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- 1951: Analyzing The Creek
- Analyzing the "Creek" Dawson Leary, throughout a majority of the show, is pretty indecisive about the numerous issues with which he is faced. He spends a great amount of time in the middle of the "Identity Moratorium" and "Identity Achievement" states during this episode. From the moment the first scene appears on the television screen, you are greeted by the image of ... life, and is not willing to shake that concept. On the outside, she seems like a perfectly normal teenager, but on the inside, she's a time-bomb ready to explode. She is suffering from depression, and the therapy that she undergoes throughout the summer leads her to meet a guy with whom she had a lot in common. They grew very close and she ended up cheating on Pacey. When ... very egotistical. You can see that she has been spoiled somewhat throughout her life. It's either her way or no way. She wants nothing more than to be normal, to be perfect, but the depression has kept her from achieving that for herself. When Dawson showed up with the advanced copy of the PSAT, something inside Andie clicked. She knew that she wanted to be the best. She knew ...
- 1952: The Grapes Of Wrath 3
- ... this tragic experience was Grandma. For now, after all, she was left alone. She went into fits of crying and just lying down and not saying a word. She longed for her husband, and her depression soon effected her health. Yet, the family could not wait for her health to improve or even for mourning, so they continued on. They drove and drove, facing starvation and extreme lack of money, until ... was no arguing with his brother, Tom Joad accepted this parting from his brother and the Joads moved on, continuing the decline of their once tight-knit family. Still progressing further into California, Grandma's depression became worse and worse, not effecting her already poor health. Once crossing the guard station, the Joads were faced with yet another loss to their now rapidly declining family, Grandma's death. Their next stop ... Finally the last loss to the family comes at the end of the book. A family member that was not even "part of the family" yet, leaves. Rose of Sharron goes into labor during a great flood and because of some complication, her child is a stillborn. Thus, marking the last departure of the Joad family; leaving their original thirteen kin to a meager number of six.
- 1953: Slave Ownership In The Southern United States
- ... of private property in the United States rests on the interest of only the most prosperous, who control the larger portion of the property but constitute only a very small percentage of the population. The great slaveholders of the south represented the concentration of wealth in slaves on a scale comparable with the present concentration of holdings of private property, generally, in the United States." He adds that, "in the regions ... much closer and made his study less powerful. Secondly, in the study of the investor, the year chosen, 1949, can also be debated as somewhat biased for this particular case because the effects of the Great Depression were more than likely still being felt by investors. A family with $5,000 to invest was probably still hesitant to put it into the stock market thus affecting the given percentage. To make ...
- 1954: Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
- ... by John Steinbeck, exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's live under. The novel tells of the Joad family's migration west to California through the great economic depression of the 1930's. The tries and tribulations of the Joad family stretches to a greater concern for the family of man than for a selfish concern of themselves. The Joad family begins their westward ... their place of origin. The Joads traveled in two heavily loaded and packed-up trucks. The first sign of the family's selfish behavior is the death of grandpa Joad. He was a man of great pride, and though he longed to taste of the grapes of California, his stubbornness not to leave home may have caused his death, but his lack of concern for his family shows that he ...
- 1955: Tourette's Disorder
- ... as loud barking, coprolalic utterances, or touching tics. There may be tremendous variability over short and long periods of time in symptomatology, frequency, and severity. Patients may be able to inhibit or not feel a great need to emit their symptoms while at school or work. When they arrive home, however, the tics may erupt with violence and remain at a distressing level throughout the remainder of the day. It is ... require an understanding of both disciplines to comprehend the complex problems faced by many TS patients. The most frequently reported behavioral problems are attentional deficits, obsessions, compulsions, impulsivity, irritability, aggressivity, immaturity, self-injurious behaviors, and depression. Some of the behaviors (e.g., obsessive compulsive behavior) may be an integral part of TS, while others may be more common in TS patients because of certain biological vulnerabilities (e.g., ADHD). Still others ... temper outbursts can be seen as reactions to the internal and external pressures of TS. A specific etiology for such behavioral problems is, however, not well understood. Nevertheless, they create much consternation in teachers and great anguish both to TS patients themselves and to their families. The treating physician or counselor is often asked whether those behaviors are involuntary, as tics are, or whether they can be controlled. Rather than ...
- 1956: Anxiety
- ... public, an didnt let her husband go either. She became anti-social and then depressed. This pattern persisted for 10 years, until her husband eventually took them to a therapist. Anxiety can cause severe depression. What happens is the person becomes anti-social, and because of isolation, becomes lonely and depressed. The depression can sometimes become so bad that the person commits suicide. Anxiety is the emotion which we feel when we find ourselves in tight corners. Anxiety is similar to fear. It can be described by many ... flow faster, and give him more energy. It also effects other chemicals like norepinephrine that are secreted by the adrenal gland. Of course, if you were like that all the time, you would be putting great stress on your body, and would become ill. That is why fear and anxiety can be good only sometimes. Most of the time anxiety is bad though. People without anxiety often dont understand ...
