Ugly Truth Research Articles

The ugly truth about eating disorders. A case illustration of Anorexia Nervosa

Eating Disorders are behavioral conditions characterized by severe and persistent disturbance in eating behaviors and associated distressing thoughts and emotions. Eating Disorders have become a major health issue in our current society for both men and women. People with eating disorders, in particular those with Anorexia Nervosa, are at high risk in terms of their health and safety. Unfortunately, they have the highest mortality of any psychiatric illness. Mortality rates are over 5 times higher than the general population. Both their physical and suicidal behaviors contribute to this risk. The risk of others is less of a concern. Disturbed eating behaviors such as dietary restriction, episodes of binge eating, excessive exercise, self-induced vomiting and the use of laxatives make it difficult for a person to maintain a healthy body weight and lead to the development of physical and psychological symptoms of nutritional imbalance and starvation. The factors involved in the assessment of risk in people with eating disorders include medical risk, psychological risk, psychosocial risk and insight/capacity and motivation.

The Ugly Truth About cars in Stowmarket

The Ugly Truth About cars in Stowmarket

The ugly truth about social welfare payments and households’ subjective well-being

Background: Implicitly, social welfare payments (SWPs) are a transfer from the wealthy (those in high-income quintiles) to the poor (in low-income quintiles) to reduce poverty and create a more equal distribution of income. Previous studies have shown that resources, such as income (including SWPs), are pooled within households creating positive externalities. Studies on the subjective well-being (SWB) effect of SWPs are scarce, and no previous study has investigated whether the expected positive relationship holds across all household income quintiles.Aim: This study determines whether the expected positive relationship between SWB and SWPs holds across all household income quintiles.Setting: The data for this study were obtained from the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS), which is representative of the state of affairs in South Africa.Methods: We use a pooled ordered probit and quasi-experimental models to investigate the relationship.Results: Surprisingly, all forms of SWPs are accessed across all household income quintiles, and the trend over time shows an increase. As expected, the relationship between SWP and SWB is positive, except in those households in the highest income quintile receiving an SWP who experience a negative effect on well-being.Conclusions: Our study explains the lack of progress in decreasing inequality and lower levels of SWB. Additionally, our findings are of interest to the ongoing broader debates around the effects of SWPs globally on poverty, inequality and SWB. Many checks and balances should be in place to ensure only the most vulnerable access SWPs.

Beautiful Game, Ugly Truth?

Abstract The human cost of the FIFA World Cup 2022 troubles human rights groups and football fans alike. However, measuring it is extremely difficult due to elusive, vague and misleading data sources on worker deaths, as Megan Price explains

The ugly truth behind transitional justice in the post-revolution phase: A constitutional law and economics analysis

AbstractThis article explores the transitional justice (TJ) dilemmas after revolutions have overthrown autocratic regimes through developing a model that uses a law and economics methodology. The article seeks to answer two questions: Why do post-revolution regimes resort to or ignore TJ policies towards former autocratic regimes? And why is it difficult to adopt and apply welfare-enhancing TJ mechanisms in practice, including popular suggestions within the TJ literature to portray the civil society organizations as the key solution to TJ dilemmas? To answer these questions, the article provides a theoretical positive analysis of the scenarios and dilemmas of TJ. It argues that TJ should function both as an internalization mechanism of negative externalities of the violations of the past-regime, and a form of constitutional arrangements as anex anteincentives structure to prevent the repetition of these violations. However, due to asymmetric information problems, behavioural biases and the constitutional nature of TJ, the ‘TJ momentum’ precludes most of the traditional solutions for this principal–agent problem.

Review of Racism on Campus: A Visual History of Prominent Virginia Colleges and Howard University

Poulson’s book comes at a critical time, where countervailing forces have emerged regarding race, history, legacy, and reparations. While the text was born from the blackface scandal faced by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, its relevance touches on recent debates around critical race theory, book banning, the whitewashing of history, and more. While the murder of George Floyd and the surge of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 sparked a brief period of historical reckoning nationally, there has been a backlash in the years that followed. Books are being pulled from shelves, teachers are under attack, and states are passing laws to ban the teaching of controversial topics. Poulson’s work reminds us of the value of facing the ugly truth of past racial oppression, highlighting the ubiquity of racialized imagery and the stunning ways that higher education institutions maintain and reinforce racialized hierarchies. His methodological approach allows the reader to be...

