Word: trauma
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...respect many seek at Harvard. Victims of any crimes—and especially of sexual assault, where underreporting is rampant—should feel safe to seek the help of authorities. They should not have to fear that, in seeking help they might suffer further violation in having their trauma turned into headlines. Likewise, friends of victims should not feel helpless to provide assistance and comfort, nor should they be badgered to reveal sensitive personal information. The greater Harvard community should not have to fear that a newspaper intended to inform will do so in a fashion as intrusive...
...movie with one-note demonstrations of anger and shock at her fiancé’s commitment to his childhood friend, whom she solely addresses as “that prostitute.” While Derek Luke outdoes himself in a powerful scene in which he recalls the trauma that led to his falling out with Candy, his performance in the remainder of the movie lacks nuance and credibility.The two plotlines and sets of characters continue to exist in separate dimensions until the last 30 minutes of the movie, when Madea finally goes to jail and actually interacts with...
...topic of mindfucking, which involves “trust, deception, emotion, manipulation, false belief and vulnerability,” deserves some psychological analysis. McGinn could explain what motivates the act of mindfucking and what makes certain people particularly vulnerable to it. He could even look at instances of psychological trauma to explore the effects of such disturbing experiences. But he doesn’t. All informed discussion of just how one person can wreak such havoc on the psyche of another is noticeably absent from the book. The author speaks in psychological terms only as a layman; he notes that...
Abdallah spoke about the trauma of growing up in the midst of the violence, calling it a key influence in her life...
...other words, the trauma is far from over. Just consider the uptick in the delinquency rate of loans written in 2003 and 2004. A borrower who falls behind on payments typically does so within the first two or three years, but now the problems are reaching ever further back. "These older vintages should be out of the woods, but they're not," says Jadlos. That's partly because dropping property values have driven homes, on average, down to what they cost four years ago. Add in all those home equity loans people used to free up cash...