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    Process Of Hypnotherapy

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    At a glance, hypnosis is a fun way to see your friends do ridiculous things that they’d never do in their right mind. But there’s much more to hypnosis than making chicken noises and dancing in front of a crowd of people. By definition, hypnosis “is a trance-like state in which you have heightened focus and concentration” (Mayo). Hypnosis has been proven to be helpful in coping with anxiety or pain that one is experiencing. In this process called hypnotherapy, also known as medical hypnosis, a…

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    Hidden Dangers

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    Hidden Dangers A list of pros and cons can be assigned to everything, unfortunately, computers and cell-phones, though amazing, are not exempt from this. Cons can refer to many things, but the one biggest downfall that is worth looking into is the unforeseen impact that technology has on the human body. The three main parts of the body that are being affected negatively include the eyes, brain, and neck/back. The latest and greatest technology seems to be what everyone wants to get their hands…

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    Music can improve an athlete 's performance, by changing the tension in their muscles. Listening to music helps to release muscle tension, which in turn improves the body’s movement and coordination (How Music Affects Us And Promotes Health). When the muscles are loose, the body can perform action with less difficulty. During the rehabilitation of people with movement disorders, music can “play an important role in developing, maintaining and, restoring physical functions (How Music Affects Us…

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    typical zombie is the lack of remorse. For instance, in The Walking Dead, a supporting character who turned into a zombie tried to kill her son and succeeded without blinking an eye. The area that affects your decision making is the prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex is responsible for controlling personality expression, decision making , and social behavior. Zombies don’t express any of that. They have no personality and nor do they hesitate when trying to eat…

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    Do you think consuming enormous amount of alcohol is cool? Does drinking relax your mind? Does it take away all your problems? The answers to all of these questions is no. Getting drunk does not make you cool in my eyes it makes you irresponsible. It may relax your mind for a little while but after that your mind is back to being all over the place again. It doesn’t take your problems away because after you sober up you still have the same problems you had before. Getting drunk may make you feel…

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    ☠ CTE KILLS ☠ An athlete goes down on the field, and paramedics rush to his aid. When they arrive to help him they observe he has a large amount of head trauma. Over the years, this same athlete will continue to play contact sports such as football, or boxing resulting permanent brain damage. At the young age of forty, this athlete could already have dementia-like symptoms that occur in older adults. How can we allow this continue? Close contact sports such as boxing, MMA, and football are…

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    Phantom Limb Essay

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    Undergoing an amputation generates sufficient trauma in and of itself, adding to the shock is the experience of excruciating pain caused by a limb or other body part that is no longer attached to the body, this disturbance can prove to be not only exasperating but extraordinarily frightening as well. This strange phenomenon, of experiencing a limb that has been removed from the body, is referred to as a “phantom limb.” Around “90 percent of amputees worldwide” have experienced these puzzling…

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    Abortion has always been an argument between humans. No one can decide whether it is wrong or right. In Neal Shusterman’s, Unwind, there is a different answer to the problem of abortion. In the novel, a concept called Unwinding is created to stop abortion, but still give parents a choice. A child between the ages of 13 to 18 is eligible to be signed to be unwound and according to the law every part of then must be used. Throughout the novel, Connor Lassiter, Risa Ward, and Levi Calder all go…

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    i. How is the brain changing and developing? A baby’s brain is made up of one less than one pound of gelatinous tissue. The brain of the baby is a complex organ that controls emotions, ideas, memories and dreams. A baby brain goes through enormous changes because it has not completed making complex connection yet because of its lack of experiences. There are about one trillion nerve cells that make connection with each other in order to allow the baby to have a proper functioning body. The union…

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    The word “concussion” derives from the Latin verb concutere which means “to shake violently. To put it simply, a concussion can be described as; a blow to the head which in turn creates a plethora of physical and cognitive symptoms. Knowing general information about concussions is common. People understand how they happen and how to take care of them. They understand that it has something to do with hitting your head and moving your brain. However, the actual disruption of homeostasis caused by…

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