Moms who Kill
The artical I read was called Moms who Kill by Mark Levy. I found the artical on psychologytoday.com. In the artical it discusses how common and how dangerous postpartum depression really is.
Up to 80 percent of new mothers experience some kind of depresson up to one year after giving birth. Known to most as the "Baby Blues" a mild depression that if continues can be come something much more powerful and even more dangerous. In some women they may experience psychosis, where in some cases they try to kill their children.
Contrary to enormous amounts of research, there is still no medical report on what causes the disorder or how it can be treated. "Having grown up expecting mother hood to be one of the best times of your life, many women suffer alone, feeling miserable, but unaware that postpartum mood disorder has a name." Karen Klieman, M.S.W., founder and director of the Postpartum Stress Center in Philadelphia.
The baby blues are common to new mothers due to the lack of sleep, the babys crying and the shock of motherhood. It's not awful for a mother to feel irritable, overwhelmed and a lot of the time tearful. These feeling begin to show three or four days after birth, but should only last a few weeks. If the blues last for more the two weeks, then she may be experiencing (PPD) which is postpartum depression. The symptoms of PPD are feelings of despondency, inadequacy as a mother, impaired concentration, or memory loss.
Some women such as Jennifer Moyer become overwhelmed with fear for the baby. In the beginning after Moyer gave birth to her son she felt irritable and experiencing difficulty sleeping. After her six week check up was when things really fell apart for Moyer.
Alexander Stowe is a twin, his brother is Aaron Stowe. Alex is an Unwanted, Aaron is a Wanted, and their parents are Necessaries. Alex is creative in a world where you can’t even see the entire sky, and military is the dream job for everyone and anyone. He should have been eliminated, just like all the unwanteds should have been. He instead comes upon Artimè, where he trains as a magical warrior- after a while. When he was still in basic training, and his friends were not, he got upset, he wants to be the leader, the one everyone looks up to.
In Death of an Innocent, Chris McCandless goes on a memorable and tragic journey into Alaska, but for most of his expedition he was known, not as Chris McCandless, but as Alexander Supertramp. The reason that he changed his name for his journey was because he is running away from his past and wanted to become the person he believed he really was.
Of all the Jewish holidays, the most sanctified is the time of the Jewish New Year. This is a very solemn time and enlightening celebration. The celebration of Rosh Hashanah is a time where an appreciation for the creation of the universe, creatures, and even humanity are reflected upon. The Jewish people personally analyze individual faults and this is when we the positive and negative aspects of the year are thought about. The preparation to better oneself is the main idea of this holiday because Jews want to be forgiven so they can live happy and confidently.
Knowing the symptoms of postpartum depression is critical for a young mother's discovering that she may have the depress...
Pregnancies are often correlated with the assumption that it will bring happiness to the household and ignite feelings of love between the couple. What remains invisible is how the new responsibilities of caring and communicating with the baby affects the mother; and thus, many women experience a temporary clinical depression after giving birth which is called postpartum depression (commonly known as postnatal depression) (Aktaş & Terzioğlu, 2013).
Usually when someone is murdered, people expect the murderer to feel culpable. This though, is not the case in war. When in war, a soldier is taught that the enemy deserves to die, for no other reason than that they are the nation’s enemy. When Tim O’Brien kills a man during the Vietnam War, he is shocked that the man is not the buff, wicked, and terrifying enemy he was expecting. This realization overwhelms him in guilt. O’Brien’s guilt has him so fixated on the life of his victim that his own presence in the story—as protagonist and narrator—fades to the black. Since he doesn’t use the first person to explain his guilt and confusion, he negotiates his feelings by operating in fantasy—by imagining an entire life for his victim, from his boyhood and his family to his feeling about the war and about the Americans. In The Man I Killed, Tim O’Brien explores the truth of The Vietnam War by vividly describing the dead body and the imagined life of the man he has killed to question the morality of killing in a war that seems to have no point to him.
