In this paper I will discuss St. Augustine’s argument against suicide, a Calvinist’s view of suicide, as well as my own view of suicide, which is the Arminian view. Suicide, even if it is for saving our honour, is a sin because the Bible says, “Thou shalt not murder”, and that includes yourself. Suicide is the act of ending one’s...
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Video games: A game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen. Pre-teens in America have been linked to the problem of depression due to video games. Video games are almost constantly blamed by people to cause depression. They are also said to be the cause of some mass shootings...
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The Great Depression was a severe international tragedy that took place mostly in the 1930s and is deemed to be the worst economic downfall thus far. This turmoil was the longest and most wide-spread depression of the 20th century. In most countries, this disaster lasted from 1929 to the late 1930s. The story To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper...
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People's mood, intelligence, motivation, and concentration are all important factors to one’s life. In order to do successfully at school or to do a job properly, people must have these qualities; and with the help of music, everybody’s mood, intelligence, motivation and concentration can be increased. Music has always been known to increase the ability of learning through children and...
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Do people who are treated poorly in society due to a mental illness, hold accountability for their own actions? Well this question is tested in the book Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck. The story takes place in the early 1930’s. Two men, Lennie and George are workers who dream of one day having their own farm. Lennie...
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Introduction Assessing and treating patients who have been diagnosed with psychosis and schizophrenia often creates a challenge to the PMHNP, as one has to choose the most appropriate treatment approach that would not cause any harm to the patient. This study involves managing a 34-year-old Pakistani female who had earlier been diagnosed with psychotic disorder, based on her symptoms, but...
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Introduction Sleep quality is a pivotal component of human health, influencing cognitive function, emotional well-being, and overall physical health. Despite its importance, many individuals struggle with achieving restorative sleep. This essay explores the multifaceted nature of sleep quality and the numerous factors that impact it, including lifestyle choices, psychological states, and environmental influences. By examining these determinants, along with existing...
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Suicide infers the exhibition of purposely causing one's own passing. The term suicide is applied to all cases of death coming about legitimately or in a roundabout way from a positive or negative exhibit of the casualty himself, which he understands will result the particular result. Mental confusion, including melancholy, bipolar unrest, schizophrenia, character issue, uneasiness issue, and substance abuse...
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Opening I support the following statement “The prevalence of social media is having a negative impact on the younger generations and will cause numerous social anxiety issues in the future”. This is evident in a world where there are over 4 billion social media users across multiple platforms, even some with multiple accounts. Surveys have revealed that 90% of children...
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Introduction Anxiety is an unpleasant state of high arousal which prevents the sufferer from relaxing and makes it very difficult for them to experience any positive emotion. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), anxiety disorders include: separation anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder and...
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In the Roman plays it (suicide) is justified by History; and for the others the audience is asked to exchange for a moment its Christian morality for the more primitive pagan sentiment, a less noble feeling, doubtless, but one which is perfectly intelligible to all men because it is instinctive. This, then, is the true attitude of Shakespeare towards suicide....
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Any person who has ever had an anxiety attack knows just how terrifying it can be. Abruptly and without any warning the heart starts pounding, you feel nauseous and dizzy, and you just want to move away from the area where the anxiety attack strikes. Symptoms of the attack in women normally vary, depending on the harshness of the episode....
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Introduction Schizophrenia, a chronic and severe mental disorder, affects how individuals interpret reality, often resulting in a significant socio-economic burden not only on the patients but also on their families and the broader society. The disorder impairs cognitive functions and emotional responses, leading to challenges in personal and professional domains. According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO),...
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Mental health disorders appear in a variety of forms that affect’s individual’s characteristics and the way they interact with others. Schizophrenia is one of the most common forms of mental health disorder, that comes from the Greek words 'split' and 'mind'. Someone with schizophrenia is often known to have a split personality. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...
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One of Durkheim's greatest works, was 'Suicide' (Le suicide). For its time, this project was quite radical and challenging. Through the science of sociology, he was able to analyze the causes and factors that lead to suicide and for him it was a social phenomenon. Under the term suicide or voluntary death, Durkheim also included death that occurs as a...
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Introduction Ongoing research suggests mindfulness enhances executive function, although long-term interventions are time consuming and an unrealistic reflection of real-life. More recently, the benefits of short-term mindfulness have been highlighted, despite Anderson, Lau, Segal and Bishop (2007) observing no improvement in attentional control. This study aims to clarify the effect of short-term mindfulness on executive function and provide support for...
