Preventing Falls in the Elderly Natalie StJohn University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville As health care becomes more sophisticated and better‚ other concerns are starting to surface. Such interests that started as mere nuisances are now becoming the focal point of involvement that aims to correct and improve the welfare of individuals. One such clinical concern is the phenomenon of falls‚ especially with the older population. Falling in elderly individuals is a significant‚ yet
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A small list of anxiety disorders are the panic disorder‚ agoraphobia‚ social phobia‚and the obsessive compulsive disorder. This entire list of disorders all have to do with how people react to and deal with stressful moments and situations in their lifetime. The panic disorder relates to panic attacks‚ when people randomly become extremely shaky and stressed (Ediger‚2015). A panic attack is said to be your body’s natural response to being threatened. When someone has an attack‚ they immediately
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Drug Profile Paper Sherry Grant PSY/425 December 3‚ 2012 Mrs. Barbara Nosal Drug Profile Paper Drugs tend to have very different effects many of which can make them appealing and therefore lead to substance abuse. Every day on the news‚ in various media outlets‚ and often in our own lives we hear about a person that has fallen victim to an addiction of some sort. This paper is designed to explain the physiology and psychology of addiction while demonstrating the addictive potential of
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Ecstasy‚ or 3‚ 4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine‚ was first synthesized and patented in 1914‚ by the German drug company Merck. The original purpose of the drug was to be an appetite suppressant‚ however in 1970 it was given to clinical depressed patients to open them up and talk about their feelings. Then in 1986‚ Ecstasy was determined to cause brain damage (http://faculity.washington.edu/chudler/mdma.html). Ecstasy is used at the party and rave scene for its effects on the emotional state of
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Anxiety Disorder Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can actually be beneficial in some situations. Anxiety is also a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious‚ or nervous‚ when faced with a problem at work‚ before taking a test‚ or making an important decision. For some people‚ however‚ anxiety can become excessive. While the person suffering may realize their anxiety is too much‚ they may also have difficulty controlling it and it may negatively
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1. Explain the terms social drugs and medicines. People take social drugs to help them relax or occasionally give themselves the feeling of having more energy (BBC 2013). Social drugs are also known as recreational or non medicinal drugs. These types of drugs are used for recreational purposes and without medical justification. There are two types of social drugs‚ illegal and socially acceptable drugs. Illegal social drugs include heroin‚ cocaine‚ cannabis and LSD. Examples of socially acceptable
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Before the 1950’s anxiety was mainly treated with barbiturates and meprobamate. However‚ these drugs have disadvantages linked to dependence and abuse. Consequently‚ there was a need for new medication with fewer side effects [1]. In the 1950’s‚ Sternbach‚ a chemist at Roche‚ started looking for a new anxiolytic. He started this process by using benzheptoxdiazines‚ molecules which he had previously worked with. He synthesised new compounds using his key product and secondary amines. After having
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The Stigma against Methadone Users and the Healthcare Providers Who Help Them Abstract The purpose of this research is to identify a stigma against methadone users and those in the healthcare field who are trying to help them become drug free. Methadone is a synthetic drug brought to America in the 1960’s to help with opiate addiction. During the fifty years since then‚ it has been a very successful treatment drug‚ but a stigma has developed that to use this drug is to be considered a “junkie”
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predicting molecular macrospecies distribution (88.29% for OR and 86% for CR) at physiological pH (Supplementary material 1). It was already experimentally determined for benzodiazepines that the positively charged nitrogen atom () = 7.0) has been affected by the pH-dependent reaction‚ hence the diazepine ring (1‚4-benzodiazepine moiety) was formed with of 2.4 (Cho et al.‚ 1983; Loftsson et al.‚ 2001). In addition‚ the basic nitrogen in position 2 of the imidazole ring (imidazobenzodiazepine moiety)
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Pharmacology is commonly used to deal with mental health disorders. There are benefits and disadvantages in using medications to treat mental health disorders and there is a lot of controversy surrounding this subject. Although pharmacology can be an effective form of treatment for some situations‚ it is not always the perfect solution for every case. It is important to be informed and educated about all aspects of a medication before beginning one. In order for a medication to be effective it
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