1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is the term used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain diseases and conditions. Symptoms are progressive and degenerative and as more brain cell get damaged or die‚ a gradual loss of memory and decline in other intellectual functions which affects a person’s ability to remember‚ make rational judgments or communicate and is serious enough to interfere with performing the tasks of daily life. There
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John Forbes Nash‚ Jr. (born June 13‚ 1928) is an American mathematician whose works in game theory‚ differential geometry‚ and partial differential equations have provided insight into the forces that govern chance and events inside complex systems in daily life. His theories are used in market economics‚ computing‚ evolutionary biology‚ artificial intelligence‚ accounting‚ politics and military theory. Serving as a Senior Research Mathematician at Princeton University during the later part of his
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Non-preventable and Non-reversible: Lewy Body Dementia On April 10th 2010‚ my dad informed me that my grandmother had passed away. She was 90-years-old‚ and although she may have lived a long life‚ the last eight or so years of her life were very rough. The official reason she passed away was because of Lewy Body Dementia. This degenerative disease‚ meaning it is not reversible‚ is thought to have sprouted from an infection she had in her kidneys in 2002. She lived at home for a while after her
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Original Theory: The technique of Systematic Desensitization was developed by Dr. Joseph Wolpe‚ after the result of a series of experiment‚ in which he made cats fearful of certain situations by applying repeated electrical shocks to them. He noted that the neurotic cats showed fearful behaviours and the inhibition of certain behaviours‚ like eating in the situations in which they had been shocked. He also noted that if such cats were induced to eat in situations that were somewhat like those in
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“A Beautiful Mind” is a film that portrays the true story of John Forbes Nash‚ a mathematician who suffered from schizophrenia. The movie begins at Nash’s arrival at Princeton University as a math student. Nash was known as a young‚ brilliant but also odd individual who struggled with social and communication skills. During Nash’s time at Princeton University he was on a quest to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy. Early in his career Nash made a revolutionary breakthrough in the
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Is Personality Science? Is Personality Science? The science of personality focuses on the field of personality psychology‚ also known as personology. It is the study of the person‚ that is‚ the whole human individual. The main part of personality psychology addresses the broader issue of “what is it to be a person”. There are two classes of research
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Serotonin: A Classic Neurotransmitter Linked with Many Disorders Serotonin has a range of influences on the neurological and physiological function of the body. It has a significant influence on sensitivity to pain‚ emotionality‚ and a behavioral response to positive and negative consequences. Serotonin‚ along with other major neurotransmitters‚ is also linked with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. Serotonin‚ or HT-5‚ also has an effect on sleep‚ eating patterns‚ and thermoregulation
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Danielle Zayit Dr. Miller Psych 243 April 26‚ 2012 Campus Event Paper ! On April 25‚ 2012‚ I attended a presentation by Elizabeth Seale about ‘Examining the Physical & Reproductive Experiences of Low-Income Women’. Seale’s conducted a research about how women with low income suffer because they don’t receive the right treatments from doctors or physicians. Her study consisted of white low income women with different ages‚ mental illnesses‚ family violence and past substance abuse. The
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Reference Arnold‚ E. C. (2007) Developing Therapeutic Communication Skills in the Nurse-Clients Relationship in Arnold‚ E. C. and Boggs‚ K. U. (eds) Interpersonal Relationship: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses‚ Missouri: Saunders Elsevier. Baird‚ M. and Winter‚ J. (2005) Reflection‚ practice and clinical education in Rose‚ M. and Best‚ D. (2005) Transforming Practice through Clinical Education‚ Professional Supervision & Mentoring‚ Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone
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Marijuana has been used medically and recreationally for a long time and trace back to as far as 2737 BCE in China‚ where it was used to treat many diseases such as rheumatism‚ malaria‚ absent-mindedness‚ etc. (Miller). It was introduced in America very early but was never very popular until the early 1900s. From 1914 to 1937‚ twenty-seven states passed anti-cannabis laws and the drug was looked down upon (Miller). It became popular among the jazz culture and was very mainly used for recreation and
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