Approach to Cancer care Nursing 410v Grand Canyon University October 5‚ 2011 Staging is the process of finding out how much cancer there is in the body and where it is located. It is how the doctor learns the stage of a person’s cancer. Doctors use this information to plan treatment and to help predict a person’s outlook (prognosis). Cancers with the same stage tend to have similar outlooks and are often treated the same way. The cancer stage is also a way for doctors to describe the extent
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Experience-Driven Procedural Content Generation (EDPCG) was originally mentioned by G.N. Yannakakis and J. Togelius in [30]‚ and later revisited by the same authors in [31]. With the proliferation of videogames‚ players can be found in all parts of the world‚ meaning that there is a long range of skills‚ preferences and emotion elicitation to correspond to with one game. Because of that‚ there is an increasing need for tailoring the game experience to the individual‚ consequently raising the difficulty
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Several years ago‚ my stepbrother‚ Travis‚ lost the tips of two fingers on his right hand in a work accident. The first time he tried to shoot a gun after the accident‚ he did not realize his fingers did not even reach the trigger. That is just one example of phantom limb. Most people with phantom limb have what is called phantom limb pain. Phantom limb pain refers to ongoing painful sensations that seem to be coming from a part of the limb that is no longer there (“Managing Phantom Pain‚” 2016)
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Abstract Post-traumatic stress disorder is a common problem in for veterans returning from war all over the world. It can often be misdiagnosed as a traumatic brain injury or overlooked altogether because of the similarities in their symptoms. This article defines what post-traumatic stress disorder is as according to the Diagnostic Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders‚ its correlation with insomnia and nightmares‚ traumatic brain injuries and heart rate conditions‚ and it summarizes various treatment
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Trichotillomania For what seems an eternity of seconds in an eternity not quite reaching minutes‚ I am lost in a world of my own doing. Time stands still as I indulge in the emotion of my lips making a tactile connection with my hair. The pleasure is overwhelming. The satisfaction is over stimulating. The desire to pluck is irresistible. In complete disconnection with my awareness‚ suddenly I find one. This feels like a good one. I test it with my teeth. It is thick. It feels right. Caught in
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The official end of the fertile period in a woman’s life is marked by a process called menopause. This process is completely natural and usually occurs when a woman is between 45 and 55 years old‚ although there are exceptions when women go through menopause when they’re older or younger than that age range. If you are around this age‚ and you’ve missed your period for one full year (and there is no other cause for not having your period)‚ it is safe to assume that you are going through menopause
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Stress Management in the Workplace Table of contents Page Abstract 3 Definition of stress management 4 Two advantages of stress management 5 - 6 Positive impacts on the organization 5 Positive effects on lifestyle and health behavior 6 Two limitations of stress management 6 -8 Role of supervisors and management 6 - 7 Individual differences in stress response 7 - 8 The role of the Human Resource Manager towards stress management 8 -
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REVISION NOTES – STRESS Stress ‡ an emotion‚ a state of psychological tension and physiological arousal produced by a stressor which makes the individual ready to respond‚ It is an adaptive response because it enables the individual to cope. It becomes maladaptive if the stressor persists Stressor ‡ a physiological or psychological stimulus that threatens an individual’s well being. It could lead to a stress response. THE BODY’S RESPONSE TO STRESS The General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) – model
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It can decrease nerve and brain cells leading to lower IQ‚ developmental problems‚ and lower achievement test scores. (Understanding 1-2) 5 percent of all children in North America have ADD and ADHD. Joe Lubar‚ an innovator in the field of EEG Biofeedback‚ found that students with ADD and ADHD were producing a low amount of Beta1‚ a focused attention state. Lubar’s theory was to create a state where the affected individual could control and increase their Beta1 brain waves. The students had any where
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Treatment and Cause of Migraines Jochon D. Dobbins The Academy of Health Care Professions Abstract The word migraine is a Greek word which means “half of head”. It is thought that people who suffer from Migraines usually experience pain on one side of their head. There are several signs or symptoms that are usually associated with migraines. Here are some examples. * Tiredness * Sensitivity to light * Nausea or vomiting * Sensitivity to certain smells * Reaction to eating
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