literature plays various roles, the major function being expressing reality through the forms of the novel and the short story. naguib mahfuz, one of the outstanding arab novelists, has special talents in this respect. he expresses social problems critically. the sexual crisis is one of the plights which is both discussed and challenged in his novels and short stories. he investigated sexual cr...

Pain is a major distractor and strongly challenges, not only the patient, but also the treating practitioner to understand what psychological effects are generated. People cope differently with pain especially chronic pain. Enquiry into the patient's personality-based psychological needs at this time of stress and ill health will often give clues as to how they need to change their approach if ...