Syndrome-Based Defenses‚ Title Page The Exploration of Unique Syndrome-Based Defenses Kathryn Davis Nelson Staples CRJS 256 Criminal Law March 25‚ 2010 Syndrome-Based Defenses 1 Abstract Many court cases involve some type of syndrome-based defense‚ whether it be anything from battered women’s syndrome to Vietnam syndrome to fetal alcohol syndrome to attention deficit disorder. In these cases‚ the accused tries to use their disease or disorder as a reason to get a not guilty charge. A syndrome-based
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ultural Bound Syndromes Culture-bound syndrome The term culture-bound syndrome was included in the fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2000) which also includes a list of the most common culture-bound conditions (DSM-IV: Appendix I). Included in DSM-IV-TR (4th.ed) the term cultural-bound syndrome denotes recurrent‚ locality-specific patterns of abnormal behavior and troubling experience that may or may not be linked
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Prader-Willi Syndrome: An Investigation into Paternal and Maternal Origins & Characteristics Abigail McNeal Liberty University COUN 502- Professor Myers August 15‚ 2011 Abstract Prader-Willi syndrome‚ (PWS) is a genetic disorder that occurs in about one in every eight thousand births in the United States. PWS occurs when there is a defect or deletion in the fifteenth chromosome from either maternal or paternal origins. Individuals diagnosed with PWS need enhanced supervision to address the
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far as murdering the significant other. In the 1970’s a psychologist Dr. Lenore Walker coined the term “Battered Woman Syndrome” which she deems as psychological phenomenon to explain why some women do not leave long term abusive relationships and to justify the murders of men who systematically abused their significant others. This paper will seek to discuss define and explain as well as discuss the origin of Walker’s “Battered Woman Syndrome”‚ as well as explore the validity of its use in legal
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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy in the body 1 ; 2. It is a median neuropathy at the wrist due to compression of the median nerve beneath the transverse carpal ligament 2; 3 ; 4. Carpal tunnel syndrome is confirmed by the identification of abnormal median nerve conduction tests across the carpal tunnel. Nerve conduction tests are essential in the confirmation of the diagnosis of suspected cases of CTS. These tests are objective tests that assess the physiological
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1 Do you think that education of children with Down syndrome is really important? 2 Do you think there is any specific process for educating this kind of children? . 3 As a doctor‚ do you think having an educational website will be useful and will affect these children’s life? 4 In your opinion what could be the most important aspect in designing this website for children with Down syndrome? 5 Do you think by designing a suitable website according to their disabilities these children will
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Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder that effects development in women‚ per TurnerSyndrome.Org. Women who have Turner Syndrome have one X Chromosome instead of two full X Chromosomes that most females are born with. One of the X chromosomes are “dropped” during Meiosis‚ when the sex cells divide to form eggs in females. It is not usually inherited. Turner Syndrome can affect the development of several body systems in those who have them. Turner Syndrome is believed to be a random error during the
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Down Syndrome Report by: SCHOOL SUX The chromosomal abnormality involved in most cases of Down syndrome is trisomy-21‚ or the presence of three copies of the 21st chromosome. As a result‚ the affected person has 47 chromosomes in all body cells instead of the normal 46‚ although how this causes the condition’s symptoms is not yet known. Scientists assume that the reason for the abnormal chromosomal assortment is the fertilization of an ovum having 24 chromosomes by a sperm with a normal assortment
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CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME A Term Paper Presented to the Faculty of Information Technology In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Barros‚ Nikki Jezzel C. Introduction Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or CTS is a condition where an affected person finds his hands being numb for quite some time and then suddenly feels a sharp‚ tingling pain from the wrists up to the arms. Also called median nerve entrapment‚ CTS occurs
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In 2015‚ Anthem has announced their biggest data breach yet‚ 80 million people were at risk in having their personal data exposed which may cause identity fraud. This was not the case in just losing a credit card it was much more personal because of the information it contained. Everyone’s social security numbers‚ previous health records‚ previous employees and previous address that is the biggest issue in this case. This was called “sophisticated attack” because someone has impersonated as administrator
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