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Dr. Bruce D. Perry's The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog

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I am impassioned by many topics ranging from politics to fine arts but I can talk only endlessly about psychology. Psychology is an interesting field of study; imagine understanding the most complex structure in the universe and how everyday things can impact it. I find myself entranced by child and cult psychology, reading books by psychiatrists and watching AP Psychology study material in my free time. The book that completely encompassed my interests in psychology was Dr. Bruce D. Perry’s “The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog”, which discusses how trauma, ranging from abuse and neglect, at a young age may affect individuals as adolescents. This collection of essays really gave me an insight into how my field of psychological study, music therapy,
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