APPLICATION OF CLININCAL PSYCHOLOGY THE CASE OF ANNA O The case of Anna O. brought hysteria into the mainstream. Hysteria had many symptoms due it being a catch-all diagnosis for not understanding the medical cause of certain symptoms. Some symptoms of hysteria were insomnia, fluid retention, nervousness, faintness, irritability, loss of appetite, and my favorite "a tendency to cause trouble." The tendency to cause trouble must be taken tongue in cheek as hysteria was most commonly diagnosed during the 1890's-long before the women's movement. Some of this tendency to cause trouble may have been from women insisting on being treated differently from their husbands.
Description In Siren Songs: Gender, Audiences, and Narrators in the Odyssey, Lillian Eileen Doherty shows us that the attitude of Odysseus, as well as of the Odyssey, is highly ambivalent toward women. Odysseus rewards supportive female characters by treating them as privileged members of the audience for his own tales. At the same time, dangerous female narrators--who threaten to disrupt or revise the hero's story--are discredited by the narrative framework in which their stories appear. Siren Songs synthesizes audience-oriented and narratological approaches, and examines the relationships among three kinds of audiences: internal, implied, and actual. The author prefaces her own reading of the Odyssey with an analysis of the issues posed by the earlier feminist readings on which she builds.
However, not everyone agrees with the heavy stereotypes laid down by the social order such as male dominance and proper courting. Marie de France is one of these people. She depicts her views of gender expectations through literature. Within the poem Guigemar, Guigemar and his lady fulfill and contradict what would be considered as gender norms within society: female inferiority, traditional courtship, and male dominance. Marie de France does this to criticize and combat the societal expectations and inherent inequalities in Norman England.
Ghazala Noor Hist 117A U.S. History: 1600-1877 Monday 6:00 – 9:10 Was the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria a Product of Women's Search for Power? The two articles in this Issue seek to answer whether the witchcraft hysteria was a product which helped women get power or not. Lyle Koehler is the more persuasive author arguing: yes it was a product of women search for power. In the past, at sixteen to seventeenth century, women had no rights like men, they fought for their rights; however, they didn't get freedoms till the nineteenth century. The most plausible reasoning for the Salem witch trials was that the women were trying to show social equality and they wanted to seek attention.
However one could also argue that Larkin seems to justify violence against women by suggesting that access to women is something men have been unfairly deprived of. This becomes evident in the first stanza where Larkin presents the girl in ‘white satin’ suggesting her purity and virginity. One could disagree with this statement and interpret the de-feminizing of women differently. It could be suggested that Larkin combines masculinity and femininity together, ‘moustached lips’, to show his view that men and women should be viewed more equally in society. However I disagree with this alternative interpretation as I feel Larkin tries to portray the attacks ‘snaggle-toothed’ and boss-eyed’ are sadistic and grotesque but he does not disagree with
This pain is more intense during the menstrual period of a woman and may lead to excessive bleeding. The pain is because the endometrial cells that are also breaking up and bleeding from an area that is not supposed to. The pain is the same as a menstrual cramp pain, only that it can touch on the rectum and the lower back. Most women have also reported gnawing pain in the feet that disables them making them sick throughout the period of the menstrual period, and even shortly afterward. The pain is so intense, such that patients have reported that it is like someone is pulling out their insides.
Children may also be more likely to be born with handicaps because of problems or change in the mothers reproductive organs as a result of previously having an abortion. Not only can there be significant physical damages to a mother, but their can also be severe psychological damages as well. Post abortion depression is extremely common among women. Women who have aborted their fetuses may experience anything that ranges from mild depression, to suicidal thoughts, and in extreme cases, actual suicide. This proves that abortion can be detrimental to both a woman’s physical and mental health.
Over the years, there has been significant progress in the Women Rights Movement. Some of the more controversial notable events began during the 1960s when the Food and Drug Administration approved the first birth control pill. This gave women the freedom to plan childbearing and their careers. Andrea Tone, author of Devices and Desires: A History of Contraceptives in America stated, “The pill was believed to have been responsible for the sexual revolution and promoted promiscuity.” Although it was never proven, it was revolutionary. Historian Elaine Tyler May, author of America and the Pill wrote, “Within a few years, millions of women were using it; at a time when the population was surging, many believed that the drug would help eradicate poverty around the globe, ensure happy and stable
I found it interesting that when it comes to women's sexuality, the cultural focus tends to be on those who do not have the ability to, or easily can orgasm. So watching three women who suffer the exact opposite sexual dysfunction was interesting. “Persistent Sexual Arousal” syndrome. A few questions I have... when Jeanie was receiving electric shock treatment to alleviate her “pulsations”, however during the process she admits that she is a “wuss” when it comes to painful sensations. From the description of these women’s experience in their constant arousal, I would assume that after a while the uncomfortable feeling of not being able to alleviate the sensation would end up being somewhat painful.
Researchers say that some users can actually suffer from paranoia, delusions, and extreme irritability. Steroids can cause birth defects, it can have a disturbing impact on the unborn or born baby. For instance, if a female takes steroids while she is impregnated, the female baby can develop a male reproductive