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    Material Appendix D Psychological and Psychophysiological Stress Disorders Respond to the following: 1. Stress can be the root cause of psychological disorders. Name four symptoms shared by acute and posttraumatic stress disorders. • Re-experiencing traumatic events; recurring nightmares‚ dreams‚ or memories connected to a traumatic event. • Avoidance towards activities that bring memories of the traumatic event. • Lack of responsiveness or a feeling of

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    Holden would be able to function in todays society just not the best. Holden would most likely be a kid who avoids contact with others unless he needed something. In the book Holden is almost trying to isolate himself in some cases. The way he talks bad about everybody except for a few people is a sign that he is trying to be alone. Holden is also a bit weird with the way he thinks like he asks the weirdest questions people today might not want to listen to those questions. In the book holden gets

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    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a complex anxiety disorder that may develop when individuals experience or witness an event perceived as a threat or experience fear‚ terror‚ or helplessness (McNulty). Many men and women who return from a war suffer from this including characters from Ernest Hemingway’s stories like Harold Krebs from "Soldier’s Home." The story revolves around the character named Harold Krebs who has just returned from war as a distant and unapproachable man with PTSD (Hemingway)

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    side of you they could have symptoms of depression. Thesis Statement (your argument) Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger‚ 1951) shows signs that he is suffering from depression. Directional Statement (The points you are going to use to support your argument) He demonstrates several symptoms of depression including lack of sleep‚ lack of interest‚ and feelings of guilt. Holden also considers suicide and is obsessed with death. BODY OF ESSAY Topic Sentence of first

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    a. Holden does in fact have many unique and grotesque qualities. In fact‚ Holden has Schizophrenia. Because of this‚ Holden has trouble expressing his emotions externally‚ relating with others‚ and perceiving reality. Throughout the entire novel‚ Holden interacts with a number of individuals‚ but these interactions are not sincere‚ meaningful‚ or significant. This is due to Holden’s inability to realize‚ understand‚ and accept where others are coming from. b. In the novel‚ Holden does have

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    the Rye‚ although Holden Caulfield’s outward persona makes him seem as though he doesn’t care about innocence‚ in actuality‚ the innermost intentions of his heart prove that he deeply values and holds sacred the idea of innocence. On the surface‚ Holden’s defiance and engagement in adult-

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    Holden is introduced as a rebel that refuses to complete his homework assignments and has even got expelled for his poor grades. Holden describes most people as phonies and fakes because he feels they are putting on an act to impress others. Holden is a person that values honesty and sincerity. Holden likes to act spontaneously. For example‚ he decides to go to NYC to spend a few nights in a cheap motel. Holden is very interested in sex even though he is a virgin. He feels strongly that sex should

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    someone in between adulthood and childhood. The catcher in the rye‚ is sort of like Peter Pan‚ helping children and keeping them safe from falling off the cliff of innocence into adulthood. Holden loves the simple‚ straightforward and honest world of children‚ and he hates the adult world of phonies and perverts. Holden wants to be the catcher because he knows he would be a very good catcher. He really wants to see inner goodness in almost everyone‚ even if they are rich kids in his boarding school‚ or

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    Holden gets depressed when Sunny takes off her dress because he realized that she was a child. He agreed to a prostitute because he was pressured and depressed so he thought he can blow off some steam using the prostitute. He changes his mind about having sex because the girl tells to stop and he doesnt know if he should continue or if he should stop. He stops most of the time. Sunny’s age‚ mannerisms and appearance affects Holden because he thinks she is young. Holden sees Sunny as a child and it

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    to themselves. Both characters‚ Macbeth from William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ and Holden from J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ embarked on a inward journey of self discovery.Through being emotionally unstable‚ having contradicting morals‚ and discovering who they truly are‚ it is evident that though two different outcomes‚ they both had a journey of self discovery. Unlike Holden‚ Macbeth was very emotionally stable at the beginning. He was respected‚ a devoted husband and a

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