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or abstract reasoning required for post-traumatic growth to occur (Compas, 1998). Additionally, adolescents typically have fewer resources than adults and are undergoing the process of self-identity formation, which interferes with their capability of psychologically growing after adverse experiences. Another obstacle to research concerning post-traumatic growth in adolescence, and in adult research as well, is the relation between post-traumatic growth and post-traumatic stress. While some…

Post hoc ergo propter hoc (often shortened to “post hoc”), is an archaic logical fallacy that, when utilized in mathematics, can be used to disguise a less impressive statistic. The fallacy states that since B happened after A, A caused the outcome of B. An example of this is marketing techniques to deter teenagers from smoking cigarettes. Since smoking and low grades often go together, the marketing team can say that smoking causes low grades. What the propagandists don’t reveal is that perhaps…

Most people would associate anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress as the same disorder. Some people believe that post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder only for individuals who served in the military, abuse victims or those who have been in a traumatizing accident. During my research, I found this to be false. In addition to military personnel suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), I found that some women who suffer from a miscarriage. There are also, children…

Alexander Gioe Mrs. Trahan English II 2 November 2016 Post-Classical and Classical China There are many similarities and differences in Post-Classical China. Two major time periods in Chinese history are the Classical and Post-Classical period. Religion, political structure, social and economic structure influenced many aspects of the Classical and Post-Classical China period. The main belief system in Classical China is Confucianism. Confucianism was based on the teaching of Confucius and…

The claimant was a 54 year old female. On 01/18/2015, her husband reported that the claimant had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and shoulder and neck pain “to the point of exhaustion.” Therefore, her ability to process stress and daily issues was limited. She required help with all activities of daily living and with the house chores. She “toss, turn, moan with pain, yell when pain is to severe, awakes routinely, gets up, has nightmares, screams.” She was forgetful, had difficulty…

Madeleine Bell Per. 3 3.1 Unlike the Classical Era, trade networks in the post-Classical Era expanded in geographical range. They expanded due to the growth of trade in luxury goods such as silk and cotton textiles, the innovations in transportation and commercial technologies such as caravan organization, the use of a compass, larger ship designs,new forms of credit, and commercial infrastructures like the Grand Canal in China. 3.1.0.1 New technologies that accompanied these…

Health is arguably one of the most underappreciated aspects of a person’s life. In the book Throwaway Players by Gay Culverhouse the readers learn all about concussions and the effects they have on people’s lives. From Pee Wee to the Pro’s all players are at risk of suffering from a concussion from their time on the field. Concussions have been linked to multiple brain diseases, one being Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Many former National Football League players have been diagnosed with this…

As the world becomes more advances, some people tend to adapt along and some does not. Alvin Toffler, an American write and a futurist, stated, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who can 't learn, relearn, and unlearn.” In his quote, he implies that those who cannot learn, relearn, and unlearn are illiterate because their knowledge are basic and is not advance like the other people Toffler refer to as “those”. According to Alvin Toffler,…

In this assignment, our topic area concerns concussions that occur from partaking in sports and recreational activities. Concussions are very frequent amongst athletes, however they are avoidable. The Concussion in Sport Group defines a concussion as “a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by biomechanical forces” and resulting “in the rapid onset of short-lived impairment of neurological function that resolves spontaneously” (Purcell, 2014). Concussions in sports are…

Orenthal James “O. J” Simpson was convicted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and a friend of his wife’s Ronald Goldman on June 12th 1994. Goldman was over giving Nicole Brown her cell phone when the murders took place. OJ Simpson was questioned by police the next day which would begin the trial of the century. OJ Simpson was a gentle man, people could have never imagined him murdering his wife or anyone for that matter. He stared in movies and became a role model for many…