...Controlling Irrational Fears After 9/11* We present this selection as an example of a fairly well-reasoned argumentative essay. There is more here than arguments—there’s some window dressing and you’ll probably find some slanters here and there as well. You should go through the selection and identify the issues, the positions taken on those issues, and the arguments offered in support of those arguments. Are any arguments from opposing points of view considered? What is your final assessment of the essay? The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, produced a response among American officials, the media, and the public that is probably matched only by the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Since it is the very nature of terrorism not only to cause immediate damage but also to strike fear in the hearts of the population under attack, one might say that the terrorists were extraordinarily successful, not just as a result of their own efforts but also in consequence of the American reaction. In this essay, I shall argue that this reaction was irrational to a great extent and that to that extent Americans unwittingly cooperated with the terrorists in achieving a major goal: spreading fear and thus disrupting lives. In other words, we could have reacted more rationally and as a result produced less disruption in the lives of our citizens. There are several reasons why one might say that a huge reaction to the 9/11 attacks was justified. The first is simply the large...
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...University of Phoenix Material Week 4 Review Worksheet Psychodynamic Theories Complete the following table. |Theorists |Main tenets of theory |Unique contributions |Limitations | |Freud | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Jung | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Adler | | |...
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...Reece Hampton PSYC 320 Dr. West April 2, 2015 Writing Assignment #10 From what we have observed in our reading, I think that the main discomfort that Juan felt was that he felt lied to when he was hired. When he was in for his interview, he was told that he would get off Fridays and Saturdays, and he would be making $20 per hour. In actuality, he was working on those Fridays and Saturdays and only making about $9 per hour. The expectations that he had may have gave him a false belief of what he was actually getting into. If a supervisor is hiring, they are going to use whatever tactics they can to try and lure an applicant in to take the job. If he or she tells the applicant, you will get paid $9 per hour to work crappy hours, it will be very hard to get hard working people in that job because they will want to go and get a job that appeals to their personal needs. That supervisor then will hire people who are desperate and most-likely have very little work experience. I do not feel that all the blame should be placed on the fact that the supervisor did mislead Juan however, as I know very well having a part-time job and going to school full time is a very difficult thing to do. Students have tremendous pressure on themselves to succeed in college, and that pressure alone is sometimes overwhelming. When you have to add a job into that mix, a life filled with stress is a daily occurrence. Juan not understanding that the pressure that would come with that is something that...
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...Colin Bush M W F 9-10 Research Paper Sleep Apnea Colin Bush Mrs. Shumock PSYCHOLOGY November 11, 2015 Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a common sleeping disorder that repeatedly blocks the air -way limiting the amount of oxygen that reaches the lungs. This is a serious disorder that causes one to stop breathing while sleeping- apnea meaning no breath. Although not breathing is common in all sleep apnea patients, there are various other symptoms and causes and treatments of this disorder. Sleep Apnea’s Symptoms has many different types of symptoms. About 18million American have sleep apnea, however very few have been diagnosed with it. Activity such as a loud snoring, awaking many times in the night gasping for a breath of air, waking up with a sore or dry throat, sleepiness during the day and morning headaches, sudden mood changes, restless sleep, and lack of energy during the day. Some risk factors also involved in sleep apnea include: being overweight, a male, related to someone who has sleep apnea, over the age of 65, black, Hispanic, or a pacific Islander, and...
