...Psychological Abuse Coral Nichols Liberty University Abstract Psychological abuse is a form of abuse that affects many woman across all cultures and ages. This form of abuse takes on at least two different forms: emotional and verbal abuse. These two types of abuse are not the same; however they often can be very closely compared. It is understood that if one of these forms of abuse is present then the other form of abuse is often present as well. One whom works in the helping profession needs to be able to define these types of abuse as well as be able to understand the effects of the abuse on the victim. One must also be able to understand a variety of treatment methods to be able to aid the client in the healing process. A Christian counselor must also be able to provide biblical insight in the situation for the client. Introduction Abuse against women happens in many forms; some people might considering one form of abuse more damaging than others. In order for one to have a basic concept of abuse it must be defined; Krishna, Prasanna, Sheikh & Dattatreya (2014), reports “mistreatment; harming or injuring another, abuse can be divided into two categories internal and external. The external abuse is the focus on this paper, it can be physical abuse, emotional abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse” (p.18). The basic understanding of abuse is that it produces a negative outcome for the victim. The most prevalent form of abuse towards women is domestic violence; it...
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...identify the causes of marital discord, they will develop healthier ways to resolve the complex issues within their marriage. In general, all couples have dealt with issues with finance, parenting, and domestic duties. This case study analysis will discuss the facilitator’s report of the relationship dynamics of a conflicted couple, Steve and Cindy. This analysis will focus on the identification of key strengths and weaknesses between the couple, how the couple’s personalities might be influencing their situation, and developing a strategy to counsel and support the couple. This analysis will highlight conflict resolution skills that the couple may be able to employ as a way to build upon their foundation within their marriage. Case Study 2: Steve and Cindy Introduction When a couple enters marital counseling, they are seeking to identify potential relationship issues and resolve complicated conflicts. In counseling, counselors help couples focus on the dynamics of their relationship. Couples also focus on concepts of self-awareness and self-improvement. In this case study, Steve and Cindy enter couples counseling to determine the source of their conflict within their relationship. The couple chose to take an...
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...Love is the Glue that Binds Anthony M Ford University Of Phoenix ENG 147 October 6, 2014 Evangelist Billy Graham said it best when he said, “Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.” Marriage says that We Are Family like no other word or phrase in the English language. Even though, it is said that love conquers all, most people get married for different reasons. Those reasons can be simplistic and caring or selfish in nature. People should marry for love and not for security because love is the primary reason for marriage, it sustains the marriage and allows for forgiveness. The first reason someone gets married for love is because love is the main reason for the relationship. When a person gets married to someone, that person has a best friend for life, a confidant. That husband or wife loves that significant other for who that person is and not what that person can provide for them. When that person marries the other, the heart grows fonder and living apart is not an option. That best friend becomes an intimate life partner where sharing private moments with this person are outstanding moments. According to a recent study among married people, 93% say love is a critical reason to get married; 84% of unmarried people say so. Men and women are equally likely to say love is a crucial reason to get married. (Cohn, 2013) Therefore, when someone gets married, that person marries for love. The second reason someone gets...
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...Anger and the Healing Power of Forgiveness CED117 Abstract Anger and the decisions surrounding it can destroy relationships. This paper focuses on the root causes of anger and ways to express it in appropriate ways. It also focuses on the role of forgiveness in moving anger from an emotional reaction or learned behavior to an intellectual activity. I’M ANGRY. YOU’RE ANGRY. Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him. ~ Louis L'Amour Anger is present all around us. We have a world filled with road raging motorists, angry parents, angry children, and angry teenagers. Everywhere you look there seems to be anger at someone or something in the world. Anger gets a bad rap though on so many fronts. Anger can be a helpful emotion to alert that needs or desires are not being met. However, anger can also sabotage and eat away at our happiness if not handled or if expressed in less than productive ways. SOURCES OF ANGER Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. ~ Buddha Anger is considered a primary emotion. Other emotions such as resentment and hate can contribute to or derive from anger. The source of all this emotion can be just about anything. Anger is a signal that some need is not being met, that some desire has been denied. Finding yourself angry is not an uncommon thing. It seems that much of our modern lives tend to breed...
