Essays on Baldock

There are several psychiatric conditions that affect the normal functionality of the brain. Some of these mental disorders may be a result of medical conditions, traumatic injuries to the brain or a traumatic event that the patient may have gone through. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common mental disorder that is associated with a patient experiencing a traumatic event that eventually affects the normal functionality of the patient. Patients tend to exhibit different cognitive sequelae and therefore different treatments methods may be applied vis-à-vis the mental state of the patient. However, Group Intervention Therapy has been found to be a very efficient ...

HOW ARE WOMEN AND THE POOR TREATED IN THE MEDIA

Sociology Media

Australia’s Economy: How are women and the poor treated in the media?

The country’s budget and the economy in general are always very big subjects in the media. Often times it is difficult to really separate truth for the ‘hype.’ Should everyone start becoming concerned when the headlines are frightening? Is there too much drama about the economy in the media? And most importantly I wanted to discover how women and the poor are treated in the media when the subject focuses on the economy? These are not silly questions. The media has a great impact ...

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The reliability on elderly drivers has become a moot point of discussion recently. Old age drivers are being associated with increased number of accidents and fatality. But, this is not the complete picture. Analysis of various data points reveals that association of elderly people with higher incidents of crashes and accidents is usually overstated. A study conducted in South Australia on age of crash involved drivers between 1994 and 1998 concludes that frequency of accidents reduces with age (Baldock and McLean 5). The 2009 census data of the United States also reports lower occurrence of accidents in drivers aged 55 ...