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Puerto Rican El Barrio
1,368 wordsCities exist for many reasons and the diversity of urban form and function can be traced to the complex roles that cities perform. Cities serve as centers of storage, commerce, and industry. The agricultural surplus from the surrounding country hinterland is processed and distributed within the city. Urban areas have also developed around marketplaces, where imported goods from distant places could be exchanged for the local products. Throughout history, cities have been founded at the intersect...
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Treatment Of Mentally Ill
1,391 wordsIdeas have changed over years for treating and handling people who have mentally problems. One ancient theory holds that abnormal behavior can be explained by the operation of supernatural and magical forces such as devil. In societies that believe in this theory generally practise exorcism, that is the removing of evil that resides in the individual through prayer and counter magic. In some societies, a technique called trephination was used to treat mentally ill. In this technique a sharp tool...
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Substance Abuse Treatment Alcoholics Anonymous
1,259 wordsThis paper will try to explain the different views of how and why Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12 -step programs are accepted and rejected as effective tools in treating alcoholism and other addictions. The articles reviewed contradict the others opinion. First, we see that supporting the 12 -step programs with a degree of involvement both the doctor and patient will see better results in treating the addiction. The second view will show that 12 -step programs can be used as self-help treatmen...
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Cognitive Behavioral
1,003 words... eople with OCD report that the symptoms can come and go on their own. Individuals with OCD may have substance-abuse problems, sometimes as a result of attempts to self-medicate. Specific treatment for the substance abuse is usually also needed. After a proper diagnosis, there are many treatments available for patients suffering from OCD. However, before any treatment is administered, the patient and family are educated about OCD and its treatment as a medical illness. First of all, there are...
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Defense Attorney Substance Abuse
714 wordsThe trial that I went to was for Keith Willard. He is a 35 -year-old man who has been in jail for the last 10 years. He was in court today for a civil commitment as a sexually violent sex offender. The case was a petition filed by the state at the end of an inmates sentence in which the state must prove that Mr. Willard is capable of recommitting the a sex offense. Mr. Willard was a clean-cut, clean-shaven man who had no facial expressions throughout the whole time that I was there. The part of ...
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Substance Abuse
837 wordsObsessive Compulsive Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as defined by the APA (2007) consists of severe recurrent obsessions, that are time consuming marked by preserved insight, distinguished from delusions. Criteria A is that they last more than one hour or one day. The obsessions are intrusive, persistent, unwanted thoughts, impulses, or images that produce anxiety or distress. Compulsions are physical or mental acts that the patient performs to prevent some feared event, or reduce ...
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Physically Abused Child Abuse
1,925 wordsDOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTRODUCTION Author J. Bremmer, together with his co-authors, whose essay appeared in the VCCA Journal in the summer of 1996, recounts that a fellow professor was shot in the head by an angry student the year before. The statistics for workplace violence are quite alarming. Between 1992 and 1993, 2. 2 million people in the United States were attacked while on the job, and another 6. 3 million were threatened with violence while also on the job. Another 16. 1 million workers wer...
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Criminal Justice System National Drug Control
2,440 words... of Prisoners, 2004, 4) In the United States the inmates rights are guaranteed by the Federal Constitution, Federal Statutes and regulations. So what are rights of the prisoners? First of all, there are political rights right to vote, serve on a jury or run for a political office. Criminals who are imprisoned for felonies usually do not have the right to vote as well as other political rights, however those convicted of a misdemeanor are free to exercise their political rights. Prisoners are ...
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Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
2,409 wordsThere are at least two million children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the United States. All around us, ADHD causes clever children and adults to under function at school or work. ADHD needs to be taken seriously. People need to be aware of what ADHD is, what some of the characteristics and symptoms are, what some of the probable causes are, and some ways it can be treated ADHD is one of the most common childhood behaviors. The prognosis for ADHD can be ...
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Psychiatric Disorders
1,666 words... of the article came to the following conclusions: traditional, molecular, and spatial epidemiology combined, may contribute to the understanding of the transmission of tuberculosis. This investigation, I think is intended for the audience of average people as well as for professionals in epidemiology and is a reliable source. The article Genomic Characterization of an Endemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain: Evolutionary and Epidemiologic Implications by Dao Nguyen, Paul Brassard, Dick Men...
