Essays Tagged: "hallucinations"

The Tempest. Raging Waters

rs. Many of these encounters may not even be illusions but figments of their imagination as well as hallucinations. While others tend to happen because of the magic that Prospero creates with his mind ...

(4 pages) 110 1 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Schizophrenia Discusses all of the signs and symptoms of the disease, as well as the physiological and social effects that it has on an individual.

eople who suffer from this condition can have a number of different symptoms, symptoms ranging from hallucinations to abnormal expression of emotions.Signs and symptoms of schizophrenia may include tw ... .Signs and symptoms of schizophrenia may include two or more of the following: delusions, prominent hallucinations for much of the day, incoherence, lack of or inappropriate display of emotions, bizar ...

(6 pages) 176 3 3.5 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

The character of Chief Bromden in the story "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey. the essay analyses the character of Chief Bromden.

se of Chief Bromden's paranoia in the beginning of the novel. His paranoia mostly takes the form of hallucinations, he believes there are hidden machines in the hospital that physically and psychologi ... f the other Chronics have." This quote, which can be found on pg.42, reveals another one of Chief's hallucinations. The fog represents Chief's medicated state and his need to hide from reality. When C ...

(3 pages) 105 0 4.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

What is Schizophrenia?

What is Schizophrenia?Schizophrenia is a group of mental illnesses characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and distorted views of reality. It affects roughly one hundred fifty peop ... f dementia praecox emphasizes a chronic deteriorating course, in addition to other symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions. Kraepelin reported that approximately 4% of his patients had complete ... damental symptoms were affective disturbances, autism, and ambivalence. Secondary symptoms included hallucinations and delusions. Both Kraepelin and Bleuler assumed that there was an underlying biolog ...

(6 pages) 220 1 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Effects of alcohol

the lives of those around them. Alcohol can cause a person to be confused, disoriented, and to have hallucinations (http://www.faadrug.com/alcohol.htm). Alcohol tends to make a person feel very aggres ...

(3 pages) 174 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Supernatural Symbolism in Macbeth.

of humans, and how easily they are decieved by what they do not know. Shakespeare uses witches and hallucinations in his work to show the easy confusion on man. But they are more then just workers of ...

(3 pages) 32 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

"The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury.

nsane", and eventually killed by Mr. Xxx when the Martians assumed their ship and crew members were hallucinations.The next rocket lands in a shockingly Earth-like community. They find that those livi ...

(2 pages) 38 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Lady Macbeth as an evil villain.

h the transgressions that transpired throughout the beginning of the play, whereas Macbeth had many hallucinations due to his guilt.Lady Macbeth is a heartless woman with naturally evil intentions, as ... at she was getting him into until much later in the play. On the contrary, Macbeth was experiencing hallucinations which nearly frightened him half to death. The first hallucination that Macbeth had e ...

(4 pages) 36 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Andre Breton.

s were the natural expression of the unconscious mind. Automatism, irrational thought associations, hallucinations, and the recollection of dream images offered away to liberate the creative mind from ...

(2 pages) 72 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

About Adolf Hitler and his life.

chule. His father and he still had many quarrels. Adolf hated his father. Young Adolf suffered form hallucinations, also. Alois Hitler died in 1903 and Adolf moved to Vienna to be an artist. He was no ...

(3 pages) 33 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Detailed information on adolescent depression.

ssion are very uncommon. Negative feelings control aspects of living and in some cases, can lead to hallucinations, withdrawal from all activities, and complete breakdown, physical as well as mental.W ...

(2 pages) 54 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Alzheimer's Disease.

ludes difficulty with speech and language, personality changes, wandering, depression, paranoia and hallucinations. In Stage III (severe dementia) the patient looses the ability to perform activities ...

(2 pages) 79 1 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Persuasive Essay on the Harmful effects Marijuana has on the Human Body.

ediately after consuming the narcotic one may experience harmful effects from marijuana use such as hallucinations, paranoia, psychotic episodes, impaired coordination, impaired motor ability and extr ...

(3 pages) 331 4 4.8 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

"The Crucible", Fact or Fiction?

ng girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, which could not be diagnosed. The girls were victim to hallucinations and seizures. The Salem Village doctor was unable to diagnose any true illness, so co ...

(6 pages) 33 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

What did the remains of Ötzi reveal about the lifestyle of Bronze Age People?

charcoal. It is well known that birch fungus contains antibiotic substances, which can also produce hallucinations was used as a sort of medicine in Bronze Age times.The different varieties of woods a ...

(6 pages) 31 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Legalize marijuana use

a and reefer. Its side effects include: confusion, loss of short term memory, increase in appetite, hallucinations and loss of motivation. It may be bad for your lungs and heart but its positive effec ...

(7 pages) 86 0 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Macbeth: the Man, the Terror, the Power (A paper on various aspects of Shakespeare's character Macbeth from his play "Macbeth")

dA. Physical blood1. In battle2. In murder3. On the hands of MacbethB. Visions of blood1. Macbeth's hallucinations2. Lady Macbeth's sleepwalkingC. Blood as a symbol1. Evil2. Murder3. RealityIII. Strug ...

(13 pages) 297 2 3.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Schizophrenia

erized by several distinct and predictable symptoms. These include thought disorder, delusions, and hallucinations. Thought disorder is the lack of ability to think clearly and logically. Often it is ... person may believe that he is being conspired against, or that his thoughts can be heard by others. Hallucinations can be heard, seen, or even felt. Most often they take the form of voices heard only ...

(3 pages) 135 5 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Causes and Symptoms of Schizophrenia

erfere with his or her ability to function in everyday life, and he or she experiences delusions or hallucinations, he or she is afflicted with a mental illness called schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is ... elusions (false beliefs that usually involve a misinterpretation of perceptions or experiences) and hallucinations, especially of the auditory variety. Victims may also exhibit disturbed emotions and ...

(8 pages) 167 0 4.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

David Usher

orks range from hard driving rock beats such as comes and goes, to techno orchestral music found on Hallucinations, to mellow piano solos and excerpts of opera singing as on Devil By My Side and Black ...

(1 pages) 36 1 2.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies