The review of related literature in this chapter is composed of principles and discussions of facts about the side effects of radiation therapy to the cancer patients. The chapter begins with a brief history about radiology as a medical science‚ and radiation therapy as a form of medical treatment of diseases. Lastly it enumerates the side effects of radiation therapy and the risks associated with it. Brief History and Definitions of Radiology as a Medical Science In 1895 Roentgen began experiments
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Ethics in Physical Therapy One of the most rapidly growing occupations in the United States today is Physical Therapy. The United States Department of Labor has projected 23‚000 unfilled physical therapist positions in the year 2000 and a lack of qualified physical therapists to fill them (www.apta.org). While Physical Therapy grows rapidly‚ questions of ethics in this field have also grown in large quantities. Physical therapy is the treatment of disease through physical means‚ including
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structural family therapist goes about helping the entire family instead of singling out the specific person with the issues. When families have good relationships with each other it is mainly when each family member has their specified role and fulfills that role to its entirety. This type of psychotherapy was created by a researcher name Salvador Minuchin‚ from New York. The primary strategy of this therapy is to develop a bond between the family members that are having problems within their family.
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Project Overview The ongoing project that my partner‚ Alicia Buettner‚ and I are focused on is that of trying to incorporate a collaborative class between the physical and occupational therapy students at the University of Findlay that specializes on the use of prosthetic rehabilitation equipment in therapy. This project is motivated by the need for experience and knowledge of what each therapy major has to offer one another when working simultaneously in the healthcare field while still in a positive
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This study was used to prove whether Dialectical Behavior Therapy would increase active coping skills‚ reduce passive coping skills and decrease self injury in people with Borderline Personality Disorder. Active coping is defined as any effort to fix the cause of distress‚ such as changing negative thought processes. Passive coping is the use of maladaptive skills to temporarily relieve pain and ignore the root of the problem. In this study‚ there were 19 participants that consisted of 16 women and
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Dolphin assisted therapy (DAT) is a highly controversial topic in the medical world. Is it medicine or simply recreation? Whatever you might believe‚ you cannot deny the fact that dolphins are loving and nurturing mammals with the ability to show compassion. Along with that ability for compassion‚ some may claim that there is actual science‚ which proves that interactions with dolphins have helped to treat many patients. Most of the patients in dolphin assisted therapy are children with autism‚ Down’s
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PSY F370 Drugs and Behavior Fall 2013 November 9‚ 2013 Opioid Replacement Therapy Medications used for opiate addiction work as agonists‚ antagonists or utilize a combination of both actions. By definition‚ agonists cause a chemical action by binding to cell receptors and mimicking the action of naturally occurring substances such as neurochemicals. Antagonists also attach to cell receptor sites but instead of causing an action‚ they block the receptor from being stimulated by a target substance
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Cognitive Therapy for Depression. In doing so‚ I will discuss the evidence that supports the use of cognitive therapy for depression‚ the advantages and the disadvantages. The usage of cognitive therapy with children for depression and ending with the assumptions associated with the theory. Cognitive Therapy for Depression Cognitive Therapy (CT) is a form of psychotherapy that was developed by the famed psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck. This style of therapy is one that
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to Increase Social and Communication Skills in Children with Autism The use of service dogs for children with ASD is a relatively new field. Dogs have provided animal assisted therapy (AAT) in conjunction with psychotherapy with positive outcomes for many years (Beck & Katcher‚ 2003). Animal therapy dates back to the late 18th century in England where the Society of Friends established York Retreat in the 1790’s as an alternative to the asylums of the day. Animals were used to help
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Person-Centred Approaches to Counselling Unit The essay will evaluate the necessity and importance of the development of the core conditions in the counselling process and critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the person-centred approach on the counselling process. The Person-Centred Approach focuses on the clients own best authority as it is based on the client’s personal experience in his or her own life here and now. It shows the client as someone who has the ability of fulfilling
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