Children in Crisis: the Intimacy of Spring Awakening In the rock opera musical Spring Awakening by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, based on the play by Frank Wedekind, young teenagers in 1890s Germany confront the most intimidating parts of human nature: sexuality, violence, and growing up. These kids struggle to understand the world around them and constantly battle with their aged counterparts in a upheaval for knowledge. With so much being withheld from them, these kids turn to each other in hopes of understanding their world and themselves. In the end, the musical touches on the theme of intimacy. I say this word not only meaning the physical intimacy between Wendla and Melchior, but the intimacy of sharing knowledge, being open to another…
without you knowing it. Physical intimacy is essential for a couple. Honestly, I don’t have any experience with non- long distance relationship, but I have friends who are in non -long distance relationship. One friends of mine literally believe that physical intimacy strengthens a relationship. Also, Physical intimacy gives a state of comfort which helps to reduce stress. Physical connection is an experience in life that you can have in many ways as possible. For example, watching Netflix and…
Sharing personal moments with my friends, laughing with them, crying with them, giving them advice, or just sitting with them so I can listen to them talk are all moments of intimacy. With my family it’s a different level of intimacy; they can do all sorts of wrongs, but because they are my family I will always have a certain level of love and respect for them. Physically and emotionally I will love my family and be there for them no matter what; it’s unconditional. If I were to have children,…
tends to goes right into sex which is also consider a cheater. If the couple does not have a open relationship in he or she were to step out on his or relationship that is consider being a cheater. Messing around with someone that is not their girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, or wife comes with a lot of problems and a lot of regrets on the cheater end. Some example of someone regretting having sxexual activity with someone other than his or her partner wills say, “that it did not mean a thing…
This evaluator was contacted by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to conduct a psychosexual deviancy evaluation and current risk assessment for future acts of sexual misconduct for Gage Martin a fifteen year old male residing with his adoptive parents, Carlie and Matt Martin. This evaluator was informed that Gage will be placed in a residential treatment facility in Spokane Washington and this evaluation will be used to determine if Gage will be in need special accommodations.…
A while back I remember reading a bizarre article about a woman who ran a business, The Snuggery where the owner of the business, Jacqueline, provides individuals with private therapeutic (non-sexual) snuggling sessions that are meant to have many psychological and physical health benefits. In the article it explained how simple affectionate touch and physical contact with others can have a positive effect on our physical and mental health by decreasing anxiety, stress, and depression, while…
function following exposure to traumatic stress, and this has been related to the hippocampus’ function related to verbal declarative memory as well as the amygdala’s role in fear responses. (Bremmer, 2006.) PTSD has widespread effects on a child’s development, functioning, view of self, and relationships with others. Experiencing trauma can affect a child’s sense of security and ability to safely explore the world, causing a child to become withdrawn and experience less enriching…
In a general subject, family violence can be sexual, verbal, emotional, psychological, material and even financial (Coltrane and Adams). The experience of physical abuse tends to create psychological trauma, whereas for battered it can involve a combination of physical abuse which is exploiting them sexually, isolating them family, friends, and professionals that are potential sources of support, also implementing a regime of regulation over everyday affairs (Coltrane and Adams). Many…
it is critical to examine these shared personality traits. Anger has become one of the most frequently studied precursors of violence because of the attention it has received across numerous disciplines. This intense emotion, can derive from feeling powerless in another aspect of one’s life and feeling the desire to take that anger out on someone even less powerful. Parallel to anger is poor impulse control and frustration responses may also rise when one partner desires more intimacy than the…
Child abuse has detrimental effects on kids. Everything from long lasting physical scars, to mental scars that will impact these people for the rest of their lives. In an article by Samantha Gluck, she states that “numerous research studies conducted with abused children as subjects have concluded that a considerable number of psychological problems develop as a result of child physical abuse.” These problems include eating disorders, depression, inattentive issues such as ADD, and a multitude…