Anxiety: Cave Man Story

Please don't think I am here for sympathy. This is not meant as a sob story, this is meant as a warning. Please, be cautious. There are monsters lurking out there.

People seem to think that everything that happens to them everyday is real. The question is, though, “What is real?”. Is everything you see everyday really real or is it fake? We might see fantasies that other people or machines have created for us. Maybe we are the ones that are not enlightened yet. Numerous essays and films have been produced on this subject. One essay is “The Allegory of the Cave” written by Plato in 360 B.C. Also, the movie The Matrix was filmed in 1999. Even though many differences can be drawn between “The Allegory of the Cave” and The Matrix, there are many similarities as well.

This intrinsic formation of expansive foliage, stone and soil showcase what can be offered in the form of natural beauty -- bolstered in part by a creation of a seamlessly interwoven trail, taking many forms it will follow throughout the musty voids of cool stone, past the crashing flow of waterfalls, and into the expanse of lumbering cedar giants. Natural formations of rock with stunning depth and size introduce a smooth, chiseled out staircase, of solid gray stone, which leads downward into grooved out tunnel of stone running through the earth. The solid walls are rough and uneven, with an oozing stability. Running a finger across may yield a feeling of minor abrasion, with a small, distinct scraping heard. This sound

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Psychology is the scientific “study of the mind” (Gross, 2015) and behavior, which includes the study of humans and animals. There are various approaches in modern psychology. A theoretical approach is a perspective (view) about human behavior, there may be several different theories within an approach, but they all share these common assumptions and principles. (McLeod, 2007). A theory is an attempt by theorists to try to explain behavior. Theories are not facts but can be verified by testing. Theories can then be evaluated which I aim to do through this essay, where I will briefly explain the theoretical approaches in psychology and aim to focus on an analysis for each perspective which consist of the psychodynamic, humanist, cognitive and behavioral approaches where I will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each approach separately.

As we progress we can combine the behavioral with the cognitive, facing our worries, concerns or

In his article “Your Caveman Brain: Running from Predators at Work”, Manie Bosman claims that the human brains have the better performance when people are in a dangerous situation. The author demonstrates the fear of threat when a person meets a lioness and suddenly starts to run, by emphasizing that the main goal of people brain is to survive. While noticing lioness, which represents deadly threat, the brain produces hormones, which accelerates the blood flow and strengthens muscles. This process makes people run faster without thinking in order to ensure safety. Consequently, Bosman indicates that when a human faces unsafe situations he accomplishes tasks in a better way. Moreover, the author mentions that the brain reacts not only

Plato’s book, The Republic, in the excerpt regarding “The Allegory of the Cave,” and Rene Descartes’s book, Meditations on First Philosophy, in the excerpt concerning “Meditation I of the Things of Which We May Doubt,” have influenced the epistemological realm. Furthermore, they have influenced Hollywood. For instance, in 1999, Andy and Lana Wachowski directed a film, The Matrix, that had similar epistemological attributes. The Matrix contains similar and contrasting features with “The Allegory of the Cave” and “Meditation I of the Things of Which We May Doubt,” and, through the storyline of The Matrix, truth seems to be superior to bliss.

The presence of pain in “The Allegory of the Cave” retains many forms, whether that form be ignorance, taken into the physical sense, displayed through fear, or represented in a symbolic structure that goes beyond what is laid out in the text. Plato uses pain as a tool throughout the entire allegory, and while the prisoner undergoes his metaphysical journey from being a prisoner of his own mind to becoming a philosopher, the pain travels right along with him. From his captivity inside the cave, to his release from his chains, and then to his final exposure to the unabridged light of the sun, it remains, and is a significant part of his crossing to enlightenment. Before the prisoner begins his journey, he is shackled in place within a dim cave in the company of his fellow inmates, where he enjoys watching shadow shows that are being conducted by his hidden captors that dwell behind a wall that is also concealed. When the prisoners grow tired of

Why do we get scared? Why do we feel the feeling of anxiety or panic, anger or sadness?; these were questions I thought about at least fifty times a day. As I was staring at the treeline in my nightgown at five o’clock in the morning I began to make the final arrangements of my plan. The words crazy, suicidal, and mental running through my mind over and over again. As the sun starts to rise so does my heartbeat and I realize that I had been standing here, in this same position, for five hours now. And as I begin to run back to the building I refuse to call home I ask myself, “Am I crazy?”.

Yank from The Hairy Ape is one of the Stockholm firemen who is nescient, tough, and tall who believe he is living life. Mildred the opulent adolescent women who does not have a sentimental heart for the poor. When both Mildred and Yank visually perceived each other for the first time they both revolted by the fact they were different, and one looking like to a beast Yank, and the other white as a ghost Mildred. The Allegory of the Cave, if one of the prisoners gets out of the cave and visually perceive the Form, the prisoner will feel uncomfortable because he or she was not habituated to see the other side. The Lesson, Sylvia was revolted when Mrs. More had brought her and her friends to Fifth Avenue. She became furious of how opulent people

Book VI further supports Socrates’ claim that the philosophers are not in fact supremely virtuous (485 a-487 a). This is important because in Book IX Socrates discusses at length how the just are virtuous and that being both of these things is what leads to the ultimate good and happiness. Furthermore, this book provides another advocacy for the goodness of philosophy in and of itself.

After watching “As Good As It Gets” and reading the article, it seems that anxiety can be perceived as both beneficial and detrimental. The article examines the six reasons for worry and their implications as seen by those who experience them. The movie is a heart-warming tale of a man with anxiety, among other things, that removes himself from others through worry and routine. When examining both, I found that both seem to play with the idea that worry and anxiety can be “utilized” by some clients and even subdued through sheer will. While working with individuals that have General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and even having PTSD myself, I have been able to grasp a little experience when dealing with worry and anxiety.

The Cave. A lonely, dark place. Prisoners are shackled to the walls of the cave in which they are not able to move any body part. They have been there since childhood, not knowing the real world outside the cave. Not being able to experience life and to be shackled in a cave for my whole years would be complete torture.

The book starts by clarifying the two fundamental modes of thought: ‘system-1 (the fast thinking system) and ‘system-2’ (the slow thinking system). System-1 is fast, automatic, effortless, and intuitive. And it cannot be turned-off. While, system-2 is slow, effortful and lazy. But in all, system-2 is a very supportive system.