.     A strong persistent cross-gender identification (not merely a desire for any perceived cultural advantages of being the other sex). In children, the disturbance is manifested by four (or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developmental Issues of  Gender Nonconforming Children &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://wholepersoncounsel.com/2010/08/developmental-issues-of-gender-nonconforming-children-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gender Identity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction The first question any expectant parent is asked is, is it a boy or a girl. This question speaks to the socially accepted binary gender system deeply ingrained into American culture, which goes unquestioned by a majority of those living within its borders. And yet, recent studies have found that the prevalence of affirmed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gender Fluidity – Part 2</title>
		<link>http://wholepersoncounsel.com/2010/07/gender-fluidity-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gender Identity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For part one of this column, please click here. The Possibilities of a Fluid Gender System By redefining gender as fluid, it undermines the legitimization of bias and breaks down the ability to attribute traits or roles to a specific gender grouping. In doing so, a new method of thinking begins to take shape. A [...]]]></description>
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