Essay: Cognition and Attention

It is impossible to talk of cognition without diverting our attention to attention. Cognition seeks to explore how the brain functions in relation to the overall functioning of the human being. The big question is how cognition links to attention. It is important to understand the meaning of attention in a bid to establish the link. Attention is the process where the brain accommodates multiple images or perceptions but limits its focus to a particular image, thought or perception. That way, the brain is able to shut out every other surrounding influence which is not part of the main focus (Willingham, 2007).

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Essay: Effects of Hypersensitivity

The resultant effect of hypersensitivity in veterans suffering from PTSD without any medical help is that the veterans will experience severe anxiety or panic attacks. They will also on several occasions complain about migraine headaches which are triggered by one of the above mentioned symptoms of hypersensitivity (Samuel, p.512). CBT will help the veterans feel comfortable in the home environment and get used to the noises and lights as part of the real world away from the battle fields.

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Essay: Elder Participant was Able to Reason Well

However, the second participant who was much older than the first one, he was able to reason well and therefore he gave the expected responses. He was able to note that the water held in three containers was equal despite the fact that it reached different levels due to the shapes of the containers and similarly he was able to note that the stick and the string were of equal length.

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Essay: Schizophrenia; The Split Mind

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“Psychosis, delusions, delusive disorder, thought disorder, dementia praecox, and hallucinations” are some of the words which are frequently used in association with the disorder schizophrenia. The word schizophrenia means “split mind.”  I have chosen the mental disorder schizophrenia as the topic of my disease study report. I will be discussing its etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs and symptoms, its diagnostic criteria as laid down by DSM IV, the various treatment modalities and the long-term prognosis of this disorder.

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Essay: Personalism

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 The concept of Personalism starts by defining human. It can be defined as the set of guidelines and principles of subjective idealism which includes the personality of a person as the source through which he could understand his reality aspects of life. Yet, according to another definition, Personalism can also be taken as the authority and control of a fascinating personality in the political life of a certain nation (Bayer 89).

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Essay: Personalism and Individualism

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(Mounier 18) Things are not of the same type in nature. Same is the case with Personalism and Individualism. Both concepts differ from each other because one concept perceives self at the centre while other concept relates to more available elements in a given situation besides being self.

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