It was Wednesday August 3, 1977; the CIA went to court for being accused of forming a mind control research project called MKULTRA. The United States government started the MKULTRA project to teach CIA agents how to avoid the use of mind control in other countries.…
I believe that Mr X requires a course of treatment that will have a positive impact on all areas of his life and that is what I shall be outlining and explaining throughout this essay. As an ethical therapist, I established during the initial consultation that Mr X was not taking any prescription drugs or being treated for depression. The…
Drug treatment has been found to be effective in relieving the symptoms of mental disorders in many people. Despite the claims made for some modern drug treatment, however, there are critics and the use of drugs remains controversial. Fisher and Greenberg (1989) believe they have…
“The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe contains a single major message which is that no one can escape disease and death. This message is underlined by the overall dark and ominous tone that is presented throughout the work. Poe's choice of words he used is very dark and horrific as well, which also lets the reader feel the works underlying message. In regards to symbols, the giant ebony clock represents the passage of time and the sound it makes when it chimes causes the party to stop and become nervous. Through the ebony clock, Poe pairs the opposites of the macabre with a grand party. Another symbol used is the mask every party goer wears, which…
Unlike Mithoefer, et al. (2016), Fadiman & Abby (2013) see Psilocybin as a long time spirit finder and an aura cleanser, rather than a use for traditional medicine. Psilocybin has been around since as early as 5,000 B.C. (Fadiman & Abby, 2013). Although illegal in some parts of the world, others see the natural fungi as a part of their culture (Griffiths, Richards, & McCann, 2006). In Mexico where Psilocybin is indigenous, Aztec cultures do not see it as harmful at all. Psilocybin is used for allowing people to find their true selves (Griffiths et al., 2006). They use it religiously, making it a ritual for members to use it when they reach age of adulthood. It allows members to understand who they are and who they want to become (Griffiths…
To satisfy the demand for clinical trials of LSD, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals began to manufacture the drug en masse. The ample supply of LSD led to widespread distribution by physicians to trial participants and, unintentionally, the general public (“History of LSD”). A black market developed, controlled by select groups of unofficial chemists who were able to synthesize the drug. Various musicians, artists, and figures of esteem took up LSD use, describing it to the population as a world-changing and mind-altering experience. Psychedelic drugs became a growing trend, even receiving the endorsement of Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary, who encouraged the youth to…
In this chapter we are going to learn about therapy, treating psychological disorders, evaluating psychotherapies, the biomedical therapies, and preventing psychological disorders. You have three ways on how to treat disorders. They are psychotherapy, biomedical therapy, and eclectic approach. Psychotherapy is treatment involving psychological techniques consisting of interactions between some seeking to overcome difficulties and a trained therapist. Biomedical therapy is prescribed medicine that acts differently on every person's physiology. Lastly eclectic approach is an approach on the client's problems which uses various forms of therapy. Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis was the first of the therapies to be formed. The techniques that we have are resistance, interpretation, and transferring. Interpretation is noting supposed dream meaning's and other significant behaviors and events in order to promote insight. We have psychodynamic therapies which is a tradition that views on individuals when they respond to unconscious forces and childhood experiences. There are three psychotherapy skeptics which are people often need therapy when they are in crisis, clients need to believe that doing therapy will eventually help them with their problems, and clients need to speak kindly to their therapist and to respect what they have to say. Many studies are digested by what they call meta-analysis. Various therapies which have three benefits. These benefits are hope for demoralized people, a new perspective of the way we look at things, and a trusting, caring, empathetic relationship. The emotion between the client and his/her therapist is called therapeutic alliance which is a key concept to being a therapist. In our world we have antipsychotic drugs, antidepressant drugs, and mod-stabilizing medications. Antipsychotic drugs are drugs used to schizophrenia and other severe disorders. While antidepressant drugs are used to treat depression and…
