...Jonathan Hoyer LIT 369: Short Fiction/Honors Dr. Quan Ha 4/9/13 Psychoanalytic Objectification of Women – When Women Literally Become Objects (Revised) The story “The Babysitter” is fraught with sexual language, addressing sexual behavior directly and nonchalantly in discussing characters’ interactions with non-sexual objects. Psychoanalysis relies on the Oedipus Complex; the assumption that male behavior is a result of a deep-seeded unconscious “castration anxiety,” whereupon a young boy loves his mother and wants to have sex with her and competes with the father, resulting in an unconscious fear that his father will castrate him. In adulthood, a male “fetishizes female beauty as a way of defending against the anxiety brought about by the spectacle of woman as representing ‘lack’ or castration” (Gabbard, 161). This fetishizing female beauty, or in other words, objectifying women, is a defense mechanism against castration anxiety. Psychoanalysis offers multiple explanations for the objectification of women. Objectification is also considered to be a result of the disturbance of the relationship between mother and baby. Objectification is a compensation for the loss of “the blissful relationship with a mother who has no autonomy or otherness but exists only to serve the baby’s needs” (Gabbard 166). Objectification, then, is a result of the male trying to recreate this perfect maternal symbiosis in which the mother serves the baby’s needs, and is essentially used as an...
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...try to explain their actions and why they may harm those they say they love. No one really knows what causes people to be volatile towards their lover, there are so many excuses that men and women use to defend domestic violence. Domestic violence can definitely affect the way someone looks at life, it can affect children during childhood and when they grow up, it also can cause someone to lose their life. One of the many forms of domestic violence and the biggest one is physical abuse. Physical domestic violence can be anything from scratching, punching, biting, strangling or kicking. It doesn’t stop there, because the use of weapons can play an even bigger role in the volatile acts. These actions mostly take place amongst a man and woman and the man is usually the aggressor, but is not limited to just one gender or even just a heterosexual relationship. It can even take place amongst family members. In an article on the Indiana Coalition against Domestic Violence the definition of domestic violence is made fairly clear, “Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner”...
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... ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents What is a phobia? pg 3 Types of phobias pg 3 Symptoms of phobias pg 5 Coping with phobias pg 5 Bibliography pg 7 What is a phobia? The word “Phobia” comes from the Greek “phobos” meaning fear. But it is not an ordinary type of fear. A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is a strong, irrational, fear of something that possess little or no actual danger. In many cases it is usually limited to one particular thing such as the fear of heights or lifts, of enclosed or open spaces, of travelling by plane, of certain animals and, in the worst of cases, of people. A phobia that has recently become very common is the fear of being “unclean” or contaminated by dirt or germs, and this leads to frequent and obsessive washing. Although the hands of a person with this phobia will get sore from repeated use of soap, he will not stop washing them. Some people have purely personal phobias. One woman was frightened that while she was driving a car, a bird would fly in front of a widescreen. Another man would never stand on a balcony fearing that at any moment it might collapse. It seems that people who do not suffer from phobias seldom realize the seriousness of this affliction and they who do not suffer from it sympathise those who do because the fears and exaggerated reactions resulting from phobias appear irrational...
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...The short story ‘An Act of God’ by Gary Crew raises the issues about the choice between life and death and the moral dilemma involved in making critical decisions that may impact on the future. In the story, a decision needs to be made to either end the life of a woman in pain or leave her to die through natural causes. Point of view, language and the use of gaps/silences in the text encourage readers to question the validity of the doctor’s decision to take the life of a young boy’s mother trapped under a fallen beam in a church about to be consumed by fire after a devastating earthquake. Therefore the short story ‘An Act of God’ by Gary Crew touches on the controversial issue of euthanasia and encourages readers to question their own attitudes towards the right to life. The story is narrated from the point of view of a police officer who is ‘on the beat’ when a devastating earthquake hits a small town. This subjective account allows readers to gain a personal insight into the moral dilemma the doctor and young boy are faced without becoming emotionally involved in the events. Although a character involved in the action, the police officer’s comment after the young boy is told about an injection that can put his mother to sleep reads like a clinical police report, ‘The son sat there mute’. Thus the narrative point of view although first person, does not provide readers with an emotional opinion on this choice and therefore allows readers to make their own judgements about...
