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- 601: Shakespeare
- ... amount of discussion about Rosline's body and, when dealing with the nurse, sang a rather lewd song. Today Mercutio's song would be considerable less appreciated and would more likely get him slapped with sexual harassment charges. However, just because society doesn't like something doesn't mean that is doesn't exist. Even with the progress society has made, there are a lot of dirty jokes still out there. The ...
- 602: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- ... Stress Disorder. However, a new group of people are quickly emerging as common suffers of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-sexually abused children. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a prevalent problem associated with children who are victims of sexual assault. Post traumatic Stress Disorder is classified as an anxiety disorder under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Disorders (DSM-III). The diagnoses for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder was not formally diagnosed as part of DSM ... violent crime, physical abuse); However, the child will become more susceptible to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder if the maltreatment continues. Moreover, a child is most likely to suffer from symptoms associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder when sexual assault is involved(28). Because children have not yet developed cognitively emotionally and are very immature, they are likely candidates to develop symptoms related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. As a child matures he/she becomes ... by avoiding traumatic encounters. They also have the ability to suppress their anxiety when it becomes difficult to cope with. Because children do not have this ability any earlier they are vulnerable to physical and sexual assault. Children continue as such until they become concrete operational at about age six or seven (190). Children who have been sexually abused develop many of the syndromes associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, some ...
- 603: Narcissism: Psychological Theories and Therapeutic Interventions in the Narcissistic Disorders
- ... Views of Narcissism The use of the term narcissism in relation to psychological phenomena was first made by Ellis in 1898. Ellis described a special state of auto-erotism as Narcissus like, in which the sexual feelings become absorbed in self admiration (Goldberg, 1980). The term was later incorporated into Freud"s psychoanalytic theory in 1914 in his essay "On Narcissism". Freud conceptualized narcissism as a as a sexual perversion involving a pathological sexual love to one"s own body (Sandler & Person, 1991). Henceforth, several psychological theories have attempted to explain and treat the narcissistic phenomenon. Specifically, the most comprehensive psychological theories have been advanced by the psychodynamic ...
- 604: Death
- ... it is AIDS. AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency, is the disease that renders the body's immune system unable to resist invasion by several microorganisms that cause serious infections. AIDS is transmitted by blood, through intimate sexual contact, from infected mothers to their babies in the uterus, and perhaps through infected mother's milk. Currently there is no cure for AIDS, however research is showing hopeful signs. Research has made breakthroughs the ... and have come up with ways to slow things down, but not cure AIDS. There are many ways to prevent AIDS. I believe the leading way is abstinence. No sex until your sure of your sexual partners past sexual history should you consider sex. If you must have sex then have safe sex. Safe sex includes using any instrument or object which does not allow bodily fluids to be exchanged. Preventing AIDS is ...
- 605: Adolescence
- ... than to the performance aspects of adolescents' intelligence. Identity Formation: Psychologists also disagree about the causes and significance of the emotional and personality changes that occur during adolescence. Many Freudian psychologists believe that the straightforward sexual awakening of adolescents is an inevitable cause of emotional strain. This strain sometimes leads to neurosis. Psychologists who have different beliefs place less emphasis on the specific sexual aspects of adolescence. These physiologists consider sex as only one of many adjustments young people must make in their search for an identity. The effects of physical change, the development of sexual impulses, increased intellectual capacity, and social pressure to achieve independence are all contributor to the molding of a new self. The components of identity formation are connected to the adolescent's self-image. This ...
