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    My sign had the phrase “It’s time to say eNOugh” and a butterfly that has a ribbon for a body, and its wings are filled with positive words about domestic violence survivors. I chose to put that specific phrase because I wanted to reach out to those who are currently experiencing domestic violence, but are afraid of asking for help. That certain group of people was my target because I wanted to shed some light into their lives. They are probably in a really dark place right now and feel vulnerable

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    Emotional abuse is defined by its devastating effects on a person. It is seen in the forms of domestic abuse, bullying, and child abuse. Research shows how someone who has been emotionally abused develops personality disorders, has low self-esteem, and even has suicidal thoughts. Although there has been research that provides a general idea of emotional abuse and its effects, the research should take a deeper look at how the smallest details affect someone. My position differs from those who claim

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    parent-child relationship. The batterers uses acts of violence and series of behaviors, including intimidation, threats, psychological abuse, and isolation to coerce and to control the other person. The violence may not happen often, but may remain hidden from family members, friends, and co-workers. Domestic violence is not only physical and sexual but also psychological. Psychological violence means intense and repetitive degradation, creating isolation, and controlling the actions or behaviors of the

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    In Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes introduces the dualistic idea of a sharp split between mind and body. This mind-body split is a Western secular idea and discounts many important aspects of the human experience. Descartes argues that, “…a body, by its very nature, is always divisible. On the other hand, the mind is utterly indivisible” (Descartes, 56). This idea that there is a distinct difference between the mind and the body is nonsensical from both a phenomenological and a scientific

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    As a child, I grew up in a very abusive home, my father and stepfather were both verbally and physically abusive to my mother, myself, and my siblings. It seemed like no matter how many times the police were called nothing was ever done, sure they are taking away in be gone and locked up for twenty four hours in the drunk tank, while he sobered up. But he would be back in our house, having to go within a few days to the judge which would give him a slap on the wrist, like a fine. We’d all be walking

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    Barbara Nelson book review Yaimar DeLeon California State University of Fresno The social problems that face our country continuously surround our government. Politicians, although they attempt to avoid these issues are constantly in the eye of the public. Social problems can be determined as, “…some condition, set of events, or group of persons constitutes a troublesome situation that needs to be changed or ameliorated ”. In Barbara J. Nelson’s book Making an Issue of

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    Our existence can be illustrated by envisioning a painter who is fabricating a painting. As the painter begins to use the soft brush, its thistles with each movement construct systems and subsystems that are elaborately woven together to display biased perception of ourselves. Consequently, a misguided stroke may alter an exceptional piece of art turning it into a catastrophe. Regrettably, this metaphor unveils the misfortune that can occur in the lives of numerous individuals. Comparatively, like

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    The State of Tennessee defines Domestic Abuse as “inflicting or attempting to inflict physical injury on an adult or minor by other than accidental means, placing an adult or minor in fear, physical harm, physical restraint, or malicious damage to the personal property of the abused party including inflicting, or attempting to inflict, physical injury on any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by an adult or minor, or placing an adult or minor in fear of physical harm to any animal owned

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    ashamed or know they are wrong for what they are doing? Domestic Violence is sometimes a silent battle that is brought to someone’s attention in time. Domestic violence comes in all different forms of abuse there is the physical, verbal, sexual, psychological, emotional, economically, and economically abuse, that became unknown forms of abuse. It goes unknown because the law only convicts domestic violence for physical abuse and give treatment for it and mental abuse. Not talking about domestic violence

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    Anxiety/OCD/PTSD Disorders Generalized Anxiety Disorder & PTSD When it comes to generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) though they differ in each diagnosis, they also can share a unique bond with each other. Both diagnoses can co-occur among patients. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-V), post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition that 's triggered by exposure to one or more tragic/terrifying

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