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...Post-Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event. The video showed in class, I learned that not only do soldiers who have experienced war events have this mental health condition but witnesses as well. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety as well as uncontrollable thoughts about terrifying events. According to experts, a diagnosis we commonly associated with troubled military combat victims now fits thousands of people in our poorest neighborhoods, Post-traumatic stress disorder. Concentrated poverty exposed to violence, personal conflict or other disturbing’s shape out their experiences. For example, in the documentary they show Oakland as one of the most dangerous. There was Kari who struggled when her brother known to her as the closest father figure in the world, is affiliated with a gang. He was shot in the head and as a witness tried to help him out by holding of the splurging head shot. Miraculously he survived but Kari came out the hospital as a changed woman. She claimed that the situation changed her life, she developed an I don’t care attitude recurring to weed and alcohol to drown and forget...
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...Rathus, 2005). People might wonder how some people become ill easily and some don’t, or maybe why some people are affected by health problems while others are not. According to the multifactorial model there isn’t one answer to why this happens. There are many factors that include genetics and lifestyle choices. Genes play a role in a person having a chance of getting certain diseases, but they do not guarantee that the disease will be passed down from generation to generation. If cancer runs in a family, then this is a sign that the person should try to live as healthy of a lifestyle as possible in order to not get the disease. A healthy lifestyle would include no smoking, eating right, exercising, and moderate to low alcohol consumption. Anxiety and depression can also lower the immune...
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...do the skill confidently now but feel I need to understand the theory around it to communicate the findings with the woman. When I was first learning to take someone’s blood pressure in intensives I was put down in front of our group by a tutor. I feel this would not have happened had I had more knowledge around the theory before the class which was of my own fault as I hadn’t read the modules thoroughly. I know the normal ranges of blood pressures for adults and how to get the systolic and diastolic numbers but if I was asked by a woman what these numbers mean, I would not be able to correctly and confidently communicate these with her. Existing knowledge - What do I already know about this topic/Skill. • I have had my own blood pressure taken by my doctor many times. • I have practiced taking blood pressures in akonga and intensives • I have taken women’s blood pressure on placement and during follow throughs appointments • I have passed my practise skill sheet for Adult baseline observations part B Specific Learning Need -Refer to reflective account • I need to be more experienced in what the purpose is for taking someone’s blood pressure. • I feel I need more knowledge around the theory of the physiology of why we take blood pressure so I am able to confidently communicate this with the woman. Learning...
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...associate black people with that experience. Let's start of with Machismo. It has been around even before the bible, for it features strongly there. It says that women are "unclean" because they get their periods, and that if a mother bears a male child, it's better than if it had been born a girl. This holy book says that women are to blame for the fact that Adam & Eve were kicked out of paradise. Before, if a man could find a stick thinner than his thumb he could LEGALY BEAT HS WIFE & CHILDREN WITH IT! And even now, in places like India and Saudi Arabia, a woman can be RAPED and if she takes the man who raped her to court & doesn’t have 4 male witnesses SHE, THE VICTIM WILL AUTOMATICLY LOSE & be STONED TO DEATH!! And plus, in the Quran, the Islamic version of the Bible, it says that if a woman is raped by a man, she must legally take him as her husband. If you are blonde you are immediately considered less intelligent than the rest of society. If you are fat you are weak & lazy. If you are a woman you are a bad driver. All Mexican people are drug dealers. If you are a police officer you must like doughnuts and coffee. If you are Jewish you must be good handling money. If you are Asian you are good at math. Goths wear black...