Farber, David R., and Eric Foner. The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s. New…
Grinspoon, Lester, and James B. Bakalar. "Can Drugs Be Used to Enhance the Psychotherapeutic Process?" American Journal of Psychotherapy XL.3 (1986): n. pag. The Psychedelic Library. Web. 25 Apr. 2013.…
When the era of the sixties is brought up, the one thing that everyone thinks of is the era of drugs and revolutions. The topic of drugs is a very complicated one, drugs are not something that has recently sprung up. They have been around in every shape and form for centuries. In particular in the nineteen fifties and nineteen sixties, drugs like Lysergic Acid Diethylamide knew just as acid were being introduced to Americans. The 1960s was a time for revolutions, and drugs played a major role in this. New ways to consume and use drugs were created as people were forced to secretly buy and use them. The most intriguing part is how many scientists and psychologists were involved in the process of bringing LSD into the spotlight. The main purpose of…
Methamphetamine is a drug that has been around or decades. Stated by Montgomerycountytn.org, begging in 1887 meth, which was not called meth yet, was used developed a cure for diseases by Lazar Edelen from Germany. Around 1893 Methamphetamine was synthesized by a chemist the name of Nagayoshi Nagi. Years Later in 1919 a Japanese chemist Akira Ogata turned meth into a crystallized form giving it the named crystal meth. Ogata was able to do this by reduction of ephedrine using iodine. When they first invented methamphetamine it did not have a use. Nor a particular medical condition disease by the 1920's they started trying the drug everything from depression to the common cold. One of the earliest uses of methamphetamine occurred during world…
Passie explains LSD is a physiological drug known for its ability to change the thinking process. While it is not considered addictive it can lead to other psychiatric reactions such as paranoia and delusions (Passie, Halpern, Stichtenoth, Emrich, & Hintzen, 2008). In 1953, once MKULTRA officially began, LSD was the first phase of experiments. LSD was initially used on mental patients in the state of Kentucky for 174 days to determine the effects on the brain after long term exposure. Use of LSD on CIA agents and military personnel were also conducted in the form of interrogation procedures to determine if it was an effective tool to coax sensitive information (McCoy, 2006, p.…
A common misunderstanding exists that psychedelic drugs can only be used for recreational purposes. There are, however, numerous cultures across the globe that take advantage of their psychoactive properties for religious and spiritual reasons. (Schultz) Popular research has even gone so far as to suggest that responsible use of psychedelics can lead to positive change for individuals and societies. (Masters and Houston) It is therefore essential to understand their potential role in contemporary American society.…
The documentation is on drug withdrawal and the effects on people going through the situation. When in middle school and high school people become addicted to marijuana which leads to pills and more. The further into drugs people start getting a taste of the game they play to get them. So, while people are using and partying all the time, they start selling and in time can start to get sick because of having so much going on in their system it can start rejecting some of the drugs. They can become sick when they try to use the drugs they have become so use to doing and selling. The purpose of the story on this paper is to talk about what drugs can do to someone and their life. Drugs can have many effects upon a person by going through withdrawals, having health defects and also making it hard for the person to have a life outside of drugs.…
The personal effects of prescription drugs is a topic that hits home for me. I have had many friends lose their lives due to prescription drugs, literally and figuratively. Some were thrill-seekers, some just curious; some tried drugs because their friends used, or they wanted to be perceived as cool. Even more susceptible, though, are the many people who use drugs in order to cope with unpleasant emotions and the difficulties of life. They see drug usage as a way to escape their problems, but in all reality, the use of drugs does nothing but make their problems worse or even create new ones. Whether it be for the thrill or distraction, one thing is clear: no one plans on being a drug addict; it takes time. A person will start using the drug of his or her choice for a temporary fix, and before long, they are using more and more of that drug as well as experimenting with different types of other drugs. So, by the time they realize they have a problem, the user has lost his or her ability to control the drug use; they can’t quit. If a person using drugs wants to stop, but can’t, addiction has to be more than just a…