In what ways do foreign lands threaten or affirm the traveller's sense of identity? An identity is something that determines an individual character, often representing "who" and "what" that individual stands for. ... The "Yahoo's" themselves are portrayed as something wild and indecent, putting further emphasis on where humanity originated from and what it could be. "They had beards like goats, and a long ridge of hair down their backs and the fore-parts of their legs and feet, but the rest of their bodies were bare" (Page 246, Paragraph 1) Gulliver's description of the "...

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Roberts: "What an emotion is: A sketch" Question: Characterize 'concern-based construals'. ... The disquisition "What an emotion is: A sketch" by Robert C. Roberts in 1988, has the aim to describe clearly what Roberts understands as emotions. ... Now, incorporating all facts, Roberts characterizes what a construal is and finally what he understands as "concern-based construals". ... I cannot look down from even a balcony without thinking, "What would happen if I fall?". ...

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What ere emotions, and perhaps more importantly, how do scientists prove animals are capable of emotion? ... Through current research by close observation combined with neurobiological research, evidence that animals exhibit fear, joy happiness, shame, embarrassment, resentment, jealousy, rage, anger, love, pleasure, compassion, respect, relief, disgust, sadness, despair, and grief is likely. ... Damasio suggested, "Various brain structures map both the organism and external objects to create what he calls a second order representation. ... Was it able to feel what it would be like to be the o...

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First, it is important to address the escalation of this prejudice and at what point it deems the classification of a psychological disorder in the form of a phobia. ... Herek has conducted studies and surveys to investigate what circumstances under which a person can be classified as suffering from homophobia. ... This physical reaction causes resentment within the anxious person, thereby causing homophobic tendencies of avoiding homosexual stimuli. ...

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The id centers around a person's needs and wants, it is the drive that forces one to make sure those desires are met no matter what the cost may be. ... For instance the unconscious mind can also work with the short term memory process, what our phone number is, what we ate for dinner last night and things such as our daily work schedule; are all things that we keep in our unconscious mind for easy retrieval. ... What is meant by that is depending on the way the child acts, parents who force their children to go to the toilet or force timing and cleanliness can cause great personality pro...

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Sarah troubles in school, at home and with the law are what makes her to be that of a juvenile delinquent. ... I informed Sarah that the reason she is here is based on what her mother believes and she only wants her to be evaluated. ... She was having issues in school, her father being out of the household permanently which could have left Sarah feeling abandoned, having many troubles with the law and finally having to care for her siblings while her mother worked placed resentment towards her mother and siblings. ... What actually makes her to misbehave? ... Therapy sessions with Sarah wou...

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