hormone. The thyroid gland plays a critical role in the body’s metabolism – excess thyroid hormone results in an increased metabolic rate. This leads to features such as anxiety-agitation‚ palpitations‚ tremor‚ weight loss‚ sensitivity to heat‚ insomnia‚ increased heart rate (tachycardia)‚ and diarrhea. Serious long-term effects may include osteoporosis‚ cardiac arrhythmias‚ and heart failure. Graves’ disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism and is characterized by exophthalmos (bulging
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antipsychotic and known for its unique partial agonist activity at dopamine D2 and serotonin 5-HT1Areceptors. Partial antagonist action at serotonin 5-HT2Areceptors . The common neurological side effects are extra pyramidal symptoms‚ headache‚ insomnia and drowsiness. Seizures had been reported in 2 cases of adults with normal intelligence and 1 in healthy 3 year old child after accidental consumption of 30 mg of aripiprazole(4) . Here we report a 21 year old female with intellectual disability
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Medicinal Marijuana and PTSD Lorri S. Gray Western Governors University Abstract In this paper I intend to show you that the best treatment for PTSD is in fact medicinal marijuana‚ also known as cannabis. I will show past and present studies and research analysis that shows that properly used‚ cannabis can successfully treat PTSD . PTSD sufferers are among the highest users of cannabis. Research shows that not only can cannabis help the PTSD patient‚ with nightmares and mood swings‚ it
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James Thomson’s‚ The City of Dreadful Night‚ provides insight into the restless psyche of a pre-modern subject trapped within an emerging urban space. Central to the rise of metropolitan centres was a shift away from pre-modern norms and conventions. Key historical events concerning immigration and the emergence of the money economy gave rise to a particular set of values attributed to urban life. In order to situate Thomson’s poem within the context of modernism‚ key ideas regarding the emergence
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The name of the movie I chose to do this assignment on is Fight Club released October 15‚ 1999. I choose this movie because the main character has several disorders that the text discusses. Ranging from insomnia‚ dissociative identity disorder (DID)‚ to hallucinations. I believe the main mental illness implied throughout the movie was (DID). He surfed from extreme hallucinations which caused him to see his other personality as a real person‚ who was actually his best friend named Tyler Durdnt. He
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Human Behavior in the Social Environment III Client: William Styron Axis I 296. 25 Major Depressive Disorder‚ Single Episode‚ In Partial Remission Axis II 799.9 Deferred Axis III Deferred Axis IV Recent awarding ceremony Problems related to the social environment: Death of friends Problems with primary support
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Cody W. McPherson Mary Mackie Composition II English 16 June 2012 Importance of Sleep The Importance of sleep is resting your body and your brain for hours. If people don’t get enough sleep then they will be in bad moods and will not be able to concentrate on others or even on their work at their job. You will not have the patients to deal with situations in everyday life or even in your work place like you would if you had a full night of sleep. Everyone needs sleep. Everyone’s body is different
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Dark Against Light in "A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place" The main character in "A Clean‚ Well- Lighted Place‚" written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is the old man. The old man‚ who remains nameless throughout the short story‚ comes to the café for the light it provides him against the dark night. He stays late into the night‚ and sits "In the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light." The old man is deaf and finds comfort in the "difference"
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Alcohol is used for many reasons among people. Teenagers and underage drinkers are known to drink for the following; rebellion‚ peer pressure‚ celebration‚ insomnia‚ anxiety‚ sadness‚ and boredom are just a few. Currently‚ the legal drinking age is 21. I’m not sure what the reasoning is behind this law‚ but if drinking is lowered to 18‚ I’m positive the underage drinking percentage would decrease drastically. Freedom. That’s what America is known for; Land of the free. When you turn 18‚ your legally
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manic phase‚ the individual may think that they are invincible‚ behave recklessly or believe in delusions such as ones of fame. During the depressive phase‚ the individual loses interest in their usual activities‚ may sleep excessively or suffer from insomnia. They may also be at risk of suicide during the depressive stage. Schizophrenia - includes disturbance of thought patterns‚ disturbance of affective reactions and autism or withdrawal. Secondary symptoms include hallucinations‚ delusions and paranoia
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