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A growing archive of academic essays, research papers, and shorter pieces. Each entry includes the original PDF as I submitted it for a grade. Listed newest first.
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- Past April 19, 2026 Literature review
Functional Neurologic Symptom Disorder: Definition, Etiology, Symptomatology, and Treatment
PSYC 255 · Abnormal Psychology · Orange Coast College
A clinical synthesis paper covering the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for FNSD, the breakdown of positive and negative motor symptoms with bedside tests, four contemporary etiological models (neurobiological, Bayesian, cognitive conceptual, and integrated biopsychosocial), and treatment frameworks including CBT and psychodynamic therapy.
- Past October 18, 2025 Argumentative essay
Ethics, Implications, and Approaches: The Neuropolitics of Consumption
English C1000 · Orange Coast College
A position paper arguing that marketers exploit human neurocognitive processes through asymmetric information access, and that targeted public education is the most viable counterweight. Engages with Redish on commercial speech, Javor and colleagues on consumer neuroscience, and Ahn on the exploitation business model.
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