Report Presented as Partial Fulfillment to Attain Access to Health & Nursing Faculty of Health and Nursing at South Essex College ABSTRACT Before examining the possible reasons why there appears to be an overwhelming prevalence of PD (Parkinson Disease) in men more than there is in women‚ it is imperative to this report that one firstly considers the general medical consensus of what the underlining causes of the condition are. There are a variety of conditions that also affect the
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Per Stephen Morse addictions can be broken down into two models. The medical model and the moral model‚ or moral failure. In general‚ the medical model of addiction puts forth that the cause of addiction has a biological‚ neurological‚ genetic or environmental cause‚ and that the resulting behaviors are a symptom of the disease‚ while the moral model ascribes that those behaviors are due to a moral failure. “Although no uncontroversial definition of addiction exists and “addiction” and “addict”
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the anatomy of the brain. Which portion is responsible for keeping you awake‚ controlling thought‚ speech‚ emotions and behavior‚ maintaining balance and posture? 2. Know the function of the arachnoid villi. 3. Where is the primary defect in Parkinsons disease and Huntingtons? 4. What is the function of the CSF? Where is it produced? Where is it absorbed? 5. Review blood flow to the brain. 6. What is the gate control theory of pain? 7. Know the type of nerve fibers that transmit pain impulses
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HISTORICAL CASE STUDY: MICHAEL J. FOX Michelle Denning PSYCH/630 September 8‚ 2014 Professor Adam Castleberry AGENDA Slide 1: Cover Slide Slide 2: Agenda Slide 3: Michael J. Fox and Parkinson’s Disease Slide 4: Parkinson’s Disease Slide 5: Behaviors displayed following diagnosis Slide 6: Deficits as a result of Parkinson’s Disease Slide 7: Treatments that Michael J. Fox was seeking Slide 8: Research implications Slide 9: Understanding how the brain works Slide
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which enlarges the brain so it presses down on vessel causing damage and even destroying brain tissues but‚ this condition is treatable if diagnosed correctly. Individuals with Parkinson disease develop dementia also due to the loss of dopamine producing brain cells. Studies show 20% of individuals over seventy year with Parkinson Disease will develop dementia. Vascular Dementia is caused by blocked blood vessel that feed the brain usually caused by stroke. And lastly‚ Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome is a
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into consideration and use many methods‚ such as letters of recommendation‚ psychometric tests‚ interview etc. to do so. Recently‚ psychometric tests have become increasingly popular as parts of an employer’s selection procedure. As defined by Parkinson (2008)‚ "a psychometric test is a standard way of measuring an aspect of mental performance". Practically‚ it consists of many tests to assess different aspects of a person such as verbal ability‚ and testing the degree of understanding the meaning
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Unit 13 –Dementia Awareness 1) 1.1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a set of symptoms that affect the way people think and interact with each other. It is not a disease‚ but can often be linked to a disease or damage done to the brain. Short-time memory‚ mind‚ speech and motor skills are affected. Certain forms of dementia cause a change in the personality of the individual. A person suffering from dementia will lose certain skills and knowledge they already had. This
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the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.Besides‚ a US study in 2012 suggested drinking coffee in moderation may also protect heart attack.In addition‚ coffee may mean a lower risk of Parkinson disease. Many studies showed that the more coffee a person consumed‚ the less likely he had Parkinson disease. A Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease published in 2010 presented twenty six studies showed that coffee drinkers who drank two to three cups of coffee could have a 25% lower risk of developing
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therapeutic benefit‚ is overly burdensome or‚ in some circumstances‚ not readily available. Catholic moral rationale believes that God has given us intelligence to think things through‚ yet the Church will never advocate the taking of a human life (Dr Joe Parkinson). On the other hand‚ the law takes the view that duty of care is higher than the individual’s autonomy. These laws impact on carers and hospital staff alike‚ as in the case of Christian Rossiter‚ a 49 year old man who was left quadriplegic after
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Rationale: Children with delayed receptive/expressive language ability are more prone to social communication difficulties (Parkinson‚ Tamhne and Law‚ 2000). When a child’s receptive and expressive language ability is below the norms of other children at the same age‚ it is likely that it will have an impact of a child’s activity and participation and social communication at school (Parkinson‚ Tamhne and Law‚ 2000). b) Priority Clinical question: Does Ruby have expressive language difficulties? The Pre-school
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