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Traumatic Stress Disorder Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
1,835 wordsHave you ever witnessed someone being badly injured or even killed? Have you ever been involved in a fire, flood, or any other natural disaster? The estimated lifetime prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among adult Americans is 7. 8 %, with men calculating at 5 % and women at 10. 4 %, twice as likely as men to have PTSD at some point in their lives. This represents a small proportion of those who have experienced at least one traumatic event, for 60. 7 % of men and 51. 2 % of women rep...
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On The Profound Effects Of Child Sexual Abuse
1,327 words... tis fied by another person. She wonders if this may be a reason why. According to a study by pandorasbox. com, Sexuality is regarded not simply as a part of the self limited to the genitals, discrete behaviors, or biological aspects of reproduction, but is more properly understood as one component of the total personality that affects ones concept of person identity and self-esteem. If the child victim does not resolve the trauma, sexuality may become an area of adult conflict. I read an art...
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Learning Disabilities In Today Children
447 wordsWhile researching childrens learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder, issues were brought to my attention, that I unfortunately, had never noticed. As I look back, even as far as elementary school, I remember children who were teased or made fun of, because they were slow. I now realize, almost all the children fit the disorders every description, and somehow still remained unnoticed by my peers and teachers. When looking at the topics from the LD/ADD website I chose gifted LD and se...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Long Term
385 wordsWe have always known of the existence of many diseases, but some of us dont realize that, these diseases are very easy to catch. There are many diseases caused by bacteria, while others are caused by viruses. Diseases caused by viruses are genital herpes, genital warts and AIDS. Other sexually transmitted diseases that are caused by bacteria are: gonorrhea, syphilis and Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria. Chlamydia is spread by direct person-to-person con...
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Understanding People With Tourettes Syndrome
615 wordsCan you imagine sitting in class everyday of your life worrying about whether or not you were going to explode with noises and movements that you cannot control. A person with Tourettes Syndrome (TS) experiences this everyday of their life. Trying to control yourself from constant twitching of your mouth, jerking your head or breaking out yelling seems so easy to a person without TS. Its just common self-control, but to a person with TS it can be the most difficult thing to do in a day. Tourette...
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The Differences Between Middle Aged Men And Women
1,048 wordsThe Bio social Differences between Middle Aged Men and Women Middle adulthood is believed to be a period of transition and change. People experience changes physically, as the functioning of most systems slows down. People experience transition emotionally, trying to decide what to do with their lives. How they handle these changes is influenced by gender, genetic predisposition, their families and society. Unfortunately, aging process is not possible without physical changes. Process of aging c...
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Human Genome Project U S Department
689 wordsHuman Genome Project (HGP) is a scientific project, coordinated by U. S. Department of Energy and National Institute of Health. It started in 1993 and was completed in 2003. Projects main goals were: identification of genes in human DNA, determining DNA chemical sequences and storing information in HGP database, which is accessible to general public at projects website. The information that is found there can be divided in 5 categories: HGP information, scientific research database, related publ...
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Cortisol And The Chemical Effects To Body
693 wordsCortisol and the Chemical effects to the body. The hormone cortisol, which is released in the body during stressed or agitated states, has gained widespread attention as the so-called "stress hormone. " (Stoppler, M. C, M. D. , 2005) Cortisol is secreted by adrenal glands. It is the main glucocorticoid hormone, which is produced in response to any physical or emotional stress. Cortisol regulates the level of carbohydrates, muscle proteins and fats. The concentration of cortisol can be increased ...
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Mad Cow Disease Central Nervous System
1,747 wordsPrions have been Prions Prions Prions have been a mistery for scientists from the day they where discovered. Prions act like viruses but they are not. Their structure and chemistry are unknown. They are believed to be proteins but that is yet to be completely proved. Prion stands for? proteinaceous infectious particles? . Prions are known to cause many diseases involved with nervous systems like the brain. They are the ones that cause the well known? mad cow? disease in Britain and? scrapie? for...
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Chernobyl Disaster Number Area
325 wordsThe Chernobyl disaster began in the early morning hours of April 25, 1986 when a shift operating the nuclear reactor exploded showering radioactive debris from the power nuclear plant in the northern Ukraine over most of eastern Europe. This radioactivity was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bombings at Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The explosion left the surrounding area looking like a ghost town. People rushed to get themselves and their families to safety. It left in its aftermath an...