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Of Gulf War Veterans
2,240 wordsPost Traumatic Stress Disorder of Gulf War Veterans Military personnel involved in service in the Gulf War have a greater prevalence of self-reported and medically detected medical and psychiatric conditions than those serving elsewhere in the military during the same time. Deviations from normal psychiatric conditions varied significantly from cognitive dysfunction and symptoms of alcohol abuse to post-traumatic stress disorder. Public awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder has increased f...
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Mentally Ill Hiv Infected
1,349 wordsThe work is devoted to the discussion of the main problems and challenges, which exist in the modern corrections system in the USA. The problems which will be addressed in the paper will be the HIV among inmates, especially women-inmates, mental diseases in prisons and drugs abuse; they are interrelated and the discussion of these problems will be based on the six articles (see the References list) Prison Adaptation The six articles have been grouped together as being related to the same general...
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Legalizing Same Sex Marriage Lesbian Or Gay
1,207 wordsOver time, marriage has been the solid base for procreation and child rearing, which is the foundation of family and social life. There is recognition that allowing polygamous or closely related couples into our marriage system would be dysfunctional in our society. Does this not apply to same-sex marriage as well? The social unacceptability of same-sex marriage, the danger of contracting AIDS, and the bad influence on children prove that same-sex marriage should not be legalized. Homosexual act...
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Prevent Child Abuse Low Self Esteem
5,656 wordsChild abuse is the intentional use of physical force or intentional omission of care by a parent or caretaker that causes a child to be hurt, maimed, or killed. Child abuse covers a wide range of harmful actions, which generally vary with the age of the child. Infants and preschool children are most likely to suffer deliberately inflicted fractures, burns, and bruises. In 1997, over 3 million children were reported for child abuse and neglect to child protective service agencies in the United St...
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D A R E Psychological Disorders
365 wordsThis paper is intended to explore the childhood psychological disorders associated with drug use. The paper will mention the risk and protective factors associated with drug use and the disorders they may cause. Also, the research proposal will explore the perceptions that adolescents have about substance abuse prevention programs. Drug addiction afflicts many adolescents in the United States. Moreover, the occasional or recreational adolescent drug user is more common than most Americans think....
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People Per Square Mile Alcohol Abuse
2,642 wordsSubstance Abuse Prevention Community Assessment The community that we have chosen to assess is Springfield, Missouri. Springfield is located in Green County in Southwest. According to the USDC, Bureau of the Census in 1999 the population estimate for the Springfield Metropolitan area was 308, 332. The annual population growth rate is 1. 8 % for Springfield. This is compared to 0. 6 % for the state of Missouri and 1. 2 % for the United States. Population density of Springfield is 2, 068 people pe...
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Mental Illness Mentally Ill
2,298 wordsDepression and Mental Illness: Crime or Violence/ Treatment or Punishment ABSTRACT Statement of the Problem According to Michael D. Yapko, PhD, (1997) " in every way, depression is a growing problem. Rates of depression have steadily climbed over the last 50 years and are significantly higher in those born after 1954 than in those born before. In addition, the average age of on-set depressive episode is steadily decreasing it is now mid- 20 s whereas it once was mid- 30 s. Cross-cultural da...
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Alcohol And Drug Lack Of Communication
2,097 wordsDIVORCE AND FAMILY CONFLICT MEDIATION Till death do us part. Today many people believe marriage is almost like dating. Some men and women meet, and before they get to know one another they make the choice to be wed. That is why divorce rate is higher than it has been in history. Divorce is now a popular solution to problems that many American couples have. Most of these problems could easily be avoided if both individuals would communicate with each other. It seems that in this these last decade...
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Child Is Born Substance Abuse
1,064 wordsChild maltreatment is defined as intentional harm to or avoidable endangerment of, anyone less than 18 years of age. Thus, child maltreatment includes both abuse-deliberate action that is harmful to a child s well being-and neglect-failure to appropriately meet a child s basic needs. An 18 -year-old mother that is using drugs during pregnancy is guilty of child abuse and neglect. A baby does not have the option of saying Mommy I don t feel like getting high today. It is a mother s responsibility...
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Drugs And Alcohol Alcohol And Drugs
716 wordsDrugs and Alcohol are a major problem on college campuses all over the world. Many college students participate in drugs and alcohol on a weekly basis and even daily basis. What goes through their heads when they participate in these substances? Why do they choose to take part in substance abuse? Is it because they want to get away from reality or is it just because it is the thing to do? Could it have to do with the way a person is brought up? Students have high levels of stress and anxiety dea...
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