The term schizophrenia’ covers a group of serious psychotic disorders characterised by a loss of contact with reality. It comes from two Greek words: schiz meaning split’ and phren meaning mind’. DSM IV (1994) estimate that the occurrence rate of schizophrenia ranges from 0.2%-2.0% worldwide. There are two main explanations of schizophrenia: the biological explanations and the psychological explanations. In this essay I will critically consider the biological explanations. These include genetics
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Though this is true‚ is it morally right to allow those who are not physically or mentally able to take care of a child to procreate? There are numerous births each year where the child is born addicted to substances such as amphetamines or other types of chemical drugs. After birth‚ these children are forced to go through the painful process of withdrawal‚ and if they are able to survive‚ they are likely to have other mental and physical defects that can affect them for the rest
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A first step for young people to not have these cardiac arrhythmias in the future is to reduce consumption of stimulants such as chocolate‚ coffee‚ cola and other energy drinks. A second step would be for young people to have a healthy lifestyle: to eat as many fruits‚ vegetables‚ dairy‚ foods high in fiber such as cereals and to make sport. And thirdly should not fret and have a life as quiet possible. In case you already have these arrhythmias‚ you should consult your family doctor or cardiologist
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sobriety. Common Drug Addictions among Asian-Americans Although there are a wide variety of different addictions among Asian-Americans‚ the most commonly found are: • Cocaine addiction • Prescription drug addiction (including OxyContin‚ Vicodin‚ Amphetamines‚ etc.) • Alcohol addiction
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DISCURSIVE WRITING An issue that creates heated debate almost anywhere you go is the legalisation of cannabis. There are two different opinions: one‚ that cannabis should not become legal because it leads on to the use of harder drugs and causes more petty crime. The second view is that if it became legal then fewer people would have to sneak around to get cannabis and therefore not get caught up in the underworld of drugs‚ and that would stop the lead on to harder drugs. Also cannabis can be used
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Conditioned taste aversion is a phenomenon in which one would associate a certain taste with an uncomfortable symptom such as nausea‚ dizziness‚ sickness‚ or vomiting. One ingesting a certain substance that causes symptoms such as nausea‚ vomiting‚ and other sicknesses‚ which then an individual learns to avoid‚ usually causes taste aversion. Dr. Garcia whom is a researcher that had realized rats had associated their sickness from the radiation to the food they had ingested prior to the treatment
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Sleep deprivation has been seen to peak during college time as students stay up all night to study‚ and sometimes to party. It can sometimes be self-imposed due to a lack of desire to sleep and the habitual use of stimulant drugs like cocaine‚ amphetamines which are highly used by college aged students. Transition from high school to college can also be problematic for the majority of students‚ most of their days were on a very structured schedule‚ but moving on to college where you are relying
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Dangers of Sweatshops throughout the World Imagine a world where all children can go to school for six hours instead of working in a factory for twice that amount of time. Imagine that their parents get to see them more than a few times a year because they were not shipped to distant family members due to a lack of income in the household. The parents are not forced to work in unsafe environments for hours upon end and do not face verbal and physical abuse daily. This world is a world without sweatshops
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(Bouchard). Steroid and performance enhancing drugs have been present in sports for years and don’t seem to be going anywhere‚ perhaps legalization is the future. English cyclist Tom Simpson‚ died after the 1967 Tour de France‚ died after using amphetamines‚ one of the few deaths due to PEDs (Bouchard). Due to the frequent usage of PEDs and steroids the urgency for drug testing athletes increased (Bouchard). The 1998 Tour de France faced an international scandal when officials found vast quantities
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1. Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Haydn was a remarkable composer‚ epitomizing the meaning of classical period composition‚ and though he wasn’t as flashy as the younger Mozart‚ his music always stayed true to form. Haydn‚ unlike most composers‚ had a "reliable and steady" job composing‚ directing‚ teaching‚ performing‚ and managing musicians from the royal Esterhazy family. During this time‚ Haydn composed many pieces of music for the courtly orchestra to perform. With a staggering body of work
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