Ruth Gutierrez Proff. Julia Curry MAS 160 9 a.m. 12 May 2009 Mexican American Males and Alcoholism Drinking alcohol is a behavior that diverse ethnicities and cultures have adapted as a form of leisure‚ celebration‚ socialization‚ or cultural practice. Mexican American males have engaged in drinking alcohol for all of these reasons. It is important to analyze the process of acculturation Mexican American experience and how it affects their ability to persuade and control their alcohol consumption
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Diagnosis of Holden Caulfield Holden Caulfield is a troubled 16 year-old teen who has just been expelled from his fourth school. He has a younger sister whom he deeply cares for‚ and a deceased younger brother. Also‚ Holden appears to isolate himself and has few social relationships with others. Over the past few days‚ Holden has been enraged by his roommates‚ avoided conflict with confronting his parents‚ been beaten up‚ contemplated suicide‚ and abused himself physically by smoking‚ drinking
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in my country Colombia and Spain with Alzheimer disease patients. Day by day I came to know each patient’s story because every day they were living the moment without remember the last minute. This is also what happened to Lisa Genova’s novel Still Alice. The protagonists is a 50 year old woman‚ a very well organized‚ efficient‚ highly-educated‚ and smart Harvard professor‚ wife of a successful man‚ and the mother of three grown children‚ who has diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. People
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later modified to A.S.P.I.R.E resulting in the systematic nursing diagnosis stage being brought in; By completing the initial assessment stage‚ it will help to establish the nursing diagnosis which involves making a decisive statement concerning the client’s needs (George 1995). This is often referred to as a Systematic Nursing Diagnosis; which involves identifying the patient needs from a nursing perspective. This nursing diagnosis differs greatly from that of a medical as it emphasises the holistic
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The continuous or excessive use of alcohol (ethanol) with associated pathologic results. Alcoholism is characterized by constant or periodic intoxication‚ although the pattern of consumption varies markedly. Individuals admitted for the first time to an alcoholism treatment center typically have been consuming 3–4 oz (80–100 g) of pure alcohol per day‚ corresponding to seven to nine drinks or bottles of beer or glasses of wine. Studies have shown that problem drinking in these populations starts
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Alcoholism is dangerous and damages people’s health. Everyone knows it‚ but they still drink alcohol. Alcohol is harmful in many ways in life‚ such as physically and emotionally. Alcoholism is a negative effect on the drinker’s health‚ relationship‚ and social standing. Drinking too much is risky to the body‚ especially the nervous‚ cardiovascular systems. Alcoholism is defined as a treatable disease. Alcohol is toxic that makes people’s feeling change‚ such as anger‚ flexible‚ depress. Alcoholism
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Following the European invasion in America‚ Native Americans came to endure many problems. While some have faded‚ others still linger on in their lives. The issue of alcohol and alcoholism is one of them. From settlers using it to deceive‚ to today’s issues on the reservation‚ alcohol has played a devastating role in the lives of Native Americans. Knowing how the issue of alcohol became such a predominate part of Native Americans lives will allow us to spawn ideas on how to end the problem. Before
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Should People Be Labeled With a Psychiatric Diagnosis? II. Thesis Statement Throughout this paper‚ issues will be discussed regarding the question of whether labels should be placed on the people who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness. I believe that the current methods of classifying and identifying these individuals does not have the patients bests interests in mind‚ partly due to the negative stigmas that come hand in hand with the label. I find that aside from the benefits that
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Alcoholism: Supported by Empirical Research Ellie Smith Vanderbilt University Abstract Globally‚ alcohol abuse disorders have become a problem for seventy-six million people (Orford‚ Natera‚ Copello‚ Atkinson‚ 2005). Addiction is a disease‚ not merely a social disorder. The disease not only affects the inflicted individuals‚ but can also be detrimental to family members and the greater community. Causes of addiction can be grouped into three categories: psychological traits
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The diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis usually begins with physical examination. Directed questions from the doctor about the signs and symptoms and examine the affected joints. In addition‚ the doctor may recommend: 1- blood tests: in people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis‚ blood tests check the speed of sedimentation (precipitation) red blood cell (which is screening measures the speed of deposition of cells red blood in a sample of blood - Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - ESR)‚ usually‚
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