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    this assignment will be referred to as Jack. Jack is a 70-year old gentleman. He has a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and had lived with the disorder for three decades. When I engaged him in conversations he seemed intelligent and I found our conversations very educative as he gave different perspectives on varying topics‚ this aroused my interest to write about him. Paranoid schizophrenia

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    Treatment of Depression Abstract Depression affects many people around the world. Depression can be described as feeling sad‚ lost‚ angry‚ and frustrated. Today‚ antidepressants are the main way to treat depression. Researchers are working on a new treatment to better help people with depression. This treatment is called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Researchers want to know how TMS can be used‚ and what type of depression patients they want to use it on. Studies have helped narrow

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    Prevention & Treatment Wearing UV-protecting sunglasses and regular intake of antioxidants may slow the development of cataracts. N-acetylcarnosine eye drops is topical non-surgical treatment of cataracts‚ which can improve transmissivity and reduce glare sensitivity. The most common types of surgical treatments include intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE)‚ Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and phacoemulsification (Phaco). Surgical removal is more effective for stopping cataract formation

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    Grendel Psychological Profile               There is a stage in everyone’s life where they feel they are not accepted by someone or something. Whether it is because of one’s age‚ appearance‚ or emotional and mental stability‚ a sense of disproval and isolation appears to be glaring through the eyes of society. Throughout Grendel’s life‚ he is shunned from humanity for he was viewed as something of destruction and harm. However‚ not one person ever took the time out to see Grendel’s true personality

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    Changes In psychiatric Treatment Psychiatric treatment is an ancient practice that dates back to around 5000 BCE as evidenced by the location of skulls that showed signs of trepanning. In ancient world cultures‚ trepanning was a renowned method for treating mental illnesses‚ which the early man believed to arise due supernatural influences such as sorcery and demons. This method employed a procedure whereby the psychiatrist used a stone to make an opening (trephine) in the patient’s skull

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    Why do you think Bill’s schizophrenia was not recognized immediately? I believe Bill’s schizophrenia was not recognized immediately because he had comorbid disorder. Bill was also exhibiting a learning disability‚ and depression. It may also have not been recognized because the onset was difficult to detect. The symptoms seemed to be confused with violent aggression. The ones around him may only observed the behaviors they could physically see and Bill probably at a young age had difficulty explaining

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    auditory‚ visual hallucinations and paranoid thoughts caused her to seek treatment on 9/11.  Her first inpatient stay was cut short because a medical workup by HMS detected a pulmonary embolism.  She was transferred to a medical floor‚ where she was treated with warfarin and coumadin until her INR levels reached a normal range of 2.4.  She has since been transferred back to the inpatient psychiatry service for continued treatment of her psychosis.            She has been treated for bipolar‚ anxiety

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    Psychology AS Level Guy Webber The Biological Approach What assumptions do biopsychologists make? Psychologists from the biological approach assume that behaviour and experiences are caused by activity in the nervous system of the body. The things that people think and feel‚ say and do are caused‚ one way or another‚ by electrochemical events occurring within and between the neurones that make up their nervous system‚ particular those in the brain. Many biopsychologists also agree that

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    SA said that symptoms were a problem in social and moral terms and suggested self-management and non-professional help. EA emphasized biological explanations for symptoms including hormonal imbalance and neurological problems. Biological explanations of depression Genetics: Family studies- having a first-degree relative with depression appears to be a risk factor for depression. Family studies select people that already have

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    Thomas is a nine year old boy that suffers from schizophrenia. He is the youngest child in his family and has three older sisters. His single mother is very supportive and is constantly looking for resources to help him be successful. His father is not involved in Thomas’s life due to struggling with alcohol and drug addictions‚ as well as several short term sentences served in jail over the years. Despite being a single parent‚ Thomas’s mother provides a financially stable household and lifestyle

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