Should MDMA be used in psychotherapy to treat PTSD? In this essay‚ it will be argued that MDMA should be used in psychotherapy and in particular Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but only in a controlled clinical setting as there is no evidence for MDMA neurotoxicity in such conditions. Mithoefer et al (2011) is a recent study that attempted just that. It reported findings that 83% of participants no longer met DSM-IV criteria for PTSD after MDMA treatment‚ highlighting its potential value in
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Though many people rightly believe that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be used in schools today; many people often oppose to the use of this novel in high schools due to various reasons. One reason many naysayers say that the novel should not be used in schools today is due to the use of the N-word. According to their defense‚ the N-word often is offensive to blacks out there because it reminds them of what is used to be like‚ when there was slavery. It brings everybody back to times when
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Why I chose this topic: Should the SAT be used for college admissions? The SAT has been a huge controversy for a long time‚ however‚ it wasn’t until several months after getting into college that I began to really question why it’s used for admission. The only answers I really got from the college board was that it is “designed to assess your academic readiness for college and provides a path to opportunities‚ financial support and scholarships‚ in a way that’s fair to all students. It also keeps
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Fur should not be utilized in garment industry Fur is one of the oldest forms of clothing in the history‚ it might have been the first cloth that human wore. Fur clothing is the cloth made from furry animals‚ that’s why those clothing give people better comfort instead of other materials. In the past‚ people wore fur is for the sake of covering and protecting their body‚ however at the present time‚ it has become a kind of fashion which is one of the favour among fashion designers. Therefore‚ fur
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SHOULD ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY EVER BE USED TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS? A. Thesis Statement Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment for severe mental illness in which the brain is stimulated with a strong electrical current which induces a seizure. The seizure rearranges the brain’s neurochemistry and results in an elevation of mood. This essay asks: Is ECT any safer and more effective in treating mood disorders than drug therapies? This treatment has a controversial history ever since
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Given the potential dangers of nanotechnology‚ should it be used to lightweight sports equipment? Nanotechnology has an array of uses‚ from sunscreen to sporting equipment. Sports equipment has been vastly innovated by the discovery and application of nanotechnology in recent years. The highest end tennis racquets‚ baseball bats and even racing bicycles all use nanotechnology to combine strength and lightness provided by this technology. Some of the bicycles made with nanotechnology are priced at
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After reading many sources over the past week about the use of technology in schools my point of view on this topic is that technology is a good thing that should be used in all classrooms around the world. I think that technology is a good thing to use in classrooms because students can you the laptops or tablets that the school gave to them to check their grades digitally and turn in their assignments. The technology that the students use in school can prepare them for the future jobs that will
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As we all know there has been a great development in technology. This has resulted in invention of many gadgets and cell phone is one of them. Cell phones are considered as an essential item‚ an integral tool necessary for communicating and connecting to families‚ friends‚ and work or even used for emergencies. Based from a research conducted in China on 2009‚ nearly one third of the students there have shown signs of addiction as they felt uneasy and displayed abnormal behavior in case their
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UUB 3023 | CRITICAL THINKING | WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY NAME | : | SIFAJEE | TITLE | : | ANIMALS SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH IN MALAYSIA | Abstract There is no doubt that throughout the centuries‚ animals have played a central role in medical research in Malaysia. Many of the treatments available for serious illnesses we have today have come from animal experimentation. There has been recorded that the use of animals in research has been going on as far back
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Should animals be used for cosmetic and medical testing? In our daily lives we use many products to help us go through the day. Although‚ we don’t always think about where these products come from and how they were produced. Most products sold in stores‚ effective or not‚ have been tested on animals. From medicine to shampoo and makeup‚ the lives of many animals have been taken away. It’s not acceptable for animals to be used for cosmetic or medical testing. It’s very cruel‚ it’s wasteful and
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