If the measure of a good society is broad distribution of the capacity for shaping one's life, how can we abandon the young precisely at the time of their greatest helplessness and psychological vulnerability?
In our study, smokers showed greater helplessness than non-smokers.
Young adult beneficiaries experiencing a great deal of helplessness are more likely to see their futures in adulthood as uncertain which could be a risk factor for the development of psychological distress over time.
Third, many participants have low socioeconomic status and may more readily accede to social norms through a greater sense of helplessness than people of higher socioeconomic status [ 45].
But the nightmare of Mogadishu, Somalia, where the bodies of Army Rangers were dragged through the streets after 18 were killed in October 1993, is a pertinent lesson -- a parable of an army equipped and trained for great wars reduced to helplessness and ridicule by a band of thugs.
The great gothic fear is helplessness, that we might be victimised and dominated; for young Rosemary, this is a matter of being bullied and cajoled, her pregnancy taken from her and her body alienated from herself, and turned into the victim of a witches' conspiracy by her husband and elderly neighbours.
As a first step of testing the value of MI-related distress for post-MI prognosis, we investigated the hypothesis that greater fear of dying, helplessness, or pain intensity (i.e., perceived distress during acute MI) would be associated with increased risk of future hospital readmissions due to non-fatal cardiovascular events and related interventions.
But his centrality grew even greater during the making of "Helplessness Blues".
53.3% of the respondents had feelings of Helplessness to a greater or lesser degree.
Mr. Adler, as the befuddled dad and husband, employs his great rubbery face in expressions of helplessness that have been funny forever.
