Correlation and dependence

Technology has had a profound affect on the individual, which in result has had a great impact on the world around us. People see technology as a way to better themselves and to connect with various people around the globe or to come together online with others to create a revolution. The affect of technology on the individual is shown in Sherry Turkles essay titled “Alone together”. She argues that robots and technology gives the individual false hope of companionship and love. As a result, the…

At least 1 in 4 fatal police encounters end the life of a person that has a severe mental illness in official and unofficial accounts. If this continues, the chance of being killed during a police encounter is 16 times higher for those who have untreated mental illness rather than those other civilians who are stopped by officers. On the other hand, people with mental illnesses killed law enforcement officers at a rate of 5.5 times more than the rest of the population back in 1998. In 1980,…

Introduction to the Problem The history of mental illness comes from a misinformed part of humanity and is representative of the trends and attitudes towards mental health today. In the Middle Ages, the mentally ill were considered possessed by demons and treatments were mostly rooted in superstition and religion. The problem was considered moral and there was a severe negative attitude surrounding mental illness until the 1800’s, when large psychiatric state hospitals started providing…

This study looks at the correlation between mental health status of homeless women and their ethnicity. The hypothesis being tested is whether ethnic differences exist in the relationship between the predisposing and enabling domains of the Gelberg-Andersen Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations and mental distress. Face-to-face interviews were conducted on 821 women in the Los Angeles area. The sample was sixty seven percent African American, 17% Hispanic, and 16% White. Due to the nature…

Alcohol Dependency 1 out of 10 deaths (20-60 of age) are due to excessive alcohol use. Approximately two billion individuals consume alcoholic beverages globally in less than a year. Alcohol consumption in excess has both immediate and long-term consequences in regards to health and social life. In current times, over seventy-six million individuals are affected by alcohol use disorders. Among these disorders is alcohol addiction. Heavy drinkers are also at risk for chronic illnesses such as…

(Adler, 1956; Manaster & Corsini, 1982; Campbell et.al., 1991). Since Adler’s initial identification of the relationship between birth order and personality, which he called birth order theory, dozens of psychologists have further investigated the correlation. This paper will review relevant studies and come to the conclusion that birth order does in fact play a critical role in the development of personality among the various social positions of the…

What is leadership. Many studies have researched leadership and its attributes that influence workforce participation, involvement, job satisfaction, productivity, and goal achievement. Within an organization, leadership is the ability to provide direction, enact plans, and influence and motivate people towards outcomes. A central idea of leadership is to satisfy the psychological needs of a follower, because a leader’s ability to act as role model, support, empower, and inspire are effective…

Emo, a label given to teens that appear to wear dark clothing and walking around looking as if they are chronically depressed. Who are these kids really and what has made them this way? There has been speculation on how to define Emo culture, from its fashion and lifestyle close to that of the Goth culture and it’s taste in music close to the Punk culture, yet being neither. Music is the core foundation of the Emo culture, it not only influences the way teens dress and behave, but it connects…

throughout time the same scientific data has been viewed differently by people in various global locations. These differences could very possibly be caused by each person having their own unique observation. Kuhn believes our world view to be all we have, it is how we view the world observe and experience the world but there is no way to discover how close our world view is to reality. Here, Kuhn suggest that each individual being experiences the world differently. His reasoning is as follows:…

reflected in the United States solar production capacity: California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado and Texas comprise 86% of the country’s installed photovoltaic power production capacity respectively [14]. Worldwide, there is less of a correlation between insolation and installed capacity. Germany is the world leader in photovoltaic installations, and represents 32% of the world’s peak photovoltaic power capacity of 102GW; however, its typical insolation levels are relatively low. The…