Influence The right or wrong words that we hear in specific situations, from people who we love, when we are growing up, can be an important influence on the way we see the world. I feel graceful for all the people that I have met, because one way or another they are part of my life. One person has been a big influence on me, she is my mother, and the most important lessons in my life came from a trivial story. I was 16 years old cursing my sophomore year in high school. As a teenager in the…
Modern Chinese grammatical system need to have a particular form that would allow actions or verbs to express various progresses of the state in each situation; therefore, it needs a particle to be added to the sentence to achieve this need. Chinese grammar is not similar to English grammar, in which English can add -ing onto the end of a verb to show the ongoing state of an action. Chinese has many particles such as le, zhe, guo that are being used in the sentences to add aspectual values to…
Identities of Tender Buttons and Life Breaks In Have you ever gotten so used to seeing the same everyday objects that you barely notice them anymore? Haven’t you been having terrible mood swings over that? Both Gertrude Stein and Mary Cappello in their books dissolve the tediousness of both everyday-use and everyday-felt elements and objects in a very exceptional way. Personally, I believe that Stein uses very common and simple adjectives in expressing certain objects, food, and rooms. She…
sleep, hypersomnia which is over sleeping or thoughts of suicide. Certain patterns may be detected when assessing people with depression. Each mood disorder is categorized by a unique set of symptoms or diagnostic criteria which are listed in a book called the diagnostic and statistical Manual of mental disorders 4th edition. There are different types of mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, cyclothymic disorder, dysthymic disorder, major depressive disorder. Major depressive disorder can be…
Daniel’s behavior would be considered abnormal behavior according to the book. Abnormal psychology or psychopathology is defined as “the study of disorders of mind, mood, and behavior” (Baird 264). It is very had to define a psychological disorder because the way that people may view the behavior. For example one person could see the behavior as a symptom while another person sees it as “creative eccentricity” (Baird 264). The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistics Manual…
When a physician diagnoses a person with schizoaffective disorder, it means that the person presents with characteristics of both schizophrenia and mood disorders (Kantrowitz et al., 2011). This disorder causes the person have both disorganized thinking and behavior, along with disturbances of mood (Cheniaux et al., 2009). It is stated that this disorder is caused by deficit in the anatomy of the brain (Cheniaux et al., 2009). Although this disorder differs from person to person, a person will…
According to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, major depressive disorder can be defined as a depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities that lasts for two or more weeks at a time and has a significant impact on daily life. 25-year-old Tracy was referred to a mental health center when she began displaying symptoms of a depressive disorder that affected her daily functioning after her partner of two years "freaked out" and left her when she told him she was pregnant.…
Tinnitus is a very common disorder among older people, but it can manifest itself in younger people as well. Episodes of tinnitus may be brief or can be a permanent problem. The constant buzzing noise can affect concentration and cause insomnia. It may also lead to anxiety and sometimes even depression. The annoying ringing in the ears can affect one or both ears, and has no external cause. The sound appears to come from within the ear and is described as buzzing, whistling or ringing. There is…
“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing“(Plath). These are the words of the young writer Sylvia Plath. Plath was a sensitive, intelligent young girl compelled towards perfection at everything she attempted. She was a model daughter and student, earning straight A’s and always winning the best prizes. She had an impressive list of publications ranging from famous novel The Bell Jar to the world-renowned poem “Daddy.” However,…
Depression is more than just a rough patch or feelings of sadness. While a depressed person may appear to be having a hard time, their internal battle is more than could be understood by someone who has never been depressed. Typically, a depressed person is overtaken with feelings of sadness, emptiness, and despair to the point of believing that they are unloved and incapable of loving. Emptiness outweighs the rest. "Emptiness is a never ending feeling. Emptiness and helplessness often come hand…