Heartland (2007–2021 and ongoing)

<i>Heartland</i> (2007–2021 and ongoing)

The Ugly Truth to Canada’s Big Lie: A Tale of Ongoing Settler Colonial Genocide of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples and the Creation of an Apartheid State

ABSTRACT Drawing heavily on Indigenous authors, this paper explores the historical roots to the emergence of Canada as a genocidal and apartheid state with respect to its Indigenous peoples. A major theme of the paper is that historical injustices grounded in settler colonial priorities continue to inform contemporary socio/political contexts that maintain Canada’s status as a racist, apartheid and genocidal state with respect to Indigenous peoples. Examples drawn from the Lytton fire of 2020 and the November floods in British Columbia highlight that the needs and rights of Indigenous peoples will always take a back seat to Canada’s corporate economic interests. A corollary to the paper constitutes the dismantling of Canada’s “Big Lie” that Canada is a progressive country that has shown considerable progress in its relationship with Indigenous peoples.

The ugly truth about pipe stem bore diameter dating

The usual practice of presenting and considering age estimates derived from pipe stem bore diameters as individual point estimates is incorrect, misleading, and ignores the true nature of the data set. Consideration of the age estimates as a range of values described by the mean and standard deviation correctly and more accurately reflects the nature of the data set, the probabilistic characteristics of the calculations, and allows for explicit evaluations of the similarities and differences among age estimates using inferential statistics.

Pandemics, Socioeconomic Gaps, and Macroeconomic Policy: The Ugly Truth Highlighted by COVID-19

Economic stratification lies at the heart of persistent inequities, which have been considerably amplified under COVID-19. To tackle these persistent inequities, a social economics approach and common goods focused policy for at-risk groups are required. Using this approach, this article highlights various past macroeconomic and health policy decisions that have created the conditions for the social and spatial distribution of COVID-19 infections, deaths, and other deleterious outcomes. Additionally, the linkages between health and socioeconomic status are explored, shedding light on the current and likely gaps present given the Covid19 global pandemic. One cannot look at the COVID-19 crisis in a vacuum, but rather how the crisis reflects deeply rooted institutional, structural, and systemic social stratification. This article contributes to the existing literature by analysing it through the lens of occupational prestige. The recognition of social economics and the growing stratification of Americans is necessary to enact healthier policies for all, but especially marginalized communities.

As an Act of Protest and Emotional Catharsis About the Ugly Truth of Racism

In this edited interview, psychologists Eric Greene and Nisha Gupta interview filmmaker Dennis Leroy Kangalee about his film As an Act of Protest (2002), which is about a young African American actor named Cairo Medina who goes through a station-of-the-cross journey to find the meaning of his life and eradicate the racism and police brutality that continue to plague the world. In this conversation, Dennis shares the genesis of the film as a response to the police brutality occurring in New York in the late 1990s, the psychological struggles he experienced while making this film and enduring backlash to it, and his desire to convey raw emotional truths about the ugliness of racism and racial trauma through a style of radically honest filmmaking that can foster catharsis, reflection, and transformation.

Unskilled beauty or ugly truth? A dialogic study of the indexical line

A skilled drawing elicits an elevated aesthetic pleasure that we tend to call beauty. However, conceptual approaches to art influenced by science in association with technology subverted the discipline of drawing and notions of skill and beauty by focusing on the phenomenal world, including the human mind, in a more abstract and schematic way through an indexical line. The displacement of skill and beauty through the notion of a ‘truthful’ and perhaps even ethical line may pluralize beauty (the eternal regulator) and disable – literally – traditional notions of what the body can or should do. This study follows dialogically a number of indexical lines, from the art historian Pliny the Elder twenty-one centuries ago, to the deaf contemporary artist Christine Sun Kim (b. 1980) whose work explores the notations of sound through drawing, including Etienne-Jules Marey’s (1830–1904) graphic recording machines and Irma Blank’s (b. 1934) conceptual drawn writings.

