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Guilt in victims of internet scams
No full textThis is a presentation made (by invitation from the Queensland Police, Fraud Squad) to a group of Queenslanders all of whom had fallen victim to internet scams. The paper addresses the subject of guilt and why we may 'suffer' from it after a traumatic experience where the individual and/or the family have gone through a major financial or emotional loss
A Survey of Vine Growing in the Barossa District
No full textA survey of vine growing in the Barossa District was undertaken in August 1967 to obtain information about certain aspects of viticulture in that area. Some aspects covered were size, tenure, land use, yields, location of vines, fertilizers, irrigation, costs of production and changes in technique in the last five years and in the immediate future
Hope, happiness and hoaxes
No full textThis paper gives a psychological hypothesis for the phenomenon of Internet seduction or scams from the victim's perspective. It addresses the question of why so many people get hooked on Internet relationships and lose large amounts of money on scams and hoaxes resulting in emotional and physical trauma
Women, alcohol and pregnancy
No full textThis paper examines a history of knowledge from Greek times regarding the possible teratogenic effect of alcohol. Literature on the topic up to the early 1980s is included and some recommendations are suggested
Who carries the can? Alcohol and pregnancy
No full textThis paper examines legal aspects related to the damage of the foetus in utero and discusses who might have some responsibility for ensuring a healthy outcome. In 2008 the legal ramifications of damage to a foetus were investigated and Australian National Guidelines on alcohol consumption were passed recommending abstention during pregnancy
What's in your tool box?
No full textThis is a professional practice paper for Psychology practitioners to reflect on their skills and therapeutic practices. A Master- practitioner model or Artizan - apprentice analogy is used to understand the development of a practicing psychologist from his/her "salad days" (when we are green [Shakespeare- Anthony and Cleopatra]) to our Autumn years in the profession
The Reef Cycle: Paradise; Paradise Plundered; Paradise Preserved by people Power
No full textThis is a musical theatre production with an environmental message addressing a Queensland, Australia tussle between the development of the Galilee Coal Basin and the potential threat to the health of the Great Barrier Reef along the Queensland coast. The drama is enacted by characters representing "goodies" and "baddies" and includes epic poetry, dance, orchestra and drama.\ud
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The whole performance is enacted in the midst of a post graduate student art exhibition with a coral and coal theme
The Trial of Homo Economicus: The Dollar Hunting Animal
No full textThis operetta /morality play is set in a court room in the town of Puddle on the Piddle. The court is presided over by Judge Jan whose main role is to "adjudicate" between the prisoners (Homo economicus) and the victims, the wild life of Australia.\ud
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After evidence has been presented the audience acts as Jury and votes guilty or not guilty by secret ballot.\ud
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The Puddle Police play an important role in accompanying the prisoners into court
Narrative : family trauma or challenge and resilience in the Galapagos Archipelago\ud
No full textThe chapter is a "here and now" narration in the first person as witnessed and experienced by the author during field work in the Galapagos Islands in 1976-79. The story begins on the most remote volcanic island of Fernandina where the breeding biology of Flightless cormorants was being studied. A small selection of the many potentially life threatening situations and challenges is described including stories related to the birth of their son
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