... and to do good things, but it is possible that the concept of evil can be presented to us. When this happens, we subconsciously choose whether or not to accept this evil. An example of this might be when a young child does something wrong without knowing that it was wrong, their mother or father might yell at them, and say to them something like: "Bad boy, go to your room!" The child might then understand that what he did was bad, and he is getting punished for it. The child might then not do anything similar from then on, because he knows that it is socially unacceptable. The child might also continue to do ba ...

... custody, and as you know, wants the abortion to take place. We agree with her concern for your well-being. Child birth is an extremely stressful situation. The trauma of the pregnancy could intensify your paranoid schizophrenia, or cause some other mental disorder. Mrs. Smith has informed us that she herself is not capable of caring for the child. We feel that you will suffer further if you are forced to give up the child. Your psychiatrist has come to the conclusion that you are not capable of being a responsible parent, but you are, at times, capable of making rational moral decisions. However, because you ...

... changes in the brain. Few people think that a physical illness is the sufferer's fault-and no one should think depression is, either. Like any other illness, depression has certain symptoms. Once these have been recognized, you can take measures to treat them. Some are: feeling sad, worried or depressed; feeling as if your life is dreary and unlikely to improve; had crying spells; become irritated over little things that didn't used to bother you; find you no longer enjoy hobbies and activities that once made you happy; feel a lack of self-confidence or feeling like a failure; lost your appetite, or are eating m ...

... alcoholism harms society in numerous ways and it is in society's best interest to find effective treatments for alcoholics. The primary goal of all treatments for alcoholism is to get the alcoholic to stop drinking and refrain from abusing alcohol in the future. The paths to this goal are diverse. Several factors - biological, social and psychological - influence why an individual becomes an alcoholic. So treatments vary, depending upon why the alcoholic drinks and what the physician or therapist believes is the best method for recovery. Some treatments focus on the physical addiction of alcoholism. Ot ...

... it. There has been AIDS cases reported around the world, in such places as the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Southeast Mediterranean , and Oceania. This helps to show that AIDS knows no geographical boundries (Folks). This disease has been likened to the Black Plaque that decimated Europe during the middle ages. By April 1984, scientists had identified the virus responsible for AIDS and by March 1995 developed a blood test for it (Combating AIDS 355). This quick progress in the battle even lead Heckler, the secretary of health and human services, to say that a cure was just a few years away. Today, no cure i ...

... 1 is called Nonfocused Orienting and Signaling. The infant is around the age of zero to three months. There is no attachment to a particular person. They have specific needs that they want met. Mary Ainsworth (1989) said these behaviors are general and are not being directed toward any one person. Phase 2 is called Focused on One or More Figure(s). The infant is now three to six months. The baby is now starting to focus his/her attachment on the primary caregiver. The infant is starting to smile at the caregiver more than he/she would a stranger. This is not a full-blown attachment. The baby do ...

... methods 3. skill or technique In order to prove this claim we have to look at whether or not psychology can fill this definition above. Scientific study is a valid way of coming to an understanding of life, and can be very useful in every area of life. Science develops theories based on what is observed. It examines each theory with rigorous and scrupulous tests to see if it describes reality. The scientific method works well in observing and recording physical data and in reaching conclusions which either confirm or nullify a theory. During the mid-19th century, scholars (although at that time probably terme ...

... maybe, but all human life is a sacred thing and it's not for humans to decide when another human being should die. The people who are against Voluntary Euthanasia say that anyone trying to remove a life from the earth, before it is ready to go is playing God. Another argument against the idea of Voluntary Euthanasia is the difficulty of doctors to accurately diagnose a terminal illness. They are basically saying that the medical profession, despite some public opinion, is not infallible, and does make some mistakes. Also, if the sickness is cancer, it may go into remission, and then the person, if they were euthanis ...

... during the midcourse of the infection they are less infectious. There are several things that one can do to prevent becoming HIV positive. One items is that you can practice abstinence, or on a more realistic view, one should be monogamous and always use condoms. It has been researched that the use of condoms lowers the risk of becoming HIV infected by 90%. Although this protection is not 100% it is the only way that actually helps prevent you from getting the virus. I think that society should make condoms more accessible to young people, I believe they should have condom machines in girl and guys school bath ...

... monochromatism. People with monochromatic vision, or total color blindness, has no cones at all. As a result, they have no ability to see colors, and no hue discrimi-nation whatsoever. Monochromatic vision is very similar to watching a black and white television program. Somebody with a-typical monochromatic vision has just one type of cone, and can see just one color, and various shades of that color. This form is even rarer than the "typical" monochro-matism. Another, more common, form of color blindness is called dichromatism. People with di-chromatic vision tend to confuse red, green, and gray, but c ...