Suicide Introduction: Webster’s dictionary defines suicide as “the act of killing oneself intentionally”. What this definition fails to identify are the causes that lead to such rash behavior. Suicide is one of the most common manifestations of a psychologically disturbed person’s thoughts. It is a way out for that person and one that the person has contemplated at length and believes t

Suicide Imagine you're standing atop a high bridge, you take a deep breath, say one last silent goodbye to your friends and family, and you leap to your death. By doing this, you're making a permanent solution to a temporary problem. You may be solving your own personal problem, but imagine the pain, suffering, and anguish that your friends, family, and peers go through. The peop

Suicide Suicide “There’s nothing to live for. Nobody cares about me. What’s the point of living' Nobody understands me. Everybody hates me.” These are the some of the thoughts that go on in the mind of those who take part in suicidal behaviors. One of the top ten reasons for death in the U.S. is suicide. Ronald Comer, author of Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology, describes suicide

Suicide Fast becoming a national epidemic, suicide is the second leading cause of death for persons between the ages of 15 and 24, and the sixth leading cause of death for 5 to 14 year olds. Each year, over 5,000 people between the ages of 10 and 24 die by suicide. Suicide ranks higher as a cause of death than homicide; in other words, more Americans kill themselves each year than are

College Students Still Getting Waisted College Students Still Getting Wasted College students everywhere like to forget their studies every weekend and go out Amy with their friends. You would be surprised by how many of them are coming back early hours of the morning after consuming large quantities of alcohol. This is what they do for fun, but they don’t know the harmful side effec

College: Decisions, Decisions College: Decisions, Decisions When parents start saving excessive amounts of money in an account in hopes that their son or daughter will use that money to go to college, often they are faced with an in the face shocker: “binge drinking” on campus nationwide. Many parents know that there is drinking on campus, but their little Tommy/Susie are all gro

Stress In this high-speed high tech world there are many stressors everywhere u look. People need to know how to deal with stress, because stress can lead to all kinds of illnesses it can even lead to death or suicide. I will write on the causes of stress the effects of stress and some ways u can deal with stress or at least reduce it. Many people can become stressed out for differen

Workplace Privacy Workplace Privacy Privacy is something everyone should have the right to. In fact, the First and Fourth Amendment protects this right. As defined by The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, privacy is the quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others. A major issue evolving in today’s workplace is t

Stress Stress The study of the interaction of body and mind is pretty much the study of stress. Stress is a feeling we get when we interpret a situation as in being more than what our psychological resources can handle, this feeling can be anxious or threatening. Stress does not appear out of nowhere. There is a process, and the first sing of a stressful situation is called primary app

Stress And Adjustment Disorders Stress is a powerful entity that can debilitate a person beyond reason or provide a person with enough adrenaline to lift a car to help someone. There are two main types of stress; eustress and distress. Eustress can be a powerful tool when needed to perform. An athlete, tired from a long day’s winning game, might feel eustress in bodily fatigue and e

Stress And Cardiovascular Disorders Stress is an adaptive response to the physical and psychological forces and pressures that challenge an organism (Selye, 1978). Hans Selye was a Canadian researcher who coined the term “stress” in order to describe a series of responses that were observed in laboratory animals that were subjected to severely disturbing physical and emotional threats.

Stress Managment Stress is a part of life that everyone deals with at one time or another. Everyone has different levels of stress and different coping mechanisms. According to Trevor Powell in the book Free Yourself from Harmful Stress. Stress is a positive force that enables you to survive. A certain level of stress is beneficial and stimulates you to perform well. Too much stress can

Synesthesia The Experience of Synesthesia Synesthesia is defined in Webster’s dictionary as “The Sensation produced at a point other than or remote from the point of stimulation, as of a color from hearing a certain sound”. This is a rather dry description of one of the most interesting topics in neuro-psychology. The ability to experience the feeling of shapes when viewing colors

Stroop Effect Abstract The study was predominantly conduced to test the stroop hypothesis that the meaning of colour words interfere with the colour of words when they are written in different ink colour for the text meaning. The research was conducted on a small sample of college students and a related measure design was used. The procedure involved the participants naming the colou

Study On Animal Instinct Behavior- Fear Study on Animal Instinct Behavior- Fear The study conducted at the University of California entitled “Temporally Massed CS Presentations Generate More Fear Extinction Than Spaced Presentations”, not only helped mice get passed their fears but also helped to better understand clinical behavioral therapy and how it helps treat anxiety disorders, pho