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...twenties was the time of jazz and the transition from an upright conservative view of fashion and customs to a loose and more flashy style. This music trend began in New Orleans with the blues and ragtime eventually forming what is known as jazz that has given the world artists like, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. From there music transitioned to rock, disco, and pop. Artists like Elvis, Michael Jackson and Queen have helped shape the direction of music. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, began his career with The Jackson 5 where he eventually took up a solo career producing hits like, Thriller and Beat It. Jackson shaped the hearts of his fans around the world through his music. The transitions that music took with the changes of war, human rights, and the fight for independence was shaped by the changes in the world. Music began to have more depth in the change of sounds and beat. From David Bowie’s Space Oddity in 1969 to Bee Gee’s Stayin’ Alive in 1979 and Toto’s Africa in 1982. The time of disco transitioned into what is known as...
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...warrior. 2. Describe Unoka. He was Okonkwo’s father. He was lazy and improvident. He constantly borrowed money that he didn’t repay. 3. Why had the men of Umuofia called a meeting? The men of Mbaino, a neighboring village, had murdered a woman of Umuofia, and the men wanted revenge. 4. Where does the story take place? It takes place in the village of Umuofia, in Africa. 5. What influence did the oracle have on decisions made in Umuofia? The men didn’t go to war unless the reason was accepted by the oracle. 6. What were Okonkwo’s greatest fear and greatest passion? He was afraid that he would resemble his father. His greatest passion was to hate everything his father loved. 7. What upset Okonkwo most about his son, Nwoye? Nwoye was lazy, not ambitious. 8. What did Okonkwo bring home from his trip to Mbaino? He brought home a boy from the village. His name was Ikemefuna. 9. How did Okonkwo begin his prosperous career? He took gifts to a wealthy man in the village and asked him for some yam seeds. 10. How did Ikemefuna react to living with Okonkwo’s family? At fist he tried to run away, and refused to eat. The family treated him well and he began to get used to living with them. 11. What unheard of thing did Okonkwo do during the Week of Peace? He beat his second wife. 12. How did the people view yams? Yams stood for manliness, and one who could feed his family on yams all year was a great man. Vocabulary for Chapters 1-4 Part I: Using...
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...changes may include: * Dangerous sleepiness * Gentle and distended breasts. * Distressed stomach with or without tossing up (morning sickness) * Hungers or aversion for definite nourishments * Emotional distress * Trouble having bowel movements * Needing the toilet more than usual * Headache * Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease * Gaining body mass As your physique vicissitudes, you may need to make variations to your everyday routine, such as going to sleep earlier or consuming food more frequently. As luck would have it, a lot of these distresses will cease to exist as your prenatal period progresses. If you have been expecting before, you may feel in a different way this time around. Just as each woman is dissimilar, so is each pregnancy. Second trimester (week 13-week 28) Most females discover the second trimester of pregnancy is calmer than the first. But it is just as significant to stay knowledgeable about your prenatal period during this time. You may realise that indications like biliousness and exhaustion are successful gone away. But other additional, more perceptible variations to your physique are now occurring. Your stomach will enlarge as the baby continues to mature. As your body changes to make room for your growing baby, you may have: * Body aches, such as back and stomach pain * Stretch marks on your stomach or the backside * Darkening of the skin around your nipples * A line on the skin running from...
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...survivors to relax. Our luxury suite creates a beautifully serene environment that induces relaxation. We have a reading room, a conversation room, prayer room and massage area. We also have space rental for small gatherings. Come by and visit Reprieve” Several groups are already taking advantage of the beautiful serene environment at Reprieve. Membership is tax deductible. I am so blessed to have survived, at first I didn’t want to talk about it. Then I thought maybe God allowed me to heal from cancer so I could share my testimony and encourage other women to get mammograms and go to the doctor for regular breast examines. When breast cancer is caught early you can beat it.” Hendricks explained, “Even before having breast cancer I always was an advocate for doing monthly self-breast exams, scheduling regular well woman checkup and mammograms.” Donations can be mailed to P. O. Box 3005, St. Louis, MO 63044. For more information on how donate to provide membership for breast cancer survivors, visit our website at www.reprievewellness.org. You can call (314)382-5488 for more information about donating or Reprieve Spiritual Wellness...
