Institute for Social Research

then and now. I feel as if he is overlooked as someone that has made a great impact and that not many people acknowledge him for all that he has accomplished. In reasoning I would like to focus on his significance and importance in society. In doing research I feel as if I will be able to find out even more interesting facts about him that makes him such a phenomenal man. I want to be able to fully understand the reasoning’s of him going against the…

According to Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute, “all applications must have a clear plan for pursuing external funding based on the pilot project that is being submitted to the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (ACS IRG). The format for these proposals include the body of the proposal to not exceed 6 pages, using the document template, and follow standard NIH format with the below recommendations. Appendices may not be more than 4 pages. Proposals must follow…

The article “Social Anxiety is Highly Heritable but Is Affected by the Environment” posted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health discusses the recently concluded study of “approximately 3000 Norwegian twins to find out more about how mental disorders develop over time” (2016). After studying the siblings for over ten years, the results have recently been released. It was found that while environment does contribute to temporary social anxiety, genetics are linked to the long term effects.…

Trauma-Informed Agency Assessment: Roswell Park Cancer Institute A cancer diagnosis can be very traumatic and disrupt an individual’s life in a number of ways. There are many challenges that tend to arise for most individuals with cancer, such as altered interpersonal relationships, a struggle for independence, disruption in achievements, body image issues, and existential issues. However, because cancer can affect anyone, the ways individuals with cancer experience their journeys vary based…

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NHIM) people with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) show many symptoms and one of them is that they have negative outlooks on themselves and the world. PTSD can be seen in many war veterans, but it can be seen in many other people who have gone through some type of event that caused physical or emotional damage. It can be seen through Herre’s research that the people of Dresden who were close to the disaster…

difficult. Therapists were tasked with helping clients discover the things that were not working and assist them with finding new approaches and solutions. Steve de Shazer, Insoo Berg, and their contemporaries, were influenced by way of the Mental Research Institute model…

seem to think they are never alone. This is due to social media. People have a way to interact with others no matter where they are. Social media, however, is creating a tear in face to face interactions with others, and is causing people to feel lonely. Many see technology as a useful tool, but social media leads to online confrontations, makes others feel terrible about their lives, and creates thoughts that friends are simply “fads.” Social media has become another place for confrontation…

the community’s perception of the effectiveness of justice and therefore the crime rates. Selective coverage of crimes, agenda setting, as well as information framing are all methods which produce the media’s prominent entertainment role. What this research intends to achieve is an understanding of how the media interacts with the criminal justice system and how this translates into the public’s confidence, or lack thereof, in the perpetuation of criminal offences. Having an understanding of how…

INTRODUCTION Serious Mental Illness (SMI) – also called severe or chronic mental illness – can be defined as mental infirmities that affect individuals long enough to result “… in functional impairment which substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. … All of these disorders have episodic, recurrent, or persistent features; however, they vary in terms of severity and disabling effects” (Federal Register, 1993). Grave forms of depression and a wide range of…

Tuition Fees on Student Enrollment and Location Choice–Interregional Migration, Border Effects and Gender Differences." Ruhr Economic Paper 404 (2013). Björn Alecke is an economist in the Institute for Economic and Social History at the University of Münster. His specialties are in the fields of foreign trade, social and economics history, and the theory of integration. With this knowledge, he teamed up with authors, Claudia Burgard, and Timo Mitze, who too have masters in Economics, performed…