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...their faith and receive Gods blessings. Prayer is the very act of a Christian reaching out to God for wisdom, help, renewal, forgiveness, and blessings. God requires prayer (1 Timothy 2:8 ESV), God rewards prayer (Luke 11:9 ESV), and God guides us in prayer (Matthew 6:9-13 ESV). The hope God provides is in the reward of everlasting life in heaven. (Core Christianity by Elmer Towns) God wants Christians to be hopeful and at peace with the future. (Jeremiah 29:11 ESV) Prayer and Hope can change the very way a Christian presents themselves in public and allow themselves the ability to stand firm in their faith knowing Gods promise. [Part One: Prayer] a. Theological Definition As stated in the introduction Prayer is the very act of a Christian reaching out to God for wisdom, help, renewal, forgiveness, and blessings. It is through prayer that Christians build their relationship with God to seek His presence and guidance in their lives. Prayer is considered to be the intimate relationship between God and the individual. Beyond just asking for something from God, prayer is a conversation with God, and in that respect a way to relate to God. (Core Christianity by Elmer Towns) That direct relationship with God should translate into the way in which Christians interact with their families, church, and the outside world. Knowing that God has a relationship with each one of us, and He is always with us, should also be enough...
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...Paula Vizcarra COM 220 18 April 2011 The Possibilities of Making a Romantic Relationship Successful the Second Time Around INTRODUCTION: Oprah Winfrey said, “As you become more clear about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you – the first time around.” Unfortunately, this is much easier said than done. Every individual has their own perspectives on romantic relationships and every couple establishes their own set of rules. The question is: which rules are the right ones? What is the secret to getting it right the first time, and is it healthy to go for round two if you don’t? Cosmo experts seem to disagree with Oprah and give their readers a list of steps to follow that will supposedly allow a second time around to be successful. DESCRIPTION: Cosmopolitan Magazine offers their advice on whether or not getting back into a relationship with your ex is a good idea with an article called, “Can a Relationship Work the Second Time Around?” The writer mentions that when a couple decides to go for round two, people usually respond with negative feedback like, “yeah, that’ll last” (Miller). This is true, however, experts say that as long as three main rules are followed, it has the potential to work. These three rules are to (1) go slow, (2) touch on the past, and (3) ultimately move on. The first step consists of making sure a second chance is what you want and what is best, not what you think you need because you don’t want to be...
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...Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling The number of people seeking help for troubled marriages far outnumbers those seeking help for depression, family tensions, alcohol or drug abuse, anxiety, spiritual concerns, past traumas, or crises. When people seek counseling from their pastor, most frequently it is concerning marital problems. The number of people seeking help for troubled marriages far outnumbers those seeking help for depression, family tensions, alcohol or drug abuse, anxiety, spiritual concerns, past traumas, or crises. Most Christians value marriage. God approves of the permanence of marriage (Malachi 2:14), and Jesus and Paul advocate marriage (Matthew 5:32; 19:9; Mark 10:2–12; Luke 16:18; 1 Corinthians 7:10,11). God hates the pain and brokenness that oozes from divorce. Popular culture saturates our minds with the idea that obliterating the bonds of marriage can relieve the pain of marital conflict. In contrast, pastors advocate the virtues of marriage from the pulpit. The Christian who lives with daily marital conflict, hurt, and anger is pinched in a vice. Seeking help from the pastor, troubled spouses are sometimes disappointed when this counseling doesn’t work. Too often, Christians—who are separated, divorced, or living a life of conflict and anguish—twist free by leaving the church. This is not a satisfying solution to marriage partners or to pastors. Six Bridge Planks to Reconciliation Between Troubled Marriage Partners Plank...
