Deinstitutionalization and Manteno State Hospital
In December of 1930 Manteno State Hospital officially opened. The number of patients grew quickly; from 100 when it first opened in 1930, to its…
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Gender As A Social Construct; Psych Effects?
With having an older brother and a twin brother, saying that my mom was “excited” when she found out that the other twin was a…
Maven Healthcare: Online Healthcare for Women
Hey there ladies! I just wanted to let you know that I am now a campus rep for Maven, the digital clinic for women. You…
Treating Alcohol Use Disorders
“For a long time, when it’s working, the drink feels like a path to a kind of self-enlightenment, something that turns us into the person…
My Day Defying A Female Gender Norm
Just like in Greek mythology how sirens used their beautiful voices to lure sailors to rocky coasts, the women of today stereotypically use makeup to…
The Psych Behind “Gendered” Children’s Toys
As soon as a child enters the toy department of almost any store, ideas and standards of their gender are immediately and unconsciously being absorbed…
Drinking During Times of Grief
“What would you do if I died? Would you fly out for my funeral? Get too drunk at my wake? Would you make a scene then? Climb in and…
Is religion the cause of mental instability? An analysis of Nietzsche’s On The Genealogy Of Morals
“For with priests everything becomes more dangerous, not only cures and remedies, but also arrogance, revenge, acuteness, profligacy, love, lust to rule, virtue, disease—but it…
Sigmund Freud: Dora, a Case of Hysteria
Very recently, in my German class – which is focusing on the works of Freud, Nietzsche, and Kafka – we read Freud’s case study on…
Apotemnophilia
After finally moving into my apartment and setting up internet access, I decided to celebrate by relaxing and watching Netflix. It was while browsing the…
Friends and partners with a Machiavellian Personality
Niccolo Machiavelli, from whom the term Machiavellian originates, was an Italian diplomat who wrote the classic, The Prince, a book of advice on acquiring and maintaining power,…
Alice In Wonderland Syndrome
When first hearing the name of this syndrome one instantly thinks of the Lewis Carroll classic, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Much like what Alice experiences in…