Having a child can be the happiest moment of a person’s life. A sweet little baby usually gives new parents tremendous joy. That joy can be accompanied with anxiety about the baby and the responsibility the new parents are faced with. The anxiety, in most cases, fades and joy is what remains. For some new mothers, however, the joy is replaced with a condition known as postpartum depression. “Postpartum depression is a serious disorder that until recently was not discussed in public…Women did not recognize their symptoms as those of depression, nor did they discuss their thoughts and fears regarding their symptoms” (Wolf, 2010). As such, postpartum depression is now recognized as a disorder harmful to both mother and infant, but, with early detection, is highly treatable with the use of psychotherapy, antidepressants, breastfeeding, and other natural remedies, including exercise.
McGrath L., Peters, S., Wieck, A., & Wittkowski, A. (2013). The process of recovery in women who experienced psychosis following childbirth. BMC Psychiatry, 13 doi: 10. 1186/1471-244x-13-341.
It is, however, mentioned in the New Testament, in which Jesus attends a Feast of Dedication.”(“Hanukkah”, History.com. Par.3.).One of the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith is the menorah, a seven-branched candelabrum used in the Temple. The kohanim lit the menorah in the Sanctuary every evening and cleaned it out every morning, replacing the wicks and putting fresh olive oil into the cups.
There is perhaps no greater joy in life than finding one’s soul mate. Once found, there is possibly no greater torment than being forced to live without them. This is the conflict that Paul faces from the moment he falls in love with Agnes. His devotion to the church and ultimately God are thrown into the cross hairs with the only possible outcome being one of agonizing humiliation. Grazia Deledda’s The Mother presents the classic dilemma of having to choose between what is morally right and being true to one’s own heart. Paul’s inability to choose one over the other consumes his life and everyone in it.
A main concept about Hanukkah is it’s history. Around 200 B.C., the whole land of Israel was taken under the power of Antiochus III , who allowed the jews who lived there to still keep celebrating their religion. Ancient records show that Antiochus III’s son , Antiochus IV Epiphanes, banned the Jewish religion , and order the Jews to worship Greek Gods. In about 168 B.C , his soldiers came
During the terms of pregnancy, women truly experience life-changing moments. From the moment the baby’s first kick is felt to the time of the baby’s departure after a nestled nine months in the womb, changes are occurring everywhere physically and emotionally in and with a woman's body. While bringing in a new life is an exciting and eventful time, new mothers go through a whole different experience and some may even face a prolonging case of postpartum depression. Unlike a sense of the “baby blues,” a short-lived period of feeling sorrow and separation following their new delivery, postpartum depression is a mental health illness that lasts for a longer period of time affecting the mother’s mind and actions. According to the Centers for
Postpartum depression has emerged as an important issue to nurses working in the health care setting due to the potential effects on infants and children (Meadows-Oliver, 2012). Depression is a leading cause of disability, and women are greatly affected by it. Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that occurs frequently during the first three months after delivery, thus making it one of the most common postpartum complications. Some characteristics of postpartum depression can interfere with maternal functioning such as loss of interest, agitation, depression, sleep disturbances, changes in appetite, and decreased concentration (Horowitz, Murphy, Gregory, Wokcik, Pulcini & Solon, 2013, p. 2). These characteristics of postpartum depression affect the mother and extend to the infant.
Postnatal depression is one of the most common type of depression that effects mother after childbirth. Due to the pervasive of postnatal depression it is become a require for each mother to learn several things about it such as postnatal depression prognosis, diagnosis, and the treatment options which are available to mothers who experiencing postnatal depression.
Those five traits make individual personality. People who fall in the openness category are very adventure, curiosity, and appreciate new things. An individual who is “conscientious are organized and have a strong sense of duty. They're dependable, disciplined and achievement-focused “(Gray, 2001). People with extraversion personality tend to be talkative, sociability, energetic, and stay positive. Agreeableness “is a personality trait manifesting itself in individual behavioral characteristics that are perceived as a kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm, and considerate” (Gray, 2001. Sociable is the main goal for those who are high in the agreement. Moreover, a person who is high on the agreeable level are more care because they are willing to put everything to focus. Agreeableness these “individuals are helpful, friendly, considerate, and generous. Their basic belief is that people are usually decent, honest, and trustworthy” (Gray, 2001). Their biggest advantage matinée harmony in the at work place. Introverts sometimes avoid large groups of people, feeling more energized by time alone. Lastly, is introversion/extroversion personality. People who have introversion/extroversion personality seem to find their energy on interacting with other people. Further, “extraverts are more interested in engaging the environment