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Hallucinations and Illusions, 2002.
An examination into the definition, causes and treatment of hallucinations.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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The author of this paper defines the term "hallucinations". The paper then discusses causes and symptoms of hallucinations such as drug use, stress and neurological disorders. Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of hallucinatory states are also examined. Finally, the paper touches on the main difference between hallucinations and transitory illusions.
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"The hallucinations that come with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders can often be controlled with medication. In addition, the patient can be counseled about the true nature of these experiences, and some people with these disorders can learn to live with the experiences and cope with them when they happen. Situation ally-induced hallucinations, of course, will disappear when the stressors causing them (severe fatigue, etc.) are dealt with. Some people seek out these types of hallucinations, believing them to bring enlightenment. Those people may attempt to induce the experience using medication, sensory deprivation or illegal drugs. They will see these episodes as controlled experiments in self-growth, desirable, and not as a source for concern."
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Illusions, 2002.
This paper discusses the theme of illusions in two texts, "Jude the Obscure" by Thomas Hardy and "Lost Illusions" by Honore de Balzac.
1,790 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes "Jude the Obscure," by Thomas Hardy and "Lost Illusions," by Honore de Balzac. Specifically, it compares the theme of illusions in these two texts, citing textual evidence. The author discusses how the two protagonists, Jude and Lucien, are spurned into action because of their illusions; however, along their journeys of becoming a poet and a scholar, Lucien loses his illusions, whereas Jude does not. The writer concludes that although there is nothing wrong with illusions, the works both seem to say that when you use them to dominate and rule your life, you will ultimately fail.
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"Poor Jude, he is a tragic victim of his illusions from the first page of "Jude the Obscure" until the last. Everything he has sought in his life has been nothing but an illusion. From the moment his teacher leaves Marygreen and tells him about the university in Christminster, Jude is doomed. He longs to study at the university, and this is his first illusion, that Christminster is the wonderland where his future will become complete. His aunt adds to the already growing illusion, by telling him he should have gone with the schoolmaster, and education runs in the family."
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Hallucinations, 2002.
This research paper discusses several studies on the topic of hallucinations, as well as the role of the psychiatric nurse caring for patients with hallucinatory disorders.
2,453 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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Hallucinations are symptoms of different disease states and conditions can occur when brain metabolism is altered from its normal level. This paper looks at the two major types of hallucinations - dissociative type and the schizophrenic type, explaining that the schizophrenic type is more prevalent in auditory hallucinations. It looks at the two major available treatments, being pharmacological treatment and psychological strategies of a behavioral type to teach patients to cope with auditory hallucinations. It discusses how psychiatric nurses can aid hallucinatory patients through pharmacological means as well as behavioral treatment. This research paper discusses several studies on the topic as well as the role of the psychiatric nurse in the care of patients with hallucinatory disorders.
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"Schizophrenia is a major health problem, and it is estimated that one person in 100 will become schizophrenic (Abnormal Psychology, 2000). Most schizophrenics are young adults, but it can occur at any age. The disorder occurs in all cultures, and affects men and women equally. The most common symptoms are incoherent thinking, delusions, hallucinations (primarily auditory in nature), disturbance of affect or emotional experience, and bizarre behavior. Because they are preoccupied with an inner world, schizophrenics often withdraw and cease to function effectively in the real world.
Schizophrenia is often accompanied by persistent auditory hallucinations which can be very disturbing to the patient, and sometimes become life-threatening (Buccheri, Trygstad, Kanas and Dowling, 1997, p. 20). Behavior management strategies such as self-monitoring, watching TV, listening to music through headphones, or talking with other people, along with antipsychotic medications can help these patients cope with this distressing symptom of their disease. A study carried out by Bucceri, Trygstad, Kanas and Dowling (1997) compared the effectiveness of behavior management strategies in managing auditory hallucinations. The patients were randomly assigned to the treatment or the control group. Behavior management strategies made available to the patients included: self-monitoring; reading aloud and summarizing; talking with someone; watching TV; saying "stop" and naming objects; saying "stop and go away;" listening to a cassette with headphones; listening to a relaxation tape with headphones; wearing an earplug in the left ear; wearing an earplug in the right ear; and humming. The control group attended a regular day-treatment group for the duration of the study (p. 22)."
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Phenomenology and Auditory Hallucinations, 2006.
A paper examining the contributions that phenomenology can offer the practice of clinical psychology.
