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The Pains of War Alexandria Billington Psyc 150: Psychology of WWII, Paper #1 Pain is not merely the manifestation of some physical hurting from an injury, it comes in many different forms. It can be physical as well as mental. Pain is used as a warning sign to symbolize that something is wrong. Ever since birth, people are dependent on pain to recognize problems and to know when to take action about them. Without pain, there would be no sense of danger, it forces people and organisms to make the necessary changes for survival. The premise is the same with psychological pain, the pain experienced from social exclusion is so unpleasant that those who experience it will change in some way to avoid a recurrence (Williams & Zardo, 2001). People everywhere experience differing forms of pain ... read more

This is it! Officially one week to go before my flight. I'm pretty sure my heart will be constantly in my stomach all week out of both nerves and excitement. I've already gone shopping (yay Walmart!) to get all the supplies I need like gloves, toiletries, clothes, of course a first aid kid in case I get mauled by a lion....just kidding. :) I'm working all day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday which only leaves Thursday and Friday to do all last minute prep work. My bags are almost packed. I still have some laundry to do and a few things to find around the house and the mess I call a room. The hardest things to find are those that I have to find from all the stuff packed from school because that's everywhere, attic, garage, ... read more