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    Chronic Diseases

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    Ovarian cancer is cancer that develops in one or both ovaries‚ which are glands in females where reproductive eggs are made. In most cases the cancer forms on the ovary’s surface. Although many cases of ovarian cancer are not caught until the cancer has metastasized‚ or spread‚ outside of the ovaries‚ improvements in treatment and diagnosis have increased survival rates. One out of every 71 women has a lifetime risk of getting ovarian cancer‚ and more than 20‚000 new U.S. cases are diagnosed annually

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    Chronic Stress In America

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    Did you know that nearly one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress. Because of chronic stress‚ 77 percent of Americans have experienced physical symptoms and changes and 73 percent has been affected psychologically. Stress can affect you physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally. Stress can affect us physically in many ways. When a person is stressed‚ their body produces more of the so-called “fight or flight” chemicals to get your body ready for an emergency. (5)Your brain tells your adrenal

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    Chronic Renal Failure

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    Chronic renal failure is a worldwide public health problem. Millions of Americans are affected by this disease each year. It is a common condition in which there is progressive loss of kidney functioning. The loss of function usually takes months or years to occur‚ sometime not appearing until kidney function is less than one-tenth of normal. The kidneys have the important job of filtering‚ wastes and excess fluids from your blood‚ which are then excreted in the urine (Huether‚ 2012). When the kidneys

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    Chronic Shock Syndrome

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    Chronic Shock Introduction & Stage Model Chronic Shock • Chronic shock is the re-experiencing of a catastrophic event‚ and not resolving the physical/psychological effects of that catastrophe. • Many ACoAs/CoSAs‚ due to the rules and expectations in addictive homes‚ live with chronic shock. Shock State Physical level— • Body is preparing to manage the disaster: – Breathing patterns change. The person holds their breath during the initial phase‚ then moves to uneven breathing.

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    trying to stay healthy‚ but what do we mean by "Health"? The world Health Organisation (WHO) describes health as "a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being which is more than just the absence of disease. When we think of health and illness‚ there is a general conception that it involves health habits such as exercise and eating the right food‚ as well as institutions such as hospitals and doctors. In Western societies it is commonly accepted that if we are ill it is a result of an infectious

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    Chronic disease managment

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    Chronic Disease Management What is self-management? Self-care management is defined as the behaviour employed by an individual in managing and implementing the treatment regimen within the individual’s lifestyle routine and it recognizes an individual’s central role in managing chronic diseases (Costantini et al.‚ 2008). In sum‚ self-management is to help individuals collaborate with health care professionals to help themselves‚ by using strategies and proper interventions‚ to bring self-care

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    Illness In Prisons

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    the largest prison population in the world. In regards to the percentage of the incarcerated that suffer from some form of mental illness‚ the American Psychological Association (APA) states‚ “Mental illness

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    Mental Illness

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    Over 50 million Americans face daily struggles with a mental illness. In today’s society‚ individuals feel less comfortable going to see a psychologist than they do seeing an eye doctor or a dentist. Also‚ individuals feel worse about needing assistance fighting depression or anxiety than they do about requiring help with cancer. The term “mental illness” has a very negative connotation. Individuals often relate things like self-harm and violence to it without considering examples to support these

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    Mental Illness

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    Johnson KayLa English 100 M W 9:30-11:00 Mental Illness Essay November 19‚ 2012 November 26‚ 2012 Sane or Insane: Who’s to know? Everyone once in their life has either thought as themselves or another as crazy. In today’s day and age people find it fun to be called crazy‚ that was not the case in the past. People in our past who were demined “Insane” were sent away‚ hidden from society’s eyes and subjected to cruelty and unnecessary torture. America’s health system has changed dramatically

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    Mental Illness

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    from either a mental disorder or illness” (Wexler). Many americans have been found to have a mental illness. Whether this be OCD or Schizophrenia‚ it is a serious problem. It is important to know about mental illness in case you ever interact with someone who suffers. You may not know a lot about mental illness and how it could affect you. Today‚ that changes. We will look at the basics of mental illness‚ a specific case called mania depression‚ and how mental illness doesn’t necessarily make a person

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