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Organ Donation Organ Donor
1,191 wordsHolistic Care Are we Treating the Patient or the Condition? Holistic Care Are we Treating the Patient or the Condition? In today's fast-paced world where technology rules, the medical profession is also advancing. In 1991, 2, 900 liver transplants were performed in the United States while there were 30, 000 candidates for the procedure in the United States alone (Heffron, T. G. , 1993). Due to shortages of available organs for donation / transplantation , specifically livers, once again Although...
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Family And Friends Sexual Orientation
1,357 wordsSexual orientation has been and to some degree is still seen as a taboo topic. For many years it has been argued that sexual orientation is based on one's gender and one's sexual preference, should be based on one's sex (i. e. females should be attracted to males and males to females). For generations, these narrow views were considered to be the norm. However, hidden within society was a lifestyle that once aired was seen as deviant. Homosexuality and many sexual orientations were seen as sexua...
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Insanity Plea Insanity Defense
1,241 words... artist with a head in the trunk of his car. Curiously, the psychiatrist said that he was 'quite well adjusted', and doing great" ("Serial... "). According to Dr. Frazier many people have murderous fantasies but are able to control them through a series of "bypass techniques." Some examples of these bypass techniques include walking to the point of exhaustion, strenuous nighttime employment or temporary isolation (Methvin, 34). Many times people are able to control their murderous feelings, b...
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Mental Health Professionals Internet Addiction
906 wordsNet addiction is no joke, say mental health professionals. BELMONT, Mass. -- It started when he broke the bank while bidding at online auctions. Then it escalated as the hypnotic black hole of cyberspace sucked him in deeper. Online games, cybersex, and suicidal thoughts haunted him. Eventually he became so obsessed with the Internet that life had little meaning beyond it. Despite therapy and warnings, this anonymous Internet addict still hasn't been able to shake an addiction that has ruined hi...
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Side Effects School Hours
1,267 words... symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, it has been shown in numerous studies that stimulant medication provides significant benefits to between 70 and 80 % of children with ADHD. The most commonly prescribed medication used to treat ADHD is Ritalin (the generic form is called methylphenidate), although numerous other medications are also used. (Ingersoll, Goldstein, pg. 88) It is not known exactly how the medication works, but available evidence suggests that it works by co...
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Fifty Years Ago Concentration Camp
1,091 wordsWorld War II had stroked my soul not alike any other warfare. Holocaust, genocide, concentration camp were the nightmare terms that I had to grow up with. Certainly, every war leaves physical and psychiatric reflection on a nation; however, because it happened only fifty years ago, it took away lives of my relatives, this account of humanity couldnt be forgotten by me. The unfairness, cruelty and suffering that were expressed from Nazis arouse my curiosity of holocaust and humanities in our worl...
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Homosexual Behavior Dysfunctional Families
1,121 wordsOver the phone, I could hear quiet anguish in the mothers gentle contralto voice: We found out in late August. He sat us both down and told us his secret. Deep inside, I already knew. I guess Ive known for a long time, but I could not accept it. Hes my baby boy. How could he be a freak of nature? We couldnt talk about it. When he came home for Christmas, We talked about his job, his new home, and his new car. He and his brother talked about golf, and basketball, and everything else except that. ...
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Frontal Lobotomy Mentally Ill
1,094 wordsSchizophrenia is one of the most common serious psychiatric illnesses. It affects one percent of the general population. This is a socially and financially devastating disease that robs people of their most productive years of life. Schizophrenia still continues to be one of the most complex, puzzling and disabling of the major mental illnesses. Most symptoms develop in men around the age of sixteen and twenty-five years old, and around twenty-five to thirty years old in women. Schizophrenia rar...
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American Psychiatric Association Pete Rose
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
1,524 wordsLiving with Tourette syndrome gives a deeper insight to the highly misunderstood and understated disease, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. The book delves into the origin of the disease, the symptoms, the medications, and the treatments. Then the author gives thoughtful advice, a guide, so to speak, for parents, relatives, loved ones, and sufferers of Tourette. The author Elaine Fate Shimberg, is the mother of three children with Tourette Syndrome and a board member of the Tourette Association. S...
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Martial Arts Martial Artists
1,672 words... is a superb instructional tool for beginners because it teaches students the significance of position and places a value on each movement. It will also encourage safe daily practice that allows them to train more and get better quicker. This sport is a nice medium between going nuts and idealistic supportive training. Although participation in Asian martial arts has gained a measure of fame in North America (Cox, 1993), the meaning of these arts in North American contexts is unclear (Columbu...
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Rapid Eye Movement Hours Of Sleep
952 wordsSleep Disorders What are sleep disorders? Sleep disorders are disorders in the sleep patterns of both people and animals. During sleep, the body rests and the energy levels of the body are restored. Consequentially, if a person does not get enough sleep then, his body does not function effectively. Sometimes, it may lead to abnormal oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood. Some sleep disorders can interfere with mental and emotional functions Insufficient rest adversely affects the frontal...
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Past Psychosomatic History Ascertain His Past Psychosomatic History Therapeutic
970 wordsPracticum Process Recording Name of Nurse: Name of Client: Date: Nurse (non-verbal) Client (non-verbal) Nurses Thoughts and Feelings about Interaction Analysis of Interaction Hello there! (Getting up smiling; looks straight at the face of the client. ) Hi (Stands at the door, looking at nurse doubtfully; not knowing what to do. ) He looks a bit unsure. Must make him comfortable first. (Therapeutic) I am effectively trying to put her at ease. Why dont you sit down? (Points to a chair acr...
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Due To A Lack Allegory Of The Cave
1,363 wordsThe Benefits Education Has On Individuals And/Or Society Plato, the most creative and influential of Socrates' disciples, wrote dialogues, in which he frequently used the figure of Socrates to espouse his own (Plato's) full-fledged philosophy. In "The Republic, " Plato sums up his views in an image of ignorant humanity, trapped in the depths and not even aware of its own limited perspective. The rare individual escapes the limitations of that cave and, through a long, tortuous intellectual journ...
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Personality Disorder State Run
801 wordsDr. Hannibal Lecter Dr. Lecter is a 56 -year-old man who has never before been married. He was ordered by the New York Supreme Court to seek counseling following his conviction for murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. According to police records, Dr. Lecter has killed nine people of whom the last six were killed in a brief spree of violence and whimsy. Each of his victims had been partially disfigured and Dr. Lecter had admitted under oath to enjoying dev...
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Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders Diagnostic And Statistical Manual
1,512 wordsFetishism- A Paraphilia A fetish is a recurring fantasy or sexual desire or manner involving sexual arousal directed toward or acted upon a nonliving or inanimate object or a body part. These fantasies, desires, or manner eventually cause problems in the performance of daily life. To understand Fetishism it is important to understand the concept and definition of paraphilia's. A paraphilia is the modern day psychiatric term for perversion. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Me...
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Turn Of The Screw Point Of View
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Mc Murphy Psychiatric Ward
394 wordsA hero is considered to be any man noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose; especially, one who has risked or sacrificed his life. This describes one of the main characters in the highly acclaimed novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, by Ken Key. Randle Mc Murphy is the hero of this novel because he stood firmly against oppressive powers, showing courage and ultimately paying with his life. There were no heroes on the psychiatric ward before Mc Murphys arrival. Nurse Ratched wielded s...
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Traumatic Stress Disorder Post Traumatic Stress
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Part Of The Movie Kind Hearted
1,516 wordsThe CompleteSlingblade Sling Blade The Complete Review This film by virtue of its independence has shied away from the usual hype associated with American movies. The result is an original screenplay by Billy Bob Thornton that is transformed into a mesmerizing tale of the south. Thornton cast actors with ability rather than their image or Hollywood status. Sling Blade challenges us to re-evaluate our principles and our definitions of right, wrong and of justice. Billy Bob Thornton plays a slight...
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