Distress

interfere with proper parenting practices. Families with non-divorced parents and a non-distressed household had the lowest risk of distress symptoms (14%), the risk is moderate for a family with either a divorced or distressed parent (20%), and highest when the parents are distressed and divorced (30%) (Stallman & Ohan, 2016). All of this proving that divorce and distress within a family can cause psychological…

to cope with stress by using alcohol. Another important factor in research was snowball effect. Large amounts of stress seemed to be related to higher amounts of alcohol consumption. Then the alcohol consumption appeared to lead to psychological distress and in return more stress. This leads researchers to believe that there needs to be specific programs that help individuals deal with stress based on their gender, ethnicity, and background so they can apply coping methods before the snowball…

Assessing for Violence A mother brought her 11-year-old daughter to the emergency room. The mother was anxious. This signified that she was probably concerned about what may happen after being seen by the medical staff. The mother said that her daughter had unusual behavior after coming home from work. The daughter did not greet the mother at the door and could not look her in the face while speaking. The daughter was also holding her right arm and would not tell her mother what happened.…

hand, binge-eating is when an individual will consume a large amount of food within a short amount of time. Individuals who have gone through any type of abuse, such as sexual, physical and emotional abuse, may develop eating disorders due to the distress they face during their circumstances. Secondly, to avoid any guilty feelings, individuals may begin to change their eating habits in order to cope. Furthermore, one’s family and individuals they know may contribute to the individual to develop…

invariably, emotional distress. Witnesses, too, experience stress, both in seeing the crime and in testifying about it. Yet, in addition to the impact of the crime itself, victims and witnesses too often have suffered a "second victimization" - insensitive treatment at the…

The author of this source contends that often nationalism, which can be defined as loyalty and devotion to a nation, tends to lead to war, dissension and distress. Dissension means the division and disagreement between two different people or groups on the other hand distress means either suffering or discomfort. There are certainly many examples of this throughout history. Such as, the Nazis for example believed the German nation was superior to all others. Thus, they embarked on a campaign of…

The letter from Cortes and the Florentine Codex both describe the same event but from different perspectives. In an essay of approximately 600 words, compare and contrast these two documents. You could examine the history portrayed in the documents, different perspectives, language, tone, etc. Be sure to quote directly from the text and cite appropriately. To begin with, the letter from Cortes and the Florentine Codex both are describing the same event. The only difference is the…

psychological model in which an event threatened an organisms well being. Stressors trigger three bodily response changes starting with alarm, then resistance and lastly exhaustion. Eustress is a type of stress that has a positive effect on an individual. Distress will negatively affect the individual and will not be beneficial to the experiencer because it directly disturbs ones mood. (Selye, 1995). Stress is now believed to be a complex combination of biological, psychological and…

10 facts about Titanic A century has cruised by since the luxury steamship R.M.S Titanic met its calamitous end in the North Atlantic, sinking two miles to the sea depths in the wake of sideswiping an iceberg amid its maiden voyage. Instead of the originally intended Port of New York, a remote ocean grave turned out to be the White Star Line's last destination in the early hours of April 15, 1912. More than 1,500 individuals lost their lives in the catastrophe. The tragedy triggered a sudden…

Introduction For quite some time, researchers have noticed that the majority of teens recognize that they are overly-concerned with how much they eat. To put this into perspective, let’s look at some statistics: 40-60% of adolescents that are at normal-weight believe that they are overweight; nearly 50% of teens report smoking cigarettes to help them lose weight; and approximately 70% of girls admit that body shape is an important factor of their self esteem. [1] Shatkin. (2009). Common…