Emotional Pain And Mental Pain

A claim for intentional inflection of emotional distress will be established when the plaintiff is able to prove that: 1) the defendant intended to inflicted emotional distress or knew or should have known emotional distress would likely result from his conduct; 2) the defendant's conduct was extreme and outrageous; 3) the defendant's actions were the cause of the plaintiff's distress; and, 4) the plaintiff suffered severe emotional distress. Agis v. Howard Johnson Co., 355 N.E.2d 315, 319 (Mass. 1976).

Sitting in the middle of the floor was a sixteen year old girl who had just finished a basketball game. Usually after games, the girl would sit with the rest of the team to watch the boys play. Instead, the girl walked out of the gym with tears freely falling from her cheeks hoping nobody would notice them. After she had sat down, a few members of the team noticed her absence and went looking for her. The reason the girl didn’t want to be seen with tears was because some others on the team had been experiencing the same thing that she was. What this girl was experiencing was emotional trauma created by her male coach. The

In her complaint, the Parents allege that the Defendants are liable to her on a theory of Intentional Inflection of Emotional Distress (“IIED”). “IIED claims are ‘rarely viable in a case brought under Maryland law.’” Takacs v. Fiore, 473 F. Supp. 2d 647, 652 (D. Md. 2007) (quoting Robinson v. Cutchin, 140 F. Supp. 2d 488, 494 (D. Md. 2001)). In order for an IIED allegation to survive a motion to dismiss, a plaintiff must allege: “(1) The conduct must be intentional or reckless; (2) The conduct must be extreme and outrageous; (3) There must be a causal connection between the wrongful conduct and the emotional distress; [and] (4) The emotional distress must be severe.” Lasater v. Guttman, 194 Md. App. 431, 448 (2010).

A mental disorder is a disease that can cause mild to severe disturbances or impairments in behavior or mental wellbeing. These effects may result in the inability of the individual to effectively cope with the demands and pressures of everyday life. There are more than 200 types of different mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, dementia, and schizophrenia, among many others. However, in this paper the main focus will be placed on depression and anxiety.

The clock struck 3am; I jolted out of bed. Normally, I would be fast asleep dreaming about what I was going to awake to cooking on the stove, but this night was different. An immense pain struck me, so strong I couldn't bear to lie back down. The look of confusion and terror on my face must have been one to please even the likes of Stephen King himself.

Exposure to traumatic experiences has always been a part of human life. From back hundreds of years ago till now, for example, attacks by saber tooth tigers or twenty-first century terrorists have likely led to similar psychological responses in survivors of such violence. Literary accounts offer the first descriptions of what we now call posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For example, authors including Homer (The Iliad), William Shakespeare (Henry IV), and Charles Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities) wrote about traumatic experiences and the symptoms that followed such events. The PTSD diagnosis has filled an important gap in psychiatry in that its cause was the result of an event the individual suffered, rather than a personal weakness. PTSD became a diagnosis with influence from several social movements, such as Veteran, feminist, and Holocaust survivor advocacy groups. Research about Veterans returning from combat was a critical piece to the creation of the diagnosis. War takes a physical and emotional toll on service members, families, and their communities. So, the history of what

Being fearful about something can manipulate your mind to thinking of things that aren't actually present. Fear can get to the best of us at times and can make a person feel small and alone, even though they’re in a group with others facing the same situation. Shirley Jackson the author of The Haunting of Hill House shows this exact situation of fear taking over a person by showing it in the main character, a young woman named Eleanor, who comes from a small town which who was invited to visit the Hill House by a doctor named Dr. Montague to study what really goes on in the house. Throughout the story Eleanor, shows many different types of personalities which can go from being serious to energetic in a heartbeat which makes the story

What scared me a lot is bone fractions, I drink a lot of soft drinks so maybe I have osteoporosis. Also, unfortunate incidents like the one with Mikael Ekvall terrified me. I feel overwhelmed rather than

Having fear can make one vulnerable to his surrounding and someone knowing those fears can take full control over. When reading Lord of the Flies, a character named Jack had a very smart way of getting through someone and getting them to follow his commands. While being on an island he started to use the theory of a beast on the island. This caused panic and everyone got scared. He then “stepped up” and

You are cordially invited to a Trauma and Grief Support Group. This education and support group will provide materials and discussions on a variety of topics to assist individuals in their grieving process.

