Lenore

Ethnographic Interview Project I decided to interview my grandma, Doris Boggs, for my interview project. She lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana and because of the five hour distance I rarely get to spend time with her. When my grandfather, her husband, passed away last spring I realized how little I knew about them and when we received this project I thought it would be the perfect way to preserve some of the important things from her life. She was born Dorris Mae Deiter on November 26, 1927. So, she…

a man who assumes the role of an innocent, abused “wife” while God acts as the abusive “husband.” This striking claim holds up as Underwood compares the cycle of abuse to the narrative plot. The author pulls in the work of feminist psychologist Lenore Walker who defines domestic violence as existing in three distinct stages: “1. tension building, 2. the acute battering…

For several complex historical, philosophical and scientific reasons, Western Culture has often tried to unravel the mystery of human being within the dualistic conception of body and mind, by privileging the higher rational processes - such as language and cognition - over somatic experiences. In psychotherapy, this manifest preference influences the understanding and treatment of trauma. Since trauma is an “event inside a person’s head” (Henry, 2006, p. 383), traditional interventions target…

a character’s obsession and paranoia” (Dziemianowicz xiii). Gaiman said, “He was vain, envious, good-hearted, morbid, troubled, and a dreamer” (Poe xiii). Throughout his short life, Poe wrote many poems, such as “The Raven”, “Annabel Lee”, and “Lenore”. Although Edgar Allan Poe was mainly a short story writer, he has written many famous poems. Edgar Allan…

is something that cannot be changed by man and the raven is representative of death; the inevitable nature of all living beings. At the beginning of the piece, the narrator is lamenting the loss of “the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore” (11), a direct reflection of the idea that nature is immutable; man can only experience it, not play a role in its manufacturing. As the piece progresses, the speaker becomes increasingly restless at the Raven’s inability (or reluctance) to say…

Edgar Allan Poe was born, January 19th, 1809 in Boston, MA and passed away October 7th, 1849. David Poe and Elizabeth Arnold Poe, were professional actors and gave birth to three children, Rosallie, Henry, and Edgar. By the time, Edgar became three years old, him, his younger sister and his older brother were orphans. The three children were separated to live among different parts of the family after their father deserted them and their mother died from Tuberculosis. Edgar was sent to live with…

Stockholm syndrome is an interesting psychological response that victims tend to develop for their survival. The term Stockholm syndrome came from an experience during a bank robbery from August 23 1973 to August 28 1973, where the victims became emotionally attached to their captors and would even go to lengths to defend them. This paper will address the phenomena associated with this syndrome. Stockholm syndrome can be observed in several groups of people, such as those in abusive…

from Martin Seligman’s experiments with dogs, has been applied to abused women and was commonly accepted as an explanation regarding why a woman might not leave an abusive situation. In developing her concept of battered woman syndrome, psychologist Lenore Walker (2000) drew heavily on this idea. The argument is that a victim who has been repeatedly worn down both physically and emotionally by an abuser will reach a psychological state where she perceives that she is neither able nor worthy…

Lenore Walker, author of The Battered Woman, states that battered woman syndrome, an “identifiable cluster of symptoms” present in women that were victims of long-term physical abuse, occurs in three distinct phases. These three phases, tension-building…

Introduction: Despite being a dynamic example of the variety of language and culture, the indigenous people are usually underprivileged in the society. The indigenous health is a major concern as they have the worst health indicators. In addition, their declining knowledge, demolished environment, land allocation and their fear of social discrimination leading to reluctance in accessing health services are the issues drawing attention towards their health promotion and maintenance (Stephen,…