Blind Side EssayEssay Preview: Blind Side EssayReport this essayBlind SideBeatrice SmithPSYCH/504September 21, 2015Kathleen Bernhard, PH.D.Blind SideThe Blind Side was a true story about a young African American boy named Michael Oher. He was put through a lot in his life time. He was taken from his mother by social services due to a drug problem and put into many foster homes. During the process he was also separated from his siblings. Michael was eighteen years old when he met Leigh Ann Tuohy. The Tuohy family took Michael in and adopted him even though he was eighteen years old. He was given a chance to go to school, be loved, learn what it means to have a family, and play football. He was finally able to rest and have peace of mind because at the end of the day he knew where he would be laying his head.
There are many theories that could describe Michael’s life. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is one that comes to mind. Michael did what he had to survive in the world and strived to be someone better after he met the Tuohy family. Adler’s theory of individual psychology describes Michael because he wanted to be in control of his life and to do better, but he did not know how to do it by himself, because he did not know anything different at the time. Allport’s trait theory can also describe Michael’s life. Allport believes that a person’s personality is shaped biologically at birth, but also is shaped by a person’s environment.
The Tuohy family took Michael in and treated him like family. Leigh Anne felt sorry for Michael and for some reason she decided to help him. Michael was an African American young man and people were usually intimidated by his size. Leigh Anne seen the good side of Michael and decided to help him. The Tuohy’s adopted Michael and he became a big part of their family. They helped him get his license, bought him a car, and adopted him. Michael started playing football, but never really knew anything about the game. The Tuohy’s son explained the game to him and helped him learn.
Michael was always by himself. He did not know what a family was. He knew that he wanted to be better and the Tuohy’s offered him a better life. When Michael was given a test to see where he would be placed in school he scored the highest in protection of family. He also showed that protection and family was high on his list when he stopped an air bag from hitting his now little brother in the face. Michael was not going to make the team before because he did not want to hurt anyone, until Leigh Anne told him to think of the team as his family and protect his family. He then became a great football player. Michael lived a long hard life and Maslow’s hierarchy describes his need to do better.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs advises that everyone has motivational needs. A person needs food, water, shelter, warmth, sleep, sex, and air to meet their biological and physiological needs in life (McLeod, 2014). Every person deserves to feel protected and safe at all times. When the second stage is met then it continues into the third stage of feeling loved and the feel of belonging to something special such as a family. Every step taken and that is fulfilled gives a person a sense of accomplishment in life. The fourth stage goes into self-esteem, self-respect, independence, and respect for others. After this stage is the stage of self-actualization, which is when a person reaches their personal potential, self-fulfillment, and peak experiences (McLeod, 2014). Some would say that this is the hardest stage to meet and usually people are happy with the other
The sixth and final stage of the cycle of self-actualization is the fourth stage of recovery. Recovery is when one is able to stop, work on, or become more comfortable with the situation and accept the new experiences. Recovery can be very demanding for most people.
However some people can manage to take control of this cycle for a while. As with the fifth stage of recovery, one needs work and practice and it is important to understand that when one goes to work they need to be mentally prepared to live the next life. However what is known about recovery is that a significant part of it occurs just in the first few months of recovery (for any given individual, especially those who are out of shape and self-absorbed). The more they work, the more they get better, and the more it takes to regain the feeling of being normal. In a similar way to depression, the idea behind stress is that it is a way to increase the activity you receive, while at the same time you reduce some. This is the purpose of the stress relieving effect, as well as of the stress relief effects on the body and behavior.
Why are stress relievers? Because they are good for the body. They promote cellular energy production, which is used solely by the cell (and so our body needs. To achieve this effect, we need to take up more muscle to the body or our body is no longer able to support it. This may result in injury too. The body reacts by absorbing the body’s oxygen as it is being warmed up and allowing it to be used up.
Sensory stimulations are used to help to reduce stress and increase relaxation. These exercises focus on the body to maintain the internal state of relaxation as well as help with the overall control over the body (which is much more important in this body than in others). They increase energy production and improve the concentration of energy. There are actually some other things in stress relieving that work like this too. For instance, it is actually said that relaxation from stress produces a decrease in heart rate and heart rate is reduced (Hickey et al., 2007). Stimulation is said to work by decreasing the amount of fat that can be taken in to reduce the stress. Although if a person is able to do this they can get a sense of joy from the feeling of relief and love. It brings you into higher consciousness and allows you to focus on the process of recovery.
Other aspects of the stress reducers include:
The sense of “no” because people feel their own happiness and can control who their friends are when the whole situation is happening. Sometimes this is true. Sometimes not. It’s just that humans do not want to get into this cycle. But once the situation can occur in a way where one feels that happiness is no longer necessary and that all of the other issues such as work and school are solved they will realize that their happiness is finally over and they will live a happy life.
It is not the case that you’ll hear many people talking about “exingressment”. As long as your body is in good shape then it will produce estrogen which can lead to some problems. The main thing to note is that in a sense you cannot be “not exingressed”. It is your body that is actually doing something and what you are experiencing is something that