4,140 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 19 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper takes a look at whether phenomenology can be an appropriate means of dealing with auditory hallucinations. The paper explains that the phenomenological approach to auditory hallucinations would be to suggest that people who hallucinate actually do have experiences of hallucinations and that hearing a voice when no one else is around is an actual experience just like any other. The paper further explains that from the phenomenological point of view auditory hallucinations should be considered normal for some people some of the time. The paper discusses phenomenology and its use in dealing with auditory hallucinations from the perspective of several well-known psychologists, from a religious viewpoint, a medical viewpoint and a shamanic viewpoint.
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Jung and Auditory Hallucinations
Shamanic Traditions and Psychotherapy
Religious Viewpoint of Hearing Voices, Vis-a-Vis Therapeutic Issues
Medical Considerations of 'Hearing Voices'
Social Work and Auditory Hallucinations
Other Opinions
CBT
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"Freud, of course, would have been "highly skeptical" of any such approach both because of the nature of subjectivity (which is clearly what the therapist would be dealing with, from any angle) and because of what he considered the latent content of experience that could not be drawn forth by reflection alone: The vast majority of psychic life is considered by psychoanalysis to lie outside of the person's awareness, at various levels of the unconscious. And even for Freud, the only access to this unconscious was through the (further) indirect means of interpretation" (Davidson, 2004, p. 149+). Clearly, then, to Freud and his followers, a phenomenological approach to auditory hallucination would be anathema."
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Hypnagogic Hallucinations, 2007.
This paper explores night terrors, hypnagogic paralysis and hallucinations.
1,673 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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The paper examines a case study of an individual who sees evil spirits and experiences out-of-body experiences. The paper discusses how these occurences can be understood by objective, scientific rationale. The paper's thesis is that these phenomena are components of a new parasomnia variant, conscious hypnagogic intermittent paralysis with spirit-like visual hallucinations secondary to post traumatic stress disorder.
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Thesis
Objectives
Review of Literature and Analysis
Conclusion
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"The author's experience may at first seem unrelated to the fields of psychiatry or the neurosciences and may seem more appropriate as a case of the supernatural. A critical eye would scrutinize the case and, without more information, arrive at the same conclusion. However, science is an ever-changing body of organized knowledge that seeks out to explain rather than condemn seemingly unexplainable phenomena."
"The phenomena above have scientific counterparts as per description. Seeing evil spirits, out-of-body experiences, uncontrolled bodily actions and the unpleasant realization that these manifestations seem more powerful are very subjective experiences and need to be balanced by objective, scientific rationale in order to fully comprehend their full nature."
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Urban vs. Rural Characters in Balzac's "Lost Illusions", 2000.
This paper studies the contrast between the Parisian and the provincial characters in Honoree de Balzac's novel "Lost Illusions".
1,276 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper focuses on Balzac's depiction of urban vs. rural characters in "Lost Illusions". The writer cites examples from the text to support the argument that Balzac believes that Paris is a corrupting influence on the way of life in the rural French provinces. The paper also examines the novel's main characters in order to support this argument.
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"The problem begins with the provincial characters? fascination with Paris. There is within the provinces a certain inferiority complex that leads its citizens to believe that everything in Paris is somehow better than anything in the provinces. In every realm of life provincials try to emulate their Parisian cousins. Thus, it is in an effort to duplicate Parisian society?s elitism with regard to persons from rural areas that Angouleme?s ?society? looks down on citizens from the lower-class town of L?Houmeau. When Lucien says that he has been invited to Madame de Bargeton?s salon, David responds in surprise, ?But there?s a wider gulf of prejudice between you and her than if she were in Pekin and you in Greenland!? Because they fully believe in the superiority of Paris to their own home, the provincials mimic the urban culture, oftentimes resulting in the degradation of their ethics."
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"Illusions", 2006.
This paper discusses the film "Illusions" (1991), directed by Julie Dash, which depicts the unfair lives of African-Americans in the 1940s.
1,035 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper explains that the most obvious accomplishment of the film "Illusions", for which it deserves praise, is exposing the racial discrimination that existed in Hollywood in the 1940s. The author points out that the protagonist Mignon Dupree, being of African-American origin, does not look black; however, she is forced to hide who she really is in order to hold on to her position as a director's assistant, which is not an easy thing to do. The paper examines other themes of this film such as (1) the structure of Hollywood sixty years ago, which relates the history of the United States, (2) gender discrimination in the workplace and (3) the concept of war.
