personality; without individuation‚ we would all be the same—drones‚ rendered unnecessary. As described by Plummer‚ Ophelia Syndrome is the inability to think or act for ourselves. Those suffering from Ophelia Syndrome are incapable of producing original thought or coping with the unknown. They would rather be safely misled than creatively uncertain. Plummer stated that Ophelia Syndrome was most commonly manifested in university students and “middle managers in American corporations” (p. 3). He attributes
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during the Holocaust but so were gypsies‚ slaves‚ the mentally ill‚ and the physically deformed people. (Rossel‚ p. 3) The survivors of the Holocaust suffered from depression‚ anxiety‚ nightmares‚ and guilt. Many people may refer to this as survivor syndrome‚ which means a mental condition that occurs when a person perceives themselves to have done wrong by surviving a traumatic event when others did not.
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Problem Behavior Syndrome (PBS) are a number of antisocial behaviors that cluster together which may include family dysfunction‚ substance abuse‚ smoking‚ educational underachievement‚ suicidal thoughts/attempts‚ unemployment and even crime. (Siegel‚ 2011) There is one person that comes to mind that has a criminal record and also possesses numerous antisocial behaviors listed in the text. That person‚ sadly‚ is my ex boyfriend/ baby’s father‚ Jonathon. He is only 27 years old and already has two
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“Mean World Syndrome” In the film‚ “The Mean World Syndrome”‚ George Gerbner argues that people who watch a large amount of television tended to think of the world as an intimidating and unforgiving place. Gerbner researched the effects of television on society. He focused on the commercial media system that thrived on violence‚ stereotypes‚ and the cultivation of anxiety. The film argues that the more television people watch‚ the more likely they are to be insecure and afraid of others. Is
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Benefits of Congestion Charge in Tokyo Since the 1940s‚ motorization has increased rapidly around the world‚ particularly private vehicles. The trend has created both economic and individual benefits. The development resulted in the prosperity of the metropolis‚ while regional areas declined steeply in scale. In Japan‚ the least number of vehicles per household by prefecture was Tokyo with 0.497(Automobile Inspection Association‚ 2009). Nevertheless‚ there are chronic enormous traffic jams in Tokyo
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Baby-Bottle Syndrome Putting an infant to bed with a bottle can result in aspiration or decay of all the upper teeth and the lower posterior teeth (Nainar & Mohummed‚ 2004); (Fig. 28.21). Decay occurs because while an infant sleeps‚ liquid from the propped bottle continuously soaks the upper front teeth and lower back teeth (the lower front teeth are protected by the tongue). The problem‚ called baby-bottle syndrome‚ is most serious when the bottle is filled with sugar water‚ formula‚ milk‚ or
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Although TMJ (temporomandibular joint) syndrome and lockjaw are two very different conditions‚ both can cause pain in the jaw‚ and one may actually be a result of the other. While you should see a doctor for either condition‚ it’s important to know the symptoms to distinguish among these two medical problems. Here‚ Gregory T. Grubba DDS of Anchorage‚ AK‚ explains what to look for. Symptoms of TMJ Syndrome: While jaw pain or stiffness could be signs of either TMJ or lockjaw‚ many patients with TMJ
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCOS is the short form of polycystic ovarian syndrome which is quite common among teenagers and the young women. Formation of a large number of cysts (cluster of pearl-sized cysts filled with fluid contain immature eggs) in the ovaries (a part of women reproductive system) is so called PCOS. In the recent survey it has been found that out of 1 in 10 women is found with PCOS. It is a hormonal disorder that causes uncountable problems. The exact cause of PCOS is unknown
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What Are Some Signs of Asperger’s Syndrome? When he was eight years old‚ your son Ben was identified as having Asperger’s Problem‚ a high performing function of Autism. My wife and I realized that when Ben was just three‚ four and five years of age he turned quickly frustrated because he didn’t know how to use words to convey what he needed. For example‚ he’d uphold a door he could not open and protest and cry until someone discovered what he needed. We started to say the phrase he needed to state
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the room‚ I saw a female with moon facies and truncal obesity. Instantly‚ Cushing’s syndrome came to my mind. However‚ when I spoke to her I found her speech to be largely incomprehensible‚ she was obviously mentally delayed and had abnormal dentition. My nephrology professor entered the room only to tell me that this patient is suffering from a very rare genetic disorder called Laurence-Moon/Bardet-Biedl syndrome. He asked me to
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