Nail biting

For as long as we have known, authors have used opposite characters or themes to show contrast and depth in the world they create; Evil vs Good, fire vs ice, light vs dark, the sun vs the moon, the list goes on. Sometimes it is the protagonist and the antagonist that reflects these similar themes and sometimes it’s just two wonderfully written foil characters. Arthur Miller, the classic American playwright of The Crucible, is no exception to this well used tactic, especially with the characters…

there that provides and infant with oral satisfaction is his mother’s breast. The mother’s breast is a main source of connection and satisfaction. If a child’s oral needs are not met during infancy, he or she may develop negative habits such as nail biting or thumb sucking to meet this basic…

Freud 1856-1939) “saw the individual as governed by irrational impulses as she or he passed through a series of psychosexual stages.”(Cowles, (1976). These stages were: 1. The verbal period 2. The anal period 3. The phallic period 4. The latency period 5. Genital period The oral period Its age series is from birth to the 1st year, and its area of the body where pleasure arises when it is touched is the mouth. The infant’s mouth is very important for eating, and the toddler derives pleasure from…

The year of 1953 is surprisingly considered an important year in history, but it’s never too late to reminisce about the extraordinary occurrences of this time. The popularity of 1953 flourished solely from the discoveries in the field of science and medicine. Two wise, intellectual scientists unveiled the secretive and mysterious structure which is known for creating diversity in humans. Just one month later, the origin of life was potentially discovered in a simple laboratory in Chicago,…

about both health and pathology, but the reality is that right now we still don 't have all the answers when it comes to understanding and treating abnormal behavior. Behaviors that can be easily counted, such as food intake, cigarette smoking, nail biting, hair pulling, study periods, or social activities, are well suited for self-monitoring. Self-monitoring can produce highly accurate measurement, because the behavior is recorded as it occurs, not reconstructed from memory. There are various…

Too much or too little gratification may result in an oral fixation or oral behavior of the child which is evidenced by an obsession with oral activities. And this may result a stronger propensity to smoke, drink alcohol, over eat, biting nails. These individuals may also become very much dependent upon other people, easy to fool and they will also continue their followers. On the other hand they may also fight these urges and develop violence, anger or aggression towards others. …

The Devil Was Once An Angel It was my first day of high school when I met Perla. My sister, my mom, my dad, and I had just moved from the cold city of São Paulo to Salvador, Bahia, located in the northwest coast of Brazil. Perla was the pretty, light skinned, mysterious girl with long dark hair, who sat in front of me. Throughout my freshman year, we became best friends. We shared clothes, secrets, aspirations, memories, and dreams. We spent way too much time together. Monday through Friday,…

Each day we are partake in various interactions with other people. Often times, we are not aware of how we participate and cooperate in these interactions. When we step back from our daily interactions we are able to observe the way others interact with each other. We can see these interactions through gatherings or “Sets of two or more individuals whose members include all and only those who are at the moment in one another’s immediate presence” (Goffman 18). Interactions can also be seen…

Unbroken In a distant past, where the many great countries of this wonderful planet were in a heated war. Where countless deaths were guaranteed. Where the young men of all nations were forcibly drafted into one of the largest combatant time period the world has ever seen. One American olympic runner must survive countless ordeals such as plane crashes, raft survival, and Japanese attacks, and even after doing so, he his not guaranteed he will live to see tomorrow or even freedom via rescue.…

ADRENALINE PUMPS through my veins as I stumble through the growth, my boots smashing leaves underneath. Briars prick at my skin as I pursue the beast deeper into the woods, the dark creature only paces away from me. I scramble for my gun, shouting for my sister Jane to back me up as he dashes deeper into the trees. "Jane, hurry the fuck up!" I hiss, skidding to a halt to aim my gun at the creature, "I'm taking the—fuck!" With a loud gasp, I'm thrown into the bushes by a large beast. It…