Essays on Distressing

PMS- as a defense

According to the various cases described where women turned excessively violent and killed people in a rage, their ascribed behavior has been linked with PMS as a trigger which led to these incidents. PMS is experienced by women before and during menstruation due to the hormonal changes in this time period. It can lead to depression, anxiety and when situations seem unbearable, women are believed to turn excessively aggressive and violent. In my opinion, PMS is not enough to be credited as a major or ultimate reason of why women can become aggressive, violent and murderous at a distressing ...

Introduction

Chronic pain is associated with the pain behaviors that cannot be comprehensively explained from the biomedical perspective. Pain is a psychophysiological unpleasant sensory and perceptual experience provoked by injury or diseases (Talaei, Labbaf, Tabatabayi, & Barekatain, 2015). Chronic pain experience involves the perception of the unpleasant physical stimuli as well as the interpretation of the sensations of pain and evaluation of the experience as one that creates suffering. This means that chronic pain imposes physical, emotional, and sociological stress on individuals. The relationship between the emotional, physical, and sociological factors appears causal rather than simply correlational. In the past years, ...

This article by Kacey Keyko discusses the role of work engagement in the ethical nursing practice. The author highlights that most of the research majorly focus on the relationship between organizational outcome and the engagement while neglecting the ethical considerations in the field of nursing. To address the significance of engagement, the article highlights the conditions necessary to achieve this concept at workplace including safety, availability, and meaningfulness. According to Keyko, nurses must feel safe in their working environment without fear of any harm, and be psychological, emotionally, and physically available (880). The job should also be meaningful in ...

Introduction

Human beings have a certain threshold within which they can withstand stressful and traumatic situations. When this threshold is surpassed, then they develop psychiatric conditions. Post traumatic syndrome is one of the resultant problems in this case. In light of current research, physical abuse, emotional problems, child abuse, environmental toxins, extended combat and terrorism are some of the main causes of this syndrome. Post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a recurrent disorder. This is a syndrome that people develop after experiencing aberrantly distressing, traumatic and threatening events. This is a psychological issue that has been present in the world for a long time. Psychiatrists ...

"Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it " - C. Joybell C.

The quote written by C. Joybell C. is inspiring and influential due to the positive meaning it provides. Written in three separate sentences, the quote was presented and structured as follows: through a command or directive (Don’t be afraid of your fears); and through subsequent explanations or justifications indicating the reasons why the initial assertion was made. The author was seemingly talking to a second person, through ...

Article Review

The article Developing Trauma Training for an Indigenous Community: Hopefully Not Seagulls is written by Gail Green concerning treatment of post traumatic disorders among the aboriginal communities in Australia. The article outlines an empirical model that directs individuals to identify trauma responses and various ways to treat the post-traumatic disorders. Green working with the organization Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTS) seeks to progress in terms of knowledge, policies, and ethical standards promoting treatment of trauma. His model, Conservation of Resources theory, which outlines that, treating stress drains resources, insecurity due to threats and horror, and struggles to ...

Sexual deviance comprises of a wide range of abnormal sexual expressions from cross dressing, fetishism, sexual masochism, incest, pedophilia, and rape. On the contrary, sexual deviant behavior can be defined in different contexts. According to sociology, sexual deviance varies from culture to the other depending different cultural beliefs and norms. Sexual deviant behaviors are attributed with discomfort, bizarreness, and inefficiency. Some sexual deviant habits include paraphilia, exhibitionism, fetishism, and masochist among others. Paraphilia individuals have behavior, an urge, or a sexual fantasy that is distressing and repetitive while exhibitionism entails sexual pleasure through exposure of the genitals (Goode, 2010). Fetishism, on ...

Introduction

Defining biologically, the reaction of a person in response to his/her environmental condition or towards a stimulus is termed as stress. At work, a person faces stress when there is a mismatch between the resources or capabilities and the demand of the job. However, certain stress at workplaces is normal, but when it exceeds the limit, stress affects a person’s professional life as well as personal life (Jones & Bright, 2001). It reduces the productivity of the employee and often affects the health condition (Jones & Bright, 2001). The paper reflects on the reasons behind stress at the workplace. Then it moves on to evaluate ...

