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I am have been very fortunate to be born and raised in a large city. Chicago is a beautiful city, it has elegant museums to record breaking skyscrapers. Navy Pier is another great attraction aimed to the whole family with their cruise boats and fine dining. Even when you use Chicago’s public transportation, it seems as if you were taking an excursion to explore the city more in depth. This place is also surrounded by restaurants serving delicious food from all around the world. However,…

Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a disorder occurring in the brain where individuals typically exhibit inattention, impulses, and hyperactivity. These symptoms interfere with school, daily life activities, and growth. Additionally, inattention is defined by an individual that is easily distracted, disorganized, and lacks concentration. Hyperactivity is restlessness or constantly moving including fidgeting with their hands or body. Moreover, it may be in a circumstance that is…

on a wheel had more neurons—brain cells—than those who did not.” Exercise releases endorphins, which create feelings of happiness and euphoria. Studies show that exercise can alleviate symptoms of depression, sometimes even as effective as anti-depressant pills. Like the outdoors? Take that workout outside! Vitamin D helps lessen the likelihood of experiencing depressive…

Doctors or therapists can diagnose if you suffer from social anxiety and the severity of it. Doctors or therapists can give many forms of treatment such as Cognitive behavioural therapy, anti-depressants and also supported self-help techniques that can make life more enjoyable. A doctor or therapist is medically trained to help conquer social anxiety and help a person understand it isn’t their fault. Although exceptionally over a third of people…

soma is a drug that makes a person be happy for a period of time. It sedates, calms, and most importantly distracts a person from realizing that there is actually something very wrong. This is similar to modern society because of the use of anti-depressants and other drugs. These drugs help remove anxiety, have one’s head in the clouds and have genuine feelings. In 1984 as Winston is about to leave for work “he took down from the shelf a bottle of colorless liquid with a plain white marked…

Disorder Symptoms Causes Effects Treatment Cirrhosis The most common symptoms of Cirrhosis are; fatigue, itchy skin, darkened skin due to itching and scratching, dry eyes and mouth. Victims may also contract a condition known as jaundice, in which the skin and the whites of the eyes turn to yellow. The exact cause/causes of Cirrhosis are unknown. Researchers believe that it may be an autoimmune disease (when the immune system attacks and…

In the novel Shrink Wrapped, author David Liebert includes many aspects that would acknowledge the novel as a part of the antipsychiatry movement. This novel includes the communal theme of “what is mental illness?” Shrink Wrapped follows the main proponents of anti-psychiatry through the development of three key factors. The first key proponent of this novel advocates that mental illness gives people an excuse to reduce personal obligation and responsibly for themselves. The second main factor…

Marjane’s Journey Most young women in our world today would say that life is challenging. For a young girl transitioning into adulthood in the middle of a war, life can be much harder. For example, during the Islamic Revolution women were not allowed to go out after dark, they were required to wear the veil, and they were subjected to domestic violence and sexual trauma. One of these women who lived through this war is Marjane. Throughout Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis, Marjane…

Alcohol use disorders affect families across the world without discrimination. One in every three families in the United States are directly affected by alcoholism (Sullivan 3). Alcoholism, more generically drug addiction, can be defined as “a chronically relapsing disorder characterized by a compulsion to seek and take the drug, alcohol; loss of control in limiting intake, of alcohol; and an emergence of a negative emotional state when the drug, alcohol, is prevented” (Sullivan 33). Normal…

The chosen advertisement is an advertisement for Michelob Ultra light beer. On the top half of the advertisement is a picture of a man and a woman in running clothes jogging alongside the shore of a beach. The sand is wet, with footprints behind them. The sun is shining in between them on the horizon, and the ocean behind them is very calm. To the right there is a large boat dock that stretches out to the middle of the image. Above them in the center of the image in large blue letters reads…