Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Introduction It sounds simple: women who drink excessively while pregnant are at high risk for giving birth to children with birth defects. Therefore‚ to prevent these defects‚ women should stop drinking alcohol during all phases of pregnancy. Alternatively‚ women who drink alcohol should not become pregnant unless and until they can control their drinking. More than 20 years ago‚ when fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was first described in the published medical literature
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Othello syndrome might be the nightmare for a medical student who dreads taking any English class as it is a neurological disorder which combines mental health and a Shakespearian character. In the tragedy written by William Shakespeare‚ the title character Othello murders his wife after falsely believing that she was unfaithful to him. Though it is obvious that a case does not have to turn murderous for Othello syndrome to be present‚ signs of morbid and irrational jealousy are usually the indicator
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The United States court system has evolved in many ways since its inception. While there are many issues that courts and court administrators face in today ’s society‚ the U.S. court system has improved immensely and can continue to improve in the future. Through the evaluation of the evolution of the United States court system ’s handling of victim ’s rights during court proceedings‚ one can better understand how the court system will deal with the future management of issues‚ as well as other trends
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of a rape or sexual assault may begin to develop rape trauma syndrome (RTS) (Rape Trauma Syndrome‚ 2007). Rape trauma syndrome can have a significant impact on a person’s physical‚ psychological‚ social or sexual aspects of his or her life and is divided
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1. This story is about the Supreme Court’s decision. What process did this case have to go through to get to the Supreme Court? Before cases reach the state of transitioning into a lawsuit‚ a dispute most likely has transpired between parties that had some sort of business or contractual relationship. In this case‚ Betty Dukes was an employee of Wal-Mart‚ Inc. who complained about the disparities she encountered as a female employee opposed to the male co-workers. Usually‚ lawsuits can be avoided
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Empty nest syndrome refers to the experience that parents endure such as‚ sadness‚ depression‚ or grief when their children come to the age to leave their childhood home. This may transpire when children get married or attend college. Men are less likely than women to be affected. This may be due to the fact that when children leave the home; mothers are undergoing considerable life events in addition‚ for example caring for elderly parents or menopause. Nonetheless‚ men may experience comparable
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the inside. The article called “Indoor Pollution and Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms”‚ by Chi-Shan
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Stockholm syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder. And‚ you know‚ I had no free will. I had virtually no free will until I was separated from them for about two weeks” (Patty Hearst). In 1974‚ Patty Hearst developed Stockholm syndrome after being kidnapped by an American communist group. She was dependent on her kidnappers and felt secure with them. Because of this‚ she followed the beliefs of the group and performed terrible tasks with her kidnappers. By definition‚ “Stockholm syndrome is a condition
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When I first thought about my Research Project topic I knew that I wanted to do something that had something to do with my family and myself. That is why I chose to do Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (POCS). My mum has this condition and it is thought that I have it as well. I know that mum does not know much about this condition‚ only the symptoms. As I grew up I had found that I was starting to get dark patches on my skin‚ I thought this was normal as my mum also had these patches. I got a little older
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Situations of kidnapping are traumatizing‚ and terrifying. So in cases of Stockholm Syndrome‚ it is very perplexing why a hostage would bond with their kidnapper‚ who is the cause of their trauma. Generally‚ one would think of their kidnapper as an evil‚ cruel‚ inhumane individual‚ but why would Stockholm Syndrome develop and make someone see their captor in a positive light? Overall‚ Stockholm Syndrome develops as a defence mechanism‚ and it makes the victim form an attachment to their captor which
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