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Physical And Emotional Critical Incident
902 wordsEmergency Service Workers (Esw's) can experience excitement from saving property from destruction and the ultimate satisfaction of saving a life, but the exhilaration and thrills can come to a holt when Esw's are faced with an occupational hazard called Critical Incident Stress (CIS). (Mitchell 86). A critical incident does not have to be a major disaster, but is any situation faced by Emergency Service Workers (ESW) that causes them to experience strange reactions which may have the potential t...
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Downs Syndrome Mother Told
695 wordsThe book I chose was Be Good to Eddie Lee written by Virginia Fleming. The book is based on a little boy who has Downs syndrome. The three main characters are Christy, Eddie Lee who has Downs syndrome and Jim Bud. The story is about a hot summer day and a quest to find frog eggs in the lake that they all live near. Christy was taught by her mother to be nice to Eddie Lee even though he is different. Jim Bud on the other hand, is unkind to Eddie Lee because he thinks he is a dummy. After reading ...
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Patients With Severe Illegally To Produce Drugs
526 wordsDrugs are Drugs 3 Drugs Drugs are chemical substances that alter mood, behavior, perception, or mental functioning. Throughout history, many cultures have found ways to alter consciousness through the ingestion of substances. In current professional practice, psychoactive substances known as psychotropic drugs have been developed to treat patients with severe mental illness. Psychoactive substances exert their effects by modifying biochemical or physiological processes in the brain. The message ...
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Washington D C Bureau Of Justice Statistics
1,060 wordsDrugs and crime over the last ten years have increased for women, at about twice the rate of drug use in men. In 1999 a survey of inmates in state correctional facilities, the percentage of women in prison for a drug offense exceeded that of men. (2000, Bureau of Justice statistics) Drug usage is the grounds for many women going to prison. Drug use is on the rise among women. Seventy-five thousand women are serving prison sentences in the United States; most of them are in prison for drug law vi...
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Estrogen Levels Forty Percent
839 wordsGynecomastia There are many lethal diseases that affect the human species. Doctors fight every day to save lives, and research is being done to find cures for them. Fortunately there are other diseases that are not life threatening, but they do cause discomfort and suffering. Some diseases affect only women, and some affect only men. Gynecomastia is a disease that affects only males. Gynecomastia is a common disease that occurs only in males, and it is generally a bilateral and symmetrical anato...
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Hanta Pulmonary Syndrome Hanta Pulmonary Virus
420 wordsHanta Pulmonary Syndrome The Hanta Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a disease that has emerged in North America only recently. Its source is a virus carried by rodents, particularly the deer mouse, and transmitted by direct contact with their droppings. Symptoms appear within the one to six weeks of initial exposure, and initially include muscle aches, fever, and other flu-like symptoms. After a while, the victim may experience shortness of breath and coughing resulting from decreased circulation in ...
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Legalization Of Marijuana Reform Of Marijuana Laws
1,396 wordsThe Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is a drug that comes from a variety of common hemp known as cannabis indica. The much more potent hashish is also derived from the plant cannabis indica. What is sold on the street as marijuana, hemp, weed, pot, or bud are the dried leaves and the flowering tops of the plant. The primary psychoactive component in marijuana is the trans-delta-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. By 1937, marijuana had become illegal in 46 states. Penalties for its use were similar...
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Tyrosinase Related Protein Pigmentation Genes Associated With Albinism Gene
236 wordsMolecular Basis Of Albinism: Mutations And Polymorphisms Molecular Basis Of Albinism: Mutations And Polymorphisms Of Pigmentation Genes Associated With Albinism. Title Molecular basis of albinism: mutations and polymorphisms of pigmentation genes associated with albinism. Abstract Albinism, caused by a deficiency of melanin pigment in the skin, hair, and eye (oculocutaneous albinism [OCA]), or primarily in the eye (ocular albinism [OA]), results from mutations in genes involved in the biosynthes...
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Reasonable Accommodations Woman
854 wordsThe question has been posed, ? What characteristics of employees, other than those explicitly covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, can employers consider when hiring, firing, or promoting employees? ? . This is a question that has become critical to answer, as ADA claims exceeded 91, 000 in number between 1992 and 1997. Of these claims, the agency discovered reasonable cause to believe that discrimination occurred in only 3. 1 % of the cases. Many of these claims were built on seeming...
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Signs And Symptoms Six Year
698 wordsI. Introduction A. Imagine for a second that you are a six-year-old. Your friends invite you out to play but you can t because you have a painful case of arthritis that hurts with every step you take. Or your chronic heart disease enables you from being able to breathe easily. These conditions are just a few that a child with Progeria may suffer from. Progeria, also known as Hutchinson Gilford Syndrome, is an extremely rare aging disease that causes a child to age up to eight times faster than n...
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