Habituation

There are records of trauma related mental disorders dating back as far as early Ancient Greece. In fact, the very word trauma originates from the Greek traumat, meaning wound. Today, Merriam-Wesbter’s Learner’s Dictionary defines it as a very difficult or unpleasant experience that causes someone to have mental or emotional problems usually for a long period of time. In this paper, I will explain what post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is and how virtual reality exposure therapy (VRE) is…

For my service learning project, I volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of Gregg County, which is one of the centers that had merged with the Boys and Girls Club of Big Pines in Marshall (Cromer, 2016). The mission statement of the Boys and Girls Club of Big Pines is “To empower the kids of East Texas to be great” (About the Club, 2016). In addition to this statement, the organization as a whole seeks “To inspire and equip all young people, especially those that need us most, to achieve their…

The Explanations of Morals (Kant, Mill, Aristotle and Held) Morals (mor – als) Noun; plural 1. a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of information or an experience. 2. a person’s standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do. This essay intends point out the relevant aspects of moral theologians, Kant, Mill, Aristotle and Held and to answer the question of the best suited approach…

The Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) is an occupation-focused, evidence-based, client-centered approach to OT practice (Forsyth et al., 2014). MOHO looks at each clients volition (motivation), habituation (includes habits and roles), and performance capacity (mental and physical abilities) (Kielhofner, 2009). While there are many other quality and useful frames of references, the idea of utilizing the interests of my clients to make progress is paramount…

Ordinary Men written by Christopher R. Browning is a book about Reserve Police Battalion 101 and their role in the Holocaust. It details how a group of middle aged, average men went from barely being able to pull the trigger to having no remorse when exterminating the Jewish population in Poland. Battalion 101’s story starts at the Jozefow massacre where many men were unable to kill the Jewish population. The book then details the rest of Battalion 101’s duties during the Second World War. The…

I. Introduction This paper will contribute the Rational Choice Theory to Derek B. Cornish and Ronald V. Clarke. The majority of this critique will be based upon the assumptions and core concepts that are discussed in the work, “The Rational Choice Perspective” by Cornish and Clarke. This paper will first discuss the history and background of the Rational Choice Theory and will then transition into analyzing the theory. This analysis will determine if this is truly a theory or if it is merely…

Introduction: This memoire written by Annie Ernaux is a conceptualization of class struggle and the roles of different actors within a family and society. It focuses on the death of Ernaux’s Father, and thusly how his life was constructed through societal norms and how the people around him acted in accordance with those norms. As an uneducated man who raises a daughter that escapes her social binding, the contrast between class structure, labour ideals and gender roles are prevalent throughout…

“Oh, I’m have to keep my room organized. I am so OCD.” Commonalities such as this one are frequently misused by many people - most of whom are people who do not even have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or simply have not been educated about what the disorder actually is. OCD is oftentimes seen as simply a facet of every person’s personality that makes him or her desire to keep things clean or organized a certain way. Although a symptom of some people’s OCD can be related to organization, their…

early infancy which contradicts Piaget’s theory. However, Bogartz, Shinskey, and Schilling (2000) argued that infants did not use the impossibility or possibility of events but their familiarity preference. This means, infants’ familiarity to the habituation event (of 180°…

"I wonder whether you can tell me, Socrates, whether virtue is teachable or, if not teachable, at least a product of habituation" (70A). These opening lines center the dialogue around Meno's paradox and the doctrine of recollection, presented by Socrates. Meno believes that an understanding of virtue can come to be understood or reached by exploring examples of virtue. This answer, as to whether virtue is teachable, or as to what the essence of virtue is, is dissatisfactory to Socrates. In the…