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- 1021: Methods Of Therapy
- ... find Cognitive Therapies. The idea behind these therapies is that people, in trying to attain their own expectations and follow their personal views of right and wrong, consciously make choices and develop accordingly. Distress and depression therefore are the results of one's failure to live up to one's own expectations. In order to help their clients then, Cognitive therapists must "focus on the beliefs and attitudes" of the client ... treatment. Many of the therapies which we have discussed up until now are not the end itself. In other words, there must be additional influence also. For example, my father- in-law has bi-polar depression which therapists have traced to Vietnam and his exposure to Agent Orange. So far the only treatment which has been effective, has been medication. In the medical world, doctors diagnose the illness and usually prescribe ... as anything a medical doctor might prescribe. When drugs and therapy sessions are not enough there are other possibilities, such as ECT or Psychosurgery. ECT or Electroconvulsive therapy is the "treatment of disorders...like major depression by passing an electric current, (that causes a convulsion), through the head". On the same page of the text we can find the definition of psychosurgery. It states that it is "intended to promote ...
- 1022: Lord of the Flies: About the Lord of the Flies: About the William Golding the author of Lord of the Flies was born in Great Britain in 1911 and throughout almost his entire lifetime, he has lived and witnessed the true evil within all men. During his childhood the first World War beginning in 1914, and was followed many years ...
- 1023: Marcus Aurelius
- ... Marcus Aurelius was born on April 20, 121 AD into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father, Antoninus Pius, was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius, too, was trained from birth to be a great ruler like his father. At age eleven, he dedicated himself to religion, although he considered philosophy to be the "true, inward" religion, one which did not require ceremonies necessary in others. Throughout his childhood and early adulthood, Aurelius was taught by several talented teachers. When he was young, the great Epictetus tutored him, followed by a man named Q. Junius Rusticus, who would accompany Aurelius throughout much of his life. In 161 AD, Pius died, leaving Aurelius and Pius’s other adopted son, known as ... wars were successful, they were taxing both on Rome as a state, and on Aurelius himself. However, he somehow managed to stay somewhat unaffected throughout, an amazing feat unto itself. Although Aurelius was considered a great man and emperor, he ruthlessly persecuted the Christians. He considered them a threat to his "imperial system." However, he did not know very much of the Christian doctrines that he was so against. In ...
- 1024: Abraham Of Chaldea
- ... of God in a time where few men believed in the One true God. Through many triumphs and errors, he always returned to God to lead him back to his calling. His dedication resulted in great promises from God that were eventually fulfilled and affect each of our lives today. His story is our story. Abraham was a native of Chaldea, and a ninth generation descendant of Shem, the son of ... the young men have eaten." 13 After this episode, The Lord rewarded Abram for his faithfulness and came to him in a vision. God said, "Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward." 14 In response, Abram asked how this could be since he did not have any children. God proceeded to encourage Abram through a distinct and detailed repetition of former promises He had made and ... an old man like himself could impregnate a 90 year old woman. Abraham said, "O that Ishmael might live in thy sight!" 17 God assured him Ishmael would make him fruitful also and make a great nation of him. But God told him that Sarah would indeed bear him a son and he should call his name Isaac. God said he would establish a covenant with Isaac and all his ...
- 1025: Augustus And Alexander The Gre
- Alexander the Great and Augustus, two names that countless people have spoken. Many people have no doubt heard these names; others perhaps have not. Alexander the Great and Augustus were two men who were famous for their accomplishments in ancient times. So, they are similar right? Wrong. The earlier of these two men was Alexander the Great, records indicate that he was born in the summer of 356 B.C. Alexander was the son of Philip II, King of Macedonia, and Olympias. Stories say that on the same day that Alexander ...
- 1026: Death Of A Salesmen
- ... kitchen (124 Martin). The movement shows Willy taking a double trip into the past before returning to the future. Most people would consider Willy a psychopath that needs psychological assistance. His psychological state caused by depression. Depression is the most common psychological disorder among the elderly. Willy is the American every man somewhere between the pathetic and the tragic who never forgot his dreams (124 Martin). Willy s dream of his son ... business together. Biff would visit his former employer and get a loan from the owner before the business become reality. After Biff failed to acquire the loan and Willy s fired from his job the depression drew deeper for him. Willy believing he was a failure could not face the world with yet another lost. He loses sight of his identity, gives in to his uncontrollable emotions and commits suicide. ...
- 1027: Franz Kafka
- ... ve suffocated." As anyone can see, Kafka was enormously enticed by death, and the fact that he greatly disliked his own cultural status, and even his family. Even though, this man was one accompanied by great wisdom, which was shown in the writing of Metamorphosis. Kafka was a political genius who showed all his political beliefs through his one great work, Metamorphosis. All of the experiences in Kafka’s life are portrayed through Gregor, a person who wished he was dead at the end of Kafka’s words. Distant from the poor, meager, and mostly ... Through Gregor’s successes, and his almost workaholic attitude, he has suffered into prospering. Prosperity is an awkward word, for it is one which not only describes a persons wealth, though also his downfalls. The great undoing of prosperity shows itself in Gregor as he becomes a monster, one created by Anti-Marxist society. Since Gregor’s is a society which eventually shuns him, and his great mind for one ...
- 1028: The Great Gatsby - Jay Gatsby
- Jay Gatsby was a very decent person despite most of his acquaintances and his occupation. Gatsby was relatively kind to everyone despite how anyone treated him. He was also a very altruistic person in what he did for ...
- 1029: ... its roots. Thus Luke's audience is comprised of Gentiles and Christians. Luke's central theme is focused on Jesus' mercy and compassion. His theme illustrates that the message is for all people. And that great joy is shared by those who experience God's forgiving love in Jesus. The author of the Gospel of Matthew was, early in history, believed to be Matthew the Apostle which was an eyewitness to ...
- 1030: Robert Browning
- ... literary and philosophical ideas of the time period, yet he was also instructed to believe the unexplained mysteries of the Christian faith(Miller, 1953). His mother, who had strong ties to the congregational church, took great time to instruct Robert in his religious studies. With this open atmosphere, however, Browning exhibited signs of disinterest in religion during his early childhood. The town preacher, in fact , found it necessary to publicly scold ... man of religious mind because Shelley was "everywhere taking for granted some of the capital dogmas of Christianity, while most vehemently denying their historical basement" (cited in Payne, 1967, p.199). Browning clearly possessed a great respect for Shelley which followed him through much of his early poetry. Browning's life was "fundamentally affected"(Miller, 1953, p.9) by the Shelley's writing. During his adolescence, Browning may have recognized Shelley ... from death..." Browning's contradictory attitude in Pauline proves that he is still lingering on the edge of aethism. Robert Browning does not praise Shelley's ideals in Pauline, but it is clear that his great respect for Shelley did not dwindle with the writing of Pauline. Browning's attempt at returning to Christianity resulted in the hero of Pauline speaking of an "early loss of youthful idealism and sense ...
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