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...Assessment Task 1 – Written Reflection I believe that therapeutic communication is a form of psychotherapy in which the person doing face to face interviewing consciously uses strategies that encourage the patient to express feelings andideas and that convey acceptance and respect they are achieved through advancing the physical and emotional well-being of a patient in a non-judgmental way, while showing empathy and concern. The aim of therapeutic communication is to increase self-worth or decrease emotions such as anxiety and anger by putting together information to determine the illness. Ufema, J. (2008). More than just hand-holding. Nursing, 38(12). doi:10.1097/01.nurse.0000342039.82567.3a All health care professional study techniques of therapeutic communication, these techniques help the patient and health-care professional develop rapport and trust with one another during each other’s company for example when going to an appointment. For therapeutic communication to be successful, a mutual understanding between both the patient and the health care worker needs to be met. It is very important for the health care workers to use proper communication to prevent a misunderstanding between the health care worker and patient. This open communication shows a genuine and continual concern for what the patient is expressing. Throughout this essay I will be using the Driscoll model of reflection in nursing to express my understanding of the vignettes and making reference to...
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...She was a frail old lady at the age of 92 with long grey hair and a small frame body. Helen looked at me with despair as I calmly approached to meet her acquaintance. Her caseworker, Anna, sitting by her side, attempting to reassure her safety and provide comfort makes the introduction. “This is Maria, you’re new caregiver, She will be staying with you tonight” she says to Helen as she writes it down on a pad of paper. “Oh Thank God, Oh Thank God” Helen responds. Helen relaxed her body with and sighed with relief. Dawn the current caregiver; an average height, blond, blue eyed middle aged woman had an attitude about her. She appeared to be anxious, impatient, aggressive and fed up with Helen. Dawn has had no previous experience with care giving and had taken this position on to support her family at home. Spending all days and nights with Helen for the past three months seemed to be taking a toll on her mental and physical abilities. Seeing that Helen was wrestles, afraid and paranoid, I reassured her safety. “No need to worry Helen, I will not leave your side”. I will make sure you are safe from now on and all your needs are met”. Helen looks back at me and smiles with a sense of comfort. “Thank you very much for bringing me an angel to look after me” she says to Anna. Reassures Helen that everything will be fine and leaves the apartment. It is Friday late evening, and as I sit next to Helen holding her hand, Dawn continuously approaches to speak with me. In a...
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...Obstetric Anecdotal Assignment G.D. Leilani Fuller N250: Obstetric and Pediatric Nursing Professor Gahan El Camino College May 14, 2013 Obstetric History G.D. In the midst of an empty Labor and Delivery floor on May 9, 2013, there was a lone laboring mother-to-be with the name of G.D. This individual was of Hispanic descent, Costa Rican to be exact, and was a twenty-five year old female with a religious background in Catholicism. G.D. was in room 10 and eagerly anticipated the vaginal birth of her first child, as were her husband’s parents’ for their first grandchild. She had been laboring since her admission at midnight on May 8, 2013. While G.D. is technically a gravida 2, she is only para 1 as she had an elective abortion in 2009. When the room was empty, all that G.D. had to say about this abortion was that the timing was not right in her life for a child then and now she is prepared to be a mother with her new husband at her side. While G.D. originally planned to labor in the most natural manner possible despite being induced, she quickly changed her mind and accepted the epidural. According to Talbot (2012), the labor pain G.D. was experiencing was based on several factors such as cultural, psychological and physiological. She tried to maintain a natural labor with no rush in delivery as is common with Central American countries like Costa Rica, however this fetus called for a more immediate delivery. She had plans to breastfeed once this baby...
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