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"In addition to exposing racism, Illusions deserves praise for introducing the twenty-first-century audience to the structure of Hollywood in the 1940s. Although most people today know about prejudice that existed in everyday society at that time period, Illusions challenges the audience to consider the prejudice of Hollywood. Julie Dash clearly shows that, sixty years ago, African Americans did not play much of a role in the film industry and Mignon Dupree is determined to make a difference. During a phone conversation with her mother, Mignon reveals her determination, "Mama, if it doesn't happen here first in this industry, then I don't think it will happen at all.""
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Isolation and Illusions in "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", 2007.
An analysis of the isolation and illusions in "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy.
860 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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The paper examines how the character of Ivan, in Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", gradually isolates himself from his environment through a series of revelations concerning the nature of his society. The paper discusses how, after Ivan's accidental fall, Ivan's need for understanding and empathy strips the illusions from his relationships and exacerbates his isolation from the family, professional and social relationships that comprised his life.
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"Ivan is repeatedly described as holding himself 'aloof' from the others who inhabit his world, and the recollection of his life that comprise the majority of the text describe how Ivan's isolation began long before his accident. "[F]rom earliest youth [Ivan] had been drawn to those who stood above him...he had adopted their manners and views, and he had established friendly relations with them" (241). In his attempt to associate himself with those elders and symbols of success through imitation, Ivan isolated himself from his peers and began the lifelong quest for satisfaction through superficial goals. His marriage reinforces this tendency, for he "married her because...in acquiring this particular wife he did what brought him pleasure as well as doing what those in high position considered it proper" (246). His marriage is based solely on the need to present the right appearance, and consequently the realities of the relationship, in the necessity to devote thought and attention to his wife, become to him an 'unpleasantness' that he must escape from."
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Auditory Hallucinations, 2004.
An analysis of the alternatives to pharmacological intervention in working with people who experience auditory hallucinations.
3,813 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 104.95
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This paper contends that alternatives to pharmacological interventions in working with people who experience hearing voices are often seen as secondary or adjunctive to the use of drugs. The paper assesses that these alternatives are the last and often best hope of relief for many people who are tormented by their experiences with voices. The paper discusses several interventions in this area with a focus on cognitive behavioural therapy. The paper also examines distraction or counter-stimulation techniques. The alternatives to pharmacology in working with people that experience hearing voices are explored and expected outcomes compared.
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"Up to 5% of the population hear voices regularly. Some studies suggest over half the population have had the experience of hearing voices at some time. (Nelson 1997) Not all of these people consider hearing voices a form of mental illness. However the psychiatric profession more often views the experience of hearing voices as a psychosis which requires pharmacological intervention. There are some problems with the use of drugs to control voices. The most evident problem being the side effects of the drugs. Clientele often express that the side effects are worse than the experience of hearing voices."
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"The Great Gatsby": Illusions and Delusions, 2000.
A look at how Nick is a perfect counterpoint to Gatsby since he has no illusions about the wealthy and the beautiful.
1,338 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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"Nick Carraway, the narrator of The Great Gatsby commences the novel by reporting some advice his father had given him: ?Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone?just remember that all the people in this world haven?t had the advantages that you?ve had? (5). Nick, a child of privilege, is able to maintain a rather jaundiced view of the wealthy and the beautiful women around him. Jay Gatsby, on the other hand, has struggled to become rich and he has never been able to overcome his childhood illusions that the rich and the beautiful are worthy of his respect. Gatsby wants to join wealthy society; Nick, already of member of it, is ?inclined to reserve all judgements? (5). Nick, therefore, is a perfect counterpoint to Gatsby since he has no illusions about the wealthy and the beautiful. Nick also tells us that he highly values ?conduct? (6) and he proceeds, throughout the novel to reveal the poor ?conduct? of the wealthy."
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Romantic Illusions in "Madame Bovary", 2002.
A discussion on the fall of romanticism in Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary".
1,762 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper examines how the shattering of romantic illusions forms the central theme of the novel, "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert. It looks at how Emma Bovary, the protagonist, is unable to reconcile her passionate romanticism with mundane reality and how she enters into adulterous relationships to fulfill her unrealistic desires. It discusses how her tragic end is an outcome of her withdrawal from reality, since she cannot see herself as a failure and refuses to admit that she has indulged in excessive romanticism. It shows how her suicide can be considered escapist, since it underlines the shattering of romantic illusions.
