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    The Psychological Effects of Abortion on Women “Life is the empowering choice for women” (“2016 Theme: Pro-Life and Pro-Woman Go Hand in Hand”). The Pro-Life movement began in 1974 with the first march in Washington D.C. at the U.S. Capitol building. This annual event is in response to the Roe versus Wade court decision, which legally allowed for abortion procedures in America. Catholic and Christian groups such as churches, high schools, and colleges all come together to pray for the forty million

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    Such beliefs are held across the world and it leads to civil unrest and even interpersonal conflicts. The primary effect racism has on individuals is the ability to manipulate them on a psychological level and even physiological level in extreme cases. The psychological effects of racism are often overlooked, which is unsettling because of the amount chaos it causes on the psychological level. Such chaos must be examined and studied in order to find the impact racism leaves on an individual. Impacts

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    Psychological Effects of Victimization A person who experiences a traumatic event may be expected to experience a range of psychological effects, and, for many years, it was assumed that these psychological effects would be the same regardless of the cause of the injury. However, a growing body of knowledge is demonstrating that the impact of criminal victimization is different than the impact of other types of injuries because the intent element makes a difference in how the victim perceives

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    Psychological Effects Psychological effects are associated with the mental health of the suvivors. Imagine a situation where you are housed with a lion in one room, what will you feel? Would you be comfortable? That feeling is the exact feeling that the victims of the holocaust were experiencing during the periods they lived in the camps (Levine 350-360). The mental health of the Holocaust survivors was indeed complex and varied. Literature about the Holocaust reveals there was shock

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    event happened. Throughout history, every military conflict has involved psychological warfare in one way or another as the enemy sought to break the morale of their opponent. But thanks to advances in technology, the popularity of the Internet, and proliferation of news coverage, the rules of engagement in this type of mental battle have changed. Whether it's a massive attack or a single horrific act, the effects of psychological warfare aren't limited to the

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    detrimental to health and opportunity. The implications of living in this type of location involve long-lasting psychological issues. For children and adolescents, those symptoms are harmful when it comes to the effects they have on development and well-being. Because spending time in natural environments and holding close social ties to neighbors have been proven to decrease the negative psychological impacts of neighborhood disorder, an increase in organized activities run through city and neighborhood

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    The Jewish people experienced many difficulties of both emotional and psychological damage at the hands of the Nazis. One of their killing tools was concentration camps, which included crematoriums and gas chambers. This paper will describe aspects of the psychological effects of the Jewish people that were sent to Auschwitz. Because of Auschwitz, the Jewish people lost most of their land, money and lives. The abuse, isolation, and dehumanization caused the Jews to feel forsaken by God. “There was

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    Research on psychedelic substances can assist in understanding the effects of the substances and their potential medical functions. Neuropsychopharmacology and brain imaging research team Franz X. Vollenweider and Michael Kometer claim ,“...research into psychedelics might identify novel therapeutic mechanisms and approaches that are based on glutamate-driven neuroplasticity...” (Vollenweider,Kometer 1) Research conducted on psychedelic substances is important as more research on these substances

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    revealed that patients experienced delusions, severe anxiety and agitation when emerging from the drug's effects. In the United States an illicit trade of PCP sprang

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    mostly found in the digestive system. It can also be found in blood platelets and other places throughout the central nervous system. Since it can be found widely across the body, it plays a role in a variety of psychological and bodily functions. It has a strong influence on many psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addiction, and possibly even attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It also affects

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