Sigmund Freud Archives. The Mind of Adolf Hitler. The Mind of Adolf Hitler: The Secret Wartime Report, published in 1972 by Basic Books, is based on a World War II report by psychoanalyst Walter C.
Langer which probed the psychology of Adolf Hitler from the available information. The original report was prepared for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and submitted in late 1943 or early 1944;[1] it is officially entitled "A Psychological Analysis of Adolph Hitler: His Life and Legend". The report is one of two psychoanalytic reports prepared for the OSS during the war in an attempt to assess Hitler's personality; the other is "Analysis of the Personality of Adolph Hitler" by the psychologist Henry A. Murray who also contributed to Langer's report. The report eventually became 1000 pages long. Brainwashing: the power of the psychiatrist portrayed in 1960s visual media. Medical Humanitiesmh.bmj.com 2008;34:80-83 doi:10.1136/jmh.2008.000489 Original article P Dakin Dr P Dakin, Woodlands Medical Practice, London N2 8BG, UK; pdakin@nhs.net Accepted 15 September 2008 Abstract.
Flintstones Cigarette Commercial. 26_cr_port_corona_l_2. Electroconvulsive therapy. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock, is a standard psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from psychiatric illnesses.[1] ECT is usually used as a last line of intervention for major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, mania and catatonia.[2] A usual course of ECT involves multiple administrations, typically given two or three times per week until the patient is no longer depressed.
Bud Light - Rescue Dog. Sexual orientation. The term sexual preference largely overlaps with sexual orientation, but is generally distinguished in psychological research.[9] A person who identifies as bisexual, for example, may sexually prefer one sex over the other.[10] Sexual preference may also suggest a degree of voluntary choice,[9][11][12] whereas the scientific consensus is that sexual orientation is not a choice.[13][14][15] While sexual orientation is reported primarily within biology and psychology, including sexology, for reports within anthropology and history, including social constructionism, there are other explanations that relate to sexual orientation and culture.
Definitions and distinguishing from sexual identity and behavior General. How Comas Work" In December 1999, a nurse was straightening the bed sheets of a patient when she suddenly sat up and exclaimed, "Don't do that!
" Although this may not sound unusual, it was pretty surprising to her friends and family -- Patricia White Bull had been in a deep coma for 16 years. Doctors told them that she would never emerge from it. About Psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis has a double identity.
It is a comprehensive theory about human nature, motivation, behavior, development and experience. And it is a method of treatment for psychological problems and difficulties in living a successful life. As a general theory of individual human behavior and experience, psychoanalytic ideas enrich and are enriched by the study of the biological and social sciences, group behavior, history, philosophy, art, and literature. As a developmental theory, psychoanalysis contributes to child psychology, education, law, and family studies. Through its examination of the complex relationship between body and mind, psychoanalysis also furthers our understanding of the role of emotions in health as well as in medical illness. APsaA's publication "About Psychoanalysis" is a valuable reference tool. The psychoanalytic framework stresses the importance of understanding: THE HISTORY OF THE ELECTRIC CHAIR. Electric Chair Timeline: 1880 - Most state laws provide for capital punishment, usually by hanging.
Unfortunately, hangmen's ignorance produced horrific scenes of slow strangling deaths and gruesome decapitations. 1881 - Dr. Albert Southwick, a dentist and former steamboat engineer, sees elderly drunkard touch terminals of electrical generator in Buffalo, New York. He is amazed at how quickly and apparently painlessly the man is killed and describes episode to friend State Senator David McMillan. The 6 Most Wildly Irresponsible Publicity Stunts in History. Getting Women to Smoke for Freedom When it comes to crass advertising methods, you can't leave the tobacco industry out of the conversation for long.
Their current ad campaigns are somewhat less than convincing. Up until a certain point, smoking was generally seen as a man's habit. While smoking for men was seen as masculine and cool, women who smoked cigarettes were seen as immoral -- it was acceptable only for prostitutes and women in other lowly (mostly female) careers. In fact, women were even jailed for smoking in front of children and in public in the early 1900s. Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression - Depression Center.
Some consider electroconvulsive therapy one of the best treatments for treating severe depression — but it's not without side effects, such as short-term memory loss.
Editor’s Note: On January 28, 2011, an FDA panel recommended that electroconvulsive therapy devices undergo rigorous testing and should remain classified in the “high-risk” category. Women smoking cigarettes - What makes women smoke? The Gentlemen's Rant: iPad. Official Liquid-Plumr Double Impact Commercial. How Brainwashing Works" During the Korean War, Korean and Chinese captors reportedly brainwashed American POWs held in prison camps.
Several prisoners ultimately confessed to waging germ warfare -- which they hadn't -- and pledged allegiance to communism by the end of their captivity. At least 21 soldiers refused to come back to the United States when they were set free.