Author Archive: Hellen Wanjiru
Health Psychology: A Study of Optimism and Hope on Health
Introduction Health psychology deals with the study of the roles of emotion to one’s physical health (Snyder, 2000, p67). Emotions have been studied in relation to psychological stress which may cause disease. Mortality and morbidity are the result of inability to control anxiety and depression (Petersons, 2000, pp 45,). Negative emotions such as anxiety, depression, […]
The Theory By Louis Pojman
Merit: Why do we value it? Louis Pojman thesis lies on the concept of whether or not is proper for the good to proper while the evil suffer depending on the extend of their virtuousness or viciousness. His final conclusion is that individuals should get what they have earned in terms of penalties and punishments […]
Comparing and Contrasting Theories of Love in Modern Psychology
The two-factor theory of emotion suggests that human emotions are made up of two unique components; the physiological arousal and a conscious understanding of the arousal. The degree of cognition is used to interpret the concept of physiological reactions to outside events surrounding the individual. Modern psychologists have employed concepts of this theory into practice […]
Theories in Bipolar Disorder
Introduction Bipolar disorder is a mental disease defined by abnormally elevated energy levels hence it is often regarded as mood disorder. These elevated moods are often called mania in clinical terms and depression is common among the victims which are interrupted by periods of normal moods. Based on the severity of the moods bipolar disorders […]
Use of Mathematics in Photography
Introduction Photography is an art or a process through which still or moving pictures are created by recording radiation on a radiation-sensitive object such as electronic sensors and photographic films. Radiation is used extensively in the form of ultra violet, visible and near-IR rays of the spectrum. The lay man’s term for radiation is light […]
Ethical Issue
Introduction There are so many ethical concerns surrounding organ transplantation today. It is however important to note that the main dilemma as far as organ transplantation is concerned is informed by the scarcity of the organs available for transplant. In this text, I will describe transplant allocation as a current ethical issue and lastly […]
Media Coverage Of Terrorist Activities
It is clear that in the last two decades, terrorist activities have been receiving widespread coverage from nearly all media channels. While there are inherent benefits that accrue with regard to the fight against terrorism, the negative effects of coverage of terrorist activities by media fraternity by far outweigh the benefits. According […]
Compression Schemes
Data elimination is a form of data compression which involves reducing the size of files and folder by extracting some data from the files or folders in question. Elimination of data from files does not necessarily mean that the data is lost as some could be stored in lossless compartments which cut out unnecessary data […]
Problems, Relationships and Legal Limitations of Organized Crime
With globalization, international trade has grown far and wide. As a result, organized crime activities and corruption have greatly increased, enlarged and spread. Conceptually, some people and groups are easy to classify as organized crime after evaluating their legitimacy. Organized crimes present a major threat to human security hence the need to properly counter them. […]
Food and Beverage Cost Control
Introduction There are four main categories of costs that any food and beverage service manager must concern himself with. Food cost is one of the largest expenses and refers to the costs associated with the actual production of the foods on the menu. Beverage costs on the other hand refer to costs related to the […]
