Living Will: Euthanasia

Euthanasia is a topic that not only heats up the minds, but also around which many myths entwine. Where the difference between indirect and passive euthanasia. What is the legal situation? You can find out here. Indirect euthanasia – what is it? What exactly is meant by passive or indirect euthanasia? In indirect euthanasia, targeted … Living Will: Euthanasia

Living Will: Legal Situation

Since September 01, 2009, the German Civil Code (BGB) has legally regulated the living will. It is defined as a written declaration that permits or prohibits specific medical treatments or interventions if the author can no longer express himself independently. What does a living will look like? There is no prefabricated form for a living … Living Will: Legal Situation

Perception: Irritant

Perceived information can be divided into groups; correspondingly, the receptors that respond to these stimuli: Mechanoreceptors respond to mechanical stimuli, i.e., pressure, touch, stretch, or vibration. They mediate tactile perception (sense of touch) and, together with the sense of balance in the inner ear, proprioception, i.e., the position and movement of the limbs in space … Perception: Irritant

Perception: Illusions and Disturbances

Since our perception never corresponds one hundred percent with reality, the boundary to perceptual illusions or disorders is fluid. For example, we perceive colors even though light itself is not colored, but only has different wavelengths that are interpreted accordingly by the visual organ and brain; many animals, for example, perceive colors differently than humans. … Perception: Illusions and Disturbances

Perception: What is it Anyway?

“Wara neman” – for the ancient Germanic peoples, this meant paying attention to something. From this moment until “perceiving”, i.e. grasping how something is, many complex processes take place in the body in which numerous structures are involved. In order to survive, the organism has to find its way in its environment – an environment … Perception: What is it Anyway?

The phase of defiance

What is the defiance phase? The defiance phase describes a certain stage of development in children, which children from the age of two go through with varying intensity. In rare cases, the defiant phase does not occur due to social circumstances. During the defiance phase, the child’s behavior changes, it tests how far it can … The phase of defiance