Sentence examples for mental spur from inspiring English sources

The company of Alfred Brendel is a mental spur, a kick to consciousness.

Ostensibly a 700-page chronicle of a man's 20-year decline into a world of mental illness, spurred from simply going to temporarily visit a relative in an asylum and then just sticking around and taking part, the novel is sad in a calm, claustrophobic sense.

Such a mental boost would spur career success — "To get your foot in the door, your imagination can be an open-sesame" — and also make the reader a much happier person.

As had happened in the cases of Jared Loughner and Adam Lanza, the attribution of the disaster to mental illness has spurred calls for more thorough mental-health screenings of people seeking access to instruments of mayhem, and for more restrictions on those diagnosed with a mental illness.

It is strange to think that government works that way, that the fact that a senior senator has a mentally ill daughter can spur governmental action on mental illness.

The study supports literature that outlines a need for coordinated advocacy movements for mental health (45) to spur demand for change in the context of low political will of public policymakers (22, 46).

In addition, the application of theories from psychology and sociology has also contributed to fundamental changes in the understanding of mental disorders; this has spurred the development of the biopsychosocial medical model.

June 21, 2013 Even more than the score, I'm worried here about the Spurs' turnovers and mental focus.

The Spurs were outscored 13-3 in overtime as the clearly gassed Spurs were missing shots and making uncharacteristic mental lapses.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich lauded Duncan's mental toughness, stating his rookie's "demeanor was singularly remarkable", Duncan always "put things into perspective" and never got "too upbeat or too depressed".

The problem for the Spurs in game 7 won't be mental but physical.