and mental games in order to be considered the best‚ the smartest‚ the strongest‚ the most talented‚ and so forth‚ in order to win a large cash prize along with short-lived international fame. Today’s “me-era” entertainment is known as reality television. In contrast with today’s entertainment‚ in the 1930s it was known as depression-era entertainment. Depression-era entertainment was known as the dance marathon; however‚ dance marathons began years before the depression. By the early 1930s‚ dance
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Sabrina Chiodo Nosic‚ Z CHC2O1 April 2nd 2015 1920s and 1930s Scrapbook Activity Roaring 20s 1) Five new products that emerged during the 1920s are upright electric toaster‚ dishwasher‚ table lamp‚ hair dryer‚ and egg cooker. These products are all electrical and technology-based. 2) a) Five examples of slang from the 1920s are cat’s meow (very sharp)‚ all wet (out to lunch)‚ dogs (shoes)‚ bunk (nonsense)‚ spiffy (fashionable). b) Three examples of these slang words used in sentences are‚ “You’re
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into the 1930’s the world went into the Great
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Thuy Huynh November 16‚ 2012 Mental Status Exam 1) Appearance (unkempt‚ unclean‚ clothing disheveled‚ atypical clothing‚ well-groomed‚ drab‚ meticulous‚ obese‚ underweight‚ etc.) -clothing were disheveled‚ unshaven-ed beard‚ unclean‚ unkempt attire 2) Attitude (resistive‚ cooperative‚ complacent‚ detached‚ resentful‚ suspicious‚ uncooperative‚ overly compliant‚ provocative‚ other symptom) -detached from surrounding environment‚ seemed to be on guard at all times
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Mental disorders Panic disorder: Definition- a psychiatric disorder in which debilitating anxiety and fear arise frequently and without reasonable cause. Signs and symptoms- Shortness of breath or hyperventilation. Heart palpitations or a racing heart. Chest pain or discomfort. Trembling or shaking. Choking feeling. Feeling unreal or detached from your surroundings. What are the effects – (Emotional effects) Inability to focus Failure to relax Expecting danger Absentmindedness Getting easily
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1930’s Fashion When the stock market crashed‚ most people did not continue to buy the fabulous 20s style clothes‚ people instead saved their money and also stopped buying accessories they continuously wore in the “Flapper” era. This devastating turn of events was called The Great Depression. Women’s skirts were altered and only went to the knee‚ not any lower. Plaid and striped clothing became a popular trend amongst men. The 1930s was more of a survival era other than a new fashionable
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Many police officers lost their jobs‚ making it harder to protect people‚ and easier for criminals to run about. Crimes increased throughout the 1930s because of this. Well-known criminals during this time included Al Capone‚ Bonnie and Clyde‚ Machine Gun Kelly‚ “Baby Face” Nelson‚ and John Dillinger. Al Capone was a known mobster who was involved in every aspect of street crime‚ including bootlegging
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The Hobo Life in the 1930’s Imagine a time where there were no jobs‚ and the ones that were available weren’t paying enough to help anyone survive. Kids roamed the streets and little cardboard shackle houses were where most of the population lived‚ it was dangerous and unclean. Then there were the people who would jump aboard a train to seek work in other towns‚ or just go to see the world. There were approximately 2 million men‚ 8‚000 women (Ganzel)‚ and 250‚000 teens (“Riding the Rails” Encyclopedia
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(Queensland Courts‚ 2014). It is important this decision is based on factual evidence from the trial and not other information‚ prejudices or biases‚ or on widespread and oversimplified portrayals of particular groups‚ known as stereotypes. The use of mental shortcuts‚ or heuristics‚ within jurors can mean that a decision of guilt is based on social categorisation‚ such as gender or race‚ and the corresponding stereotypes rather than on facts (Hornsey‚ 2014). Gordon and Bindrim et al.’s study (1988) focussed
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Mental Peace Cultivating mindfulness is the key to overcoming suffering and recognizing natural wisdom: both our own and others’. How do we go about it? In the Buddhist tradition and in Contemplative Psychotherapy training‚ we nurture mindfulness through the practice of sitting meditation. There are many different kinds of meditation. For example‚ some are designed to help us relax; others are meant to produce altered states of consciousness. Mindfulness meditation is unique in that it is not
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