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Do you find yourself worrying about other people’s feelings? Do you yourself worrying deeply about certain situations more than others? Do you cry or explode about something so small, and think it’s the end of the world? Do you slobber all over your bed and cry until you sleep? If all four questions apply to you, you are sensitive. You are also a very dramatic person, just kidding, you are not dramatic nor that sensitive as the questions above. But if the first two questions actually apply to…

1. Pavlov approached the investigation of paranoia in a clinical setting by relying strongly on psychiatrists and their evaluations in the early 1930’s. Pavlov was inadequate when it came to having a clinical comprehension of paranoia, however by 1934, he had learned how to identify the symptoms of this mental illness. From 1931 until his death in 1936, he had studied five different cases that were diagnosed as paranoia/ paranoid states which were previously diagnosed by psychiatrists. While…

panic attacks in order to be able to complete a diagnosis. Per the textbook, it is common for BD clients to have dual diagnosis associated with ADHD and anxiety disorders with a 10.6% to 62.5% panic disorder rate. When making this diagnosis, the major consideration was whether Ellen had experience episodes of mania or hypomania. What I took into consideration was the fact that during these episodes of elevated moods, Ellen’s daily functioning was not severely impacted or included any psychotic…

Guilt – n. the sensation of sadness and despair that follows an action of wrongdoing. It’s common to feel guilt after one has committed something that goes against their ethics. One can never escape guilt, as it is always present. In a passage from his autobiographic novel, A Summer Life, Gary Soto shows the eternal struggle of a six-year old over doing right and wrong and explains the overexaggerated guilt a young one may feel after doing wrong by way of imagery, diction, and symbolism. From a…

Sometimes people do not notice the psychological and physical aspects that impact our everyday lives, from simple tasks like hitting a ball to hiking alone in the Rocky Mountains. In the experiment “See the Ball, Hit the Ball” conducted by Witt and Proffitt, the researchers experimented with people who enjoyed playing softball and measured their perception of the ball's size. In the process, they provided another example that applies to the action-specific theory of perception. The study’s…

“The question became do you take drugs to try to win or do you content yourself with losing forever by staying away from them?” (Charlie Francis, Reputations: The Ben Johnson Story) In Sports, each athlete has one similar goal; to be the best. This is where the introduction of performance enhancers become an issue as it’s an easy shortcut to certain success, which makes them even more of a temptation. Doping is a drug intake of banned substance to improve their results. Would you take the risky…

Finding Light in Darkness Around the world there are many individuals go through challenging obstacles in life. Some may be little almost to no importance, but others may be very serious and difficult to overcome. An obstacle that many people deal with in life is depression. In many ways, Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” is very similar to depression and people who go through it in how their home is relatively like the cave, the slaves relate to the people suffering from depression, and the light…

Case Study 1: “The Case of the Woman Who Dreams of Stress,” page 162 2. Case Study 2: “The Case of John Buckingham, the New Guy on the Job,” page 530 Hidaya Assaf 22551214 October 18, 2017 Essentials of Psychology SSC130 Assignment 250064 Case Study 1: “The Case of the Woman Who Dreams of Stress,” page 162 1. Arlene is worried that her recent dream experiences indicate that something is wrong with her. If you were Arlene’s friend and wanted to reassure her, how would…

What do people experience when they are lonely? They feel depressed, empty, isolated, and useless. Usually, loneliness is caused because of the lack of socialism and friendship. In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, almost all characters admit to one another that they are extremely lonely and need a comforting friend. But instead, they get judgemental disapproval, or a stranger who is willing to recklessly listen and then later forget. Almost all of the characters feel lonely and…

Every 100 minutes a teen commits suicide, suicide is the the second leading cause of death in teens. Twenty percent of teens have gone through depression by the time they reach adulthood. This depression can be caused by bullying or not having friends. In the book Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character is a girl named Melinda who is going through depression because she called the cops on a party, lost all of her friends and is getting bullied for it. The theme in this book is…