295 Search Results for Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness
Joan of Arc
Thanks to the many media representations of her, Joan of Arc has become somewhat of a household name. Also known as Jeanne or Jehanne D'Arc, this extraordinary young woman fearlessly led the French Army to victory at a time when it becam Continue Reading...
Philosophy and Psychology of the Mind and Body
Throughout human history, philosophers, doctors, and most recently, psychologists, have attempted to understand the relationship between the mind and body and how it results in human beings' awareness a Continue Reading...
Mental illness appears in various forms. It is characterized by some serious disruptions in someone's thoughts or even demonstrated in their actions. The person presenting these symptoms is often unable to deal with the day-to-day activities and patt Continue Reading...
Dance and the Treatment of PTSD/Mental Illness
The first key concept of the article is the notion that "arts-based programming" is a positive and helpful way to treat PTSD. This theory aligns with classical psychology/philosophy -- namely, the ideas Continue Reading...
Mind and the Brain
There are several theories that have been proposed for explaining the relationship between one's mind and brain. If truth be told, it can be said that it is one of the most talked about philosophical fields.
Mind vs. Brain
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Abstract
The education approach plays a fundamental role in the cognitive development of a child. The Montessori theory of Education introduced in 1903 by Maria Montessori has been identified to significantly contribute to effective cognitive develop Continue Reading...
Philosophy Take Home Exam
Selection: Spinoza, Rousseau, and Sartre
Philosophy and Biography in Spinoza
According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Benedict de Spinoza was among one of the most important of the post-Cartesian philosophers Continue Reading...
They show that mood swings in depressed children alternate with days of a pervasive down mood. These moods involve sadness, loneliness, unhappiness, hypersensitivity, overreactivity, and negative attitudes. All of this is combined with irritability Continue Reading...
She was almost radical in her approach to healthcare and healing.
By radical, I mean that she was the type of individual who aimed to solve matters by getting to the root of the problem. She was more interested in solving the problem and not the sy Continue Reading...
Given this priest is able to coax and created situations where boys are with him alone is even worse. In short, the counselor in this situation has no choice but to step in and say/do something.
To make a final decision, it would normally be wise t Continue Reading...
Introduction
Clinical reasoning is linked to sound and evidence-based clinical judgment, to problem solving and decision-making, and to critical thinking. Critical thinking in the nursing profession is in turn defined as the “purposeful, self-r Continue Reading...
This was true for example in the northern countries of Europe where Protestantism had firmly embedded itself an thrown off Church teaching. Wars were the result as the Holy Roman Empire attempted to put down the Protestant Rebellions -- but the Peac Continue Reading...
Demographics
Patient is a Hispanic male, aged 31. He is the father of one son, aged 10. The patient is Puerto Rican, and was born and spent his childhood in Puerto Rico. He came to live in the U.S. at age 11. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Continue Reading...
Personal Nursing Philosophy
Throughout the history of nursing, from its origins in the dressing of ancient battle wounds to the founding of contemporary nursing practices in the 19th century, nursing has always played a significant role in the lives Continue Reading...
Changes in the brain such as decreased adaptive capacity, neurotransmitter and receptor changes, cognitive impairment, and dementia increase the risk of depression, as more factors enter the equation and the patient becomes more depressed, the likel Continue Reading...
Trauma-informed care is an approach in mental health care and nursing practice that recognises the existence of trauma in the life of patients receiving mental health care, irrespective of whether or not the trauma is known to exist (Isobel & Edw Continue Reading...
More importantly, however, contemporary realists differ from Nightingale in four main areas, those of theistic assumption, methods of research, determinism, and naturalism. While contemporary realists certainly agree with Nightingale's position tha Continue Reading...
Heritage Assessment
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A questionnaire design that is used to assess a person's culture, religion, and ethni Continue Reading...
Personal Theory
Self-Exploration
When will you begin that long journey into yourself? One of the most famous philosophers in history of mankind, Rumi emphasized on exploring or discovering one self. Self-exploration is one of the fundamentals of p Continue Reading...
Specifically, Singleton's case was denied review by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003, and he was executed in Arkansas on January 6, 2004. As noted in the lower court's dissent: "Treating the prisoner may provide short-term relief but ultimately result Continue Reading...
