Historically‚ the assessment process to determine diagnosed criteria for PTSD is completed by client self-reports and through therapist/provider interviews. There are limitations to this type of assessment as the primary information is derived from the client. Accurate information of their symptoms can be misrepresented or inaccurate. Relying on clients to recall a month long of their symptoms when they could be experiencing concentration abnormalities is generally not an effective means of collecting accurate
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cause of many lung diseases like lung cancer‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ bronchitis and asthma. People who smoke are high risk for fatal conditions like stroke and coronary artery disease. Smoking also leads to impotency‚ congenital abnormalities‚ preterm or still birth. Nurses getting too much time to contact with patients‚ so they can play a vital role in educating them to prevent smoking. Public need to be educated on the consequences of smoking and how to quit smoking. By using a qualitative
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Pro and Con Essay Piscine Molitor Patel‚ after floating on the ocean for 227 days‚ was discovered exhausted and pale. There is no abnormalities in vital signs discovered‚ which indicates that with proper cares and rest‚ his body will function well. In spite of his physical health‚ his mental health should be particularly examined in detail. Without precedent case‚ more details and aspects should be included to consider‚ when evaluating if Pi is suitable to integrate to society again. Furthermore
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& spiritual conduct of life -Direct relationship with ADL’s Cognitive Disorders: Psychiatric disorders that are manifested in deficits in memory‚ perception‚ & problem solving. 1) Delirium 2) Dementia 3) Amnestic Disorder Delirium DMS Criteria A) Disturbance of consciousness reduced clarity of awareness of environment w/ reducded ability to focus‚ sustain‚ or shift attention B) A change in cognition (memory deficit‚ disorientation‚ language disturbance)
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Abnormal psychology: Assignment 1 - defining abnormality 1. Explain statistical infrequency as a means of defining abnormality Statistical infrequency is when something is a rare occurrence and as with abnormal behavior it is the same if it is rare it is considered abnormal. 2. Give an example to illustrate how this definition could be used. One such example would be a person is in the middle of the town center screaming that he is a plane whilst running around and since this is a statistical
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had the moxie to ask exactly what caused this child’s facial abnormalities.
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Schizophrenia is a long term medical condition that causes a range of different psychological symptoms. Doctors say that it is a psychotic illness. That sometimes a person may not be able to distinguish their own thoughts and ideas from reality. DSM-IV-TR CRITERIA FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA A) Two or more of the following‚ each present for a significant portion of time during a one-month period (or less if successfully treated): a) Delusions b) Hallucinations c) Disorganized speech d) Grossly disorganized e)
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Clinical Rehabilitation http://cre.sagepub.com Occupational therapy for children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review Esther MJ Steultjens‚ Joost Dekker‚ Lex M Bouter‚ Jos CM van de Nes‚ Brigitte LM Lambregts and Cornelia HM van den Ende Clin Rehabil 2004; 18; 1 DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr697oa The online version of this article can be found at: http://cre.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/18/1/1 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Clinical
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reports about his thoughts and feelings including any uncomfortable sensations or distressing thoughts. Objective evidence on the other hand is measurable. It comprises of any signs of the illness that can be observed by a third person and any abnormality that has a biological basis in the body and can therefore be objectively measured (such as increased heart rate‚ change of hormones in the blood). Objective evidence includes laboratory tests‚ such as detecting the levels of certain hormones in
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STC patients have reduced numbers and function of colonic enterochromografine cells with decreased serotonin activity. Reduced serotonin activity may be associated with the motor and secretory abnormalities resulting in slow colonic transit. In such patients‚ serotonin 5-HT4 receptors are attractive mechanistic targets for the agents (agonists) that may be useful in constipation treatment. 3 Prucalopride is one such highly selective serotonin 5-HT4
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