diagnosed properly. There have been new studies that link SAD to other conditions such as alcoholism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This does not mean that if a person has SAD‚ then they also suffer from ADHD. The importance of this study is to make patients aware that just because their symptoms of one condition such as ADHD or alcoholism are seemingly worse‚ then it is because that primary disorder has worsened. It could be that they are also suffering from SAD. If this
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A Meta Analysis: Nicotine’s effects on the Neurological Disorders of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder‚ Attention Hyperactive Activity Disorder‚ Schizophrenia Abstract Nicotine has been shown to affect the disorders of OCD‚ ADHD and schizophrenia. A study has not been conducted to determine if previously collected data is significant enough to have nicotine used as a treatment for these disorders. Research was conducted through accessible literature to collect data of tests performed on patients
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Building a Rock Solid Future From corn High- Fructose Corn Syrup is formed. High-fructose Corn syrup is now used in the products we see all over the home and grocery store. Farmers know that this is a guarantee profit for as much as they are able to distribute. Items all around us can be found to have High-Fructose Corn Syrup in them‚ from the most basic forms of food to the most complex of pesticides. Even more disturbing is how children are being affected by High-Fructose Corn Syrup while parents
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What is normal? Normal‚ like the word love‚ has no true definition and will differ with every person you ask. Defined in the dictionary normal is “to conform to a particular standard” or “desired pattern”. I believe most people will say a normal person is one whom is free from defect‚ handicap and mental illness. Medicalization is a social process through which a previously normal human condition whether is be behavioral‚ physiological or emotional‚ becomes a medical problem in need of treatment
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Jennifer Gossett Joey Pigza Presenting Problem Joey Pigza‚ is an eleven year old boy who has troubles concentrating in every aspect of his life. Joey has ADHD‚ and even with medication his temperament and wild behavior are out of control. He is a good kid with a caring heart‚ but his failure to control his impulses has now become dangerous as he has not only injured himself‚ but his classmates as well. Joey Pigza admits he is "wired wrong" and that he feels unable to control his behavior most
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March 2014). ASTI: “Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs” (Online)‚ available: http://www.asti.ie/operation-of-schools/legislation/education-for-persons-with-special-educational-needs-act/ (Accessed 10 March 2014). HELPGUIDE.org: “ADD/ADHD in Children” (Online)‚ available: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/adhd_add_signs_symptoms.htm (Accessed 09 March 2014). Special Education Support Services: “Cerebral Palsy” (Online)‚ available: http://www.sess.ie/categories/physical-disabilities/cerebral-palsy
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My rationale for applying to a graduate program in mental health counseling is due to my personal experiences of watching my own son struggle with the symptoms of ADHD. The stigma and misinformation about the subject in the public‚ can be altered by providing educational seminars about the disorder. By helping to educate the public on ADHD symptoms and coping mechanisms‚ stigmatism may be reduce producing a more understanding public for my own son‚ and for others struggling with this disorder. My goal
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since behaviors questioned have to be appropriate to the Childs’ age (Butcher‚ Hooley‚ & Mineka‚ 2014). In our scenario; ADHD‚ depression and Intellectual disability are exhibited‚ and demonstrate common symptoms exhibited by these neurodevelopmental disorders. Alex Observing our 1st study case‚ Alex exhibits ADHD symptoms. Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder also called ADHD is classified as a hyperactive disorder which interferes with task oriented behavior (Butcher‚ Hooley‚ & Mineka‚ 2014)
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attached to this sheet (last page). This sheet will be returned to you with comments so as to aid you in preparing your paper. Please return this sheet at the time your paper is due Name of your paper topic: Is it okay to medicate people with ADHD and what are other alternatives of treatment? List three appropriate references (ONLY SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES) in APA style. Remember to list the sources alphabetically by the author’s last name‚ to use a hanging indent for the first line of
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experienced a transferred vulnerability through interactions with her traumatized parent (Yehuda‚1999). As ADHD affects various region in the brain‚ neurotransmitters such as dopamine and norepinephrine‚ play a big role as they carried signals between nerves in the brain relating to functional regions. As the frontal cortex facilitates high level functioning‚ a deficiency of norepinephrine cause by ADHD‚ can cause inattention‚ problems with organization‚ and impaired executive functioning‚ (Silver‚ 2007)
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