Emotions can control a person’s actions or way of life in either a positive or negative way. Holding on to past emotions or feelings can cause issues in the present or even the future for that person or it can affect their decisions making. Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks depicts syntax and tone to prove that emotions can hold people captive. Deborah Lacks, the daughter of Henrietta Lacks, is searching for answers pertaining to her mentally challenged and deceased aunt, Elsie.
Explain how this procedure could be used to help Tommy overcome his phobia. [4 marks] Explain why systematic desensitisation might be more ethical than using flooding to treat Tommy’s phobia. [2 marks] Outline and evaluate at least one cognitive approach to explaining depression. [12 marks] Read the item and then answer the questions that follow.
QP engaged Maunica in participating in a CBT activity geared towards emotional response. QP explained to Maunica that the activity will help her to learn the event is causing the emotion, the interpretation of the event and how to use mindfulness skills in observing and deciding. QP asked Maunica to list some emotions people have. QP brainstormed with Maunica things that prompts events of emotional reactions in people. QP assisted Maunica in participating in a mindfulness exercise.
One of the most common illnesses in America is psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and addiction. The brain is next to other subjects such as the ocean and outer space in terms of scientific knowledge on the matter. Scientists still don’t understand the full extent of the matter, and still are learning new facts about the brain. This insufficient knowledge of the effects restricts the effective treatment of the disorders because the medication used is to handle the symptoms, not to outright cure it, or at least weaken the disorder. The symptoms of the most common disorders are dangerous because the symptoms can cause permanent damage on the human body, or even kill someone.
She focuses on the emotions that come, and how they provoke the emotions that are presented. Out west, Nancy Mairs shares her compelling story of the difficulties she must face living with Multiple Sclerosis. Her trauma is impactful on many people. After coming to a standstill with her condition herself, she struggles to understand the way her disease affects those close to her. Barbara Lazear Ascher and Nancy Mairs illustrate how pity or fear lead to remorse before progressing to compassion, justifying compassion as a tertiary emotion.
Personal thoughts, backgrounds and appearances make one individual differ from each other. Under the circumstances and stress suffered, people tend to adjust their identities to match with their societies. The DBS surgery, as mentioned in “Who Holds the Clicker?” by Lauren Slater, conveys a way of mind controlling for psychiatric patients by neural implants. Compared to the protagonist Equality in Ayn Rand’s dystopian novelette Anthem, he fathoms the significance of individuality after his discovery of light. His inherent intelligence encourages him to become unconquered, and thus is capable of control his spirit.
In her essay, "Breast Cancer No. 2," from the Readings for Writers textbook, Margaret Overton explores her experience of performing an operation on a cancer patient who has a similar background like her. The methods of development in this personal experience go to explain the emotions and thoughts Overton encountered during this specific procedure. Through the use of compare/contrast, narration, and an emphatic statement, the author is able to present her thesis, "Everyone's tolerance is different, so I titrate the drugs to the desired effect," (465) to describe her struggle on her experience of having to keep away from her emotions and remain professional during her patient's operation. Throughout her essay, Margaret Overton goes into
At the start of her speech, Jill Bolte Taylor, critically displays pathos with the use of her brother's mental disorder. Standing in front of a crowd of fascinated people, she uses pathos to capture their compassion. At the start of her speech, she engages with the audience by saying, "I grew up to study the brain because I have a brother who has been diagnosed with a brain disorder, schizophrenia." (Taylor). This use of pathos was highly effective because she captures their attention making them feel sincere and sympathetic towards her.
Since a person’s brain is so fragile, considering how important it is becomes even more daunting. After all, the brain, is the body’s ultimate controller, taking charge of even a person’s own desires and actions once it is compromised by injury, illness, or other ailment (Cahalan, 2012, pg.87). As much as the human race wants to believe they are in control, the truth is one event could drastically change
By appealing to the emotions of her readers, this article is much more relatable and impactful, which makes the message she’s spreading more
We decided to put a psychology book in her left hand. We used a psychology book because Carla has learned her problem-solving methods through psychology. It has brought her the peaceful attitude she has. We put it in her hand because it's something she relies on regularly
They want us to be able to converse intelligently with the clinicians” (Edson 60). Vivian and Jason share a relationship that displays power dynamics by both being strong-minded and dedicated to pursuing their goals. Jason is determined to get his own lab and to devote his life to research, while Vivian, a life-long scholar, continues to dedicate her life to pursuing her knowledge of poetry. Jason must relieve his strong-mindedness and work to develop himself through human connection before he can get his own lab. Vivian on the other hand is able to use her strong-mindedness to her advantage even while faced with such intense physical pain and lack of empathy.
(Rosenblatt page216). In order to express our minds to the fullest we must confront the things that make us feel uncontrollable. Our minds are like a Rubik’s cube the more you play with it the harder it gets but after so many attempts you will soon solve the puzzle and the next time you have to do it will become easier to
Even though there is no scientifically proven research about how this process works, most scientists agree that it is incredibly important. Highlighting the simplicity of binding circuity, the author asserts that it is able to create a new experience. Moreover, the circuity is able to create unique emotional experiences following one of the two pathways-- negative and positive. Armed with the knowledge about the brain mechanism, the author tries to figure out a phenomenon of Anna Nicole Smith. The main reason why this unknown waitress and single mom became an iconic figure is because her life symbolizes a variety of trivial narratives— starting with Rags-to-Riches, and finishing with a Troubled Life Narrative (page 34).
She incorporates Swanson’s (1991) “Empirical Development Of a Middle Range Theory of Caring” processes such as knowing and being with, into her care and upholds patient advocacy, but she too makes mistakes that hinder Vivian’s wellbeing. Communication In the beginning of the movie, Doctor Kelekian
