Sentences with phrase «psychological struggle of»

Tracing the historical story of underground Christians in Japan in the mid-17th century, Endo offers a stark look at the realities of following Christ under persecution, and the intense psychological struggle of a particular priest to know whether it would be better for him to be martyred for his faith or to recant.

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S&P said in March a rupiah exchange rate of 15,000 a dollar is «the psychological level» at which companies with weak balance - sheets could struggle with repayments and those with good cashflow might start to proactively restructure their debt.

Or the thousands of folks who struggle to support themselves because of the psychological damages caused by child molesters within the church?

The political needs of men struggling for survival or status, the economic needs of hungry and competitive men, the psychological needs of anxious and guilty interpersonal beings, these and other highly important wants seemed to require the ministrations of the Church.

While there are plenty of mental health help movements out there, recent psychological studies show that seeing a character struggle on the page creates new pathways of empathy in the brain.

If we take such a life with its freight of personal psychological struggle and try to make it our example of what the love of God means, we only do violence to that life and make ourselves ridiculous in trying to imitate it.

We were men of the twentieth century, carried along (unless we struggled heroically) by very powerful psychological currents: We tended, therefore, to follow the contingent trend of the moment as though it were an absolute; we over-dramatized the apparent novelty of our condition; we indulged a kind of collective Oedipus complex, resenting and rejecting whatever smacked of the past.

The worst of the terror was exorcised, and Luther was pointed towards solutions, but the fundamental psychological tensions and the spiritual struggle were not brought to an end, nor the theological problems solved.

With profound insight and wonderful psychological understanding the great temptation is recognized and described here — the temptation which will at one time face everyone who is enlightened (Wissenden): to remain silent, to lock within his innermost being that which he has attained through tedious struggle and to remain in the joy of enlightenment.

Besides her role as a therapist and group facilitator working with patients struggling with infertility related issues, she lectures on various topics surrounding the psychological and ethical issues of contemporary family building.

Dr. Ruth Lawrence, a professor of pediatrics and expert on breastfeeding at the University of Rochester explains the psychological struggle some women face when breastfeeding:

Instead of offering these people psychological and emotional help in dealing with life's struggles, they are simply thrown in prison, where they end up learning from other criminals how to be a better criminal.

«So we were surprised to find that in UK schoolchildren there was no evidence of psychological conflict in the low acceptors — it was simply that they were unlikely to accept evolution if they were struggling to understand the concepts.

«Religious and spiritual struggles — conflicts with God or religious people, tough questions about faith, morality, and the meaning of life — these are often taboo topics, and the temptation to push them away is strong,» said Julie Exline, professor of psychological sciences at Case Western Reserve and co-author of the research.

I encouraged all of my friends who were struggling to address the issues head - on by finding their individualized ways to deal with stress and retain some level of happiness, and seeking psychological services if necessary.

He and his colleagues argue that today's better understanding of the pace of evolution, human adaptability and the way the mind works all suggest that, contrary to cartoon stereotypes, modern humans are not just primitive savages struggling to make psychological sense of an alien contemporary world.

I couldn't own that love because I didn't yet have a hands - on, literal experience of it — and I struggled to bridge that psychological gap.

After reading the information and listening to the interviews on the Inner Fire website, we parents immediately knew that Inner Fire's philosophy and understanding of mental emotional suffering, struggles and illness is much more in alignment with our own understanding and thinking, than the conventional psychiatric / psychological paradigm and treatment approach.

In addition, her Master's Degree in psychology makes her intimately conscious of the many psychological challenges many people struggle with when it comes to their body image, habits, health, and motivation.

Due to engaging in unhealthy practices and eating habits, a lot of people struggle with weight gain that has a lot of undesirable effect on their physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing.

Real life has a lot of variables and psychological struggles to overcome.

The Stanford prison experiment (SPE) was an attempt to investigate the psychological effects of perceived power, focusing on the struggle between prisoners Prison guard Faron Selvage, 21, is alleged to have enjoyed a lesbian fling with inmate Sydnee Offord, 29, who claims she was «groped and kissed» by the

This isn't simply about one man's struggle with society but an astute, psychological character study that ambiguously treads a fine line between redemption and damnation while leaving us to question our interpretation of events.

It should be a more emotionally engaging picture, but «One More Time» only reaches periodic clarity, struggling to find the borders of its vast psychological examination.

Here's the official synopsis: In this remarkable true story set in the height of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcome.

She blames herself for the loss of her parents, a bit of torment that provides Woodley with a chance to add psychological depth to a character who also struggles to contain her most violent impulses.

