Altered state of consciousness

Stress contributes to a variety of disease (Cohen, Janicki-Deverts, & Miller, 2007). In response to stress, the brain activates several neuro peptide-secretion (Kloet, Joëls, & Holsboer, 2005). The powers of music to regulate and change emotional states are found in each culture. ‘Music and stress’’ produces promises for different types of music specially designed to assist man- aging stress. Music therapists are familiar with using different techniques to reduce stress with different…

The film, lovingly directed by Tim Burton, is a darkly sweet (self) portrait of adolescent angst. We can all relate on some level to Edward's social awkwardness, and Depp's deer-in-headlights self-consciousness is adoring enough to soften the sharpest of pointed appendages. The pastel-colored township cuts a drastic figure against Edward's looming mansion in the distance. Like the best of David Lynch, the film exposes the cynical underbelly of front porch…

QUESTIONS 1. Discuss the pathophysiology of coronary artery atherosclerosis. Include discussion of risk factors associated with the development of this disease. (10 points) Coronary artery atherosclerosis is most commonly comprised of atherosclerotic fibrous fatty obstructions of the large epicardial vessels, which provide for blood flow and transport nutrients, oxygen, and elimination of metabolic waste products such as CO2, lactic acid, and hydrogen ions. Coronary artery atherosclerosis…

Traditional identity politics were premised on a veritable quagmire to create a singular space while ignoring one’s fluid and shifting positions within a complicated nexus of gender, race, religious, cultural, sexual and nationalist positionings. But more recent (and complex) cultural identity politics has gained ground as a matter of Becoming as well as of Being. Authentic identity has become a matter of choice, disposition, relevance and a feeling of rightness. It defines itself through a…

Hospice Inpatient Unit Stress and Burnout Syndrome Incidences and Consequences Student’s Name Instituitional Affiliation Hospice Inpatient Unit Stress and Burnout Syndrome Incidences and Consequences Burnout is a psychological term used for the experience of long-term exhaustion, frustration, anger and depression. It is associated with feelings of hopelessness, difficulties in dealing with work and doing one’s job effectively. Although closely related, stress and burnout are not synonymous…

He turned a little sideways in his chair to drink his mug of coffee. At the table on his left the man with the strident voice was still talking remorselessly away. A young woman who was perhaps his secretary, and who was sitting with her back to Winston, was listening to him and seemed to be eagerly agreeing with everything that he said. From time to time Winston caught some such remark as 'I think you're so right, I do so agree with you', uttered in a youthful and rather silly feminine voice.…

re-introduced to his cousin Brenda in the beginning of the novel, the narrator immediately compares him to a bear (12). His strength is incredible to his cousin, whom, even her husband “had never gripped Brenda that hard” (12). Sometimes Mailer bluntly states that Gilmore is “always so manly” (235). In order to tell many sides of the story, Mailer writes with multiple perspectives, adding the opinions of those he interviewed to his narrator’s…

Foreword : I have always loved the beauty of Poetry, how words alone can grip the mind and stimulate the soul. Poetry is a feeling, like the tears of happiness or sorrow that we don't speak of. It's the cries of a breaking heart and the songs of love that we keep locked away. Within these pages lay just some of the hopes, trials and tribulations that have made me who I am. So take a deep breath if you dare, And settle into your favorite chair. Of my plights and dreams, have…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…