Hallucination

SONG:Papercut Artist: Linkin Park (rock band) Concept: Schyzophrenia A person with schizophrenia is considered as a person who has blurred reality with his imagination, and has lost realistic perception, feelings, and thoughts regarding the world. He may see, hear, or feel things completely different from others, and sometimes can’t communicate his unique experience. He may think other people are trying to hurt him. In the song “Papercut”, the lyrics clearly present a person who hears a voice…

Audience Engagement in Macbeth Tragedies such as Macbeth have engaged and fascinated audiences for centuries. Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Macbeth depicts the ill-fated journey of Macbeth, a brave and loyal soldier, who murders several innocent people to become King, and is soon after killed himself. The play engages the audience, which is defined as “occupying and maintaining the interest or attention of the audience. Through the use of characterisation, narrative structure and figurative…

In the poems “Medusa” by Duffy and “The Laboratory” by Browning both authors explore the theme of jealousy and its destructive nature on people and society as a whole. In Duffy’s poem “Medusa” she critiques society on its treatment towards women, demonstrating how those without beauty are only corrupted with jealousy and how this behavior has survived through the ages. While Duffy focuses on the impacts of jealousy on the individual Browning looks towards its impacts on society, and its power to…

Have you ever heard of lucid dreaming, and is it all it thought up to be? There is also a negative consequence that can occur. Are teenager more at risk from suffering from sleep paralysis due to this trend. Lucid dreaming is where you are aware of dreaming. During lucid dreaming, you may be able to have control over the dream characters, story, and environment. Can lucid dreaming have multiple negative side effects on people and especially teenagers that attempt or have succeeded in doing?…

Hallucinations contribute immensely in the development of a character, shaping the outlook on the whole plot. Hallucinations have the ability to either portray the good in a character or, on the other hand, the bad. Most of time, contrary to belief, hallucinations are inflicted on oneself by some sort of trauma causing the aftermath of guilt. This idea is exemplified in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, in which Macbeth, a tragic hero, suffers from harsh hallucinations triggered by guilt.…

Abnormal Psychology’s Portrayal in the Media: Psycho The 1960 film, Psycho, portrayed abnormal psychology through the main character, Norman Bates. Specifically, the film likely depicted Norman Bates as having Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Norman Bates most likely had DID due to the various symptoms he presented. The most compelling support was the observed evidence of Norman having two distinct personalities, the main personality being himself, Norman, and the alternate personality…

Madness. Rarely has one small word developed such a complex meaning throughout history and in the modern era. Madness is frequently viewed as a product of manipulation, as a state of being mentally ill. The truth, however, is that madness is an intricate mean of expression. It provides an escape from reality, when one’s environment is the source of deep pain and confusion. In essence, madness is not a disease, but rather a coping mechanism that exposes a person’s demeanor and unconscious…

False Insanity in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey depicts what is like inside an insane asylum and how the patients minds may become more distorted than when they first arrived. It is quite noticeable to the reader how patients are mistreated and falsely diagnosed. Randle McMurphy’s arrival portrays sanity entering into the asylum, contrasting to what the institution is meant for. McMurphy’s sane state of mind allows him to control the…

Lucid Dreaming: The Start of Great Possibility Baku, a dream eater in Japanese Legend, is a spirit animal that visits people’s homes and eats their nightmares. In Greek mythology, Morpheus is a messenger who has the ability to enter someone’s dream and deliver messages from the gods. His brother Phobetor, who is a shape shifter and is often found in the form of a snake, is the bringer of nightmares. The origin of the English word “nightmare,” is Mara, who is also an evil spirit that changes…

Schizophrenia is an illness is best described as one of the most diabolical by most people, but yet it is one of the most misunderstood illnesses making a mystery. The mystery part of this illness is that the illness has its own various emanations through the mind causing the scientists difficulties of trying to accurately describe on what of the brain is affected from this illness. However, scientists found evidences that schizophrenia is a common mental disorder that causes problems in telling…