complement each other in shared responsibility to protect children and prevent abuse‚ there is still a strong indication that there are separate entities at work. Hirschy & Wilkinson (2009) point out that due to variations in reporting requirements of each state‚ data is not available every year. As each state expands legislation like Arizona has‚ there is an obvious change in data that could be used for research in order to evaluate the overall effectiveness of mandatory reporting. Even more surprising
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Current scientific studies are focused on the role associated with neurobiology‚ although not one isolated organic trigger has been discovered. The many possible combinations of signs and symptoms possess brought on debate about if the prognosis represents a single condition or a quantity of under the radar syndromes. Despite the etymology from the term from the Ancient Greek roots skhizein "to split" and phren‚ phren- ("mind")
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Uncertainty in illness is present for both acute and chronic illnesses and can be described as a cognitive stressor‚ a sense of loss of control‚ and a perceptual state of doubt which is dynamic in nature. Illness uncertainty can be associated with poor adjustment‚ but often needs to be evaluated as a threat to have its deleterious effect. For example‚ illness uncertainty in pain populations is related to increased sensitivity to pain and reduction in tolerance of painful stimuli. Illness uncertainty
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1. Ronald is experiencing a cerebral vascular accident also known as a CVA or in layman’s terms‚ he is experiencing a stroke. Cerebral vascular accidents are very serious medical emergencies that are life threatening. Stroke is a generalized term that explains injury or death of the brain tissue due to interruption of cerebral blood flow (Bledsoe‚ p.g.197). A stroke occurs when the flow of blood to a part of the brain is stopped completely or significantly reduced. With no oxygen supply from the
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A FATAL ACCIDENT. A situation in which someone is hurt or something Is damaged‚ without anyone intending it to happen is an accident. This story is about a fatal accident I witnessed on my way to school this morning. On this faithful morning as I headed for school there was a traffic jam on the McCarthy Hill road. Certain drivers were forcing ttheir way through to avoid the traffic but others were also waiting patiently for the satnding traffic to begin moving. I was very bored and
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Thomas Moore 4/13/2013 HCA 240 Brian Eigelbach Mental illness affects one in four people‚ that’s an estimated 57.7 million Americans. Psychiatry is the medical specialty that diagnoses and provides treatment for mental illness. Mental illnesses are medical conditions that change a way a person thinks‚ feels‚ there mood‚ ability to relate to others‚ and the way a person functions daily. Mental illnesses do not target any specific person by age‚ race‚ religion
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“Signs of Symptom” ~Cough‚ Unintentional weight loss‚ Fatigue‚ Fever‚ Night Sweats‚ Chills‚ Lost of Appetite. “Treatment” With tuberculosis‚ you must take antibiotics for at least six to nine months. The exact drugs and length of treatment depend on your age‚ overall health‚ possible drug resistance‚ the form of TB (latent or active) and the infection’s location in the body. “Signs of Symptom” Fever‚ Loss of appetite‚ Headache‚ Tiredness and a general feeling of being
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MENTAL ILLNESS Mental Illness Natalie Maxwell March 8‚ 2010 Each year‚ almost 44 million Americans experience a mental disorder. In fact‚ mental illnesses are among the most common conditions affecting health today. The good news is that most people who have mental illnesses‚ even serious ones‚ can lead productive lives with proper treatment (www.yahoo.com). Mental illnesses are some of the most misunderstand afflictions in today’s society. Too many people think of mental illness as a
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Politically correct language is language that avoids offending or ostracizing particular groups of people – the word “homosexual” is the politically correct version of the word “faggot”. While politically correct language prevents conflict‚ and improves individuals and communities‚ it also has limitations. Sometimes it can disrupt the meaning and impact of the message we are trying to portray. Because of this‚ it is important to find an extent of political correctness that still enables freedom of
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forgotten. They seemed to have lost their voices and cannot advocate for themselves. More than fifty four million Americans are diagnosed with a mental illness any given year‚ and many of them go without the necessary treatment. One in four adults and one in five children will have a mental disorder in their life time. The three major types of mental illness are: schizophrenia‚ delusional‚ and psychotic disorder. The symptoms shown in Schizophrenias are: auditory and visual hallucinations‚ paranoia‚ and
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