According to the lifestyle exposure theory, the “demographic differences in the

likelihood of victimization can be attributed to differences in the personal lifestyles of victims” (Meier & Miethe, 1997, p. 232; cited in Berg, 2006). There are disparities in demographic profiles (age, gender, income, educational background, race, marital status and residence) that increase the preponderance for perpetuators of internet identity thefts to occur. These factors include the following: sharing personal information (birthdates, addresses) in social networking sites, paying with credit cards, mobile phone users who do not secure personal information, disclosure of children’s social security numbers, and finally, high-income as well as high-profile people . Likewise, the demographic profile of ...

The rosemary Furman Counseling Center

The Rosemary Furman Counseling Center focuses on the affairs of women in Barnard College. It was initiated to observe and help the Barnard women with their mental health due to a rising and alarming trend in mental ailments in the College. Serving a population of 1,000 people, the Counseling Center is dedicated in an extensive referral network of other psychologists to offer better services to the female students. Only certified students and the staff of Barnard college are eligible for the services offered at Rosemary Furman. It is also offers free services to Students and a small fee for staff ...

The fire service has experienced several depression and suicide victims over the past decades. There have been suicide clusters and depression patterns in large fire fighting departments worldwide. The patterns are similar in that in many of the reported cases; the victims showed signs of depression before they eventually attempted or committed suicide. However, cases of attempted suicide supersede those of reported deaths in the fire fighting service. The rising cases have ignited a tremendous increase in concerns for comprehending the incidences of death in firefighters. Concerns are also mounting to find out the factors that seem to be driving ...

The best arguments I would give to my colleague for sharing the vaccine with others would be one of either the thought of the repercussions of not doing so would be more distressing weighed against the possibility of contracting the deadly disease. Psychologists call this punishment-reward. When faced with a situation where behavior is both detrimental and gratifying to one, the course of action is determined by the measure of how gratifying the positive consequences would be, versus how harmful the negative consequences would be. Naturally pain is avoided, and gratification is sought. Since, as is the assumption, no ...

ID Number Sexual Harassment Case: Lois E. Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co

Introduction

In spite of widespread publicity pertaining to the dangers of sexual harassment, countless surveys present that businesses in the United States are yet to respond to the issue. Furthermore, news reports suggest that sexual harassment has reached the highest levels of the organization management. Despite businesses having the knowledge of sexual harassment existence, managers and higher officials tend to feel uncertain on how to go about it and what to do when such situation arises. Accordingly, the risk of employer accountability continues to dominate in the ...

This paper is dedicated to an overview of the divorce problem in the UAE and to summarizing existing research on the negative impact of divorce on children. In the past, divorces in the UAE were quite rare. Recent studies show dramatic growth in divorce rates in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, especially in United Arab Emirates. The figures are impressive. According to the National Centre for Statistics, in 2013 3,901 divorce cases have been proceeding in courts within the UAE. This figure includes marriages involving Emirati spouses. The government Marriage Fund experts stated in their study that divorces ...

Section I:Introductory Overview

A. Background and History of PTSD Many research findings found out that anxiety disorder known as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a ubiquitous neuropsychological phenomenon. It happens to almost any individuals, no matter what their age, gender, ethnicities, etc. Being associated with serious traumatic events, it has many characteristic symptoms, such as survivor guilt, lack of involvement with reality, recurrent images and thoughts, numbing and reliving the trauma in dreams. People undergo the reliving of traumatic events via recurrent nightmares or similar threatening scenarios (National Institute of Health, 2014). Individuals with the disorder have excessive distressing feelings triggered by ...

Part One

When is it ethically responsible to leave a job or leave the profession? Leaving a job requires careful consideration. Making the ethical decision to leave a profession is difficult and complex. It is not an easy choice to leave the profession (Wilson-Barnett, 1986). Ethical reasons to leave a job may have something to do with the department you work. Different professions have ethical codes that help their practitioners to leave their profession in an honorable way. A good professional knows more than working for the organization but also when to leave it. In Nursing, the America n Nurses Association (ANA) is an ...

