Psychological nativism

Let me tell you about a time that I was so courageous I almost died. Courage, what is courage exactly? Some people believe that it is when you can face up to your own fears. Or, that it is when someone does something that they believe most people would not dare to do. Courage has many different definitions and its views have changed from generation. Soldiers, police officers, and fire fighters are believed to be the most courageous people out there. However, if you ask them if they think they…

Close reading of “The Strange People” passage 1 The passage is a story of the speaker experiencing the results of a toxic relationship, in the form of a hunting metaphor. She is the ‘doe’ being hunted by the man, and as she is attracted to him by the ‘jacklight’, she slowly realizes that this is not a healthy relationship, but that she is the hunters ‘prey’. The passage selected shows telltale signs of an abusive relationship: the alliteration “safely shut” emphasizes how the speaker does not…

is a very prevalent form of relationship violence within adolescents and young adults. In the United States alone roughly one in ten high school students have experienced dating violence (East & Hokoda, 2015). This includes physical, verbal and psychological forms of dating abuse. One research study found that over 10 percent of their high school students reported victimization by physical dating violence within the past year. In just the 10th grade alone researchers found that over 24 percent…

It is important to note that the definition of evacuee is “a person evacuated from a place of danger to somewhere safe. There is no stipulation as to whether you must be evacuated prior to or after the disaster in order to be considered an evacuee. There is a large portion of evacuees who lacked resources to leave New Orleans prior to the storm. Due to this, several people were not evacuated until days after the storm hit. This initiates not only displacement stressors, but also immediate…

Rita is depressed and unfulfilled with her life currently. She is being verbally, sexually, and physically abused by her husband Jake. She currently depends on drugs and alcohol when her stress is overwhelming. Rita 's emotional strength is very low because she lacks internal coping abilities. She is dealing with issues of self-esteem and self-worth. Her husband has abused her for 7 years out of their 15 year marriage. She currently is staying in her marriage to appease her husband and mother.…

Survivors are often left to cope on their own, as researchers found there was very little known about the coping of an attack (Jenson, Thoresen, Grete, 2015). While many people are religious, their research found that it was used least in coping, and that “problem solving and positive cognitive restructuring were used most frequently” (Jenson et al., 2015). These events can have such profound impacts that they can alter views on life and the world permanently. Students reported in Norway after a…

Trauma can be described as experiences or situations that cause physical, emotional or mental pain, that one cannot control. For children and adolescents, the most common trauma is interpersonal trauma which affects their biological, cognitive, psychological and social developments. (D’Andrea, Ford, Stolbach, Spinazzola, & Van der Kolk, 2012). When someone experiences trauma they experience negative results throughout their body, there is an increased level of cortisol and catecholamine that…

the recent discussions of the intentions of lies, an issue has arisen about the selfishness of lies. On one hand, some argue that lies which are created with the feelings of others in mind are never selfish. On the other hand, others argue that all lies are based on selfish needs. They claim that every lie, no matter how small, is created from the selfish nature of people that want to better themselves. In short, the issue is whether lies can ever assist others. My own view is that there is no…

reactions that may compound the patient’s health issues. • Spiritual emotions: Encourage practice of Yoga or deep breathing treatment to help patient with spiritual healing. The victim of an abuser may escape the years of torture but the psychological effects do not go away. We as healthcare professional, we are mandated reporters. It is almost a disgrace that when reading the victims’ stories that the health care professionals did not take their time to further investigate the causes…

century, to around 79 years of age in the United States, there has also been an enormous increase in the amount of elder abuse due to health and financial issues. An estimated 4 million elderly Americans are subjected to some sort of physical, psychological, or other form of abuse and neglect. Abuse of the elderly is due to the increased elderly population and has only be exacerbated by the financial turmoil and stagnant median income in the United States. In addition to the financial reasons…