Some people may say that having control over someone or something can bring satisfaction and a sense of power. In the an article called “Gunman Kills Himself After Hostage Drama (584)” written by Charles P. Wallace and Tim Waters loss of control and the feeling of being helplessness makes Robert B. Rose commit a last act of asserting control over himself. In another article written by Martin E.P. Seligman called “On Learned Helplessness (585)” the feeling of loosing control of oneself is something that can cause someone to do things that they thought they would never do. What is hard to understand is that some of the things the someone may commit may implicate the lives of others in a negative way and the ending result could be death. Loosing control and feeling helpless is something that is hard to except no matter the circumstances. In the case of Robert B. Rose, he is struck with devastating health problems that alter his life style. Robert B Rose is from “Leucadia a town about thirty miles north of San Diego (584)” he is struck with news about his health that leaves him in a state of depression and anger. His mother states that Robert “had been under intensive psychiatric care for a number of years (584)” and in January, he was told that he “had multiple sclerosis a disease of the central nervous system (584)”. His mom thinks, “This was sort of the last straw as far as he was concerned (584)”. Martin E.P. Seligman states, “Since being helpless arouses fear and depression, activity that avoids helplessness thereby avoids this aversive emotional state (586)”. He also states, “Competence may be a drive to avoid the fear and depression induced by helplessness (586)”. After hearing, all of this bad news Robert dec... ... middle of paper ... ...acing the fear (585)”. Rose feels that he cannot bring the girl back and the little control the he had is now gone and depression ensues. At “2:00 AM, police heard a gunshot in the room. Three hours, after using tear gas, police stormed the room and found Rose dead (585)”. It is true loosing control over your life is very depressing and at times this can led to shocking expressions of wanting to regain control over your self or an event in that individuals life. Rose mother states he was “the youngest of five children, was a “very brilliant young man and a very depressed man (585)”. It was evident that Rose had psychiatric problems and depression was something that he had to deal with all throughout his life and by finding out that he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis this was so devastating that this became the end of him.
What is power to a human? As time has gone by, there have been many forms of control and influence in the world. Many strive to achieve total rule over a society or group of individuals. Yet the question still presents itself to the average man. Why does man desire power so greatly even though there is visible trouble that follows? Shelley’s Frankenstein, Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”, and Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, whether through the situation or the character themselves, depict the evils and hardships due to an imbalance and poor management of power.
This stage involves an individual reflecting on themselves and their life in order to determine if they are content with the life they lived or if they have any regrets. If the young adult is unable to establish contentment and peace, then frustration and regret results because the individual becomes saddened they didn’t live a better life (Potter, Perry, et al. 2013). Unfortunately, this patient is experiencing despair because he is currently divorced living alone. Although his children visit him often, they live out of town and are busy with their own lives. Additionally, his present diagnosis of pneumonia and rhonchi facilitate the deterioration of his health as well as his past medical history (cataract and femoral surgery).
By examining William’s personal struggle with the mental disorder of major depressive disorder the devastation this illness causes on the functioning of individuals is clearly highlighted. More importantly, the narrative reveals the importance of receiving help quickly after the onset of symptoms. The unfortunate truth of the illness of depression is that a large percentage of individuals wait many years to receive help and a small number do not even receive treatment for varying reasons. As a result of the individuals with depression who do not seek immediate help due to not understanding that what they are experiencing is an atypical response, the afraid of being stigmatized and learned helplessness, the mood disorder of depression acts like a silent
The author both an intelligent writer and a clinical psychologist. Gross received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Duke University, where she committed her career to the treatment of individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses. She entwines her training and knowledge into this story with commentary from experts in several associated health care fields. Their interdisciplinary approach provides completeness to the book that makes it more than memoir.
...nd recover from sorrow and grief. Throughout the memoir, there have been lots of ups and downs in Jeannette’s family thanks to Rose Mary’s bipolar disorder. At first, I often blamed Rose Mary for bringing an unpleasant childhood to those four Walls children since Rex Walls does not behave appropriately due to his alcohol abuse, but Rose Mary is actually a victim and patient of bipolar disorder, whose conditions have not only been largely ignored in the memoir, but also greatly influenced her ways of thinking and behaving.
