...Expression of anger and relationships Unchecked rage under the canopy of unhealthy derivatives of anger can lead to abuse, which is an expression of an unhealthy relationship, both in a physical and psychological sense. Domestic violence has been defined strictly as physical abuse. However, domestic violence can take on other forms, such as verbal, emotional, sexual or psychological abuse. The focus of this paper will be to compare and contrast healthy and unhealthy relationships when anger is the factor. In relationships, there are healthy and unhealthy feelings that determine the difference between healthy or unhealthy relationships. The thought, or more specifically, the inner reflex ushered by the need to express rage, and the restraint used to filter this rage in an imaginative personal inner fantasy can be healthier than expressing this unchecked uncontrolled anger in a tangible sense. One of the unhealthy expressions of anger is anger that cannot be controlled, most usually called rage. Every emotion has an extreme and the extreme of anger is rage. Human beings are subject to a plethora of emotions filtered through a psychological net and are most times expressed in a physical nature. If one is sad, one can cry, if one is frustrated, one can be moved to yell. Each emotive state has its extreme example. If this were not the case, such societal facts like crime and punishment would not be an effect, or needed. As a society, these emotions, need to be controlled and tempered...
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...Relationships are necessary part of healthy living, but there is no such thing as a perfect relationship. Relationships, from acquaintances to romances, have the potential to enrich our lives and add to our enjoyment of life. However, these same relationships can cause discomfort, and sometimes even cause harm. At least once in your lifetime, you will find yourself in a couple of unhealthy relationships that you just seem to can't let go of. As the days drag on, although you can't take it any longer, you just can't seem to take that first step. Maybe because, you're still hoping that everything will still change. Or you can't bear hurt the feelings of your lover. Whatever it is that is holding you back from getting out it, unhealthy relationships will only cause more emotional damage if not ended soon. Unhealthy relationships can come in different forms. Most of the time it involves some form of abuse. If you think that your partner is physically or emotionally abusing you, by all means, get out of that relationship as fast as you can. If one partner is hindering the other from growing, then the relationship just isn't healthy for both of them anymore. And once the relationship becomes unhealthy, conflict will surely arise. Ending an unhealthy relationship starts with a conscious decision of actually ending it. You have to be determined to let it go so that you wouldn't have to think twice about it anymore. Many people find it hard to break up with someone because they think that...
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...To fulfill the first personal education package assignment for the learning community, I decided to attend personal event. Throughout the entire school year, I’ve attended numerous events, however, for this assignment I thought it would be best to attend an event that could benefit me personally. On Friday, April 27 from 12:00-1:00 pm at Highlander Union Building 379, I sat through “The Do’s and Donuts of Healthy Relationships”. The event in itself was an interactive discussion between participants and the presenters regarding relationships, both with a partner and friends. The essence of the event was to educate the participants on how to identify when a relationship is unhealthy and how to aid friends who appear to be in an unhealthy relationship....
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...the other person happy and doing the right thing. Most people would think lying is not an acceptable way to create a healthy and sustainable relationship, but to what extent does telling the truth become harmful in a relationship? In the memoir Night written by Elie Wiesel and in the movie Life is Beautiful directed by Roberto Benigni, both father and son Shlomo and Elie, and Guido and Joshua get sent off to a concentration camp due to the heinous matter of discrimination. The father-son relationship in Night differs from the father-son relationship in Life is Beautiful by how each of the fathers deal with the truth which ultimately distinguishes between a healthy...
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...Financial Stability and Health in Determining Relationship Commitment Ariel Luna Western Washington University Abstract This study is interesting in determining which characteristics in a male potential partner a female values more when looking at financial stability and health when considering that partner as a contender in a committed romantic relationship. With a sample of 56 single heterosexual females and 4 single bisexual females all with a mean age of 20, a 2x2 factorial design study was conducted on relationship commitment with financial stability and health in mind. The study found that females looked at health more in the consideration of a male as a life-long partner and that financial stability was not a factor when considering a committed romantic relationship. Financial Stability and Health in Determining Relationship Commitment The years of Late Adolescence, what Arnett (2000) terms Emerging Adulthood, can be characterized as people between the ages of 18-24 who are past high school, possibly in college, but not quite into adulthood. This time in a person’s life is typically when young adults start looking towards their future and everything that may be involved in it. This may include future careers, traveling endeavors, or selecting future mates. For those who may be currently thinking about who their future mate is going to be and for those who are assessing what characteristics they would like their...
