Rule: For the past forty years it has been the rule that liability belongs only to the…
Anemia: is a condition where the body has a deficiency of healthy hemoglobin (red blood cells) to carry adequate oxygen to the tissues in the body.…
Aarskog syndrome (also known as Aarskog–Scott syndrome, faciodigitogenital syndrome, shawl scrotum syndrome and faciogenital dysplasia) is a rare autosomal X-linked inherited disorder that affects a person's height, muscles, skeleton, genitals, and appearance of the face. It mostly affects at birth and the symptoms usually become apparent by the age of 3years. Unfortunately, Aarskog syndrome is a lifelong condition without a cure. Some people with Aarskog syndrome are born with more serious abnormalities, such as heart defects or a cleft lip with or without an opening in the roof of the mouth (cleft palate). Most males with Aarskog syndrome have a shawl scrotum, in which the scrotum surrounds the penis. Less often, they have undescended testes (cryptorchidism) or a soft out-pouching around the belly-button (umbilical hernia) or in the lower abdomen (inguinal hernia).…
Have you ever wondered why some babies when they cry it sounds like a cat? The reason is those babies have Cri-du-chat syndrome. Cri-du-chat syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that causes babies to sound like they have high pitch cat cry as well as some other disorders. This disorder is linked to the fifth chromosome. It is caused by the deletion of genetic material on the short arm or p arm of chromosome 5. To identify if a person has this disease you need to see the symptoms. Some these symptoms include a catlike cry, small head size, distinctive facial features, mental retardation, weak muscle tone, and difficulty with speaking.…
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive, more commonly known as ‘Stone Man’s Syndrome’ or the abbreviation ‘FOP’, is genetic disease involving the body’s connective tissue. It is one of the medical world’s most rare and debilitating illnesses. As its common name says, Stone Man’s Disease causes “bone tissue begins to grow where muscles, tendons, and other connective tissues should be, effectively restricting movement” (Torres, 2013). As a result, the boy’s ligaments, tendons, and muscles form into solid bone. The individual with the disease will eventually develop a second skeleton over top of his/her original one (Panter, 2013). Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive is the only documented medical condition in which a normal functioning organ system turns into another (FOP, 2009). Because “the heart and other organs are made up of a different kind of muscle, they do not grow bone tissue” and remain unaffected by the disease’s effects (Torres, 2013).…
Though much less common, and only responsible for about 3% of cases, it is possible to have two paternal copies of the chromosome 15 inherited, and no maternal chromosome 15. This is called Paternal Uniparental Disomy. [See picture to the right] Since normally the maternal gene is expressed, and in this case, it is absent, Angelman Syndrome will occur. (Angelman Syndrome Foundation Inc)…
Postpartum psychosis is the most severe form of postpartum depression; it is most prevalent in women living with bipolar disorder. "Bipolar disorder — sometimes called manic-depressive disorder — is associated with mood swings…
Also known as Neill-Dingwall syndrome, Cockayne syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder comparable to progeria, caused by mutations in either the ercc6 gene or the ercc8 gene. These genes are the ones responsible for making proteins to repair damaged DNA. DNA can be damaged from chemicals or from the sun. In normal cells, DNA damage is able to be fixed before it becomes a problem. Those affected with cockayne syndrome, however, are unable to fix these damaged DNA strands, and as a result, DNA abnormalities build up and the cells die. These genetic mutations going unchecked is what causes the symptoms of Cockayne syndrome, such as stunted growth and premature aging. When a DNA molecule is damaged by solar rays, single strand repair mechanism…
These symptoms consist of being easily startled, feeling tense, having difficulty sleeping, and have angry outbursts. This can also make eating and concentrating harder for them. Finally, there are cognition and mood symptoms, which can make a person feel detached from family and friends. They might have trouble remembering key parts of the event or negative feelings towards their selves or the world. It will give them distorted feelings like guilt or blame and they can again, lose interest in activities they once…
Chapter 5, talks about social construction and deviant behaviors. Weitz talks about how, “an ill person is one whose actions, abilities, or appearance do not meet social norms: expectations within a given culture regarding proper behavior or appearance” (Weitz 104). After reading the three articles, you can tell that this issue is socially constructed. This can show a form of deviance. When women are not following the norms of society this can be looked at as an illness. The article, Pathologizing Your Period, talks about that you can be labeled with PMDD if, “you are unhappy, bloated, hard to concentrate, having food cravings, breast tenderness”. The drug Prozac was made to relax these issues, when the drug became aimed to focus on the issue of women and PMDD the pharmaceutical…
regarding PPD and the range of emotions that may be experienced along with methods of seeking help.…
DiGeorge syndrome is an anomaly that occurs when the 22q11.2 chromosome has been deleted, causing many different symptoms in various parts of the body. Those affected by DiGeorge syndrome often display signs of heart disease and defect at birth, presence of "cleft" palate (opening in the roof of the mouth), learning disorders, autoimmune diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis), hypocalcaemia (low presence of calcium in blood), speech disabilities, and sometimes growth disorders. This syndrome is not explicitly fatal, but cardiac disorders caused by the DiGeorge syndrome are its greatest cause of mortality. Diseases contracted from severe immunity deficiency can also lead to death. It has…
In the essays of Diagnosing and Treating Ophelia Syndrome and Everybody is Ignorant on Different Subjects two topics are discussed which are related, in that they both have to do with learning and being able to think as an individual. The Ophelia Syndrome is not processing the ability to create one’s own opinion. Ophelia is a character in the play Hamlet. She is described as a helpless child and has a “Lord” or authoritative figure that forces her even lower to the status of an infant. The danger of this ‘syndrome’ is that we are forcing students to become clones without thoughts of their own, just mimics of the teacher. Instructors are now dictating what/how to think, and what/how to learn. When students are asked what they think they often become frustrated, silent or hostile. Thomas G. Plummer the author of Ophelia Syndrome gives 6 treatments for Ophelia Syndrome which include seek out the best teachers, Dare to know yourself, learn to live with uncertainty, practice dialectical thinking, foster idle thinking, and plan to step out of bounds. These treatments all help us to become educated people. The two most effective treatments are: seeking out the best teachers and daring to know yourself. Seeking out good teachers is important because it will be a better learning experience and will help you get a better education opportunity. Daring to know yourself is important because only you can push yourself to learn and remember things. It is also important because only you can know your personal learning style. The topic of learning/teaching has been a reoccurring theme in my life lately and it has influenced me to make goals and determine exactly what I want out of my education here. I want to use my time wisely. I want to seek out the best teachers and I want to learn, how to think and who I…
2012). Until now the assessment of anhedonia severity in MDD has mostly been performed through self-report questionnaires. Unfortunately, these instruments influenced by the original definition of anhedonia clearly emphasize the experience of pleasure (liking) while neglecting the other sub-components of reward (wanting, learning). This includes the Chapman Anhedonia Scale (Chapman et al. 1976), the Scale of Negative Symptoms (Andreasen 1989), the Fawcett–Clark Pleasure Scale (FCPS) (Fawcett et al. 1983) and the Snaith–Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) (Snaith et al. 1995)). Another scale, the Mood-Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire (MASQ) developed by Watson and Clark (Watson et al. 1995) includes items related to positive affect and interest assessing anhedonia to some degree. However, these items are not particularly specific and are usually not analyzed separately from the rest of the scale (Buckby et al.…
This is one of the most interesting genetic diseases in the world, and yet there is no cure for it. This disease can affect people drastically, or sometimes very little at all. Although there is no way to treat it, it can be helped, and there are many programs to help. This complex genetic disease is called down syndrome.…