Distressing Essays

  • Francine Shapiro's Therapeutic Theory

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    The client takes a body scan in the sixth phase. They scan their body to see if there is any tension remaining related to the distressing image. If so, the therapist will target this tension in the body through further processing (Menon & Jayan, 2010). The therapist is looking for the moment when the client can think of the distressing image and report no negative sensations (Shapiro and Maxfield, n.d.). 7. In the seventh phase, the therapist decides if the memory has adequately

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Case Study

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    following symptoms that apply to PTSD: He has recurrent, involuntary, and intrusive distressing memories of the traumatic event. He has nightmares of the event that haunt him at night. Paul is experiencing flashbacks that take him back to the traumatic event. Paul avoids

  • Use of Humor and Language Techniques in Monbiot's Article "Modest Proposal for Youth Scourge"

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    topic. But by the end of the second paragraph, you begin to suspect that Monbiot is using humour and taking the subject of the text as a joke. He refers to young people as ‘human vermin’ and claims that they are inclined to make unpleasant and distressing noises. In resolution to this ‘vermin’ problem, he mentions a way of keeping youth off of the streets - by using acoustic deterrence, which was previously used to repel rats, mice, and cockroaches. To sum up briefly, Monbiot compares youth to vermin

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder Case Study

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    The difference between normal worrying and generalized anxiety disorder are the accompanying symptoms as well as the length of time the worrying persists. To occasionally torment oneself with or suffer from distressing thoughts is classified as normal worrying. The symptoms of worrying may vary, but most people experience disturbed feelings and the mental fatigue of being overly concerned with a circumstance. On the other hand, with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) one experiences excessive anxiety

  • This Is Me Essay

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    understanding, for example acknowledgement of traumatic or distressing events in a patient’s history. Therefore it can be argued to be a ‘white-washing’ of a multifaceted individual rather than a preservation. For example Andre asks about his daughter

  • The True Antagonist

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    novel, it becomes clear that Maycomb county antagonizes its people- making it the antagonist. Obviously, a town itself cannot be the antagonist, however, the people of a town can. Alienation, hatred towards those who support righteousness, and distressing conditions articulate this. Maycomb county alienates the poor and embarrassing people. When the novel introduces the Cunninghams as one of the poorest family in Maycomb, Atticus says, “‘Mr. Cunningham [...] came from a set breed of men’” (Lee 28)

  • Antwone Fisher

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    Antwone Fisher presents characteristics consistent with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p. 271). The American Psychiatric Association described the characteristics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, as “the development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to one or more traumatic events” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p. 271). The American Psychological Association (2013) outlines the criterion for diagnosis outlined in eight diagnostic

  • Psychodynamic Approach Essay

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    most of our mind is made up of the unconscious. This is part of our mind that we cannot access, and contains biological drives and desires. The unconscious is responsible for most of our behaviour and personality. The unconscious can also contain distressing memories that could have been repressed earlier on in life. We also have our pre-conscious, which we cannot access until later on in life, such as after puberty. Our personality is split into three main parts. Firstly, there is the id. The id is

  • Palliative Care in Health Care

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    Control of Distressing Symptoms in Dying Patients.” The organization states: In the context of the caring relationship, nurses perform a primary role in the assessment and management of pain and other distressing symptoms in dying patients. Therefore, nurses must use effective doses of medications prescribed for symptom control and nurses have a moral obligation to advocate on behalf of the patient when prescribed medication is insufficiently managing pain and other distressing symptoms. The

  • Essay On Infidelity

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    robust effects, the pertinence of forced-choice measures assessing jealousy in response to infidelity has been disputed (Desteno 2010; Harris, 2002; Harris, 2003). Cognitive biases regarding the ability to evaluate which type of infidelity is more distressing arise due to the binary nature (Desteno 2010; Harris,

  • Comparison of Dulce et Decorum Est and Anthem for Doomed Youth

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    wanted people to be more aware of the cruelty of war and hopefully to stop it from happening again. Both poems have an alternate line rhyming scheme. 'Anthem.' uses the form of a sonnet to portray a distressing message that flows slowly as you would imagine a funeral march. 'Dulce.' also has a distressing message but is portrayed in contradiction to its title. The idea of nationalism, and much it's worth is explored.

  • A Female Reader’s Perception of Ovid’s Metamorphoses

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    and frequent victimisation of female characters. In support of this thesis, I have been analysing feminist theories and the genre of gender in a literary context in order to support my investigations into what it is that makes Ovid particularly distressing to read for a female reader. I will be discussing themes such as how a female reads and approaches male biased texts such as the Metamorphoses, how she is encouraged to read it, and how she might interpret it to be sexist. In her article ‘Reading

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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    In general, the accidents most likely to cause flashbacks are serious, stressful and distressing accidents. These could be an accident where a loved one died or where the other car had fatalities. It could also just be a car accident that was particularly frightening or large in size. Afterward, the individual may have flashbacks when they

  • Suicide Case Summary

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    associated with the traumatic event • B1: Tim reports experiencing recurrent and involuntary distressing memories of the car accident. • B2: Tim reports having distressing dreams about the car accident in which he sees his wife, badly injured, lying on the pavement after the accident. C. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event • C1: Tim reports an effort to avoid the distressing memories associated with the accident. D. Presence of two or more negative changes in cognition

  • Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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    Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD) has been in existence for many years. Debilitating it’s sufferers from partaking in activities they may enjoy because of both the sufferers obsessions and compulsions causing them to feel somewhat outcast from their fellow members of society. In this essay symptoms of OCD will be outlined; also the most empirically researched method of treatment Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), along with the process involved in treating a patient with this kind of therapy

  • Personal Narrative: Growing Up With Soccer

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    would kick it down field practically everyone was already on the other end of the field. At this point my assistant referee raised this flag and I blew my whistle for an infraction, this unexpected move was both stressful and distressing at the same time. It was first distressing to think that boys on this level do not know the basic concepts and rules of the game. Mostly the situation was stressful, it was stressful because the move was so unexpected. Around 300 fans were staring and screaming at me

  • Dispute Over Repressed Memories Essay

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    Suppressed Memories Opening statement Repressed memories, particularly those related to traumatic experiences such as child abuse, have been a source of controversy for a long time. Sigmund Freud suggested that individuals could unknowingly suppress distressing memories to protect themselves from emotional pain. This concept became popular in the 1990s, resulting in many legal cases involving individuals being charged with crimes due to resurfaced repressed memories. This article discusses repressed memories

  • Case Study Of Vera's Disorder

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    centered around a distortion of her responsibility to protect her mother, as evident by her compulsion to complete time-consuming and distressing rituals to ensure her safety. She also appears

  • Persepolis Rhetorical Analysis

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    families to fight for the government. They were told that they would receive a better life after death if they died for their country, so thousands of boys lost their lives for no good reason. Tackling topic such as this one leads to a naturally distressing and somber tone. However, to lighten the overall tone of the novel, Satrapi also employs humor, which serves to make the novel more approachable. For instance, when describing her favorite comic book, Dialectic Materialism, Marjane paints a picture

  • Heterosexuality And Homosexuality

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    and psychologically. Heterosexuality and homosexuality both developed from this original bisexual disposition.[2] As one of the causes of homosexuality Freud mentions the distressing heterosexual experience: "Those cases are of particular interest in which the libido changes over to an inverted sexual object after a distressing experience with a normal one."[3] Freud appears to have been undecided whether or not homosexuality was pathological, expressing different views on this issue at different