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...Managing Relationships De Adrienne’ Dove COMM200 Foundations of Interpersonal Communication April 22, 2012 Holly Heffron Managing Relationships In analyzing my own relationship with my husband, Thomas, I noticed that over the last 17 years we have gone through several stages of interpersonal relationship development dome of the stages more than once. We met in college during late registration where we started a conversation with me about woman’s baby that was looking at me. He thought it was my child. One conversation led to another, over approximately two hours, because we were both registering for business classes so it was like he was following me or vice versa. The interpersonal attraction started with a conversation that sparked my interest as my physical appearance sparked his attraction to me until he realized that I was intelligent and we shared an interest in accounting. Actually we dated for over three months before our relationship escalated to the intimacy stage. I would call that stage our short–term initial attraction, which led us to relational escalation, where we moved to being intimate with each other. Movement from one stage to another represents an increase in the amount of intimacy between two people (Beebe, Beebe, Redmond, 2011). We developed our relationship over time as friends leading to intimacy having our ups and downs but we still managed with open communication to keep it together. Now as we entered the exploration...
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... | |Describe all pertinent and known history. | |Medical |After careful study, it was determined that my client suffers from paranoia and depression. Her promiscuous | | |past at no fault of her own has lead to these conditions. In addition, Violet also suffers from child | | |abandonment issues which created other unstabled relationships in her life. I will recommend that she is | | |prescribled a medication for depression and paranoia. | |Family |My client (Violet Doe) was in foster Care at 12-18 yrs – She did not have a healthy relationship with her | | |mother, father or other family members....
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...and to cater to them. This paper describes effective communication with the dying person, and the partnership of treatment team, patient and family in face of the patient death. To identify and define the patient wishes it is necessary to learn how to interpret the patient's nonverbal as often patients are unable to formulate the questions they wish to ask concerning their passing. First and foremost I will argue, a good death is achieved when symptoms are controlled and when patients and family recognize death as a unique living experience to be treasured...
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...ABSTRACT The differing qualities in religions or faith beliefs are getting to be more obvious in healthcare centers. As the imperativeness of patient-focused care is progressively perceived, healthcare providers have been obliged to comprehend social measurements so they can create social "competency" or "affectability." However, the thought of "spiritual affectability" as a part of human services needs more consideration. Health care practitioners characterize their patients as persons whose embodiment may be "brain, body, and soul" and try to give exhaustive health awareness to the entire individual. At the point when spiritual needs become evident, a keen medical caretaker will call a cleric, clergyman, rabbi or the proper religious agent. This is great quality consideration. Yet we are tested to consider how a deep sense of being can be coordinated into routine human services. Religious beliefs, faith conventions, and one's spiritual existence are seen as individual in our public, yet care regarding patients' profound needs has a part in wellbeing. This paper will look at the various faiths that are less than extraordinary to the standard faiths. The three faiths picked are Sikhism, Buddhism, and Baha'i. DIVERSE FAITH Health care workers must learn how connecting with patients is discriminating for the compelling healing of the sickness. The health care practitioner must be educated about the social contrasts, especially, the various religious frameworks...
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...VOCATION * Latin word “vocare” * To summon * To call someone over * About GOD calling a person to fulfil specific missions DISCERNING ONE’S CALLING * At certain times, many of us have a feeling of incompleteness and restlessness. Searching for meaning is a part of being human. It is a persistent longing that calls for some eventual resolution. * GOD in His goodness created everything out of love. God created us with the desire and capacity to receive Him. Our natural thirst for fullness is found only in God. THE MEANING OF OUR CALLING * The one who calls is GOD Vocation speaks about the one called but not so much of the One who calls – GOD. We are called by GOD to be holy, and be holy ourselves. * We share a common Christian vocation that is rooted in baptism From the moment we are baptized, GOD offeredus a new life with Christ through the spirit. Our parents and godparents promised to help us along the path of holiness. * We share this call with others GOD willed to call all people to be holy and to save them not just as individuals but rather as members of the community. We are called to be part of the Body of Christ so we can help and inspire each other in holiness. THINGS TO CONSIDER IN DISCERNING A CALL * Discern Discernment is all about articulating your thoughts and feelings about choices in life that will enlighten you on the path you want to take. For vocation to priesthood and religious life there are seminaries...
