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- 201: Sport Psychology
- ... dictate what type of approach a sport psychologist takes. Issues such as motivation, self-efficacy, and depression are common in the athletic arena. (Miserandino, 1998, p. 287) Athletes can also suffer greatly from anxiety and stress. (Holm, Beckwith, Ehde, Tinius, 1995, p. 463) Any of these conditions can be detrimental to ones competitive ability. Techniques such as mental imagery training and relaxation techniques can be used to attack problems in these ... shot percentages of the players. (Wrisberg, Anshel, 1989, p. 99) The Holm, Beckwith, Ehde, and Tinius study also looked at the use of cognitive approaches to athletic performance. They we interested in the role of stress and anxiety. College athletes were split into two groups. One group participated in daily two-hour group sessions that introduced them to a variety of cognitive-behavioral interventions. These methods were discussed and practiced. The ...
- 202: Review of Ernest Hemingway and Writings
- ... said that "the fidelity to a code, to a discipline, may be an index to a sensitivity which allows the characters to see, at moments, their true plight. At times, and usually at times of stress, it is the tough man, for Hemingway, the disciplined man, who actually is aware of pathos or tragedy." (CLC, 179) For example Harry, in "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," who fits the above decription of a ... through a series of flashbacks his own imperfections and regrets. What he experiences on his death bed is a moment of clarity, and is akin to the man of discipline who, in a time of stress, finds his own sensitivity and is able to see his true plight. The general idea behind Hemingway's stories usually fall into one of two categories. First, there is the story about the man who ...
- 203: Scarlet Letter 3
- ... in which they live is incomprehensible. Yet here, in the forest, they throw away all reluctance and act as themselves under the umbrella of security which exists there in the forest. In Puritan society, people stress self reliance, among many other things. However, the people more than stress self reliance- they assume it. The Puritan people assume that you need only yourself and God, and therefore have no need for emotional necessity, no need to have a shoulder to cry on. Once again ...
- 204: George Lucas
- ... desire to see it, just because George Lucas made it. It never even occurred to me that George Lucas had a rough time before he made it big. He was consumed with massive debts and stress before, and even after, Star Wars hit the screen. Especially when Lucas decided to finance The Empire Strikes Back himself, he had to borrow $25 million dollars in banks just to pay his employees. Another ... how hard it is to make a movie. When you see one on the big screen, everything looks so perfect and in sync. However, to get to that quality of the movie, there was much stress and many problems everyday on the set. Of course, there is the occasional setback to put filming behind schedule, but one does not really know how much pressure there is in making a movie until ...
- 205: Dietary Fibre
- ... that lead to premature heart disease. But recently the Framingham study found that blood sugars over 90 increase the likelihood of plague formation. Again fibre is the substance that helps prevent this ( the mechanism linking stress to coronary heart disease is that it increases your cholesterol level, makes your platelets more sticky, and therefore more likely to clot. It also increases your blood sugar level - all the factors that lead to ... the absorption of trace minerals have been voiced, studies show people consuming well-balanced and varied diets high in fibre are unlikely to experience mineral deficiencies. While fibre does seem significant to human health, scientists stress its connection with other factors must not be ignored. The effects of heredity, the quality of the overall diet and habits such as smoking and exercise can easily outweigh any single dietary modification. The best ...
- 206: Teen Suicide
- ... Many teenagers involve themselves in abusive "romantic" relationships. They take the abuse and learned helplessness begins to come into effect, meaning eventually, they learn to accept the behavior and not react at all. With this stress combined, suicide becomes easier to execute. The Abuse becomes so powerful that it controls the once, sane mind, and for some make suicide the easiest way out! Teenage suicide really bothers me! I know that sometimes life becomes so overwhelming with stress and problems, but suicide is not the way out. A very close friend of mine just recently attempted to take the easy way out. She scared her family and friends half to death! I think ...
- 207: I Love The Smell Of Nepalm In
- ... a human s life however, in war for instance, where all reason and intelect is compromised and men revert back to instinct, back to animal. War presents a man with more hardship, physical and emotional stress, than any human being should ever have to endure. It is in times of stress, fear, and horror that men will adopt the insticts that have not been forgotten only stored in the receses of the brain. I suggest the 4 F s of human instict: Food, Fornication, Fight, Fun ...
- 208: A Critique Of Charlotte Gilman
- ... P. Gilmans', The Yellow Wall-Paper, written in the early part of the 1900's, is an excellent example of the common belief during that time which held that women were too weak to handle stress and as a result, often collapsed under it. During this time, society frowned on women who did anything besides cleaning house and raising children. It was believed that they could not handle anything else. If ... take women seriously, as John did not. Men felt that women were fragile and over-stimulation would be a woman's eventual downfall. Wanting to be independent, but not allowed to be, women invariably suffered stress because of it. Perhaps this repression and frustration is why Charlotte initially began to suffer. In the end, Charlotte did not listen to her husband, but let loose her imagination and did as she pleased ...
- 209: Quit Watching Me!
- ... a transaction, and how long the computer has been on idle. This type of electronic monitoring that involves advanced technology and the constant monitoring to measure employees performance creates an enormous amount of pressure and stress the stress that is created by monitoring has caused serious physical effects (Ternipsede 447) on employees in the work place. Many employees have been effected from such setting in the workplace, but they are unaware of the ...
- 210: Amish Culture
- ... of it. If the new idea or gadget does not succeed in keeping their lives simple and their families together, they will most likely reject it. Family is among the most important values the Amish stress. They don't like to let anything break their family ties. The fact that they have lived this way for hundreds of years and not allowed the "modern" world to deter them from their pursuit ... pudding and bread, butter and jelly..." (Amish Life). Holidays observed by the Amish are very religious. During these holidays, the Amish practice family and religious values more than that of any other culture. The most stress is placed upon Thanksgiving, Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension Day, Pentecost, and Whit Monday (the day after Pentecost). "December 25 is a solemn celebration of Christ's birth and "second Christmas" on December 26 is ...
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