When someone’s mood in an instant can go from being extremely happy to sad or depressed‚ we initially think something might be wrong. In fact‚ this is a sign of a disorder called Bipolar Disorder. This disorder can affect both men and women equally and usually starts between the ages of 15-25. Bipolar disorder is usually a genetic disorder‚ meaning it does not really have a known cause other then it occurs more often in people who have relatives that have this disorder. Bipolar disorder can be very
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Outline potential dilemmas that could arise in relation to: (1.1) a)Personal attitudes‚ beliefs and values In situations where there is a conflict of interest or a dilemma between an individual’s rights and your own beliefs and values‚ it is their right as an individual to be able to make informed choices about their own lives‚ even if you disagree with their choice. A care worker who holds certain religious or moral values about abortion may face a dilemma when trying to assist a person receiving
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Causes An interaction between biophysical factors and traumatic situations may cause anxiety disorders. Neurotransmitters of the central nervous system like norepinephrine and serotonin‚ peptides like corticotropin-releasing factor are the major mediators for the cause of anxiety disorder. Biological Low levels of GABA‚ a neurotransmitter that reduces activity in the central nervous system‚ contribute to anxiety. A number of anxiolytics achieve their effect by modulating the GABA receptors
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NT’s Effects Risks Benefits Legalized or Illegal Agonist Antagonist Acid Agonist at the serotonin receptors Increase in blood pressure and heart rate Dizziness Loss of appetite Dry mouth Sweating Nausea Numbness Tremors Becomes delusional Hallucinations Impaired depth/time/shape/size perceptions Panic attacks Severe depression Losing control May treat disorders like alcoholism‚ PTSD and anxiety Should be illegal cause it is widely misused by many Barbiturates
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Activities of living are to do with things‚ as humans‚ we do every day to survive. In Roper‚ Logan and Tierney there are twelve model activities that are essential to living and these are maintaining a safe environment‚ communicating‚ breathing‚ eating and drinking‚ eliminating‚ personal cleansing and dressing‚ controlling body temperature‚ mobilising‚ working and playing‚ expressing sexuality‚ sleeping and the last one dying (Holland et al‚ 2012 p. 2). This essay is going to be concentrating sleep
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Incidence- the number of NEW CASES of cancer diagnosed per year Prevalence- the number of CASES OF CANCER EXISTING in the population during the year Mortality- the number of DEATHS attributed to a particular type of cancer per year Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death Lung cancer rates are climbing among women and leveling off in men Mortality for breast and prostate cancer are dropping Cancer is a generic term for a disease with 3 key features-ability to proliferate indefinitely
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Michelle Rollins November 27‚ 2012 Medication List 1. Adderall: -Indication: Used to treat narcolepsy and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) -Contraindication: Do not use if you have used an MAO Inhibitor such as Parnate‚ Marplan‚ or Azilect. And do not use if you are allergic to amphetamine or dextroamphetamine. -Side Effects: Fast‚ uneven heartbeats‚ dangerously high BP‚ Pain or burning during urination 2. Ambien: -Indication: A sedative used to treat insomnia -Contraindication:
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Gabrielle McConnellAre We An Overmedicated Society? COM 220Dr. Rich Rice2/10/2013 | ARE WE AN OVERMEDICATED SOCIETY? Are we an overmedicated society? Have you ever opened your medicine cabinet‚ and really looked at its contents? Have you ever stopped to wonder exactly what is in those bottles‚ and what it is doing inside your body? Do we really need all of those drugs? These are the questions I began asking myself a few years ago‚ and I feel most people should be questioning these things
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Methadone Maintenance Treatment versus Rapid Opioid Detoxification Amber Dawn Phillips University of Phoenix The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that close to three million people in Europe and the US are addicted to some type of opiate‚ and in the US alone‚ over two million people are addicted to prescription opiates‚ and opiates make up 83 percent of admissions
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Introduction Many people do not know what Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is. In fact‚ OCD is an anxiety disorder. We should know about the obsession and compulsion. To many patients‚ they are obsessive to some uncontrollable and unwanted thoughts or distress images. They might repeat their behaviors compulsively in order to neutralize the obsessive thoughts or to prevent some anxious events. (Butcher et al.‚ 2009) The influence of OCD on a person’s
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