Major Ridge

John, How do you feel today? I feel a little bit better today. I feel everything going to be fine. Hmmm. You felt down for a while, what did happen that make you feel different today? I find a solution that will help me. I am not worry about my depression anymore, I find a way to help myself. John, Please describe to me the solution that you find for depression. I think I am going to commit suicide. So, You want to commit suicide. Do you know how you are going to do that? Yes, I have a plan to…

reported that her symptoms kept progressing over the past week. The patient reports she has an ongoing struggle with depression and anxiety for a couple of years. Sally Sue reported having two therapeutic treatments this year. Currently, the patient major source of income is her two jobs and child support. In the past, the patient got a DWI for alcohol. Currently, she has fines to pay and supposed to be doing forty hours of community service. Her barriers to treatment is not being able to attend…

Many different factors can contribute to an anxiety disorder. One main theory is major life stressors. Things that are included in major life stressors are grief, financial difficulties, relationship difficulties, or a major trauma. Some examples of major trauma include witnessing a violent crime, major illness, childhood trauma, or abuse, and encountering a major environmental disaster. Anxiety can also be cause by good stressors. Some examples of good stressors include planning a wedding,…

In some cases, they were raised in environments in which their beliefs about themselves and their environment were frequently undervalued (Martinson, 2002). Their attitudes towards their family, friends and loved ones can change drastically from idealization which is admiration and love to devaluation which is intense anger and hate. Individuals with BPD are highly sensitive to rejection, reacting with anger and misery to leaving on a vacation, business trip, or a sudden change in plans. BPD…

Prevention and Intervention Recognition of risk factors and the cumulative affects of stress are essential in the early diagnosis and prevention of suicide. The following diagram outlines the process leading to either suicide or prevention. Figure 2. How does suicide occur? From: “Youth suicide: Epidemiology and prevention strategies” by M.S. Gould, 2012, Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium, p. 7 Prevention approaches for adolescent suicide have traditionally been conducted in three areas:…

On April 8, American Sign Language (ASL) 1 went to Bakersfield College to watch “I See the Crowd Roar”. “I See the Crowd Roar” is a movie about William “Dummy” Hoy, who was a Deaf baseball player in the late 1800s. William Hoy, was born on May 23, 1862, but he was not born Deaf, he became Deaf when he was around three years old due to meningitis; from that, he lost his hearing. Baseball was starting to pick up as a common past time and thus as a young boy, William wanted to learn and play just…

The color barrier in the Major League Baseball (MLB), at the time officially known as the white man 's game, was changed in 1947 when Jack (Jackie) Roosevelt Robinson would sign with the Dodgers. He would become the first person to ever do so. Many people would not describe him only as an athlete, but a social activist and a hero. In the book Opening Day author, Jonathan Eig describes Jackie’s life prior to signing with the Dodgers, through his early career in 1947. Also, throughout the book,…

basketball has a successful season it is a completely different story. However, the baseball team likes to represent themselves differently. For example, as a fan walks by the outside of the stadium there are pictures of players that have success in the Major Leagues which represents a theme of “we create great ball players.” Through newspapers, media guides, yearbooks, pictures outside the stadium, and game programs one can infer that the representation is sub par compared to the likes of…

The disease known as depression is affecting up to 16% of students in college institutions (Aselton, 2012). The purpose of the paper would be to identify the reason why this disease crops up, as well find the various coping methods that may be used by those affected by it. The percentage between men and women are apart by 7, women being more prone to depression (Genuchi, 2015). The abuse of substances such as alcohol is also prevalent amongst those who are clinically depressed, specifically men…

Teen Depression Many people have some kind of depression. But teen depression is one of the most common in teens around the world. Some teens may feel sad and lonely and not know why they may feel this way. Having this illness can be very stressful as a teenager. Teens may feel that no one understands them and how they feel. Yes, having depression can be very stressful but the key is learning how to cope with it. Learning how to cope with depression can make life easier knowing that it is not…