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Chronic intractable pain would be one situation that could conceivably rob a person, understandably, of the will to live. While pain, pain tolerance, and coping skills vary significantly from person to person, chronic severe pain would be an understandable reason for many people to make a rationale decision to end their lives instead of living with severe pain.
In certain situations, loss of companionship could also reasonably lead a person to lose the will to live. Consider the case of an elderly couple who have been married for more than sixty years and whose entire lives are about one another. If one person in a couple in their 80s dies, the other partner could conceivably decide that the amount of time necessary to mourn and then recover emotionally from the loss of the other partner might not necessarily be worth the trouble, especially in considering how much time might actually be left to live afterwards....
At the age of 30 or 40, it is conceivable that the person could eventually recover and go on to another fulfilling relationship and life even after the loss of one's life partner. However, when one likely has only a few years left to live, the loss of a lifelong partner could conflict with the will to continue living and that decision might indeed be more reasonable than taking advice to find a new hobby or meet new people.
Finally, the prospect of gradual decline into complete dependence on others
And the loss of self-sufficiency and cognitive impairment would be another reasonable justification for a person to lose the will to live. To deny that, one would have to make the argument that life in and of itself and without any of the enjoyment or the relationships, or even the thoughts that make us who we are is worth living for its own sake. That is a very difficult argument to make.
" (Bean, 2006) Bean notes that a "dramatic decline in the influence of father involvement has been shown to be correlated with fathers' maintaining a residence other than that of their children." (2006) According to the work entitled: "Theoretical Models of Juvenile Delinquency" developmental pathways of adolescent delinquency has been examined by researcher "through both longitudinal research and meta-analyses." (Theoretical Models of Juvenile Delinquency, nd) Resulting from these empirical investigations are
Love Modern America lacks a true love ethic. Writers like M. Scott Peck and Bell Hooks argue that our confusion about love stems from an inability to see love as an action rather than a noun, and the confusion of romance and sex with love. Instead, they argue that true love is based on choice and the desire to nurture the self or another spiritually. Hooks specifically argues that much of our
happiness that goes beyond the mere absence of pain and suffering. People feel joy and happiness for things both minor and major. I would describe the absence of pain and suffering as contentment perhaps. The Buddhist would argue that the absence of those things leads to a state of permanent bliss, which is more powerful than transient happiness. However, the Buddhist view also assumes that the fleeting nature of
Parenting Education for Teen Mothers If a community values its children, it must cherish their parents. (John Bowlby) Rationale of intervention population Group based intervention programs Multi-purpose programs Teen Mother Empowerment Program Series (TMEPS) Framework of TMEPS Program-Fig Fig 2-Phased TMEPS Phase 1 sessions Table 1- Session Administration Lesson Plans Evaluation of program outcomes Follow-up plan Continuation of TEMPS Appendix II-Program Evaluation Questionnaire This paper is aimed at presenting a parenting education and support program for teenage mothers. To identify the most basic needs of
During her reorganization phase, her personality and the emotional support from other social units played a vital role. As a person, she was a survivor. She appeared to posses a character which made her endure the pain yet live through the moment. It was her resilience that made her go to public authorities even after she lost her case the first time. Alice always wanted to be somebody whose
Sociological Issue for Specific Neighborhood Single Parent Sociological Issues in San Leandro San Leandro is a small city located in Alameda County. It is one of the major cities in the state of California and has the largest number of white residents as compared to other cities in the state. Despite having a majority of white people, San Leandro has a multi-racial culture attached to it. According the 2010 census, the city