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HYPNOSISINTRODUCTION Albert Einstein reckoned that humans use only about 10% of their brains. According to some reports, while hypnotised, we could gain access to the other 90%. Every human being who is mentally sound can be hypnotised to some degree. You can use hypnosis for a lot of things, for instance to control weight, pain,…

Introduction “I am an eighty –five year old ruining of a formerly capable man”. These are words Carl Jung once used to describe himself as quoted by Dunne (Dunne, 2003). Carl Jung was a psychiatrist from Switzerland and was born in July 26, 1875 in a place called Kesswil. In all of his life, he…

Introduction Critical thinking is essential in problem-solving because it allows individuals to make more informed decisions by creatively analyzing and evaluating the problem. To solve a problem, one must correctly identify the issue, gather information and facts, and assess and monitor potential solutions (Kirby Goodpaster, 2007). Persuasive and scientific thinking are methods used to evaluate…

            Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is founded on the principle that an individual’s way of thinking affects their behavior, indicating that cognition is directly related to behavior. This therapy involves the guiding of an individual to learn to handle the different ways by which they distort reality with their cognitive processes, to learn to cope with…

At least 2 million people worldwide identify themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual or queer. Moreover, a 2003 Health Canada survey indicated that within individuals aged 18-59, 28% of homosexuals and bisexuals claimed they had at least one healthcare need that has gone unmet, double the percentage of heterosexuals (Armstrong & Deadman, 2009). As…

A  was the first great feminist treatises a powerful yet message forwarding novel, It constantly explains how women were treated in the mid/late asses. In the novel it states that because women are socialized to rely only upon their beauty, conduct and manners, they soon become unpalatable human beings for others to notice. Their beauty,…

The Battered Women Syndrome is a series of characteristics in women who are physically and psychologically abused by an important dominant male in their lives. These women learn helplessness and dependency; sometimes these characteristics originate from childhood. According to Dr. Lenore E. Walker, a woman must experience two cycles, before she can be labeled a…

Critical Review Of “Fear and Loathing in New York-An impolite anecdote about the interface of homophobia and misogyny” written by Jennifer Doyle Rebecca Hicks I have chosen an essay on pages 15- 17 in “The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader” by the name of, “Fear and Loathing in New York-An impolite anecdote about the interface…

In the passage “Puritans and Sex” Edmund S. Morgan discusses the puritans in an unusual way, instead of just explaining all the laws and beliefs the Puritans were expected to follow, Morgan also tells the readers the way the Puritans disobeyed and rejected their government. In 1630 John Winthrop lead and settled a small group…

Both Albert Ellis and William Glasser have been influential figures in the field of psychology for over four decades. Their contributions to modern psychotherapy, specifically the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and the Reality therapy, have stood the test of time. These approaches are rooted in ancient philosophy, notably that of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius,…