Mental health in Utah has and continues to be the forefront of concern for many throughout the state. The reasons it is such a hot bed issue is due the staggering statistics that come out every year showing Utah as one of the leading states for mental health issues per capita. One article in particular had a report that showed survey results done by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the NDSUH. They found that 22.4 percent of the Adult population here in Utah had a mental disorder in 2014 (CROFTS,2014 ). With the unfortunate trend of mental health issues being a problem in Utah, it comes without a doubt that other issues start to arise such as care for these individuals suffering from these problems. There are many agencies and programs as well professionals who fight everyday in hopes of curbing this epidemic but it is without saying that they too face dilemmas in their line of work. With the sheer number of problems as outlined above, Utah faces an uphill battle for the well being of its literal mental health. This calls for a larger number of professionals combating this epidemic. The questions of moral and ethical responsibilities now become a talking point. To begin I want to state that due to the complexities of the subject it would not be productive, in my opinion, to discuss why we have such a high level mental health issues in our state. The motive for exploring these concerns of patient confidentiality is because of what I believe to be the many

Therefore I cannot possibly carry everything I need in life on me at all times. I hate this fact. I can never be prepared to escape at moment’s notice, which feels dangerous. I carry the deep knowledge from experiences that escaping dangerous people or situations, when possible, is the safest route to go out of the three (fight, flight, or freeze). I know currently I experience no present danger at all and have not for a while, but my memory and my instincts cling to the past, which I carry like a brick along with me, weighing down on the present. As a child I relied exclusively on fighting back as a response to physical violence. I used my items with me to aid my defenses, whipping my backpack or stabbing my attacker with a pencil. In doing so, in attempting to instill fear into a girl who would never see me as a threat, I forfeit any chance of an adult seeing my victimization as victimization. Bullies always strike first when adults are not around, so I, in my anger and fear, appeared threatening to adults when they did show up, despite my attacks not causing the aggressor any fear whatsoever. My self-defense felt necessary but authorities, unable to deal with the idea of a child being abusive, blinded themselves to the illusion that the fight was fair. I carry the repercussions of their enabling and my accidental aiding of their illusions with me. In reflecting on my part of the problem, I, in middle school, attempted another failed strategy: freezing. Unfortunately said strategy proved useless, as playing dead only dissuades animal predators. Danger is far more likely to be human, and humans, at least post-pubescent humans, can tell easily that a victim is not dead. Freezing as a mechanism only works for humans to maybe trigger a moral code. Usually people who truly want to hurt someone will do so regardless of how their victims react, so

When I lived in California, I work at Angel view ( A foundation for individuals with physical and mental disabilities. ). I was responsible for their daily care such as bathing, changing and feeding. I was a caretaker for three people their names were Martin, Bobby and Rafael. Martin had a traumatic brain injury and limited communication, and both Bobby and Rafael where a quadriplegic and nonverbal. My situation involves Martin and the day he broke my hand and wrist all because he didn't understand why he couldn't go outside. His mom had given a strict order not to let him outside if the weather was bad because he had a compromise immune system and would most likely end up in the hospital. When I tried to explain this to Martin, he became irate and started screaming and that's when he attacked me

Most of the time they jump back in unexpectedness, and they are many ways people deal with these fears whether it be with jumping-ness, screaming, or even laughter. Those who choose to handle their fear with laughter are the best kinds of people! Where they make the fear a reality of laughter, trying to hide away their fear when deep, deep, down inside we all feel the same. In fact, last October my family and I went to Hobbs Grove, a spooky haunted experience that takes place in Sanger, California. It was quite unusual actually. We went on the Haunted Hayride and my 15 year-old cousin was crying like a baby the entire time. She constantly yelled at the spine-chilling monsters, “STAY AWAY FROM ME! STAY AWAY!” It was the most funniest thing I have ever experienced and I myself coped with my fear by laughing at my cousin for screaming and taking the tension off of the mysterious things that were yet to come our way. We still laugh about it ‘till this day, even she thinks it’s hilarious at how afraid she was. This is part of our human condition because of the way we chose to cope with fear. In the sense of movies, this can relate as well, the horror genre is very interesting and viewers will always be on their toes waiting to see what happens next. Whether they handle the situation by laughing or shoving themselves into the

“The seriousness of emotional deprivation: It is not difficult to understand how children who have suffered from malnutrition or starvation need food and plenty of care in their bodies are to recover so they can go on to lead normal lives. If, however, the starvation is severe enough, the damage will be permanent and they will suffer physical impairments for the rest of their lives. Likewise, children who are deprived of emotional nurturing require care and love if their sense of security and self-confidence is to be restored. However, if love is minimal and abuse high, the damage will be permanent and the children will suffer emotional impairments for the rest of their lives,” said by Mark Z. Danielewski, April 11th, 2014. The issue of child abuse dates all the way back to colonial times in 1809 before organized child protection began. Back in this time child abuse wasn’t recognized by people as a serious issue so many people were able to kill children without harsh consequence. For example in 1810 a woman was arrested for killing a newborn child and admitted to several people that she killed the baby, even so, she was found not guilty most likely because the jury thought was psychotic. Many children went without protection and were killed, raped, kidnapped, and tortured during this time and still this wasn’t seen as a high priority issue in the United States. It wasn’t until 1875 that the world's first organization that was completely devoted to child protection came