use. It is both a hallucinogen and stimulant because of its effects on the physiological and nervous activity in the body. It was discovered in 1914‚ in Germany at Merck which is a pharmaceutical company. It was originally patented as an appetite suppressant and diet pill‚ but it never marketed as such because of its harmful side effects (Inaba‚ D.‚ & Cohen‚ W.‚ 2014). In 1953‚ it surfaced again when the U.S Army carried out psychological warfare and brainwashing experiments on animals. It was studied
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The Psychological Effects of LSD Introduction LSD has always been a center of controversy in American society‚ often times because peoplehave been miseducated about its effects or exposed to media bias. Its physiological effects onthe brain and body have become more and more apparent in the last few decades when research in neuroscience peaked. The psychological effects of LSD have been often difficult to describe and document very well -- they were first discovered on April 16‚ 1943 by
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organizer and began slowly starting to make those he thought were inferior suffer when he became Fuhrer in 1933. The circumstances during the time period leading up to and during World War II manipulated certain people to be controlled by various psychological tendencies. Perpetrators had a mindset that the people they were murdering weren’t actually fellow humans‚ but an inferior race that needed to be exterminated. Bystanders followed each other’s lack of action and chose to stand by idly while watching
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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 physical damage inflicted. Instead‚ the
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that was affected by the hurricane is going to react differently. Some individuals might not have a strong reaction‚ while others may have a severe reaction to the situation. Individuals may even develop a psychological disorder after experiencing such a trauma. Some of the psychological disorders may include‚ PSTD‚ generalized anxiety disorder‚ or specific phobias. The reaction towards this situation might be even stronger for individuals that already have anxiety. This stressful situation
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PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TRAUMA Introduction A traumatic event is any situation whereby a person is affected psychologically due to the severity of the event. In such cases‚ a person may find it difficult to move on to normal life which they had no problem with before the traumatic event. A recent event that affected hundreds of people in Kenya was the Westgate terror attack. Terror attacks cause people to lose trust in humanity. This attack left many people traumatised Fortunately‚ these consequences
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The Psychological Impact of Unemployment Jackson Lee Kok Onn B1103110 HELP University Outline I. Introduction A. Opener: B. Thesis Statement: Unemployment not only affects the country’s economic status but also leads to various psychological impacts on the unemployed group. II. People who are unemployed have a higher risk to suffer from depression. A. Depressed most of the day as indicated by subjective reports or observation B. Occurs when people lose their jobs
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The Effects of Bullying in School for Students Violence in the education which happens frequently is the fact. In Jakarta‚ students’ brawl almost happens every week‚ so that it is no longer interesting for those journalists. So far‚ when talking about the violence in students’ life‚ the topic that often presents is about students’ brawl‚ whereas there is the other kind of violence in students’ life that has more dangerous effects. It is bullying. Bullying often occurs in students’ society at both
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Bullying has become more known in today’s teenage era causing higher rates of many teenage victims commit suicide or death among the United States. Today’s bullying consists of more than one type‚ including cyber bullying‚ social bullies‚ verbal bullying‚ school bullies‚ bullying within the workplace‚ electronic or text bullying‚ as well as physical bullying. I was a victim of bullying in elementary throughout high school I was named called repeatedly many times and teased of the way I dressed
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The Effects of Bullying an Obese Child Studies have shown that bullying or trying to humiliate overweight children into losing weight can lead to emotional difficulties (Levey‚ 2003). The emotional difficulties can range from anxiety and depression to low self-esteem; which can snowball into more serious problems like anorexia and bulimia or worst case scenario‚ suicide. Having a positive reinforcement from parents can help a child not go down a path of self-destruction‚ but instead give them
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