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...almost on an unhealthy level. As you work your way down the spectrum you begin to experience people who are less in love with religion and God, and more cynical about the whole thing. Here we come across Agnostics, who feel as if it is impossible for them to know if there really is any divine being out there. And finally, on the complete opposite side of the spectrum we have the Atheists, who believe that there is no God, no divine spirit out there and it is all just a show. When looking at the attachment figure that the Attachment Theory shows us, it seems as if God would be the perfect, textbook example of an attachment figure. For most religions, God is seen as a guardian, who knows the best for you, is always listening, and never leaves you in a time of need. Therefore, it makes sense to draw a parallel between someones relationship with their real life attachment figure, who would most likely be the Mother or Father, and the relationship that person develops with God. The Attachment Theory offers three different types of people, the secure person, the anxious person, and the avoidant person, and I am very interested in seeing how and why these people behave when it comes to religion. Just like with everyone else we know, we do have a relationship with God. No matter how good or bad it might be, it is a relationship none the less. The first relationship we form is with our attachment figure, usually our Mother or Father. The way in which this relationship forms will become...
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...insecurity within various places in the world is diabetes. For example, people who are food insecure will have a high significant risk for getting diabetes within the United States (López and Seligman 14-8). Another example is the appearance of diabetes within Mexico where there are people who are also food insecure (Pérez-Escamilla S63). These examples indicates that diabetes occurs within other countries due to food insecure individuals in the world. The research question for this study is to determine the relationship between food insecurity and diabetes. The objective of the study...
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...Healthy Sibling Relationships Summary of the article “Healthy Sibling Relationship” written by Raychelle Cassada Lohmann. Author opens the article by raising the issue of unhealthy sibling relationships and its detrimental effects on kids. Family feud and sibling bullying are both examples of an unhealthy sibling relationships. Cassada Lohmann stated that sibling bullying can be the same or even more harmful than peer bullying. Author also mentioned that she wants to focus on the positive side of sibling relationship in this article, therefore she is going to talk about the importance of the healthy sibling relationship, its reasons, and finally how to encourage and promote a healthy sibling relationships. A healthy sibling relationship...
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...available to explain human behavior. Unlike many other theories, Existentialism explains human behavior through a person’s response to existence. “Existential psychotherapy is a dynamic approach to therapy which focuses on concerns that are rooted in the individual’s existence (Yalom, 1980, p. 5). Existentialism seeks to give meaning to questions humans ask such as: What does it all mean? Why am I here? What should I do with my life? Existential theorists believe in the uniqueness of human beings, and that each is responsible for choosing his or her own fate. This paper will summarize the structure of personality and function of personality as they apply to Existential Theory. Further discussion of the factors of environment, healthy functions, and unhealthy functions as they relate to client problem sources will be addressed. Existentialism does not have one father, or school of thought, per se. There are several philosophers who have contributed to the Existential Theory. Those philosophers include Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, Gabriel Marcel, Victor Frankl, and Irvin Yalom. While these are not the only contributors to Existentialism as a therapy, these philosophers are central to the meaning of Existentialism. Structure of Personality Existentialists believe humans are born with free will (choice of lifestyle), responsibility for our own destinies, uniqueness, creativity (creating our world), and have drive (goals). According to Sartre (1946) “man is condemned...
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...The Relationship between Family Systems and Healthy Development Meriqua D. White Liberty University The Relationship between Family Systems and Healthy Development Family systems can have a positive or negative, direct or indirect effect upon the development of children. Though many environmental influences play a role in a child's life, the influence of the family system or family structure is by far the most important. Inside the context of a family, a child learns to respond and interact within a social context (Feldman, 248-249); begin to understand how others think and reason about behaviour (Feldman, 250-251); learn to deal with the parenting styles within that family (Feldman, 252-254); and sadly, some children experience neglect, abuse, crime, and violence and are forced to learn what it means to be resilient and to overcome (Feldman, 255-258). What Is a Healthy Family System? Barnhill (1979) notes eight dimensions of a healthy family system: individuation vs. enmeshment, mutuality vs. isolation, flexibility vs. rigidity, stability vs. disorganization, clear vs. unclear or distorted perception, clear vs. unclear or distorted communication, role reciprocity vs. unclear roles or role conflict, and clear vs. diffuse or breached generational boundaries. These eight dimensions denote that children have a stable, balanced environment in which to grow and learn. Children learn to interact with family members and with others outside the family unit better if...
