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President Tatar criticizes UK troop deployment to Cyprus

President Tatar criticizes UK troop deployment to Cyprus  TRNC President Ersin Tatar reacted to the UK’s decision to send 700 additional troops to its sovereign bases on the island, with Britain citing the need to evacuate its citizens from war-torn Lebanon. Continue reading President Tatar criticizes UK troop deployment to Cyprus

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“ Depictions of ‘madness’ have been dominated by horror films revealing of the film industry’s historic insensitivity about mental health, You don’t have to be ‘mad’ to be in the movies – but the film industry has generally shown a shaky vision of mental health. It’s not that cinema evades ‘taboo’ themes here; it’s more that it tends to swing wildly from sentimentality to sensationalism.” - Arwa Haider

I agree with the above statement as I also believed this stigma about mentally ill people that has been displayed by the film industry.In this weeks blog I got to watch a movie that centers around the challenges and experiences of people with mental disabilities.The movie that I chose to watch is called “Awakening”

In the beginning of the movie I am introduced to an old age home that has been named by the staff there as the “garden” merely because the patients that lived there were at a criticl state of Parkinsons Diesease that they can no longer tak care of themselves in the most way.They can no longer engage in their ADLs.This clinical picture of these clients have put them in a vegetative state and the staff are merely “feeding and watering”the patients (flowers) of the “garden”.This depicts the negative effects of institutionalization.The patients seem to present themselves at catatonic and show symptoms of institutional neurosis.

The movie focuses on one peculiar patient called Leonard Lowe who has been frozen in the same position for 30 years, who neither moves nor speaks. Mr Lowe is at a critical stage of Parkinsons disease.The stigmatization that comes with this is that he is put into this facility to be left to die which is one of the factors that families think of when placing their loved ones in an old age home. He cannot make his body do what his mind desire. Sometimes that blockage is manifested through bizarre physical behavior, sometimes through apparent paralysis.

If I were to consider Mr Lowe’s state of mind I would conclude that he is probably not motivated to do anything,he has given up on lie and he is just waiting to die.But one of the aims of this movie is to reveal that all mentally ill people have an inner drive to beat the limitations of their diagnosis and although they may not show it out to the public they have some hope that they will be helped in order to help themselves and that is happens with the arrival of a new doctor who aims sets out to establish and prove a theory,where he taps into the unseen potential of the patients at the “garden”particularly MrLowe.

These opening scenes of the movie particularly when Dr Sayer arrives at the facility and discovers this phenomenon of the patients really sey the mood for the rest of the movie as from that discovery that was made I got to see that joy that it brought to the patients and brought about their awakening from their “frozen”state.With the clients being awakened they do although come to face realities and how much their diagnosis has affected their lives in that their liberation comes with its own cruel set of conditions.

The movie follows Leonard through the stages of his rebirth.As a therapist in the making I can relate to this because of the time I spend with my clients on field block and the progress that is made by my clients through the therapythey engage in which further emphasises the important of compliance in therapy.It portrays a client who is motivated to improve their level of functioning.

Dr Sayer represents the members of the MDT.He was able to build a rapport with MrLowe ad empathised with him and aimed to help in regain his function.His personality and drive to help encouraged me to ensure that my therapy is client centred at all times.

The disease is not an open-and-shut case. And as the movie unfolds,I was able to identify the challenges of implementing this theory and that patience and determination was key to getting the outcomes that would benefit MrLowe.This encourages me to have patience when dealing with clients who are mentally ill and that their progress is a lifetime journey that requires patience and determination from both the therapist and the client.





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Ataoğlu criticizes RoC efforts to prevent tourists from visiting the North

Ataoğlu criticizes RoC efforts to prevent tourists from visiting the North Ataoğlu made a statement regarding the efforts of the Greek Cypriot Administration to prevent tourists from crossing to the North for the day Ataoğlu made a statement regarding the efforts of the Greek Cypriot Administration to prevent tourists crossing to the North for the day and said that these efforts of Southern…

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TRNC President Ersin Tatar: EU surrenders to Greek Cypriot Side

President Ersin Tatar has issued a statement on the Cyprus issue and the European Council conclusions dated 17 April. 2024 on Ukraine, the Middle East, and Türkiye.  EU surrenders to Greek Cypriot Side Continue reading TRNC President Ersin Tatar: EU surrenders to Greek Cypriot Side

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President Tatar: "Christodoulides' speech does not reflect the truth”

President Ersin Tatar made an assessment on BRT regarding the speech delivered by the Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides, during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, in which he said that “there is no other basis for the solution of the Cyprus problem outside the decisions of the United Nations Security Council, and there never will be.” Continue reading Untitled

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TRNC FM condemns the USA lifting arms embargoes on the RoC

Press Statement by the TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the extension of the decision to lift the arms embargo imposed by the United States of America on the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus “The arms sales restrictions imposed by the United States of America (US) on the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA) since 1987 were partially lifted in 2020 and completely lifted in…

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TRNC Presidency evaluates UN Security Council’s statement

The Presidency made an assessment regarding the statement issued by the UN Security Council on Cyprus. In the statement issued by the Presidency, it was noted “If the UN Security Council really wants to contribute to a comprehensive and fair settlement, it should respect our sovereign will and make decisions within this framework. Continue reading Untitled

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Türkiye reacts to UN Security Council's statement on Cyprus

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye made a written statement on the press statement of the UN Security Council on Cyprus. The statement by the Foreign Ministry is as follows:  “We fully support the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) concerning the UN Security Council’s press statement following the consultations…

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TRNC FM slams the PACE President for ignoring the TRNC

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus regarding the visit of Mr. Tiny Kox, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to the island of Cyprus.The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mr. Tiny Kox has opted to hold contacts only in the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus…

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TRNC FM blasts RoC for endorsing past EOKA’s terrorist acts

Foreign Minister Ertuğruloğlu reacts to EOKA statements made by Greek Cypriots Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus responded to the statements of Nikos Hristodulidis, Leader of the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus regarding the EOKA terrorist organization. Ertuğruloğlu stated that “the Greek Cypriot side keeps the racist…

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President Tatar Reacts to Weapons Training by GC Politicians

President Tatar Reacts to Weapons Training by GC Politicians

President Ersin Tatar reacted to the Greek Cypriot Ministers and MPs who received weapon training after the Greek Cypriot priests. According to the statement of the TRNC Presidency, President Tatar observed that Greek Cypriot ministers and MPs conducting target practice after the Greek Cypriot priests serves nothing except to increase the tension in the Eastern Mediterranean and is a new…

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President Erdoğan: They can only expect a two state solution

President Erdoğan: They can only expect a two state solution

Statement by Turkish President Erdoğan: “They did not leave a solution other than the independent two-state method in Cyprus” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned about the islands in the Aegean Sea and hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean. Erdoğan emphasized that Turkey will not give up its rights. (more…)

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TRNC FM criticizes the Greek Cypriot FM over their statements

TRNC FM criticizes the Greek Cypriot FM over their statements

Statement by the TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the statement of the Greek Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs  “Our views regarding the military exercise, named “Agapinor 2022”, organized by the Greek Cypriot administration and Israel, were shared with the public and subsequently the Spokesperson of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a statement supporting our position. The…