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Autism
536 Words - 2 Pages.... the very first attempt to explain .
Eighty percent of autistic people are seen as mentally retarded. Autistic people seem isolated, and detached from the world, sort of like they are in their own dream world, which is what separates them from mentally retarded people. They don't seem aware that people are around them, including family members. Another thing that separates them from the mentally retarded is their display of strange postures, manners, habits, and compulsions. They might display rocking, hand flapping, strange food preferences, no eye contact, head banging, an insensitivity to pain, and other dangerous behavior. They are also often infatuated with ina ....
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Strep Throat
691 Words - 3 Pages.... the arms and in the groin area, then spreads to the rest of the body. It is not possible to tell if a sore throat is caused by strep from just looking at the throat itself with the naked eye. The symptoms of can resemble the sore throat caused by many viruses. In fact, most sore throats are not strep, but are merely sore throats caused by viruses. So, in order to tell if a sore throat is in fact strep, a throat culture is needed.
There are a few symptoms of . First, a significant fever of about 101 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Second, pus, or white spots, on either or both the tonsils and throat area when the tonsils have been removed. A third symptom is swollen, tende ....
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The Parkinson Patient At Home
1344 Words - 5 Pages.... however, should be told in a way that will not upset, frighten or discourage him. The facts should be quietly laid before him in an optimistic way so that he may achieve a sensible adapta- tion. Two hundred and ninety-nine of three hundred pa- tients who were asked if they felt they should he told by their doctor when he was sure of the diagnosis replied "Yes".
It is quite obvious that you cannot learn to adapt and handle all the problems connected with an illness such as this unless you know what it is. It may sometimes be diffi- cult to decide what to tell the neighbors and visitors who come regularly to the house as well as servants and others around the patient and ....
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Schizophrenia
1943 Words - 8 Pages.... Social
scientists guaranteed them that community-based care would be in the best
interests of all concerned: the mentally ill and the general, tax-paying public
(Barry 13).” It was believed that a social breakdown syndrome would develop in
chronically mentally ill persons who were institutionalized. The
characteristics of this syndrome were submission to authority, withdrawal, lack
of initiative, and excessive dependence on the institution.
While deinstitutionalization was kindhearted in its primary logic, the
actual execution of the concept has been greatly undermined by the lack of good
community alternatives. At this time a large amount of the individuals using ....
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The Education Of A.I.D.S Discrimination
1606 Words - 6 Pages.... of those who
surround them are likely to change. The working class is the most susceptible to
this form of discrimination. The every day environment of an employee with
A.I.D.S is also the work grounds for someone who isn'tinfected with A.I.D.S.
A.I.D.S Discrimination in a job-related atmosphere is due to lack of education
and sensitivity.
The infection of HIV does not reduce an employee'sefficiency from
satisfactory to intolerable. An employee should not be denied employment or
promotion if they are not flawed by HIV. Some employees are not stripped of
their capacities to perform even though they are infected with HIV(Lewy 2). Why
should the employee health benef ....
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The Two Sides Dealing With Abortion
1891 Words - 7 Pages.... no matter what. They believe the fetus should have the right to life and that abortion is murder. Pro-Life feel the fetus is a living, feeling being from the instant of conception. People in the Pro-Choice group mostly believe that it is the woman's choice to get an abortion, depending on their reason. They believe it is the woman's body and she has the right to choose what happens to it. Some people may even be in between both of the sides. This is a very emotional topic and a lot of factors are involved in what people believe. Some factors that might influence whether a person are Pro-Life or Pro-Choice is the individuals up-bringing, personal experiences and re ....
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Sleep And Dreams
673 Words - 3 Pages.... find out deep secrets or reveal concealed feelings towards something just by analyzing a dream correctly.
When we think about dreams we must wonder why do they occur? There are a few explanations for this question. It is a fact that we all must sleep. We constantly go through cycles of sleep and wakefulness. During each cycle, our minds must be active. Obviously when we are awake, we are using our minds for various actions. When we are asleep, it is not as obvious how are minds are at work. To keep are minds active during sleep we must dream.
Many researchers suggest that dreams be formed by disturbances of the body. Not until that mid 19th century another philosopher as ....
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Memory
1562 Words - 6 Pages.... have effect on the influences in the
present. For example, touching a hot stove would cause a burn and therefore
memory would convey a message to not repeat again. All of this is effected by
the development of short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM).
Memories can be positive, like memories of girlfriends and special events,
or they can be negative, such as suppressed memories. Sexual abuse of children
and adolescents is known to cause severe psychological and emotional damage.
Adults who were sexually abused in childhood are at a higher risk for developing
a variety of psychiatric disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders,
and mood disorders ....
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