Bodily harm

Hamlet Essay In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, the main character, Hamlet, plans for revenge against the man that murdered his father and married his mother. Hamlet’s insanity, suicidal thoughts, and sarcastic comments are what creates his character and pushes his family and friends to spy on him. As Hamlet attempts to kill Claudius for the murder of his father, his actions indirectly lead to the deaths of his friends and family, including his own. Hamlet does not…

this is something that could happen to them. I would want my friend to see that depression is not too uncommon, and I would want her to know what resources were available. I would not want her to end up like one of the moms who kills themselves or harms their baby. This film does a good job of explaining what can happen during post-partum depression or psychosis, and what the woman and her family can do to help treat…

Have you ever gone through depression? It is most likely that the answer to this question is yes, but can a child go through depression? Yes. When we hear the word depression we usually imagine an adult going through depression but not a child, and yet it is more common than we think. Studies have shown that about 5% to 9% of children meet the criteria for a major depression regardless of their gender (Rathus, 2014). What exactly is childhood depression and what are the signs a child is going…

Did you know that there is over 3 million cases of depression reported each year and 20% of those people develop psychotic symptoms.In the poem “In The Dark” the poet describes putting on a fake smile to please the others around him while he suffers with severe depression.The theme of the poem is that you should not risk your own happiness to please others. The theme of the poem relates to being human because many people can relate to feeling alone and pretending to be happy. I…

permissible as long as no direct harm is done to others. Whether it be because of privacy, Utilitarianism, Mill’s Harm Principle, or just freedom in general, people have the liberty to fulfill their life to the standard they…

The trauma those who self-harm are expressing can be anything from physical or sexual abuse, loss of a loved one, or even the breakup of a relationship (Trepal, et al., 2007). Self-harm is then sometimes adopted as a way of announcing these traumatic experiences to others. However, alternatively for others it is a popular way to gain attention from their peers. One report found that a number of girls at one middles school used self-mutilation as a way to receive attention from boys who they…

considered self- harm at some point. (www.medicaldaily.com, 2015)” Also they stated “In England they found that 25% of adolescents who self-harm reported feelings of suicide during their most recent injury.” (www.medicaldaily.com, 2015) Cyber bulling can make kids do self harm and when people find out about it they talk about that person even more and it makes them cut themselves even more. This is a true story about a girl name Chloe from the young age 12 till she was 17 she did self harm. When…

suicide the tenth leading cause of death amongst us. Every 12.8 minutes someone died by suicide. However, although there is no record for suicide attempts, hospitals keep a record of those who are admitted for self-harm. In 2013, there were 494,169 people who visited the hospital due to self-harm behavior. I think the best way to help everyone know more about suicide and to help prevent it is to learn the warning signs. When someone talks about killing themselves, having no reason to live,…

Depression is a mental disorder characterized by prolonged periods of sadness, low self-esteem and lack of interest in things around one who has it. Struggling with identity issues and depression, consequently results in problems for the one who has it as well as others. In the last decade, depression has affected mostly young people. Several studies were implemented in young students of elementary school in order to determine whether depression affects women and men equally ( Romilda , Silvana…

Harm Reduction: Needle Exchange Programs (NEPs) What is harm reduction? Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs ("Principles of Harm Reduction"). Due to the harm that injecting drug use is causing on the spread of disease, we must have this needle exchange program to lower the odds of…