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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"loss of self"”.
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Alzheimer's Disease Narratives and the Myth of Human Being
The ‘loss of self’ trope is a pervasive shorthand for the prototypical process of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the popular imagination. Turned into an effect of disease, the disappearance of the self accommodates a biomedical story of progressive deterioration and the further medicalization of AD, a …
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The Importance of Restraint in Gauging the Effects of Ego Depletion on Alcohol Motivation
<p>Despite increased awareness of complications, the use and abuse of alcohol remains a problem in the United States. With regard to drinking, individuals encounter situations in which they must maintain a balance between temptation to drink and the need to regulate alcohol intake. Maintaining this …
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Reconceptualizing Flow from a Self-Regulatory Framework
… which is exemplified by six components, merging of action and awareness, centering of attention, loss of self-consciousness, temporal distortion, sense of control, and autotelic nature. In a flow state, individuals persist on a task without regard or awareness of themselves or their surroundings. …
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Navigating Emotional Transitions: A Study of Self-Perception and Emotion in Bio-Childfree Women Entering a Blended Family
… The present qualitative study investigated how self-concept and emotional adjustment of bio-childfree stepmothers change when they become members of their new family. With a phenomenological approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 female participants who were bio-childfree, …
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The Lived Experience of Women Domestic Violence Survivors
… in this paper examined the lived experience of adult women survivors of domestic violence. Self-identified domestic violence survivors (N=3) participated in non-structured self-written interviews submitted by email to the researcher. The stories were analyzed by the researcher and a member of …
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Bewitched, amputated or dead: an existential study of leadership stuckness
… building a theory on the process and definition of leadership stuckness. Ten senior leaders were interviewed, and the qualitative data analysed for patterns. This led to the creation of a theory of the process of stuckness and an existential definition of stuckness. It was found that the process …
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The Cherry Orchard
Similar to the namesake of this manuscript, Anton Chekhov’s play The Cherry Orchard, the poems that make up this collection explore loss—loss of home, loss of time, loss of loved ones, loss of self. Some of the poems originate from personal experiences, while others utilize modes like the …
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The In/Authentic Subject: Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Selfhood
… represents an attempt to understand the self, what it is, what it means, and how it provides subjective identity. These concerns are situated within a personal narrative that describes the loss of self and its rediscovery subsequent to that loss. In critically examining the work of both …
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A structuralist reading of selected works by Edgar Allan Poe
… is important for a thorough understanding of the poem because it reinforces the narrator's growing state of insanity and ultimate loss of self. These figures of speech reflect the narrator's unstable state of mind, a state that inevitably leads to a collapse of the self. This instability is …
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Investigating the psychological factors underlying tokophobia in women following birth trauma, and the need for psychological counselling of women who fear and avoid childbirth
The aims of the study were to uncover the major psychological factors underlying tokophobia, their impacts, and whether there is likely to be a role for psychological counselling to help women and their families. Nine women who indicated that they fear and avoid childbirth despite wanting a baby, …
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Managing Depression: Stories of Patients and Their Families Pursuing Mental Health after Psychiatric Hospitalization
… an inpatient psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of major depression for the purpose of determining their experiences post-discharge in practicing relapse prevention and in pursuing and maintaining wellness in their mental health. It relied upon narrative theory, theories of self-efficacy, and …
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A Qualitative Study of the Personal Reactions and Experiences of Adolescent Students Who Have Been Retained
… In the United States, an estimated 15% to 19% of students are retained each year (Holmes, 2006). Previous research on grade retention is comprised of quantitative studies describing students who have been retained as having higher suspension rates, coming from a low socio-economic status, and …
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Circuits of race: Consumption of colorism in Nivea’s “Natural Fairness”campaign
… people from people and, in turn, people from self. It is not solely subjected as a battled issue in America, but it is a global phenomenon where support is gained from all corners of the world—resulting in a worldwide denigration. Psychological and physiological turmoil comes in forms of …
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Service Dogs for Wounded Warriors with PTSD: Examining the Couple Relational Experience
At least one-quarter of service members who have returned from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan meet the criteria for a mental health diagnosis, of which Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the most common. Social support provided by close relationships has been shown to be a buffer against PTSD …
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America Inc.: The Rise and Fall of a Civil Democracy
The field of Curriculum Studies has thoroughly outlined the detrimental effects of corporate ideology on education in terms of curricular mandates, the corporatization of higher education, rampant privatization, and globalization. Educational mandates have created an atmosphere of control in which …
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Caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease: the lived experiences of African American caregivers
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia and is a significant health problem for the person with Alzheimer’s and for their caregiver. African Americans have at least double the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease compared to European Americans. Additionally, African American caregivers …
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"The real world" : a study of domestic abuse in Salford
… with women accounting for the majority of its victims. Its impact on individuals cannot be overstated. This study presents an in-depth examination of the impact of domestic abuse on women in Salford. An ethnographic approach was used in order to highlight cultural factors of a …
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Beyond band : perspectives on the high school jam session
This mixed-method case study examined effects of high school musicians' participation in the jam session, a student-directed, extracurricular music activity. The single case study site was a rural British Columbia high school exceptional for its support of jamming. Forty-four subjects, including 21 …
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A narrative inquiry into the couple experience of living with trauma and distress after leaving the UK military
The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of couples, one of whom has left the UK military and is living with a PTSD diagnosis. Research in the field of military mental health has only recently explored the partner/spouse experience. Across the literature internationally and in the …
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