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- 291: Chernobyl
- ... In the case of the liquidators this forecast should be taken with some caution. An important effect of the accident, which has a bearing on health, is the appearance of a widespread status of psychological stress in the populations affected. The severity of this phenomenon, which is mostly observed in the contaminated regions of the former Soviet Union, appears to reflect the public fears about the unknowns of radiation and its ... significant impact on human society. Not only it produced severe health consequences and physical, industrial and economic damage in the short term, but, also, its long-term consequences in terms of social, economic disruption, psychological stress and damaged image of nuclear energy, are expected to be long standing. However, the international community has demonstrated a remarkable ability to understand and value the lessons that were drawn from this event. Now it ...
- 292: Buddihism
- ... of schools began about the 1st century C.E.; Mahayanists are found today especially in Korea, China, Japan, and Tibet. The three most prominent schools are Pure Land, Chan or Len, and Tantra. Mahayana schools stress that lay people can also be good Buddhists. The form of the historical Buddha was, they say, only one manifestation of Buddha Nature. Mahayana thus speaks of many past and also future Buddhas, some of ... and of transferring his own merit to them. Although Buddhism became virtually extinct in India (ca. 12th century C.E.)--perhaps because of the all-embracing nature of Hinduism, Muslim invasions, or too great a stress on the monk's way of life--as a religion it has more than proved its viability and practical spirituality in the countries of Asia to which it has been carried. The many forms and ...
- 293: Stressing The Importance of Male and Female Education
- ... provide the family with income, food, clothing, etc., and women perform the usual household business such as cooking, cleaning, washing, and taking care of children. In such societies it seems logical that there is more stress on the priority of mens education rather than women, since it is the male that requires the needed education to succeed, survive, and thrive. It is perceived in these countries that education is not ... of these nations is equality amongst men and women; therefore, this means equal business, industrial, and occupational opportunities for both the men and women. Based on these facts, it is vital to put of equal stress on the education of men and women for this will insure that females and males perform their tasks professionally and adequately. In my opinion, the edification of men and women has to be equally emphasized ...
- 294: Meniscal Injuries
- ... hip and knee flexed maximally. Hold the athlete\\'s heel in one hand and palpate the medial and lateral joint line with your thumb and index finger of the other hand. Apply a valgus (lateral) stress and flex the knee, and then apply a varus (medial) stress back into extension. Then repeat for two more rotations while internally and externally rotating the tibia (Booher, 2000). Apley\\'s Compression test is performed with the athlete lying prone with their leg in 90 degrees ...
- 295: Child Abuse
- ... the Same Kind of Organization which is working for child abuse pre vention and is going very well. Parents can help prevent abuse if they monitor their own behavior by checking to see the effect stress has on them. If you see you are losing patience easily and that it is interfering with proper supervision of your child or children, you should search out professional help and counseling. Parenting abilities can be seri-ously challenged by personal stress-related problems. Professional assistance from psychologists and other trained counselors could prevent child abuse. Remember, child abuse is not restricted to violent behavior and the long- -term effects of child abuse and poorparenting can last ...
- 296: Newly Independent Nation Seeks Advice From Other Nations
- ... system, Israel and womens right, and Englands health care system. The first area in which the nation is seeking advise is in the area of education. They are seeking advise from Japan. Japan puts much stress on its education. In Japan there are 240 days/year of school at six days per week (Mon.-Sat.). This is part of the reason Japan has a 99% literecy rate. In Japan if a person wants to get a good job then they usually need to have a college degree. The newly independent nation should not choose this system because it puts to much stress and pressure on the students. For example to get into a good high school or college you must pass a difficult exam. Many students who do not get into a good school often turn to ...
- 297: Borderline Personality Disorder
- ... the DSM, psychologists and psychiatrists have been trying to give the concepts behind Borderline Personality Disorder a concrete form. Some researchers believe that BPD is a name given to the end result of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and that the term BPD has been so misunderstood and misused that there is no point in trying to refine it, they would rather just eliminate the term completely. There are many symptoms of ... medications such as anti-depressants, lithium carbonate, or anti-psychotic medications can be useful for some patients. Brief hospitalization may be necessary during extremely stressful episodes, and hospitalization may provide the temporary removal from external stress that is so strongly needed. Outpatient treatment can be difficult and long-term. A positive result from therapy would be a person s increased tolerance of anxiety. Therapy should help to alleviate mood-disturbance symptoms ...
- 298: International Relations Of Asia
- ... major powers. China has basically become a status-quo power, the United States has become something of a revolutionary state, seeking to transform the others and mould them in its own image ( exemplified by the stress on democracy, economic liberalization, human rights ). We also witness the reversal of Japan's and Russia's post war roles, with Russia now being the one buffeted in the goings-on between China and Japan ... on economic modernization constituting the cornerstone of its foreign policy; Japan's policy of expanding equilibrium.' Today's US-Japan-China triangle also reveals Japan's increasingly independent stance from the US, the US's stress on democracy and human rights, the reversal of the roles of China and the US, greater China-Japan bilateralism. The game of power - the attempts at gaining military , and more importantly economic leverage for oneself ...
- 299: Domestic Violence
- ... they had higher goals and failed for their own reasons. This is the class I am from and the wanting of better wealth was the case in my household. The struggle for income and the stress of having little leads to the domestic violent attaches in the lower class bracket. The unhappiness due to being unable to provide leads to stress which is more then often released through violent acts. The broken home-low morals point I mentioned earlier may be a cause for them being in the low income level. Some people will say it ...
- 300: A Brief Overview Of Psychedelics
- ... especially hypnosis. In order for the enhanced capacity for experience created by psychedelic agents to show itself, an adequate range of stimuli must first be available to be experienced (Aaronson, 1970). Hoffer and Osmond (1967) Stress the importance of providing ample environmental support to create the kinds of experience required to produce a change in personality. Alpert and Cohen (1966) also stress the need for satisfactory settings to provide psychedelic experiences. As the stimulus situations presented to the subject increase in complexity, the variability of possible responses to those stimuli increases, especially when there is perceptual heightening ...
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