Learned helplessness

College is a new experience that creates great opportunity for the ambitious to construct their own manifest destiny; an independent successful life that is often dependent on the pursuit of higher education. For some, college life is jam-packed with excitement, risks and responsibilities that foster learning new things, meeting new people and making your own decisions. For others, the ability to connect socially with peers is hindered by academic pressures with unique stressors they have…

Hiromi Goto’s Chorus of Mushrooms is a novel based on three generations of Japanese Canadian women: Naoe, Keiko, and Muriel, who are experiencing an identity crisis. Naoe, an elder in the home, is an anguished woman who attempts to come to terms with her immigration to Canada, while Keiko, Naoe’s daughter, struggles to assimilate into the Canadian culture leaving her Japanese heritage behind. Muriel, (Naoe refers to her as Murasaki), is Keiko’s daughter who is born in Canada. Growing up,…

Coping Strategies for Domestic Violence Victims: What Works? Domestic violence is defined as “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.” (Domestic violence, 2015). This kind of violence affects both men and women, and it does not discriminate by race or age. Every minute of every day, people all over the country are being subjected to domestic violence; in fact, in one minute, there are…

In this paper, American artist Andrew Wyeth’s painting “Christina’s World” will be discussed and analyzed in an attempt to understand the meaning behind his artwork. Christina’s World features the back of a young woman laying in the fields, staring out at a building in the distance.The painting was initially displayed at the Macbeth Gallery, located in Manhattan after its completion in 1948, but had yet to receive attention from people around the world. The painting became more well-known after…

them. Just to name a few, some of these risk include but are not limited to: homelessness or instable placement, mental and behavioral health, challenges with physical health, abuse, unstable education, and criminal conduct. (Perceptions of Learned Helplessness Among Emerging Adults Aging Out of Foster Care.) These risks are completely preventable and would be less likely to happen if there were better programs that adjusted foster youth to life after foster…

Kamala Markandaya was born in 1924 a well educated and modern Brahmin family in a small village in South India. She was brought up in a healthy atmosphere with traditional and cultural values. She was the student of the University of Madras where she studied history between the years of 1940 to 1947.12 Besides studying at the University, she also worked as a journalist, wrote short stories and fiction. She has a good opportunity to travel through India and Europe; this helps her to get the…

and protection are the two dimensions involved in resiliency (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2013). The risk dimension of resiliency includes “stressful life events or adverse environmental conditions that increase the vulnerability [defenselessness or helplessness] of individuals” (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2013, p. 17). An example of resiliency on an individual level, regarding risk, would be a young woman growing up in poverty and changing her socio-economic status as an adult. This young woman grew…

There are a multitude of behavioral issues that a child can develop after a traumatic situation if untreated. According to Kar (2009), “common psychiatric manifestations among children include acute stress reactions, adjustment disorders, depression, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders specific to childhood and psychotic disorder” (p. 1). As a result, children have an increased need for immediate care in a crisis situation. This care must consist of a program…

Introduction There has been significant changes in family life structure in western society particularly in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Divorce, separations and children born outside wedlock have been on the increase and as a consequence there is an ever increasing number of fathers who live their lives outside the family realm (Martin, 2005, p. 33). The area of social policy has for a long time now focused, in the main, on initiatives and research to support mothers and their…

Canada is one of the immigrated countries by Filipinos for it 's generous career opportunities, better salary, and superior life options. Being an immigrant myself, I am exposed to the challenges and benefits of being an immigrant in Canada. It is all well and good until you find yourself needing some help, but not knowing where, when, and how to access professional mental health services. Although Canada provides a basic universal healthcare nationwide, professional mental health services seems…