- 606: Hamlet - Elizabethan Revenge In Hamlet
- ... the revenger to go through with the deed. The revenger also usually had a very close relationship with the audience through soliloquies and asides. The original crime that will eventually be avenged is nearly always sexual or violent or both. The crime has been committed against a family member of the revenger. " The revenger places himself outside the normal moral order of things, and often becomes more isolated as the play ... sets up for the major theme in the play which is of course revenge. The ghost appears to talk to Hamlet. It is quite obvious that the play had a gruesome, violent death and the sexual aspect of the play was clearly introduced when Claudius married Hamlets mother Gertrude. The ghost tells Hamlet that he has been given the role of the person who will take revenge upon Claudius. Hamlet ... to be..."(Act 3 Scene 1). The play also consists of a mad scene where Ophelia has gone mad because her father Polonius had been killed and because Hamlet was sent off to England. The sexual aspect of the play was brought in when Claudius married Gertrude after he had dreadfully killed Old Hamlet and taken his throne. Hamlet also follows almost every aspect of Thomas Kyds formula for ...
- 607: Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- ... learn basic life skills, such as safety, money management, and interpersonal relating. This is where the role of their family comes into play. Patients with FAS/FAE are at a higher than average risk of sexual and physical abuse, as well as neglect. They need loving, stable homes with open lines of communication to develop to their fullest potential.(Roots and Wings, p.2) Most FAS/FAE patients will be unable ... the fetus, why chance it? Women should be more careful when drinking, because drinking often leads to sex even if it is not planned. The best prevention for FAS/FAE is to either abstain from sexual intercourse while consuming alcohol, or abstain from alcohol while planning a pregnancy. Therefore sexual partners should use birth control. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects are fully preventable and the responsibility lies within the role of being parents.
- 608: AIDS: A Life or Death Issue
- ... eating utensils. The same is for coughing and sneezing. By these reasons you shouldn't be scared of being near someone with AIDS. People who think otherwise are motivated by ignorance and uneducation, not fact. Sexual activity is one of the primary ways AIDS is spread. It is transmitted primarily through blood or semen. The virus can enter the body through imering of vagina volva penis, becum or mouth during sexual inercourse. HIV is frequently spread through use of intervirus drug users. They commonly share needles. Women can transmit the virus to the fetus during pregnancy. It can also be spread through the mother's milk ... to prevent it is to avoid behaviors that would put you at risk. Sharing needles and having unprotected sex, for example. Many people have no symptoms. There is no way of ever knowing weather a sexual partner is infected. Abstinance is the best way to asure you will not get AIDS through sex. When AIDS first surfaced in the United States, no drugs were availible to fight it. Over the ...
- 609: The Color Purple - Childhood
- ... she would have never have the need to rebel if her parents did not reject her. Caddy's parents seem wonderful, compared to Celie's parents. Not only does Celie endure neglect, she experiences verbal, sexual, and physical abuse from her parents. Whereas Mrs. Compson has no excuse, Ceile's mother is not totally at fault; she is mentally ill, and she is victim of a horrible tragedy. Nonetheless, Celie's ... she is winking at a boy in church (6). As if verbal and physical abuse is not enough, Fonso sexually molests her; she does what her "mammy wouldn't" (1). Most people would agree that sexual abuse, especially by the child's parent, is the worst abuse to endure. Fonso does nothing in Celie's childhood but bring her pain. Instead of seeing Celie as a little girl, Fonso see property ... of them"(6). Celie is already scared of men; Men will dominate her, because her parents never teach her self-esteem and confidence. She spends half her life fearing men, because of her stepfather's sexual abuse. Not only does the abuse have a vast effect on how she lets men mistreat her, but how it contributes to her not being unable to enjoy sex with men, instead turning to ...
- 610: Feelings Of Belonging To The O
- ... coaxed them into sex at the parties avoid them in the halls at work. Additionally, our society hasnt clearly defined or universally accepted rules about sexuality. We live in a pluralistic culture with contradictory sexual paradigms. We hear diverse messages from our families; our churches, our schools and the media, and each of us must integrate these messages and arrive at some value system that makes sense to us. Another ... of the students, including myself, raised our hands. As a male, I would first educate myself before considering being intimate with a female. I think it's healthy for guys to enjoy their own developing sexual responsiveness and to want to explore their sexuality, but there is no easy or established way to stop a sexual encounter. Some of my women friends avoid dating and touching because they dont know how or when to draw the line in order to say stop. Not knowing how to respect the word " ...
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