Teen Depression Adolescent Depression: The Under Acknowledged Disease Psychology Depression is a disease that afflicts the human psyche in such a way that the afflicted tends to act and react abnormally toward others and themselves. Therefore it comes to no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide is now resp

Teen Drug Use Why Do Youth Use Drugs ' Abstract: People who use drugs usually say they feel great at first and that drugs are the best thing that ever happened to them ¡X but that doesn\'t last long. Over time, they\'ll need more and more to get the same high ¡X and this really increases the risk of addiction, and in some cases, overdose. And even if they never O.D., drugs can ruin

Suicidal Ideation In A Random Community Suicidal ideation in a random community sample: Attributable risk due to depression and psychosocial And traumatic events 1. The Introduction The objective of this article was to determine the risk for suicidal ideation from depression and traumatic events in a random population. The research data was taken in South Australia. This stud

Surfing Experiments On The Web Surfing Surveys on the Net 2 Abstract Experiments are a good way to discover, test, and illustrate truth. The Internet is a very good way to experience experiments and to find out information about psychological issues. The first experiment is on “An Investigation of Disgust and Menstrual Cycle”. The purpose of this experiment is to learn the relationsh

Pertinent Issues Of Adolescence Pertinent Issues of Adolescence During adolescent years, most people experience many stressful situations under the influence of peer pressure. Most of them have a negative impact on one’s life. At colleges, universities, and other places where youngsters spend their free time, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and delinquency take their place. It’s difficu

Electroshock Therapy Electroshock Therapy Electroshock therapy what is it' How does it work' What is it used for and what comes from it' This paper will answer all of these questions and will also try to prove that electroshock therapy is useful and not as bad as it appears to be. Electroshock therapy is an old process of ridding schizophrenia, and depression, and suicidal tendencies. It

Teen Suicide Did you know that one person every 16.9 minutes kill himself or herself' This paper will prove that suicide is on the rise. Every day people kill themselves. About 30,000 people in the United States killed themselves every year. It is the 8th leading cause of death in the United States. Teen-agers commit suicide because of family fights, foundering romance, failed exams, thi

Teenagers Childbearing Teenage Childbearing and Personal Responsibility: An Alternative View My article talked about teenage childbearing and who responsibility the child should be. If you asked someone about teenage childbearing they would point out all the negative aspect to it. Teenage Childbearing is bad on the teenage mother, the unborn child who may not have a fair chance in

Teens And Gang Mentality Teenagers involved in criminal and gang-orientated violence and activity is greatly on the rise. Stemming from major cities such as Los Angeles and Chicago, the spread of gang mentality is seeping its way into the cracks of small cities and towns and is infecting youth throughout North America. Gang subculture is influencing teens and even children as early as th

The Affects Of Sleep Deprivation On Teens Every morning thousands of zombies rise from their beds, stumble into clothing, apply hair gel and make up, and operate motor vehicles. Not buying it' Our nation’s youth may not be zombies, but their presence of mind is comparable at six o’clock in the morning when their day begins. Because of school starting times, students are lucky to get

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome The Deletrious Effects Of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome This essay will consider information about fetal alcohol syndrome and it's deleterious effects on the unborn fetus and the repercussions that follow after birth and through life. In my opinion alcohol is responsible for the detrimental effects on the innocent, unwilling participants of alcohol ab

The Causes Of Eating Disorders: A Socio-cultural Perspective The Causes of Eating Disorders: A Socio-cultural Perspective Various theories exist concerning what causes the presence of eating disorders in certain individuals. Some psychologists argue the fact that the disorders are based upon a biological predisposition, derived from studies concerning specific activity in the latera

The Causes Of Schizophrenia Outline and compare some of the different explanations for the cause of Schizophrenia. Include discussion of the nature of the evidence for each explanation considered. The exact cause of schizophrenia is still unknown and scientists are certain that schizophrenia has more than one cause. There have been dozens of different explanations for the cau

Carl Rogers Carl Rogers Carl Rogers was born January 8. 1902 in Oak Park, Illinois. His father was a successful civil engineer and his mother was a housewife. He did not start school until the second grade because he was able t o read before kindergarten. When Carl was 12, his family moved to a farm about 30 miles west of Chicago where he spent the rest of his adolescence. His pa

Communication Theories Social Penetration Theory: Irvin Altman and Dalmas Taylor The theory of social penetration is at the basis of every formation of a new relationship. This theory is an interaction between persons who slowly learn about each other at first formally and then informally. Social penetration is defined as revealing ones self to others, this process is cautious and