Abstract This paper proposes that Internet addiction, or Internet Dependence/Abuse Disorder, is a new DMS-IV, Axis I mental disorder. The paper cites symptoms of the proposed disorder which are symptomatic criteria for Internet Addiction.
From the Paper "The proposed DSM-IV disorder to be discussed in this report is Internet Addiction or Internet Dependence Abuse Disorder. Symptoms of this proposed disorder include tolerance or a need for markedly increased amounts for time spent online to gain the same satisfaction, withdrawal or anxiety, psychomotor agitation, excessive thinking about what is happening on line when not on the Internet and craving or accessing the Internet more often or for longer periods of time than was intended. Other objective symptoms include unsuccessful attempts..."
Tags: Internet addiction, Axis I, mental disorders
Abstract This paper will seek to understand the new development of the "Axis of evil" that has been coined by the new President Bush. By understanding the competing views on this very serious political statement, we can understand the Party platforms that are being created in the disagreement on the how to view the Middle Eastern world. By showing the definite problems with this 'axis', we can understand how power plays a large part into the domination that the United States seeks in the oil industry, and can largely be defined though this medium.
An analysis of the concept of demonizing and President Bush's "Axis of Evil" speech, with a focus on social substitution and the rhetoric of war and peace in American politics.
Abstract In his televised 2002 State of the Union speech, President George W. Bush characterized Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as the "axis of evil." An invocation of this type has been labeled as demonizing. This paper defines demonizing in terms of Raymond Kelly's hypothesis about the origin of war in his work, "Warless Societies and the Origin of War," as a social practice in relation to the development of a social doctrine of social substitution. It describes how it has been used in contemporary times and suggests likely reactions and consequences to President Bush's coining of the term, "axis of evil".
From the Paper "Demonization is the process whereby individuals, groups, organizations, or national leaders portray others in ontological in a suspicious, nefarious, corrupt, frightening, or immoral light. Demonization is ontological, that it, it is human nature to do so under times of duress and fear.3 Actions and ideas also subject to demonizaion. Spoken and written words, pictures, caricatures, theatrical or film portrayals, cartoons, and protest actions constitute the demonization substance. Those demonized represent a wide spectrum, ranging from politicians like Cambodia's Pol Pot pictured as a monster who oversaw the killing of millions of his fellow Cambodians, Saddam Hussein pictured as a despot who employed nerve gas against his own people and publicly called a "world menace" by British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, or Germany's Adolph Hitler who unleashed what was the most heinous barbarism known in history, as well as promoters of ideas like Malcolm X, who at one time advocated formal Black and White racial separation etc."
Abstract This paper explains that art in pre-War and post-War European Axis countries, in particular Germany, was diametrically different. These differences were largely a result of societal conditions. The paper also explains that pre-War art primarily took the form of propaganda and craft but that after the war, with the exception of Russian art, the art of the Axis countries changed as a result of the influence exerted over them by the west and their own desire to rejoin the brotherhood of nations.
From the Paper "The figures in the art, whether supposedly gallery art or poster-propaganda art, were supposed to be admirable 'native' figures of whichever nation was producing the art. The style was supposed to relate, also, to previous artworks, although, "In Soviet Russia, however, the whole notion of the 'aesthetic' was rejected as a bourgeois anachronism and was gradually replaced by the evolving theoretical criteria of Socialist Realism." Images of these works come readily to the mind's eye; almost cartoon like, oversized, over muscled figures in plain clothing operating large machines, for instance. "Triumphant was the Holy Trinity of peasant, worker and warrior. And from the very summit of this blasphemous altarpiece shone down the spirit from which all power was derived: the quasi-divine presence of the Leader himself" (Elliott, 1995), at least in Germany."
Abstract The paper attempts to gain qualitative insight on the nature of the psychiatric community's levels of inattention to the treatment of the Axis II disorders. The paper explains that current research is limited regarding personality disorders so a group of researchers planned to publicize the need for research of personality disorders. To best capture the reaction of the therapists on the matter, the research team conceived a plan to commission a thirty-person focus group of therapists, licensed in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. The paper describes the study in detail.
Outline:
Research Question
Introduction
Method
Participants
Materials
Conclusion
From the Paper "In an exhaustive research effort the researchers associated with this cause found that most of the current research was limited regarding personality disorders. The literature was sparse in comparison to issues related to the Axis I psychological disorders, such as the Mood disorders (Coccaro, 1989). However, in the current journal articles that were published the majority of the information was on Borderline Personality disorder, with little convincing claims regarding the disorders effective treatment options (Staurt, Pfohl, Battaglia. Bellodi, & Grove, 1998). There are fourteen personality disorders listed in the DSM TR V (American Psychiatric Association. 2000) and the research has led to a small number of articles on illness such as Schizoid affective disorder, Narcissistic personality disorder, and Histrionic personality disorder, to name a few. Of the three hundred and fourty-six studies currently sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, two studies are related to personality disorders. Thus, the claim that there is a gap in the research of the treatment modalities for personality disorders."
