one or more biological explanations of schizophrenia (8 marks AO1/16 marks AO1) Schizophrenia is classified as a mental disorder that shows profound disruption of cognition and emotion which affects a person’s language‚ perception‚ thought and sense of self. The dopamine hypothesis states that schizophrenic’s neurones transmitting dopamine release the neurotransmitter too easily‚ leading to the characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia. This hypothesis claims that schizophrenics
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1.Summarize the film. Identify the character and their role. The film opens up in a dream as we see Catherine Deane walking through the desert in a white feathery gown. In the middle of this landscape are a group of dead trees surrounding a young boy. She tries to get him to talk about a toy boat she has picked up but it is broken. Suddenly he turns into a devil like creature and she wakes up. Catherine is a child therapist enlisted to help with a neurological study project. This project lets her
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The term Plan Colombia is most often used to refer to U.S. legislation aimed at curbing drug smuggling and combating aleft-wing insurgency by supporting different activities in Colombia.[1] Plan Colombia can also refer to a wider aid initiative originally proposed by Colombian President Andrés Pastrana Arango‚ which included U.S. military/counter-narcotics aid‚ but was not limited to it. The plan was conceived between 1998 and 1999 by the administration of Pastrana with the goals of ending the Colombian
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muscle tonicity resulting in impaired voluntary movement. May occur as an acute side effect of neuroleptic (antipsychotic) medication‚ in which it manifests as muscle spasms of the face‚ head‚ neck‚ and back 27. Know the symptoms of each type of schizophrenia for a scenario question p.413 1. Paranoid (positive): hallucinations & delusions(PP: persecutory‚ grandiose)‚ aggressive. No disorganized speech/behavior‚ catatonia‚ or inappropriate affect present. 2.Disorganized (hebephrenic): Dominant: disorganized
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Appendix C – Curriculum Vitae RAYMART AGUSTIN 274 San Pedro St. Balut Tondo‚ Manila Mobile no. 09159133748 Email: Eazyray07@yahoo.com EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND College: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Financial Management University of the East Academic Year 2009-present High School: University of The East‚ Manila 2219 C.M. Recto Ave. Manila Philippines 2005-2008 Elementary: IImmaculate Concepcion Academy of Manila 2212 S. Del Rosario St. Gagalangin Tondo
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explanations for schizophrenia (8+16marks). It has been showed that schizophrenia has a tendency to run in different families. This implies that genes play a role. The closer the genetic relationship the more likely the people are to share the disorder. Gottesman (1991) showed that when both parents are schizophrenic‚ there is a 46% chance of the child also getting it‚ however‚ if only one parent had it‚ it dropped to 16% and dropped to a further 1% when the sibling of the child had schizophrenia. This suggests
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explain the assumed causes of schizophrenia: Genetic and Dopamine Hypothesis. Research by Mikaywa et al has found that there must be a genetic explanation of schizophrenia due to the fact that concordance rates for environmental causes are not 100%. Also Mikaywa noticed that schizophrenia runs in the family‚ meaning there must be something other than environmental causes‚ causing the disorder. What Mikaywa studied was DNA from human families who were affected by schizophrenia and found that those with
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Date: | 4/3/13 | Student Name: Kimberly L Schultze | Clinical Rotation Area: | Starke Hospital/IU | Cultural/Ethnic Background/Needs: None | Religion: | Did not state | Primary Language: | English | Educational Needs: | Cognitive Impaired | Discharge Planning/Self-Care Needs: Discharged to hospice. Self-care deficit. | Admission Date: | 3/31/13 | Time: 0500 | | Admitted From: (Home‚ ECF or ?) | Nursing Home | Admission DX: | Aspiration related pneumonia | Chief Complaint (“patient’s own
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Disturbed sleep pattern should be prioritized third‚ because lack of adequate rest can cause fatigue‚ further discomfort‚ and decreased ability to function and perform ADL’s which is important to a client’s self-esteem and independence. Nursing Care Plan Nursing Diagnosis: Acute Pain related to vaso-occlusive
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Chapter 12 was interesting to read. The amount of information I gained on Schozophrenia was large. I was however shocked by the amount of drugs available to treat this problem. I think that this is great for anyone suffering from the disease because what works for some may not work for the next. I work in a hospital and often times we run into the case where the person will have a reaction to a medication and need to switch. We often time see the side effect of the medications and then are
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