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...2011 3rd International Conference on Advanced Management Science IPEDR vol.19 (2011) © (2011) IACSIT Press, Singapore Review of studies on infidelity Bahareh Zare1+ 1 Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht branch, marvdasht, shiraz, iran. Abstract. This paper reviews empirical studies over the past decades from all over the world in order to assess what researchers have done about infidelity issue and identify gaps in the literature where further research is needed. These studies are categorized into eight groups: 1) Different types of infidelity 2) Gender difference in infidelity 3) Education level and infidelity 4) Genetic effect on infidelity 5) Personality and infidelity 6) Reasons of infidelity 7) Consequences of infidelity 8) Infidelity and treatments. The existing body of knowledge relating to these groups of studies will be summarized in this paper. Key words: Infidelity, Personality, Gender, Education Level, Genetic Effect. 1. Introduction Nowadays, infidelity is a most important reason of divorces. Based on research reports, 90% of all divorces involve infidelity. The most consistent data on infidelity drives from the General Social Survey which sponsored by the National Science Foundation to track the opinions of Americans about social behaviors since 1972. The survey data shows that in any given year, about 10% of married couples (12% men and 7% of women) have engaged in sex outside their marriage. But detailed analysis of the data from 1991 to 2006 shows...
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...Ingredients of a Healthy Relationship A Relationship Profile By: john benton #37 Professor: Dr. Reiner (Marriage & Family) I. Section 1: Physical Needs 1. Eyes – I would want my significant other to have beautiful eyes haha. Eyes are the window to the soul and it all starts with eye contact. 2. Handholding – Holding hands is an important sign of affection and creates a sense of unity with one’s partner. It is confirmation of feelings. 3. Legs – I would want a girl with nice legs haha. Smooth, toned legs that really grab one’s attention. 4. Skin Complexion – I would want a girl to have nice, clean skin complexion. A girl’s got to be able to take care of her face in order for me to be attracted to her 5. Smile – She should have a nice, warming, vibrant smile that sends good vibes. 6. Hips – Ideally she would have nice hips that grab one’s attention. 7. Hair – She should have nice, well taken care of hair. One’s hair style can definitely increase one’s sex appeal. 8. Hugging – It’s important to show your partner that you care for them and hugging is one of the best ways to show it. 9. Massaging – I would want to regularly give my partner rub downs to relieve stress and bring pleasure to the bodily senses. Showing them affection. 10. Height – She should be at a reasonable height, not too tall not too short. I don’t mind women that are a bit taller, just wouldn’t want a short girl...
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...TOPIC 1: MENTAL DISORDERS AND CRIME 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL DISORDER A mental disorder is depicted as a significant behavioral or psychological pattern, which leads to distress or impairment in important areas of functioning or a higher risk of suffering from pain, disability, loss of freedom and death (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Mental disorder affects a person’s mood, thinking and also behavior. The general types of mental disorders include mood disorder, anxiety disorders, personality disorders and psychotic disorders. 2.0 SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS These signs may include the feelings of excessive anxiety, intense fear, odd speech or thinking patterns, marked changes in behavior and mood, withdrawal from social interaction and the lost of interest in activities that are normally enjoyed. 3.0 THE LINK BETWEEN MENTAL DISORDERS AND CRIME Personally, I think that there is a positive correlation between mental disorders and crime. However, not all individuals with mental disorders are certain to commit crime. The possibility of crime being committed by these individuals may depend on external factors which trigger their biological predisposition to violate the rights of others. In the following discussion, I have included several studies which stated that mental disorders may lead to crime. 3.1 SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION & AGGRESSION Results from a study have shown that individuals with psychotic disorders were...
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