‘A third way’ of Sergey Dovlatov

The article defines the principal artistic conflict in S. Dovlatov’s works as an irreconcilable contradiction between the ugly truth of reality and the embellished lies of Soviet ideological appearances, imposing themselves as a substitute for that particular reality. However, a third element in this universe is a recurrent type of protagonist who remains consistent in all of Dovlatov’s works. His situation, fate and personality are defined by his sticking to ‘a third way.’ It is from this viewpoint alone that one can observe the workings of the law of absurdity that rules the universe. According to the author, the popularity of Dovlatov’s books lies in their mainstream protagonist. Devoid of individual traits, Dovlatov’s hero is easy for any reader to identify with psychologically; and not because of many similarities, but due to very few differences. All in all, the article attempts to describe S. Dovlatov’s artistic world as a system that represents an organic unity of the writer’s creative principles and his deeply dramatic worldview.

All My Sons

All My Sons

Effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of black and brown racialized populations in the U.S.

Effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of black and brown racialized populations in the U.S.

A scenario for getting rid of the bomb

Regarding Thomas Jonter’s article “Getting rid of the Swedish bomb” (Physics Today, September 2019, page 40), I have a comment. Everyone in the world who might be considering building or using the atomic bomb should have as required reading the novel titled Alas, Babylon (1959) by Pat Frank. Although the story is fictional, it is not too far from what the ugly truth would be if means of mass destruction, such as the bomb, were to be used as weapons of war.The book clearly approximates what things would be like if an accident involving nuclear weapons should ever happen. The only solution would seem to be that all nations simultaneously agree to stop production of such weapons and dispose of any that they have. Otherwise, a freak accident like the one depicted in Alas, Babylon could become a terrible reality.I am 90 years old and don’t have too much time left, so perhaps I should not worry about such a situation. However, I do have family members who will be around for many more years. I can only hope that they will not be faced with a terrible happening such as a nuclear war.[Editors’ note: Alas, Babylon is out of print but still available through used-book sellers and as an ebook. It was mentioned briefly in a review of The Trinity Paradox (Physics Today, May 1992, page 64).] Section:ChooseTop of page <<© 2020 American Institute of Physics.

First, do no harm: ethical practice and patients with body dysmorphic disorder

Journal of Aesthetic NursingVol. 9, No. 2 CommentFirst, do no harm: ethical practice and patients with body dysmorphic disorderKathleen LongKathleen LongE: E-mail Address: [email protected]Aesthetic Practitioner, Maxamind, GlasgowSearch for more papers by this authorKathleen LongPublished Online:3 Mar 2020https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2020.9.2.65AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 2013 Google ScholarBeauchamp TL, Childress JF. Principles of biomedical ethics. 4th edn. Oxford: 1979. Google ScholarBetta Living. Is male vanity at an all-time high in the UK? 2014. https://www.bettaliving.co.uk/blog/articles/2014/02/is-male-vanity-at-an-all-time-high-in-the-uk/ (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarDay K. Branching out from wrinkle treatment: collagen corp. turns cowhide to cash. LA Times. 1985. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-10-fi-3562-story.html (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarDepartment of Health and Social Care. Keogh report. 2013. https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/bruce-keogh-review/Documents/outcomes/ (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarHardy L. Why women of 40 and 50 are the new ‘ageless generation’. 2017. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/women-40-50-new-ageless-generation/ (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarHealey N. The ugly truth about body dysmorphic disorder and cosmetic surgery. 2016. https://www.netdoctor.co.uk/healthy-living/a27062/cosmetic-surgery-body-dysmorphic-disorder/ (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarKremer D. Body dysmorphic disorder and plastic surgery. 2017. https://www.harleystreetaesthetics.com/blog/dr-kremers-blog/2017/01/13/body-dysmorphic-disorder-and-plastic-surgery (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarNachshoni T, Kotler M. Legal and medical aspects of body dysmorphic disorder. Med Law. 2007; 26(4):721–735 Google ScholarNuffield Council on Bioethics. Cosmetic procedures practice and promotion ‘cause for serious concern’, says ethics think tank. 2017. https://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/news/cosmetic-procedures-practice-promotion-concern-ethics-tank (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarNolen-Hoeksema S. Could aging be good for women? 2010. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-women/201001/could-aging-be-good-women (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarPoupard RJ. Self-esteem from a scalpel: the ethics of plastic surgery. Christian Research Institute. 2012. https://www.equip.org/article/self-esteem-from-a-scalpel-the-ethics-of-plastic-surgery-2 (accessed 24 February 2020) Google Scholarhttps://www.equip.org/article/self-esteem-from-a-scalpel-the-ethics-of-plastic-surgery-2 (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarTorres J. Study: women look in a mirror at least eight times a day. ABC News Radio. 2012. http://abcnewsradioonline.com/health-news/study-women-look-in-a-mirror-at-least-eight-times-a-day.html (accessed 24 February 2020) Google Scholarhttp://abcnewsradioonline.com/health-news/study-women-look-in-a-mirror-at-least-eight-times-a-day.html (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarUNC Aesthetic, Laser & Burn Center. Surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures by age. 2013. https://www.uncaestheticandlaser.com/blog/2013/01/surgical-and-non-surgical-cosmetic-procedures-by-age/ (accessed 24 February 2020) Google ScholarVeale D, De Haro L, Lambrou C. Cosmetic rhinoplasty in body dysmorphic disorder. Br J Plast Surg. 2003; 56(6):546–551. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0007-1226(03)00209-1 Crossref, Google ScholarVelimirović A. The importance of the Frida Kahlo self-portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird. 2018. https://www.widewalls.ch/frida-kahlo-self-portrait-with-thorn-necklace-and-hummingbird/ (accessed 24 February 2020) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 March 2020Volume 9Issue 2ISSN (print): 2050-3717ISSN (online): 2052-2878 Metrics History Published online 3 March 2020 Published in print 2 March 2020 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download