Abstract This paper explains that, in 1624, King Louis XIII built the Chateau de Versailles as a fairly humble brick, stone and slate hunting lodge; however, Louis XIV, starting in about 1661, enlarged the lodge into the fantasy palace and gardens, which today are still considered architectural and cultural masterpieces visited by eight million people every year. The author points out that the King's architects were Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin Mansart; Andre le Notre designed the gardens to match the lavish design of the place. The paper relates that the use of a strong central axis at the Tuileries gardens, as projected by Le Notre, was a major influence upon later architecture as evidenced in the grand axis of Paris to the Arc de Triomphe and La Defense.
From the Paper "France became the dominant power in Europe during the reign of Louis XIV. And thus, the country's architecture also became widely influential. Since the monarchy was absolute, architecture was primarily influenced by what was built to the order of the King. French architecture of this period reached a turning point when King Louis XIV rejected curvilinear designs by Giovanni Benini for the east facade of the Louvre. The King preferred the more classicizing design with its colonnade by Louis le Vau and Claude Perrault. Le Vau was also commissioned together with Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Charles Le Brun and Andre le Notre to transform a hunting lodge outside Paris into a vast palace."
Abstract This paper gives some algorithms for thinning a monochrome image and checks out the development in other algorithms. It explains that thinning is an important preprocessing step for many image analysis operations such as optical character recognition, fingerprint recognition and document processing. This paper studies the results of some of the various popularly implemented thinning algorithms like medial axis method [2], contour generation method [3], local thickness based thinning approach [4], hybrid Approach and sequential and parallel thinning [5], and to debate on the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods along with citing the places where each of them is optimally utilized.
From the Paper "Communication is an integral component of human society that has been greatly enhanced by the evolution of the technological age. Verbal communication has been greatly revolutionized by the advent of television, telephone and radio, and written communication has been transformed by development of word processors and electronic data. It is hence becoming increasing important to have information available for examination and manipulation in the digital format, and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) methods have been created towards this end. Character Recognition or Optical Character Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is the process of converting scanned images of machine printed or handwritten text (numerals, letters, and symbols), into a computer process able format (such as ASCII). The recognition of optically processed symbols and numerals, that is their translation from human readable forms to machine codes, holds excessive practical applicability in data transmission and documentation as well as for specific applications like identification of postal(zip) codes."
Abstract This paper studies the conditions in Europe after World War I, which ultimately led to Second World War. The paper focuses on England and Germany as countries representative of the Allied and Axis powers. The paper begins by examining the Weimar Republic of Germany, which had inherent weaknesses that, when combined with economic strife and early political challenges, created a high level of instability. The paper shows how the Nazi Party exploited the Republic's weaknesses. The paper examines in detail Hitler's rise to power, and the culminating impact of world events. Next, the paper turns to Britain, which like Germany was showing signs of great economic stress after World War I. The paper discusses high unemployment coupled with a shrinking export market, which contributed to the downward spiral. The paper also studies the psyche of the British public, which believed that that World War I was the last war -- a belief that was reflected in the government's decision to cut military spending. The paper concludes with an assessment of the U.S.'s Land-Lease program and its positive impact on the economic and military recovery of England.
From the Paper "The conditions in countries where many of the Allied forces resided were similar to those of the Axis forces. One country for each of the allied and axis forces whose history following World War II are similar to the other members of each group will be examined. The British are a good representation of the Allied forces and Germany for the Axis, especially in the European theater. What occurred in each of these countries following World War I laid the foundation for what were to follow in World War II. Each holds some very interesting events, which set into motion what would occur in the future. Mussolini first coined the term "Axis" in a speech he gave in Milan, Italy on November 1, 1936. In this speech, he referred to the Rome/Berlin alliance as an Axis in which all European countries would revolve around. This alliance, however, was a result of forced isolation from the rest of Europe, rather than a sincere Italo-German partnership of mutual respect."
Abstract This paper compares the flawed strategic vision of the Axis leaders of WWII with the genius of Nguyen Giap in Vietnam. The paper discusses the structural advantages of the Allied forces in WWII in terms of wealth and manpower and the superior strategic vision of Communists in Vietnam.
From the Paper "The Allied Coalition that defeated the Axis Powers in World War Two consisted of dozens of nations. The major Allies were France, the United Kingdom, China, the Soviet Union and the United States. Other Allies included Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India and South Africa from the British Commonwealth. Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama all declared war on the Axis as well and gave varying but limited support to the..."
Abstract This paper looks at the endocrine system and explains what hormones are and what they do. The paper discusses the control systems of hormones, and the glands which control hormone secretion, particularly the hypothalamus and pituitary glands, and the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in stress. The paper also discusses the posterior pituitary composition and hormones.
