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the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states
How To Use holism In A Sentence
- Although alcoholism remains the number one dependency problem among judges and lawyers, the face of addiction continues to change.
- The holistic therapies might lead medicine back towards the holism of the ancient systems.
- To gain a richer understanding of the problem of holism we must therefore distinguish it from the problem of determinism.
- At the vertex is a medical student named Karlanner (played by Stephen Barker Turner), a kind of emblematic conflicted "good German" - leftishly inclined, living with the Jewish girlfriend who rescued him from alcoholism. A Lost Voice Surfaces From A Sinister Interlude
- Most patients who are suffering from alcoholism have considerable personal and social difficulties in addition.
- Kerala has less crime and alcoholism than elsewhere in India.
- It is only too true that alcoholism, cocainism, and other supposed means of getting beyond a monotonous daily life are becoming increasingly prevalent among women.
- Given his mental-health problems, the loss of his girlfriend and his battle with alcoholism, it would seem he has had more than his fill of heartache; consequently The Kiss of Morning is a splenetic, purgative record.
- His alcoholism took a toll on his enigmatic, sphinx-like charm.
- Formication also occurs in alcoholism and can be a symptom of drug toxicity, particularly from overuse of cocaine and amphetamines.