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...Psychology of Health in the Workplace Elaina Tanner HCA/250 7/8/12 University of Phoenix Psychology of Health in the Workplace The relationship of health and psychology can be complex. Health is a positive state of physical, mental, and social well-being. Psychology is the way you deal with life, or situations that you come across. If you have a positive attitude and a positive state of mind you may be healthier and feel better. Your state of mind can affect your health greatly. If you are always in a bad mood you can cause your body to be unhealthy because of stress and just a bad attitude in general. Stress can cause a lot of health problems such as obesity, migraines, cardiovascular problems, stroke, and depression. Some people that get stressed can choose unhealthy ways of dealing with it such as smoking or eating fatty or unhealthy foods. Smoking can cause cancer, heart disease, and stroke. It can also lead to respiratory disorder that cannot be reversed. Eating fatty foods and unhealthy foods can lead to obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease. Good ways of dealing with stress are walking, working out, yoga, reading, getting a massage, and talking or writing about it. Doing all of this can reduce your stress along with your blood pressure. They can also put you into a better state of mental, physical and social state. Stress is a common issue in the workplace. In the workplace a person runs in the large workloads and not enough...
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...cigarettes a day. An accountant who has never missed a day’s work also races in dirt bike tournaments. An African American father adds salt to everything he eats. A farmer sprays his fields with fertilizer, but never wears a mask. A fifty-year old man working in a factory never sees a doctor also has a strong family history of cancer. Lifestyle choices carry health risks. Who is ultimately responsible for the costs of unhealthy lifestyle choices? Healthcare in America is threatened by rising health care costs and the increasing incidence and financial burden of chronic diseases. As employers, insurance companies, and the government seek to decrease these escalating costs, there is a concentration on individual health behavioral choices and the personal obligation of the individual to adopt healthy lifestyle choices. Within the framework of health care reform, there is a growing initiative by employers to impose financial health insurance penalties for unhealthy lifestyle choices. Financial penalties levied by employers and health insurance companies for unhealthy lifestyles are unethical targeting the most vulnerable and sick in our society. Employers and insurance companies have an argument for penalties based on the cost analysis of health expenditures on high risk populations such as smokers and obese...
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...the path behind them, where trusting strugglers lock arms with others as together they journey on." (Kindle Locations 269-270). Humans are created for relationship, since they are “created in the image of the triune God.” Trinity and Personhood The concept of the Trinity poses God as three distinct persons working in partnership as one being. Because we are made in the image of God, we are also born relational by nature. We still maintain our own distinct uniqueness, we are also bond to others in relationship. Even though this doesn’t always happen, we are created this way. “But the Trinity not only reveals that persons are essentially relational, it also discloses characteristics that define healthy interpersonal relationships.” (Kindle Locations 303-304) We can learn how to maintain healthy relationships by identifying the characteristics of the triune God. “Mark Shaw delineates four characteristics that define fine the relationships between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit: (1) full equality, (2) glad submission, (3) joyful intimacy and (4) mutual deference.” (Kindle Location 305)....
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...Childhood Obesity: It’s a Family Issue Megan Ehrhart Statistical Concept for Research MAT 540 Professor Richard Smatt March 26, 2012 Introduction Parents are the first teachers in a child’s life. This runs true for teaching kids healthy eating habits as well. When parents themselves model good healthy eating habits along with teaching their children healthy habits the children grow up to be healthy adults. When parents are obese and engage their children in this unhealthy life style it is more likely that the children will grow obese and unhealthy and the cycle will continue with their children. Many children these days are allowed to have televisions in their bedrooms, play hours of video games, eat what and when they want and are not required to play outside or participate in extracurricular activities. The parents are doing the same things at home such as playing on the computer, watching television, cooking fast and unhealthy meals and not interacting in any physical activities with their children. All of these issues are factors in the weight gain of today’s youth and their parents. Parents need to take a bigger stand on healthy eating and exercise to prevent obesity. Obesity leads to many health problems and often early death which could be prevented in many cases. Statement of the Problem The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that obesity has more than tripled in the past thirty years (Center for Disease Control, para. 1). “ The...
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...Subway, Panera Bread and Wholefoods are just some of the "healthy" choices for consumers. Yet McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, and Five Guys are reportedly doing well, serving food that some observers regard as somewhat "unhealthy". If you were asked to explain this from a marketing point of view, how would you do so using your knowledge of consumer behavior and market segmentation? Is it ethical for a company to sell food that may cause health problems for the individual sometime in the future? Have firms got some responsibility here? **“Marketers who target consumers on the basis of their values believes that with appeals to people’s inner selves, it is possible to influence their outer selves” (Kotler & Keller, 2012). It is up to the discretion of the consumer purchasing the “unhealthy” foods from fast food chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King etc. What one may deem unhealthy, another may have an alternate view point. Further, one can state that although, these foods are thought to be unhealthy only if eaten on a consistent basis. Further, an individual may state that they occasionally dine out and cater to their fast food cravings. Conversely, these companies’ can also have a hand in shaping the purchasing power of their consumers if they would advertise their “healthy” foods as much as they advertise what they are notable for. In regards to long-term or future health issues for consumers, fast food companies should not be responsible for the choices individuals make...
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