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The elements of music are all around us and within us as we move through our lives; from the changing rhythm of our beating hearts, the rise and fall of the breath in our lungs to the moving contours of pitch in the words we share with one another. But what if our understanding of these experiences in sound aren’t...
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Introduction: Music therapy is a type of treatment that addresses psychological and social issues among people for all ages. As the brain responds towards sounds, it can act as a mood stimulator. It has the ability to cure both psychological and physical diseases. Music enables to express emotions through which certain chemicals are released in our body which helps us...
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Recent studies have been designed to investigate the non-pharmalogical treatments in the world of mental disorders. A variety of mental disorders are set to have a (possible) psychotic component: schizophrenia, psychosis, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder. Non-pharmalogical treatments exist of exercise therapy, cognitive therapy, art therapy, relaxation and music therapy. Zooming in on the music therapy gives us reason to...
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Disagreement between what constitutes abnormal and normal behaviour in childhood disorders is a recurrent issue in the field of child psychopathology. For parents, identifying problematic behaviours within their child is not an easy or obvious task. Many parents lack knowledge of childhood disorders and may not be able to recognize the signs and symptoms that accompany a disorder, especially when...
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Depression is a mental illness effecting behavior as well as thinking and function. It can happen at any time during life and to any one regardless of age, upbringing, sex, race, or spirituality. Postpartum depression is depression that occurs after a baby is born and differs from the baby blues most women experience after birth. Baby blues occur in most...
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Heighted Attentional Capture by Visual Food Stimuli in Anorexia Nervosa was a study done to test patients with anorexia nervosa and food stimulation. This study was done in 2017 to test the hypothesis that patients with anorexia nervosa are insensitive to the attentional capture of food stimuli. This means the researchers were testing to see how much participants with anorexia...
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Chapter I Introduction 1.1. Background of the study Before proposing this research, preliminary research was conducted by the researcher towards varsity students of EFL in Indonesia University of Education. Respondents of this research were English Education students who are in their senior year, three respondents from each of two classes were chosen randomly, therefore six senior varsity students of English...
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Introduction In the world of competitive sports, female athletes are increasingly facing a silent epidemic: eating disorders. These disorders, which include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, are characterized by abnormal eating habits and a preoccupation with body image and weight. Among female athletes, the pressure to maintain a certain physique, combined with the intense physical demands of...
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A life with anorexia can be very difficult, and if people do not seek help, they may lose their lives. As mentioned before, anorexia is the most common eating disorder, has the highest mortality rate (NICE Guidelines 2004), and is not exclusive to any age or gender. Being so common it means that there are many people suffering or have...
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1.0 Introduction Depression is a common mental illness caused by a consistent feeling of sadness and a general loss of interest in events individuals commonly enjoy, followed by an inability to perform everyday tasks for a prolonged period of time. Moreover, Individuals with depression generally exhibit the following characteristics; Lack of Energy and fatigue, changes are eating and sleeping patterns,...
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Bulimia is an eating disorder. The term 'bulimia' comes from the Greek word meaning 'cow' and 'hunger.' There are many explanations for this disease, but two explanations are more authoritative. According to the Webster Medical Desk Dictionary, published in 1993, this is food distress characterized by repeated overeating, followed by forced vomiting, prolonged fasting or abuse of laxatives, enemas, diuretics,...
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Eating disorders are serious illnesses, which affect all kinds of people, characterized by a disturbance with one’s body image, food and weight. Examples include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder. These disorders arise from a rejection to changes around the person, which becomes a rejection to food. These illnesses have a devastating impact and toll physically and mentally...
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This essay is going to explore the contemporary issue of suicide in adult males. I will be using epidemiology to justify this; epidemiology is the study of the determinants and distribution of population diseases. It is the key quantitative discipline that supports public health, this is often defined as the efforts taken to prevent disease and promote health by society...
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History has shown that it is human nature, when an emotional and inexplicable situation arises, for people to fall prey to suspicion and fear. During these times, unscrupulous individuals can play upon a wide-spread panic, using this fear to their advantage. History is filled with many examples of this, one of the most powerful being the vengeance behind the hysteria...
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