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    Special Needs Patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder. PTSD is a serious condition that can develop when a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened. Usually the body is able to recover to normal levels of hormones and chemicals the body releases due to the stress. But with a person with PTSD the body keeps releasing the stress hormones and

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    State Prisoners in County Jails February 2010 State Prisoners in County Jails A Publication of the Research Division of NACo’s County Services Department Written by Brian Albert Research Intern February 2010 National Association of Counties 1 About the National Association of Counties The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935‚ NACo provides essential services to the nation’s

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    hospitals were responsible for treating and housing mentally ill citizens. However‚ as a response to the deinstitutionalization movement – this is‚ a national campaign that urged the federal government to shut down mental health facilities and thus “deinstitutionalize” the mentally illprisons and jails became the new de facto mental health asylums. In 2015‚ according to the Treatment Advocacy Center‚ in 44 of the 50 states‚ “the largest prison or jail held more people with serious mental illness than

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    money and banking | Federal Reserve System | FIN 402 Module 2 Case | | Derrick Smith | 7/23/2013 | | ABSTRACT Ben Bernanke was a key player in U.S. economic policy well before the Great Recession‚ and during that time seems to have achieved almost mythical status. The prolonged economic crisis has kept him front and center in the news‚ with regular appearances on Capitol Hill and increasingly heated rhetoric from detractors. As Federal Reserve chairman‚ Bernanke maintains

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    How Do Ocean Levels End?

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    Since the beginning of time‚ humanity has wonder how are they going to end. There has been many speculations involving earthquakes‚ tsunamis; meteors‚ and even a second ice age. But is it the end closer than we thought? In the past 100 years‚ the human race has developed tremendously. The use of chemicals‚ such as gasoline are bringing pollution to the earth atmosphere. This is making the temperatures higher. And it’s affecting the planet in many ways. Antarctica‚ the world greatest freezer

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    Special Educational needs Formative assessment What have been the main models of disability recognised since the Second World War? Discuss how these different attitudes to disability might affect the intervention and support offered to young children with SEN. Disabled and special educational needs(SEN) children have been seen to go through a vast amount of change through the eyes of the government legislations and policies‚ society and schooling since the second world war. There have been a

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    Practice Federal State Local Answer the following questions about federalstate‚ and local governments. Directions: Answer each of the following questions with a brief essay. (8 points) 1. What level of government do you think should be in charge of security from foreign enemies? Write a paragraph explaining why this level of government is most appropriate. Answer: The Federal Government should be in charge of security from foreign countries. The Federal Government is much better at protecting

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    English 103 Spring 2014 Do Prisoners of War have Rights? The occurrences of wars have been prevalent in the world for as long as history has been recorded. The causes‚ inspiration and justification for wars has varied from territory‚ power‚ religion‚ dominance‚ racism‚ divine right etc. The Romans fought to conquer and civilize the rest of the world while they dominated in the first century AD. Armies have been organized and trained to kill opponents that are perceived as threats to their nation

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    discovered what hurricanes do and how they occur‚ and what they are. There are 5 different categories of hurricane 5 being the worst and 1 being the least strongest. People have reacted differently to different hurricanes. One recent hurricane known as Hurricane harvey was a very deadly and one of the most destructive hurricanes in history. It ruined lives‚ homes‚ and buildings. Hurricanes are storms that can produce up to 119-252 kilometers per hour. What hurricanes need to be a hurricane is

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    According to many women‚ their prison system is much more limited than their male counterparts. Many female ex-convicts describe the women’s prison system as "safe" (Warren‚ 2005). This perception is correct in many ways. Many women’s prisons do not offer rehabilitation or post-release help as many male prisons do. Oftentimes‚ women commit non-violent crimes to be sent back to prison. Female ex-convicts are denied access to welfare and many other government programs. Women’s prison mirrors their male counterpart’s

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