Human Nature
A Comparison of Hobbes' and Plato's Philosophical Views
Trying to understand how a philosopher arrives at the reasoned opinions they put on paper is essential to also understanding what they wrote. The how is often a matter of the peop Continue Reading...
But the real world was a whole and perfect entity." (Philosophy Is a Way of Life)
The theory of dualism and its implications in term ethics and politics can be derived from the following concise but insightful analysis.
A dualistic view of reality Continue Reading...
Clinical Psychology
The field of clinical psychology emerged as a viable method through which the theoretical foundations of cognitive studies could be effectively applied within the clinical setting to prevent and treat psychological syndromes. De Continue Reading...
Functionalism is. What advantage does it have over the Identity Theory?
Functionalism imparts the theoretical underpinnings of much work in cognitive science and is one of the chief theoretical developments of Twentieth Century analytic philosophy. Continue Reading...
Empiricism
Whenever a person chooses a side in the traditional debate between rationalism and empiricism, that person is necessarily making a statement about how much people should trust the evidence of their own senses. However, there are a number Continue Reading...
Rene Descartes wrote "I think therefore I am," philosophers have considered the meaning, origin, and function of cognitive thought (Newman, 2014). Thinking in itself appears to be proof of one's own existence. Self-consciousness -- the awareness tha Continue Reading...
Behavioral Health Changes
Behavioral health, rehab, and detox diagnoses: Reimbursement and treatment philosophy
Although mental and physical health statuses are clearly interrelated, mental health diagnoses are treated differently both on a social Continue Reading...
Of course my parents beamed, and my teacher even more so.
The application of the psychosocial theory in my case is the fact that an aspect of myself that I was not aware of was allowed to emerge first by my interaction with my teacher and then by m Continue Reading...
Analyze how the term "absurdism" is depicted in the play, Proof, by David Auburn and provide 3 specific examples from the play
However, the subject of the play is also fundamentally absurdist as well as naturalistic, as "Proof" is also a debate re Continue Reading...
New York State Department of Parole or the Department of Corrections is an agency of the state responsible for the supervision and management of criminals convicted of a crime, felony level or higher. The Department of Corrections was put in place t Continue Reading...
Paranoia
In Psychology, paranoia is defined as 'a mental illness in which somebody wrongly believes that they are hated or badly treated by others'. In this context, Adolph Hitler and Osama bin Laden do not have commonality of thought. Although lead Continue Reading...
Biomedical Ethics
The Case of Scott Starson
In 1999, Scott Starson was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital in Ontario after he had been found not criminally responsible for two counts of uttering death threats. Starson had a history o Continue Reading...
Good Life
What is Good Life?
The Consequentialism Debate
Utilitarian reasoning is regarded as "consequentialist." The other approach of human actions' analysis is called "deontologist" reasoning. Utilitarian and deontological reasoning have very Continue Reading...
Psychology is considered to be an area of study that involves behavior. Behavior is demonstrated in a lot of diverse areas in the field of psychology. Some of these examples are mental illness, relationships, sexuality, depression, family dynamics, o Continue Reading...
If the act of killing another is imply universally banned, the definition of ethical action is greatly simplified, and all gray areas are decided on the side of caution. The above areas of concern are very real; there is evidence that non-voluntary Continue Reading...
Personal practice framework: The family nurse practitioner.
As viewed in this paradigm, the nurse practitioner is a teacher and a student of health: a nurse must teach patients about health-promoting practices, but also must learn from the patient Continue Reading...
Psychoanalytical Theory
Psychoanalytic theory started off with the work of Sigmund Freud. Throughout his clinical work with people suffering from mental illness, Freud came to believe that childhood experiences and unaware desires contributed to a p Continue Reading...
The causes of human actions and behavior are generally sought for in the psyche of the individual or in the social environment.
References
Ewen Robert B. ( 1998) An Introduction to Theories of Personality. 5th ed. Mahwah,
NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Ass Continue Reading...
If it was a dream, then the programmers clearly attempted to incorporate background realism. For example, the characters get dirty; like sweat, dirt is not something that the programmers would need to create to have realistic humans, but there is di Continue Reading...