From the Paper "Hormones are chemical messengers which are secreted into the bloodstream or the extracellular fluid by specialized cells and have their action on other cells which bear receptors for the chemicals they secrete. . A given hormone usually only affects a limited number of cells and only those which bear its receptor. Hormone receptors may be located on the surface of the target cells or within these cells. When the hormone binds to its receptor on the target cell it triggers a cascade of reactions within the cell which..."
Abstract This paper reviews the five axes and associated diagnoses for four characters in the Disney movie 'Beauty and the Beast'. The paper provides associated treatment plans. Diagnoses range from hystrionic as demonstrated by the Beast, to narcissistic as demonstrated by Gaston to Not Otherwise Specified (NOS) for Belle to Dependent as evidenced by LeFou, Gaston's sidekick.
From the Paper "When Linda Woolverton wrote the screenplay for Walt Disney's movie 'Beauty and the Beast', her grand cast of characters portrayed a wide variety and range of different personality types. Consistent with Disney movies, many of the personalities displayed take various personality traits and portray them as extremes. As such, Disney movies make an excellent source from which to study personality disorders. According to the research, personality disorders are displayed through maladaptive, inflexible and antisocial behavior as evidenced by the way a person thinks, feels or behaves ("Personality Disorders"). "
Abstract The paper contrasts Eire's policy of neutrality, during WWII, to that of Northern Ireland's involvement in the fight against the Axis powers. The paper explains the reasons why each government had to choose either neutrality or involvement. The paper then looks at how each government managed to cope with the state of war. Finally, the paper studies the effectiveness of these governments in matters of war, namely security, regulations of supplies and conscription.
From the Paper "During World War One, the whole Ireland, linked with Great Britain by the Act of Union of 1800, had chosen to fully support the Allied side against Germany. Following the call from both the leader of Northern Ireland, Edward Carson, and the leader of Southern Ireland, John Redmond, the Ulster Volunteers and 90% of the Irish Volunteers had enrolled as divisions of the British army. Twenty-five years later, the deal had changed and it was with a newly divided Ireland facing various internal problems that World War Two broke. The result was that Eire chose to observe a policy of neutrality, while Northern Ireland, still part of the United Kingdom, followed Britain in the fight against the Axis."
Abstract This paper discusses how after reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story "The Yellow Wallpaper," it is clear that the protagonist has major psychological struggles. For easier narrative flow, the author provides the main character with the nickname "Anna," as no name is provided. Through an examination of "The Yellow Wallpaper" and diagnostic criteria, Anna is shown to have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with the most recent episode being severe with psychotic features. In order to support this diagnosis and provide a complete overview of the character's life, the paper is written in sections according to the five axial system used in formal diagnosis.
Outline:
Introduction
Axis I
Axis II
Axis III
Axis IV
Axis V
Conclusion
From the Paper "Anna discusses how she gets "unreasonably angry...I'm sure I never used to be so sensitive" and in attempting to regain control of her anger, she feels exhausted (Gilman, 1996). In addition, she reports that within a few weeks of being at the rental house, she no longer feels like writing, feels a loss of strength, reports a feeling of depression, anxiety around being with other people including her baby, crying "at nothing, and [crying] most of the time," being "fretful and querulous...awfully lazy and [lying] down ever so much" (Gilman, 1996). She has found it difficult to be with people, particularly her baby. These overall physical and psychological complaints that Anna experiences continue to arise in her story until the end when Anna believes she is improving. "
Abstract The paper provides an assessment of the client, which includes her identifying information and history, the presenting problem of depression and the therapist's behavioral observations. The paper looks at the appropriate DSM Multi-axis diagnosis of Axis I and alternatively, Axis IV. The paper discusses the treatment plan of cognitive-behavioral therapy and examines five problem areas that exist and the interventions that will be utilized. The paper then evaluates the pros and cons of this plan and presents an overall subjective evaluation of the transcript.
Outline:
Assessment
Diagnostic Formulation
Theoretical Formulation and Treatment Plan
Evaluation of Transcript
From the Paper "The client is a 52 year-old female, Emily Hoff. Emily has two children, ages 20 and 28 (both female) that live in the home. Both children attend college and rely on their parents for complete support. Emily is divorced from her first husband and is in the progress of divorcing her second husband, although the husband still lives in the family home. Emily was a teacher for 25 years, although she left her teaching position to remain in the home. She is now completely dependent on her second husband for an income and is seeking a job due to the impending divorce."
Abstract This paper explains ll the major combatants of the war at sea in World War II entered the conflict with outdated naval doctrine and then points out that although the addition of modern weapons were vital to the outcome of the war at sea it was the Allies? ability to utilise these weapons through changing tactics and rapid adaptation that was decisive. The paper further suggests that although the Allies? initial responses to the new type of ocean warfare with which they were faced was slow this situation quickly changed and argues that the Axis powers were much slower to adapt and continually made crucial errors in estimating their opponents capabilities. Finally, it is argued that, in the end, it was the phenomenal American ability to produce, in combination with the efficient use of signals intelligence, that destroyed or nullified the Axis powers at sea.
