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- 1941: Environmental And Genetic Affects And Schizophrenia
- ... normal brother or sister. Their mothers were asked to recall the children's behaviour during the four four-year periods from birth to age sixteen. The symptoms included in a checklist included social withdrawal, anxiety, depression, attention deficits, delinquency, and aggression. They reported that: "as a group, the pre-schizophrenic children had more behavioural problems than their siblings. In the first four years they showed attention deficits. At ages five to eight, they suffered from anxiety, depression, and thought disturbances. As they grew older there were signs of aggression and social withdrawal". However, it was found that these problems were concentrated in a smaller group consisting of only 27 per cent of ... by neuroradiologists using pneumoencephalography: "X-rays taken after the injection of air beneath the membrane that covers the brain" (Benes, 1996). The pneumoencephalograms showed enlarged ventricles (interior cavities), even after they were improved due to great criticism. Even so, neurologists ignored these findings as well as those of post mortem brains of schizophrenics. Not until the 1970s were brain imaging techniques reintroduced as reliable sources of information into the aetiology ...
- 1942: Demian
- ... Although the story is untrue, Kromer threatens Sinclair with exposure if Sinclair does not pay him off. Unable to pay the full amount, Sinclair is forced to become Kromers slave, ultimately sending Sinclair into depression and paranoia. Sinclair feels trapped by Kromer, forced to live within the "forbidden realm", which in turn exiles him from the "world of light" because he has defiled himself by lying and committing sinful acts ... himself, with a personality all his own which made him noticeable even though he did his best not to be noticed; his manner and bearing was that of a prince disguised among farm boys, taking great pains to appear one of them." The first encounter between Sinclair and Demian occurs one day after school as the two boys are walking home. Sinclair had learned the biblical story of Cain and Abel ... hawk emerging or fighting its way out of a globe or a giant egg. He then mails the painting to Demian, not knowing if it will ever reach him. A while later, to his great surprise, Sinclair finds a note in his book one day during class. The note reads: "The bird fights his way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must ...
- 1943: Divorce and Preschool Children
- ... showed to respond differently. The preschool age children respond to marital separation with regression, anger, tantrums, aggression and anxiety. The Latency age group shows less impact although some symptoms are common such as anxiety and depression. Finally, the adolescence age showed symptoms such as trouble with the law, drugs, sexual acting out and running away. (Hodges and Bloom, 1984) Because my interest is in the early years of child development I ... recently her parents got a divorce and she has been very effected by it. In talking to the parents of this child I have learned that even at home she seems to show signs of depression far worse than her older brother who is fourteen. Now that we have been told that divorce at the pre-school age is very crucial we can take a look at some of the critical ... two that could be useful in this discussion of preschool children and divorce. The first, is a book entitled Mom and Dad dont line together anymore, written by Kathy Stinson (1984). This is a great book for the child who is confused about why they go to different houses to visit with their mom or dad. The author does a wonderful job at expressing the joy that a child ...
- 1944: John Dos Passos
- ... More than any of his contemporaries, Dos Passos embraced the novel as a means to persuade - and to persuade in a political direction. When Dos Passos died in 1970, the world not only lost a great writer, but one ranked among the most important American writers of the century. " Dos Passos believed that his novels served as a catalyst that forced people to study their lives; man has the ability to ... which he was accepted. As Jean-Paul Sartre declared in 1938, He is not, perhaps, " the greatest writer of our time " but as a political novelist and chronicler of American civilization from 1900 to the Great Depression, Dos Passos has an established place in American literary history (CLCv32,125) For years he did not enjoy the critical esteem that his contemporaries, Hemingway and Faulkner, had but today critics have begun to ...
- 1945: Adam Bede
- ... of the author to show us that this is the type of life Lisbeth has led, one of sadness and tears. Later we gather that her husband Thias has a lot to do with her depression, as he is an alcoholic. In a way, we see that the couple has a certain similarity in that they both have habits that lean towards perpetual melancholiness. Perhaps we can read this as being ... God given wisdom, the fall of Solomon was due to his weakness for foreign women, in taking these numerous wives he was led to worship other Gods. Obviously, his knowledge of women was not that great, so therefore, however reputable he may have been, Eliot knew fully well that he did not know what he was speaking on at all (in her reference to his wisdom, the key word being if ... longer preaching and dotes on Adam shamelessly. It seems, despite her personal strength and pious self-knowledge she has become the very clone of Lisbeth Bede. Undoubtedly, she will fall into the same habits of depression and subservience. Once again, we see the enabling cycle that plagued Thias and Lisbeth creating itself all over again, however at a very tame and early stage. Because of the biblical undertone of these ...
