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    Psychological abuse, which includes verbal and emotional abuse, is a widespread and common problem in our society. Mary Jo Fay (2007), states that verbal abuse, “includes name-calling, shouting and yelling.” She also goes on to say that emotional abuse: includes blaming, accusing and restricting your freedom - like preventing you from using the phone or talking to family members, or recording the mileage on your car to see if you 've driven somewhere 'not allowed. ' Attempting to confuse you mentally

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    Paragraph 1 (introduction and thesis) Thesis not included From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the psychological phenomenon. For the bystander effect in radiobiology, see Bystander effect (radiobiology). The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present. The probability of help is inversely related to the number of bystanders. In

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    one-incident traumatic events. However, some researchers have found that psychological abuse, which would qualify for PTSD diagnosis only if physical integrity was also threatened, is as s stronger predictor than physical abuse of trauma symptoms” ( Orzeck & Chin, 2010). Traumatic events such as physical abuse cause development in majority of women can cause not only cause temporary or permanent damage but also psychological damage. After a traumatic event an individual can find oneself having difficulty

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    bystander effect is both a social and psychological phenomenon in which an individual’s inclination towards showing helping behaviours are minimised by the influence of other people. Research has found that the more people acting as bystanders in a situation, the less likely it is that helping behaviours will be demonstrated. However in the correct conditions, where conditioned cues increase self-awareness, it is possible to reverse the bystander effect phenomenon. The bystander effect is prevalent

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    Psychological Influence of War on Children Milan Patel Hammond High School Student AP Psychology Ms. Pfanstiehl May 23, 2016 ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to tell the reader how children are most influenced psychologically by war and that the psychological effects are more severe than those of physical, emotional, and social influences. Researches that were found in this projects includes: book, journal, websites, professional member of the APA, et al. Through further reading on the

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    long-term psychological effects of child abuse on victims? The psychological effects of childhood abuse manifest in future obstacles which may occur within the durations of one’s childhood. There is a problem within our society when child psychological abuse is the most common form of abuse. Child abuse is, by definition, physical maltreatment or sexual molestation of a child. However, there are more types of child abuse then one might think. However, this does not account for the psychological abuse

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    The Psychological Effects of Child Abuse A recent study has found that five children die daily, due to abuse and neglect. According to the World Health Organization, “Studies show that psychiatric disorders and suicidal behavior are side effects of violence towards infants and younger children. Some of damaging behavior caused by abuse includes the following: Depression, alcohol and drug abuse, smoking, anxiety disorders, aggression and violence towards others, risky sexual behaviors and post-traumatic

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    Maus and the Psychological Effects of the Holocaust The Maus books are award-winning comics written by Art Spiegelman. They are the non-fictional stories of Art and his father, Vladek. In the book, Art Spiegelman is a writer, planning to portray Vladek’s life as a Jewish man during WWII Europe in comic book form. While Art gathers information for his story through visits to his father’s house, much is learned about their relationship and individual personalities. Through this analysis, Maus becomes

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    The Causes and Psychological Effects of PTSD Megan Nusbickel Caledonia-Mumford High School and GCC Abstract PTSD is particularly common anxiety disorder that can affect people who have underwent a trauma and are unable to cope with the memories and fear that follow. Many people correlate PTSD with veterans or military personnel, however, many ordinary civilians account for the growing number of cases of this

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    Psychological Trauma can alter, destroy and create a lot of bad impacts in a person’s life. The main definition of psychological trauma is the results of unique individual experience of an unusually event that invaded a person’s sense of security and safety, making he or she feels helpless and at risk of dangerous situation, and the ability to assimilate his or her emotional experience is overwhelmed at certain situation. (Lawrence Robinson, 2011) A much more serious psychological trauma can

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    The psychological and social effects of the medical condition, PTSD on a person, their family, and the lack of knowledge about PTSD in the 1970’s for treatment options is imperative to the readers understanding of the short story “The Red Convertible”. These effects stem from the inability of a person to properly reintegrate themselves in times of post-deployment, due to their experiences during times of war. The inability of a person to properly reintegrate themselves in times of post-deployment

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    words and even their actions that can have a psychological effect on a slave. One method that is used is that a child is taken away from its mother at a very young age, which can leave a lot of psychological problems for such a young child. A positive attachment at a young age plays a vital role in who a child becomes. A child who does not have a positive attachment will likely struggle trusting others. With slaves, I am sure this was a traumatic effect as slaves would also have a lot of concerns

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    respect, that is the minimum we can do for serving this country but it is not what they receive. Veterans do not receive all the help they need, financially and health wise. Yes, they receive some help but it is not enough. In the article "The Psychological Effects of the Vietnam War" by Josh Hochesang, Tracye Lawyer, Toby Stevenson it talks about how veterans have been affected physically, mentally and emotionally and have received the help needed but not everyone, yet there are out there struggling

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    Psychological Effect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Ever wondered how it feels to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD)? PTSD has a psychological effect on anyone who has been through a traumatic event. The psychological effects include, anxiety, depression, and sleeping disorder. First of all, anxiety is one of the psychological effect of PTSD. “Anxiety is a feeling of worry because of something that has happened or could happen” (Anxiety). Those who suffer from PTSD struggle with

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    ways men control the behavior of women. More than 4 million women experience physical assault and rape by their partners. The abuser may also do other acts of violence such as psychological and/or emotional abuse that includes intimidation, threats, isolations and etc., as a way to gain control over the victim. Psychological and emotional abuse allows the abuser to avoid legal actions from the court in contrast to physical abuse since they are not doing any physical harm to the body. Even though there

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    Psychological Effects of Sexual Assault      Sexual assault is a term that is used interchangeably with the word rape. The decision on whether or not to use the term rape or sexual assault is made by a state’s jurisdiction. Sexual assault is more readily used in an attempt to be more gender neutral (National Victim Center). Sexual assault can be most easily described as forced or unconsentual sexual intercourse. The individual that is performing these acts on the victim may either be a stranger

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    has been several psychological and chronic health effects associated with the exposure to the World Trade Center disaster and its repercussion. People who were exposed to fumes, smoke and dust produced during the tragedy and subsequent recovery, clean-up and rescue activities have shown increased risk of respiratory diseases such as asthma (Jordan et al., 2011). Furthermore, psychological trauma as a result of the tragedy is connected with an increased risk of severe psychological distress and post-traumatic

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    without any parent providing help, many children often go hungry and become malnourished. Not all children are as fortunate as the girl in Round Rock; many abandoned children are found by adults who wish to mistreat them. In addition to these physical effects, child abandonment also results in physiological problems. Lack of attention from parents cause increased levels of stress hormones in the bodies of children. When a young child attempts to interact with and adult and is ignored the brain interprets

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    representation of abuse in a household. I have made a script for my film. I chosed the psychological effects of abuse and how it could continue to become a cycle between the parent and the child. My script includes the psychological effects and a visual representation of an abusive environment. These topics interest me, as it involve psychological effects of the human brain. At first i was going to do a report over psychological effects about traumatic experiences, like PTSD and topics similar to that. I chosed

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    of abuse in a household. I have made a script for my film. I chose the psychological effects of abuse and how it could continue to become a cycle between the parent and the child. My script includes the psychological effects and a visual representation of an abusive environment. These topics interest me, as it involves psychological effects on the human brain. At first I was going to do a report over the psychological effects about traumatic experiences, like PTSD and topics similar to that. I chose

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