Released: September 29 Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas, Carel Struycken Director: Mike Flanagan (Hush) Why it's great: Like 128 Hours for BDSM amateurs, this adaptation of Stephen King's psychological novella gifts Gugino — long overlooked by Hollywood and underappreciated by her directors — the role of a lifetime, as Jessie, a woman handcuffed to a bed by her recently deceased husband who struggles to break free before starvation, dehydration or something worse sets in.

After learning of his tragic accident, and the psychological impact on Brady's life, Zhao chose to make her next film about his heart - rending struggles as he comes to terms with his new reality.

The film struggles to create a context in which the climactic murder seems inevitable, but the facts don't support a psychological case study — all indications are that du Pont more or less lost his mind in the weeks leading up to the murder, whereas most of Foxcatcher takes place almost a decade earlier — and screenwriters Dan Futterman (who also wrote Capote) and E. Max Frye (Something Wild — this is not) never manage to build a series of petty rivalries and resentments into tragedy.

In this remarkable true story set in the height of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcome.

We do get to hear Petit talk about his psychological struggles and first - hand experiences of the amazing event, but each time we go to Gordon - Levitt on Lady Liberty it feels awkward, leaning towards corny (or maybe that he's going to try to sell us auto insurance).

Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a psychological portrait of the First Lady as she struggles to maintain her husband's legacy and the world of «Camelot» that they created and loved so well.

She's struggling with her own burgeoning sexuality, the psychological enigma that is her mother, potrayed by Eva Green, and the complexities of relationships.

I saw films with stories about finding happiness even with cancer (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), the struggles of addiction (I Smile Back), transgender women in Los Angeles (Tangerine), post-apocalyptic love triangles (Z for Zachariah), a teenage girl's sexual awakening (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), relationships between interviewer and interviewee (End of the Tour, True Story), washed up Olympians (The Bronze), two kids who go for a joy ride (Cop Car), psychological studies (The Stanford Prison Experiment), lesbian lovers coming - of - age (The Summer of Sangaile), being a single parent (People, Places, Things), and geeky kids learning how to grow up (Dope).

- Library Journal «A harrowingly honest memoir of profound psychological struggle.»

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New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and bodies, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health.

The more you push and struggle by over-analyzing market variables the more your trading account is going to suffer, this is one of the biggest psychological paradoxes and hurdles that traders need to overcome before they can realize their full potential as market technicians.

A 2010 study from the University of Iowa identified emotional / mental health as the top reason for withdrawal from college.2 Recognizing that many students struggle with conditions such as anxiety and depression, all three Allianz Global Assistance's tuition insurance plans also consider a student's psychological condition to be a covered reason for withdrawal.

Meanwhile, players on each side in this bitter struggle have pointedly suggested that the other is in urgent need of psychological counseling.

In Iraq and Afghanistan, our US troops, are drawn to nearby animals as a means of loving companionship and a vital way to cope with the emotional struggle and psychological hardships of every day life in a havoc - filled war zone.

Every aspect of the game reveals more about the psychological state of the main character, Adam, and ties back to the idea of creating the feelings I've struggled with as someone with mental illness.

Moons of Madness is a first person, psychological horror game that explores the internal struggles of astronaut Shane Newehart and the supernatural events that occur on research station Trailblazer Alpha, the first scientific outpost on the planet Mars.

But if we examine the game as Wake's struggle through writers block, it presents gamers with a narrative and experience that is unique to the genre of psychological horror and mystery.

Drawing upon recent contemporary fiction, curators Tom Eccles and Amy Zion (both Bard College, New York) have invited writers, poets, and artists to investigate the psychological, linguistic, physical and social conditions that underpin the daily struggles of individual lives.

Referencing the myth of Icarus, it narrates the longing struggle of a mad servant, who has made his master a hostage to his private psychological delirium.

Audience members are left questioning the definition of female labor, in addition to considering the work as an intimate portrait of struggles to overcome, be they emotional, psychological, or physical.

Drawing inspiration from classical portrait painting of the 17th - century Dutch Golden Age to explore the relationship between her subjects and their environment, Dumas often presents her subjects as heroic, engaged in a struggle of sorts against their marginalization or confinement, and against the spatial and psychological encroachment of people.

The figures populating David's work convey the struggle of adaptation, both physical and psychological, of the self and of the image.

She has lived voluntarily in a psychiatric institution since 1977 traveling often to her studio in Tokyo, and much of her work has been marked with obsessiveness and the struggle with her psychological trauma.