This paper explores the correlation of the stress experienced by law enforcement associated with general strain theory (GST). ... Other articles observe that police officers may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a critical incident or a traumatic experience. ... Keywords: post-traumatic stress disorder, general strain theory Introduction There were 50 officers murdered by shootings in 2014, a leap from the 32 such deaths a year prior (Berman, 2014). ... In 1994, when looking at the firearms used in officer homicide, Wintermute (1994) tested the theory that firearms diffe...

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Apparently additional factors, possibly stresses at home, work, or school, are involved in its onset. ... People who have low self-esteem, who consistently view themselves and the world with pessimism or who are readily overwhelmed by stress, are prone to depression. ... Later episodes of illness typically are precipitated by only mild stresses, or none at all. ... Many women also face additional stresses such as responsibilities both at work and home, single parenthood, and caring for children and for aging parents. ... The significance of the last two points is emphasized by findings t...

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With so much stress on our shoulders, young people may easily become depressed. ... Blackman (1995) proposed "formal psychological testing may be helpful in complicated presentations that do not lend themselves easily to diagnosis." ...

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So, what is physician-assisted suicide?  Physician assisted suicide is when a doctor chooses to aid a patient in the process of killing himself or herself. This so called "mercy killing" gives the patient a chance to escape potentially long-term suffering and misery resulting from terminal diseases and conditions that are hurting and or slowly killing the patient. This method of death also gives the individual a chance to decide when to end his or her life, by committing suicide in a peaceful manner rather than waiting through prolonged and continuous periods of suffering from the d...

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