...fs in the earlier theory of ‘learned helplessness’. The reformulated model states: ‘…investigators of human helplessness have become increasingly disenchanted with the adequacy of theoretical constructs…so have we. …We do not know whether these considerations apply to infra-humans’ Seligman’s group admit that their decade in of research in the animal model failed to address the fundamental aspect of human depression. Their second model was primarily based on the “attribution theory” which expounds the human connection between ‘causality’ and ‘events’. The reformulated theory concludes that humans suffering melancholy make internal attributions for lamentable events and are pessimistic towards the future. This model now being a ‘hypothetical construct’ can only be used as an introduction into human depression treatment with deeper research needing to be validated.
The Death of Ivan Illych brings an excellent in-depth description of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s 5 cycles of grief theory. In the book, it shows how Ivan Illych goes through these cycles in their own individual way. The cycles that Kubler-Ross uses in her theory are: denial, anger, depression, bargaining, and acceptance. To get a better understanding of these cycles, this paper will describe each cycle and provide quotations that will help develop an idea of how someone going through these cycles may react.
Have you ever protected someone that’s being bullied? Or give some change for a homeless man to buy food?
What are we as humans far more afraid of free choice or a forced decision? Manipulation and influence are presented in many ways through out the course of this book. This essay will be more of a comparative analysis between two novels The Tragedy Of Macbeth and Paradise Lost. Though influence may be a large section of our lives manipulation is what gets us to do things.
Lloyd and Heller (2012) discuss how vulnerability relates to people, who for a period, may need help from health and social care services because they are unable to take care of themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally. Mary’s post stroke symptoms include right sided...
When somebody abuses a great amount of power, that individual can lose all their power. The struggle against someone who abuses power is perfectly depicted in the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey. When someone abuses their power, they can impose certain feelings and actions onto others. If someone tries to conceal their personality, . Finally, if someone abuses power and is constantly challenged by another individual who is trying to take the power abuser’s power away from them, the power abuser will always be frightened of his or her challenger. When someone abuses power and takes full control, they can lose all their power and respect quickly.
In the world there are two distinct types of things. There are things that exist external to us, such as one's reputation or a relationship. We do not have direct control over these things since they exist outside of us. Then there are internal things that we do have control over, like out desires, or things we dislike. The internal things can be controlled, while the external can be harder to control. Some philosophers even believe that the external things cannot be controlled, and attempting to control them will just bring unhappiness.
own need to control specific life events and the difficulty in the reality of act...
The control balance theory was developed by Charles Tittle, a sociologist and professor at North Carolina State University. The control balance theory states that control ratio imbalances are associated with deviance (Tittle, 2004). These imbalances lead to an imbalance between motivation towards deviance and constraints on behavior. The result in deviance is less likely in situations where controls exercised and controls experienced are equal because the form of deviance that would be used to gain more control would be offset by control to void the potential gain (Tittle, 2004). This makes deviant behavior more likely in situations where control surpluses and control deficits are evident and an individual acts out to gain more control or deal with feelings of humiliation and worthlessness. The theory assumes that all people can be characterized globally and situational by control ratios which represent the total amount of control they can exercise, relative to the control in which they are subject to have (Tittle, 2004). When the control balance is upset, the probability that one will engage in deviant behavior increases. Accordingly, when the control ratio is balanced, the probability that one will act in line increases (Kwon, 2012). The overall concept of control is an especially important one in the policing occupation, as officers’ roles in maintaining social
Sam is a 60 year old, retired prison guard who was diagnosed with depression at the age of 56. Sam felt that all his life he struggled with hopelessness, but never felt the need to seek out any professional support other than his family. Sam stated, “I would feel down on myself, but never put much thought into it.” Sam’s first involvement with psychiatric services came shortly after the death of his son. Sam relayed that this was a difficult time for him. He was forced to retire due to a medical condition, his youngest daughter had started her own family and then tragedy stuck Sam’s oldest child and only son committed suicide. Sam stated that he felt that his world had just ended and he himself could not find any reason to live. Sam noted that he became angry and would avoid any contacts with his family. He even contemplated leaving his wife, whom he was happily married to for 35 years. Sam explained that he simply gave up, he stopped watching his diet, he started smoking again after giving it up for 10 years and he would often not get out of bed for days. One could surmise that Sam had entered a state of stagnation. He had lost so much that he isolated himself, gave up on his future and due to these feelings it placed him in a state of stagnation (Van Hiel, Mervielde, & de Fruyt, 2006). Sam’s medical doctor had noted several changes in his demeanor,