Etiology Huntington’s Disease is an inherited disease. The gene mutation is found on chromosome four (Johns Hopkins). This gene has a specific sequence that is repeated an abnormally large number of times (Johns Hopkins). The more repeats of the sequence‚ the more likely it is that a person will develop Huntington’s Disease earlier in their lifetime (Johns Hopkins). For most people‚ the sequence is repeated ten to thirty-five times in one gene‚ but for people with Huntington’s Disease‚ the sequence
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A Review of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety based disorder that can be developed after witnessing or experiencing a dangerous event associated with serious personal injury or death. PTSD is a relatively new term that was first described in 1980 in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders vol. 3 (DSM III) for what had widely been known as “shell shock”. The term shell shock was coined during World War
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De’Ja commons Pgs. 176-179 Etiology: Sociocultural level of analysis Lee et al. suggest that a social fat phobia may underlie anorexia‚ and this phobia is starting to thrive in other parts of the world Places where anorexia has increased a lot it is due to media influence and large amounts of info about dieting and eating disorders Girls who become anorexic are more likely to accept the messages about beauty and thinness in the media. It isn’t clear whether this acceptance lead to the anorexia
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At this time there was nothing like PTSD‚ but they noticed varied signs like depression and or anxiety. Many did not even believe PTSD was a real condition (Dolan 48). As time went on more signs were revealed in veterans that showed symptoms of PTSD. In order for PTSD to be diagnosed these symptoms had to last for at least one month and cause the individual significant distress or interfere with work
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author’s central assumption is that‚ albeit symptoms characteristic of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been noted in military personnel for many centuries‚ it was not until 1980 that the disorder was formally recognized and became the focus of legitimate study. The central problem addressed in this study is that after three decades of research a definitive answer regarding the prevalence of PTSD in the military is still lacking. One key concept supporting the argument is including that Prevalence
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Veterans and PTSD Toni L. Enemy Hunter Psychiatric Rehabilitation/REHA 425 Professor McDermott October 29‚ 2011 Abstract The United States is seeing an increasing number of Veterans coming back from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) being diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is affecting the lives of men and women‚ their family and those closest to them. The goal of this paper is to give some general information for women and their families
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Doctor Doctor is a word which has more than one meaning. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word doctor as a noun – someone who is qualified to practise Medicine‚ as a title - someone who holds the highest academic degree from a university‚ or as a verb – to doctor something by treating or altering it. It is of course used in numerous sub contexts but the three main ones are as a noun‚ title and verb. Doctor comes from the Latin doctoris. The English took it from the Old French‚ who
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PTSD‚ Trauma‚ and People Kacie D. Buchanan COM/156 April 12‚ 2013 It has been estimated‚ from Michelle Rosenthal (2012)‚ that 70% of all U.S. citizens experience some type of trauma in their life and an estimated 8% have PTSD. War veteran diagnosed PTSD have jumped up 50% in 2012‚ and 1 out of every five veterans that return from Irag are diagnosed with this disorder. It is sad to think of the children that go through trauma‚ but an estimated 15-43% of girls and 14-43%
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PTSD in Children Imagine not having control of your emotions‚ at times feeling like you’re under attack. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents occurs as a result of a child’s exposure to 1 or more major traumatic events‚ whether from an objective event like a car crash or sports injury to trauma involving loved ones‚ such as domestic violence‚ abuse‚ or neglect. These factors and many other can lead to acting out in young children. According to U.S. Department of Health
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A study found that for PTSD: “Among male and female soldiers rates range from 9% shortly after returning from deployment to 31% a year after deployment”(Irribarren 2) Veterans with PTSD recall traumatic events through nightmares and flashbacks. They slowly fade away from society and this is often followed by disorders caused by distress such as depression‚ substance abuse and problems with memory. PTSD eventually leads to problems with daily social and family life. This is usually followed unstable
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