- 1946: Asian Mythology
- ... same task as men. These beliefs can be bad for our society because our world is not made up of only one social group and we need to incorporate all the group to make a great nation as the one we have today. Asian mythology does have its positive sides. If we adopted the morals of the Asian mythology it would seem cruel ;it would be persecuted throughout the world. A ... Parteners would be chosen with more care. To have imperfect babies would be considered denagarate. In each follower inside themselves they will believe that they are inferior and pursue perfection. Our society would have mass depression.As a result over time the human race would become stronger but emotional we would be unstable for their lack of our tolerability towards our own flaws. Their will be more suicides and a low ... the rough when compared to the other characteristics in the Asian mythology. The beliefs of cherishing life and its wonders is present in the mythology. It tells a story of a god that went through great toil and danger just to see his love in the dreary deadland.If we honored these beliefs then our pursuits in prolonging and improving the quality life would cause many advances in the medical ...
- 1947: Ronald Reagan
- ... was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. Early Life Reagan was raised by his traveling shoe salesman father John Reagan, and his mother Nelle. John was an alcoholic and was saved from the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration. Reagan was strongly influenced by his mother, who taught him to read at an early age. After High School, Ronald Reagan won a Scholarship to Eureka College in Peoria, Illinois ... instead. During the campaign against Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter, the biggest issue was the economy. Reagan blamed Carter for weaknesses in foreign policy and a weak army. During the time of the election Reagan had great public support, which made it easier to push his program through congress. The Presidency When Reagan became president he started out in a recession. 11 percent of the work force was unemployed in fall, ...
- 1948: Gulf War Syndrome
- ... Desert Conflict reported clusters of symptoms that were broken down by a mathematical computer technique. According to the JAMA the three identified syndromes are: Syndrome-1 or Impaired Cognition Syndrome - characterized by distractibility, difficulty remembering, depression, insomnia, fatigue, slurring of speech, confused thought process, and migraine - like headaches ( Gulf War Illnesses Broken Down Into Three Primary Syndromes 2). Syndrome-2 or Confusion-ataxia Syndrome - characterized by problems with thinking and reasoning ... processes such as reading, writing, and spelling: getting confused; getting disoriented when trying to locate a car in a parking lot; having problems with balance; having a physician s diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or liver disease; and sexual impotence ( Gulf War Illnesses Broken Down Into Three Primary Syndromes 2). Syndrome-3 or Artho-myo-neuropathy Syndrome - characterized by generalized joint and muscle pains, increased difficulty lifting heavy objects ... may have Gulf War Syndrome or another related diseases. The author not only talks about the scientists, but also points out definitions, opinions, flaws with government research (rare) about GWI, and describes his examples in great detail. An example of how Sinha makes his article educational is when he defines mycoplasmas as the smallest self-replicating life form. He then goes on to inform his readers of similar illnesses such ...
- 1949: English Shakespeare
- ... him. In Leontes' chamber, he muses how he can only take out his revenge on the queen, but not on Polixenes who is too far away. We also learn Prince Mamillius has fallen sick over depression for losing his mother. Paulina arrives and presents Leontes' daughter to him. Leontes denies the child, but Paulina yells at him and insists it is his baby and not Polixenes'. Yet, he still yells at ... a ship sink (Antigonus') and he saw Antigonus mauled and killed by the bear, though he told the clown his name before he died. With the babe, the shepherd finds a pot of gold, prompting great rejoicing and a vow to raise the child. Time appears and announces 16 years has passed. He tells us Leontes has shut himself up, while his unknown daughter Perdita has grown and is being courted ... at the shepherd's house. The men plan to visit the shepherd in disguise. Before the shepherd's house, Autolycus (a thief) walks and spies the Clown going to market to buy supplies for a great feast. Autolycus approaches him and pretends to have been robbed. While the Clown helps him up, he picks the Clown's pocket, without him noticing. At the shepherds cottage, Florizel woos Perdita while she ...
- 1950: Biographies: Jackson, Van Buren, and Harrison
- ... not a man of democracy" and an aristocrat. Adams attacked Jackson calling him a drunkard and pointed out that Jackson lived with his wife two years before he married her. Despite this, Jackson was a great public speaker and captured the popular vote--you could say voters voted with their heart. Between the popularity, and strategically campaigning in high electorial voting states, Jackson won the election. Jackson also promised to improve ... Buren was elected president, this time I think voters used their heads and knew Van Buren was the only candidate really ready to face the economic conditions. Soon after Van Buren took over there a depression began, This was a time when virtually everyone was poorer. Many people blamed Van Buren for the Depression because he was president at the time, but it wasn't really his fault. Van Buren made a long term solution by creating "The independent Treasury Bill", which in essence took away the banks ...
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