... advancement are Neuroimaging, Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Positron emission tomography (PET) In years of studies advances in neuroimaging has been better understood the studies of neurophysiology of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), studies have shown dysfunction and volume changes of the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus many changes in the regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). Findings ... persons develop a full blown disorder certain individual's will manifest acute reactions or even stress disorders and high levels of stress reactions. It is very important to under...

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... referred to welfare recipients as customers. Being a "customer" positions people within practices and discourses of welfare in a different way to that of the citizen in the post-war social settlement. The Organisational settlement was reconstructed following the introduction of managerialism and markets which caused the bureau-professional regime to be destabilized. Managers and customers were ... new organizational settlement of restructured welfare. Budgets and resources were controlled through market mechanisms. Words: 1000 References: Hughes, G. (1998) "Picking over the Remains": the ...

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... the conclusion of the war, the country rushed to satisfy the needs and wants of a population overwhelmed and excited by returning servicemen and a newly refreshed economy (Norbert, 30). The post-war years saw common citizens experience economic prosperity not previously known. This, in turn, sparked a renewal and explosive expansion of trends, in all aspects of architecture and furniture design. ... architects began to think of rooms as " capsules" in which the building structure, furniture, and function were completely integrated ("St. James", 658). All of these elements emerged in the p...

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... and about twenty percent of veterans back from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan are diagnosed with PTSD (http://www.brainhealth.utdallas.edu/index.php/blog/ptsd-and-returning-veterans). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can develop after the experience of a traumatic event. Traumatic events manifest when a person is confronted with threatened death, actual death or serious injury. It can ... outbursts that can become violent, irritability and a disturbance of sleep (The American Psychiatric Association, 1994). In addition to the symptoms previously mentioned, there are additional symptoms ...

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... be trying to learn more about the ingredients of her melting pot. These efforts can be best understood by examining post-modernism. Post-modernism is especially important to breaking down stereotypes such as those that exist surrounding the black family. To understand post-modernism we must first understand modernism. Modernism is the philosophy that began with the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment was an era ... ). The scientific method developed at this time became the standard to which everything is measured. Modernism, although moving away from the confinements of religion, was limiti...

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... multi centralism of the world through global communication and technology. In many ways people believed that the aesthetic quality of society was diminishing. Post modern caused a tsunami of change among popular style and challenged the term modernism as only a continuation of the parent it "rebelled" ... two hundreds years, it has also produced its fair share (and perhaps a little more) of bad, tactless art. The prefix "post" has several contradictory hints and insinuations, one of which demonstrates the incessant struggle against stereotypes. The French philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotar...

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... , peace, and security.ii UN research has concluded that the role of women in peacekeeping is both significant and essential. Peacebuilding in post-conflict Iraq has denied women a role, but in Sri Lanka, progress has been substantial in reconstruction and it has included women in ... , politicians and specialists in peace operations has had a positive significance in 14 war-torn countries including Afghanistan, East Timor, and Kosovo.v In post-conflict reconstruction, women can improve access and support for other women, especially those who have been victims of assault, sexual abuse and ...

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... of serious events such as military combat, terrorist incidents, or physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood describes the psychiatric illness known as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder("Post Traumatic Stress Disorder"). This disorder is also defined by the American Psychiatric Association as knowledge beyond "the range of usual human experience, which would be markedly distressing ... to almost anyone " (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The experience suffered with intense fear, terror and helplessness. People with PTSD experience three different kinds of symptoms ("Post Tra...

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... the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base. According to the report, the remains "could not be tested or identified" because they were either too small or irreparably damaged (The Washington Post). Dover has been under review since November after multiple investigations turned up missing body parts, a mutilated corpse, fraud, and other allegations (Whitlock). The mortuary at Dover has been responsible for ... bottom of this matter, clear up any remaining doubts, and ensure that those responsible for any mishandling of remains be held accountable," he said in a letter to Panetta (The Washingto...

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... the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base. According to the report, the remains "could not be tested or identified" because they were either too small or irreparably damaged (The Washington Post). Dover has been under review since November after multiple investigations turned up missing body parts, a mutilated corpse, fraud, and other allegations (Whitlock). The mortuary at Dover has been responsible for ... bottom of this matter, clear up any remaining doubts, and ensure that those responsible for any mishandling of remains be held accountable," he said in a letter to Panetta (The Washingto...

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... of its rivals. Google's ability to innovate has allowed it to far surpass its rival companies prompting the FTC to launch a massive antitrust investigation into the Internet company (Huffington Post). Experts have noted the similarities between Google and Microsoft circa 1991. Both are huge companies that are highly profitable and indispensable for consumers. Unfortunately, both companies are also accused ... search browser to allow its users to send emails, place calls, look for directions, and buy a smartphone. In essence, Google users never have to use a non-Google product (Huffington...

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... 000 soldiers for psychiatric problems. Many people have been known to go off to war and suffer from what experimental research has confirmed as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a renamed physiological disorder. This new name is simply for an old disorder that has been around for thousands of years ... and not to allow other to lie to us (346)." This story brings about personal opinions on war that make one able see how Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can come about, or any physiological disease for that matter. PTSD typically leads to emotional numbing (and hence to relationship problems),...

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... Union, Russia has gone through massive changes. It has not only lost some its key territories but has also adopted a somewhat liberal stance towards the changing political environment. The post communist Russia is not only considered as a progressive and rapidly developing society but also more friendly towards democratic ideologies. It should however be noted that the general perception about the ... a part of the modern world. David Remnick, one of the well-known American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, has presented a comprehensive picture of political, economic and social devel...