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...Stress Management: Taking the Negative and Turning it Positive Rebekah Sheetz Psycholgy Professor John Comstock November 7, 2012 Sheetz 1 Rebekah Sheetz Professor Comstock Psychology 07 November 2012 Stress I recently read an article on stress & personality (Martin)that could be summarized by saying individuals are different in how they react to stressful situations and environments. Martin infers that there is a possibility we are born with a predisposed temperament of higher or lower levels of stress tolerance. On a personal level what I found interesting in this article is Martin’s statement that; Sometimes stress can lead to positive reinforcement. When we are feeling anxious, we may get attention or sympathy from our friends or family, for example. Attention or avoidance can reward us for our negative reactions. How true this is and could be for many people; especially myself. I think we by nature hear the word ‘stress’ and can A lot of times we often turn send ourselves into a panic. ourselves into victims and refuse to turn the possibility of a stressful situation into a good one. walked out on my girls and I. explanation of any sort. Last year my husband There was no “good-bye”, no I was left with annulment papers on Sheetz 1 the table and told I had to be out by the time he got home or he would sue me for rent, use of the vehicle, food, etc. left with nothing. I was This man had taken every cent I had and...
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...Brittany Cleghorn Unit 4 Assignment 1 Capella University- Psyc 7220 For this course project the child I chose to analyze is Jeremiah Wilson, he is a strong, bright African American boy. His parents are married and belong to the middle class in the economic status. His father is a Marine who deploys overseas frequently, his mother works long hours and it is difficult for her to help Jeremiah with his homework and involve him in extracurricular activities that will benefit his strong athletic personality. He has one sister who is two years old. The family resides in an urban setting , in a safe neighborhood where children are often playing outside. An aunt cares for bot Jeremiah and his sister after school hours. Jeremiah is a thoughtful and kind boy, although he becomes somewhat aggressive when he gets frustrated, and loses control. After pediatrician and neurologist evaluation there is a suspicion of Attention Deficit Disorder. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity ( ADD/ ADHD), however by age five both practitioners agreed it was too early to diagnose. It is normal for children to have trouble behaving and focusing from time to time, however children with ADHD do not grow out of these behaviors . Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder is a common childhood disorder and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. Children with ADHD have a problem with inattentiveness, over activity, impulsivity, and or a combination of these. Some symptoms of ADHD would be the inability...
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...History and Systems of Psychology History and Systems of Psychology The beginnings of Psychology seem to be up for debate. This is because it started off as as a totally different discipline. Philosophy is the true origin of Pyschology. In this paper these origins will be discussed along with the ideas, and systems that were put into play to allow Psychology to become its very own discipline. Psychology seems to be one of the oldest fields of science, and at the same time one of the youngest. This is because the main study of Psychology which is the mind, can be linked all the way back to Greek Philosophers of the 5th century B.C. People who view Psychology from this view see it as ancient. At the same time with the emergence of modern science, Psychologist began to use these new tools in Physical and Natural Sciences to take a more in depth and practical look at human behavior. People who take the latter into account view it as a very, very modern science. The first to delve into Psychology were the Ancient Greek Philosophers. These philosophers of the Old World stated that everything should be questioned. Socrates believed that the only thing he knows, is that he knows nothing. Being one of the first of the early philosophers to question everything including himself. He also believes what many Psychologist do today, that many people do bad things out of ignorance of knowing the bad that they are doing. Plato believed that humans are a body, which is material and mortal...
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...Social-Cognitive and Humanistic Perspectives Jamie Anderson University of Phoenix, Psychology 203 April 11, 2015 Introduction Wilhelm Wundt was a German physiologist who is a founding figure of modern psychology. He was the first who noted psychology as a science and was the first one to call himself a psychologist. After his findings of psychology, those that studied underneath him and learned his teachings took his information and embellished on it. This is where additional theories were developed including the social cognitive and humanistic perspective. The first perspective that I will be discussing is the social cognitive perspective which helps psychologists study personality by combining the interactions of traits, thoughts, and the environment (Boyd, 2015). The second perspective that I will be discussing is the humanistic perspective that also includes humanism and humanist. These are terms in psychology that relate to an approach which studies the whole person and how each person is unique in his or her own way (McLeod, 2012). Both of these perspectives were developed from Wilhelm Wundt’s psychology building blocks, however are quite different in many different ways. In this essay I will discuss what are the main concepts that are found in each perspective, how each perspective is different and what possible limitations each perspective has. Main Concepts Let us start off by looking at the main concepts for both the social cognitive...
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