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The Pied Piper of Hamelin: folklore encounters malevolent cults

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The medieval German fairy tale the Pied Piper of Hamelin sheds light on social processes related to malevolent cults. Topics discussed include principal features of malevolent cults, the rat as a symbol in the Pied Piper story, the parents' psychology, themes of deception and abandonment, and the society's collective intuitive knowledge of its own self-destructiveness.

Criticism and interpretation, Cults, Pied Piper of Hamelin (Fictional character)

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Strains on confidentiality in college-student psychotherapy: entangled therapeutic relationships, incidental encounters, and third-party inquiries

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Entangled therapeutic relationships, incidental encounters and third-party inquiries are three of the major causes of discrepancies in confidentiality maintained by psychotherapists in college campuses. Psychologists practicing in colleges need to be careful and adept at maintaining secrecy about their patients without alienating members in the campus community.

Evaluation, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Ethical aspects, Educational psychology

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Cohesion, alliance and outcome in group psychotherapy: comments on Joyce, Piper, & Orgrodniczuk (2007)

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The article discusses the 2007 study by Joyce, Piper and Orgrodniczuk to examine the relationships among therapeutic alliance, cohesion and treatment outcomes in group psychotherapy.

Science & research, Research, Patient outcomes, Report

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