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PSYCHOLOGY OF LOOTING BEHAVIOR

As a result of the fallout of ENDSARS protest especially after the Lekki incidence, hoodlums and miscreants hijacked the protest which resulted into looting of governments warehouses, looting of private houses of individuals and destruction of public properties as well as the burning of private business buildings which later spread across the nation. Opinions have been sharply divided as some explained that the looters acted rightly by “possessing their possessions” while others argued that the looters committed crime for illegally breaking into warehouses. There are arguments that the looting was necessitated by the hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives since May/April in the midst of hunger. Actually some of the food items in certain warehouses were already going bad and was quite shocking to see the volume of food items in several warehouses across the country. Although explanations were given by the governors of a planned distribution of the food items befor

Globalization of Values and Mental Health

Globalization is a term in current usage but one whose meaning remains controversial and diverse even among those who invoke it. Within this context of difficulty in precisely defining globalization; AnthonyMcGrew states that globalization constitutes a multiplicity of linkages and interconnect that transcend the nation-states (and by implication the societies) which make up the modern world system. It defines a process through which events, decisions and activities in one part of the world can come to have a significant consequence for individuals and communities in quite distant parts of the globe. There are at least four dimensions of globalization that are crucial in understanding the change represented by this phenomenon namely: Globalization as a historical epoch argues that the phenomenon can be defined in a period of history rather than a theoretical framework. It can also be viewed as a confluence of an economic phenomenon which includes liberalization and deregulati

REFERRAL OF A VIOLENT MENTALLY ILL

This aspect of the care of the mentally ill has become very important because of the likely increase in the incidence of new cases as a consequence of economic recession. Some of the new cases may get very violent which could put the relatives in a difficult situation as they may not know the necessary steps to take. We have procedures like chanting incantations, prayers to cast out the devils that have taken possession of the patient so that they can be disarmed. Exorcism as a preferred method cuts across Christianity, Islam and the African traditional religion especially for the violent ones. This also makes them more prone to inhuman interventions that can shorten their lives. Apart from prayers, some are starved and flogged to take the demons out. The practice of hospitalizing the mentally ill is a very old one usually called mad houses. These institutions were only a little better than prisons. The patients were chained to beds consisting of long boxes raised from

The Emotion of Fear & Mental Health

Photo by Niklas Hamann on Unsplash Almost everyone experiences fear in situations adjudged to be dangerous. In some cases fear is protective because it empowers the individual to come up with psychological and physiological mechanisms to avert a sinister outcome. Fear is an emotional experience with tremendous dramatic manifestations primarily physiological as combat hormones are released. These hormones have immediate reactions on the heart manifesting as increased heart rate that one becomes aware of with attendant feelings of anxiety and tension at times. All these responses are geared towards instituting a response that is defensive and most times proactively protective. The emotion of fear curtailed within the limits of functional equilibrium drives us in the direction of proficiency and excellence so that we will avoid the embarrassment of failure. The menace of diseases and the attendant incapacitation has driven medical science into developing protective st

Let Us Stop The Suicide

This topic is coming up from an experience I had about a week ago while teaching a postgraduate class and the issue of suicide came up for discussion. There was almost a unanimous view that whoever commits suicide will definitely end up in eternal damnation. The lesson I took from that discussion is that the Supreme Being did not create any of us to assume the responsibility of terminating our lives since we did not create ourselves. Even when we do not believe there is a supreme being, we all have an awareness of a form of supernatural essence within us that is linked to some special purpose to fulfill. I connect to the sense of value and worth that the message implies such that irrespective of our experiences we should all realize that we are not only significant but irreplaceable. However, embedded in this same belief is the opposite that can make us complacent about folks around us that may be on their way of committing suicide. I know that our culture abhors

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