Hypnosis

He does not believe in Big Brother while all the others around him do. There is a moment in the book where an entire group of people start to chant in a deep sound, “‘B-B!... B-B!... B-B!’ Over and over again, very slowly… it was an act of self-hypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise” (Orwell 16). This observation by Winston states that they hypnotize themselves to like Big Brother, even though they do not necessarily enjoy or believe what Big Brother says.…

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic (lasting greater than six months) pain condition that most often affects one limb (arm, leg, hand, or foot). CRPS is believed to be caused by damage to, or malfunction of, the peripheral and central nervous systems. CRPS is divided into two types: CRPS-I and CRPS-II. Individuals without a confirmed nerve injury are classified as having CRPS-I (previously known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome). CRPS-II (previously known as…

Finding Dory is an animation about Dory, a blue tang fish on the journey to find her family. Dory demonstrated the anterograde amnesia’s symptoms in the movie. Dory has a difficulty of forming and encoding the new memories. The film began with the flashback of Dory as a baby living with her parents. She got lost from the parents and traveled more farther from home as she was looking for the way home because she was suffering the short-term memory loss. One day, Dory was suddenly recalled of her…

Did you ever think about why mothers sing a soothing lullaby to their infants before putting them to bed, or a loud hip hop music is played in a college party rather than a slow, sad one? Have you ever felt depressed that without thinking you play a lament song, or heard a piece of music that had a profound emotional effect on you? Music is part of everyone’s life. It acts as a mood altering that can stimulate or sooth you, it can stir your emotions and induce stress too. A famous composer once…

Sleep rejuvenates the brain functions and physical body. Without enough sleep a person can experience fatigue, impaired concentration, immune suppression, irritability and slow performance. Sleep Deprivation is one of the most common form of Sleep Disorders. A person who suffers an extensive amount of sleep deprivation may be at risk for multiple sleep disorders. According to the DSM-5, “Sleep-wake disorders encompass 10 disorder groups” (“DSM-5,” 2013). However in this essay it will only…

As imagined, there are countless inordinate debates in the subject of psychology and psychiatry; however, the peak controversial, most frequently debated, and lurid topic in this field is the false memory debate. Society has seen a staggering increase in cases of repressed memories surfacing; in fact, there have been so many that it is now being considered an epidemic. These types of memories are “often ‘recovered’ during psychotherapy and have resulted in fierce debate concerning the reality…

In 1984, a dystopian novel written by George Orwell, the oppressive government known as “Big Brother” used an assortment of techniques like surveillance and manipulation to keep the lower classes adhering. The highest class, formally known as the Party, implements and enforces the rules to the lowest class – the Proles. Life was monotonous for the lower classes, while the upper class was privileged and enjoyed much happier lives. Throughout the story, Orwell employs a variety of literary devices…

athletes’ performance by resolving mental barriers and personal problems that are harmful to their game so that they can be more successful in their sport. There are many different techniques that psychologists specializing in sports teach such as self-hypnosis, relaxation, and imagery. The ultimate goal of sport psychology is to help athletes enhance their physical and mental performance. Sport psychology helps to improve confidence, composure, muscle memory and to give the athlete the skill of…

There are many causes for wrongful conviction. Some are caused by honest mistakes. In these situations, the person who ended up being the cause held no malice towards the person who was wrongfully convicted. However, there are some instances where they purposefully did something to cause the conviction. Either they covered up something that could have proven the person’s innocence or they slandered them by telling everyone what they had supposedly done until everyone—the press, the community,…

America was once described as baseball and apple pie. The Cold War forced Americans to choose the status quo of traditional American life or to face a new modernized age. The United States being a superpower in the Cold War locked horns with the very powerful Soviet Union over which form of economic and political system was best. The struggle for power in both countries was fought with espionage, nuclear deterrent, propaganda and a space race. The Cold War had formed a new frontier of changes,…