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... efforts of Travel Insurance and the results. The paper will explore the offerings of Travel Insurance for the occasional traveler and the frequent traveler consumer. Australia Post Travel Insurance The travel insurance for the Australia Post helps protect a traveler from unprecedented events when traveling all over the world. The firm delivers mail, helps with consumer and customer parcel delivery, and provides retail ... basic, domestic travel insurance, in-store travel insurance and annual multi-trip among other extras like increased cover for luggage, excess cover for rental car insu...

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... distress is via self-report from returning military personnel. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has established a policy where the use of self-report is a necessity to document post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and medical afflictions-regardless of verifiable documentation. In relation to the Gulf War for example, the VA engages in the presumption that unexplainable medical symptoms that ... of malingering was conducted on the study participants. For Geraerts, Kozaric-Kovacic, Merckelbach, Peraica, Jelicic, and Candel the findings on this next study illustrate the Morel Emoti...

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... life, feelings of detachment, inability to recall some aspect of the traumatic experience, and efforts to avoid people, places, and activities that evoked memories of the trauma. Post-disaster events and circumstances had less effect on the anxiety and arousal symptoms like insomnia, agitation, nightmares, intrusive memories, jumpiness or an exaggerated startle response, and strong ... , the patient had a history of PTSD that was under fairly good control until the onset of cognitive impairment. (Mittal, D, Torres, R, Abashidze, A, Jimerson, N, 2001, p. 1). Chronic post-traumatic stress d...

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... the most dramatic, rising from a 4.0 percent in 1917 to 22.5 percent in 2000, which is more than a five time increase. In the article "Postmaterialism and post-industrialism: Cultural influences on female representation in state legislatures", Camobreco and Barnello set out to explain this remarkable increase of female state legislative representation in the United States and provide ... evidence from strenuous research. Camobreco and Barnello trie to explain the impact on female representation based on the following factors: electoral strucre, college education, postmaterialism, and po...

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... and places, sometimes after years have passed. It does so in a haunting way that makes the recall just as disturbing as the original event. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the name for this mental condition that follows a psychologically distressing event "outside the range of usual human experience" ... behaviors encompass criterion four. In the seven years since the Gulf War, three percent of United States military members have been diagnosed as having Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Those with the greatest exposure to combat are the most likely sufferers, which lends to the i...

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... serious injury or sexual violation (Keane & Barlow, 2002). When a person witnesses any psychologically traumatic event, it invokes a sense of intense fear and helplessness within them. This triggers post traumatic symptoms which at times may worsen so intensely, that PTSD is developed. Symptoms of PTSD are so devastating that they become problematic in a person's daily life. Bad dreams ... A number of extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors are associated in the development of PTSD amongst children (Pine & Cohen, 2002). Intrinsic factors would include comorbid psychological difficulties, acu...

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... in the large cities such as New York and Chicago. This direct relationship between the industrial development and population growth shows how the post-Civil War transformation had such consistent and rapid proliferation. In the dawn of industrial development in America we also see the first men to ... the U.S. was then dragged into the Philippine Revolution which incited the Philippine–American War. An unexpected yet extremely important part of the post-Civil War transformation was the environmental changes with which the country was presented. With massive new tracts of land and bett...

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... than tediously go through every theme Doctorow offers in his writing, focusing on the overall style of the novel might be a better way to approach the work. Often regarded as a post-modern author, Doctorow tends to show a sarcastic take on metaphysical themes in his novels, especially prevalent in City of God. Growing up, Doctorow lived with a "humanist, radical, and Jewish ... fact that he graduated from Bronx High School of Science, not coincidentally like the main character of the novel - Everett. His background translates almost seamlessly to his nomenclature as a post-modern autho...

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... to kill his comrade with a lead pipe to save his own. This grotesque experience threw Cahil into immediate shock as well as perpetual psychological problems classified as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is defined as "an extreme response to a severe stressor, including increased anxiety, avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma, and symptoms of increased arousal ... behavior; thoughts of committing suicide, unwarranted aggression; destruction of property, and the excessive inability to fall asleep. Unlike most psychological disorders that are predominant...

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Voyeurism in Rear Window and the "Post-War Crisis of Masculinity" Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 production Rear Window is undoubtedly a film that is concerned with voyeurism. It has been argued that it thematises cinematic spectatorship in the sense ... two goals." (3). This paper will demonstrate how the production and reception contexts of Rear Window most definitely affect how and what the film means in relation to voyeurism and the post-war masculinity crisis. Jeff's voyeurism links the two plot lines of the murder mystery and the love story. Although he is able to unravel more details to the ...

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Abstract The efficacy of certain psychosocial treatments for PTSD is still a topic of active discussion in the medical community. The purpose of this literature review is to ... (Scroppo, 2001). However, the efficacy of EMDR techniques may actually be a result of the accompanying therapeutic act of exposure, and not necessarily the movement of the eyes themselves. The Washington Post subdued many proponents of EMDR in October of 2001 by stating "There's no neurobiological data that supports EMDR." (Boodman, 2001). Nevertheless, the ability to successfully treat...

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... artists and examples of their work. Pop art ridiculed many aspects of the modern world, with mass produced objects as the main subject for their collages, sculptures, prints and paintings. Post modernism is an artistic and literary movement that quite obviously rejected the previous, modernism, movement in an attempt to analyse and reorganize the existing modes of art practice. Both pop ... art and post modernism have guidelines for their movements. Similarly, they rejected art or themes particular to the context. For pop art, in taking images from mass media and representing them in a ...

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