- 1957: Anxiety Disorders
- ... seem unable to relax, have trouble falling or staying asleep, or feel lightheaded or out of breath. Some individuals startle more easily than other people, tend to feel tired, have trouble concentrating, and sometimes suffer depression. (Pamphlet, 2). Although GAD is the most common anxiety disorder, it is the least understood. It affects people of both sexes and all ages but is diagnosed more frequently in women than in men. The ... the disorder can trace it back to childhood or adolescence. (Harvard, 2). Only 25% of people with the disorder seek professional care leaving millions of sufferers to go without simple treatments which can make a great difference. (Wickelgren, 56). Treatment consists of a mixture of medication and counseling, finding the most useful combination for each patient. Anxiety disorders can be confused with stress reactions. Stress reactions may have anxiety as a primary feature and include rapid response to sudden stressful life events, leading to disorientation, and adjustment reactions - slower responses to life events that occur days or weeks later as symptoms of anxiety, irritability, and depression. These are usually limited and helped by reassurance, ventilation, and problem solving. Anxiety disorders oftentimes cannot be linked to specific life events and persist for months if not years at a time. Many people ...
- 1958: Crazy Horse
- ... was forced to take the land from these savage Indians. We should put the blame where it belongs, on the U.S. Government who lied, cheated, and stole from the Oglala forcing Crazy Horse, the great war chief, and many other leaders to surrender their nation in order to save the lives of their people. In the nineteenth century the most dominant nation in the western plains was the Sioux Nation ... army's morale. After negotiations were made Red Cloud lead one hundred-and twenty-five leaders of the Sioux nations to sign the treaty of 1868. This treaty guaranteed "absolute and undisturbed use of the Great Sioux Reservation. No person shall ever be permitted to pass over, settle upon, or reside in territory described in this article, or without consent of the Indians pass through the same" (Matthiessen 7-8). This ... in charge of this expedition. During this expedition Custer claimed that there was gold in the Black Hills. Grant looked at this as an opportunity to show the country he could pull them from the depression and he opened the Black Hills for prospecting. This broke the treaty of 1868 again (Ambrose 343-346). The Black Hills was a sacred place to the Sioux. It was a place where spirits ...
- 1959: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- ... of OCD is earlier in males i.e. between 6 to 15 years of age while the disorder affects females in the age range of 20 to 29. ‘§ Bob saw his psychiatrist for treatment of depression for six months before he finally had the courage to bring up his other ‘₯secret‘¦ problem. Since childhood he had a compulsion to count things. He had to count the letters in words and in ... within days, rather than weeks, as with SSRIs. Step 5 : Consider monotherapy trial of monoamine oxidose inhibitor. Recent studies suggests that MAOIs may be most effective in cases of OCD characterized by comorbid anxiety or depression disorders. Step 6 : Consider intravenous clomipramine This strategy is considered experimental and is only available at a few institutions in the US. Step 7 : Consider Neurosurgery For patients who have failed an exhaustive array of ... months before being able to see the psychiatrist. Medication does not come cheap and has to be taken over a long period of time to keep the obsessions and compulsions under control. There is a great need for more psychologists and psychiatrists in Malaysia. According to Dr. Chan, there is one clinical psychologist who attends to the needs of 1000 patients in Hospital Bahagia. One actually wonders, if patients are ...
- 1960: Catcher In The Rye - Character
- ... as the basis for critical argument. Caulfield's self-destruction over a period of days forces one to contemplate society's attitude toward the human condition. Salinger's portrayal of Holden, which includes incidents of depression, nervous breakdown, impulsive spending, sexual exploration, vulgarity, and other erratic behavior, have all attributed to the controversial nature of the novel. Yet the novel is not without its sharp advocates, who argue that it is ... reviews of The Catcher in the Rye that most critics enjoy picking apart the character of Holden Caulfield, studying his every action and the basis for that action. Reviewers of the novel have gone to great lengths to express their opinions on Salinger's protagonist. Some consider Holden to be sympathetic, others consider him arrogant, but the large majority of them find him utterly entertaining.In her review of The Catcher ... New York, for he will return home, he will be in the mood to give "old Jane a buzz" (56).In the end, The Catcher in the Rye will continue to be a point of great public and critical debate. One must remember, however, in the study and critique of the novel, particularly for a researcher or critic in 1996, that the story was written in a different time. If ...
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