Articles written by Melissa McAvoy

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Evony Age 2 - A Review
Evony Age 2, an online game that encourages bullying, has little substance and even less customer service
Oct 3, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
Special Infected of Left 4 Dead
The "Special Infected" of Left 4 Dead can be difficult to handle for inexperienced players; the below is a brief guide on surviving them.
Sep 11, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
Left 4 Dead - The Basics
Left 4 Dead is a first person shooter, survival game by Steam. The aim is to complete campaigns, kill hordes of zombies and survive.
Sep 11, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
Everquest - 10 Years On and Still Going Strong
Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Everquest, one of Sony Online Entertainment's most popular games.
Aug 3, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
Workplace Development: Genuine Help or False Promises?
A discussion on some of the problems of business today and why they sometimes fail to help their employees learn, develop, grow and achieve.
Jul 28, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
And Justice for All - Restorative Justice is Better for Everyone
A comparison of the liberal democratic system and restorative justice in Australia, indicating restorative justice is in fact fairer for all concerned.
Jul 25, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
Are Men and Women Born or Made?
An examination of some popular arguments of the nature versus nurture debate in terms of gender development in human beings
Jul 17, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
Normative Development, What is "Normal?"
Theories of normative development help teachers, doctors and researchers to understand human process through life. Yet these theories are not perfect.
Jul 17, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
Disenfranchised Grief: Grieving Without Society's Permission
People are reluctant to mourn certain types of loss and death for various reasons, leading to the serious problem of disenfranchised grief.
Jul 17, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
Professional Supervision: An Examination of Two Models
Kadushin and Carroll present two models of professional supervision for counselling and psychology students; both are different, yet share a common goal.
Jul 17, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
Managing Conflict as an Unconscious Process
The main sources of conflict are unconscious processes. In order to effectively manage conflict, it is critical to recognise this.
Jul 17, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
Is Crime Learned? Edwin Sutherland and Differential Association
A brief look at Edwin Sutherland's Differential Association Theory and his argument that all crime is learned.
Jun 13, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy
What is Repressed Memory? – Legal and Scientific Perspectives
A brief look at repressed memory and the debate over its existence.
May 15, 2010 - Melissa McAvoy