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"Emma?s next relationship, with Leon, shows how her romanticism causes isolation?the construction of ?barriers between one human being and another.? The isolation occurs because Emma judges men against her predetermined criteria of romanticism. When Emma is evaluating Leon, she remembers the little things: ?she remembered his other gestures from other days, phrases he had used, the sound of his voice, (and) everything about him? (Flaubert, 1982). She believes that gestures and phrases alone can tell ?everything about him? (Flaubert, 1982). Emma summons a mental facsimile from these memories ?with the acuity of a sensation almost immediate? (Flaubert, 1982)."
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Illusions and Corruption, 2002.
A paper which explores the the dynamics of Hollywood, as seen in Clifford Odets' play "The Big Knife" and Nathanael West's book "The Day of the Locust".
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This paper is about the lie that is the Hollywood dream - the corruption and emptiness underneath the glitz and glamor of fame-seekers. It also explores how Hollywood and the public relate to each other - the public's need for excitement and drama found in the movies. The paper shows how the reality of Hollywood is seen through two works - a play called "The Big Knife" by Clifford Odet and Nathanael West's "The Day of the Locust." By analyzing the two main characters in these pieces of literature, the paper highlights the grim reality of the Hollywood machine.
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"Fame, fortune, glitter and glamour lure many into Hollywood basket of dreams and promises. But for many blinded by the glimmer, they soon discover that it?s all an elaborate illusion. Sunshine, fruit trees, and a place where anything is possible, dreams come true and happy endings proves to be nothing but an empty wasteland of corruption, greed and shattered dreams. The dream factory turns out to be more like a filth-factory. Very few of the faceless millions ever break into the ?big time? and ever see the promised money, fortune and fame. Those ?lucky? few who do make it big, see their name up in lights, make millions and are hailed as sex idols either become one of the corrupt themselves or find themselves trapped in the nasty web of lies, deceit, falsehood and cruelty. This is exactly what happens to Charlie Cass in Clifford Odets? The Big Knife and Faye Greener in Nathanael West?s The Day of the Locust. Odets and West clearly map out the hellish reality of buying into the Hollywood illusion, it?s devastating effects, and the dynamic relationship between Hollywood and the public that feeds the fire and keeps the inferno burning."
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Of Charms and Illusions, 2002.
An analysis of the themes and characters in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire".
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The paper studies Tennessee Williams' famous play, "A Streetcar Named Desire". It delves into the theme of dominant male patriarchy and the repressed and civilized female societal element as represented by the two main characters Blanche and Stanley.
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"As to the first element, it seems clear that Blanche was testing Mitch. For what appears to be the first time in many years, she is seriously considering not a brief fling, but a real relationship. Her first marriage was destroyed in part because she did not originally understand or thoroughly know the boy she wed. She has had many flings since then, not unlike the one she suggests that Stella should have chosen over marriage to Stanley: "A man like that is someone you go out with--once--twice--three times when the devil is in you. But live with?" (Williams, 50) This time, Blanche wants to make sure it is not just Desire, but something real. She wants his respect, and to be able to respect him. This is why she withholds her attentions: "He hasn't gotten a thing but a good night kiss, that's all I have given him.. I want his respect. And men don't want anything they get too easily." (Williams, 57)".
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Globalization: Reality or Illusion, 2002.
Shows how Michalopoulos and Tsaliki, in their text "Globalization: Reality and Illusion", argue that the concept of globalization is more illusion than reality.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 89.95
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In "Globalization: Reality and Illusion" Michalopoulos and Tsaliki contest the commonly held notion that recent economic growth has been a direct consequence of globalization. They suggest that globalization is more illusion than reality despite being widely held as the source of recent economic growth.
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"The Tempest" and the Power of Illusion, 2002.
An analysis of "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare and his use of illusion in the play.
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The paper analyzes images, metaphors and symbolism of illusion in Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and explains how he attempts to send messages and morals across to his audience through the use of illusion. It shows, too, how Shakespeare uses Prospero, the magician, to create these illusions.
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"In The Tempest, Shakespeare creates the magician Prospero to explore and exploit the power of illusion. Prospero calls his spirits ?actors,? and thus conveys a sense that everything about a drama, including the appearance and the speeches of the characters, is an illusion. Simultaneously, Shakespeare tries to engage the audience in the fantasy of this drama in order to entertain them and to be able to send them various messages regarding morals, truth, and illusion. He achieves these goals by using Prospero to influence the minds of the audience, in the same manner that the magician uses his spirits to delude the minds of the characters in the play."
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