What Hank Did Next

Hank Carlson, once a successful businessman and a well-respected member of his community, spent nearly two years in prison for check fraud. When he was caught, the community turned on him instantly, and his family suffered financially and socially as a result of his deeds.Carlson did his time grudgingly, believing himself to have been the scapegoat of a Justice Department that was overcompensating for the Enron debacle by punishing any businessperson who set a toe even slightly outside the law...even if, as Carlson imagines is true of him, they hadn't really hurt anybody. Now, Carlson is out of prison and working to repair the broken trust and relationships within his family. He has an okay job and new connections with people who don't know about his past. But when an investment banker offers Carlson a finance job, Carlson fears that accepting it would reveal what he'd done all over again, exposing himself and his family to more damage. And then a local teacher at the center of a scandal reaches out to Carlson for help and advice. What should Carlson do? Excerpt UVA-E-0434 May 13, 2020 What Hank Did Next Introduction Hank Carlson had known this moment—the moment he had been dreading for an entire year—would come sooner or later. Although he had spent the last several months trying to put his life back together, he knew his criminal past couldn't stay buried. Eventually, the ugly truth would find its way out again. His family had already suffered a huge blow that had threatened to tear it apart, and Carlson had already lost everything. Yet he didn't want to make things any worse. Carlson watched the ceiling fan rotate above his head. He knew all too well that bad things could be hidden in plain sight. His head tingled in a familiar way—a pain along his hairline that started when he was feeling anxious. Carlson had spent nearly two years in prison, serving a sentence for check fraud. Every morning in prison, he'd awoken with this familiar anxiety and the constant depression of knowing that this day would be just like the day before—filled with the darkness that accompanied his anger and shame about his crime. He hadn't deserved to be in prison; he wasn't a bad person. Back then, he'd always wanted to hide, to be concealed, but he'd come to learn that no secret ever stayed hidden for very long. . . .

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The Ugly Truth: Abject Corporeality as Political Authenticity

Abstract In this article, I argue that, as materialized in the figures of current U.S. President Donald Trump and immediate past New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a culturally resonant variant of political authenticity has become aligned with the corporeally abject. In a climate in which conventional cornerstones of political comportment have become suspect, the corporeal abject has become a marker of authenticity, material evidence of resistance to perceived “politics as usual.” Moreover, mediated coverage of Trump and Christie that turns on their corporeal abjection to the end of critique augments and sediments this effect; fetishizing the grotesque corporeal features of Trump and Christie effectively serves to secure their relative “realness” and their concomitant distance from the artifice and deceit against which a disaffected public draws itself. This analysis prompts a theoretical reconsideration of relationships between abjection, subjectivity, and relative privilege and the role and relevance of the body in mediating those relationships.