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Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adhd Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
1,253 wordsAre We Paying Attention or is Ritalin Mothers Little Helper Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) are increasingly being discussed interchangeably. It has captured the attention of researchers everywhere. With this disorder there exist prevailing evaluations, and positive reinforcements, behavior modifications which impact children with special needs. Often times, behavior is associated with learning, for example, out of seat behavior and hyperactiv...
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Prenatal Diagnosis Downs Syndrome
1,638 words... s the couples both of which are carriers before they get married. Carrier screening may result with genetic discrimination against carriers. People who have been diagnosed as carriers may find it difficult to find partners for marriage, may be discriminated against by employers or insurance companies. For example, carriers of sickle cell anemia who were identified as a result of a compulsory population-screening programme during 1970 s, were discriminated against in several American states. ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Central Nervous System
1,679 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) refers to a group of physical and mental birth defects resulting from a women's drinking alcohol heavily or at crucial stages during pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome was first named and treated in the late 1960 's. This condition results from the toxic effect of alcohol and its chemical factors on the developing fetus. FAS is the leading cause of mental retardation occurring in 1 out of every 750 births. The frequency of FAS occurs about 1. 9 times out of every 1000...
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Dissociative Identity Disorder Diagnoses Amp Treatment
1,368 wordsIt is very important to diagnose a case of dissociative identity disorder; if it is not diagnosed, it may lead to death. However, therapists have had many problems in diagnosing this type of disorder. This is due to two major factors. The first is that DID is seen as a very unusual disorder, and most cases of DID are mistaken for Schizophrenia. The second factor is that there is a lack of guidelines for the diagnosis of DID. Hence, even when DID is diagnosed it usually takes multiple weeks-or ev...
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1,248 wordsWe are all created equal, albeit unique; and yet, some of us are different from "everybody else." Adults and children come in all shapes and sizes, with many different characteristics and traits, different abilities and inclinations. Some are smarter than others, some are quick, some are slow, some are left behind. At the age of 5 or 6 children begin their long journey in the world of education. They are taught how to read and write, how to AD/HD, subtract and multiply, some history, grammar, li...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
2,654 words... s affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. The last number from South Africa is from recent work done by Phil May and colleagues. References England G, Perham-Hester KA, Gessner BD, Ingle D, Berner JE, Middaugh JP. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Alaska, 1977 through 1992: An administrative prevalence derived from multiple data sources. American Journal of Public Health. 1998. 88 (5): 781 - 786. Aberdeen IHS Area (1995) MMWR. vol 44 (#): 253 - 261. BDMP (1995): MMWR Vol. 44 (13): 249 - 253. Atlanta,...
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Coronary Artery Disease Sympathetic Nervous System
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Abusive Parents Dependent Variables
569 wordsTo establish and maintain interlayer reliability, 20 randomly selected subjects were jointly interviewed by the psychiatrist and another interviewer who then independently arrived at diagnoses. Cohen K values for the categories of disorders reported in this study were 0. 77 for affective disorders, 0. 83 for anxiety disorders, and 0. 86 for disruptive behavior disorders. The reliability sample did not contain any individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. All cases identified by their pr...
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A Study On Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome
3,095 wordsA STUDY ON POLY CYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME S. No TABLE OF CONTENT PG. NO 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. RESEARCH 4 2. 1 WHAT IS POLY CYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME? 4 2. 1. 1 A NORMAL MENSTRUAL LOOP 4 2. 1. 2 A DISTURBED MENSTRUAL LOOP 5 2. 2 WHAT CAUSES PCOS? 5 2. 3 WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF PCOS? 6 2. 4 HOW IS PCOS DIAGNOSED? 6 2. 4. 1 DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS 7 2. 5 WHAT ARE THE CHANGES THAT OCCUR DUE TO PCOS? 8 2. 6 WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS INVOLVED WITH PC...
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Taking Into Consideration Chronically Ill
1,927 wordsRunning head: WRITTEN RESPONSE 3 - THE CAREGIVER STRESSORS AND COPING MECHANISMS IN PARENTING A CHILD WITH A CHRONIC MEDICAL DISORDER Written Response 3 The Caregiver Stressors and Coping Mechanisms in Parenting a Child with a Chronic Medical Disorder Written Response 3 - The Caregiver Stressors and Coping Mechanisms in Parenting a Child with a Chronic Medical Disorder Introduction According to recent statistic data, over 31 per cent of children aged 18 and less have at least one chronic disease...
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
2,220 wordsAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Disorders became a topic no what many debates have been carried out during the last 20 years. Attention Deficit Disorder is a mostly used term for the various types of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders. The Diagnostic and Statistical manual of the American Psychiatric Association provides the readers with the definition: ADHD is a disorder that can include a list of nine specific symptoms of inattention and nine symptoms of hyper...
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Correlation Between Child Abuse And Schizophrenia
2,275 wordsCorrelation Between Child Abuse and Schizophrenia The purpose of this research is to see whether there is a correlation between schizophrenia and child abuse. There were numerous studies and researches on that very subject, therefore it is not that hard to consolidate all the findings and come up with the justified conclusion. Based on all the research material available, it is evident that there is a direct correlation between child abuse and schizophrenia. Between 1992 and 1996, 27 adolescents...
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Substance Abuse Psychiatric Disorders
1,625 wordsThere are many theories of alcoholism, and some approaches explain and treat certain alcoholics better than others. One of the common themes throughout the readings is that addicts display a range of personal and situational problems. There is no typical addicted personality or emotional problem (Allen, 1996). Because of these facts, it comes as no surprise that there are also no typical assessment or treatment for these individuals. For instance, a medical / disease model of alcoholism may be m...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Low Birth Weight
2,039 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is an increasing problem in our world today. At least 5, 000 infants are born each year with FAS, or about one out of every 750 live births, which is an alarming number. In the United States there has been a significant increase in the rate of infants born with FAS form 1 per 10, 000 births in 1979 to 6. 7 per 10, 000 in 1993 (Chang, Wilkins-Haug, Berman, Goetz 1). In a report, Substance Abuse and the American Woman, sent out by the Center on Addicti...
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Genetic Tests Syndrome
3,282 wordsProbably, applied genetics? most impacts on society are as a result of genetic tests. In general, genetic tests seek to detect some feature of a person? s genetic constitution. This feature can be a disease causing mutation or a marker DNA sequence used to detect presence of another gene. Obviously these procedures used for testing the status of DNA, RNA or chromosomes are included in genetic tests. What is more it is possible to include some protein based tests and classical medical examination...
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20 Th Century Vitro Fertilization
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Important To Remember Males And Females
3,107 wordsHuntington's disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder. It is passed from parent to child in an autosomal dominant manner (Berkon, pg. 1493), meaning you need only one copy of the gene to inherit the disease. This is in contrast to an autosomal recessive disorder which requires two altered genes to inherit the disorder or an altered gene from each parent (Hayden, pg. 11). If you have the gene and live long enough, you will eventually develop HD and each of your children has a 50 % chanc...
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1,534 wordsRitalin Research Paper Drugs and Behavior Abstract Ritalin (Methylphenidate) is a mild CNS stimulant. In medicine, Ritalin's primary use is treatment of Attention Deficit /Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). The mode of action in humans is not completely understood, but Ritalin presumably activates the arousal system of the brain stem and the cortex to produce its stimulant effect. Recently, the frequency of diagnosis for ADHD has increased dramatically. More children and an increasing number of adults...
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