THE CASE AGAINST ROMEO

- i) According to the law, a person is guilty of committing theft if he or she dishonestly acquires another person’s property with the aim of permanently depriving him or her of it. In the case of Romeo, the act of walking out of the shop without paying for the condoms was not carried out intentionally. He intended to pay for the condoms but forgot. According to Romeo, he intended to pay for the condoms but forgot after receiving the distressing phone call from his girlfriend Cleopatra. At the time of the crime, Romeo was not aware of his behavior ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): An Introduction

PTSD is a well-known acute anxiety syndrome that is created after an experience to any incident which is considered as threatening and causes psychological distress. Normally, the PTSD is created following the exposure to a horrifying incident or trauma in which grave bodily harm has taken place or was endangered. The distressing incidents that can activate PTSD consist of violent personal physical attacks such as rape or robbery, natural as well human-created calamities, mishaps in military warfare. PTSD can be at times turns to be an extremely disabling condition. These traumatic events may invoke the risks of death to oneself ...

Fever is a common distressing symptom in patients. Elevations in normal body temperature are instigated by prostaglandins exerting their effect on the hypothalamus in the event of cellular injury (Scrase & Tranter, 2011). When fever is uncorrected, the body may reach dangerously high temperatures and thus its management is a priority. To achieve safe and effective care, the chosen nursing interventions must be based on evidence. Thus, established practice must continually be evaluated against current evidence to ensure accountability. An interview with a registered nurse, with answers to the questions summarized below, reveals the common fever management practices in a pediatric unit. The interventions ...

Introduction

A number of sociological research has indicated that there is a big relationship between social-economic status and schooling. The social- economic class factors affect the academic performance in different dimensions. The greatly affected individuals are the ones with a low social economic status. The differences may come in terms of gender, ethnicity, housing type, unexplained absences and family income and geographic location. Most of the Australia students are affected by these factors in a way that their academic performance is reflected poorly. Both the social and economic factors have a unique and separate influence on the outcomes in their education. There is need ...

[Author’s Name] [Institutional Affiliation] There is no doubt that everyone has the vulnerability to develop PTSD i.e. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Although there are a good number of people who experience PTSD and some stage of life, there are only a small percentage of the people who are at risk for developing PTSD. There are a number of factors why occurrence of PTSD is uncommon in majority of the populace. Firstly, if an individual is provided with a family setting that is both healthy and protecting, he/she may not become susceptible to develop this disorder. This is because an inspiring family ...

Question 1: What is the value of cultural awareness and sensitivity training for psychologist? Discuss

Globally, psychologists interact with clients who emanate from a background characterized by diversity in terms of ethnicity, linguistic orientation and cultural establishment. They work in varied environments and under different conditions. Generally, their experiences differ considerably. Their effectiveness is dependent on a host of factors. These range from the skills and knowledge that they have to experience in this particular field of specification. To knowledgeably and acceptably perform their duties, it cannot be disputed that psychologists have to endow themselves with sufficient knowledge and skills. However, of great importance in the current, diverse work environment is their ability to deal with ...

EDMR is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, new nontraditional method, of psychotherapy. The method has grown tremendously over the past years as a form of treatment for post traumatic stress disorders (PSTD). This is a stress disorder that occurs after experiences like rape, physical assault, car accidents, or military combat. This method of treatment has remained controversial among the health care professionals as studies continue to be undertaken of their effectiveness. The paper looks at the EDMR treatment of mental health, the processes of EDMR, and the effectiveness of the EDMR therapy treatment process.

EMDR approach is like the psychological way ...

General practice and applied ethics

Effective management of rape requires a three-pronged approach that entails provision of comprehensive medical, psychological and social care. Careful immediate and on-going assessments of the patient are required to identify the physical, physiological and psychological stressors as well as the patient’s response to therapy. The potential physiological and psychological stressors for Anne, an 18 year old rape victim will be identified, the nursing strategies for reducing or alleviating these stressors and nursing interventions that will promote healing explored.

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The fear of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) like HIV and becoming pregnant may cause emotional distress to Anne. The medical ...